Tolkien Art Index

Art held at Bodleian : 457 items listed in the Tolkien Art Index

Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford

(sorted by Bodleian shelfmark)

This is a listing of all works in the Tolkien Art Index known to be held at the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford. Insofar as TAI indexes only published artwork (see Purpose & Organization), this is not — and never can be — a complete shelflist of Tolkienian artwork at the Bodleian.

TAI #451ring with banner trial for dust jacket for The Two Towers
Bodleian MS. Tolkien A 12/4, fol. 96v
diagrams · designs tableaux
blue ink
rings · jewels · gold
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 220177, top left
TAI #452ring with satellite rings trial for dust jacket design for The Two Towers
Bodleian MS. Tolkien A 12/4, fol. 96v
diagrams · designs tableaux
blue ink
rings · jewels · gold
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 220177, upper left
TAI #453three rings trial for dust jacket design for The Two Towers
Bodleian MS. Tolkien A 12/4, fol. 96v
diagrams · designs tableaux
blue ink
rings · jewels · gold
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 220177, center left
TAI #454Barad-dûr for dust jacket design for The Two Towers
Bodleian MS. Tolkien A 12/4, fol. 96v
diagrams · designs perspectives
blue ink
architecture buildings
Barad-dûr (Dark Tower) Mordor
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 220177, lower left
TAI #455Dust jacket design for The Two Towers (II)
Bodleian MS. Tolkien A 12/4, fol. 96v
diagrams · designs perspectives
blue ink
buildings mountains · hills
Nazgûl
Barad-dûr (Dark Tower) Mordor
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 220177, right
TAI #544map of ‘Númenórë’
Bodleian MS. Tolkien B 40, fol. 249r
maps
blue pen green pen pencil red pen
Númenor
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1980Unfinished Tales [x]redrawn in black ink by Christopher Tolkien
2018Maker of Middle-earth [197]77
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [162]86as “Carte de Númenor, vers 1960”
TAI #140“One morning early in the Quiet of the World”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 1r
perspectives
colored pencil pencil
architecture roads · paths trees · forests
Bilbo Gandalf
Bag End The Hill Hobbiton The Shire
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1987Hobbit: Drawings, W’colors, MSs D·ii·66177monochrome
1992Life & Legend [48]105monochrome
1995Art. & Ill. 9789monochrome
2007History of Hobbit plate III, top
2011Art of Hobbit 201
2011Art of Hobbit 141103, top leftdetail of Bilbo
2018Maker of Middle-earth [295]97
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 17597as “Un matin, il y a bien longtemps dans la quiétude du monde”
TAI #222“Gandalf at Door”

Inscribed in pencil on verso: “Gandalf at Door”.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 2r
perspectives
colored pencil pencil
architecture buildings trees · forests
Gandalf
Bag End The Hill Hobbiton The Shire
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 9991
2007History of Hobbit plate III, bottom
2011Art of Hobbit 233
TAI #321“Eagles’ Eyrie”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 2v
perspectives
pencil
birds · eagles mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests
Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 6440
TAI #138”Bag End Underhill”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 3r
perspectives
black ink pencil
architecture buildings plants · flowers · grasses roads · paths trees · forests
Bag End The Hill Hobbiton The Shire
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1987The Hobbit A·3·bi14
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd24
1995Art. & Ill. 9890monochromen
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 46
2011Art of Hobbit 222
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [80]14as “Cul-de-Sac, Souscolline”
TAI #224The Hill: Hobbiton
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 4r
The Hill
perspectives
black ink pencil
architecture bridges · fords buildings mountains · hills roads · paths trees · forests
Bag End Bagshot Row The Hill Hobbiton The Shire The Water
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 10294
2007History of Hobbit plate IV, top
2011Art of Hobbit 276
TAI #223sketch I for The Hill
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 4v
The Hill
perspectives
pencil
architecture buildings rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths trees · forests
Bag End Bagshot Row The Hill Hobbiton The Shire The Water
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 10293
2011Art of Hobbit 265
TAI #139“The Hill: Hobbiton”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 5r
The Hill
perspectives
black ink pencil
architecture buildings mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths trees · forests
Bagshot Row The Hill Hobbiton The Shire The Water
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1987Hobbit: Drawings, W’colors, MSs D·ii·66135
1995Art. & Ill. 10092monochrome
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 62
2011Art of Hobbit 254
TAI #225sketch (II) for The Hill: Hobbiton across the Water
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 6r
The Hill
perspectives
pencil
architecture birds · eagles bridges · fords buildings rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths trees · forests
Bag End Bagshot Row The Hill Hobbiton The Shire The Water
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 10395
2011Art of Hobbit 298
TAI #316Sketch (I) for The Hill: Hobbiton across the Water
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 6v
The Hill
perspectives
pencil
architecture buildings mountains · hills roads · paths trees · forests
Bag End Bagshot Row The Hill Hobbiton The Shire The Water
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 287
TAI #4The Hill: Hobbiton across the Water
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 7r
The Hill
perspectives
black ink white body color
architecture bridges · fords buildings clouds · mists · snow rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths trees · forests
Bag End Bagshot Row The Hill The Shire The Water
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1937The Hobbit A·3·a4
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[12]1, left2nd impression and later, per Christopher Tolkien’s preface to the 2nd edition.
1987Hobbit: Drawings, W’colors, MSs D·ii·66166
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd39
1995Art. & Ill. 10597
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 62
2011Art of Hobbit 3210
2018Maker of Middle-earth [298]98
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [76]11as “La Colline: Hobbiteville de l’autre côté de L’Eau”; cropped on left and bottom; green paper
TAI #141“Trolls’ Hill”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 8r
perspectives
black ink pencil red ink
clouds · mists · snow fire mountains · hills roads · paths trees · forests
The East-West Road Rhudaur The Trollshaws
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1987Hobbit: Drawings, W’colors, MSs D·ii·661916monochrome
1995Art. & Ill. 10899
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 68monochrome
2007History of Hobbit plate V, bottom
2011Art of Hobbit 3613
2018Maker of Middle-earth [301]99
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 13965as “La Colline des Trolls”
TAI #5The Trolls
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 9r
perspectives
black ink white body color
fire tools · instruments trees · forests Trolls
Rhudaur The Trollshaws
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1937The Hobbit A·3·a49
1975’76 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·10Februarycolorized
1977’78 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·13Februarycolorized
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[14]2, left
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[15]2, rightcolorized
1987Hobbit: Drawings, W’colors, MSs D·ii·661817
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd48
1991Hobbit Birthday Book E·ii·2810Octobercolorized
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-10-05colorized
1995Art. & Ill. 111102
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 74
2011Art of Hobbit 4016
2018Maker of Middle-earth [300]item 137
2018Tolkien Treasures 88
2018Tolkien Treasures [89]enlarged detail featuring the trolls themselves
2018Tolkien Treasures [back cover]enlarged detail featuring the trolls themselves
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 14066as “Les Trolls”
TAI #55“Rivendell looking West”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 10r
Rivendell
perspectives
colored pencil pencil
architecture bridges · fords buildings clouds · mists · snow mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests
Rhudaur Rivendell (Imladris)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1976’77 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·12November
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[19]4
1987Hobbit: Drawings, W’colors, MSs D·ii·662918monochrome
1995Art. & Ill. 114105
2011Art of Hobbit 4420
2015Tolkien Estate web site Website Illustrations gallery3rd item
2018Maker of Middle-earth [302]100
TAI #350Sketch for “Rivendell Looking West”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 10v
Rivendell
perspectives
pencil
mountains · hills
Rivendell (Imladris)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 142104
TAI #228“Rivendell”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 11r
Rivendell
perspectives
colored pencil
architecture bridges · fords buildings clouds · mists · snow mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests
Misty Mountains (Hithaeglir) Rhudaur Rivendell (Imladris)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 116107
2011Art of Hobbit 4622
TAI #319Elrond’s house
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 11v
diagrams · designs perspectives
pencil
architecture buildings
Rhudaur Rivendell (Imladris)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 4319
TAI #48“Rivendell looking East”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 12r
Rivendell
perspectives
colored pencil pencil
architecture bridges · fords buildings clouds · mists · snow mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests
Misty Mountains (Hithaeglir) Rhudaur Rivendell (Imladris)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1976’77 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·12February
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[21]5
1987Hobbit: Drawings, W’colors, MSs D·ii·662319monochrome
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd64monochrome
1995Art. & Ill. 115106
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 99monochrome
2011Art of Hobbit 4521
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 9223as “Fendeval, vue vers l’est”
2020Worlds of Tolkien 87
TAI #6The Mountain-path
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 13r
perspectives
black ink
lightning mountains · hills roads · paths
Misty Mountains (Hithaeglir)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1937The Hobbit A·3·a68
1975’76 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·10Novembercolorized
1977’78 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·13Novembercolorized
1978The Silmarillion A·15·ddust jacketcolorized
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[24]7, left
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[25]7, rightcolorized
1987Hobbit: Drawings, W’colors, MSs D·ii·662821
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd67
1991Hobbit Birthday Book E·ii·2811Novembercolorized
1995Art. & Ill. 118109
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 102
2011Art of Hobbit 5834
2018Maker of Middle-earth 304item 139
2018Tolkien Treasures 93
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 10739as “Le Sentier de montagne”
TAI #7The Misty Mountains looking West from the Eyrie towards Goblin Gate
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 14r
perspectives
black ink
birds · eagles clouds · mists · snow mountains · hills trees · forests
Misty Mountains (Hithaeglir) Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1937The Hobbit A·3·a117
1975’76 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·10Marchcolorized
1977’78 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·13front covercolorized
1977’78 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·13Marchcolorized
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[26]8, left
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[27]8, rightcolorized
1987Hobbit: Drawings, W’colors, MSs D·ii·662924
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd121
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291991-12-30colorized
1992Life & Legend 4792
1995Art. & Ill. 119111
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 158
2011Art of Hobbit 6238
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 10941as “Les Montagnes de Brume vues du haut de l’Aire, regardant vers l’ouest et la porte des Gobelins”
TAI #230“Firelight in Beorn’s House”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 15r
perspectives
black ink pencil red ink
architecture buildings fire tools · instruments
Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 122115
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 171, top
2007History of Hobbit plate VI, bottom
2011Art of Hobbit 6741
TAI #323Sketch for “Beorn’s Hall”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 16r
diagrams · designs perspectives
black ink pencil
architecture buildings fire
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 6943
TAI #322Sketch for “Beorn’s Hall”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 16v
diagrams · designs perspectives
black ink pencil
architecture buildings
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 6842
TAI #8“Beorn’s Hall”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 17r
perspectives
black ink pencil
architecture buildings fire
Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1937The Hobbit A·3·a126
1975’76 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·10Januarycolorized
1977’78 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·13Januarycolorized
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[30]10, left
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[31]10, rightcolorized
1987Hobbit: Drawings, W’colors, MSs D·ii·663027
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd130
1991Hobbit Birthday Book E·ii·2812Decembercolorized
1992Family Album 58
1995Art. & Ill. 123116
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 170
2011Art of Hobbit 7044
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [126]cropped; green paper
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 13260as “La Salle de Beorn, illustration du Hobbit
TAI #326”Elfking’s Gate”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 18r
elvenking’s gate
perspectives
black ink pencil
architecture bridges · fords mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths trees · forests
The Forest River Mirkwood Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 8757
TAI #325Entrance to the Elvenking’s halls
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 18v
elvenking’s gate
perspectives
black ink pencil
architecture bridges · fords mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths trees · forests
The Forest River Mirkwood Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 8656
TAI #10‘The ElvenKing’s Gate’
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 19r
elvenking’s gate
perspectives
black ink pencil
architecture bridges · fords buildings rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths trees · forests
The Forest River Mirkwood Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1937The Hobbit A·3·a177
1975’76 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·10Julycolorized
1977’78 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·13Julycolorized
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[34]12, left
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[35]12, rightcolorized
1987Hobbit: Drawings, W’colors, MSs D·ii·663133
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd184
1991Hobbit Birthday Book E·ii·287Julycolorized
1995Art. & Ill. 128121
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 224
2011Art of Hobbit front coverinverted coloring
2011Art of Hobbit 8858
2011Art of Hobbit 8959, bottom rightdetail of entrance
2011Art of Hobbit back coverinverted coloring
2018Maker of Middle-earth 17468
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 9526as “La Porte du roi des Elfes”
TAI #234sketch for Bilbo Comes to the Huts of the Raft-elves
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 20r
barrel rider
perspectives
colored pencil pencil
architecture buildings mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas tools · instruments trees · forests
The Forest River Mirkwood Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 130123
2007History of Hobbit plate VIII, top
2011Art of Hobbit 9463
TAI #104‘Sketch for The Forest River’
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 21r
barrel rider
perspectives
black ink pencil watercolor
architecture buildings moon mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests
Bilbo
The Forest River Mirkwood Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18August
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[37]13
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd198monochrome
1995Art. & Ill. 129122
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 238monochrome
2011Art of Hobbit 9261
2011Art of Hobbit 141103, center leftdetail of Bilbo
2018Maker of Middle-earth [310]102
TAI #235“ESGAROTH”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 22r
perspectives
black ink pencil
architecture bridges · fords buildings mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas ships · boats tools · instruments trees · forests
Celduin (River Running) Esgaroth (Lake-town) Long Lake Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 132126
2007History of Hobbit plate VIII, bottom
2011Art of Hobbit 9765
TAI #320Sketch (II) for Thror’s Map
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 22v
artifacts maps
black ink pencil
arrows · compass roses buildings dragons mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests
Celduin (River Running) Dale Dale The Desolation of Smaug Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) The Iron Hills Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 5226
TAI #11“Lake Town”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 23r
perspectives
black ink pencil
architecture bridges · fords buildings clouds · mists · snow rivers · lakes · seas ships · boats trees · forests
Celduin (River Running) Esgaroth (Lake-town) Long Lake Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1937The Hobbit A·3·a196
1975’76 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·10Augustcolorized
1977’78 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·13Augustcolorized
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[40]15, left
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[41]15, rightcolorized
1987Hobbit: Drawings, W’colors, MSs D·ii·663238
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd202monochrome, with yellow-brown border
1991Hobbit Birthday Book E·ii·286Junecolorized
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-04-27colorized
1995Art. & Ill. 133127
1995Tolkien: Básně dust covercolorized detail of center right
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 244
2011Art of Hobbit 9866
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 120–152as “Le Bourg-du-Lac, illustration du Hobbit”; two-page spread
TAI #12“The Front Gate”See also TAI #238
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 24r
perspectives
black ink pencil
architecture clouds · mists · snow mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests
Celduin (River Running) Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1937The Hobbit A·3·a209
1975’76 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·10Octobercolorized
1977’78 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·13Octobercolorized
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[42]16, left
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[43]16, rightcolorized
1987Hobbit: Drawings, W’colors, MSs D·ii·663340
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd215
1991Hobbit Birthday Book E·ii·282Februarycolorized
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-02-24colorized
1995Art. & Ill. 137130
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 256
2011Art of Hobbit 10168
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 11951as “La Grande Porte, illustration du Hobbit
TAI #13“The Hall at Bag-End, Residence of B. Baggins Esquire”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 25r
perspectives
black ink pencil
architecture buildings roads · paths trees · forests
Bilbo
Bag End The Hill The Shire
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1937The Hobbit A·3·a307
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Februarycolorized
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[50]20, left
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[51]20, rightcolorized
1987Hobbit: Drawings, W’colors, MSs D·ii·663449
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd315
1991Hobbit Birthday Book E·ii·289Septembercolorized
1992Life & Legend [45]97middle third, without caption
1995Art. & Ill. 146139
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 363
2011Art of Hobbit 12790
2011Art of Hobbit 141103, top centerdetail of Bilbo
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 8115as “Le Hall de Cul-de-Sac, résidence de M.B. Bessac”
TAI #15The Hill: Hobbiton-across-the-Water
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 26r
The Hill
perspectives
black ink pencil watercolor white body color
architecture bridges · fords buildings clouds · mists · snow plants · flowers · grasses rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths trees · forests
Bag End Bagshot Row The Hill The Shire The Water
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1937The Hobbit A·3·bdust jacketpartially obscured; inscription banner omitted
1938The Hobbit A·3·b5, facing
1972’73 Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·5February
1973’74 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·6February
1973’74 Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·7February
1975’76 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·10April
1977’78 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·13April
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[13]1, right
1987’88 Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·27December
1987’88 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·26December
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd3monochrome; as part of first American dust jacket
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd39monochrome
1991Hobbit Birthday Book E·ii·285May
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-06-29
1995Art. & Ill. 10698
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 first plate, top
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 18monochrome; as part of first American dust jacket
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 63monochrome
2004Tolkien: LotR — 50th Ann. Exhibition [front cover]item 1
2011Art of Hobbit [6]as frontispiece of second printing of The Hobbit
2011Art of Hobbit 3311
2015Art of LR 182
2015Tolkien Estate web site Website Illustrations gallery2nd item
2018Maker of Middle-earth [79]enlarged detail
2018Maker of Middle-earth [297]item 136
2018Maker of Middle-earth [323]107partially obscured; lacking title inscription
2018Tolkien Treasures 86
2018Tolkien Treasures [87]enlarged detail showing Bag End and Bagshot Row.
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 7913as “La Colline: Hobbiteville de l’autre côté de L’Eau”
2020Worlds of Tolkien 9
TAI #16Rivendell
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 27r
Rivendell
friezes perspectives
black ink pencil watercolor
architecture bridges · fords buildings clouds · mists · snow mountains · hills plants · flowers · grasses rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths trees · forests
Misty Mountains (Hithaeglir) Rhudaur Rivendell (Imladris)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1938The Hobbit A·3·b58, facing
1972’73 Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·5March
1973’74 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·6June
1973’74 Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·7March
1975’76 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·10May
1977’78 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·13May
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[23]6
1987’88 Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·27January
1987’88 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·26January
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd57monochrome
1991Hobbit Birthday Book E·ii·288August
1991’92 Diary E·ii·29front cover
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-06-01
1995Art. & Ill. 117108
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 first plate, bottom
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 89monochrome
2011Art of Hobbit 4823
2015Art of LR 5734
2015Tolkien Estate web site Landscapes gallery10th item
2018Maker of Middle-earth [303]item 138
2018Tolkien Treasures 90
2018Tolkien Treasures [91]detail showing Elrond’s house and the approach and bridge
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 9324as “Fendeval”
TAI #17“Bilbo Woke Up with the Early Sun in His Eyes”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 28r
perspectives
black ink watercolor white body color
birds · eagles clouds · mists · snow mountains · hills trees · forests
Bilbo
Misty Mountains (Hithaeglir) Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1938The Hobbit A·3·b118, facing
1972’73 Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·5April
1973’74 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·6March
1973’74 Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·7April
1975’76 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·10September
1977’78 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·13September
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[29]9
1987Hobbit: Drawings, W’colors, MSs D·ii·662026
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd122monochrome
1991Hobbit Birthday Book E·ii·281January
1992Life & Legend 55102
1995Art. & Ill. 121113
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 second plate, top
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 160monochrome
2011Art of Hobbit 6339
2011Art of Hobbit 141103, bottomdetail of Bilbo
2018Maker of Middle-earth [307]item 140
2018Tolkien Treasures 98
2018Tolkien Treasures [99]enlarged detail of eagle and Bilbo
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 10638as “Bilbo se réveilla avec le soleil de l’aurore dans les yeux”
TAI #22Bilbo comes to the Huts of the Raft-elves
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 29r
barrel rider
perspectives
pencil watercolor white body color
architecture buildings mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas sun trees · forests
Bilbo
The Forest River Mirkwood Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1966The Hobbit A·3·i192, facing
1972’73 Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·5May
1973’74 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·6May
1973’74 Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·7May
1975’76 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·10June
1977’78 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·13June
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[39]14
1987’88 Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·27June
1987Hobbit: Drawings, W’colors, MSs D·ii·66cover
1987’88 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·26June
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd199monochrome
1991Hobbit Birthday Book E·ii·283March
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-03-30
1992Life & Legend 58103
1992Family Album 57in poster for Bodleian Library exhibit, “Drawings for ‘The Hobbit’ by J.R.R. Tolkien”
1995Art. & Ill. 131124
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 second plate, bottom
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 239monochrome
2011Art of Hobbit 9564
2011Art of Hobbit 141103, center rightdetail of Bilbo
2015Tolkien Estate web site Trees gallery3rd item
2018Maker of Middle-earth [front cover]enlarged detail
2018Maker of Middle-earth [309]item 141
2018Tolkien Treasures 94
2018Tolkien Treasures [95]enlarged detail of Bilbo and barrels
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 8518as “Bilbo arrive aux huttes des Elfes des radeaux”
2020Worlds of Tolkien 104
TAI #351Sketch for “Bilbo Comes to the Huts of the Raft Elves”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 29v
barrel rider
perspectives
pencil
architecture buildings mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests
The Forest River Mirkwood Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 142105
TAI #18“Conversation with Smaug”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 30r
perspectives
black ink colored ink pencil watercolor white body color
architecture Cirth dragons rings · jewels · gold weapons
Bilbo Smaug
Erebor (The Lonely Mountain)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1938The Hobbit A·3·b228, facing
1972’73 Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·5June
1973’74 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·6July
1973’74 Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·7June
1975’76 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·10December
1977’78 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·13December
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[45]17
1987’88 Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·27July
1987Hobbit: Drawings, W’colors, MSs D·ii·662542
1987’88 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·26July
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd3monochrome; as part of first American dust jacket
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd230monochrome
1991Hobbit Birthday Book E·ii·284April
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-08-03
1995Art. & Ill. 140133
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 third plate, top
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 dust jacketcenter only
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 18monochrome; as part of first American dust jacket
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 277monochrome
2007History of Hobbit plate XI, top
2011Art of Hobbit 10471
2011Art of Hobbit 141103, centerdetail of Bilbo
2018Maker of Middle-earth [288]enlarged detail showing Smaug, Bilbo, and the Arkenstone
2018Maker of Middle-earth [314]item 143
2018Tolkien Treasures front coverdetail
2018Tolkien Treasures 100
2018Tolkien Treasures [101]enlarged detail showing Smaug, Bilbo, and the Arkenstone
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 12253as “Conversation avec Smaug, illustration du Hobbit
TAI #450Eye motif (IV) for dust jacket for The Fellowship of the Ring (trial)
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 30v
tableaux
black paper watercolor
eyes
Sauron
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 218174
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [198]121as “Esquisse pour l’œil de Sauron”; entire folio
TAI #23Death of Smaug
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 31r
perspectives
black ink colored pencil pencil red ink
architecture buildings dragons fire moon rivers · lakes · seas
Smaug
Esgaroth (Lake-town) Long Lake
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1972’73 Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·5July
1973’74 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·6September
1973’74 Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·7July
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[49]19
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd261monochrome
1992Life & Legend 54111
1995Art. & Ill. 144137
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 fifth plate, top
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 306monochrome
2007History of Hobbit plate XII, top
2011Art of Hobbit 11378
2018Maker of Middle-earth [315]104
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 12354as “La Mort de Smaug”
TAI #1Dust-jacket for The Hobbit, final art
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 32r
tableaux
black ink pencil watercolor white body color
birds · eagles bridges · fords clouds · mists · snow dragons moon mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas stars sun trees · forests
Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) Esgaroth (Lake-town) Long Lake
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1937The Hobbit A·3·adust jacket
1975’76 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·10front cover
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd3monochrome
1992Life & Legend 5499
1992Family Album 70topright 45% only (front cover)
1993Descriptive Bibliography 6III
1995Art. & Ill. 151144
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 plate three, bottom
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 17monochrome
2011Art of Hobbit slipcase frontcentral 40% only
2011Art of Hobbit [5]spine only
2011Art of Hobbit 138101
2018Maker of Middle-earth [324–25]item 146
2018Tolkien Treasures [84]detail of back cover and spine
2018Tolkien Treasures [102 –] 3
2018Writer’s Map 161
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 62–31as “Maquette de la jaquette pour Le Hobbit”; two-page spread
2020Worlds of Tolkien 8
TAI #220“Thror’s Map. Copied by B. Baggins”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 33r
artifacts maps
black ink pencil red ink
arrows · compass roses Cirth mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas
Celduin (River Running) Dale The Desolation of Smaug Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) Long Lake Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992Life & Legend 48107monochrome
1995Art. & Ill. 9285monochrome
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 51monochrome
2007History of Hobbit plate I, top
2011Art of Hobbit 5125
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 8317as “Carte de Thror, copiée par B. Bessac”
TAI #3Thror’s map

