COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Lancaster (Tennant), Lilian, 1852-1939
Author:
Harvey, William (pseudonym "Aleph") 1796-1873
Date:
1868
Short Title:
Covers: Geographical Fun: Being Humourous Outlines of Various Countries.
Publisher:
Hodder and Stoughton
Publisher Location:
London
Type:
Covers
Obj Height cm:
29
Obj Width cm:
24
Note:
Maroon cloth-covered boards with beveled edges and gilt decoration. Front cover text in gilt, "Geographical Fun. Humourous Outlines of Various Countries." Front cover has large label with color plate for Prussia. The plates in this volume are based on pictures drawn by Lilian Lancaster in her fifteenth year to amuse and entertain her sick brother. Lilian had a very successful stage career but eventually returned to illustration under her married name, L. Tennant. She illustrated the 1912 volume "Stories of Old" by E.L. Hoskyn, see Pub List No. 12068.000.
Full Title:
(Covers to) Geographical Fun: Being Humourous Outlines of Various Countries. With an Introduction and Descriptive Lines. By "Aleph." London: Hodder and Stoughton, 37, Paternoster Row.
List No:
12069.001
Page No:
cover
Series No:
1
Publication Author:
Harvey, William (pseudonym "Aleph") 1796-1873
Publication Author:
Lancaster (Tennant), Lilian, 1852-1939
Pub Date:
1868
Pub Title:
Geographical Fun: Being Humourous Outlines of Various Countries. With an Introduction and Descriptive Lines. By "Adelph." London: Hodder and Stoughton, 37, Paternoster Row.
Pub Reference:
Slowther, Catherine. 1981, September. Compass Points, in The Map Collector, Issue No. 16:48-50.
Pub Note:
The plates in this volume are based on pictures drawn by Lilian Lancaster in her fifteenth year to amuse and entertain her sick brother. Lilian had a very successful stage career but eventually returned to illustration under her married name, L. Tennant. She illustrated the 1912 volume "Stories of Old" by E.L. Hoskyn, see Pub List No. 12068.000.
Pub List No:
12069.000
Pub Type:
Geography Book
Pub Maps:
12
Pub Height cm:
29
Pub Width cm:
24
Image No:
12069001.jp2
Authors:
Lancaster (Tennant), Lilian, 1852-1939; Harvey, William (pseudonym "Aleph") 1796-1873
Link To Source
Covers: Geographical Fun: Being Humourous Outlines of Various Countries.
