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Engraved cartoon of Britannia parting reeds to meet the bearded Nile river god at the water's source, 1863.

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Britannia Discovering the Source of the Nile, Sir John Tenniel (1863). Via artnap.com

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A black and white engraved cartoon shows Britannia, helmeted and dressed in classical drapery, parting tall reeds to confront a bearded river god with an Egyptian headdress who sits beside a flowing stream. The dense hatched lines render the marshy vegetation and the water spilling from a pipe. This print by Sir John Tenniel is dated 1863 and carries the caption and dialogue 'Aha, Mr. Nilus! So I've found you at last!'