Occupied Palestine 1948-9
Poster
1981 (made)
1981 (made)
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"Occupied Palestine 1948-9", poster depicting maps of Palestine, and text, onto a background of the Palestinian flag, with the red triangle at the top of the poster, and, left to right, the colours green, white and black.
The largest map shows a 1946 map of Palestine, 'Index to Villages and Settlements', compiled drawn and printed by the Survey of Palestine. The text explains that the map has been printed 'with two sets of Israel Survey superimposed additions dated November 1949 (blue) and May 1951 (red).' Three areas of the map have been enlarged to show greater detail, and below, the text explains the changes made to the map, such as changes of names of settlements, made in each of the revisions to the map.
The largest map shows a 1946 map of Palestine, 'Index to Villages and Settlements', compiled drawn and printed by the Survey of Palestine. The text explains that the map has been printed 'with two sets of Israel Survey superimposed additions dated November 1949 (blue) and May 1951 (red).' Three areas of the map have been enlarged to show greater detail, and below, the text explains the changes made to the map, such as changes of names of settlements, made in each of the revisions to the map.
Object details
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| Title | Occupied Palestine 1948-9 (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph |
| Brief description | "Occupied Palestine 1948-9", poster depicting maps of Palestine, and text, onto a background of the Paletsinean flag, designed by Duncan Smith for Key (Miftar) Publishers, United States, 1981 |
| Physical description | "Occupied Palestine 1948-9", poster depicting maps of Palestine, and text, onto a background of the Palestinian flag, with the red triangle at the top of the poster, and, left to right, the colours green, white and black. The largest map shows a 1946 map of Palestine, 'Index to Villages and Settlements', compiled drawn and printed by the Survey of Palestine. The text explains that the map has been printed 'with two sets of Israel Survey superimposed additions dated November 1949 (blue) and May 1951 (red).' Three areas of the map have been enlarged to show greater detail, and below, the text explains the changes made to the map, such as changes of names of settlements, made in each of the revisions to the map. |
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| Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
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| Other number | LS.1156 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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| Accession number | E.215-2004 |
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| Record created | February 27, 2006 |
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