RARE 1888 CARTOON - GERMAN/GREAT BRITIAN IMPERIALISM Heligoland-Zanzibar Treaty

Description: Source: British PUNCH humor/satire magazine, November 17, 1888, original, pulled from the magazine, not a modern reproduction. Illustrated by John Tenniel. Size 8 1/2 x 11" (approximately) Condition: very good -- light age toning, clean, no handling wear, paper lays flat for easy framing; backside is blank. THE GERMAN FOX AND THE BRITISH LION. Fox: "Ach! You zat zo nople are -- zo schdrong -- Macnanimisch! -- Let us in zis zo holy grusade togezzer choin! Ya?" The Lion: "Humph!!!"--The accord gave Germany control of the Caprivi Strip (a ribbon of land that gave German South-West Africa access to the Zambezi River), the strategically located island of Heligoland in the North Sea, and the heartland of German East Africa. In return, Germany recognized British authority in Zanzibar. Heligoland was needed to control the new Kiel Canal and the approaches to Germany's North Sea ports. Britain used Zanzibar as a key link in the British control of East Africa.[1]--KEYWORDS: Scramble for Africa, German interests, German East Africa, Heligoland-Zanzibar Treaty, international relations, racism. Over 3,000 Punch cartoons listed for sale, combine orders and save shipping charges. Questions are always welcome. WHO IS THE ARTIST:Sir John Tenniel (1820 –1914) was an English illustrator, graphic humorist and political cartoonist prominent in the second half of the 19th century. Tenniel is remembered mainly as the principal political cartoonist for Punch magazine for over 50 years and for his illustrations to Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871).WHAT IS PUNCH?Punch, a magazine of humor and satire, ran from 1841-2002. A very British institution renowned internationally for its wit and irreverence, it helped to coin the term "cartoon" in its modern sense as a humorous illustration. Punch was the world's most celebrated magazine of wit and satire. From its early years as a campaigner for social justice to its transformation into national icon, Punch played a central role in the formation of British identity -- and how the rest of the world saw the British nation. In its formative years Punch combined humors, illustration and political debate with a fresh and radical audacity. During its heyday in the late 1800s, it reflected the conservative views of the growing middle-classes and copies of it could be found in the libraries of diplomats, cabinet ministers and even royalty. In the Western world, Punch played a significant role in the development of satire. In the world of illustration, it practically revolutionized it. Over the decades as it charted the interests, concerns and frustrations of the country and today it stands as an invaluable source of cartoon art, satire, but as primary source material for historians.

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