BM 1627 Monument Consacre á la Posterite en Memoire de la Folie Incroyable de la XX Annee du XVIII Siecle.
 [1720]; B. Picart fecit, (29.5 x 38.5 cm)

Engraving with both Dutch and French descriptions beneath; features an exterior scene with a crowd at the “Quinquenpoix” in Paris, France. To the right is a chariot being pushed beneath the figure of a flying naked woman dispersing pamphlets beneath a cloud with a devil. Boxes reading “Transport” and labels for “Mississi” “Des Indes” and “West” are on hats and belts of Native American figures. See similar print: BM 1629.

BM 1629
A Monument Dedicated to Posterity in Commemoration of Ye Incredible Folly Transacted in the Year 1720.
[1720]; B. Picart invt. B. Baron Sculpt. Printed and Sold by Tho: Bowles next ye Chap: house in St. Paul’s Churchyard London, (29.5 x 38.5 cm)

Engraving with English text beneath; the image features an exterior scene; piece is identical to but reversed from BM1627. The chariot is to the left and many of the members of the crowd are the same, including the naked woman distributing pamphlets and the man distributing pamphlets on a stage to the right. A doorway in the far left is labeled “Jonathan’s”.

BM 1918
Excise in Triumph.
[1733]; s.n., (19 x 21 cm)

Engraving in dark green ink featuring a man riding a barrel with a tri-cornered hat and a gauge in his hand. In the lead is a soldier on a unicorn leading a lion wearing clogs. They are headed towards a palace. Behind them is a crowd, several buildings and a band of troops. Note: AAS copy is the second state of this engraving as compared with the entry in CPDBM.

BM 2449
The European State Jockies – Running a Heat for the Balance of Power, with various designs adapted for the Year 1740. Invented by the President of the Political Society & Inscribed to the Members Thereof. 
[1740]; Published according to Act of Parliament 25 March 1740, (29 x 39.5 cm)

Engraving featuring an exterior scene of numerous figures on the shore and the ocean filled with ships firing cannons. There is land in the distance. In the foreground is a woman pointing to Cuba. In an umpires’ stand are allegorical figures of Africa and America. Aside from numerous political figures there are also animals such as elephants, dogs, lions, horses, foxes and mythical animals being ridden by men and a devil looks on at a table where men are signing a document. In the back an additional devil wraps a rope around people heading into a building called “Conclave”. A woman riding a fox is falling off in front of a devil holding a document “Baltick Sea”. Father Time appears in the lower left looking at an image of a wolf being eaten by rats.

BM 2449 copy 2
The European State Jockies – Running a Heat for the Balance of Power, with various designs adapted for the Year 1740. Invented by the President of the Political Society & Inscribed to the Members Thereof. 
[1740]; Published according to Act of Parliament 25 March 1740, (29 x 38.5 cm)

Second copy of engraving.

BM 2665
The Benefit of Neutrality.
[1745]; Published Dec. 26, 1745 according to Act of Parliament by C. Goodwin Pr. 6d., (24 x 31.5 cm)

An engraving featuring an outdoor scene with a poem beneath; image features four men with a cow; two are attempting to lead it by the horns, one by its tail and one is milking its udder into a pail beneath. Two dogs and a pig fight over a bone at the water’s edge behind them; the scene and poem is regarding France, Spain, the Netherlands and England.

BM 3274
Foreign Trade and Domestic compared.
[1754]; Published according to act of Parliament June 11, 1754 & sold by W. Herbert under the Piazzas on London Bridge. Price 6 d., engraving: (19.5 x 35) separate sheet: (26 x 40 cm)

Engraving mounted on a separate sheet featuring two distinct scenes. One to the left features the King of England handing a placard that Trade shall be free from taxes to a woman kneeling before him. In the distance are ships sailing to Tobago, St. Vincent and St. Lucia; on the ground are other bills, coins, barrels and a package labeled Wool. Image to the right features an additional King holding two yokes; a dog in the right lifts its leg onto the smaller bale labeled Wool. An owl holds a lantern and there are numerous men and women conversing; one woman in the foreground is weighed down by two yokes with duties and subsidies. Ships are docked in the water. CPDBM indicates the image to the left is of the French King and to the right is King George II.

BM 3280
The American Moose-Deer, or away to the River Ohio.
[1754]; Sold by the Printsellers, Price 6 d plain 1 s colourd., (19.5 x 31)

Engraving showing a “moose-deer” surrounded by kings and a bishop. Sitting astride it is the King of Spain; he is being fed hay by the King of France and the King of Portugal examines the animal’s antlers. Lord Anson is suckling the deer; King George is at the animal’s rear examining its droppings which are labeled Hides, Silk, Rum, etc. Three men are walking away from the scene to the left as well as an American to the right. In the background is a winding body of water labeled “Ohio”.

