A grotesque caricature attacking the much-debated 1820 settlement scheme which encouraged English people to settle in South Africa, where they were promised fertile land and a pleasant climate. In the print, a working-class English family are shown being attacked by a snake, lion and crocodile while highly stereotyped and racist depictions of the local population are seen cannibalizing the family and burning down their home
- Title: “All among the Hottentots capering ashore”!!, or, The blessings of emigration to the Cape of Good Hope (ie) to be half roasted by the sun & devoured by the natives!! Recommendd. to the serious consideration of all thos [sic] who are about to emigrate
- Creator: Cruikshank, Isaac
- Published: London, 7 September 1819
819.09.07.01+
Acquired July 2024
A trade card issued by Edward Orne announcing a change of address for his printselling, framing and stationery business from Conduit Stree to New Bond Street. The image show a cherub emerging from a break in a thick bank of clouds, as he holds a caducesus. On the right a bearded man in a cap and in a fur trimmed cloak reaches toward the cherub; the man has a snake at his feet. High in the center a bat flies toward the scene.