Life — July 15, 1926 — page 3: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily an advertisement for Raymond-Whitcomb cruise travel, not a political cartoon. It promotes two luxury cruises: a "Round the World Cruise" departing October 1926 from New York, and a "Round South America" cruise. The ad uses a map illustration featuring Australia, New Zealand, and Tasmania with a kangaroo silhouette—imagery designed to entice travelers with exotic, distant destinations. The text emphasizes this is the first time Raymond-Whitcomb's cruises visited these "Asiatic countries" and the Australian region, positioning it as groundbreaking travel opportunity. The satire, if any exists, is subtle—the title "A New Continent for the Traveler" somewhat playfully overstates the novelty of established regions. This reflects early-20th-century attitudes treating non-European destinations as exotic frontiers for wealthy American tourists.