COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Political Cartoons
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JCBMAPS~2~2
JCB Political Cartoons
Collection
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Accession number:
31404
accession_number
31404
Accession number
false
Title:
THE EUROPEAN RACE HEAT IIId. ANNO DOM. MDCCXXXIX. Inscrib'd to the Greatest Politician in Europe, By his most Obedt. Humble Servt. An Englishman.
title
THE EUROPEAN RACE HEAT IIId. ANNO DOM. MDCCXXXIX. Inscrib'd to the Greatest Politician in Europe, By his most Obedt. Humble Servt. An Englishman.
Title
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Place:
[London]. According to the late Act
place
[London]. According to the late Act
Place
false
Date:
1739, April the 9th
date
1739, April the 9th
Date
false
Image technique:
Engraving
image_technique
Engraving
Image technique
false
Image dimensions:
28.3 x 41.2 cm.
image_dimensions
28.3 x 41.2 cm.
Image dimensions
false
Narrative description:
A race course near the seashore. Criticism of the Treaty of Pardo, which left undecided the question of France's right to search British ships navigating in American waters. Images include: Europe, Asia, Africa, and America as judges; Emperor of Austria-Hungary as as an eagle; Britain as a bulldog; Britain as a saddled lion led by an ape; British navy idle; the Devil; Elizabeth I, Queen of England; Cardinal André-Hercule de Fleury as "Universal Monarchy"; Fort Mahon; France as a monkey; Russia as a bear; Spain riding a wolf; Turkey on an elephant.
narrative_description
A race course near the seashore. Criticism of the Treaty of Pardo, which left undecided the question of France's right to search British ships navigating in American waters. Images include: Europe, Asia, Africa, and America as judges; Emperor of Austria-Hungary as as an eagle; Britain as a bulldog; Britain as a saddled lion led by an ape; British navy idle; the Devil; Elizabeth I, Queen of England; Cardinal André-Hercule de Fleury as "Universal Monarchy"; Fort Mahon; France as a monkey; Russia as a bear; Spain riding a wolf; Turkey on an elephant.
Narrative description
false
References:
BM 2431
references
BM 2431
References
false
Notes:
"Behold, the former things are come to pass ... Isaiah, verse 42," below title. This cartoon is explained by the pamphlet, An explanation of the first, second, and third heats of the European race ... By the Political Club. London, 1740.
notes
"Behold, the former things are come to pass ... Isaiah, verse 42," below title. This cartoon is explained by the pamphlet, An explanation of the first, second, and third heats of the European race ... By the Political Club. London, 1740.
Notes
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Creators:
C. Mosley Sculp.
creators
C. Mosley Sculp.
Creators
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Subject:
European balance of power
subject
European balance of power
Subject
false
Normalized date:
1739
normalized_date
1739
Normalized date
false