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The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg, one of Aesop's fables updated for the war by F. Sancha. In Aesop, a farmer slaughters the goose that lays a daily golden egg in expectation of seizing all its wealth at once. Sancha holds Germany responsible for the war that has destroyed its international trade, the source of its prosperity. |
Comercio Aleman
1912 1913 1914
Signed: F. Sancha
Reverse:
La Gallina de los Huevos de oro.
Un avaro labrador que esperaba obtener por ese medio mayores proventos, mató una gallina que ponia cada dia un huevo de oro, y sólo descubrió que habia perdido una fuente de riqueza.
El comercio ultramarino alemán que habia hecho tan rica a Alemania, ha quedado completamente destruido por la loca avaricia que le impulsó a desencadenar la guerra en Europa.
The hen lays golden eggs.
A miserly farmer who hoped to obtain by an even greater fortune, killed a goose that laid a golden egg every day, and only discovered he had lost his source of wealth.
The German overseas trade that had so enriched Germany, has been completely destroyed by the mad greed that prompted him to launch the war in Europe.
Actualidad de Esopo
Aesop Today
Copyright London
Printed in England. |
F. Sancha, Sancha, Aesop, Aesop's Fables, goose, the goose that laid the golden egg, golden egg, 1916-08-14, food rationing, rationing |
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German volunteer motorboat in a reconnaissance skirmish. After a painting by C. W. Kiesslich. |
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Kriegskünstlerkarten nach Originalen des Schlachtenmalers C. W. Kiesslich: Deutsches Freiwilligen-Motorboot im Aufklärungsgefecht
Artist battle cards after originals of the battle painter C. W. Kiesslich: German volunteer motorboat in a reconnaissance skirmish |
C.W. Kiesslich, Kiesslich, motorboat, river, riverboat, volunteer, 1916-08-13 |
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From a series on the Great War, a 1916 map on the the Sixth Battle of the Isonzo, Italian commander Luigi Cadorna's offensive in August of the same year. The Italians crossed much of the Isonzo, and took Gorizia. The Austro-Hungarians continued to hold high ground to the east. |
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River Isonzo, Gorizia, Doberdo Plateau, Carso Plateau, Gradisca, Monfalcone, Gulf of Panzano
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Area of General Cadorna's successful operations against Gorizia, August 1916. The Isonzo Valley forms the eastern line for the defense of Italy, and its possession was essential to the realization of Italian ideals. Gorizia, its main strategic position, was captured on August 9th, 1916, by the Italians, who thus secured possession of the key to Trieste. |
1916, 1916-08-09, General Cadorna, Gorizia, Isonzo, Carso Plateau, Carso, Doberdo Plateau, Gulf of Panzano, Sixth Battle of the Isonzo, Sixth Isonzo |