East is on top.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 34r
artifacts maps
blue ink red ink
arrows · compass roses Cirth dragons mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas spiders · insects
Celduin (River Running) The Desolation of Smaug Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) Long Lake Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1937The Hobbit A·3·bfront endsheet
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd28monochrome, with yellow-brown runes; moon-letters omitted
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd63monochrome, with runes on left in light yellow-brown
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-03-13spider & web only, rotated
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-03-27upper dragon only, flipped horizontally
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-09-25manicule and runes (from left) only
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 50moon-letters omitted
2011Art of Hobbit [3]lower dragon only; rust-colored ink
2011Art of Hobbit 5328
2018Maker of Middle-earth [292–93]96
2018Tolkien Treasures 92
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 11749as “Carte de Thror, illustration du Hobbit
TAI #14WilderlandSee also TAI #463
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 35r
friezes maps
black ink blue ink
arrows · compass roses dragons mountains · hills roads · paths spiders · insects trees · forests
Anduin Bruinen (Loudwater) Carrock Celduin (River Running) The Desolation of Smaug Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) Ered Mithrin (Grey Mountains) Esgaroth (Lake-town) The Forest River The Old Forest Road The Gladden Fields River Gladden Greylin River Langwell Long Lake Mirkwood Misty Mountains (Hithaeglir) Mitheithel (Hoarwell) Mount Gundabad Mountains of Mirkwood Rhovanion (Wilderland) Rhudaur Rivendell (Imladris) The Withered Heath
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1937The Hobbit A·3·bback endsheetin red and black; two-page spread
1987Hobbit: Drawings, W’colors, MSs D·ii·664452monochrome
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd336monochrome
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-06-26dragon only, in red, mirror image
1995Art. & Ill. 9487monochrome
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 399monochrome
2018Maker of Middle-earth [318–19]item 144in blue and black
2018Tolkien Treasures 96in blue and black
2018Tolkien Treasures [97]enlarged detail; in blue and black
2018Writer’s Map [72–3]in red and black; two-page spread
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [136]–763as “La Contrée Sauvage, illustration du Hobbit”; in blue and black; two-page spread
TAI #19Dust jacket design for The Fellowship of the Ring (V)
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 69r
diagrams · designs
black ink gold ink pencil red ink
eyes rings · jewels · gold Tengwar
Sauron
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1954The Lord of the Rings A·5dust jacketthe One Ring, Narya, lidless eye, and Tengwar only, redrawn by printer’s artist
1954The Lord of the Rings A·5front coverthe One Ring, Narya, lidless eye, and Tengwar only, redrawn by printer’s artist
1976Drawings E·i·1[back cover]the One Ring, Narya, lidless eye, and Tengwar only, redrawn by printer’s artist
1976’77 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·12front coveragainst black background, the One Ring, Narya, lidless eye, and Tengwar only, redrawn by printer’s artist
1993Descriptive Bibliography 93VIImonochrome, the One Ring, Narya, lidless eye, and Tengwar only, redrawn by printer’s artist
2015Art of LR 216172
TAI #449Dust jacket design for The Fellowship of the Ring (IV)
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 70r
diagrams · designs
eyes rings · jewels · gold Tengwar
Sauron
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1966The Lord of the Rings A·5·eCentral device (the One Ring, Narya, lidless eye, and Tengwar) used on dust-jackets for the hard-cover second edition.
2015Art of LR 215171
2018Maker of Middle-earth [368]116
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 185107as “Maquette de la jaquette pour La Fraternité de l’Anneau
TAI #24“Old Man Willow”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 71r
perspectives
colored pencil pencil
clouds · mists · snow plants · flowers · grasses rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests
The Old Forest The Withywindle
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1972’73 Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·5August
1973’74 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·6August
1973’74 Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·7August
1976’77 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·12JanuaryDrawings by J.R.R. Tolkien states this is an “enlarged detail.” Hammond & Anderson does not. Could someone check this?
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[53]21
1995Art. & Ill. 155147
2015Art of LR 4223
2015Tolkien Estate web site Trees gallery4th item
2018Maker of Middle-earth [334–35]item 151
2018Tolkien Treasures [111]
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 130–159as “Vieil Homme-Saule”; two-page spread
TAI #25‘Moria Gate’

As is well known by now, fragments MS. Tolkien Drawings 72r and MS Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 15r, are actually one drawing. verso is TAI #376.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 72r & MS. Tolkien Drawings 89 fol. 15r
Durin’s doors
perspectives
colored pencil pencil
architecture mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests
Eregion (Hollin) Moria
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1972’73 Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·5Septemberlower portion
1972’73 Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·5Octoberupper portion
1973’74 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·6Novemberupper portion
1973’74 Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·7Septemberlower portion
1973’74 Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·7Octoberupper portion
1976’77 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·12Marchupper portion
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[55]22, rightupper portion
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2a, E·i·2b[59]24lower portion
1992Life & Legend 69151upper portion
1992Pictures 2 E·i·2c[57]23lower portion; (items 23 and 24 were switched for this edition to make Moria items adjacent)
1995Art. & Ill. 157148upper portion
1995Art. & Ill. 157149lower portion
2015Art of LR 6439
2018Maker of Middle-earth [344–45]item 155lower portion
2018Maker of Middle-earth [347]item 156upper portion
2018Tolkien Treasures 112lower portion
2018Tolkien Treasures [113]upper portion
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 11142 & 43as “Porte de la Moria”
TAI #376Moria West Gate

