Punch Cartoon 1899 Lord Beresford & Russian Bear

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From an original Punch Cartoon 1899 Cos Why. Depicting Lord Charles Beresford advocate of an open door policy to the break up of China (worried as he was by what he saw as the enormous sphere of influence likely to be gained by Russia) sighting a Russian Bear in his telecope.

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Size: 2849px × 2155px
Location: China
Photo credit: © Historical Images Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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