Klimesch, F. (sold)
F. Klimesch (fl. C. 1918 - 1919) was a German illustrator active in Berlin during and shortly after World War I (1914 - 1818). He is associated with a single known map, a pictorial map of the world criticizing Entente (Allied) imperialism in the wake of Wilson's 14 Points, entitled, Was von der Entente übrig bliebe wenn sie Ernst machte mit dem Selbstbestimmungsrecht iher eigenen Völker und die Zügel losliesse! (Dietrich Reimer).
German WWI Propaganda criticizing Allied colonialism in the wake of Wilson's Fourteen Points.
Was von der Entente übrig bliebe wenn sie Ernst machte mit dem Selbstbestimmungsrecht iher eigenen Völker und die Zügel losliesse! [What would remain of the Entente if it took seriously the 'self-determination right' of its own nations and let go of the reins!]
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This is a fascinating c. 1918 German propaganda pictorial map issued in the wake of World War I (1914 - 1918) criticizing Wilson's Fourteen Points and their call for global 'Self Determination' as hypocritical. The cartographer asks pointedly, 'Why should Germany be morally judged for its colonies, while the Allied (Entente) powers hold the world on colonial leashes?' (more details)