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Title(s):
A correct plan and elevation of the famous French raft : constructed on purpose for the invasion of England and intended to carry 30,000 men, ammunition, stores &c. &c.
Published/Created:
[London] : Pubd. by SW Fores no. 50 Piccadilly, corner of Sackville street, Feby. 1st 1798.
Physical Description:
1 broadside : ill. ; 37 x 27 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio A 2010 3
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"Engraved from a drawing made by an officer at Brest and now in possession of the publisher."
Imprint information from bookdealer.
Historical sketch of the art of caricature, p. 135
BAC: British Art Center copy lacks imprint; it may have been trimmed off at bottom. Hand-colored.
Subject Terms:
English wit and humor -- Early works to 1800.
Engraving, Colored -- Specimens -- 1798.
Fores, S. W. -- Publisher.
Great Britain -- History -- 1789–1820 -- Caricatures and cartoons -- Early works to 1800.
Napoleonic Wars, 1800–1815 -- Proposed invasion of England, 1793–1805 -- Caricatures and cartoons -- Early works to 1800.
Satire, English -- Early works to 1800.
Contributors:
Fores, S. W., publisher.
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