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Source Description
Caricature map showing the political situation in Europe in 1877. Russia, depicted as an octopus reaching to many countries, battles with the Turkish Empire, depicted as a turbaned figure protecting his prized gold watch, Constantinople.
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Document identity
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0r96fk80z
label
Serio-comic war map for the year 1877
core
obj
dtoType
map
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1
Source metadata
id
0r96fk80z
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Serio-comic war map for the year 1877
description
Caricature map showing the political situation in Europe in 1877. Russia, depicted as an octopus reaching to many countries, battles with the Turkish Empire, depicted as a turbaned figure protecting his prized gold watch, Constantinople.
date
["[1877]"]
year
1877
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_014375
creators
Rose, Fred. W. (Frederick W.)
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Russo-Turkish War, 1877-1878--Maps
Europe--Politics and government--Maps
Europe--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Europe
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
London
publisher
G.W. Bacon & Co.
Source extras
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sf268508b
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41688024w
schema:latitude
56.2
schema:longitude
15.016
extent
1 map : color ; 44 x 61 cm
notes
Verso: Bacon's map of the seat of war in the East. No. 6.
Includes descriptive text in German and in English.
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no
dcId
0r96fk80z
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map
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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9c701f796960ded8