# A Thing Well Begun Is Half Done

- By: Victor Gillam
- Date: 1899
- Classification: Print
- Credit line: Cornell University: Persuasive Cartography: The PJ Mode Collection
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Victor_Gillam_A_Thing_Well_Begun_Is_Half_Done_1899_Cornell_CUL_PJM_1136_01.jpg)
- Rights: Public domain
- Picture: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Victor_Gillam_A_Thing_Well_Begun_Is_Half_Done_1899_Cornell_CUL_PJM_1136_01.jpg/1920px-Victor_Gillam_A_Thing_Well_Begun_Is_Half_Done_1899_Cornell_CUL_PJM_1136_01.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

A satirical political cartoon reflecting America's imperial ambitions following quick and total victory in the Spanish American War of 1898.