The Wasp — 1879 — page 556: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This appears to be a title page or cover featuring a portrait of **Com. Francis Connor** (likely Commodore Francis Connor, a 19th-century naval officer). The publication details show *The San Francisco Illustrated Wasp* was a weekly satirical magazine published in San Francisco, costing 10 cents per issue. However, **the page itself contains no visible political cartoon or satirical commentary**—it's primarily the magazine's masthead and a formal portrait engraving. Without accompanying text or caricature elements, we cannot determine the specific satirical point regarding Connor. The portrait's inclusion on the cover suggests he was newsworthy in April 1880, but the intended satire or commentary remains unclear from this image alone.