Punch,  59 (1870), 250.

A Very Great Man

W Ralston *

Genre:

Illustration, Drollery

Relevant illustrations:

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Illustrators:

W Ralston *

Subjects:

Engineers, Heroism, Steam-power, Engineering


    Shows an 'intelligent' policeman standing in front of three tourists (a man and two women). With his thumb he gestures towards a large statue, explaining that 'This monument is for a countryman o' ma ain—Jeems Watt, the inventor o' steam'.



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