Figure descriptions
An old bearded man stands on the shore of a large body of water. He hunches over with
one arm supporting his back and the
other supporting a large globe-like object which he carries on his shoulders. The
object has Roman numerals on it. There is a small
row boat on a body of water to the man’s right. The boat’s anchor is lying on the
shore in front of the man. A small lamp sits on
the ground to the man’s left. A flame emits from the lamp as well as a large, wispy
plume of smoke. The smoke ascends the right edge
of the illustration and moves across the top edge. The hand-drawn poem title, “The
Old Year”, appears in the smoke near the top-left
corner of the illustration. 1/2-page illustration partially contained within a single-ruled
border on the left, top, and right
edges. From the top, the illustration descends almost down the entire right side of
the page but only 1/3 down the left side; the
bottom of the illustration is cut on a diagonal line across the page.
A man stands on the shore of a large body of water. He wears a cape and hat and holds
a cane. He looks out at the water. The
sun sets on the horizon and the silhouette of a small boat appears in front of the
sun. 1/2-page illustration partially contained
within a single-ruled border. From the bottom, illustration ascends roughly halfway
up both sides of the page, but dips down and
fades away in the middle.
