Geography bewitched!, or, A droll caricature map of Scotland

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Title: Geography bewitched!, or, A droll caricature map of Scotland
Alternative Title: Droll caricature map of Scotland
Creator: Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
Contributor: Bowles & Carver, publisher.
Published / Created: [1793]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Printed for Bowles & Carver, No. 69 St Paul's Church Yard
Abstract: "A grotesque figure, resembling Punch, kneels in profile to the left, with a large thistle in the foreground (right). He bestrides a sack or bundle which rests on the ground, one end forming the 'Mull of Galloway', the other 'St Abbs Head'. The coast-line from the 'Murray Firth' to the 'Firth of Tay' is formed by his hump."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title from item.
Publication date from British Museum catalogue.
1 print : etching with engraving and stipple engraving ; sheet 19.8 x 16.2 cm.
Printed on wove paper; hand-colored.
Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in loss of imprint statement from bottom edge.
Provenance: Michael S. Kemp; January 2025.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 21 x 18 cm, on sheet 29 x 24 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English