Friday, May 31, 2013

Map of Persuasion

On this artistic rendition of a map you can see all the places mentioned in the book - real and fictional. Lyme, Bath, Kellynch, Uppercross, Winthrop, Shropshire. Inside the map I penciled in Captain Wentworth's letter to Anne. There are also miniatures of Anne and Captain Wentworth and a full rigged ship in the lower right corner. To add to the nautical feel of the painting I added a compass on the top along with swirls of evergreens for eternal constancy and tiny forget-me-not flowers. Of course I am no cartographer and if you are a person good with maps, or living in Britain you will probably laugh. But I thought it would make a fun Persuasion keepsake :)
Posted by Masha Laurence at 6:53 PM

2 comments:

  1. Beth RangJune 13, 2013 at 9:53 PM

    Bravo! I really like this, particularly your use of the letter. This letter is one of the reasons why I must prefer Captain Wentworth to Mr. Darcy.

    By the way, are you a member of the Jane Austen Society of North America? We're hosting the annual general meeting in Minneapolis this year.

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  2. Masha LaurenceJune 14, 2013 at 10:22 AM

    Hi Beth,
    Agree with you on Mr.Darcy vs. Captain Wentworth.
    Unfortunately I am not a member yet. But I did go to one of the meetings a few years ago in Portland as a vendor and I really enjoyed it. Especially the ball.
    Maybe, things permitting, I will make it to the next year's meeting.

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