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Year Created: 1766
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Description:
This vivid allegorical cartoon, which illustrates the fatal effects on the empire that would result from taxing the colonies, was designed by Franklin in 1766. Franklin printed the image on cards that he distributed to Parliament during the debate over the repeal of the Stamp Act. This broadside carries a text that reads: "The Moral is, that the Colonies may be ruined, but that Britain would thereby be maimed." Both the card and the broadside version, with the explanation and moral, are extremely rare.