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This is an Asian view of the world situation around the time of the Chinese revolution of 1912.
This map was actually published in Japan, but indicates the belief that there was a lot of foreign influence in China at this time.

In this period just prior to the outbreak of war, the Russian bear looms large over Europe and Asia, Britain is depicted as a sea monster, reflecting the country’s position as the world’s predominant naval power at the time, while Germany is shown as a tusked warthog:

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This satirical map of Europe dates from 1870, indicating the political situation of the day. England holds Ireland, drawn as a vicious looking dog, tightly on a leash, while France struggles against Prussia:

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This one, showing an even more aggressive Russian octopus, was created in Japan at the time of the Russo-Japanese War in 1905:

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Map of the "Hand of Moscow"

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'Geography Bewitched or, a Droll Caricature Map of Ireland'
Designed by Robert Dighton; published in London by Bowles & Carver in 1793

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'L'Europe Animale - Physiologie Comique'
(The European Animal - Comical Physiology)
Designed and drawn by A. Belloquet; published in Brussels by Vincent in 1882
Image source: University of Amsterdam

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'Angling in Troubled Waters: a Serio-Comic map of Europe'
After the design of Fred W Rose; published in London by GW Bacon in 1899
Image source: University of Amsterdam

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'John Bull and his Friends
A Serio-Comic Map of Europe'
After a design by Fred W Rose; published in London by GW Bacon in 1900
Image source Centre Excursionista de Catalunya (Memòria Digital de Catalunya)

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