The famous caricature map of Ireland
Geography Bewitched! or, a droll Caricature Map of Ireland. This Portrait of Lady Hibernia Bull is humbly dedicated to her Husband the great Mr. John Bull.
London: Bowles & Carver, c.1793. Coloured engraving, Sheet 210 x 175mm.
£725.00
Description
A separate-issue caricature map, depicting England as a witch-like old woman playing an Irish harp, an infant on her back, wrapped in her cloak. They seem to float over a landscape with a village, hills and lough. The mapping is rudimentary, with all the names being coastal.
Robert Dighton (1752-1814) specialised in satire and caricatures, including similar maps of England and Scotland. He later opened his own shop in Charing Cross but was caught stealing prints from the British Museum to sell.









