Stories of Old

A rare illustrated children's book with 12 historical stories, written by E. L. Hoskyn, accompanied by 12 allegorical maps by talented illustrator Lilian (Lancaster) Tennant, one of the most famous cartographic caricaturist born in 1852 in London. Tennant begun her caricaturist career at the age of 15 when she created twelve illustrations for William Harvey's 'Geographical Fun'. The colourful cartographic illustrations from Stories of Old are listed the book as follows:

1. England - St Georges wins the Victory over the Dragon
2. Wales - King Edward shows the first Prince of Wales to the People
3. Scotland - Robert Bruce watches the Spider
4. Ireland - St Patrick commands all the Reptiles to leave Ireland
5. France - Joan the Maid hears the Heavenly Voices
6. Russia - His Mother strives to protect the little Tsar Peter
7. Belgium - The Horse Bayard saves the Sons of Aymon
8. Holland - The Stork-Mother shelters her Little Ones in the burning City
9. Germany - The Children follow the Pied Piper
10. Scandinavia - Thor hurls his Hammer at the Sleeping Giant
11. Iceland - The Raven guides Floke across the Great Sea
12. Denmark - The Elf-King guards the Danish Coasts