The British tar" of the future" – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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The British tar" of the future" comes to life in this antique engraving, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Punch's April 12, 1862 cartoon, "The British Tar of the Future," shows a common seaman outfitted in plate armor, a sharp reversal of the familiar image of the sailor in loose canvas. The date matters: that March, the Union ironclad Monitor and the Confederate Virginia had fought at Hampton Roads, and Britain was already building armored warships after HMS Warrior was launched in 1860. The cartoon's humor seems to lie in the clash between the sailor's traditional rough, unprotected courage and the heavy new machinery of naval war.
| Created / published | 1862 April 12. |
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| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Genre | Periodical illustrations 1860-1870.Editorial cartoons 1860-1870.Wood engravings 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Punch, 1862 April 12, p. 147. |
| Subjects | Sailors--British--1860-1870. Armor--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,066 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-170774 |
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