The Merry Swiss Boy The Return of the Tourist mb-height 3230 A 1930 Cord L29

A 1930 Cord L29

Panoramic view of the area around Regent's Park

performing in concert

View with a street scene

Showing allegorical figures with a key and surrounding

The Merry Swiss Boy The Return of the Tourist mb-height 3230 A 1930 Cord L29'The Merry Swiss Boy The Return of the Tourist', 1865. On the one side, a jolly Swiss landlord sings as he counts his money. On the other, a dejected young British tourist faces a pile of unpayable bills. This cartoon is accompanied by one of Punch's little ditties entitled 'The Real Swiss Boy'. Foreign trips were very popular during the mid Victorian period and the point Mr Punch is making is that the foreigners make their fortunes out of the tourist