BM 3332
British Resentment or the French fairy Coopt at Louisbourg.
[1755]; Printed for T. Bowles in St. Pauls Church Yard, & Jno Bowles & Son in Cornhil [sic] L. Boitard Invt et Delin. Publish’d according to Act of Parliament 25 Sep br 1755. J. June Sculp, (28 x 38)

Engraving with text/key beneath featuring Britannia figure on staging to the left with Native Americans and a lion atop a map; to the right is a cannon and numerous men, one holding a cock spewing out phrases such a “Ohio” “St. John’s Fort” “Niagara” “Crown Point”; behind them are four stalls labeled Louisbourg 1755 with troughs as well as Niagara Falls, a pyramid and a ship with mast in the distance.

BM 3368
Much Ado About Nothing.
[1756]; Published according to the Act & Sold at the Corner of ye West Passage of ye Royal Exchange in Castle Alley, (20.5 x 29.5 cm)

Engraving with a poem beneath showing three men in the foreground and troops lined up at a harbor in the distance. There is a fort on an island labeled “Gib-halter”; A French officer is to the left; central is an English sailor labeled “War Hawke Monsieur” who points at a bird in the sky which is labeled “Fort Mahon”. Furthest to the right is Admiral Byng with a halter around his neck pointing to a broken sword on the ground.

BM 3436
[An Effigy of an Unpopular Minister on Horseback Conducted to be Burned with Gallows and a Bundle of Faggots].
[1756]; s.n., (37 x 27 cm)

Etching featuring a street scene with text beneath. On the street are numerous men and boys with tri cornered hats; atop a horse walking to the left is an effigy of a man wearing a coat and hat. There is a man with a whip and a bundle of sticks. Behind are numerous buildings with people leaning out of windows. Text describes Newcastle and Fox Administrations. Title supplied by CPDBM.

BM 3477
Forty Six and Fifty Six.
[1756]; Published according to Act Sepr 21st 1756 by Edwards & Darly at the Acorn opposite Hungerford Market Strand, engraving: (19.5 x 31 cm) mounted on a sheet: (26 x 37 cm)

Hand-colored engraving mounted on a separate sheet divided into two parts. To the left is a winged figure, possibly a devil hovering above Hessian troops lined up to the left. Looking on are two officers at a wall with a crow and owl. To the right are King George II and the Duke of Cumberland looking over a wall to troops marching to the right. An Angel is in the sky with a laurel wreath. Publishing information supplied by CPDBM.

BM 3478
A Nurse for the Hess-ns.
[1756]; Sold in May’s Building Covent Garden where is 50 more, engraving: (19 x 31.5 cm) mounted on a sheet: (22 x 35 cm)

Engraving with text featuring an interior scene where a Nurse is leaning over a wicker cradle with a young boy and horse inside. To the right is a soldier in front of a hearth warming his hands by the fire. Through the doorway to the left are men pouring sacks in front of a tavern labeled “Flying Horse”. On the wall is a print of a soldier.

BM 3480
The Downfall as it will shortly be performed, to the tune of M-ys delight.
[1756]; Published according to Act, Oct. 1st, 1756 by Darly & Edwards Facing Hungerford. Strand, (23 x 32 cm)

Engraving featuring an angry lion being held down by three men oneb of whom looks like a mouse. CPDBM indicates the men are the Duke of Newcastle, Lord Hardwicke and Mr. H. Fox. To the right on a staircase labeled “A Stone” is Andrew Stone in robes playing a fiddle. To the right is a hole in the ground labeled “The bottomless Pit”.

BM 3492
A Court Conversation.
[1756]; Price 6d, (22.5 x 31.5 cm)

Engraving with poem beneath featuring the interior of a room with Lord Anson as a duck pointing to a copy of the London Gazette and leaning on a broken anchor; diverting his attention is Henry Fox depicted as a fox with his arm extended towards a doorway where men are burning an effigy in a square. There is a dog to the left defecating on a Bill for Militia; several books and three men at a toppling table. On the wall is a print for the “Siege of Port Mahon” as well as map of North America mounted to the right.

BM 3547
The English Lion Dismembered or the Voice of the Public for an Enquiry into the Loss of Minorea – with Adl: B-g’s plea before his Examiners.
[1756]; Publish’d according to Act of Parliament Sold by the Printsellers of London & Westminster, (25 x 35.5 cm)

Engraving featuring a part interior scene part exterior scene. To the left are several men at a table, one man standing is pointing to a print on the wall for “Byng’s Plea”. To the right are soldiers and Frenchmen. There is also a rooster tearing apart the British flag and a lion with his paw cut off; the dismembered paws are labeled “Nova Scotia” “Oswego” and “Minorca”.

BM 3688a
England’s Triumph Over France being a Memento of the Taking of Louisbourg, July the 26 1758 by Genl Amherst and Adm Boscawen also the surrendering of Quebec to the English Forces, commanded by the brave Gen. Wolfe and Adm Saunders Sept the 18, 1759.
[1759]; Published according to Act of Parliament, London Printed for John Royall at Hogarth’s Head in Fleetstreet. Hulet sculp, (30 x 40.5 cm)

Engraving featuring three scenes; two semicircular and one bordered with flourishes. Largest scene to the left is a circular allegorical image of Britannia being handed keys on a platter by a winged female figure identified as “Quebec”; in the upper right is a circular image with King George on a coin and the lower scene is of a harbor with ships, a fort, a lighthouse and rocks; two poems appear beneath the images.

