Error wounded writhes in pain

Error wounded writhes in pain

Item Information

Title:
Error wounded writhes in pain
Description:
The Alabama, a British build and British berthed vessel was used by the Confederacy to wreak havoc with the Union Merchant Fleet. This cartoon, drawn after the end of the Civil War, deals with the question of British reparations for damages caused by the Alabama and similar vessels.
Date:
June 1869
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Political cartoons
Wood engravings
Periodical illustrations
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Civil War & Reconstruction, Cartoon & caricature [1861-1876] (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Americana Collection
Subjects:
Reparations
Brother Jonathan (Nickname)
John Bull (Symbolic character)
Extent:
1 print : engraving ; 16 1/4 x 11 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/9880w955m
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
item from Harper's Weekly.
Accession #:
11_03_000128