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Anniversary of the Liberation of Strasbourg

Title:
Anniversary of the Liberation of Strasbourg
Full Title:
Achevé d'Imprimer le 23 Novembre 1945 Jour Anniversaire de la Libération de Strasbourg par la Division du Général Leclerc.
Collection:
Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
Creator:
Chabay, Marguerite
Date:
1945
Date posted:
2017-04-14
ID Number:
2119.01
Identifier:
PJM_2119_01.jpg
Subject:
World War II
Pictorial
Ethnocentrism
Extent:
(cm, H x W) 30 x 23 page
Collector's Notes:
This patriotic image honors the map of France and celebrates the first anniversary of the liberation of Strassbourg by General Leclerc. It is from a "cheerful" children's book "unashamedly wedded to the War." Chadwick-Healey 2014, 53. The preface reminds the "little children of France" that they will never forget "the patriotic flame that . . . sprang from your hearts during the magnificent days of liberation, . . . those days when your dads and your big brothers, . . . sometimes ahead of our valiant soldiers and their proud allies, helped to drive out the invaders!"
The publisher, Editions G.P. (Générale Publicité) produced work for the Ministry of War after the Liberation, and this children's book may have been officially sponsored. Ibid. 55.
Note:
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Source:
Chabay, Marguerite. 1945. Les Volontaires du General Larafale. Paris: Editions G.P.
References:
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Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Rights:
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About the collection

This is a collection of “persuasive” cartography: maps intended primarily to influence the opinion of the viewer -- to send a message -- rather than to communicate geographic information. The collection reflects a variety of persuasive tools: allegorical, satirical and pictorial mapping; selective inclusion or exclusion; unusual projections, graphics and text; and intentional deception. Maps in the collection address a wide range of messages: religious, political, military, commercial, moral and social.