captains & sailors,  etching,  illustration,  nautical

the tail of a large sea-gull

Very nice, reminds me of William Nicholson’s work as the Beggarstaff Brothers – a postcard of which sits on my wall. Talking of which….

oldbookillustrations:

… But he fortunately saved his life by laying hold of the tail of a large sea-gull…

Wiliam Strang, from The surprising adventures of Baron Munchausen, by Rudolf Erich Raspe, London, 1895.

(Source: archive.org)

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