Carte du Theatre de la Guerre des Journaux [Map of the Theatre of the War of the Newspapers]
- Title:
- Carte du Theatre de la Guerre des Journaux [Map of the Theatre of the War of the Newspapers]
- Alternate Title:
- The War of the Newspapers
- Collection:
- Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
- Creator:
- Gill, Andre
- Date:
- 1866
- Posted Date:
- 2017-04-14
- ID Number:
- 2105.01
- Collection Number:
- 8548
- File Name:
- PJM_2105_01.jpg
- Style/Period:
- 1800 - 1869
- Subject:
- Politics & Government
Advertising & Promotion
Allegorical
Satirical
Pictorial - Measurement:
- 30 x 28 on sheet 48 x 33 (centimeters, height x width)
- Notes:
- The Carte du Théâtre de la Guerre des Journaux was published on July 1, 1866, "at the height of the Austro-Prussian War, and just two days before the defining Battle of Sadowa. A map which one expects to display the theatre of the Prussian war is wonderfully transformed into a cartoon map depicting the battle for circulation and readership between the leading French newspapers and magazines of the period. States and principalities of what appears to be a map of central Europe become the imaginary domains of contemporary French newspaper barons and magazine owners. A symbolic El Dorado, the Royaume de L’Abonné – the Kingdom of the subscriber – a land of peace and tranquility, secluded from the skirmishes and battles of the popular press, and filled with potential riches, appears in the lower right of the engraving." Barron 2008, 9-10. "A mock announcement in the lower right corner clarifies the on-going hostilities between the belligerents. . . . The cut-throat nature of this battleground is acknowledged by Gill in the illustration of the large cut-throat razor lower centre." http://barron.co.uk/Imaginary+Maps+Pt+1/item1124?startPos=, accessed December 25, 2014.
Andre Gill was among "the foremost exponents" of the "new map genre," blurring the boundary between cartoon art and cartography. Barron 2008, 9. For another of his works, see ID #1076, "Guet-Aspens [Ambush].
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:
- La Lune, July 1, 1866
- 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.