antique 1870s engraving, 1st Geneva Convention political cartoon

antique 1870s engraving, 1st Geneva Convention political cartoon
antique 1870s engraving, 1st Geneva Convention political cartoon
antique 1870s engraving, 1st Geneva Convention political cartoon

Antique 1870s woodcut engraving of a political cartoon titled "International Law - A Better Way" promoting the first Geneva Convention. This a centerfold from Harper's Weekly magazine and depicts President U. S. Grant, Uncle Sam, John Bull (the Uncle Sam of the British Empire), German statesman Otto von Bismarck and others under a pavilion reading "Welcome Peace Through Arbitration", ferried there by Swiss boatman.

This is the original page, not a new reproduction and was probably originally published in 1869 or perhaps the 1870s (although it isn't dated). It measures about 22.5" x 16" and has yellowing from age and is separated on an old fold line.

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