recto is TAI #25.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 72v (also MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 15v)
perspectives
pencil
architecture mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests
Eregion (Hollin) Misty Mountains (Hithaeglir) Moria
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 6338
TAI #56Book of Mazarbul; page 1, final artSee also TAI #381
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 73r
artifacts
black ink red ink watercolor
books · letters Cirth
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1976’77 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·12Decembertopwith leaves 2 & 3
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2a, E·i·2b[57]23, topwith leaves 2 & 3
1992Pictures 2 E·i·2c[59]24, topwith leaves 2 & 3; (items 23 and 24 were switched for this edition)
1995Lord of the Rings (Croatian xlation) A·5per Reader’s Companion
2004The Lord of the Rings (50th ann. ed.) following 3201st plate, v
2015Art of LR 8661
2015Tolkien Estate web site Calligraphy gallery1st item
2018Maker of Middle-earth [349]item 157
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 11547as “Le Livre de Mazarbul, première feuille”
TAI #57Book of Mazarbul; page 2, final artSee also TAI #384
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 74r
artifacts
black ink watercolor
books · letters Tengwar
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1976’77 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·12Decemberlower leftwith leaves 1 & 3
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2a, E·i·2b[57]23, lower leftwith leaves 1 & 3
1992Pictures 2 E·i·2c[59]24, lower leftwith leaves 1 & 3; (items 23 and 24 were switched for this edition)
1995Lord of the Rings (Croatian xlation) A·5per Reader’s Companion
2004The Lord of the Rings (50th ann. ed.) following 3202nd plate, r
2015Art of LR 8662
2015Tolkien Estate web site Calligraphy gallery2nd item
2018Maker of Middle-earth [349]item 158
TAI #58Book of Mazarbul; page 3, final artSee also TAI #385
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 75r
artifacts
black ink colored pencil watercolor
books · letters Cirth Tengwar
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1976’77 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·12Decemberlower rightwith leaves 1 & 2
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2a, E·i·2b[57]23, lower rightwith leaves 1 & 2
1992Life & Legend 76154
1992Pictures 2 E·i·2c[59]24, lower rightwith leaves 1 & 2; (items 23 and 24 were switched for this edition)
1995Art. & Ill. 161156
1995Lord of the Rings (Croatian xlation) A·5per Reader’s Companion
2004The Lord of the Rings (50th ann. ed.) following 3202nd plate, v
2015Art of LR 8763
2015Tolkien Estate web site Calligraphy gallery3rd item
2018Maker of Middle-earth [349]item 159
2018Tolkien Treasures 115
TAI #49“Helm’s Deep & the Hornburg”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 76r
perspectives
colored pencil pencil
architecture bridges · fords buildings mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths
The Deeping Stream Ered Nimrais (White Mountains) Helm’s Deep Hornburg Rohan Thrihyrne Westfold
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1976’77 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·12Junetext removed
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[63]26text removed
1995Art. & Ill. 165161monochrome
2015Art of LR 10174
2019Fifty Maps [108]
2019Talking Maps [148]73aas one of “Two illustrations of Helm’s Deep valley and the Hornburg fortress, drawn on a studen’t examination paper”
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 15075as “La Gorge de Helm et Ferté-au-Cor, vers 1942”
TAI #257Helm’s Deep
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 76v
diagrams · designs maps
black ink colored pencil pencil
arrows · compass roses mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths
The Deeping Stream Ered Nimrais (White Mountains) Helm’s Deep Hornburg Rohan Thrihyrne Westfold
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 165160
2015Art of LR 10376
2019Fifty Maps 109[unlabelled]
2019Talking Maps [149]73bas one of “Two illustrations of Helm’s Deep valley and the Hornburg fortress, drawn on a studen’t examination paper”
TAI #193Orthanc IaSee also TAI #194
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 77r
perspectives
colored pencil pencil
architecture buildings mountains · hills roads · paths
Isengard Orthanc
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992HM9a: Sauron A·29138above
1995Art. & Ill. 167163, above
2015Art of LR 10979, above
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 17295, aboveas “Isengard et Nan Curunír”
TAI #194Orthanc IbSee also TAI #193
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 77r
perspectives
colored pencil pencil
architecture buildings mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths
Isengard Orthanc
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992HM9a: Sauron A·29138below
1995Art. & Ill. 167163, below
2015Art of LR 10979, below
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 17295, belowas “Isengard et Nan Curunír”
TAI #51“Orthanc”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 78r
diagrams · designs
black ink pencil
architecture buildings
Orthanc
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1976’77 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·12Augustleftwith “Minas Tirith”
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[64]27, leftwith “Minas Tirith”
1992HM9a: Sauron A·29139III, rightmonochrome
2015Art of LR 11080, right
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [168]righttan paper
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [170]93, rightas one of “Trois croquis d’Orthanc”
TAI #197Orthanc IIIa
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 78r
diagrams · designs perspectives
pencil
architecture buildings stars
Orthanc
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992HM9a: Sauron A·29139III, top leftmonochrome
2015Art of LR 11080, top left
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [168]top lefttan paper
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [170]93, top leftas one of “Trois croquis d’Orthanc”
TAI #198Orthanc IIIb
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 78r
diagrams · designs perspectives
pencil
architecture buildings mountains · hills
Orthanc
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992HM9a: Sauron A·29139III, centermonochrome
2015Art of LR 11080, center
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [168]centertan paper
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [170]93, centeras one of “Trois croquis d’Orthanc”
TAI #199Orthanc IIId
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 78r
diagrams · designs
pencil
architecture buildings
Orthanc
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992HM9a: Sauron A·29139III, lower leftmonochrome
2015Art of LR 11080, lower left
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [168]lower lefttan paper
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [170]93, lower leftas part of “Trois croquis d’Orthanc”
TAI #200Orthanc IIIe
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 78r
diagrams · designs
pencil
architecture buildings
Orthanc
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992HM9a: Sauron A·29139III, lower rightmonochrome
2015Art of LR 11080, lower right
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [168]lower righttan paper
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [170]93, lower rightas part of “Trois croquis d’Orthanc”
TAI #195Orthanc’s RoofSee also TAI #196
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 78v
diagrams · designs
pencil
architecture buildings
Orthanc
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992HM9a: Sauron A·29139top figure, left
2015Art of LR 11281
TAI #196Orthanc’s RoofSee also TAI #195
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 78v
diagrams · designs
pencil
architecture buildings
Orthanc
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992HM9a: Sauron A·29139top figure, right
2015Art of LR 11281
TAI #50“Dunharrow”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 79r
perspectives
colored pencil pencil
clouds · mists · snow mountains · hills roads · paths trees · forests
Dunharrow Ered Nimrais (White Mountains) Rohan Starkhorn
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1976’77 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·12July
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[69]29
1990HM8: War A·28iplate, recto
1995Art. & Ill. 171166
2015Art of LR 159124
2018Maker of Middle-earth [357]item 163
2018Tolkien Treasures [116]enlarged detail of standing stones
2018Tolkien Treasures 117
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [144]cropped; on salmon paper
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 15377as “Dunhart”
TAI #26‘Barad-dûr: The Fortress of Sauron’
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 80r
perspectives
black ink colored pencil pencil
architecture buildings clouds · mists · snow fire mountains · hills
Barad-dûr (Dark Tower) Plateau of Gorgoroth Mordor Orodruin (Mt. Doom)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1972’73 Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·5November
1973’74 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·6October
1973’74 Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·7November
1976’77 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·12Octoberrightwith “Mount Doom”
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[71]30, right
1992Life & Legend 72165
1995Art. & Ill. 152145
2015Art of LR 187147
2018Maker of Middle-earth [326]enlarged detail
2018Maker of Middle-earth [362]item 165
2018Tolkien Treasures 119
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 199123as “Barad-dûr, forteresse de Sauron, vers 1944”
TAI #401Sketch of Minas TirithSee also TAI #402
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 80v
perspectives
pencil
architecture buildings mountains · hills
Gondor Minas Tirith Mindolluin White Tower
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 143107, centercenter
TAI #402Sketch perhaps affiliated with Minas TirithSee also TAI #401
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 80v
diagrams · designs perspectives
pencil
architecture
Minas Tirith
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 143107, bottombottom
TAI #53“Shelob’s Lair”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 81r
perspectives
black ink colored pencil pencil
buildings clouds · mists · snow fire mountains · hills roads · paths
Cirith Ungol Ephel Dúath (Mountains of Shadow) Mordor Shelob’s Lair
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1976’77 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·12September
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[67]28
1990HM8: War A·28iplate, verso
1992Life & Legend 73160
1995Art. & Ill. 175171
2015Art of LR 12593
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 192115as “L’antre d’Araigne”
TAI #54“Orodruin, Mt. Doom, Sam’s Path”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 82r
perspectives
colored pencil pencil
bridges · fords clouds · mists · snow fire mountains · hills roads · paths
Plateau of Gorgoroth Mordor Orodruin (Mt. Doom) Sammath Naur (Chambers of Fire)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1976’77 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·12Octoberleftwith “the Walls of Barad-dûr”
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[70]30, left
1992HM9a: Sauron A·2942
2015Art of LR 191150, center
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [198]122, centeras one of “Deux croquis du Mont Destin, en Mordor”
TAI #433Mount Doom from the North (sketch)
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 82r
diagrams · designs perspectives
pencil
fire mountains · hills roads · paths
Mordor Orodruin (Mt. Doom)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 191150, bottom
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [198]122, bottomas one of “Deux croquis du Mont Desin, en Mordor”
TAI #315The Misty Mountains
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 84, fol. 37r
perspectives
pencil watercolor
bridges · fords mountains · hills plants · flowers · grasses rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths trees · forests
The East-West Road Misty Mountains (Hithaeglir) Rhudaur
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 208200
2011Art of Hobbit 6035
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [108]40as “Les Montagnes de Brume”
TAI #495‘Beyond’
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 12r
perspectives tableaux
watercolor
moon mountains · hills roads · paths stars trees · forests
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth 17066
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 277201as “Au-delà, illustration pour le Livre d’Ishness
TAI #496‘There’

inscribed “There (when you don’t / want to go / from here)” in pencil

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 13r
tableaux
pencil watercolor
mountains · hills trees · forests
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [171]item 41 (upper)
TAI #497‘Here’

inscribed “Here (in an exciting place)” in pencil

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 13r
tableaux
pencil watercolor
trees · forests
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [171]item 41 (lower)
TAI #209“Water, wind & sand”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 20r
perspectives tableaux
pencil watercolor white body color
clouds · mists · snow mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 4642
2015Tolkien Estate web site Landscapes gallery4th item
2018Maker of Middle-earth [8–9]enlarged detail
2018Maker of Middle-earth [173]item 42
2018Tolkien Treasures [26]enlarged detail
2018Tolkien Treasures 36
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 275198as “Mer, vent et sable”
TAI #210“Tanaqui”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 21r
perspectives
pencil watercolor
buildings mountains · hills
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 4743
2015Tolkien Estate web site Landscapes gallery8th item
2018Maker of Middle-earth [82–83]enlarged detail
2018Maker of Middle-earth [206]80
2018Tolkien Treasures [62]detail
2018Tolkien Treasures 65
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 208130
TAI #211The shores of Faëry
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 22r
perspectives
black ink pencil watercolor
buildings moon mountains · hills stars sun
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 4844
2015Tolkien Estate web site Landscapes gallery5th item
2018Maker of Middle-earth [203]item 65
2018Tolkien Treasures [4–5]detail
2018Tolkien Treasures 64
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 210133as “Les Rivages de Faërie”
2020Worlds of Tolkien 29
TAI #212The man in the moon
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 23r
perspectives
pencil silver paint watercolor
moon mountains · hills tools · instruments
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 4945
2015Tolkien Estate web site Landscapes gallery9th item
TAI #462Fantasy landscape with covered bridge
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 26r
perspectives
black ink watercolor
bridges · fords mountains · hills roads · paths sun
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Tolkien Estate web site Landscapes gallery6th item
2018Maker of Middle-earth [175]item 43
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 278203as “Paysage de Fantasy”
2020Worlds of Tolkien 161
TAI #60“Mithrim”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 33r
friezes perspectives
black ink pencil watercolor
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests
Hithlum Lake Mithrim
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1977’78 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·15Februarycenter
1978’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·20Junerecto
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[75]32
1992Life & Legend 68208
1995Art. & Ill. 5046
2018Maker of Middle-earth 21684
2018Tolkien Treasures 70–[71]
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [286–7]212two-page spread
TAI #76“Glórund sets forth to seek Túrin”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 34r
elvenking’s gate
friezes perspectives tableaux
black ink watercolor
clouds · mists · snow dragons fire mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas sun trees · forests
Beleriand Nargothrond River Narog
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1977’78 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·15November
1978’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·20Octoberrecto
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[87]38
1982Unfinished Tales A·17·dfront cover
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-08-31
1992Life & Legend 68207
1995Art. & Ill. 5147
2015Tolkien Estate web site Website Illustrations gallery6th item
2018Maker of Middle-earth [200]enlarged detail of Glórund, Nargothrond, the Narog, and mountains
2018Maker of Middle-earth [231]item 76
2018Tolkien Treasures 76
2018Tolkien Treasures [77]detail
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 280205as “Glórund part à la recherche de Túrin”
TAI #40“hringboga heorte gefysed”See also TAI #213

‘”Now was the heart of the coiling beast stirred“, Beowulf, line 2,561.’ Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth, p. 270.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 37r
tableaux
black ink pencil watercolor
dragons
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1976Drawings E·i·1[upper cover]
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Januarytop
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[91]40, top
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-11-06
1992Life & Legend [3]monochrome
1992Life & Legend [52]132monochrome
1995Art. & Ill. 5248, center
1995Art. & Ill. back cover
2014Beowulf dust jacket (front)
2014Beowulf [frontispiece]
2015Tolkien Estate web site Website Illustrations gallery9th item
2018Maker of Middle-earth [271]95, center
2018Tolkien Treasures [57]center
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 233153, centeras “Dragon torsadé”
TAI #213flowerSee also TAI #40
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 37r
diagrams · designs objects
black ink pencil watercolor
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992Life & Legend [52]132, upper rightmonochrome
1992Life & Legend 91upper leftmonochrome
1995Art. & Ill. 5248, upper right
2018Maker of Middle-earth [271]95, upper right
2018Tolkien Treasures [57]upper right
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 233153, upper leftas part of “Dragon torsadé”
TAI #214flowerSee also TAI #40
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 37r
diagrams · designs objects
black ink pencil watercolor
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992Life & Legend [52]132.3, top rightmonochrome
1992Life & Legend 93bottom leftblack & white
1995Art. & Ill. 5248, top right
2018Maker of Middle-earth [271]95, top right
2018Tolkien Treasures [57]top right
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 233153, top rightas part of “Dragon torsadé”
TAI #45Dragon and Warrior
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 39
tableaux
black ink pencil watercolor
dragons fire weapons
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1976Drawings E·i·1[17]monochrome
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Januarybottom right
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[91]40, lower right
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-12-05mirror image
1995Art. & Ill. 5249
2011Art of Hobbit 5227
TAI #71Nargothrond
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 46
elvenking’s gate
perspectives
pencil watercolor
architecture mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests
Beleriand Nargothrond River Narog
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1977’78 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·15May
1978’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·20Aprilrecto
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[77]33
2011Art of Hobbit 8454
TAI #72Nargothrond
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 50
elvenking’s gate
perspectives
pencil
architecture mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests
Beleriand Nargothrond River Narog
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1977’78 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·15Junecolorized
1978’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·20Januaryrectocolorized
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[78]34, left
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[79]34, rightcolorized
1995Art. & Ill. 6056
2015Tolkien Estate web site Landscapes gallery11th item
TAI #75Tol Sirion
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 51
perspectives
pencil
architecture bridges · fords buildings moon mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths sun trees · forests
Ered Wethrin Taur-nu-Fuin (Dorthonion) Tol Sirion
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1977’78 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·15Septembercolorized
1978’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·20Mayrectocolorized
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[82]36, left
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[83]36, rightcolorized
1995Art. & Ill. 5955
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [97]29as “Le Val du Sirion”
TAI #112seascape frieze
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 52
friezes tableaux
colored pencil pencil
birds · eagles clouds · mists · snow rivers · lakes · seas
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Novembertop
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[95]42, top
1983The Silmarillion A·15·jfront coverdetail
1995Art. & Ill. 6259, top
TAI #116mountains & trees frieze
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 52
friezes tableaux
colored pencil pencil
clouds · mists · snow moon mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·7Novemberbottom
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[95]42, bottom
1983The Silmarillion A·15·jfront coverdetail
1995Art. & Ill. 6259, middle
TAI #217bushes, stars, and sun frieze
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 52
friezes tableaux
colored pencil pencil
clouds · mists · snow mountains · hills plants · flowers · grasses stars sun trees · forests
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 6259, bottom
TAI #89The Tree of Amalion
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 53
tableaux
colored pencil pencil
plants · flowers · grasses trees · forests
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Maytop left
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[93]41, top
1979Tree & Leaf; Smith; Beorhtnoth A·13cover(third impression)
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-12-12mirror image
1995Art. & Ill. 6462
2015Tolkien Estate web site Website Illustrations gallery (“The Tree of Amalión [sic]”)
TAI #238Gnarled treeSee also TAI #12

Many (including Hammond & Scull in ArtH) have noticed that this anthropomorphic tree of Tolkien’s looks just like that in TAI #12. Inscribed in right margin, “July 1928” and in upper right corner, “20”.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 88, fol. 20r
tableaux
black ink
trees · forests
Celduin (River Running) Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 136129
2011Art of Hobbit 10067
TAI #215Mountain landscape

Pencilled in lower right, “Lyme Regis / Aug. 1928”.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 88, fol. 21r
perspectives
colored pencil
mountains · hills roads · paths trees · forests
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 5753
2011Art of Hobbit 6036
2018Maker of Middle-earth 22086
TAI #218The Wood at the World’s End

Pencilled in lower right, “1928”.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 88, fol. 22r
perspectives tableaux
black ink watercolor
mountains · hills sun trees · forests
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 6360
2011Art of Hobbit 13699
TAI #498‘Maddo’
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 88, fol. 31r
tableaux
black ink colored ink watercolor
moon stars trees · forests
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 8478
2018Maker of Middle-earth 17870
TAI #479‘Owlamoo’
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 88, fol. 32r
tableaux
black ink red ink watercolor
birds · eagles
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992Life & Legend 83monochrome
1995Art. & Ill. 8479
2018Maker of Middle-earth [179]item 45
TAI #90The Tree of Amalion
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 88, fol. 1
tableaux
black ink colored pencil watercolor
plants · flowers · grasses trees · forests
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Maybottom left
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[93]41, bottom
2015Tolkien Estate web site Trees gallery8th item (“Tree in Flower”)
2018Maker of Middle-earth [183]item 47
2018Tolkien Treasures [60]detail
2018Tolkien Treasures 61
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [204]monochrome; on taupe paper
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 213135as “L’Arbre d’Amalion”
TAI #329“The White Dragon Pursues Roverandom & the Moondog”

Not Smaug circling Erebor, but it might as well be.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 3r
perspectives
black ink
dragons moon mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas spiders · insects stars
Smaug
Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 10772
TAI #28‘The Forest of Lothlorien in Spring’
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 12r
perspectives
colored pencil pencil
plants · flowers · grasses trees · forests
Lórien (Lothlórien)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1973’74 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·6April
1976’77 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·12April
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[61]25
1995Art. & Ill. 162157
2015Art of LR 8864
2015Tolkien Estate web site Trees gallery5th item
2018Maker of Middle-earth [351]item 160
2018Tolkien Treasures [104]enlarged detail
2018Tolkien Treasures 118
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 9628as “La Forêt de la Lothlórien au printemps”
2020Worlds of Tolkien 119
TAI #226sketch (III) for The Hill: Hobbiton across the Water

I’ve not seen the first impression of the first edition of Pictures; Christopher Tolkien’s description of “an unpublished sketch of Hobbiton … in which … there are no words … on the signpost” can, however, refer only to this piece — unless there is a further otherwise-unpublished sketch. I’d love to hear from anyone who has the first impression!

