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Map of eastern Turkey from Antioch on the Mediterranean Sea to Baku east to Baku on the Caspian Sea and north to Trebizond on the Black Sea. The Armenian, Azerbaijani, and Kurdish areas are shown. From the Baedeker 1912 travel guide Palestine and Syria with Routes through Mesopotamia and Babylonia and with the Island of Cyprus.more Map of eastern Turkey from Antioch on the Mediterranean Sea to Baku east to Baku on the Caspian Sea and north to Trebizond on the Black Sea. The Armenian, Azerbaijani, and Kurdish areas are shown. From the Baedeker 1912 travel guide Palestine and Syria with Routes through Mesopotamia and Babylonia and with the Island of Cyprus. Baedeker, Syria, Baghdad, Baghdad railroad, Lake Van, Van, Armenia, Mesopotamia 1915, 1915-04-15
Germany and France offer territory to Italian King Victor Emmanuel III to lure him and his country into the war. Germany offered Trentino, territory of its ally Austria-Hungary. France offered the same, a promise that could only be fulfilled with a victory by the Entente Allies. The 'vain enticements' of the postcard eventually worked: Italy declared its neutrality on August 3, 1914, then war on Austria-Hungary on May 23, 1915. An illustrated postcard by R. Ventura. Text: lusinghe vane vane enticements R. Venturamore Germany and France offer territory to Italian King Victor Emmanuel III to lure him and his country into the war. Germany offered Trentino, territory of its ally Austria-Hungary. France offered the same, a promise that could only be fulfilled with a victory by the Entente Allies. The 'vain enticements' of the postcard eventually worked: Italy declared its neutrality on August 3, 1914, then war on Austria-Hungary on May 23, 1915. An illustrated postcard by R. Ventura. lusinghe vane



vane enticements



R. Ventura		 neutral Italy, Italy, Victor Emmanuel III, Victor Emmanuel, 1914, 1915, neutrality
Original pencil sketch of a farmhouse in Russian Poland dated April 18, 1915 on blank field postcard. Text: 18.4.15 Niebereiche Bauernhaus in R. Polen April 18, 1915 Oak (?) farmhouse in Russian Polandmore Original pencil sketch of a farmhouse in Russian Poland dated April 18, 1915 on blank field postcard. 18.4.15

Niebereiche Bauernhaus in R. Polen



April 18, 1915

Oak (?) farmhouse in Russian Poland		 farmhouse, Russian Poland, Poland, pencil, hand drawn, sketch, drawing, trench art, 1915-04-18, 1915, April
French infantry charging up a hill southeast of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette on April 15, 1915. Notre-Dame-de-Lorette is the site of the largest French military cemetery in the world. On the other side of a valley and the town of Souchez is Vimy Ridge. Text: 50 - Guerre de 1914-1915 - Un épisode de l'assaut du 15 Avril sur l'eperon Sud-Est de Notre-Dame-de-Lorette édit., Berck-Plage D'apres l'Illustration Visé a Boulogne-sur-Mer An episode in the onslaught of April 15 on the spur southeast of Notre-Dame-de-Lorettemore French infantry charging up a hill southeast of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette on April 15, 1915. Notre-Dame-de-Lorette is the site of the largest French military cemetery in the world. On the other side of a valley and the town of Souchez is Vimy Ridge. 50 - Guerre de 1914-1915 - Un épisode de l'assaut du 15 Avril sur l'eperon Sud-Est de Notre-Dame-de-Lorette



An episode in the onslaught of April 15 on the spur southeast of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette



édit., Berck-Plage D'apres l'Illustration

Visé a Boulogne-sur-Mer		 Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, Loretto Heights, Notre Dame de Lorette, 1915, April, 1915-04-15
Pen and ink drawing of a Russian soldier in uniform. The message on the reverse is dated March 27, 1915.more Pen and ink drawing of a Russian soldier in uniform. The message on the reverse is dated March 27, 1915. trench art, Russian soldier, 1915, 1915-03-27, March, pen and ink, Czech, ?, 1915-04-19


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