Illustration on Page 62a of the 1886 James Nisbet & Co. "New Edition, Golden Ladder Series" Reprint Depicting a Ship at Sea

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Citation

Evans, Edmund, “Illustration on Page 62a of the 1886 James Nisbet & Co. "New Edition, Golden Ladder Series" Reprint Depicting a Ship at Sea,” Wide, Wide World Digital Edition, accessed March 28, 2024, https://widewideworlddigitaledition.siue.edu/items/show/2325.

Description

This 4-color wood engraving, appearing on page 62a of the 1886 James Nisbet & Co. Golden Ladder Series reprint, depicts a ship on a rough sea. The illustration first appeared without color in James Nisbet's 1853 Author's Edition (see 3WIS). The caption to the image reads "Far From Home" with a reference to page 62. The image depicts a large ship crossing through a rough and foaming sea. However, the ship is heading towards a horizon of softer and brighter colors, representing a hopeful future ahead for the young passenger, Ellen Montgomery.

Subjects

Ship

Date

1886

Source

Wetherell, Elizabeth [Susan Warner]. The Wide, Wide World. Reprint, New ed. Golden Ladder Series, London: James Nisbet & Co., 1886.

Creator

Evans, Edmund

Contributor

UVA-The University of Virginia

Publisher

The Wide, Wide World Digital Edition
Nisbet

Relation

IsPartOf 8UVA

Identifier

8UVA_33_62a