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 12v
The Hill
perspectives
pencil
architecture bridges · fords buildings mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths
Bag End Bagshot Row The Hill Hobbiton The Shire The Water
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2·a[12]1, leftfirst impression of E·i·2·a only
1995Art. & Ill. 10396
2011Art of Hobbit 309
TAI #27“Halls of Manwe on the Mountains of the World above Faerie”

Penciled on verso, “Halls of Manwe on the / Mountains of the World / above Faerie”. Also referred to as “Taniquetil.”

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 13r
perspectives
black ink watercolor white body color
clouds · mists · snow mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas ships · boats stars sun
Taniquetil (Oiolossë)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1973’74 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·6January
1977’78 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·15March
1978’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·20front cover
1978’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·20Decemberrecto
1978’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·20back cover
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[73]31
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-02-03reversed
1992Life & Legend front cover
1992Life and Legend · exhibition poster
1995Art. & Ill. front cover
1995Art. & Ill. 5652
2015Tolkien Estate web site Website Illustrations gallery4th item (“Halls of Manwë ~ Taniquetil”)
2018Maker of Middle-earth [221]item 72
2018Tolkien Treasures 66
2018Tolkien Treasures [67]detail showing swan boat and Elven city of Alqualondë (“Swanhaven”)
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 209132as “Halls de Manwë (Taniquetil)”
2020Worlds of Tolkien 73
TAI #29“Beleg finds Gwindor in Taur-na-Fúin”See also TAI #9

Later titled “Fangorn Forest,” an early name for Taur-nu-Fuin (Dorthonion), not to be confused with Treebeard’s Fangorn. The image was later the inspiration for “Mirkwood.”

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 14r
perspectives
black ink colored ink pencil watercolor
trees · forests
Beleriand Taur-nu-Fuin (Dorthonion)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1973’74 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·6December
1976’77 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·12May
1977’78 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·15August
1978’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·20Marchrector/l reversed
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[85]37, right
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-12-30
1995Art. & Ill. 5854
2011Art of Hobbit 7648
2015Tolkien Estate web site Website Illustrations gallery5th item (“Taur-na-Fúin ~ Fangorn Forest”)
2018Maker of Middle-earth [4–5]enlarged detail showing Beleg
2018Maker of Middle-earth 224–[225]item 74
2018Tolkien Treasures 72
2018Tolkien Treasures [73]enlarged detail showing Beleg and Gwindor
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 128–958as “Beleg découvre Flinding à Taur-na-Fúin (« Forêt de Fangorn »)“; two-page spread
2020Worlds of Tolkien 124–5
TAI #20Doors of Durin

This “final art” by Tolkien was subsequently emended by a printer’s artist. For example, faint pencil just inside the lower of the two arch lines (above the seven stars) has been erased, as has a similar pencil line just above the text below the drawing; also, that text has been dropped slightly to allow more room between it and the drawing.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 16r
Durin’s doors
diagrams · designs
black ink pencil
architecture crowns · hats · helms stars Tengwar tools · instruments trees · forests
Eregion (Hollin) Moria
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1954The Lord of the Rings A·51.3191.319emended by printer’s artist — see Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 38r
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[54]22, leftemended by printer’s artist — see Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 38r
1995Art. & Ill. 159154emended by printer’s artist — see Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 38r
2015Art of LR 7046
2018Maker of Middle-earth [55]27
TAI #227“Riding down into Rivendell”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 17r
Rivendell
perspectives
black ink colored pencil pencil
architecture bridges · fords buildings horses mountains · hills plants · flowers · grasses rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests
Misty Mountains (Hithaeglir) Rhudaur Rivendell (Imladris)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 113104
2007History of Hobbit plate V, bottom
2011Art of Hobbit 4217
TAI #318Elrond’s house and the bridge at Rivendell
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 17v
diagrams · designs perspectives
black ink pencil
architecture bridges · fords buildings rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths
Rhudaur Rivendell (Imladris)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 4318
TAI #42Dwarves marchingSee also TAI #46
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 19r
tableaux
black ink pencil
Dwarves mountains · hills
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1976Drawings E·i·1[13]
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd40monochrome
1995Art. & Ill. 112103, bottom
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 65
2007History of Hobbit plate IX, bottom
2011Art of Hobbit 10773, bottom
TAI #43DwarfSee also TAI #46
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 19r
diagrams · designs
pencil
Dwarves
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd40monochrome
1995Art. & Ill. 112103, lower right
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 65
2007History of Hobbit plate IX, bottom
2011Art of Hobbit 10773, lower right
TAI #44Dwarf headSee also TAI #46
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 19r
diagrams · designs
pencil
Dwarves
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd40monochrome
1995Art. & Ill. 112103, lower right
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 65
2007History of Hobbit plate IX, bottom
2011Art of Hobbit 10773, lower right
TAI #46Smaug in flightSee also TAI #42
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 19r
diagrams · designs tableaux
black ink pencil
dragons
Smaug
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1976Drawings E·i·1[19]
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd40monochrome
1995Art. & Ill. 112103, top right
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 65
2007History of Hobbit plate IX, bottom
2011Art of Hobbit 10773, top right
TAI #47dragon headSee also TAI #42
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 19r
diagrams · designs
pencil
dragons
Smaug
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd40monochrome
1995Art. & Ill. 112103, top left
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 65
2007History of Hobbit plate IX, bottom
2011Art of Hobbit 10773, top left
TAI #317“The Three Trolls are turned to Stone”See also TAI #92
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 20r
perspectives tableaux
black ink white body color
Dwarves fire sun tools · instruments tools · instruments trees · forests Trolls
Rhudaur The Trollshaws
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992Life & Legend 49108
2011Art of Hobbit 3814
TAI #92“The Three Trolls are turned to Stone”See also TAI #317
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 21r
perspectives tableaux
black ink pencil
Dwarves fire sun tools · instruments tools · instruments trees · forests Trolls
Rhudaur The Trollshaws
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Junecolorized
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[16]3, left
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[17]3, rightcolorized
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd51black on tan
1995Art. & Ill. 109100
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 81
2007History of Hobbit plate V, top
2011Art of Hobbit 3915
2011Art of Hobbit 141103, top rightdetail of Bilbo
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 14167as “Les trois Trolls sont changés en pierre”
TAI #241Smaug flies around the Lonely Mountain
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 22r
perspectives
black ink pencil
architecture buildings clouds · mists · snow dragons mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests
Celduin (River Running) Dale The Desolation of Smaug Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) Ered Mithrin (Grey Mountains) Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 142134
2011Art of Hobbit 10874
TAI #242The Front Door
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 23r
friezes perspectives
black ink brown ink pencil watercolor
buildings dragons moon mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests
Celduin (River Running) Dale The Desolation of Smaug Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) Ered Mithrin (Grey Mountains) Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 142135
2007History of Hobbit plate X, top
2011Art of Hobbit 11076
TAI #111“Smaug flies round the Mountain”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 24r
perspectives
black ink pencil watercolor white body color
architecture buildings moon mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas stars
Celduin (River Running) Dale The Desolation of Smaug Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) Ered Mithrin (Grey Mountains) Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18October
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[47]18
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-11-02
2007History of Hobbit plate X, bottom
2011Art of Hobbit 10975
TAI #136Plan (I) of the Lonely MountainSee also TAI #334

Arbitrarily assigned “I”. Hammond & Scull call this a “Plan of the Lonely Mountain”; Anderson a “schematic drawing … of the Lonely Mountain as seen from the west.”

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 25r
diagrams · designs
black ink pencil
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths
Celduin (River Running) The Desolation of Smaug Erebor (The Lonely Mountain)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1987The Hobbit A·3·yi12monochrome
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd218monochrome
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 259, top
2007History of Hobbit plate II, bottom
2011Art of Hobbit 12084
TAI #335“View through B[ack] G[ate]”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 25v
diagrams · designs perspectives
pencil
mountains · hills
Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 12186
TAI #236The Lonely Mountain
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 26r
diagrams · designs perspectives
black ink colored pencil pencil red ink
buildings mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas
Celduin (River Running) Dale The Desolation of Smaug Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 134128
2007History of Hobbit plate II, top
2011Art of Hobbit 12287, top
TAI #237map of the Long Lake
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 26r
maps
black ink colored pencil pencil red ink
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas
Celduin (River Running) Esgaroth (Lake-town) The Forest River Long Lake Mirkwood Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 134128
2007History of Hobbit plate II, top
2011Art of Hobbit 12287, bottom
TAI #9MirkwoodSee also TAI #29

Original is lost; all reproductions are of the 1937 plate.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 27r
friezes perspectives
black ink pencil
trees · forests
Mirkwood Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1937The Hobbit A·3·a146, facing
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[84]37, leftmonochrome
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd153
1995Art. & Ill. 9688monochrome
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 192
2007History of Hobbit plate VII, top
2011Art of Hobbit 7547
2018Maker of Middle-earth 3918from published “The Hobbit” plate
TAI #229“The Misty Mountains Looking West from the Eagles’ Eyrie towards Goblin Gate”

Inscribed on verso, ”The Misty Mountains / looking West / from the Eagles’ Eyrie towards / Goblin Gate”.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 30r
perspectives
black ink pencil
birds · eagles clouds · mists · snow mountains · hills trees · forests
Misty Mountains (Hithaeglir) Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 119110
2011Art of Hobbit 6137
2015Tolkien Estate web site Landscapes gallery2nd item (“The Misty Mountains”)
TAI #233Entrance to the Elvenking’s Halls
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 31r
elvenking’s gate
black ink pencil
architecture bridges · fords clouds · mists · snow mountains · hills plants · flowers · grasses rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths trees · forests
The Forest River Mirkwood Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 125119
2011Art of Hobbit 8152
2011Art of Hobbit 8959, center rightdetail of entrance
TAI #232Entrance to the Elvenking’s Halls
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 32r
elvenking’s gate
perspectives
black ink pencil
architecture bridges · fords mountains · hills plants · flowers · grasses rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests
The Forest River Mirkwood Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 125118
2011Art of Hobbit 8051
2011Art of Hobbit 8959, center leftdetail of entrance
TAI #135“Gate of the Elvenking’s Halls”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 33r
elvenking’s gate
perspectives
black ink pencil
architecture bridges · fords mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests
The Forest River Mirkwood Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1987The Hobbit A·3·yi8
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd184
1995Art. & Ill. 127120
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 224, bottom
2011Art of Hobbit 8253
2011Art of Hobbit 8959, bottom leftdetail of entrance
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [90]detail; on teal paper
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [94]25as “Porte du palais du roi des Elfes”
TAI #216Nargothrond
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 34r
elvenking’s gate
perspectives
black ink pencil
architecture bridges · fords mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests
Beleriand Nargothrond River Narog
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 6057monochrome
2011Art of Hobbit 8555
TAI #231Entrance to the Elvenking’s Halls
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 35r
elvenking’s gate
perspectives
black ink pencil watercolor
architecture bridges · fords mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests
The Forest River Mirkwood Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 124117
2011Art of Hobbit 7849
2011Art of Hobbit 8959, top leftdetail of entrance
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 9527as “Entrée du palais du roi des Elfes”
TAI #88The Elvenking’s gate from across the river

Verso: runes for Thror’s map; see Art of the Hobbit fig. 31, p. 57.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 36r
elvenking’s gate
perspectives
black ink pencil watercolor
architecture bridges · fords clouds · mists · snow moon rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths spiders · insects trees · forests
The Forest River Mirkwood Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18April
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[33]11
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd185monochrome
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 224monochrome
2007History of Hobbit plate VII, bottom
2011Art of Hobbit 7950
2011Art of Hobbit 8959, top rightdetail of entrance
TAI #41Design for The Hobbit front cover
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 38r
diagrams · designs tableaux
black ink pencil white body color
dragons mountains · hills
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1976Drawings E·i·1[11]top dragon only
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd[i]top dragon only
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd[xi]top dragon only
1995Art. & Ill. 147140
2011Art of Hobbit 13092
TAI #336Dragon sketch
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 38v
diagrams · designs tableaux
pencil
dragons
Smaug
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 12891, top left
TAI #337Dragon sketch
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 38v
diagrams · designs tableaux
black ink
dragons
Smaug
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 12891, top right
TAI #338Dragon sketch
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 38v
diagrams · designs tableaux
pencil
dragons
Smaug
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 12891, center right
TAI #339Dragon sketch
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 38v
diagrams · designs tableaux
pencil
dragons
Smaug
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 12891, lower right
TAI #340Dragon sketch
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 38v
diagrams · designs tableaux
black ink pencil
dragons
Smaug
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 12891, bottom right
TAI #346Design for The Hobbit upper binding (1)
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 39r
diagrams · designs friezes
pencil
mountains · hills
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 13294
TAI #347Design for The Hobbit upper binding
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 40r
diagrams · designs friezes
black ink pencil
moon mountains · hills sun
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 13295
2011Art of Hobbit slipcase backin light gray and dark gray; no text
TAI #341Trial drawing for The Hobbit binding frieze
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 41r
friezes
black ink
mountains · hills
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 13193, top
TAI #342Trial drawing for The Hobbit binding frieze
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 41r
friezes
pencil
mountains · hills
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 13193, second line
TAI #343Trial drawing for The Hobbit binding frieze
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 41r
friezes
black ink pencil
moon mountains · hills sun
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 13193, center
TAI #344Trial drawing for The Hobbit binding frieze
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 41r
friezes
black ink
mountains · hills
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 13193, fourth line
TAI #345Trial drawing for The Hobbit binding frieze
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 41r
diagrams · designs friezes
black ink pencil
mountains · hills
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 13193, bottom
TAI #352Design for The Hobbit binding frieze
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 42r
friezes
black ink pencil
mountains · hills
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 144106
TAI #244Design for Hobbit back cover and spine
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 43r
diagrams · designs friezes tableaux
black ink pencil
Cirth dragons moon mountains · hills
Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 147141monochrome
2011Art of Hobbit 13497
TAI #245Hobbit cover sketch: sun with moon and rune
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 43r
diagrams · designs tableaux
pencil
Cirth moon mountains · hills sun
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 147141, leftmonochrome
2011Art of Hobbit 13497, left
TAI #246Hobbit cover sketch: moon and rune
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 43r
diagrams · designs
black ink
Cirth moon
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 147141, upper centermonochrome
2011Art of Hobbit 13497, upper center
TAI #247Hobbit cover sketch: moon and rune
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 43r
diagrams · designs
pencil
Cirth moon
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 147141, centermonochrome
2011Art of Hobbit 13497, center
TAI #248Hobbit cover sketch: moon and rune
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 43r
diagrams · designs
black ink pencil
Cirth moon
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 147141, right
2011Art of Hobbit 13497, right
TAI #249Hobbit cover sketch: moon and rune
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 43r
diagrams · designs
black ink pencil
Cirth moon
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 147141, lower centermonochrome
2011Art of Hobbit 13497, lower center
TAI #250Hobbit cover sketch: sun
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 43r
diagrams · designs tableaux
pencil
sun
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 147141, bottom centermonochrome
2011Art of Hobbit 13497, bottom center
TAI #348Design for Hobbit back cover and spine
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 44r
diagrams · designs
pencil
Cirth moon mountains · hills sun
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 13396
TAI #243The Coming of the Eagles
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 45r
perspectives
black ink pencil red ink
birds · eagles clouds · mists · snow mountains · hills tools · instruments
Celduin (River Running) Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) The Iron Hills Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 145138monochrome
2007History of Hobbit plate XII, bottom right
2011Art of Hobbit 11680
TAI #334Plan (II) of the Lonely MountainSee also TAI #136
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 46r
diagrams · designs perspectives
black ink
clouds · mists · snow mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths trees · forests
Celduin (River Running) The Desolation of Smaug Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 12085
TAI #328The Forest River
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 47r
barrel rider
perspectives
crayon pencil
moon mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests
The Forest River Mirkwood Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 9362
TAI #327Preliminary art for Sketch for The Forest River
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 47v
barrel rider
perspectives
pencil
architecture buildings mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests
The Forest River Mirkwood Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 9160
TAI #137“The Back Door”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 48r
perspectives tableaux
pencil
architecture Dwarves mountains · hills tools · instruments
Bilbo
Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1987The Hobbit A·3·yi13
1995Art. & Ill. 138131
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 259, bottom
2007History of Hobbit plate IX, top
2011Art of Hobbit 10269
TAI #239“View from Back Door”

with and on top of TAI #240.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 48v
perspectives
black ink pencil
clouds · mists · snow mountains · hills sun
Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 139132
2007History of Hobbit plate IX, middle
2011Art of Hobbit 10370, right
TAI #240sketch of Erebor, River Running, Dale, Long Lake, and Forest River

With and underneath TAI #239.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 48v
diagrams · designs
pencil
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas
Celduin (River Running) Dale Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) The Forest River Long Lake Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 139132
2007History of Hobbit plate IX, middle
2011Art of Hobbit 10370, center left
TAI #219Wilderland, preliminary art
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 49r
maps
black ink colored pencil pencil red ink
arrows · compass roses mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests
Anduin Celduin (River Running) Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) Ered Mithrin (Grey Mountains) The Forest River The Old Forest Road Mirkwood Misty Mountains (Hithaeglir) Mount Gundabad Mountains of Mirkwood Rhovanion (Wilderland) Rivendell (Imladris)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 9084
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 plate 4, bottom
2007History of Hobbit plate I, bottom
2011Art of Hobbit 12488
2018Maker of Middle-earth [317]105
TAI #324Revised map of the Misty Mountains and the upper part of the Great River
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 50r
maps
black ink colored pencil pencil
bridges · fords buildings mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests
Anduin Carrock The Old Forest Road Mirkwood Misty Mountains (Hithaeglir) Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 7346
TAI #331Map of Lonely Mountain and surrounding lands
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 50v
maps
black ink pencil
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests
Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) The Forest River Long Lake Mirkwood Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 11882
TAI #332Map of Lonely Mountain and surrounding lands

Mountains to the north/east of Erebor more likely to be the Iron Hills than Ered Mithrin?

