Illustrating the Book
Several of these images, especially those depicting Ainu culture, are annotated with information regarding the original source image. This represents the ongoing art historical research of Christina M. Spiker. She writes specifically about Isabella Bird and the the Ainu illustrations in Unbeaten Tracks in Japan in this chapter.
Below you can examine the illustrations, view a growing list of annotated images showing the ongoing research of Prof. Spiker, or learn about the wood engraving process.