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" Save me from my friends" illustration

Afghanistan asking to be saved from the colonial ambitions of its "friends", Russia (Bear) and Britain (Lion). Cartoon by John Tenniel from "Punch", London, 30 November 1878.

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Title:

" Save me from my friends" illustration

Caption:

Afghanistan asking to be saved from the colonial ambitions of its "friends", Russia (Bear) and Britain (Lion). Cartoon by John Tenniel from "Punch", London, 30 November 1878

Credit:

Album / Universal Images Group / Universal History Archive

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Image size:

4900 x 3860 px | 54.1 MB

Print size:

41.5 x 32.7 cm | 16.3 x 12.9 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

1878 • AFGHANISTAN CULTURE • ANIMAL: LION • ANTERIOR VIEW • ARMS CROSSED • BEAR • BRITISH CULTURE • CARICATURE • CARICATURES • CARTOON • CITY OF LONDON • COLONIALISM • CONFLICT • CROSS ARMED • CROSSED ARMS = FOLDED ARMS • CROSSED ARMS • DANGER • DAY • EMBLEM • FOLDED ARMS • FRONT VIEW • FULL LENGTH • HEAD-ON VIEW • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORIA • HISTORICAL CLOTHING • HISTORY • HORIZONTAL • ILLUSTRATION AND PAINTING • ILLUSTRATION TECHNIQUE • LEO • LEON • LION • LIONS • LONDON • LONDON. • MENACE • ONE MATURE MAN ONLY • ONE PERSON • OUTDOOR • OUTDOORS • OUTSIDE • PERIL • POLICY • POLITIC • POLITICA • POLITICAL • POLITICO • POLITICS • PUNCH • RUSSIAN CULTURE • SAVE ME FROM MY FRIENDS • SIMBOLOS • STANDING • STATESMAN • SYMBOL • SYMBOLS • TENNIEL, JOHN • TEXT • THREAT • TRADITIONAL CLOTHING • TWO ANIMALS • UK • WESTERN SCRIPT