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 51r
maps
black ink colored pencil pencil
arrows · compass roses mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas
Celduin (River Running) Dale The Desolation of Smaug Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) Ered Mithrin (Grey Mountains) Esgaroth (Lake-town) The Forest River The Iron Hills Mirkwood Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 11983
TAI #333Map of Lonely Mountain and surrounding lands
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 51r
maps
pencil
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas
Celduin (River Running) Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) Long Lake Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2011Art of Hobbit 11983, lower right
TAI #391Thrihyrne
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 2r
perspectives
black ink pencil
architecture buildings mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas
Ered Nimrais (White Mountains) Helm’s Deep Hornburg Rohan Thrihyrne
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 9973
TAI #258Later view of Minas Tirith (II)
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 3r
diagrams · designs perspectives
pencil
architecture buildings
Gondor Minas Tirith
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 174169
2015Art of LR 148113
TAI #405Later view of Minas Tirith (I)
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 4r
diagrams · designs perspectives
pencil
architecture buildings roads · paths
Gondor Minas Tirith
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 148112
TAI #404Later plan of Minas Tirith
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 5r
diagrams · designs maps
pencil
buildings mountains · hills roads · paths
Gondor Minas Tirith
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 148111
TAI #260Farmer Cotton’s house (plan)
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 6r
diagrams · designs
pencil
architecture buildings
The Marish The Shire
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 178175, topmonochrome
2015Art of LR 198155, top
TAI #261Farmer Cotton’s house (plan)
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 6r
diagrams · designs perspectives
pencil
architecture buildings
The Marish The Shire
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 178175, bottommonochrome
2015Art of LR 198155, bottom
TAI #442View of Farmer Cotton’s house
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 6v
diagrams · designs perspectives
pencil
architecture buildings
The Marish The Shire
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 198156
TAI #407Sketch of Dunharrow
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 7r
perspectives
pencil
mountains · hills roads · paths
Dunharrow Ered Nimrais (White Mountains) Rohan Starkhorn
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 156120
2015Art of LR 156121detail
TAI #409Sketch of Dunharrow
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 8r
perspectives
pencil
mountains · hills roads · paths
Dunharrow Ered Nimrais (White Mountains) Rohan Starkhorn
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 158123
TAI #408Sketch of Dunharrow
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 9r
perspectives
pencil
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths
Dunharrow Ered Nimrais (White Mountains) Rohan Starkhorn
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 157122
TAI #369Contour sketch of the Misty Mountains around Mirrormere
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 10r
diagrams · designs maps
colored pencil pencil
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas
Dimril Dale Eregion (Hollin) Misty Mountains (Hithaeglir) Moria
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 6036, top left
TAI #370Contour sketch of the Misty Mountains near Mirrormere
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 10r
diagrams · designs maps
pencil
mountains · hills
Dimril Dale Eregion (Hollin) Misty Mountains (Hithaeglir) Moria
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 6036, top right
TAI #371Contour sketch of the Misty Mountains near Mirrormere
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 10r
diagrams · designs maps
pencil
mountains · hills
Dimril Dale Eregion (Hollin) Misty Mountains (Hithaeglir) Moria
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 6036, upper right
TAI #372Contour sketch of the Misty Mountains near Mirrormere
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 10r
diagrams · designs maps
pencil
mountains · hills
Dimril Dale Eregion (Hollin) Misty Mountains (Hithaeglir) Moria
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 6036, near upper right
TAI #373Contour sketch of the Misty Mountains near Mirrormere
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 10r
diagrams · designs maps
pencil
mountains · hills
Dimril Dale Eregion (Hollin) Misty Mountains (Hithaeglir) Moria
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 6036, near center right
TAI #374Contour sketch of the Misty Mountains near Mirrormere
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 10r
diagrams · designs maps
pencil
mountains · hills
Dimril Dale Eregion (Hollin) Misty Mountains (Hithaeglir) Moria
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 6036, center right
TAI #375Contour map of the Misty Mountains near Mirrormere
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 10r
maps perspectives
black ink colored pencil pencil
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas
Dimril Dale Eregion (Hollin) Misty Mountains (Hithaeglir) Moria
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 6036, lower half
TAI #255Dimrill Dale and Mountains of Moria
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol 11r
diagrams · designs perspectives
colored pencil pencil
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas
Caradhras (Barazinbar; Redhorn) Celebdil (Zirakzigil; Silvertine) Dimril Dale Fanuidhol (Bundushathûr; Cloudyhead) Misty Mountains (Hithaeglir) Moria
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 163158monochrome
2015Art of LR 6137
TAI #59“Gondolin and the Vale of Tumladen from Cristhorn”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 12r
perspectives
pencil
architecture buildings mountains · hills roads · paths
Gondolin Vale of Tumladen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1977’78 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·15Januarycolorized
1978’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·20Augustrectocolorized
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[80]35, left
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[81]35, rightcolorized
1995Art. & Ill. 6158
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [279]204as “La Cité de Gondolin et la vallée de Tumladen vus depuis le Cristhorn”
TAI #251Buckland Ferry

a.k.a. “Brandywine Ferry,“ per ArtLR.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 13r
perspectives
colored pencil pencil
architecture buildings fire mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths ships · boats tools · instruments trees · forests
Baranduin (Brandywine) Buckland The Shire
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 154146
2015Art of LR 4121
TAI #362Brandy Hall
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 13v
perspectives
colored pencil pencil
architecture buildings trees · forests
Buckland
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 4122
TAI #256Rauros Falls & the Tindrock
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 14r
perspectives
colored pencil pencil
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas
Emyn Muil Rauros Tol Brandir
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 164159
2015Art of LR 9368
TAI #368Rivendell (aerial view)
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 15r
perspectives
bridges · fords buildings mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas
Misty Mountains (Hithaeglir) Rhudaur Rivendell (Imladris)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 5633
2015Art of LR 180142, lower left
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 190112, lower leftas one of “Trois vues aériennes de montagnes”
TAI #426Aerial view of mountains

Not identified — possibly the Ephel Dúath?

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 15r
perspectives
pencil
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas
Ephel Dúath (Mountains of Shadow) Mordor
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 180142, top left
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 190112, top leftas one of “Trois vues aériennes de montagnes”
TAI #427aerial view of Mordor
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 15r
perspectives
colored pencil pencil
fire mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas
Ephel Dúath (Mountains of Shadow) Ered Lithui (Ashen Mountains) Harad Mordor Orodruin (Mt. Doom) Udûn
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 180142, right
2018Maker of Middle-earth [363]115
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [180]grayscale; inverted; on black paper
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 190112, rightas one of “Trois vues aériennes de montagnes”
TAI #170Plan of Shelob’s Lair

North and south (not east and west!) are flipped on the compass rose: arrows point in direction of travel, which was indeed west to east.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 16r
diagrams · designs
black ink blue ink pencil
mountains · hills roads · paths
Ephel Dúath (Mountains of Shadow) Mordor Shelob’s Lair
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1990HM8: War A·28201monochrome
2015Art of LR 12694
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 193116as “Plan de l’antre d’Araigne”
TAI #202Sketch of Dunharrow
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 17r
perspectives
black ink pencil
architecture mountains · hills roads · paths trees · forests
Dunharrow Ered Nimrais (White Mountains) Rohan Starkhorn Thrihyrne
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992HM9a: Sauron A·29141topmonochrome
1995Art. & Ill. 170165, topmonochrome
2015Art of LR 154117, top
2015Art of LR 155119detail
2018Maker of Middle-earth [358]113, top
TAI #203Sketch of Dunharrow
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 17r
perspectives
pencil
mountains · hills roads · paths
Dunharrow Ered Nimrais (White Mountains) Rohan
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992HM9a: Sauron A·29141lower leftmonochrome
1995Art. & Ill. 170165, lower leftmonochrome
2015Art of LR 154117, lower left
2015Art of LR 155118detail
2018Maker of Middle-earth [358]113, lower left
TAI #204Sketch of Dunharrow
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 17r
perspectives
pencil
mountains · hills roads · paths
Dunharrow Ered Nimrais (White Mountains) Rohan Starkhorn
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992HM9a: Sauron A·29141lower rightmonochrome
1995Art. & Ill. 170165, lower rightmonochrome
2015Art of LR 154117, lower right
2018Maker of Middle-earth [358]113, lower right
TAI #201Early idea for Dunharrow
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 17v
perspectives
pencil
architecture mountains · hills roads · paths
Dunharrow Ered Nimrais (White Mountains) Rohan Starkhorn
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992HM9a: Sauron A·29140monochrome
2015Art of LR 153116
TAI #52“Stanburg / Steinborg”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 18r
perspectives
colored pencil pencil
architecture buildings mountains · hills roads · paths
Gondor Minas Tirith Mindolluin White Tower
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1976’77 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·12Augustrightwith “Orthanc”
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[65]27, right
1995Art. & Ill. 173168
2015Art of LR 142106
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [158]82as “Stanburg ou Steinborg”
TAI #403Mindolluin
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 19r
diagrams · designs maps
pencil
arrows · compass roses mountains · hills roads · paths
Gondor Minas Tirith Mindolluin
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 147109
TAI #392Thrihyrne and the Hornburg
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 20r
diagrams · designs perspectives
pencil
architecture bridges · fords buildings mountains · hills roads · paths
Ered Nimrais (White Mountains) Hornburg Rohan Thrihyrne
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 10275
TAI #263Dust jacket design for The Fellowship of the Ring (II)
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 21r
diagrams · designs objects
black ink colored pencil pencil red ink
eyes rings · jewels · gold Tengwar
Sauron
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 179177
2015Art of LR 211167
TAI #262Dust jacket design for The Fellowship of the Ring (I)
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 22r
diagrams · designs objects
black ink colored pencil pencil red ink
Cirth rings · jewels · gold Tengwar
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 179176monochrome
2005Readers’ Companion 1 dust jacket frontin copper, red, and periwinkle; the One Ring, Narya, Cirth ribbon, and Tengwar; on brown paper
2005Readers’ Companion 1 spinein copper, red, and periwinkle; the One Ring, Narya, Cirth ribbon, and Tengwar; on black
2014Readers’ Companion 2 dust jacket frontin gold, red, and dark gray; the One Ring, Narya, Cirth ribbon, and Tengwar; on brown paper
2014Readers’ Companion 2 dust jacket spinein gold, red, and dark gray; the One Ring, Narya, Cirth ribbon, and Tengwar; on brown paper
2015Art of LR 210166
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 184106as “Première maquette de la jaquette pour La Fraternité de l’Anneau
TAI #446Eye motif (I) for dust jacket for The Fellowship of the Ring (trial)
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 23r
tableaux
pencil red pen
eyes
Sauron
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 212169, left
TAI #447Eye motif (II) for dust jacket for The Fellowship of the Ring (trial)
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 23r
tableaux
pencil
eyes
Sauron
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 212169, center
TAI #448Eye motif (III) for dust jacket for The Fellowship of the Ring (trial)
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 23r
tableaux
black pen pencil red pen
eyes
Sauron
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 212169, right
TAI #354Dust-jacket design for The Fellowship of the Ring
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 24r
diagrams · designs
black ink colored pencil gold paint pencil red ink
eyes rings · jewels · gold Tengwar
Sauron
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992Life & Legend [2]monochrome
2015Art of LR [16]the One Ring, Narya, lidless eye, and Tengwar only
2015Art of LR 214170
2018Maker of Middle-earth [367]item 167
2018Tolkien Treasures 106
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu front coverthe One Ring, Narya, lidless eye, and Tengwar only; on black background
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 642as “Maquette de la jaquette pour La Fraternité de l’Anneau
TAI #456Crown of Gondor, trial for The Return of the King dust jacket
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 26r
diagrams · designs objects
blue pen pencil
crowns · hats · helms rings · jewels · gold
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 226181, top center
TAI #457Crown of Gondor, trial for The Return of the King dust jacket
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 26r
diagrams · designs objects
pencil
crowns · hats · helms rings · jewels · gold
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 226181, upper center
TAI #458ring with fire, trial for The Return of the King dust jacket
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 26r
diagrams · designs tableaux
black ink colored pencil
fire rings · jewels · gold
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 226181, lower center
TAI #459ship, trial for The Return of the King dust jacket
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 26r
diagrams · designs perspectives
black ink
ships · boats
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 226181, bottom center
TAI #460The White Tree and Seven Stars
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 26v
diagrams · designs tableaux
pencil
stars trees · forests
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 227182
TAI #264Dust-jacket design for The Two Towers
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 27r
diagrams · designs objects tableaux
black ink colored pencil pencil
fire mountains · hills rings · jewels · gold Tengwar
Sauron
Barad-dûr (Dark Tower) Minas Tirith Mordor White Tower
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 180178monochrome
2015Art of LR 220176
2018Maker of Middle-earth [371]117
TAI #265Dust-jacket design for The Two Towers
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 28r
diagrams · designs objects tableaux
black ink pencil red ink
architecture buildings moon rings · jewels · gold sun
Nazgûl
Barad-dûr (Dark Tower) Mordor Orodruin (Mt. Doom)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 180179monochrome
2015Art of LR 221178
2018Maker of Middle-earth [372]118
TAI #266Dust-jacket design for The Two Towers
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 29r
diagrams · designs tableaux
black ink gray body color pencil red body color white body color
architecture buildings moon mountains · hills rings · jewels · gold stars
Nazgûl
Barad-dûr (Dark Tower) Mordor Orodruin (Mt. Doom)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992Life & Legend 87170monochrome
1995Art. & Ill. 181180cast as olive green
2015Art of LR 222179
2015Art of LR dust jacket backtowers, mountains, moon, star
2018Maker of Middle-earth [370]item 168
2018Tolkien Treasures 107
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 653as “Maquette de la jaquette pour Les Deux Tours
TAI #269Dust-jacket design for Return of the King

