Graphic Thread

[The_Persian_Cat]

Leaflet encouraging English and Dutch support for the Blemmyes in the Abyssinian Wars, 1696​

(from House of Mercury, my historical horror fantasy project)​

A leaflet printed in London, 1696, by a printer affiliated with the English East India Company and the Dutch East India Company, encouraging support for Blemmyes in the Abyssinian Wars. England and Holland had been enemies for generations – and moreso than their metropoles, their Companies in Calcutta and Batavia have been long rivals for the East India trade. So in 1692, when Prince Mandulis of the Blemmyae (also called the “Headless Men,” or – inaccurately – “anthropophagi”) petitioned for assistance against Habsburg-aligned Ethiopia (called “Sheba” or “the Land of Prester John” by contemporary Europeans) and the Ottoman-aligned Somali states and dog-headed Saharan tribes, King William of Orange responded with full enthusiasm. William sought to unite his English and Dutch subjects, and so promoted the Blemmyae cause to unite the companies for glory, God, and gold, and a united East India Company. Navigation had been made significantly easier thanks to the diplomatic efforts of Felix van Dogger, who sought peace with the kingdoms of the under-sea, and so William & Mary hoped their reign would be a period of colonial expansion rather than colonial infighting. While the English and Dutch East India Companies would not be united in William’s lifetime, they would at least cooperate to expand in East Africa and along the Red Sea coast.

The Blemmyae, for their part, were never content to be mere Anglo-Dutch puppets, nor for the newly-united Kingdom of Blemmyia to become a mere colony. They certainly welcomed Anglo-Dutch assistance against the dog-headed tribes, Ethiopia, and the Somali kingdoms – but insisted on being treated as an ally and partner of England and Holland. After all, that was how the Portugals treated the Ethiopian Emperor, and how the Turks treated the Sultan of Adal and the dog-headed princes. So, Prince Mandulis decided to grace London with the dignity of a royal visit, to demonstrate his majesty. Mandulis was a very popular figure in London and in Amsterdam, even nominally converting to Calvinism (taking the baptismal name “Arthur,” after a great king of the Englanders). While William for his part would try to place some restrictions the Companies and cultivate Blemmyia as an ally, actual Company policy would vary greatly, and Blemmyia would have to negotiate its independence from both its enemies and its supposed allies.

Art by the ever-talented u/EviLLs_Resurgence on Reddit!

 

[ramones1986]

The logo/station ID of TV3 (TeleTiga), Malaya's first commercial television network, as appeared in 1986;
the network's slogan "Rangkaian Sukaramai", written in Incong script, means "the popular network".
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PS: Thanks to @MatthewFirth for the logo that he made from its OTL countepart, using the Malay tricolor. Enjoy this tune, by the way.

 

[Filo]

What do you think about this work of mine?
I'm not completely able to change the shadows on the hat (Which resulted white) and the same with the ear.
Can you suggest me something(an app, maybe? i'm pretty unable to draw, both with hands or with a PC)

Just for: Images credit goes to Sunrise inc.

 

[myygz]

What if China was divided into two countries during Cold War?
I know most of you guys have viewed many such alternate history many times, but this image has its reality: the Soviet Union did ask the Communist Party of China to transfer to Manchuria under Soviet occupation, but CPC refused the Soviet's plan historically. And as a Chinese, I created an image to show you such possibility of history.

This alternate history picture imagines that Communist China lost the civil war and transferred to Manchuria under Soviet occupation, and China was divided into two countries during Cold War. Well, it's just imagination? Nope, the tragedy after China's reunification comes from the REAL HISTORY of CHINA, a horrible tragedy that happened in Manchuria in the 1990s.

 

[Flashman]

Decided to make a logo for my "Bellépunk" timeline, an ASB retrofuturistic timeline inspired by speculative fiction and art during the Belle Époque (1871-1914). I based the font on one used on a contemporary poster. I thought about putting various thing to the lower right but eventually decided on simply extending the lower diagonal bar of the "K".

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Inspiration:

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Unbelievably based

 

[Chörnyj Orel]

Does anyone of you know (and use) metal-archives.com?
Here's the view of the article about my ATL Hungarian Heavy Metal band Őrszem.

Notes:
- Of course, since it's a band coming out from my fantasy, that includes persons that do not exist in OTL, there is no band pic.
- To "Lyrical themes" I also wanted to add "Rock'n'Roll lifestyle" and instead of just "Politics" I wanted to add "Hungarian Politics", but the limited space, you know...
- I worked on the list of sound carriers until 2019 - just how much space there was (I used Ossian's article as a base), maybe I post that thing too sometime.

 

[Sarufiyyun]

Although the Roman emperor to be conferred the title of pharaoh was Maximinus Daza (reigned 311–313 AD), there were royal cartouches dating to later times. The last known cartouche dates to the reign of Constantius II. Interestingly, the pagan Egyptians posthumously used cartouches of the late Diocletian than acknowledge the Christian emperors. This is my take, a very admittedly liberal take on a hypothetical Egyptian stele commemorating the reign of Constantius II. As this is several decades following Constantine legalizing Christian worship throughout the Empire (and Egypt), this is a fusion of late Egyptian and early Christian aesthetics. Next up is Justinian and Theodora before skipping ahead to the Islamic invasions.

 

[Chörnyj Orel]

I can't stop it, so sorry...^^

Here's a screenshot of the official lyric video of Őrszem and their song "Láncok és bőr" from their first album "Fémlázadó" on YouTube (uploaded on the H-Music Hungary channel):

 

[GodoftheTranses]

This is not my creation, I saw it on reddit and thought Id share it here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/u73xx2

If you dont wanna click the link, this person created a 3D graphic of 1660 New Amsterdam from a map from the time!

