Some days ago i’ve got these drawing plates from what left of a book titled Wij Strijden Met De Teekenstift. The book originally the second edition and it was made in late 1941 or early 1942. It’s contain 2 bundle of caricatures made by "Kick" Hofer, cartoonist who worked for the dutch east indies newspaper Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad. Total of 50 drawing was published in that newspaper in the period of year 1940 - 1941.

Bombing over London

Operation Barbarossa

Haile Selassie return to Addis Ababa

Mocking Arthur Seyss-Inquart

When Rudolf Hess landed in Scotland

Tobruk in Operation Compass

Philippe Petain and Pierre Laval

NSB Max Blokzijl

Welcome Year 1941

My favorite one, hitler and mussolini riding the dutch east indies becaa / becak (tricycle taxi)

As you can see, the state is not really perfect anymore since i think it’s hidden during japanese occupation and forgotten afterward. Interestingly, there’s writing on the inner cover which indicate the book was stored in the library in 1942. But still, all of these Hofer’s masterpiece is really unique to watch and read.