A collection of vintage illustrations, taken from books published between the 18th century and the first quarter of the 20th century. 
Thou therefore take my brand Excalibur
Which was my pride: for thou remeberest how
In those old days, one summer noon, an arm
Rose up from out the bosom of the lake…
Illustration by D. Maclise to Morte D’arthur, from Gems from Tennyson, Boston, 1866.
Via archive.org.
