<i>Title:</i> The  plan, or a scene in the French cabinet, Sepr. 1779
<p><i>Abstract:</i> Cartoon shows Benjamin Franklin standing, center, holding a copy of the "Plan" which calls for draining of the "British Ocean" to facilitate an invasion by French troops; in his other hand are strings connected to the noses of four members of the cabinet, the king, and a clerical figure; while they comment on the "Plan" and their respective roles, Franklin, controlling the strings, laughs.
<i>Physical description:</i> 1 print : etching.
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<i>Notes:</i> Exhibited in: "Creating the United States" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2010.; Exhibited: Benjamin Franklin: In His Own Words, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2005.; Forms part of :  British Cartoon  Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
British Cartoon Prints Collection
1779
<p>Library of Congress
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