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The American rattlesnake presenting Monsieur his ally a dish of frogs, British Cartoon Print

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Print shows a rattlesnake, representing America, presenting a basket of frogs to a Frenchman. Includes a short verse advising Britons to drive a wedge between the Americans and the French during the peace negotiation process.

No. 10 in a series published by J. Barrow.

Printed lower right: N.B. The rattlesnake is a character chosen by America.

Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 6039

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

Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 826.

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01/01/1782
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