{"id":6455,"date":"2026-05-26T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mapasmilhaud.com\/?p=6455"},"modified":"2026-05-26T00:22:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T22:22:28","slug":"spain-and-portugal-by-lilian-lancaster-1868","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mapasmilhaud.com\/en\/mapas-propagandisticos\/espana-y-portugal-por-lilian-lancaster-1868\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain and Portugal, by Lilian Lancaster (1868)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This illustration was published in 1868 as part of the book\u00a0Geographical Fun: Being Humourous Outlines of Various Countries.<\/em>\u00a0The introduction to the book was signed with the pseudonym Aleph, which corresponded to William Harvey, although the drawings were by Lilian Lancaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The book emphasised the importance of geographical illustrations as an educational tool, as it helped pupils to show greater interest in the study of the main countries of Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this plate, the Iberian Peninsula is represented by two figures. Portugal, in the western part, takes the form of a bear dressed in clothes to match the country's flag. Spain occupies the rest of the territory as a woman with black hair adorned with flowers, wearing a black and yellow checkered dress, and holding a bunch of grapes in her left hand. In the southern part, Gibraltar is marked by the Union Jack<\/em>, The British possession of the Straits of Gibraltar is a reference to the British possession of the Straits of Gibraltar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can read more about this illustration and the rest of Lilian Lancaster's work. in this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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