Geography bewitched! or, a droll caricature map of Scotland by Robert Dighton

Hand-coloured caricature of a jester in tartan and bonnet, with Scottish place names mapped across the figure and sky.

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Geography bewitched! or, a droll caricature map of Scotland, Robert Dighton (1950), Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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A hand-coloured engraving presents a caricature of a jester-like figure in a red bonnet, yellow costume, white ruff and tartan plaid, with place names of Scotland such as the Orkney Isles, Skye and the Firth of Forth scattered across its body and the surrounding sky. A thistle and a grassy landscape occupy the lower right and foreground.

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1950

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