Cricket - Capital Practice for the Round Bowling of the Period mb-code 1619665 A prospect of the City

A prospect of the City from Temple to Wapping appears in the lower margin with a key to significant landmarks

Regent's Canal

Spectators wave as they watch the procession of 1844

in his fireman's helmet

The lower section contains text in Dutch

Cricket - Capital Practice for the Round Bowling of the Period mb-code 1619665 A prospect of the City'Cricket Capital Practice for the Round Bowling of the Period', 1859. This cartoon shows cricket practice being enlivened by the use of a cannon to replace the more traditional bowler. Due to the situation in Europe, and the perceived threat of invasion by Napoleon III, war was much in the news. From Punch, or the London Charivari, July 30, 1859.