The castle in the moon a new adventure not mentioned by Cerventes. [graphic]

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Title: The castle in the moon a new adventure not mentioned by Cerventes. [graphic]
Creator: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Contributor: Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Published / Created: [22 August 1782]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pubd. Augt. 22d, 1782, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
Abstract: At the top of a cliff overlooking the sea, Don Quixote (personifying Spain) and Sancho (a Dutchman) discuss plans for a seige while a monkey (representing France) stands on the neck of the Don's horse, pointing toward the moon in which is visible the fortress at Gibraltar. A reference to plans for the combined attack on Gibraltar by French and Spanish forces. The attack came in September of 1782 and was repulsed by the British
Description: Title from item.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 25.0 x 35.2 cm, on sheet 26.3 x 36.4 cm.
Mounted on leaf 42 of volume 1 of 12.
Provenance: From a collection in twelve volumes probably compiled by Francis Harvey and sold at auction, Sotheby, London, June 1900. Bequest of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss to Yale University Library, 1981. Bound by Riviere & Son in three-quarters red morocco with gold tooling and gold lettering on spine.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 26 x 35 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1782
Etchings England London 1782
Material: etching ;
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): Gibraltar
Subject (Topic): History
Spanish
French
Dutch
Subjects: Gibraltar > History > Siege, 1779-1783
Spanish > Caricatures and cartoons
French > Caricatures and cartoons
Dutch > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1782
England > London > 1782
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership

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