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Found in our stacks - a copy of the first ever recorded instance of a satirical drawing being labelled as a "cartoon"!

John Leech's "Cartoon, No. 1. Substance and Shadow" from an 1843 issue of Punch magazine permanently gave "cartoon" a new meaning in the English language.

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The cartoon - Victorian-age paupers surrounded by paintings of the upper classes. The caption given with the cartoon - a satire about the government not wanting to pay to help the poorer classes. A picture of the Punch Magazine volume from 1843. A picture of our collection of Punch magazine that dates from 1841 to the 1900s
April 18, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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The great thing about an archive is that you can often get the full picture of a subject, from the beginning to the very end...

We have thousands of books you can borrow in the Exeter Library stacks, why not have a peek at our catalogue?

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Book called 'The Birth Of Yugoslavia' next to a book called 'The Destruction of Yugoslavia'.
February 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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🎅🥶 A Christmas treasure from the special collections area of our stacks - take a look at these beautiful illustrations of Santa Claus & Jack Frost from Arthur Rackham's 1913 Book of Pictures. Our copy was even signed by Arthur Rackham himself!

Credit: Jez

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A beautifully detailed cartoon depiction of Santa Claus. A beautifully detailed cartoon depiction of Jack Frost.
December 23, 2024 at 12:21 PM
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Not sure how I'd feel if I was his wife 😂

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December 9, 2024 at 12:13 PM
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📓 An extra special treasure from our stacks...

From 1670 - The Exact Survey of the Microcosmus is an early form of pop-up book, and was likely to be used for studying anatomy or sculpture.

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November 29, 2024 at 12:18 PM