Title: history repeats itself
abstract: illustration shows julius caesar or a roman centurion, in the background, tumbling off a pillar of stones labeled "rome, etruria, britain, asia, [and] africa", and in the middle distance, on a bit of land labeled "france", napoleon i tumbling off a pillar of stones labeled "egypt, italy, spain, holland, austria, prussia, [and] russia" and falling toward a rocky island labeled "st. Helena". In the foreground, john bull is standing atop a pillar of stones labeled "scotland, ireland, malta, gibraltar, india, australia, cyprus, egypt, [and] soudan [sic]" on a bit of land labeled "england"; the stones are propped up by various types of weapons, with the top two stones supported by a steamship, though the top stone "soudan" appears about to fall off. Physical description: 1 print: chromolithograph. Notes: j. Keppler.;illus. From puck, v. 17, no. 420, (1885 march 25), centerfold.;copyright 1885 by keppler & schwarzmann.;title from item. Date: 1885.
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