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  5. Design (not patented) for a weathercock for the parliamentary buildings : respectfully dedicated to the Minister of public works . - 5 avril 1873
Design (not patented) for a weathercock for the parliamentary buildings : respectfully dedicated to the Minister of public works . - 5 avril 1873
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Design (not patented) for a weathercock for the parliamentary buildings : respectfully dedicated to the Minister of public works . - 5 avril 1873

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5 avril 1873 (indexed as 1873)
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Cette caricature parue dans le Canadian Illustrated News le 5 avril 1873 présente le ministre des travaux publics sous forme de girouette, placée au sommet du parlement, plume et sac d'argent en mains, avec un journal de Québec en guise de queue. La pièce porte la cote 42048. Ce document n'est pas recensé dans l'Essai de bibliographie canadienne de Philéas Gagnon (vol. 1 et 2).
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BirdCaricatureDomeFlagManMoneyNewspaperParliament BuildingPoliticianSteepleTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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1 gravure : entoilée ; 21 x 28 cm.
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A satirical pen-and-ink cartoon showing a bearded man in a dark suit and spectacles riding a large quill-like shape, with a newspaper rolled into a tail labelled with partly legible letters, and a small flag on a pole above him. He sits on a sphere above a towered building with a central dome, surrounded by clouds and birds, and the caption beneath reads "Design (not patented) for a weathercock for the Parliamentary Buildings" with "Respectfully dedicated to the Minister of Public Works" below it. The image is a printed engraving-style illustration on aged paper, with a handwritten reference number and a printed credit line in the lower right.Described automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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JOURQUEDESIGN (NOT PATENTED) FOR A WEATHERCOCK FOR THE PARLIAMENTARY BUILDINGSRespectfully dedicated to the Minister of Public Works.Can. Ill. News, April 5, 1879.Can. Ill. News, April 5, 1873Read automatically; may contain mistakes.
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