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Card 599 of 9982026-09-01 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-09-01

Ograbme, or The American Snapping-turtle

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Editorial interest 78/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A focused historical examination of an 1807 political cartoon about Jefferson’s Embargo Act, smuggling, and a turtle-shaped political joke.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-01 issue.

Field notes

The page treats the cartoon as both an image and a provenance problem. It explains how the reversed word “embargo” became a Federalist joke, while separating the visible plate from later catalog claims about Alexander Anderson and publisher David Longworth. Its date discussion accounts for competing 1807, 1811, and 1813 listings by connecting them to the later wartime embargo.

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ProPolished or operationally mature
NicheUnusually specific use

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