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Title: The National Parachute or John Bull conducted to Plenty & Emancipation
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A20140560000

	Title
	The National Parachute or John Bull conducted to Plenty & Emancipation

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9f9c0a257-83b5-4e5c-8d3c-ef2aac9859e6

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Medium
	Print, Etching on Paper, Colored

	Dimensions
	Mat: 45.7 × 35.2cm (18 in. × 13 7/8 in.)

	Dimensions
	Unmatted: 37.8 × 27cm (14 7/8 × 10 5/8 in.)

	Physical Description
	Hand-colored etching of a political cartoon depicting two men aloft in a parachute. One of the men is identified as John Bull. Parts of the parachute are labeled 'Sinking Fund,' 'Hoop of National Security,' 'Compound Interest,' and 'Million pr. Annum at Interest.' Part of the clouds, labeled 'National Debt' is streaking down and grabbing the parachute. The British Isles are below with the English Flag and labeled 'Land of Emancipation.' Another political cartoon print, unrelated to ballooning, is on the reverse.

	Physical Description
	'Published July 10th, 1802 by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James Street.'

	Credit Line
	Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust

	Inventory Number
	A20140560000

	Date
	July 10, 1802

	Type
	ART-Prints, Original

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