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Pictures from The Everyday Book and Table Book, by William Hone, 1826, London.

The illustrations are probably by George Cruikshank.

There is also an entry in the Nuttall Encyclopædia for William Hone and another for George Cruikshank.

The book has been scanned entirely and low-resolution page images of the full book are online hosted by Google.

Aries

Aries

Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)

Aries comes under the entry for the 20th of March: “Aries, or the ram, as a zodiacal sign, is said to have been derived by the Greeks from the golden fleece brought from Colchis by Jason, about 1263 y [...]

Keywords: zodiac, astrology, months, aries, animals, sheep, march, april

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Added: 2006-07-05

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

March

March

Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)

“—Sturdy March with brows full sternly bent   And armed strongly, rode upon a ram,   The same which over Hellespontus swam; Yet in his hand a spade he also hent,   And in a bag all sorts of weeds ysam [...]

Keywords: calendars, months, march, people, animals

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Added: 2006-02-14

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Pisces

Pisces

Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)

The zodiacal sign of pisces, two fish, here with a ribbon or rope bound from the tail of one to that of the other. “This zodiacal sign is said to symbolize the fishery of the Nile, which usually comme [...]

Keywords: fish, pisces, zodiac, astrology, february, march, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-06-03

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

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