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English: The National Savings Picture Map of the Continent of Europe

whole: the image occupies the majority, with smaller images placed at the edges, held within green and white insets. The title and main text are separate and positioned in the upper left, in green, in red and in black, held within a yellow inset and an ornate gold border. Further text is integrated and located across the majority, in black. Additional text is separate and placed in the upper left and upper right, in black, held within white insets. All held within a green border and set against a white background. image: a map of Europe, illustrating important cities, products and figures from each country. The smaller images depict the flags of various European nations. The smaller images at the left edge are portraits of British historical figures, including Shakespeare, Sir Isaac Newton, George Stephenson, Florence Nightingale, Sir Walter Scott, and Sir Christopher Wren. text: FRANCE Britain's nearest neighbour. Area - 213,000 sq. m. Population - 40,500,000. Currency - Franc. Capital -Paris. BELGIUM Lowland country of N.W. Europe. Area - 11,779 sq. m. Population - 8,386,553. Languages - French and Flemish. Currency - Belgian Francs. One of the 'low countries' of N.E. Europe. Area - 13,214 sq. m. Population - 8,000,000. Currency -Florin (or Guilder). Capital - Amsterdam. NETHERLANDS (HOLLAND) NORWAY Kingdom in northern and western portion of the Scandinavian peninsula. Area - 124,556 sq. m. Population - 2,907,000. Currency - Krone. Capital - Oslo. SWEDEN Occupies the eastern half of Scandinavian peninsula. Area - 173,296 sq. m. Population - 6,310,214. Currency - Krona. Capital - Stockholm. DENMARK Oldest Kingdom in Europe. Area - 16,575 sq. m. Population - 4,000,000. Currency - Krone. Capital - Copenhagen. RUSSIA Known as Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Area - 1,492,000 sq. miles. Population - 108,100,000. Capital - Moscow. Currency - Rouble. DANZIG Free City. Area with surrounding territory 730 sq. m. Population - 400,000. Currency - Danzig Gulden. The National Savings PICTURE MAP OF THE CONTINENT OF EUROPE with its geography and natural features clearly portrayed, and with its historic events, famous buildings, great men, industries and other matters of interest clearly described and illustrated within a BORDER displaying the IMPORTANT FACTS of each of the 29 European countries including the SIZE, POPULATION, and CURRENCY, etc. The whole should be studied by all citizens, and growing citizens of GREAT BRITAIN, for the better understanding of our neighbours SAVE FOR THE FUTURE we have great things to do - together At the time of going to press the only available information for inclusion in this map is that of 1938. The boundaries and figures therefore, are those of that year. The facts have been carefully checked, and are, so far as we know, correct. INDUSTRIAL, AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL PRODUCTS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. [list of symbols, representing various products, and British regions follows] KEY TO SYMBOLS [accompanied by list of symbols] Heavy Industry Coal Iron Oil Lead Tin Copper Timber Coniferous Timber Deciduous Palm Wheat (Oats and Rye) Maize Flax Oranges Lemons Apples Olives Dairy Products Cattle Sheep Pigs Wines Tobacco Potatoes [map has various text, such as European place names and historical figures] Some of Britain's famous People Wm. SHAKESPEARE SIR I. NEWTON GEO. STEPHENSON FLNCE. NIGHTINGALE SIR W. SCOTT SIR C. WREN England, Scotland, Wales and N. Ireland. Nucleus of the Brit. Empire. Area 95,030 sq. m. Pop. 44,500,000. Capital - London. Currency - £ Sterling. GREAT BRITAIN FINLAND Area - 150,000 sq. m. Population - 3,670,000. Languages - Finnish and Swedish. Currency - Finnish Mark. Capital - Helsinki. POLAND Large Central European State. Area - 150,786 sq. m. Population - 35,339,000. Currency - Zloty. Capital - Warsaw. Central European State. Area - 32,180 sq. miles. Population - 6,760,000. Capital - Vienna. Currency - Schilling. AUSTRIA SWITZERLAND Mountainous country in Central Europe. Area - 16,000 sq. m. Population - 4,200,000. Currency - Swiss Francs. Capital - Berne. Languages - German, French, Italian. GERMANY Area - 181,800 sq. m. Population - 66,000,000. Currency - Reich-Mark. Capital - Berlin. LUXEMBOURG Grand Duchy between Germany, France and Belgium. Area - 1,000 sq. m. Population - 300,000. Currency - Luxembourg Francs. Capital - Luxembourg. CZECHOSLOVAKIA Central European State incorporating Bohemia, Moravia, Slovakia and Ruthenia. Area - 55,000 sq. m. Population - 14,730,000. Capital - Prague. Kingdom of S.E. Europe. Area - 123,000 sq. m. Population - 18,000,000. Currency - Leu. Capital - Bucharest. ROUMANIA BULGARIA Balkan State. Area - 40,000 sq. m. Population - 6,000,000. Currency - Leva. Capital - Sofia. HUNGARY Independent State. Area - 36,180 sq. m. Population - 8,700,000. Languages - Hungarian and German. Currency - Pengö. Capital - Budapest. H . CHARLES . PAINE . 