The Torrid Zone, or Blessings of Jamaica, 1800 caricature
A monochrome aquatint caricature titled The Torrid Zone, or Blessings of Jamaica, drawn as a curved astrological diagram with a sun above. Figures on the arch include a fanning man, an umbrella bearer and a sleeping man, while skeletons, skulls, snakes and scorpions fill the lower dome beneath a winged figure holding an hourglass.
- Artist
- James, Abraham., active 1800-1802.
- Date
- 1 October 1800
- Medium
- Caricatures Aquatints
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 4000 × 2681 px
Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1800.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection
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