A military officer bestrides a wild goose flying (left to right) above the ocean. He wears a knapsack and cocked hat, and looks through a telescope towards geese in the distance (right), flying in various directions and carrying passengers; he says: 'Ex patria volamus'. On the bird's neck is a pair of pistols in holsters, and a military flask hangs by a cord. On the extreme left is a tower or lighthouse on rocks projecting into the sea. Another goose-borne officer flies up from the left, shouting through a speaking-trumpet: 'Wild Goose a hoy! lower your Studding Sails and heave to! I Want company for a long Voyage.' On the sea are many small vessels.  c. June 1829
<br>Hand-coloured lithograph
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