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  1904 (undated)     Description This is a finely executed George Washington Bacon and NIC's chromolithograph bird's-eye view of the theater of the Russo-Japanese War (1904 - 1905). Presented as a Bird's eye view and centered on Vladivostok, the view covers from the Arctic to Shanghai and from China to Kamchatka. The focus is on Japan, Korea, and Manchuria, the seat of the Russo-Japanese War. In the lower right, Japanese gunships and battleships prepare for war. This view and map was issued early in the war, just following the Japanese Imperial Navy attack on the Russian Far East Fleet...

  1890 (dated)     Description A striking c. 1890 chromolithograph view of the Holy Land / Israel / Palestine by G. W. Bacon. Coverage extends from Mt. Lebanon and Mt. Hermon to the Dead Sea, Bethlehem, and Gath - thus covering the northern half of modern-day Israel and southern Lebanon. The Jordan River valley is particularly striking, with bold exaggerated depictions of both the Sea of Galilee and the northern part of the Dead Sea. Jerusalem is prominent at bottom center. ChromolithographyChromolithography is a color lithographic technique developed in the mid-19th century. The pr...

  1914 (dated)         1 : 6575000 Description An uncommon French edition of an iconic 1914 serio-comic style satirical map by Johnson, Riddle, and Company issued shortly after the outbreak of World War I (1914 - 1918). The chromolithograph map covers all of Europe from the Atlantic to the Black Sea and from Scandinavia to Italy. Superimposed on the map are a host of dogs, as well as other animals, and several human figures. Text by the popular Jewish satirist Walter Lewis Emanual appears at the bottom of the map. The lighthearted content captures English optimism early in the ...