 

[Archienelson]

A piece of pixel art to give an idea of what the setting of my Oceanpunk Map is like:

An Anachronistic blend of a post apocalyptic Waterworld and a romanticized and Fantastical vision of the Age of Sail and the Golden age of Piracy.

As for the map, I posted it on the map thread.

 

[Tresckow]

Screenshot from my tried-and-failed Blood and Soil timeline: Adolf Hitler's third year anniversary speech of Victory Day.

 

[Filo]

Thanks to the models of Mbouillot on Deviant Art, ill been able to do this.
I'm quite happy for a first try. I'm still not able to definire the crossed lightnings, but still i'm happy.

However this should be a Grand Admiral of the imperial navy of Galileo, in my setting Nemesis.

 

[Gokbay]

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Thanks to the models of Mbouillot on Deviant Art, ill been able to do this.
I'm quite happy for a first try. I'm still not able to definire the crossed lightnings, but still i'm happy.

However this should be a Grand Admiral of the imperial navy of Galileo, in my setting Nemesis.

Never really seen white on double breasted coats.

In irl wet navies it is mostly dark blue double breasted winter uniform and white single breasted summer/tropical uniforms.
Dunno if there are any big exceptions to that OTL.
(Edit: Japanese winter uniforms while dark blue/black are single breasted)

That said there is certainly nothing stopping such an uniform in a sci-fi setting. Looks good anyhow.

 

[Filo]

Never really seen white on double breasted coats.

In irl wet navies it is mostly dark blue double breasted winter uniform and white single breasted summer/tropical uniforms.
Dunno if there are any big exceptions to that OTL.

That said there is certainly nothing stopping such an uniform in a sci-fi setting. Looks good anyhow.

I could shamelessly copy the Gundam's Zeon colors and patterns or stuck on my own.
I decided to go with with, remembering Star Wars, were imperial GAs wear white, and mixed.

Probably, if Galileo has a wet navy(and it has, because owns large areas on Earth) i'll go with the traditional colors.

 

[Gokbay]

Probably not entirely fitting to be posted here but whatever, This thread is probably the best place for it:

A future timeline/map series I made privately, thought posted some bits from.

Feel free to ask about any period you see (thought up to 2020 it is OTL).

 

[Ṭahmāsp Mirzā]

Some of the things I'm posting here would've been cross-posted in the Photos form Alternate Worlds page. But being that they're mostly not-photos, they're probably better fit here.

Portrait of General Alexander Julius Vox, 1st Prince of Tycho. Better known as Xander Vox, Director-General of Republic Security. He is a high-level civil servant holding the simultaneous pay and rank of a Grand Marshal in the Security Service, a Senior Chief of Police, and an Undersecretary of State Security. His personal relationship with Emperor Maximilian led to his appointment as head of the Imperial Guard, which developed into a senior political appointment to head various government departments tasked with VIP security protection and then with the secret police apparatus after Maximilian set aside his imperial titles and was elected Supreme Chancellor of the Republic. In the aftermath of the disorganised response of local police forces to the Pirate War in 3285, he arranged the absorption of all police agencies into his Republic Security Department. His name became associated in the minds of dissenters with terror and repression--though those loyal to the New Order saw him as a crusader for stern justice and order. His affinities are also closely aligned with the Rycon princely family, being that his father was a lesser prince of the Lunarian nobles; he pushed for recognition of his paternity and was given a noble title and estates on Luna in the waning days of the Terran Empire.
In truth, however, Vox is a sadistic psychopath, much like his rival in State Security, General William J. McGrady. Before his political career, he was a brutal mercenary alongside his half-brother Brian Kessar--who joined State Sec as well--and then was a brutal police enforcer. He ruthlessly carries out Maximilian's will purely because it gains him more power.

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That's a painting of Joachim Murat, one of Napoleon's Marshals and ruler of the Kingdom of Sicily.

Edit....I may have accidentally picked a post from 2016. Ignore this post, please.

 

[Chörnyj Orel]

Election- / campaign poster against the CDU in Saxony-Anhalt in 1985, in the case Germany became unified and neutral (and democratic, of course) after WWII:

It says:
"State legislature election in Saxony-Anhalt on May 19th, 1985
Go voting !!!
Against nuclear power plant in Calvörde
Against raising poverty in the cities
!!! Against the CDU !!!"

 

[PolishMagnet]

Logo of the UPB, a defunct right-wing political party calling for the union of Poland and Belarus under somewhat dubious pretenses. The party's missions states:

• Belarusians are Poles who were assimilated by Lithuanians and Russians, and have since forgotten their true heritage
• The Belarusian language is actually the Polish language which was forced to use the Cyrillic alphabet, which mutilated it beyond recognition

The UPB came to be during the occupation of Belarus and actually achieved substantial popularity due to its appeals to Polish nationalism, which was riding high in the wake of the Polish victory over Russia. The party was largely forgotten after Belarus elected its first post-war government and Polish troops pulled out. It later merged into PiS.

 

[traveller76]

Probably not entirely fitting to be posted here but whatever, This thread is probably the best place for it:

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A future timeline/map series I made privately, thought posted some bits from.

Feel free to ask about any period you see (thought up to 2020 it is OTL).

Was Faster than Light travel ever developed? Are there any autonomous (non-human) systems used like drones?

 

[Gokbay]

Was Faster than Light travel ever developed? Are there any autonomous (non-human) systems used like drones?

I haven't thought much for after the start of Pax Venusia but if FTL is developed it'll be later than 3000.

Drones? Definitely. No full on sapient AI yet, but some very advanced drones are certainly used.