Description

This item is a page from the 24 December 1870 edition of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. At the top of the page, there is a cartoon depicting a whale labeled "John Bull" about to swallow a fallen fisherman labeled "American Fishing Interests" while a large man in a whaleboat raises a harpoon.

There are several advertisements printed on the same page around the cartoon, including ones for Tiffany & Co. and Lea & Perrins' worcestershire sauce.