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The progress of steam. A view in Regent Park, 1831.
1828
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 12/GC021/Box 11/Normal/19th c./Artists A-DeWilde GA 2011.00711
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1828/02/20.
- People
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- Author
- Alken, Henry, 1785-1851
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Caricature
- Pollution—England—London—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Transportation accidents—England—London—Caricatures and cartoons
- Steam-carriages—England—London—Caricatures and cartoons
- London (England)—Prophecies—Caricatures and cartoons
- Civilization, Modern—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Industrial revolution—England—London—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The progress of steam. A view in Regent Park, 1831.
- Call Number
- E South 12/GC021/Box 11/Normal/19th c./Artists A-DeWilde GA 2011.00711
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcxs55mq855
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1828/02/20.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1828
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 26.2 x 31.7 cm.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Aquatints, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Caricature regarding transportation. Street crowded with various steam carriages polluting the air.
- Signed in plate, above: "Alken's illustration of modern prophecy".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Caricature
- Pollution—England—London—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Transportation accidents—England—London—Caricatures and cartoons
- Steam-carriages—England—London—Caricatures and cartoons
- London (England)—Prophecies—Caricatures and cartoons
- Civilization, Modern—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Industrial revolution—England—London—Caricatures and cartoons
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
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/6d23cf02-2d70-4fde-949b-269de0a98199/manifest