"It was the first and last time I was ever on a cayman's back" [graphic]Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856, printmaker[January 1827]engWaterton (right) sits erect and composed astride a Cayman (South American alligator) holdings its forelegs twisted backwards as a bridle. He is barefooted, wearing white shirt and trousers, with a knife in his belt. Four Indians and three black enslaved men haul at the rope attached to the bait which the creature has swallowed. Behind is the river with a long canoe lying against the shore. On the opposite bank are dense trees, some with hammocks slung between them. See British Museum online catalogueTitle from caption below image.Below title: "Vide Wanderings in South America by Charles Waterton Esqr. Page 232".