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Fine example of this decorative promotional map of Poland, published by the Atelier Mewa, one of the most influential poster publishers in Poland of the period.
The map provides a lively caricature of Poland, showing indigenous costumes, culture, landmarks, topography, flora, fauna, agriculture, topography and other illustrations symbolic of the various regions in Poland.
As noted in The Polish Poster: From Young Poland Through The Second World War (Elena Millie and Zbigniew Kantorosinski, Library of Congress, 1993 at p.15):
During the 1930s, the most important atelier was "Mewa." Headed by Edward Manteuffel, Antoni Wajwdd and Jadwiga Hiadki, artists of the Mewa produced some of the most sophisticated posters of the decade. . . In their formative stage, they . . . showed signs of being influenced by the work of Gronowski and Bartlomiejczyk, but later they developed their own individual style. They were considered the modernists of the Polish poster.
![[ Gdansk / Elbląg / Drausensee ] Les trois Iles, appellée en Allemand Werders, ou sont les Territoires de Dantzic, Marienbourg et Elbing dans la Prusse Royale, avec les Cotes de la mer Baltique, suivant la description de Olaus Jean Gotho . . .](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/99047.jpg)
![(First World War - Battle of the Vistula River) восточного отряда по Ивангородскому Маневру [Eastern Detachment Along the Ivangorod Maneuver]](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/78086.jpg)
