The Wasp — 1876 — page 118: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains a single illustration rotated 90 degrees, depicting a steamship on a river or waterway. The vessel appears to be a passenger or cargo ship navigating what looks like a mountainous or hilly landscape with vegetation on the banks. Without visible text labels, captions, or clear identifying marks on the figures shown, I cannot definitively identify the specific political or social commentary this cartoon intends. The page header indicates this is from *The Wasp* (October 24, 1876), but the illustration's satirical meaning remains unclear from the image alone. It may reference a contemporary shipping scandal, river commerce issue, or political figure associated with transportation, but I cannot assert specifics without supporting textual evidence visible on the page.