"An Explanation with Brazil," cartoon, Frank Leslie's Magazine, December 24, 1864

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Don Sailer, Dickinson College

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08/25/2011

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Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, January 29, 2015.

Depicted ContentThe controversially captured raider C.S.S. Florida sinks off Norfolk, Virginia after a collision

Depicted ContentU.S. naval units controversially capture the notorious raider C.S.S. Florida in neutral waters off the coast of Brazil

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AN EXPLANATION WITH BRAZIL. UNCLE SAM (to Plenipotentiary)- "See here, my sailor boys aren't posted on matters of etiquette. I'll tell 'em how bad they've been. As to the Florida, there she lies, many a fathom deep. If her owner, Jeff, wants her, let him come here and dive for her."

Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, December 24, 1864, p. 221.