An East Indiaman (ship) buffeted by winds blown by four putti directed by the Earl of Buckinghamshire, President of the Board of Control. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1813.

  • Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830.
Date:
1 March 1814
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38437i
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Refers to controversy over the renewal of the charter of the East India Company and the protests by the "Out ports" (Bristol, Plymouth, Liverpool etc.) against the Company's monopoly

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[London] : Pub[lishe]d by the proprietors of Town talk, 1 March 1814.

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1 print : etching, with watercolour ; image 24.5 x 41 cm

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Lettering

A Buckinghamshire breeze - or - an East Indiaman in danger. Extensive lettering within the print

References note

British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, London 1949, vol. 9, no. 12018

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Wellcome Collection 38437i

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