Growth of the Commonwealth (A)
- Title:
- Growth of the Commonwealth (A)
- Alternate Title:
- Growth of the Commonwealth
- Collection:
- Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
- Creator:
- Curtis, Lionel George
- Date:
- 1916
- Posted Date:
- 2017-04-14
- ID Number:
- 1184.03
- Collection Number:
- 8548
- File Name:
- PJM_1184_03.jpg
- Style/Period:
- 1900 - 1919
- Subject:
- Unusual Graphics/Text
Imperialism - Measurement:
- 22 x 28 (centimeters, height x width)
- Notes:
- This map is intended to demonstrate the much larger size of Britain, and even larger scale of the British Commonwealth, compared to ancient Attica. The small "A" in black within the white Britain represents Attica, and the space within rectangle represents the size of the Commonwealth.
The collection includes four maps by Curtis intended to enhance the apparent importance of Britain: ID #1184.01-.04. For other maps intended to suggest or confirm the scope and power of the British Empire, see, e.g., ID ## 1095 (Crane), 1103 (Bartholomew), 1167 (Mees). See generally Subjects > Imperialism.
For more than a century, persuasive cartographers seeking to enhance the relative significance of their countries have imposed the outlines of one or more other nations on a map of their own. For other examples in the collection, Search > "relative size".
For further information on the Collector’s Notes and a Feedback/Contact Link, see https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/about-collection-personal-statement and https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/feedback-and-contact - Source:
- Curtis, Lionel George. 1916. The Commonwealth of Nations. An Inquiry into the Nature of Citizenship in the British Empire, and into the Mutual Relations of the Several Communities Thereof. London: Macmillan and Co.
- Cite As:
- P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography, #8548. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- For important information about copyright and use, see http://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/copyright.