A poetical description of the map

Heading to printed verses: 'A Poetical Description of the Map' (five verses of 12 11.). Great Britain is an adaptation of BMSat 8397, inscribed 'Johnny Bull on a Whale'; a thistle growing out of his head represents 'Scotland'; an Irish harp is 'Ireland'. The contour of Europe is roughly correct; on most of the countries are little figures or scenes. On 'France' a landscape (torn). On 'Spain' a whole length portrait of (?) Charles IV, hanging askew. On 'Switzerland' a funeral urn flanked by yews. On 'Portugal', as on 'Italy', a landscape. On 'Holland' a Dutch toper. On (west) 'Germany' crowned heads looking out through prison bars. On 'Prussia' is an infantry soldier. On 'Sweden' a reindeer sledge; 'Norway' and 'Denmark' are blank. On 'Russia' are polar bears, &c. In 'Turkey' a Turk advances towards Britannia, who is seated, with cap of Liberty, Lion, and olive-branch. Below: 'Oft we see in the shops, a print set up for sale, England colour'd, an old fellow striding a whale: Yes! Old England's a picture, the sea forms its frame, And Hibernia and Scotia they class with the same. Would you ask me what crystal, so clear, 'tis before; 'Tis the large lens of liberty plates them all o'er

Date

1806

Place

Europe

Archive

Wikimedia Commons

Type

map

Original size

2,500 × 1,838 pixels

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