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John Bull making a new batch of ships to send to the lakes.
1814
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Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 12/GC021/Box 11/Normal/19th c./Artists A-DeWilde GA 2013.00204
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : [s.n.], n.d. [ca. 1814]
- People
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- Author
- Charles, William, 1776-1820
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Caricature
- John Bull (Symbolic character)—Caricatures and cartoons
- United States—History, Naval—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- United States—History—War of 1812—Caricatures and cartoons
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—Kings and rulers—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Canada—History, Naval—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History, Naval—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- John Bull making a new batch of ships to send to the lakes.
- Call Number
- E South 12/GC021/Box 11/Normal/19th c./Artists A-DeWilde GA 2013.00204
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcjm2151933
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : [s.n.], n.d. [ca. 1814]
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1814
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 28.1 x 44.4 cm.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.
- References
- Murrell p. 88 (plate 78)
- Stauffer 315
- AAS, Engravings, 2515
- Olds 431
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings
- Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. George III attempting to restore lost ships (by baking new ones) after battles on the Great Lakes in 1813 and 1814.
- Signed in plate, lower left: "Philada. Pub and sold wholesale by Wm. Charles.".
- Signed in plate, lower right: "Charles del et sculp.".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Caricature
- John Bull (Symbolic character)—Caricatures and cartoons
- United States—History, Naval—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- United States—History—War of 1812—Caricatures and cartoons
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—Kings and rulers—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Canada—History, Naval—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History, Naval—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 1
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/bb13bef6-092e-42ab-9d74-cca21cd5c4bd/manifest