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A New catamaran expedition!!, British Cartoon Print

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British cartoon showing Englishman, at Walmer Castle, and sailboats facing French fort. The Englishman is saying, "If this does not succeed I'll never catamaran again as long as I live." "The Bilingsgate cutter", in foreground, carrys four women, armed with "potatoe magazine" and two bottles of "royal gin". Coming from the French fort is reply, "Begar dese de catamarans wid a vengeance."

Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).

It wasn't really until the 1700s that caricature truly blossomed as a form of political criticism. In the late 1750s, a man named Thomas Townshend began using the techniques employed by earlier engravers and applying them towards a political model. This gave Thompson's cartoons a much greater feeling of propaganda than previous artistic critiques of the time. The intense political climate of the period, and often accusatory nature of most political cartoons forced many artists to use pseudonyms in order to avoid accusations of libel. Other artists took it a step farther, and left their cartoons completely unsigned, foregoing any credit they may have received. Political higher-ups were notoriously touchy about their reputations and were not afraid to make examples of offenders. Puck was the first successful humor magazine in the United States of colorful cartoons, caricatures and political satire of the issues of the day. It was published from 1871 until 1918.

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sailboats british naval warfare great britain cartoons commentary engravings color satires visual works new catamaran expedition new catamaran expedition political cartoons vintage images 1805 19th century great waldingfield cartoon prints british ultra high resolution high resolution engraving library of congress old magazines archive
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01/01/1805
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The Golden Age of Political Cartoons

British and American political cartoons from 18th century.
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Library of Congress
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sailboats british naval warfare great britain cartoons commentary engravings color satires visual works new catamaran expedition new catamaran expedition political cartoons vintage images 1805 19th century great waldingfield cartoon prints british ultra high resolution high resolution engraving library of congress old magazines archive