On verso: body color trials, signature “JRRTolkien”, eye motif

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 30r
diagrams · designs tableaux
black ink gold paint green body color red body color white body color
mountains · hills stars trees · forests
Sauron
Ered Nimrais (White Mountains)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992Life & Legend 61171monochrome
1995Art. & Ill. 183182cast as dark green
2015Art of LR dust jacket front
2015Art of LR 230184
2018Maker of Middle-earth [374]item 169
2018Tolkien Treasures 108
2018Tolkien Treasures [109]enlarged detail
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 674as “Maquette de la jaquette pour Le Retour du roi
TAI #267The arm of Sauron, for RK dust-jacket
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 32r
diagrams · designs tableaux
black ink brown ink red ink
fire mountains · hills
Sauron
Ephel Dúath (Mountains of Shadow) Mordor
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 182181, top
2015Art of LR 231185, top
2018Maker of Middle-earth [375]119, top
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 197120, topas one of “Dessin du bras de Sauron, pour Le Retour du roi
TAI #268The arm of Sauron, for Return of the King dust-jacket
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 32r
diagrams · designs
brown ink
Sauron
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 182181, bottom
2015Art of LR 231185, bottom
2018Maker of Middle-earth [375]119, bottom
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 197120, bottomas one of “Dessin du bras de Sauron, pour Le Retour du roi
TAI #253Doors of Durin, art for the printer
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 34r
Durin’s doors
diagrams · designs
black ink pencil
crowns · hats · helms stars Tengwar tools · instruments trees · forests
Eregion (Hollin) Moria
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 158153monochrome
2015Art of LR 6744
TAI #377Trial for Doors of Durin decorations
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 34v
Durin’s doors
diagrams · designs tableaux
black ink
trees · forests
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 6945, far left
TAI #378Trial for Doors of Durin decorations
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 34v
Durin’s doors
diagrams · designs tableaux
black ink
trees · forests
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 6945, center left
TAI #379Trial for Doors of Durin decorations
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 34v
Durin’s doors
diagrams · designs tableaux
black ink pencil
moon trees · forests
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 6945, center right
TAI #380Trial for Doors of Durin decorations
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 34v
Durin’s doors
diagrams · designs tableaux
pencil
stars trees · forests
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 6945, far right
TAI #252Doors of Durin, revised drawing
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 36r
Durin’s doors
diagrams · designs
blue ink pencil
crowns · hats · helms moon stars Tengwar tools · instruments trees · forests
Eregion (Hollin) Moria
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 158152monochrome
2015Art of LR 6743
2015Art of LR back coverwithout inscription; rendered as white on black
2018Maker of Middle-earth [340]item 153
2018Tolkien Treasures 114
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 11345as “Les Portes de Durin ou Porte de la Moria (version à l’encre)”
TAI #353The White Tree and stars
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 39v
objects tableaux
plants · flowers · grasses stars trees · forests
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR front coverwith black background
2015Art of LR 228183
TAI #445Dust jacket design for The Fellowship of the Ring (partial)
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 40r
diagrams · designs
rings · jewels · gold Tengwar
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 212168
TAI #32Finwë heraldic deviceSee also TAI #63

MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 2r, confirms orientation; also, that each side is (or should be) 51mm — though this figure was crossed out and not emended.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 1r
heraldic devices
colored pencil pencil
emblems · insignia sun
Finwë
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1973’74 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·6back covertop right
1995Art. & Ill. 194191, upper
TAI #38Elwë heraldic device

MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 2r, shows that Hammond & Scull‘s orientation is correct; also, that each side is (or should be) 51mm — though this figure was crossed out and not emended.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 1r
heraldic devices
black ink colored pencil pencil
emblems · insignia stars
Elwë
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1973’74 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·6back coverbottom
1977’78 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·15Apriltop left[unsure of orientation]
1977The Silmarillion A·15dust jacket (back)bottom left
1978’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·20Mayverso, leftrotated 90º counterclockwise
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[105]47, top left
1995Art. & Ill. 194191, lower
TAI #31Fingolfin heraldic device

Inscribed in pencil to right, “Fingolfin & / his house”. MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 4r, shows that all reproductions of this device before 2018 are rotated 90º counterclockwise to what was intended; also, that each side is (or should be) 51mm — though this figure was crossed out and not emended.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 3r
heraldic devices
blue ink colored pencil pencil red ink
emblems · insignia stars sun
Fingolfin
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1973’74 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·6back covertop leftrotated 90º counterclockwise
1977’78 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·15Februarytop right[unsure of orientation]
1977The Silmarillion A·15·adust jacket (back)top leftrotated 90º counterclockwise
1978’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·20Novemberverso, rightrotated 90º counterclockwise
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[105]47, top rightrotated 90º counterclockwise
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-03-06rotated 90º counterclockwise, then inverted
1992Life & Legend 67top leftrotated 90º counterclockwise; monochrome
1995Art. & Ill. 195192, lowerrotated 90º counterclockwise
2018Maker of Middle-earth 8139 (lower)
TAI #310Finarphin heraldic device

Inscribed in pencil to the right “Finarphin & / his House / esp. Finrod”. Related folio 4r says “DO NOT USE”.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 3r
heraldic devices
black ink colored pencil pencil
emblems · insignia sun
Finarphin
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992Life & Legend [66]bottom leftmonochrome
1995Art. & Ill. 195192, top
2018Maker of Middle-earth 8039 (upper)
TAI #33Fëanor heraldic device

Inscribed to the right in pencil, “Fëanor”. MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 6r, confirms orientation; also, that each side is (or should be) 51mm — though this figure was crossed out and not emended.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 5r
heraldic devices
colored pencil pencil
emblems · insignia sun
Fëanor
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1973’74 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·6back coverleft
1977’78 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·15Februarytop left[unsure of orientation]
1977The Silmarillion A·15dust jacket (back)bottom right
1978’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·20Octoberverso, left
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[105]47, near top right
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-07-17mirrored vertically
1992Life & Legend [66]middle leftmonochrome
TAI #35Eärendil heraldic device

MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 6r, confirms orientation; also, that each side is (or should be) 51mm — though this figure was crossed out and not emended. Faint compassed circle guide surrounds it, several mm outside of furthest extremities

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 5r
heraldic devices
black ink colored pencil pencil watercolor
emblems · insignia stars
Eärendil
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1973’74 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·6back coverright
1977The Silmarillion A·15dust jacket (back)top right
1978’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·20Februaryverso, righttipped 45º
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[105]47, near bottom right
1992Life & Legend [66]top leftmonochrome
TAI #36“Lúthien Tinúviel” plaque with heraldic device

MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 8r shows that Hammond & Scull‘s orientation is correct, and that the diameter (unclear as to inner or pencil guide) is 54mm — though this was crossed out and not emended)

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 7r
heraldic devices patterns
black ink colored pencil pencil watercolor
emblems · insignia plants · flowers · grasses
Lúthien Tinúviel
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1973’74 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·6back coverbottom leftdevice only
1977’78 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·15front coverdevice only; [unsure of orientation]
1977The Silmarillion A·15dust jacket frontdevice only
1978’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·20Julyverso, leftdevice only
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[105]47, upper rightdevice only
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-01-24device only
1992Life & Legend 74217, center leftmonochrome
1992Life & Legend 77217, centerenlarged detail of plaque showing device and inscription
1995Art. & Ill. 197194device only
2018Maker of Middle-earth [237]item 80device and title inscription only
2018Tolkien Treasures 80
2018Tolkien Treasures [81]enlarged
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 270191, belowas one of “Emblèmes héraldiques de Lúthien Tinúviel, vers 1960”; device and title inscription only
TAI #481daisy study for “Lúthien Tinúviel” heraldic device
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 7r
diagrams · designs
colored pencil pencil
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992Life & Legend 74217, upper rightmonochrome; inlaid plaque including device
1992Life & Legend 77217, upper rightinlaid plaque including device
2018Tolkien Treasures 80upper right
TAI #482poinsettia study for “Lúthien Tinúviel” heraldic device
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 7r
diagrams · designs
pencil
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992Life & Legend 74217, lower rightmonochrome; inlaid plaque including device
2018Tolkien Treasures 80lower right
TAI #30“Lúthien Tinúviel” plaque with heraldic device

MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 10r, shows that Hammond & Scull‘s orientation in Artist & Illustrator is correct, and that the diameter (unclear as to inner or pencil guide) is (or should be) 54mm — though this figure was crossed out and not emended.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 9r
heraldic devices
black ink colored pencil pencil
emblems · insignia plants · flowers · grasses stars
Lúthien Tinúviel
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1973’74 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·6back covertopdevice only
1977’78 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·15Apriltop rightdevice only; [unsure of orientation]
1978’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·20Decemberversodevice only
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[105]47, upper leftdevice only
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291993-01-01device only
1992Life & Legend 77216enlarged detail of plaque showing device and inscription
1992Life & Legend 85monochrome; device only
1995Art. & Ill. 197195
2018Maker of Middle-earth [237]item 81device and title inscription only
2018Tolkien Treasures 82
2018Tolkien Treasures [83]device only
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 270191, upperas one of “Emblèmes héraldiques de Lúthien Tinúviel, vers 1960”; device and title inscription only
TAI #37Idril Celebrindal plaque with heraldic device

Inscribed above in Tengwar in blue pencil, “Menelluin Irildeo Ondolindello”; in Latin characters in pencil to the lower right, “Idril’s Device / The ‘Cornflower‘ pattern / Menelluin. / Origin of (often / debased) Numenorean / circular patterns”; and in Latin characters below, “Inlaid plaque / preserved from Gondolin / & descending from Earendil / to Númenor, whence it was / saved by Elendil & taken to / Gondor”. MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 12r shows that Hammond & Scull‘s orientation is correct, and that the diameter (unclear as to inner or pencil guide) is 54mm — though this was crossed out and not emended)

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 11r
heraldic devices
colored pencil pencil
emblems · insignia plants · flowers · grasses
Idril Celebrindal
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1973’74 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·6back coverbottom rightdevice only
1977’78 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·15Apriltop left of centerdevice only; [unsure of orientation]
1977The Silmarillion A·15dust jacket (back)centerdevice only
1978’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·20Julyverso, rightdevice only
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[105]47, lower middledevice only
1992Life & Legend 77218
1992Life & Legend 91leftdevice only; black & white
1995Art. & Ill. 192189
2018Maker of Middle-earth [237]item 79device and title inscription only
TAI #119Idril Celebrindal heraldic device
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 13r
heraldic devices
black ink colored pen colored pencil pencil
emblems · insignia
Idril Celebrindal
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·20Octoberverso (right)rotated 45º clockwise
1992Life & Legend [75]centermonochrome; rotated 45º counter-clockwise
1995Art. & Ill. 192188, top right
TAI #305Devices of Idril Celebrindal, sketch
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 13r
diagrams · designs heraldic devices
pencil
emblems · insignia
Idril Celebrindal
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 192188, top left
TAI #306Device of Idril Celebrindal
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 13r
heraldic devices
black ink colored pencil pencil
emblems · insignia
Idril Celebrindal
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 192188, top center
TAI #307Device of Idril Celebrindal
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 13r
heraldic devices
colored pen colored pencil pencil
emblems · insignia
Idril Celebrindal
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 192188, center
TAI #308Device of Idril Celebrindal
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 13r
diagrams · designs heraldic devices
black ink colored pen colored pencil pencil
emblems · insignia
Idril Celebrindal
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 192188, lower left
TAI #34“Númenórean tile”

MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 15r, confirms orientation. Inscribed in pencil to right, “10–13/12/60”. Inscribed in pencil below, “Numenórean tile from Elennor / preserved in Gondor. / Pattern derived from the / Gondolin (Idril’s Device / the Cornflower-pattern / Menelluin)”

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 14r
artifacts patterns
black ink colored pencil pencil
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1973’74 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·6back covercenter
1977’78 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·15Julytop
1978’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·20Marchverso
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[103]46, toprotated 90º counterclockwise
1992Life & Legend 77219
2018Maker of Middle-earth 174
TAI #73“Núm[enórean] carpet”

Inscribed in pencil at bottom, “7–9/12/60” and “Num carpet”. Orientation of inscription confirms that of reproductions.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 16r
artifacts patterns
black ink colored pencil pencil
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1977’78 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·15Julylower left
1978’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·20Januaryverso, right
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[103]46, lower left
TAI #74“Númenórean carpet”

Inscribed in pencil at bottom, “4–7/12/60” and “Numenórean carpet”. Orientation of inscription confirms that of Hammond & Scull’s reproduction.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 17r
artifacts patterns
black ink colored pencil pencil
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1977’78 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·15Julylower right[uncertain re orientation]
1978’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·20Novemberverso, leftrotated 180º
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[103]46, lower rightrotated 180º
1995Art. & Ill. 191187
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 16387as “Tapis númenóréen (dessin)”
TAI #538‘Numenore’
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 21r
patterns
black ink pencil
Tengwar
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth 196item 63, top
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 16588, topas one of “Motifs et deux noms propres en lettres elfiques: « Numenore », « Aldarion », vers 1960”
TAI #539belt, ribbon, or caterpillar
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 21r
objects patterns
black ink pencil
belts · boots · clothing
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth 196item 63, upper left
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 16588, upper leftas one of “Motifs et deux noms propres en lettres elfiques: « Numenore », « Aldarion », vers 1960”
TAI #540belt or ribbon
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 21r
objects patterns
black ink pencil
belts · boots · clothing
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth 196item 63, middle left
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 16588, middle leftas one of “Motifs et deux noms propres en lettres elfiques: « Numenore », « Aldarion », vers 1960”
TAI #541belt or ribbon
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 21r
objects patterns
black ink pencil
belts · boots · clothing
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth 196item 63, middle right
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 16588, middle rightas one of “Motifs et deux noms propres en lettres elfiques: « Numenore », « Aldarion », vers 1960”
TAI #542‘Aldarion’
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 21r
patterns
black ink pencil
Tengwar
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth 196item 63, lower left
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 16588, lower leftas one of “Motifs et deux noms propres en lettres elfiques: « Numenore », « Aldarion », vers 1960”
TAI #543‘Aldarion’
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 21r
patterns
black ink pencil
Tengwar
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth 196item 63, lower right
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 16588, lower rightas one of “Motifs et deux noms propres en lettres elfiques: « Numenore », « Aldarion », vers 1960”
TAI #487“parma mittarion“
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 22r
friezes patterns
black ink
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [193]item 61
2018Tolkien Treasures [44]detail
2018Tolkien Treasures 58
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 9931as “Parma mittarion (« Livre des entrées »)”
TAI #465web pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 22v
patterns
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992Life & Legend [82]MS Tolkien drawings 91, fol. 22v: top leftmonochrome
TAI #466web pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 22v
patterns
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992Life & Legend [82]MS Tolkien drawings 91, fol. 22v: top rightmonochrome
TAI #467frieze pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 22v
patterns
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992Life & Legend [82]MS Tolkien drawings 91, fol. 22v: near topmonochrome
TAI #468frieze pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 22v
friezes patterns
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992Life & Legend [82]MS Tolkien drawings 91, fol. 22v: upper center leftmonochrome
TAI #469web pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 22v
patterns
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992Life & Legend [82]MS Tolkien drawings 91, fol. 22v: upper center rightmonochrome
TAI #470frieze of assorted patterns
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 22v
friezes patterns
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992Life & Legend [82]MS Tolkien drawings 91, fol. 22v: across centermonochrome
TAI #471frieze pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 22v
friezes patterns
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992Life & Legend [82]MS Tolkien drawings 91, fol. 22v: left centermonochrome
TAI #472frieze of two symmetrical curves
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 22v
friezes patterns
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992Life & Legend [82]MS Tolkien drawings 91, fol. 22v: right centermonochrome
TAI #473‘e’-shaped curve
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 22v
patterns
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992Life & Legend [82]MS Tolkien drawings 91, fol. 22v: lower center leftmonochrome
TAI #474‘9’-shaped curve
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 22v
patterns
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992Life & Legend [82]MS Tolkien drawings 91, fol. 22v: lower center far leftmonochrome
TAI #475frieze pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 22v
friezes patterns
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992Life & Legend [82]MS Tolkien drawings 91, fol. 22v: lower centermonochrome
TAI #476viaduct-like frieze pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 22v
friezes patterns
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992Life & Legend [82]MS Tolkien drawings 91, fol. 22v: lower center rightmonochrome
TAI #477frieze pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 22v
friezes patterns
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992Life & Legend [82]MS Tolkien drawings 91, fol. 22v: bottom leftmonochrome
TAI #478frieze pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 22v
friezes patterns
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992Life & Legend [82]MS Tolkien drawings 91, fol. 22v: bottom centermonochrome
TAI #480plant
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 22v
patterns
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1992Life & Legend [88]
TAI #489“Númenórean pattern”

Together with TAI #490, #491, #492, and #493, on folio with ink inscription “Númenórean Patterns“.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 23r
patterns
black ink blue pen green pen red pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [195]item 62, top left
2018Tolkien Treasures 78top left
TAI #490“Númenórean pattern”

Together with TAI #489, #491, #492, and #493, on folio with ink inscription “Númenórean Patterns“.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 23r
patterns
black ink green pen red pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [195]item 62, top right
2018Tolkien Treasures 78top right
TAI #491“Númenórean pattern”

Together with TAI #489, #490, #492, and #493, on folio with ink inscription “Númenórean Patterns“.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 23r
patterns
black ink blue pen green pen red pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [195]item 62, upper middle
2018Tolkien Treasures 78upper middle
TAI #492“Númenórean pattern”

Together with TAI #489, #490, #491, and #493, on folio with ink inscription “Númenórean Patterns“.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 23r
patterns
black ink green pen red pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [195]item 62, lower middle
2018Tolkien Treasures 78lower middle
TAI #493“Númenórean pattern”

Together with TAI #489, #490, #491, and #492, on folio with ink inscription “Númenórean Patterns“.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 23r
patterns
black ink blue pen green pen red pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [195]item 62, bottom right
2018Tolkien Treasures 78bottom right
TAI #63“Finwë” heraldic deviceSee also TAI #32

