GERMANY & GREAT BRITAIN - International NAVAL Competition

Description: POKER AND TONGS; or how we've got to play the game. Kaiser: I go three Dreadnoughts.” John Bull: Well, just to show there’s no ill-feelings, I raise you three. --Kaiser Wilhelm II and John Bull engage in a table game with miniature naval vessels and playing cards. The Kaiser holds cards in his hand and stares at the table while John Bull pushes his ships toward the center. --The formidable growth of the German navy under Kaiser Wilhelm II and the alliances formed by Germany with both Austria-Hungary and Italy, threatened Britain's supremacy on the seas. Britain, in order to preserve a balance of power, entered into the Anglo-French Entente of 1904 and the entente with Russia in 1907.Illustrator: L. Raven-hill, from British Punch humor/satire magazine, January 8, 1908. Condition: excellent -- minor toning, clean, the page has been humidified and flattened for best appearance and for framing the backside is blank. ___________________________________________________________ Over 5,000 Punch cartoons listed for sale (store category "Punch cartoons") -- humor, satire and propaganda; combine orders and save shipping charges. Questions are always welcome. If buying more than one, please use 'Add to Basket' instead of 'Buy now' then hit "send total" so I can adjust the invoice for shipping. 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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