Saturday, June 9, 2007

The National Maritime Museum CAIRD library


Where I've been spending my London days. Alas, it is not an art gallery nor a designer clothing boutique but one could fathom to say that it includes both, to varying degrees.


My desk by the window, looking out onto the vast entrance of the museum compound. Too bad you can't see all the tourists walking about on a Saturday afternoon.



A beautiful cover example of a Franklin book published in the 1850's.



And I leave you with this fabulously confusing image: To be continued...

3 comments:

Matt said...

i love these drawings! post more.
<3

Anonymous said...

what's confusing about this pic? it makes perfect sense that abe lincoln would be out in the snow without a topcoat searching for a lost muppet before it's eaten by a polar bear that actually looks like an anteater. anyone?

Anonymous said...

"Footless British flatfoot perfumes his ice while dog engages pinata in staring contest"
1852