Poster "Humoristische Karte von Europa im Jahre 1914 (Humorous map of Europe in 1914)"

This map is the first of two satirical geographical caricatures of European countries by the artist Karl Lehmann-Dumont (Karl Lehmann-Dumont), which was published at the beginning of the First World War. Both Germany and Austria are depicted as grinning soldiers: Germany has one hand on France's shoulder, the other punches the Russian bear in the head; Austria aims his bayoneted rifle at a bearded Russian face. The Russian, swigging from a bottle of vodka, is chained to the bear by nose rings. England has a mailed fist in his face and a zeppelin in the ribs, while Ireland cuts the chain England holds and the Indian python strangles his bulldog. Turkey reclines, smoking and looking away. In an inset Japan is shown as a half-clothed tribesman, wielding a sword.