1945 Westerly country of the Iberian Peninsula. Area - 34,500 sq. m. Population - 7,000,000. Capital - Lisbon. Currency - Escude. PORTUGAL SPAIN Main country of Iberian Peninsula. Area - 200,000 sq. m. Population - 24,000,000. Currency - Pesetas. Capital - Madrid. EIRE Area - 26,600 sq. m. Population - 3,000,000. Capital - Dublin. Currency - Saorstat. MONACO Miniature principality on Mediterranean coast. Entirely built upon - has no country land whatever. Area 4 sq. miles. Population - 23,000, but in peace-time accommodated up to 2 million visitors every year. ITALY Mediterranean peninsula with Islands of Sicily and Sardinia. Area - 119,764 sq. m. Population - 43,300,000. Currency - Lira. Capital - Rome. Republic on the Adriatic. Area 38 sq. m. Population - 13,000. Currency - Lire. Capital - San Marino. SAN MARINO ALBANIA Mountainous country on East coast of Adriatic. Area - 12,000 sq. m. Population - 1,000,000. Currency - 'Franc ari' (gold francs). Capital - Tirana. Balkan State. Area - 96,637 sq. m. Population - 15,630,000. Currency - Dinar. Capital - Belgrade. Languages - Serbo-Croat and Slovene. YUGOSLAVIA GREECE Maritime Kingdom of S. E. Europe. Area - 50,193 sq. m. Population - 7,335,675. Currency - Drachma. Capital - Athens. Balkan State. Area - 9,260 sq. miles. Population - 1,267,753. Currency - Lira. Capital - Ankara (Island town of Asia Minor.) TURKEY (In Europe) W.F.P. 522 Issued by the National Savings Committee, London, the Scottish Savings Committee, Edinburgh, and the Ulster Savings Committee, Belfast. Crown Copyright Reserved. PRINTED FOR H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE BY MARDON, SON and HALL, LTD., BRISTOL.

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Date (Second World War)
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This photograph Art.IWM PST 16369 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author National Savings Committee (publisher/sponsor), Paine, Charles (artist), Mardon, Son and Hall Ltd (printer), Scottish Savings Committee (publisher/sponsor), Ulster Savings Committee (publisher/sponsor), Her Majesty's Stationery Office (publisher/sponsor)
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(Reusing this file)		 This poster was scanned and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. The artwork was created by a commissioned military artist during their active service duties in the First World War. In the UK this these became controlled under the Crown Copyright provisions and so faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired after 50 years.
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  • Associated people and organisations
    Sibelius, Jean, Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, Amundsen, Roald Engelbregt Gravning, Joan of Arc, Napoleon I, Emperor of France, Nightingale, Florence, Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, Tolstoy, Leo, Mestrovic, Ivan, Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich, Nansen, Fridtjof, Scott, Walter, Paderewski, Ignacy Jan, Wagner, Richard, Newton, Isaac (Sir), HMSO, Rembrandt van Rijn, Dürer, Albrecht, Scottish Savings Committee, Ulster Savings Committee, Beethoven, Ludwig van, Stephenson, George, Wren, Christopher, Gama, Vasco da, Goya, Francisco, Columbus, Christopher, Pasteur, Louis, Voltaire, Claude Lorrain, Brahms, Johannes, Bach, Johann Sebastian, Wenceslas I, Duke of Bohemia, Chopin, Frédéric-François, Alighieri, Dante, Trajan, Emperor of Rome, Copernicus, Nicolaus, Alexander the Great, Ghengis Khan, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Chekov, Anton, Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai Andreyevich, Dostoevsky, Fyodor Mikhailovich, Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeyevich, Grieg, Edvard Hagerup, Nobel, Alfred Bernhard, Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich, Shakespeare, William, NATIONAL SAVINGS COMMITTEE
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    France, Belgium, Great Britain GB, Germany (pre 1945 and post 1990) DE, USSR (Soviet Union) SU, Turkey TR, Netherlands NL, Italy IT, Greece GR, Poland PL, Austria AT, Bulgaria BG, Denmark DK, Hungary HU, Ireland IE, Norway NO, Romania RO, Spain ES, Portugal PT, Sweden SE, Switzerland CH, Albania AL, Czechoslovakia CS, Estonia EO, Finland FI, Lithuania LN, Yugoslavia YU, Gibraltar GI, Luxembourg LU, Latvia LT, Monaco MC, San Marino SM
  • Associated events
    WW2 British Home Front
  • Associated keywords
    Industry, Animals, Military Personnel, portrait / personification, civilian personnel, women / womens work, civilian effort, Cartography, flag / banner / standard, historical reference, shipping, war loans / savings, agriculture / food, Education, Weapons, Architecture
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