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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 being attacked by a snake, lion and crocodile while highly stereotyped and racist depictions of the local population are seen cannibalizing the family and burning down their home
- 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"., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Plate numbered twice in upper margin; "No. 2" is centered, and "366" is in the upper right corner., For a companion print entitled "A strong proof of the flourishing state of the country, exemplefied in the proposed emigration to the Cape of Good Hope! ...", see no. 13267 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 9., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
- 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]
