John Leech - Original drawing - Punch - "Bits from the Mining Districts" - 1868

This is an 1868 Victorian cartoon by John Leech titled Bits from the Mining Districts (or Further Illustration of the Mining Districts), originally published in Punch magazine.

• Artist: John Leech (1817–1864), a famous English caricaturist and illustrator best known for his work in Punch.
• Publication Date: 1868.
• Famous Caption / Dialogue:
• First polite native: "Who's 'im, Bill?"
• Second polite native: "A stranger!"
• First polite native: "'Eave 'arfa brick at 'im" (Heave half a brick at him).
• Historical Context: The cartoon satirizes the deep-seated distrust, isolation, and open hostility shown by insular mining communities in Victorian Britain toward outsiders ("strangers") who entered their districts

Pen on paper. Condition is good. Creases.