A 1793 map of England firing a tsunami of poop at revolutionary France

This is A New Map of England and France : The Gallic Invasion , or John Bull Bombarding the Bum - Boats , a 1793 cartographic masterpiece that depicts an anthropomorphic Britain launch a tidal wave of feces across the English Channel at would - be Gallic invader and subversive .

This composition was drawn by English caricaturistJames Gillray , who made his calling on thousand of satirical cartoons . This map was Gillray ’s response to spring up rotatory ardour on the Continent . Explainsthe British Museum of this piece :

A comical function [ … ] is represented by the body of George III ( John Bull ) , his headway in profile to the right , wear a fool ’s cap composed of ‘ Northumberland ’ . His leftover pegleg is drawn up , Norfolk forms the genu , the sass of the ‘ River Thames ’ the ankle , Kent the foot . His outstretched right leg terminates as Cornwall . From the glide , at the junction of ‘ Hampshire ’ and ‘ Sussex ’ , issues a blast of excrement inscribed ‘ British Declaration ’ , which smites a swarm of ‘ Bum - Boats ’ carry from Ushant to the mouth of the Seine . The map is divided ( inaccurately , and with omissions , but with a rough correctness ) into county , wheal representing the flying coating - hind end of the King , who strides across the sea with great vigour .

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A 2000 exhibitfrom London ’s Tate Museumelaborates further on the import of George III ’s scatological annunciation :

The ‘ British Declaration ’ emitting from John Bull ’s backside refers to a purple hope that the port of Toulon , then occupied by the British , would be cede to France on the return of its monarchy .

BONUS # 1 : The United States of Pork , circa 1876 .

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