Quante trappole! Que de piêges! Grossi

Italian political cartoon shows a path through a rural village, here and there lined with fences and buildings, and traps of all sorts set in place by several men; along the upper right margin is a man labeled "Egitto" holding a noose while sitting on a building labeled "Canale Suez", across the path from him are two men labeled "Espana" and "Porto Callo" with a rope attached to a short post labeled "Gibilterra" on the opposite side of the path, behind them is a man with a fishing pole and large hook, leaning out a window in a building labeled "Italia Porta Eccellenti" and "Malta", on the lower left is Uncle Sam hiding in a kiosk labeled "America Buone Lane e Buon Cottone", which is behind a fence labeled "Yankee" from which projects a large bear trap labeled "Miniere" with a piece of "Oro" on it, and in the lower right foreground stands a Native American wearing a war bonnet and holding a war club and a peace pipe, in front of him is a sign labeled "India Zucchero", and at the near end of the path is a hole concealed with tree branches labeled "Trapola Indiana". At the far end of the path is a man labeled "Inglese", he holds knives in both hands; two men, one labeled "Zulos" and the other labeled "Afghan", tug on his arms; in the distance beyond them is a man with a club labeled "Russo" and to the right of him is a building labeled "Turchia", and on the left is a building labeled "Grecia Buon Vino" and "Arcipelago" with a dog wearing a fez, seated at an open door.

Signed on stone in lower right.
Left side caption (Italian): Tutti avrebbero un qualche rampone per trappolarlo; ma quel signore è ricco e destro, e li fa fallire sull' interesse e sul posto.
Right side caption (French): Tous ces gens-là auraient quelques crochets pour le prendre dans un piêge; mais ce monsieur est riche et très-adroit; c'est parce que, il leur fera manquer le coup pour l' intérêt et pour la place.
Illus. from: Le perroquet, journal politique charivarique illustré colorié, 7me année dimanche 18 Mai 1879, n. 20 ; Supplemento al Papagallo, n. 20.
Stamped on verso: Venie Abonnement / J. Baudet / Libraire Edr. Commissionnaire / 27 Rue St. Placide, Paris.
Letterpress newsprint of title page and back page printed on verso.
Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).