Rare 1905 BRITISH PUNCH Cartoon: - RUSSIAN-JAPANESE WAR

Description: British Punch magazine -- from 1841 to 2002, the magazine cast a satirical eye on life in Britain. It charted the interests, concerns and frustrations of the country and today it stands as an invaluable resource not just as cartoon art and satire, but as primary source material for historians.Illustrator: Edward Linley Sambourne, from British Punch humor/satire magazine, Punch, January 25, 195, pulled from the magazine, not a modern reproduction. Size 8 x 10 1/2 inches. Condition: excellent bright and clean, no handling wear, lays flat for easy framing; backside is blank.LAST WEEKS? Jap. "Better stick this up to prevent misunderstanding."--Sign reads "Sit for Temple of Peace" with Japanese soldier using bayonet places above another sign "Business will be carried on as usual during [?]"--At the end of April 1904, Japanese ground forces began planning an attack on Russian-controlled Manchuria in northeastern China. During the first major land battle of the war, the Battle of Yalu River, the Japanese mounted a successful attack against the Russian Eastern Detachment in May 1904, forcing them to retreat back toward Port Arthur.--With fighting intermittent during the Manchurian winter, the next notable land battle in the conflict began on February 20, 1905, when the Japanese forces attacked the Russians at Mukden. Days of harsh fighting ensued. --Able to push back the Russians at the flanks, the Japanese eventually forced them into full retreat. On March 10, after three weeks of fighting, the Russians suffered significant casualties and were pushed back to northern Mukden.The Russo-Japanese War was fought during 1904 and 1905 between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea. Russia suffered multiple defeats by Japan, but Tsar Nicholas II was convinced that Russia would win and chose to remain engaged in the war; at first, to await the outcomes of certain naval battles, and later to preserve the dignity of Russia by averting a "humiliating peace". Russia ignored Japan's willingness early on to agree to an armistice and rejected the idea of bringing the dispute to the Arbitration Court at The Hague. The war concluded with the Treaty of Portsmouth, mediated by US President Theodore Roosevelt. The complete victory of the Japanese military surprised world observers. The consequences transformed the balance of power in East Asia, resulting in a reassessment of Japan's recent entry onto the world stage. Scholars continue to debate the historical significance of the war. I have other hard-to-find original Punch cartoon illustrations for sale; combine orders with no extra shipping fees.Punch, a magazine of humor and satire, ran from 1841-2002. A very British institution renowned internationally for its wit and irreverence, it helped to coin the term "cartoon" in its modern sense as a humorous illustration. QUESTIONS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.

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Location: Milton, Vermont

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