Europe. Grossi (Augusto), La Piovra Russa, published Papagallo - Le Perroquet Magazine, 1878

Europe. Grossi (Augusto), La Piovra Russa, Carta Serio-Comica, published Bologna, Papagallo - Le Perroquet Magazine, 14th April 1878, an allegorical chromolithographic map, slight text show through, 365 x 540 mm, Italian text on verso (Quantity: 1) An Italian political cartoon showing a map of Europe and the Near East at the end of the Russo-Turkish War. The map is derived from Fred W. Rose's earlier serio - comic map. Each country is personified as a human figure reflecting national stereotypes, with Russia illustrated as a large octopus, with its tentacles encircling Poland, Persia and Turkey.