Caption title., Date based on publisher John Pitts's street address. See: Todd, W.B. Directory of printers and others in allied trades, London & vicinity, 1800-1840, page 151., In one column., A slip song., In verse., First line: My song is of a little man ..., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Printed and sold by J. Pitts, 14, Great Saint Andrew Street, Seven Dials
Caption title., In verse., A political satire of Admiral Augustus Keppel (1725-1786), navy officer and politician, and his unfortunate campaign for the seat of Surrey in 1780. The broadside is augmented by the engraved illustration featuring Keppel, his ship HMS Formidable ablaze, and fourteen other figures, all in service of "Merit protected. Persecution repelled. Undue Influence defeated." The lengthy satirical poem was prompted by the 1780 election for the commons in Surrey. It references his previous courts-martial for his conduct during the Battle of Ushant, and comments on the state of the nation, war, and the economy., Engraving signed in lower left: Argus del. et sculp., Engraving with imprint below image: Publish'd as the Act directs, Novr. 25, 1780., Stockdale advertised the sheet in the General Advertiser, Nov. 27, 1780., and For further information, consult library staff.
Caption title., Date based on publisher John Pitts's street address. See: Todd, W.B. Directory of printers and others in allied trades, London & vicinity, 1800-1840, page 151., In one column with a printer's ornament above the title., A slip song., In verse., First line: I'ze a Yorkshireman just come to town ..., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Printed and sold by J. Pitts, No. 14 Great St. Andrew Street, Seven Dials
Caption title., Date based on publisher John Pitts's street address. See: Todd, W.B. Directory of printers and others in allied trades, London & vicinity, 1800-1840, page 151., In one column with a woodcut above the title., A slip song., In verse., First line: When timber-leg'd Harry crook'd Jenny did marry ..., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Printed and sold by J. Pitts, 14 Great St. Andrew Street, Seven Dials
Caption title., Date based on publisher J. Jennings's activity dates. See: Todd, W.B. Directory of printers and others in allied trades, London & vicinity, 1800-1840, page 107., In one column with a woodcut above the title., A slip song., In verse., First line: Ye fair maids of London who lead a single life ..., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Printed and sold by Jennings, Water-lane, Whitefriars, London
Caption title., Date based on publisher J. Jennings's activity dates. See: Todd, W.B. Directory of printers and others in allied trades, London & vicinity, 1800-1840, page 107., In one column with a woodcut above the title., A slip song., In verse., First line: When absent from her ..., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Printed and sold by Jennings, No. 13, Water-lane, Fleet-street, London
"George IV sits jauntily astride a tall high-stepping giraffe, at the base of the neck, hands on hips. Lady Conyngham (left) sits sideways on the sloping back, close to the tail, her vast posterior projecting. She smiles over her shoulder. He wears a straw hat with wide curving brim. She is décolletée, with large gigot sleeves and feathers in her hair. Four Nubians (right) bow obsequiously."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
New hobby
Description:
Title etched below image., Date based on subject: A camel was present to the King at Windsor on 13 August 1827., and Attribution to William Heath and date of publication from the British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861
Caption title., Place of printing and date from ESTC., Docket title: The case of the makers and dealers in cards and dice., and Stab marks to left margin. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Great Britain.
Subject (Topic):
Dice, Playing card industry, and Foreign trade regulation
Caption title., With reference to the importation of a sort of chip or shaving from Holland., Docket title: The case of the straw-hat-makers, humbly offered to the consideration of the Parliament., and Stab-stitch holes and remains of binding to gutter; single early manuscript correction to text. For further information, consult library staff.