1951 Pictorial Map of Middle East and Asia
Date
1951
Credits
- Jaques Liozu Illustrator
Format
- Map 74
Type of Work
- Archive 227
Media
- paper 2115
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In 1951, Jaques Liozu designed a map of Asia, depicting the region from the Mediterranean Sea and Pacific Ocean to Mongolia and Indonesia. The map is colorfully illustrated, with Middle Eastern and Asian flags, labels, animals, and characters.
Featured characters are drawn from the French-European perspective of the Orient, exoticizing and stereotyping them. There is a Persian person riding a magic carpet, an Indian person riding an elephant next to a snake charmer, a half-naked Sumatran woman carrying a vase, a Chinese person walking with a camel, and more. Across the board, characters have slanted eyes and exotic outfits.
A 1951 map depicting an exoticized version of the Middle East and Asia.