- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- War of Jenkins' Ear
- Date of Original:
- 1738
- Subject:
- Prime ministers--England--London
Politicians--England--London
Statesmen--England--London
War
Political cartoons
England--Politics and government--18th century--Caricatures and cartoons
Anglo-Spanish War, 1739-1748
Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745
Georgia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Location:
- United States, Southern States, 33.346678, -84.119434
- Medium:
- political cartoons
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The pickled ear of Captain Robert Jenkins became a rallying point for Englishmen eager to challenge Spanish power in the New World. The 1738 satirical cartoon depicts Prime Minister Robert Walpole swooning when confronted with the Spanish-sliced ear, which led to the War of Jenkins' Ear in 1739.
Image of a 1738 satirical cartoon depicting British Prime Minister Robert Walpole swooning when confronted with the pickled ear of Captain Robert Jenkins, which led to the War of Jenkins' Ear in 1739. The ear of Captain Robert Jenkins became a rallying point for Englishmen eager to challenge Spanish power in the New World.
Although the War of Jenkins' Ear remains a minor episode in early American history, it has much significance for colonial Georgia.
The conflict between the Spanish and English over the land between South Carolina and Florida lasted for nearly two centuries, but once formal hostilities began in 1739--only six years after Georgia's founding--the survival of the colony hung in the balance. A combination of defeats and victories preserved Georgia, but for a time the colony's preservation seemed a dim hope. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/war-of-jenkins-ear/m-2283/
- Digital Object URL:
- https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/356200001
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of British Museum, London
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/war-jenkins-ear
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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