Saturday, September 27, 2008

Map# 8: Propaganda Maps


Propaganda maps were in wide use in the 1900s and used to convey political messages and views of many contentious issues. The propaganda map above depicts a red pump/octopus as a metaphor for Western Europeans who took it upon themselves to communicate in any way with Eastern Europeans (the enemy). The map is rife with imagery of traitors and spies, and products being secretly given, sold, or provided to the enemy.

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