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Poster, 'The Prussian Octopus'

Poster, 'The Prussian Octopus'
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Poster, 'The Prussian Octopus'
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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Collection
Te Papa Collections Online
Description

This First World War poster details the results of Prussian militarism: 'We do not threaten small nations,' declared the German Chancellor on December 10th, 1915; 'we do not wage war which has been forced upon us in order to subjugate foreign peoples, but for the protection of our life and freedom.' This pictorial map is a commentary on his words. It shows how Prussia has stolen one province after another from her neighbours and, like a baleful octopus, is still stretching out her tentacles t...

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Date created
circa 1915
Creator
H. & C. Graham Ltd.
URL
https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1028329
Related subjects
Maps / Europe / War / World War, 1914-1918 / ink / paper / political posters / maps / colour lithography / United Kingdom

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