About Political Prints
Collections of political prints from the 17th to 20th century, including satirical prints relating to the Napoleonic era and Daniel O'Connell and prints on military topics, primarily focusing on the French army and the Battle of Fontenoy.
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Dates: 1696-1946
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Extent: 35 items
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Content: Prints, Artwork
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Languages: English, Latin, French, German
Finding Aids
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Access & Use
Items from the collection must be requested in advance.
They must be used in the Rare Books Reading Room in Special Collections & Archives.
See Special Collections & Archives' Opening Hours for the hours when this room is open.
Samples of Political Prints
IE BL/CV/PolP/N/12 Pacific Overtures - or - a Flight from St Cloud's - over the Water to Charley - a new Dramatic Peace now Rehearsing
IE BL/CV/PolP/DOC/7 The Beggar and The Queen
IE BL/CV/PolP/N/10 Tiddy-Doll, the Great French-Gingerbread-Baker; Drawing Out a New Batch of Kings, His Man Hopping Talley, Mixing Up the Dough
IE BL/CV/PolP/Military/6 France XVIIIe Siecle
IE BL/CV/PolP/Military/9 Bataille de Fontenoy
Reprographics & Copyright
Items in the Political Prints Collection are out of copyright.
As many items are annotated the individual copies of each work are considered unique, therefore please fill in the appropriate form before taking photographs or scanning pages.
As some items may be fragile please check with Special Collections & Archives' staff if photography or scanning is possible.
In addition if reprographics are required for publication then permission to use the material must be sought from the Special Collections Librarian.
Useful Resources
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Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum byPublication Date: 1870-1954The twelve volume catalogue is the primary reference work for the study of British satirical prints of the 18th and 19th century.
Related Publications
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An Illustrative Key to the Political Sketches of H.B., from No.1 to No. 600 byPublication Date: 1841
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Politics personified : portraiture, caricature and visual culture in Britain, c. 1830-80 byPublication Date: 2015
Opening Hours
30 December 2020 - 5 March 2021: As per Irish Government direction from midnight 30 December 2020 all counties are placed on Level 5 under the Plan for Living with COVID-19. The advice is: Stay at home with certain exceptions. Please note this time frame may be extended.
Update: 28 January 2021: From Monday 1 February we are offering the following as alternate means of access to Special Collections & Archives:
- Scan & Deliver for Special Collections' material including items in the Reference Reading Room, Microform and items that show Special Collections by Request / Special Collections by Appointment on the library catalogue.
- Reprographic requests for manuscripts & archival material via specialcollectionsarchives@ucc.ie
Every effort will be made to fulfil scan & deliver / reprographic types of requests, but this may not always be possible due to availability, copyright restrictions, size and condition of materials.
Previous appointment services in Special Collections and Archives are unavailable during Level 5.
If you have any queries relating to our collections please email specialcollectionsarchives@ucc.ie. This email address is monitored regularly.
