Galileo's Inquisition Trial. Imperialismus - The Rhodes Colossus Die vorliegenden Karikatur „The Rhodes Colossus“ ist von Edward Linley Sambourne und ist am 10. The excerpt from The Times reads: Mr. Rhodes announced that it was his intention, either with the help of his friends or by himself, to continue the telegraph northwards, across the Zambesi, through Nyassaland, and along Lake Tanganyika to Uganda. Quite the same Wikipedia. The Rhodes Colossus Striding from Cape Town to Cairo Punch, 10 December 1892. Hall of Mirrors. [10], The cartoon has become one of the most frequently used images to represent the era of New Imperialism and the European colonisation of Africa. The image was drawn to accompany a scathing poem criticizing Rhode’s plan to create a transcontinental telegraph and railroad – the Cape to Cairo line. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images) Cartoon from Punch. This cartoon depicts colonialist Cecil Rhodes as a giant standing over the continent. An English Cartoon Of 1892 Hailing Rhodes' Plan To Construct A Railroad Extending From South Africa To Egypt. It was widely reprinted,[2] and has since become a standard illustration in history texts.[3]. 'The Rhodes Colossus', 1892. [1], The Rhodes Colossus was drawn by English cartoonist Edward Linley Sambourne, and first appeared in Punch magazine in 1892. Image 8 The Rhodes Colossus Striding from Cape Town to Cairo, Punch Magazine 10 … Cartoon from Punch. That's it. Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne, Punch: Year: 1892: Subject: Cecil Rhodes : Colossus of Rhodes, imagined in a 16th-century engraving by Martin Heemskerck, part of his series of the Seven Wonders of the World. The Rhodes Colossus, in vollem Titel The Rhodes Colossus Striding from Cape Town to Cairo, ist eine Karikatur von Edward Linley Sambourne, die am 10.Dezember 1892 in der Satirezeitschrift Punch erschien. Rembrandt, Syndics of the Cloth Guild. Die Karikatur wurde nach ihrem Erscheinen wiederholt abgedruckt und wird seitdem oft in Geschichtsbüchern in Zusammenhang mit dem britischen Imperialismus abgebildet.[1][2]. Cecil John Rhodes (1852-1902) English-born South African statesman. Rhodes measures with the telegraphic line the distance from Cape Town (at his right foot) in South Africa to Cairo (at his left foot) in Egypt, illustrating his broader "Cape to Cairo" concept for British domination of Africa. All the image really shows is an image of Africa with a clearly European man standing with his feet at the North and South ends of the continent while holding a string of some sort running from both feet and through his outstretched hands and arms. Cecil Rhodes (1853-1902), English-born South African businessman and statesman, shown striding across Africa from Cape Town to Cairo with a telegraph wire. (London, 10 December 1892) #HeritageImages November 1892 in The Times erschienen war. In der Originalveröffentlichung publizierte der Zeitungsverleger neben der Karikatur ein satirisches Gedicht in Versen über Rhodes' Pläne. 5. Der Name der Karikatur und die Abbildung spielen auf den Koloss von Rhodos an, wobei im Englischen die Namensgleichheit zwischen Rhodes und der griechischen Insel Rhodos ein Wortspiel darstellt. Sie ist eine der bekanntesten politischen Karikaturen des 19. Foot and hand of child dismembered by soldiers, brought to missionaries by dazed father, (CONGO FREE STATE) 1905. März 2020 um 19:24 Uhr bearbeitet. 'The Rhodes Colossus', 1892. Sambourne illustrated this visual pun to depict Cecil Rhodes as the ancient Greek statue the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, following the traditional (and architecturally unlikely) depiction of the Colossus with wide-set legs across Rhodes harbour (above).