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The Overland Alphabet, from sketches taken "en route" (X-Z)
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| Title | The Overland Alphabet, from sketches taken "en route" (X-Z) |
| Author | Isabel D. |
| Publisher | William Tegg & Company
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| Publisher Location | England--London |
| Publication Date | ca. 1853 |
| Printer | Joseph, Myers & Co., Printer
Maclure, MacDonald & MacGregor, Lithographer
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| Illustrator | Isabel D.
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| Image Production Process | Planographic prints--lithographs
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| Notes | Illustrated with hand colored lithographs.
All pages have blank versos and blank pages are inserted between some pages of the text.
This story follows a route travelled frequently by many English people of the period. It describes a voyage from London through the Strait of Gibraltar and on to Egypt, Yemen, and finally India. Although travel and geography books became popular with the 19th century educator, most were illustrated with small, rather inadequate pictures. The illustrations in this book are sophisticated in their detail and suggest that the artist probably travelled to these distant places. In addition, the text often refers to first person narrative: "The Welcome received on the Strand, as the steamer we quit, and in India we land".
"X the exertion of getting on shore, and finding one's luggage a terrible bore." The illustration depicts a large ship approaching a city.
"Y is yourself, at Calcutta arrived, all the tossing, and jolting and broiling survived." The illustration depicts people riding on elephants and horses. In the background is the city of Calcutta.
"Z is the last on the list it is true, but no word can I find for it, reader, can you?" The illustration depicts an elephant standing in a lake and squirting water from his trunk while monkeys sitting on the "Z" watch. |
| Subjects (LCSH) | English language -- Alphabet -- Juvenile literature , Alphabet books - Juvenile poetry; Alphabet rhymes--Juvenile poetry; Voyage and travels - Juvenile poetry |
| Category | Alphabet books
Geography and travel
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| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Digital ID Number | CHL1010 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection. PE1155.D11 1853 |
| Object Type | Book
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| Physical Description | [17] leaves: illustrated; 27.5 x 23 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Photographed from original book in TIFF format using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi/EOS 400D, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2009. |
| Exhibit Checklist | Exhibit checklist L.48 |
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