Farny’s design of Eclectic Series books included more than just illustrating images. In this book, thanks to the foresight of the American Book Company and the archives at Syracuse University, we see that Farny designed the cover, the preface, and multiple illustrations inside the book. Some of the other Eclectic Series books also include his signature on the cover.
Below you’ll find both an image as it appears in the book, 1883 The Eclectic Elementary Geography, published by Van Antwerp, Bragg and Co, as well as a link to some of the original Gouache or Pen illustrations from the Syracuse University Site, a digital library that currently has 53 Farny illustrations. For those images that have known originals, click on the link in the caption to see them.
Below is an additional list of links and info.
Page: Cover, 1883-Preface-The-Eclectic-Elementary-Geography-Farny-Illustration-Cover.jpg, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044097023451&seq=1, original: https://onlinecollections.syr.edu/objects/29362/title-page-the-new-eclectic-series-elementary-geography
Page iii: Preface, 1883-Preface-The-Eclectic-Elementary-Geography-Farny-Illustration-Preface-pageiii.jpg https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044097023451&seq=8, original: https://onlinecollections.syr.edu/objects/29363/preface-stages-of-civilization
Page 14: Unlabeled Header, 1883-Preface-The-Eclectic-Elementary-Geography-Farny-Illustration-Unlabled-Header-pg14.jpg,https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044097023451&seq=20
Page 15: A Scene Among Uncivilized People, 1883-Preface-The-Eclectic-Elementary-Geography-Farny-Illustration-A-Scene-Among-Uncivilized-People-pg15.jpg, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044097023451&seq=21
Page 47: An Indian “Pueblo” in New Mexico, 1883-Preface-The-Eclectic-Elementary-Geography-Farny-Illustration-An-Indian-Pueblo-in-NM-pg47.jpg, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044097023451&seq=53, https://onlinecollections.syr.edu/objects/29406/hopi-indian-village
Page 68: A Scene in Germany, 1883-Preface-The-Eclectic-Elementary-Geography-Farny-Illustration-A-Scene-In-Germany-pg68.jpg, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044097023451&seq=74, https://onlinecollections.syr.edu/objects/33858/parading-the-troops
Page 73: Ruins at Karnak, Egypt, 1883-Preface-The-Eclectic-Elementary-Geography-Farny-Illustration-Ruins-at-Karnak-Egypt-pg73.jpg,https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044097023451&seq=79
Page 75: A Caravan in the Sahara, 1883-Preface-The-Eclectic-Elementary-Geography-Farny-Illustration-A-Caravan-in-the-Sierra-pg75.jpg,https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044097023451&seq=81,
Page 77: Fiji Islanders, 1883-Preface-The-Eclectic-Elementary-Geography-Farny-Illustration-Fiji-Islanders-pg77.jpg,https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044097023451&seq=83, https://onlinecollections.syr.edu/objects/33830/fiji-islanders
