Detail View: JCB Political Cartoons: JACK ENGLAND Fighting the FOUR CONFEDERATES.
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Accession number:
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31518
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Title:
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JACK ENGLAND Fighting the FOUR CONFEDERATES.
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Place:
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[London]
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Publisher:
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Printed for Ino[Jojhn] Smith No. 35 Cheapside, Rob[er]t. Sayer & Jno[John]. Bennett No. 53 Fleet Street.
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Date:
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Jany. 20; 1780
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Image technique:
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Etching
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Image dimensions:
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16.6 x 20.3 cm. (image)
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Narrative description:
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At the end of 1780, the war in America seemed to be turning in Britain's favor. Images include: Britain as Jack Tar; France as M. Louis Baboon; Holland as Mynheer Frog; Spain as Don Diego; America as an Indian.
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References:
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Cf. BM 5828; cf. Cresswell, American Revolution, 787
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Notes:
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Includes poetry. Engraved in 2 lines below title, "To Arms you Brave Britons." BM copy dated Jany. 20; 1781.
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Subject:
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American Revolution
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Normalized date:
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1780
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