My Imaginary Brooklyn
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The numbers aren’t rankings. (And No Country is a judgement call.)
February 4, 2026 at 10:35 PM
The numbers aren’t rankings. (And No Country is a judgement call.)
1924. “Tut-ench-Amun : ein ägyptisches Königsgrab,” endeckt von Carl Carnarvon und Howard Carter.
#illustration #coverart #bookcover #1920s #Egyptology
#illustration #coverart #bookcover #1920s #Egyptology
February 4, 2026 at 6:36 PM
1924. “Tut-ench-Amun : ein ägyptisches Königsgrab,” endeckt von Carl Carnarvon und Howard Carter.
#illustration #coverart #bookcover #1920s #Egyptology
#illustration #coverart #bookcover #1920s #Egyptology
Paul Nash, 1913. “A Drawing.”
#drawing #penandink #watercolor #crayon #pencil #chalk #1910s #PaulNash
#drawing #penandink #watercolor #crayon #pencil #chalk #1910s #PaulNash
February 4, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Paul Nash, 1913. “A Drawing.”
#drawing #penandink #watercolor #crayon #pencil #chalk #1910s #PaulNash
#drawing #penandink #watercolor #crayon #pencil #chalk #1910s #PaulNash
Una Watters, 1959. “Girl Going by Trinity in the Rain”
#painting #1950s #UnaWatters #Dublin #TrinityCollegeDublin
#painting #1950s #UnaWatters #Dublin #TrinityCollegeDublin
February 3, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Una Watters, 1959. “Girl Going by Trinity in the Rain”
#painting #1950s #UnaWatters #Dublin #TrinityCollegeDublin
#painting #1950s #UnaWatters #Dublin #TrinityCollegeDublin
February 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Anti-royalist pamphlet, J’attends la tête de l’assassin Louis XVI, ca. 1793.
#illustration #woodcut #1790s #ephemera
#illustration #woodcut #1790s #ephemera
February 3, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Anti-royalist pamphlet, J’attends la tête de l’assassin Louis XVI, ca. 1793.
#illustration #woodcut #1790s #ephemera
#illustration #woodcut #1790s #ephemera
February 3, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Fritz Schwimbeck, 1919. “Entrance of the Fish Frogs”
#illustration #penandink #1910s #FritzSchwimbeck
#illustration #penandink #1910s #FritzSchwimbeck
February 1, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Fritz Schwimbeck, 1919. “Entrance of the Fish Frogs”
#illustration #penandink #1910s #FritzSchwimbeck
#illustration #penandink #1910s #FritzSchwimbeck
February 1, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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Christophorus de Bondelmontibus, 1460s. Hipster Mercury.
#illustration #medieval #1460s #Mercury #ChristophorusdeBondelmontibus
#illustration #medieval #1460s #Mercury #ChristophorusdeBondelmontibus
January 31, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Christophorus de Bondelmontibus, 1460s. Hipster Mercury.
#illustration #medieval #1460s #Mercury #ChristophorusdeBondelmontibus
#illustration #medieval #1460s #Mercury #ChristophorusdeBondelmontibus
Richard Westall, “The Red-Cross Knight” From: Edmund Spenser’s “Faerie Queene.” (Late 18th/early 19th century)
#illustration #waterccolor #brownink #RichardWestall #BritishMuseum #FaerieQueen #18thcentury #19thcentury
#illustration #waterccolor #brownink #RichardWestall #BritishMuseum #FaerieQueen #18thcentury #19thcentury
January 31, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Richard Westall, “The Red-Cross Knight” From: Edmund Spenser’s “Faerie Queene.” (Late 18th/early 19th century)
#illustration #waterccolor #brownink #RichardWestall #BritishMuseum #FaerieQueen #18thcentury #19thcentury
#illustration #waterccolor #brownink #RichardWestall #BritishMuseum #FaerieQueen #18thcentury #19thcentury
Edward Middleton Manigault, 1911. “A Canadian Town”
#painting #1910s #EdwardMiddletonManigault #Canada
#painting #1910s #EdwardMiddletonManigault #Canada
January 31, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Edward Middleton Manigault, 1911. “A Canadian Town”
#painting #1910s #EdwardMiddletonManigault #Canada
#painting #1910s #EdwardMiddletonManigault #Canada
January 30, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Hans Nikolaj Hansen, 1902. “Circe turns Odysseus' men into pigs.”
#illustration #drypoint #etching #1900s #HansNikolajHansen #Circe
#illustration #drypoint #etching #1900s #HansNikolajHansen #Circe
January 30, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Hans Nikolaj Hansen, 1902. “Circe turns Odysseus' men into pigs.”
#illustration #drypoint #etching #1900s #HansNikolajHansen #Circe
#illustration #drypoint #etching #1900s #HansNikolajHansen #Circe
I think most people do wear them. I believe New Hampshire is the only state to not require them. That buckling it behind you to stop the noise I haven’t seen since I was a wee boy in the 70s. Although, it was common then. 😄
January 29, 2026 at 8:24 PM
I think most people do wear them. I believe New Hampshire is the only state to not require them. That buckling it behind you to stop the noise I haven’t seen since I was a wee boy in the 70s. Although, it was common then. 😄
January 29, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Lewis Baumer, 1925. From Edith Nesbit’s, “The Story of the Treasure Seekers”
#illustration #1920s #LewisBaumer #EdithNesbit
#illustration #1920s #LewisBaumer #EdithNesbit
January 29, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Lewis Baumer, 1925. From Edith Nesbit’s, “The Story of the Treasure Seekers”
#illustration #1920s #LewisBaumer #EdithNesbit
#illustration #1920s #LewisBaumer #EdithNesbit
January 28, 2026 at 9:17 PM
1967. (This cover art may be by the author, she was also an illustrator, but I can’t confirm.)
#illustration #coverart #bookcover #1960s #MargeryLawrence
#illustration #coverart #bookcover #1960s #MargeryLawrence
January 28, 2026 at 3:45 PM
1967. (This cover art may be by the author, she was also an illustrator, but I can’t confirm.)
#illustration #coverart #bookcover #1960s #MargeryLawrence
#illustration #coverart #bookcover #1960s #MargeryLawrence
January 28, 2026 at 2:24 PM
I’ve been rewatching “Yes Minister.” It’s a shame I haven’t gotten to “Yes Prime Minister” yet.
January 28, 2026 at 2:20 PM
I’ve been rewatching “Yes Minister.” It’s a shame I haven’t gotten to “Yes Prime Minister” yet.
January 27, 2026 at 10:22 PM
1901. Decorative front cover of 'The Home Life of Wild Birds' by F. H. Herrick.
#illustratiin #design #coverart #bookcover #birds
#illustratiin #design #coverart #bookcover #birds
January 27, 2026 at 4:34 PM
1901. Decorative front cover of 'The Home Life of Wild Birds' by F. H. Herrick.
#illustratiin #design #coverart #bookcover #birds
#illustratiin #design #coverart #bookcover #birds