(CARICATURE) Charles William John Bull making a new Batch of

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(CARICATURE.) Charles, William. John Bull making a new Batch of Ships to send to the Lakes. Engraved and aquatint caricature, 255x340 mm, wide margins; minor soiling. Philadelphia: Charles, circa 1814

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Based on a print by Gilray, this is a satire on the British naval losses in the War of 1812. Murrell, A History of American Graphic Humor, volume 1: page 88; Weitenkampf page 19.