English: File name: 11_03_000031 Box label: American related cartoons, 5548 - 5731 Title: The political raree-show: or a picture of parties and politics, during and at the close of the last session of Parliament, June 1779 Translated title: Creator/Contributor: Date issued: 1779-07-01 Physical description: 1 print : engraving ; 9 1/2 x 14 in. Summary: A boy looks into a peep show to see twelve pictures of recent events in the British empire. ... 9) No-Popery riots in Scotland instigated by Presbyterians. ... One of the important things to note is that America is hardly the central focus and occupies but one of the twelve pictures. Genre: Political cartoon; Engravings Subjects: Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792; North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792; Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814; Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792; Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797; Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Politics & government; Commerce; Peepshows Notes: References: Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, no. 5548 (BM 5548); References: American Revolution in Drawings and Prints, no. 748 (ARDP 748) Statement of responsibility: Collection: Americana Collection Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department Rights: No known restrictions