Map of [Armenian] Genocide
- Title:
- Map of [Armenian] Genocide
- Alternate Title:
- Map of [Armenian] Genocide
- Collection:
- Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
- Creator:
- Aintablian, A & T. Edjouryan
- Date:
- 2009
- Posted Date:
- 2024-04-25
- ID Number:
- 2484.01
- File Name:
- PJM_2484_01.jpg
- Style/Period:
- 1960 - Present
- Subject:
- Other War & Peace
Pictorial
Bias - Measurement:
- 39 x 52 (centimeters, height x width)
- Notes:
- This powerful map uses bold color, dramatic pictures, and detailed text - in English and Armenian - to tell the tragic story of the Armenian genocide at the hands of Turkish forces. The text at the upper left describes the arrest of over 250 Armenian clergy and intellectuals on April 24, 1915, as "the beginning of a carefully planned extermination campaign which was followed by hangings, shootings, burning alive and starvation on exile routes." Various of these events are pictured across the map, along with an illustration at the top center captioned, "Over 50,000 Armenian children were taken out in boats into the open sea and drowned by throwing them overboard."
The numerous solid pink circles on the map signify "Exterminated villages and towns," although the authors note that "In order to avoid muddling we have omitted many towns and villages." The three white circles with pink lines show "Districts saved by self-defense." The area in yellow represents "Indisputable Armenian territories usurped by the Turks." The pink lines connecting the villages and arrows showing direction illustrate the forced marches "Towards the [Syrian] Desert," where hundreds of thousands died. The letters in the word "Turkey" at the center left are composed of snakes. At the bottom of the map is a statement from Paul Deschanel, a French statesman who served as President of France in 1920, condemning Turkey for the "heinous" murder of more than a million Armenians "driven by their executioners to exile, hunger or hanging." Turkish officials dispute a number of statements made about these events.
The map is undated, and the only other copy I have been able to identify, in the Watertown Free Public Library, is dated c. 1970-1979. However, a legend under the title says that it was made at a time when Turkey was sitting on the UN Security Council. Turkey has only done so four times: 1951-52; 1954-55; 1961; and 2009-10. Based on the condition of the paper, I think it most likely this map was printed in 2009 or 2010. The map was "compiled by A. Aintablian" and "drawn by T. Edjouryan." I have been unable to find any information on either of these two.
For other maps related to the Armenian genocide, Search > "Armenian."
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- Image
- Rights:
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