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- Creator:
- Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [7 September 1819]
- Call Number:
- 819.09.07.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A grotesque caricature attacking the much-debated 1820 settlement scheme which encouraged English people to settle in South Africa, where they were promised fertile land and a pleasant climate. In the print, a working-class English family are shown be...
- Alternative Title:
- Blessings of emigration to the Cape of Good Hope and Blessings of emigration to the Cape of Forlorn Hope
- Description:
- Title etched below image. The word "Forlorn" in title is scored through and the word "Good" has been inserted above the line with a caret, forming the correct place name "Cape of Good Hope".
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Septr. 7, 1819, by T. Tegg, 111 Cheapside, London
- Subject (Geographic):
- South Africa
- Subject (Topic):
- Emigration and immigration, Emigration & immigration, Indigenous peoples, Ethnic stereotypes, Cannibalism, Snakes, Lions, Crocodiles, and Fires
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > "All among the Hottentots capering ashore"!!, or, The blessings of emigration to the Cape of Good Hope (ie) to be half roasted by the sun & devoured by the natives!! Recommendd. to the serious consideration of all thos [sic] who are about to emigrate / [graphic]