BM 3693
The Auction Room or Lewis Le Petit a Bankrupt.
[1759]; Published according to Act of Parliament Nov. 19, 1759 by Dicey & Co in Aldermary Church-Yard Londn, Price plain 6d Colour’d 1sh, (26 x 35.5 cm)

Engraving of an interior scene with an auctioneer on stage to the left selling articles and lots. Beneath him a man seated with his head in his hand is recording bids from a line of people; the line extends through the doorway to the right and includes the Queen of Hungary and the King of Prussia. CPDBM identifies the auctioneer in the image as Mr. Legge Chancellor of Exchange.

BM 3696
The Vanity of Human Glory a Design for the Monument of General Wolfe.
[1760]; Published according to Act of Parliament, (41.5 x 28.5 cm)

Etching featuring a large, triangular, inscribed monument with a bust profile of General Wolfe labeled “Wolfe” beneath is the body of a deceased lion and a dog with the word “Minden” on his collar; the dog is standing atop a laurel wreath. Beneath the etching is a handwritten poem by Thomas Hollis with lines from John Milton’s Lycidas.

BM 3813
Monr Bussy’s politics or Goody Mahon outwitted.
[1761]; CPDBM indicates print is by the Marquis Townshend, etching: (19.5 x 26.5 cm) mounted on sheet: (24 x 31 cm)

Etching mounted on a separate sheet of paper featuring the interior of a room with the Duke of Newcastle and the Abbe De Bussy at a table drinking wine. On a table behind are two bags of money. Through a doorway to the right is a man, Pitt, listening and holding up his hands. Note: characters in the print identified by CPDBM.

BM 3887
The Congress; or, a device to lower the Land-tax.
[1762]; Published according to Act of Parliamt Printed for the Author, and Sold by all the Printsellers in London and Westminster. [Price Sixpence], (36.5 x 19.5 cm)

Etching with relief letterpress beneath; etching above text features an exterior scene with four men, the Lord Bute marching under the Standard of England holding a document; one of the other men has a chained lion at his feet. CPDBM identifies the other men as a Scotch attendant and two Frenchmen.

BM 3898
The Laird of the boot, or Needs must when the De’el drives.
[1762]; Sold by W. W. Hannell Printseller under the Royal Exchange, (19 x 30 cm)

An engraving with text beneath, featuring King George III and Queen Charlotte riding in a horse-drawn stage coach over a fallen Britannia being driven by a man and a woman identified in CPDBM as the Princess of Wales; also featured are Lord Bute and Henry Fox. Also in the image is the Duke of Cumberland with his wig on the ground after falling from a horse. Two men are on horses in the center and a group of five Scotchmen men are to the right.

BM 3913
Sic Transit Gloria Mundi.
[1762]; CPDBM identifies printer information as: Sawney Scott Int Paul, Sandwich Sc, (19.5 x 25 cm)

Etching featuring William Pitt blowing bubbles through a pipe and holding a soap dish while sitting on a large bubble labeled “Pride Conceit Patriotism Popularity” which is floating in the air with other bubbles labeled “North America” “Spanish War” etc. Beneath is a gathering crowd with their arms extended towards additional bubbles. On a staging to the right is a man carving a sign from a crown with more bubbles coming from the left which read “Beer” “Pension” “Taxes” “Sincerity” etc.

BM 3917
The Evacuations. Or An Emetic for Old England, by a SCOT.
[1762]; CPDBM identifies printer information as: Publishd According to Act of Parliament by Mary Darley in the little Riders Court Leicester fields, (19.5 x 27.5 cm)

Etching featuring Lord Bute with an ass head blowing a bubble labeled “Peace” over several men. He is also tying a blindfold and taking the pulse of Britannia who is vomiting “Cuba” “Desira” “St. Lucia” and “Pondiehery” etc. into a basket. They are standing in front of  London theatre; to the right is a balcony with three men and a sign reading “Fine Teas” “Sugar Tobacco” and “Havannah Snuff by Never Nose From over ye way” The men are standing on the shield of London; there is a quote from Cato on the scroll in the background.

BM 4118
The Last SHIFT.
[1765]; s.n., (15 x 11.5 cm)

Engraving featuring an exterior scene with four men to the left stating, “We are all Americans”; a central man holding a bag and a pointed gun states “Stand and Deliver”. To the right are two men; the King in a crown with robes saying “Necesity [sic] pinches me, Money we must have” and Lord Bute saying to the King “Gin my Lad there does as I bid we’ll have plenty”; CPDBM indicates the subject of the cartoon may be the Stamp Act.

BM 4130
The State of the Nation An: Dom: 1765 &c.
[1765]; s.n., (26 x 36 cm)

Hand-colored etching of an exterior scene on a beach; there are ships in the harbor in the distance. In the foreground is Britannia leaning her arm on a Native American; to the right are two men, one holding a liberty cap stops the arm of another holding a drawn sword; CPDBM indicates they are William Pitt and George Grenville. To the left are Lord Bute, Lord Camden and Mr. C. Pratt as identified by CPDBM.