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Tenniel’s 42

42

Recorded

Forty-two illustrations by John Tenniel in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865)

A colored John Tenniel illustration of Alice from The Nursery Alice, 1890.

IllustrationJohn Tenniel, 1890PUBLIC DOMAIN

The first Alice is counted as forty-two Tenniel pictures. Neighbor to Rule Forty-two and the Snark’s boxes; not the same object.

What it supports

A received illustration count in the 1865 Macmillan Alice.

What it does not

Carroll did not design 42 as a system with Adams. Neighbor to Rule Forty-two, not the same object.

ExactnessCount

Form42

Unitplates

Strengthattested

When1865

Source

Gutenberg · Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865)

Owner

The Book of 42