Papagallo no.15 la Piovra Russa Anno VI by Augusto Grossi (1835-1919), a cartoon depiction of Europe in 1878, using caricatures and monster kraken 9502e Samuel Laurie and Robert Whittle

Samuel Laurie and Robert Whittle were among the leading London map publishers of the late 18th and early 19th centuries

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Papagallo no.15 la Piovra Russa Anno VI by Augusto Grossi (1835-1919), a cartoon depiction of Europe in 1878, using caricatures and monster kraken 9502e Samuel Laurie and Robert WhittleLa Piovra Russa Papagallo No. 15 (1878) Tentacles across a continent. In this biting 1878 satirical map by Augusto Grossi (18351919) for the Bologna humor weekly Il Papagallo, Europe becomes a stage where a monstrous Russian octopus reaches toward its neighbors. Caricature, cartography, and politics meet in one unforgettable image. Why it captivates Cartographic satire a whole geopolitics in one clever, legible picture. Bold caricature rulers and