Cartoon, The Coffin Ships 1873
Cartoon, The Coffin Ships. Comment on the lifesaving introduction of the Plimsoll line. Overcrowded coffin ships are portrayed literally in the background as floating coffins with masts and rigging
Picture No
14097143
Media ID
45691027
Size
6027px x 4584px
(4.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Cartoon by Tenniel in Punch', 15 March 1873
Date
1873
