File:A poetical description of the map (BM 1872,0113.1216).jpg
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Title |
A poetical description of the map |
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Description |
English: Heading to printed verses: 'A Poetical Description of the Map' (five verses of 12 11.). Great Britain is an adaptation of BMSat 8397, inscribed 'Johnny Bull on a Whale'; a thistle growing out of his head represents 'Scotland'; an Irish harp is 'Ireland'. The contour of Europe is roughly correct; on most of the countries are little figures or scenes. On 'France' a landscape (torn). On 'Spain' a whole length portrait of (?) Charles IV, hanging askew. On 'Switzerland' a funeral urn flanked by yews. On 'Portugal', as on 'Italy', a landscape. On 'Holland' a Dutch toper. On (west) 'Germany' crowned heads looking out through prison bars. On 'Prussia' is an infantry soldier. On 'Sweden' a reindeer sledge; 'Norway' and 'Denmark' are blank. On 'Russia' are polar bears, &c. In 'Turkey' a Turk advances towards Britannia, who is seated, with cap of Liberty, Lion, and olive-branch. Below:
Hand-coloured etching with letterpress |
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Depicted people | Associated with: Charles IV, King of Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Date |
1806 date QS:P571,+1806-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium | paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q6373 |
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Prints and Drawings |
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Accession number |
1872,0113.1216 |
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Notes |
(Description and comment from M.Dorothy George, 'Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum', VIII, 1947) A simple representation of the European scene, prophetic as regards Spain, belated as regards Prussia (defeated at Jena on 14 Oct., see BMSat 10611, &c), incorrect as regards Turkey: Napoleon induced the Porte to declare war on Russia (24 Dec.) which led to war between England and Turkey. 298. b. 3. |
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Source/Photographer | https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1872-0113-1216 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Permission (Reusing this file) |
© The Trustees of the British Museum, released as CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
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Date and time of digitizing | 11:39, 1 October 2008 |
File change date and time | 11:43, 1 October 2008 |
Date metadata was last modified | 11:43, 1 October 2008 |