Lord Durham, the Governor-General of the British provinces in North America, sits beside E. Ellice on a ship as Turton vomits over the side. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1838.

  • John Doyle
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4 May 1838
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36802i
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The rough voyage from Canada returning to England alludes to the rough treatment given to Durham for his disastrous handling of Canadian affairs in Parliament

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London (26 Haymarket) : T. McLean, 4 May 1838 (70 Saint Martin's lane : A. Ducôte's lithography)

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1 print : lithograph, with watercolour ; image 23.3 x 35 cm + album.

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A black north-east-er and a heavy smell, on the Atlantic. A situation in which human titles and dignities do not appear to the best advantage. HB Extensive dialogue within the print. A. Ducôte's lithography.

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An illustrated key to the political sketches of H.B., London 1841, pp. 377-378

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Wellcome Collection 36802i

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