Germany


Germany

Item Information

Title:
Germany
Description:
Back to School: The unique atlas referenced here contains twelve maps of European countries, each being portrayed as a stereotypical caricature of the location. Similarly to the creators of the Eagle Map, the atlas’ author, William Harvey, believed that visualizing geography in such a way would make the subject easier to understand, and more educational. Thus, he drew the major European countries as human figures reflecting national stereotypes, such as England in the form of Queen Victoria, and Scotland as a bagpipe player dressed in a kilt. Germany portrayed as a lady dancing is reproduced here.
Creator:
Lancaster, Elizabeth Lilian, 1852-1939
Cartographer:
Lancaster, Elizabeth Lilian, 1852-1939
Writer of added text:
Harvey, William, 1796-1873
Publisher:
Hodder and Stoughton
Lithographer:
Vincent Brooks, Day & Son
Date:
1868–1869
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
Germany--Maps
Pictorial maps
Places:
Germany
Extent:
1 map : color ; 24 x 20 cm
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
London : Hodder and Stoughton
Scale:
Scale approximately 1:3,500,000
Language:
English
Notes:
Pictorial map depicting Germany as a lady dancing.
Rhyme about the country in lower margin.
In Lancaster and Harvey's Geographical fun. London : Hodder and Stoughton, [1868 or 1869].
Notes (exhibitions):
Exhibited: "Back to School: Geography in the Classroom" organized by the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library, 2014-2015.
Identifier:
06_01_009437
Call #:
G1046.A6 H378 1868
Barcode:
30000005066515