Spotprent op Atjeh problematiek, 1883 1883

"Spotprent op Atjeh problematiek, 1883" is a political cartoon created by Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans in 1883, during the Aceh War. The cartoon satirizes Dutch colonial policy in Aceh, depicting a skeletal figure representing death, wielding a sword, hovering over a seated figure, possibly a Dutch official. The caption highlights the dangers of the war, with the skeletal figure representing the "Atjeh" problem, while the official is seemingly oblivious to the threat. This cartoon was created in the context of a heated debate within the Dutch Parliament about the Aceh War, and it likely would have been published in a satirical newspaper.