D1.8.64: [Untitled]

D1.8.64: [Untitled]

Newspaper Clippings

Bleek returns to the Prussian-Austrian war, relaying the Kaffraria's (the SS Kaffraria?) updates on the war's progress. The Austrians have driven back the Italians, but not the Prussians. Notably, the Prussians captured Münchengrätz. He goes on to plot the movements of military and political leaders across continental Europe in relation to various sites of siege, battle, surrender, and occupation. Lastly, he remarks on the Tyrolese's allegiance to Austria's emperor (Franz Joseph I) and highlights the exploits of Enrico Cialdini and Giuseppe Garibaldi.

Printed newsprint glued on paper

07 August 1866

Two cut-out columns of printed newsprint mounted on foolscap folio (warped).

Prussian-Austrian war (Austrians drove Italians back), Kaffraria (a publication), Cialdini (an Italian general), Garibaldi (an Italian general)

Pressed clippings of Victorian current affairs opinion pieces by Wilhelm Bleek. Herein, 'Kaffraria' most likely refers to the SS Kaffraria. Variations like 'The Kaffrarian' appear as noted publications, but not the standalone 'Kaffraria'. Bleek corrected the original article post-publication, resulting in marginalia correcting misspellings of German and Italian words.

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