Developments Affecting Children's Illustrated Books Since 1800

This task, to create a timeline from 1800 to present day with major developments in printing and major children's book illustrators, is one I found difficult. There are so many wonderful illustrators to choose from, and a timeline can only fit so many entries before it becomes indecipherable.

But here it is...


There are many, many more illustrators of children's books. Here's a wonderful place to start looking if you're interested in finding out about some of them.

Note: Most illustrators had careers spanning many years, sometimes decades. The dates accompanying their names are either those provided by some of the research I've done, or have been picked from about the middle of the illustrators careers. This Google Book looks at some of the more contemporary illustrators. This site provides information and images about the very early children's books, chapbooks and some of the more famous illustrators of very early children's illustrated books such as George Cruikshank and Kate Greenaway.