NOTES ON ISSUE 13: MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS

These illustrations, by John McLenan, are taken from the first American edition of A Tale of Two Cities – Peterson’s Uniform Edition of 1859. The cover illustration for this issue reproduces one of the engravings prepared by “Phiz” (Hablot K. Browne) for the monthly numbers of the novel (A Tale of Two Cities was published simultaneously in a weekly and a monthly format). The weekly serial of A Tale of Two Cities was not illustrated.

“The Wine-Shop”

“So You Put Him in His Coffin?”

“Mr. Lorry and Mr. Cruncher”

“This Is That Written Paper!”

The maps reproduced in this issue, which show Paris before and during the French Revolution, are taken from the Plan de la Ville de Paris en 1789 and the Plan de la Ville de Paris, Période Révolutionnaire, 1790-1794. The maps were prepared, in 1887, at the direction of the Municipal Council of Paris, and are valuable as historical and comparative documents. They are reproduced in detail for greater legibility and convenience of reference.