Mythical Collection (page 5)

Notre Dame Cathedral Gargoyle, Paris - Chimera. Date: circa 1920

A rather tall tale of the largest fish ever caught
" My Father e once caught a fishas big -as our street!" " Well, then, it must ave bin a Whale." " Garn, e were baitin wi Whales!" Date: 1901

Classical wooded landscape, by Glauber
Classical wooded landscape with Diana returned from the hunt at rest with her nymphs, by Johannes Glauber (called Polidoro, 1646-c.1726), with figures by Gerard de Lairesse (c.1641-1711)

Colourful illustration of a mermaid and a lobster
Plate 57 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour

Cyclops
An illustration of the mythical creature, Cyclops on display for the Myths and Monsters Exhibiton at the Natural History Museum London which ran from April to September, 1998

Hydra
Illustration of the Hydra, a Greek mythical beast that had seven serpent heads. Plate 82 from Thesaurus, Vol 3, by Albertus Seba, 1758

Sea-serpent attacking a vessel
Fig 67 from Mythical Monsters, 1886 by Charles Gould

Three unicorns
Monoceros Unicornu and Caprinonq Marinq. Tab 10 from Beschriving Van de Natuur der Vier-voetige Dieren, 1660 by I. Johnston

Sea-horse
Page 234 from Curious Creatures in Zoology, 1890 by John Ashton

Sea monster
Page 695 from De Piscubis et de Cetis, 1638 by Ulyssis Aldrovandi

Vignettes of supernatural beings and mythical events possibly related to Japanese theater. Date between 1800 and 1870

Zaragoza, Spain - Monument to Agustina of Aragon
Zaragoza, Spain - Monument to Agustina de Aragon (Agustina Raimunda Maria Saragossa Domenech) - Spanish heroine who defended Spain during the Spanish War of Independence

Magog Statue
A statue of Magog, who along with fellow giant Gog, is a traditional mythical guardian of the City of London. Statue in the Guildhall, London. Date: 1980s

The Nymphs by Hookway Cowles
The Nymphs An Illustration by Hookway Cowles depicts 5 women in thin revealing clothing, nearly naked in appearance, prancing through the forest with the sunlight trying to penetrate the Undergrowth

From Bluebeard by Katharine Cameron. Cameron was a Glasgow born illustrator and an associate of Jessie M King and the Mackintoshes. 1904

From The Wild Swans by Katharine Cameron. Cameron was a Glasgow born illustrator and an associate of Jessie M King and the Mackintoshes. 1904

Xmas. Lady in moonlight. " Kind Fortune smiles, and she Hath yet in store for thee Some great felicity." - Shakespeare. circa 1902

From Aladdin by Katharine Cameron. Cameron was a Glasgow born illustrator and an associate of Jessie M King and the Mackintoshes. 1904

Europe, 1679
Map showing the progress of Phoenician voyages around Europe, as well as a unicorn, camelopard and other exotic fauna

Fairy and phoenix by Hilda Miller
A winged fairy in a green dress and hat, walks alongside a stunning firebird or phoenix

A Wood Nymph or Dryad - a Russian-published postcard by an English artist (see source)

Fountain and monument, Kiev, Ukraine
View of a fountain in Independence Square (Maidan Nezalezhnosti) with a monument to the legendary founders of the city of Kiev, the three brothers Kyi (also Kiy, Kij or Kyj)

Danish card - Holding up the world
An old man holds up the world - a promotional postcard (in a similar style to William Blake) for a Danish Exhibition. A more modern take on the myth of the ancient God Atlas, who held up the world

Fairy leaves her home amid the roots
A small fairy leaves her house set in the roots of a tree. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Brunhildes Departure
BRUNHILD(E)s DEPARTURE FROM ISENSTEIN : Painting celebrating Brunhild(e), the German mythical woman renowned for her superhuman physique

Scene in Lemuria
Technological development in Lemuria was quite advanced, according to author Burtt : their warships and their architecture were not so very different from our own

COCKAIGNE
The wondrous Land of Cockaigne, where all the girls are willing and all the beer is free

Mythical Sea Horse
Sea horse

Fouquet Battle 15C Ms
A mythical Old Testament story in 15th century style

Atlantis Destroyed
The island is destroyed by a tidal wave

Horsemen 5 - Germani
GERMANI : the dread aroused by the horseman of ancient Germany is expressed in the Valkyrie, mythical warriors whom the living tribesmen seek to emulate

Mores Utopia
The imaginary island of UTOPIA, as described by Sir Thomas More

End of Atlantis
The end of Atlantis - a single vessel escapes the catastrophe

THERA
The Greek island of THERA which according to some theorists is the origin of the Atlantis legend

Atlantis / Donnelly
Ignatius Donnellys landmark book on Atlantis; the title page of the first edition

Folklore / Places / Mythical
The legend of the SARGASSO SEA, where all the wrecks of the ocean end up

Troll, pet frog, and two long-tailed creatures
A troll with his pet frog meets two long-tailed creatures

William Tell shooting the apple off his sons head
William Tell, mythical Swiss folk hero, shooting the apple off his sons head

Alleged portrait of William Tell
An alleged portrait of William Tell, the mythical Swiss folk hero. He lived, supposedly, in the early 14th century

Atantis
Cover of Fate Magazine depicting an artists impression of Atlantis

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