RARE DRAMATIC MAP OF EUROPE in 1871 - "EUROPE IN 1871 / PSYCHOLOGICAL MAP, drawn by HADOL". Map drawn and lithographed by Paul Hadole. Colors of the time. Vellum paper. Printed by Lemercier & Cie, in Paris. Published at the Bureau de l'Eclipse, 16 rue du Croissant. Margins. Map illustrating the political situation at the end of the Franco-Prussian War, which took place from July 19, 1870 to January 28, 1871. 41,5 x 51,5 cm. C/D condition (tears reaching the subject, traces of vertical and horizontal median fold and small hole in the lower right margin, stains on the reverse).

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