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Roman Regatta
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: lithograph
Maker: Allen's Lithography
Place made: United Kingdom
Date made: 1800-1899
Materials: ink; paper
Measurements: 10 in x 12 3/4 in
Nomenclature: cartoons
Classification: whales
AF-CB-0609
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: lithograph
Maker: Allen's Lithography
Place made: United Kingdom
Date made: 1800-1899
Materials: ink; paper
Measurements: 10 in x 12 3/4 in
Nomenclature: cartoons
Classification: whales
Uncolored political lithograph depicting boats on a stormy sea with passengers giving forth commentary in speech bubbles. A huge merman is visible at left, with a cornucopia of papers labeled with vices. In the foreground is a rock marked "Law-Liberty-British Constitution", on which stands a flag marked "Protestant Ascendancy".
AF-CB-0609