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An Anciente Mappe of Fairyland

Bernard Sleigh, ca. 1920

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Premium fine art paper: 100% cotton, acid-free, archival
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  • Archival inks (Giclée process) on premium fine art paper (100% cotton, acid-free).
  • 1" border
  • Image Size: 64" x 18.1" – Total Size: 66" x 20.1"
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Originally published in 1917 as a 6-foot-long three-sheet lithograph in scroll form (and subsequently as a reduced-size single sheet circa 1920), An Anciente Mappe of Fairyland by Bernard Sleigh presents a kind of “extended universe” of mythology and fairytales. Narcissus fixates on his reflection in the woods outside of Little Red Riding Hood’s house; Ulysses sails into a cove where Peter Piper and Puss in Boots romp; Lancelot climbs a mountain that also houses the Hydra and Cerberus. The map is framed by tanning mermaids, tricksy fairies, and highly ornamented borders. At its center, on the distant horizon, we find the Moone’s Sphere, circled by enchanted rainbows. Taken as a whole, Sleigh’s vision gives the impression that all human stories, all tales of magic and mystery, are piecemeal fragments from a singular, cohesive landscape. Click here to see details from the image. (Source: Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center)

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