Cartoon, "The Gerry-Mander", 1813
Cartoon, "The Gerry-Mander", 1813
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- Description
- The “Gerry-Mander” cartoon first appeared in the Boston Gazette, March 26, 1812, and was quickly reprinted in Federalist newspapers in Salem (this copy is from the Salem Gazette from April 2, 1813) and Boston. The cartoon expressed opposition to state election districts newly redrawn by Massachusetts’ Jeffersonian Democratic-Republican Party, led by Governor Elbridge Gerry. Fearing that the Federalist Party would gain power in the 1812 election, Gerry consolidated Federalist voting strength in a salamander-shaped voting district. The practice—though not invented by Gerry—became known as a “gerrymandering.
- Object Name
- Newspaper
- Date made
- 1813
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- white, black (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 19 in x 11 1/4 in; 48.26 cm x 28.575 cm
- ID Number
- PL.305360.101
- catalog number
- 305360.101
- accession number
- 305360
- Credit Line
- Honorable Michael V. DiSalle in memory of Thomas H. Williams
- subject
- Political Campaigns
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Political History, Campaign Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
- Exhibition
- American Democracy
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Arnie Reisman
Tue, 2019-07-02 13:18