Punch cartoon by John Tenniel, entitled disputed empire. A comment on the Indian Famine of 1876-78 in which some million of her subjects died after she had assumed the title of Empress of India.

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Illustration by John Tenniel (1820-1914) from V R I Her Life And Empire published in 1901. Originally published in Punch as a comment on the Indian Famine of 1876-78 in which some million of her subjects died after she had assumed the title of Empress of India.

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