Inscribed in pencil to right of item, “Finwe´ of the High / Kings of the Noldor / Lozenged form”.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 26r
heraldic devices
colored pencil pencil
emblems · insignia sun
Finwë
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1977’78 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·15Apriltop right of center[unsure of orientation]
1978’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·20Mayverso (right)rotated 180º
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[105]47, near top leftrotated 90º counterclockwise
1991’92 Diary E·ii·29intro
TAI #69“House of Haleth” heraldic device

Inscribed in pencil to the right, “House of Haleth” and two more words.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 27r
heraldic devices
emblems · insignia plants · flowers · grasses trees · forests
Haleth
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1977’78 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·15Aprillower right of center[unsure of orientation]
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[105]47, bottom right
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-05-08
TAI #61“Hador” heraldic device

Inscribed to the right in pencil, “Hador”.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 28r
heraldic devices
colored pencil pencil
emblems · insignia
Hador
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1977’78 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·15Februarylower left[unsure of orientation]
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[105]47, bottom left
TAI #64“Finrod” Felagund heraldic device

Inscribed in pencil to the lower left, “___ emblem / of Finrod” and two more lines I cannot read. The device and its inscribed text are rotated 180º compared to everything else on MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 29r, but the torch and the inscription confirm this orientation.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 29r
heraldic devices
colored pencil pencil
emblems · insignia fire tools · instruments
Finrod Felagund
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1977’78 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·15Aprilcenter leftdevice only; [unsure of orientation]
1978’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·20Augustverso, leftdevice only
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[105]47, lower leftdevice only
2018Maker of Middle-earth [238]item 82rotated 180º
TAI #70‘Beren Gamlost’ heraldic device and plaquard

Inscribed to the right in pencil, “Beren Gamlost / historical / plaque”.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 29r
heraldic devices
black ink colored pencil pencil
emblems · insignia mountains · hills stars sun
Beren
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1977’78 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·15Aprillower rightdevice only; [unsure of orientation]
1978’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·20Augustverso, rightdevice only
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[105]47, upper middledevice only
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-01-03device only
2018Maker of Middle-earth [238]item 82, top
TAI #548‘Finarphin’ heraldic device

Inscribed in blue colored pencil “Finwe / ____”, but crossed out with pencil; then inscribed “Finarphin” in pencil.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 29r
heraldic devices
black ink colored pencil pencil red ink
stars
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [238]item 82, bottom
TAI #549six-pointed star, study for ‘Finarphin’ heraldic device
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 29r
heraldic devices patterns
colored pencil
stars
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [238]item 82, lower left
TAI #550star cluster, study for ‘Finarphin’ heraldic device
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 29r
heraldic devices patterns
colored pencil
stars
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [238]item 82, lower right
TAI #66Gilgalad heraldic device
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 30r
heraldic devices
colored pencil pencil
emblems · insignia stars
Gilgalad
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1977’78 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·15Aprilcenter right[unsure of orientation]
1978’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·20Aprilverso, right
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[105]47, lower right
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-04-24rotated 180º
1995Art. & Ill. 193190, far right
TAI #309Gilgalad heraldic device
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 30r
heraldic devices
blue pen pencil
emblems · insignia stars
Gilgalad
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 193190, bottom left
TAI #65“Melian” heraldic device

Inscribed to the lower right in pencil, “Melian”, with the orientation shown in Pictures and A&I.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 32r
heraldic devices
black ink blue ink colored pencil pencil
emblems · insignia stars
Melian
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1977’78 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·15Aprilcenter[unsure of orientation]
1978’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·20Septemberverso
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[105]47, top center
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-08-14rotated 180º
1995Art. & Ill. 196193
TAI #68“Bëor” heraldic device
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 33r
heraldic devices
emblems · insignia
Bëor
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1977’78 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·15Aprillower left of center[unsure of orientation]
1978’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·20Januaryverso (left)rotated 180º
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[105]47, near bottom left
TAI #118heraldic device (of Man)?
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 33r
heraldic devices
emblems · insignia
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·20Juneverso
TAI #67heraldic device of the Silmarils

Inscribed in pencil to the right, “Ancient / Emblem / representing / one derivation of / the Silmarils / from the light of / the trees upon / Ezellohar”.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 34r
heraldic devices
colored pencil pencil
emblems · insignia rings · jewels · gold
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1977’78 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·15Aprillower left[unsure of orientation]
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[105]47, bottom center
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-04-04
TAI #62“Eärendil” heraldic device

Oriented on page such that the four star tails extend to the SW, with “Earendil” inscribed in pencil to the right, with the same orientation. However, there is an arrow pointing NE, and another “Earendil (2)” inscription with that orientation; if that’s done, then the tails of the stars travel straight down, as if the stars are rising, rather than falling.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 35r
heraldic devices
blue ink colored pencil pencil
emblems · insignia stars
Eärendil
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1977’78 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·15Februarylower right[unsure of orientation]
1978’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·20Februaryverso (left)rotated 180º
TAI #91upright tree
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 36r
tableaux
plants · flowers · grasses trees · forests
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Mayright
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[93]41, right
2015Tolkien Estate web site Trees gallery7th item (“Flowering Tree”)
TAI #207“The hills of the morning”

Inscribed in faint pencil: in lower right, “Nov. 19 [?61]”; in upper left, “Ambaróna”; in bottom center, “The Hills of the Morning”.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 37r
perspectives
black ink colored pencil pencil red ink
mountains · hills plants · flowers · grasses rivers · lakes · seas sun
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. [2]frontispiece
2018Maker of Middle-earth [74]36
TAI #106plant
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 52r
tableaux
plants · flowers · grasses trees · forests
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Septembertop left
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[101]45, top left
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-08-28flipped horizontally
TAI #311linquë súrisse

four bamboo-like stalks

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 53r
tableaux
black ink green ink
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 198196, upper left
2015Tolkien Estate web site Trees gallery9th item (“Three [sic] Grasses”)
TAI #312linquë súrisse

three sets of three stalks

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 53r
tableaux
black ink green ink
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 198196, center top
2015Tolkien Estate web site Trees gallery10th item (“Nine Grasses”)
TAI #313grass
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 53r
tableaux
black ink green ink
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 198196, right
2015Tolkien Estate web site Trees gallery1st item (“Stylized Grasses”)
TAI #314súriquessë

eleven stalks, fanned; leftmost stalk broken

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 53r
tableaux
black ink green ink red ink
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 198196, bottom
TAI #545“ranalinque”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 56v
patterns
black ink green ink
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth 19878
TAI #494“ranalinque”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 57r
patterns
black ink pencil
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [199]item 64
2018Tolkien Treasures 79
TAI #208Goosegrass
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 60r
objects tableaux
black ink
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. [6]2monochrome
TAI #107pilinehtar
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 63r
tableaux
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Septembercenter
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[101]45, center
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-04-17
TAI #499‘Súriquessë’

21 stalks

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 64r
tableaux
black ink
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [185]73
TAI #483“linquë súrissë”

7 stalks: 1st and 7th half-height, 4th three-quarters height

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 65r
tableaux
black ink
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [185]item 48
2018Tolkien Treasures [12]
TAI #95ribbon pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 67r
patterns
black pen green pen red pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Julytop center
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[99]44, bottom centerrotated 180º
TAI #98ribbon pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 67r
friezes patterns
black pen green pen red pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Julycenter
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[99]44, centerrotated 180º
TAI #100ribbon pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 67r
patterns
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Julybottom center
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[99]44, top centerrotated 180º
TAI #93frieze pattern

Inscribed in pencil in lower right, “14/11/60”.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 70r
friezes patterns
black pen green pen red pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Julytop left
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2title pagetop center triangle only, reproduced twice, once rotated 180º
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[99]44, lower rightrotated 180º
TAI #94frieze pattern

Inscribed in pencil in lower right, “14/11/60”.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 70r
friezes patterns
black pen green pen red pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Julyupper right
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[99]44, lower leftrotated 180º
TAI #99paisley pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 71r
patterns
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Julynear lower leftrotated about 45º clockwise
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[99]44, near upper rightrotated about 135º counterclockwise
TAI #102frieze pattern

Inscribed in pencil in lower right of folio, “16/11/60”

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 72r
friezes patterns
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Julylower left
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[99]44, upper rightrotated 180º
TAI #96sun pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 73r
patterns
colored pen colored pencil pencil
sun
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Julynear upper left
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[99]44, near lower rightrotated 180º
1995Art. & Ill. [186]183, top right
TAI #97paisley pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 73r
patterns
black ink colored pen colored pencil pencil
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Julynear upper rightrotated 90º counterclockwise
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[99]44, near lower leftrotated 90º clockwise
1995Art. & Ill. [186]183, right
TAI #101coiled insect pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 73r
patterns
colored pen colored pencil pencil
spiders · insects
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Julynear lower rightrotated 180º
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[99]44, near upper leftrotated 180º
1995Art. & Ill. [186]183, center left
TAI #270multicolor sun
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 73r
patterns
colored pen colored pencil pencil
sun
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. [186]183, top left
TAI #271snowflake
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 73r
patterns
colored pen colored pencil pencil
clouds · mists · snow
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. [186]183, upper center
TAI #272snowflake
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 73r
patterns
black ink pencil
clouds · mists · snow
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. [186]183, upper left
TAI #273paisley pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 73r
patterns
pencil red pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. [186]183, bottom left
TAI #274leaf pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 73r
patterns
green pen pencil red pen
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. [186]183, bottom, near left
TAI #275paisley pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 73r
patterns
black ink blue pen green pen pencil
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. [186]183, bottom, center left
TAI #276paisley pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 73r
patterns
black pen blue pen green pen pencil red pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. [186]183, bottom, right of center
TAI #277paisley pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 73r
patterns
black pen green pen pencil red pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. [186]183, bottom, near center right
TAI #278paisley pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 73r
patterns
blue pen green pen pencil red pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. [186]183, bottom, center right
TAI #279paisley pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 73r
patterns
blue pen green pen pencil red pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. [186]183, near bottom right
TAI #280paisley pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 73r
patterns
black pen blue pen green pen pencil
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. [186]183, bottom right
TAI #103frieze pattern

Inscribed in pencil in lower right of folio, “18/11/60”

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 74r
friezes patterns
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Julylower right
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[99]44, upper leftrotated 180º
TAI #117Eärendil heraldic device
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 30
heraldic devices
pencil
emblems · insignia moon stars
Eärendil
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) E·ii·20Aprilverso (left)
1995Art. & Ill. 193190 (top left)
TAI #294Mordor Special Mission Flying Corps emblem

Inscribed in pen to the lower left, “MSMFC [in Tengwar] / MSMFC / Mordor Special Mission / Flying Corps / Emblem”, and in pencil “seen from below / Aug 1969”.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 93, fol. 11r
objects patterns
black pen green pen pencil red pen
emblems · insignia
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 189185, top
TAI #295Eye motif

Inscribed “Sauron” below in Tengwar and above in New English Alphabet.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 93, fol. 11r
diagrams · designs
black pen green pen pencil red pen
eyes
Sauron
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 189185, lower right
TAI #296seven-branched candlestick
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 93, fol. 39r
objects tableaux
green pen red pen
tools · instruments
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 190186, left
TAI #297curvilinear plant motif
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 93, fol. 39r
tableaux
black pen green pen
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 190186, top, left of center
TAI #298unidentified drawing
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 93, fol. 39r
patterns
black pen green pen red pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 190186, top center
TAI #299banded belt design or stamp cancellation
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 93, fol. 39r
objects patterns
black pen green pen red pen
belts · boots · clothing
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 190186, top right
TAI #300flowering plant
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 93, fol. 39r
tableaux
black pen green pen red pen
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 190186, center
TAI #301flowering plant
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 93, fol. 39r
tableaux
black pen green pen red pen
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 190186, right of center
TAI #302spade-shaped tree
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 93, fol. 39r
patterns tableaux
black pen green pen red pen
plants · flowers · grasses trees · forests
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 190186, right center
TAI #303flowering plant
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 93, fol. 39r
tableaux
black pen green pen red pen
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 190186, bottom center
TAI #304flowering tree
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 93, fol. 39r
tableaux
black pen green pen red pen
trees · forests
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 190186, bottom right
TAI #113flower
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 93, fol. 47r
tableaux
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·7Novemberleft
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[95]42, left
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-08-07
TAI #115flower
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 93, fol. 47r
tableaux
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Novemberright
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[95]42, right
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-11-13
TAI #110Inziladûn: Númellótë (‘Flower of the West’)

Title & translation per C.T. in UT p. 227 †13.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 93, fol. 48r
tableaux
plants · flowers · grasses trees · forests
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Septemberbottom right
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[101]45, bottom right
TAI #108weeping plant
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 93, fol. 49r
tableaux
plants · flowers · grasses trees · forests
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Septembertop right
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[101]45, top right
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-02-21
TAI #109plant
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 93, fol. 49r
tableaux
plants · flowers · grasses trees · forests
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Septemberbottom left
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[101]45, bottom left
1991’92 Diary E·ii·291992-05-01
TAI #79pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 10r
patterns
black pen green pen red pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Marchtop center left
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[97]43, top center left
TAI #80pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 10r
patterns
black pen green pen red pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Marchtop center right
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[97]43, top center right
TAI #484“Núm[enórean] Ceramic Grass patterns”

Inscribed below in blue pen “Num / Ceramic / Grass patterns”.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 11r
patterns
blue pen green pen
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [191]item 58, top
2018Tolkien Treasures [21]upper
TAI #485“Núm[enórean] Ceramic Grass patterns”

Inscribed below in blue pen “Num / Ceramic / Grass patterns”.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 11r
patterns
blue pen green pen
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [191]item 58, bottom
2018Tolkien Treasures [21]lower
TAI #486“Numenorean Ceramic Patterns”

Inscribed below in blue pen “March 1960 / Numenorean Ceramic / Patterns”.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 12r
patterns
black pen green pen pencil red pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [190]item 57
2018Tolkien Treasures [22]
TAI #501flower pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 13r
patterns
blue pen
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [189]item 51, top
TAI #502flowering rushes
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 13r
tableaux
black ink colored pen pencil
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [189]item 51, bottom
TAI #503paisley design
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 28r
patterns
black ink colored pen colored pencil
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [189]item 52, upper left
TAI #504paisley design
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 28r
patterns
black ink colored pen colored pencil
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [189]item 52, upper right
TAI #505paisley design
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 28r
patterns
black ink colored pen colored pencil
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [189]item 52, middle right
TAI #506paisley design
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 28r
patterns
black ink colored pen colored pencil
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [189]item 52, lower left
TAI #507paisley design
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 28r
patterns
black ink brown ink
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [189]item 52, lower right
TAI #84paisley pattern

inscribed in pen at bottom of page, “13/6/60”

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 31r
patterns
colored pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Marchmiddle right
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[97]43, middle right
TAI #78pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 37r
patterns
black pen green pen red pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Marchtop left
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[97]43, top left
TAI #82flower pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 37r
patterns tableaux
colored pen
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Marchleft
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[97]43, left
TAI #87paisley pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 40r
patterns
green pen red pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Marchright
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[97]43, right
TAI #281flaming half circle
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 40r
patterns
colored pen colored pencil pencil
fire sun
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 188184, col. 1, top
TAI #282paisley pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 40r
patterns
colored pen colored pencil pencil
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 188184, col. 1, center
TAI #283op-art rectangles
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 40r
patterns
black pen pencil red pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 188184, col. 2, center
TAI #284flaming lotus
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 40r
patterns
colored pen colored pencil pencil
fire sun
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 188184, col. 2, bottom
TAI #285diagonal hoop pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 40r
patterns
colored pen

YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 188184, col. 3, top
TAI #286flaming half circle
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 40r
patterns
colored pen colored pencil pencil
fire sun
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 188184, col. 3, near top
TAI #287flaming half circle
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 40r
patterns
colored pen colored pencil pencil
fire sun
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 188184, col. 3, center
TAI #288flaming half circle on stage
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 40r
friezes patterns
black pen colored pen colored pencil pencil
fire sun
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 188184, col. 3, near bottom
TAI #289concentric circle pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 40r
patterns
colored pen colored pencil pencil
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 188184, col. 3, bottom
TAI #290flaming half circle
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 40r
patterns
colored pen colored pencil pencil
fire sun
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 188184, col. 4, top
TAI #291paisley pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 40r
patterns
black pen colored pen colored pencil pencil
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 188184, col. 4, near top
TAI #292flaming half circle
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 40r
patterns
black pen colored pencil pencil
fire sun
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 188184, col. 4, center
TAI #293double paisley pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 40r
patterns
black pen colored pen colored pencil pencil
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1995Art. & Ill. 188184, col. 4, bottom
TAI #509triangular frieze
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 51r
friezes patterns
blue pen green pen red pen
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [190]item 54, top left
TAI #510triangular frieze
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 51r
friezes patterns
green pen pencil red pen
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [190]item 54, top center-left
TAI #511abstract pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 51r
patterns
blue pen green pen pencil red pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [190]item 54, upper right
TAI #512abstract grid & diamond pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 51r
patterns
blue pen green pen pencil red pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [190]item 54, left
TAI #513triangle plant pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 51r
patterns
blue pen green pen pencil red pen
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [190]item 54, center right
TAI #514triangle plant frieze pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 51r
friezes patterns
blue pen red pen
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [190]item 54, lower right
TAI #516floral frieze
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 54r
friezes patterns
blue pen green pen
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [190]item 56, upper left
TAI #517floral border design
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 54r
patterns
green pen
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [190]item 56, upper middle
TAI #518floral border design
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 54r
patterns
green pen
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [190]item 56, lower left
TAI #519floral border design
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 54r
patterns
green pen
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [190]item 56, lower middle
TAI #520floral border design
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 54r
patterns
blue pen green pen
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [190]item 56, right
TAI #515flower design
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 64r
patterns tableaux
black pen blue pen colored pencil green pen red pen
plants · flowers · grasses stars
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [190]item 55
TAI #521floral design
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 65r
tableaux
black pen blue pen green pen red pen
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [191]item 58, top
TAI #522border design
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 65r
patterns
green pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [191]item 58, upper left
TAI #523border design
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 65r
friezes patterns
black pen blue pen green pen red pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [191]item 58, center
TAI #524floral lozenge
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 65r
patterns
black pen blue pen green pen red pen
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [191]item 58, center
TAI #525border frieze
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 65r
friezes patterns
black pen blue pen green pen red pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [191]item 58, lower center
TAI #526border frieze
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 65r
friezes patterns
black pen blue pen green pen red pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [191]item 58, bottom
TAI #527border design
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 66r
friezes patterns
black pen blue pen green pen red pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [191]item 60, top and center
TAI #528border frieze
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 66r
friezes patterns
blue pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [191]item 60, upper left
TAI #529mountains
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 66r
patterns tableaux
blue pen
mountains · hills
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [191]item 60, right of center left
TAI #530floral pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 66r
patterns tableaux
blue pen green pen
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [191]item 60, left
TAI #531belt pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 66r
objects patterns
black pen blue pen green pen red pen
belts · boots · clothing
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [191]item 60, center left
TAI #532border pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 66r
friezes patterns
blue pen green pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [191]item 60, top right
TAI #533border pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 66r
friezes patterns
blue pen green pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [191]item 60, center right
TAI #534belt pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 66r
objects patterns
black pen green pen
belts · boots · clothing
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [191]item 60, right of center
TAI #535double belt pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 66r
objects patterns
black pen blue pen green pen
belts · boots · clothing
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [191]item 60, right
TAI #536belt pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 66r
objects patterns
black pen green pen
belts · boots · clothing
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [191]item 60, bottom, right of center
TAI #537thistle
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 66r
tableaux
black pen blue pen green pen red pen
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [191]item 60, lower right
TAI #83pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 110
patterns
black pen blue pen green pen red pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Marchmiddle left
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[97]43, middle left
TAI #508abstract design in coloured ballpoint
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 119r
patterns
black ink colored pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [189]item 53
TAI #500abstract design
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 136r
patterns
black pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [189]item 50
TAI #85pineapple pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 155
patterns
colored pen
plants · flowers · grasses
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Marchlower left
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[97]43, lower left
TAI #86pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 174
patterns
colored pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Marchlower right
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[97]43, lower right
TAI #81nautilus pattern
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 93
patterns
black pen green pen red pen
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1978’79 Calendar (Unwin) E·ii·18Marchtop right
1979Pictures 1 E·i·2[97]43, top right
TAI #149“Orthanc (1)”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 98, fol. 1r
perspectives
black ink colored pencil pencil
architecture bridges · fords buildings clouds · mists · snow mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths
Isengard Orthanc
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1989HM7: Treason plate I
1995Art. & Ill. 166162
2015Art of LR 10677
2015Tolkien Estate web site Landscapes gallery3rd item (“Orthanc”)
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [170]92as “Orthanc I”
TAI #161Orthanc 4, west elevation
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 98, fol. 2
diagrams · designs
pencil
architecture buildings
Orthanc
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1990HM8: War A·2833upper leftmonochrome
2015Art of LR 10778, upper left
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [171]94, upper leftas part of “Croquis d’Orthanc, II & III”
TAI #162Orthanc 4, south elevation
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 98, fol. 2
diagrams · designs
pencil
architecture buildings
Orthanc
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1990HM8: War A·2833leftmonochrome
2015Art of LR 10778, left
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [171]94, leftas part of “Croquis d’Orthanc, II & III”
TAI #163“Orthanc 3”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 98, fol. 2
diagrams · designs
pencil
architecture bridges · fords buildings mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas
Isengard Orthanc
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1990HM8: War A·2833upper rightmonochrome
2015Art of LR 10778, upper right
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [171]94, upper rightas part of “Croquis d’Orthanc, II & III”
TAI #164“Orthanc (2)”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 98, fol. 2
diagrams · designs
pencil
architecture buildings rivers · lakes · seas
Isengard Orthanc
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1990HM8: War A·2833centermonochrome
2015Art of LR 10778, center
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [171]94, centeras part of “Croquis d’Orthanc, II & III”
TAI #39“The Lonely Mountain”
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 102r
perspectives
black ink pencil
buildings dragons moon mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas stars
Smaug
Celduin (River Running) Dale The Desolation of Smaug Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) Ered Mithrin (Grey Mountains) Rhovanion (Wilderland)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1974Lonely Mountain (poster) E·ii·8
1987The Hobbit A·3·yi11per Hammond & Scull’s blog entry, “Foreword to the Hobbit”
1987Hobbit: Drawings, W’colors, MSs D·ii·663241
1988Annotated Hobbit 1 A·3·dd230
1995Art. & Ill. 143136
2002Annotated Hobbit 2 273
2011Art of Hobbit 11177
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [104]detail; on green paper
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 11850as “La Montagne Solitaire”
TAI #152first “The Lord of the Rings” map

Geographic tags, division by real-world chronology (as partially evidenced by physical sheets), and subdivision by coordinates, all forthcoming.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 103r
maps
black ink blue ink colored chalk colored pencil pencil red ink
bridges · fords mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths trees · forests
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1989HM7: Treason 302Map Ienlarged detail, redrawn in black ink by CT
1989HM7: Treason 305Map IIenlarged detail, redrawn in black ink by CT
1989HM7: Treason 308Map IIIAenlarged detail, redrawn in black ink by CT
1989HM7: Treason 309Map IIIenlarged detail, redrawn in black ink by CT
1989HM7: Treason 314Map IVAenlarged detail, redrawn in black ink by CT
1989HM7: Treason 317Map IVBenlarged detail, redrawn in black ink by CT
1989HM7: Treason 317Map IVCenlarged detail, redrawn in black ink by CT
1989HM7: Treason 319Map IVDenlarged detail, redrawn in black ink by CT
1989HM7: Treason 319Map IVEenlarged detail, redrawn in black ink by CT
1992Life & Legend 63176monochrome
2015Art of LR 9670
2015Art of LR 9771, top right and bottom leftenlarged detail
2015Art of LR 9771, bottom center and bottom rightenlarged detail
2015Art of LR 9771, lower rightenlarged detail
2015Art of LR 11583enlarged detail
2018Maker of Middle-earth [front endpapers]enlarged detail
2018Maker of Middle-earth [front endpaper, verso]enlarged detail
2018Maker of Middle-earth [398]enlarged detail
2018Maker of Middle-earth [399]item 179
2018Maker of Middle-earth [417]enlarged detail
2018Maker of Middle-earth [rear endpapers]enlarged detail
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [70]–715as “Première carte du Seigneur des Anneaux
2020Worlds of Tolkien 45
TAI #144Earliest map of the Shire
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 104r
maps
black ink blue ink pencil red ink
bridges · fords mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths trees · forests
Baranduin (Brandywine) The Barrow Downs Bywater The East-West Road The Hill Hobbiton The Old Forest The Shire The Water The Withywindle Woodhall Woody End
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1988HM6: Shadow iiiplate
2015Art of LR 2611
2015Tolkien Estate web site Maps gallery1st item (“The Shire”)
2018Maker of Middle-earth 390–[91]item 176
2018Tolkien Treasures 122
2018Tolkien Treasures [123]enlarged detail
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [82]16as “Première carte du Comté”
TAI #178Map of Rohan and Gondor (original art)See also TAI #419
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 118r
maps
colored pencil pencil
fire mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths
Anduin Barad-dûr (Dark Tower) The Cross-roads Ered Nimrais (White Mountains) Gondor Lebennin Mordor Orodruin (Mt. Doom) Osgiliath Rohan
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1990HM8: War A·28269redrawn in black in by CT
2015Art of LR 168132
2018Maker of Middle-earth 402
TAI #419Map of Rohan and Gondor (corrected art)See also TAI #178
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 118r & 119r
maps
colored pencil pencil
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas
Anduin Barad-dûr (Dark Tower) Emyn Muil Ephel Dúath (Mountains of Shadow) Ered Lithui (Ashen Mountains) Ered Nimrais (White Mountains) Gondor Lebennin Minas Morgul Minas Tirith Mordor Orodruin (Mt. Doom) Osgiliath Rohan Udûn
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 168131O9–Q19 only
2015Art of LR 168132all but O13–O16 & P13–P15
2018Maker of Middle-earth [403]item 181
2018Tolkien Treasures 140
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 14773as “Carte du Rohan, du Gondor et du Mordor”
TAI #422Map of Stonewain Valley and Minas Tirith
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 122r
maps
blue ink colored pencil pencil
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths
Anduin Cair Andros Eilenach Ered Nimrais (White Mountains) Lebennin Minas Tirith Mordor Osgiliath The Stonewain Valley
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 173136
2015Tolkien Estate web site Maps gallery4th item (“Minas Tirith”)
2018Maker of Middle-earth [389]item 175
2018Tolkien Treasures 130
TAI #423The White Mountains, Minas Tirith, and Osgiliath
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 122v
diagrams · designs perspectives
blue pen colored pencil pencil
arrows · compass roses buildings mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths
Anduin Emyn Muil Ered Nimrais (White Mountains) Gondor Lebennin Minas Morgul Minas Tirith Mindolluin Mordor Osgiliath
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 174137
2015Tolkien Estate web site Maps gallery5th item (“Minas Tirith ~ Elevation”)
2018Maker of Middle-earth 388122
2018Tolkien Treasures 131
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [158]81as “Vue aérienne de l’extrémité orientale des Montagnes blanches, vers 1946”
TAI #186The ‘Second Map’ of Middle-earth
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 123r
maps
black ink blue ink colored chalk colored pencil pencil red ink
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests
Anduin Barad-dûr (Dark Tower) Emyn Muil Ephel Dúath (Mountains of Shadow) Ered Lithui (Ashen Mountains) Ered Nimrais (White Mountains) Gondor Lebennin Minas Morgul Minas Tirith Mordor Orodruin (Mt. Doom) Rohan Udûn
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1990HM8: War A·28434–5redrawn in black ink by CT
2015Art of LR 135103track of Frodo and Sam
2015Art of LR 136104
2015Art of LR 179141detail of NW Mordor
2018Maker of Middle-earth 400–[01]item 180
2018Tolkien Treasures 134
2018Tolkien Treasures [135]enlarged detail of the White Mountains
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [146]72as “Carte de travail du Rohan, du Gondor et du Mordor, vers 1946”
TAI #443Late map of Middle-earth

Presumably the “Third Map” to which C.T. refers in the geographic note at the bottom of p. 34 in HM9. Geographic tags forthcoming.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 124r and MS. Tolkien Drawings 125r
maps
black ink blue ink colored chalk colored pencil pencil red ink
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths trees · forests
Mordor
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 200157northern sheet
2015Art of LR 201158southern sheet
2015Tolkien Estate web site Maps gallery2nd item (“Middle-earth”)
2018Maker of Middle-earth 378–[79]item 170northern sheet only
2018Maker of Middle-earth 380–[81]item 171southern sheet only
2018Tolkien Treasures [120]detail showing most of northern sheet
2018Tolkien Treasures [125]northern sheet only
2018Tolkien Treasures 126southern sheet only
2018Tolkien Treasures [127]enlarged detail of northeastern half of southern sheet
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [160]84as “Carte du nord-ouest de la Terre du Milieu, vers 1948”; northern sheet only
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [161]85as “Carte du sud-ouest de la Terre du Milieu, vers 1948”; southern sheet only
TAI #168Map of Rohan, Gondor, and Mordor
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 126r
maps
blue pen colored pencil pencil pink pen
bridges · fords mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths trees · forests
Anduin Barad-dûr (Dark Tower) Gondor Plateau of Gorgoroth Ithilien Lebennin Minas Morgul Minas Tirith Mordor Orodruin (Mt. Doom) Rohan
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1990HM8: War A·281171detail showing Sam & Frodo’s journey from Emyn Muil to the Morannon; redrawn in black ink by CT
2015Art of LR 134102detail showing Sam & Frodo’s journey from Emyn Muil to the Morannon
2015Art of LR 183144detail showing Sam & Frodo’s journey in Mordor
2015Art of LR 206161
2015Tolkien Estate web site Maps gallery3rd item (“Rohan ~ Gondor ~ Mordor”)
2018Maker of Middle-earth 394–[95]item 178
2018Tolkien Treasures 132
2018Tolkien Treasures [133]enlarged detail centering on Minas Tirith
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [148]–974as “Carte du Rohan, du Gondor et du Mordor, vers 1948”; two-page spread
TAI #169Minas Morghul and the Cross-roads
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 127r
maps
black ink colored pencil pencil
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths
The Cross-roads Ephel Dúath (Mountains of Shadow) Minas Morgul Mordor Morgul Vale
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1990HM8: War A·28181monochrome
2015Art of LR 12391
2018Maker of Middle-earth [387]item 174
2018Tolkien Treasures 128
2018Tolkien Treasures [129]enlarged detail of Minas Morgul and the Cross-roads
TAI #552Printed map of Middle-earth, annotated by Tolkien and Pauline Baynes

Annotated by Tolkien (in green ink, pencil, and black ink) and Pauline Baynes (in blue ink and pencil)

Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 132
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth 382–[3]item 172
2018Tolkien Treasures 138
2018Tolkien Treasures [139]detail showing Mordor, Gondor, Rohan, Lorien, and Sea of Rhûn
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 72–[3]8
TAI #129Ambarkanta Diagram III
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings S 2/III fol. 8r
diagrams · designs maps
roads · paths
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1986HM4: Shaping 247
2020Worlds of Tolkien 80
TAI #546‘Taurobel’
Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 1/XIV, fol. 105r
tableaux
black ink
bridges · fords plants · flowers · grasses rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests
Tol Eressëa
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [213]82, top
2020Worlds of Tolkien 48top figure, top item
TAI #547‘Cortirion’
Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 1/XIV, fol. 105r
tableaux
black ink pencil
birds · eagles buildings stars sun trees · forests
Tol Eressëa
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [213]82, center
2020Worlds of Tolkien 48top figure, 2nd item
TAI #551‘Celbarus’
Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 1/XIV, fol. 105r
tableaux
black ink pencil
mountains · hills rings · jewels · gold sun trees · forests
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth [213]82, bottom
2020Worlds of Tolkien 48top figure, bottom item
TAI #128“ILU/The World: From Formen (North) to Harmen (South)” (Ambarkanta Diagram II)
Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 2/III
diagrams · designs maps
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1986HM4: Shaping 245
2019Talking Maps [146]71
TAI #130“The World about V.Y. 500 after the fall of the Lamps” (Ambarkanta Diagram IV)
Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 2/III, fol. 7r
diagrams · designs maps
black ink pencil
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1986HM4: Shaping 249
2015Tolkien Estate web site Website Illustrations gallery1st item (“Ambarkanta ~ The Shape of the World”)
2019Fifty Maps [107]38
2019Talking Maps [147]72
TAI #121‘I Vene Kemen’

In A·21·a and A·21·b, this was redrawn and printed in-line on page 84.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 2/III, fol. 9r
diagrams · designs maps
pencil
architecture buildings moon rivers · lakes · seas ships · boats stars
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1983HM1: Lost Tales I A·21frontispiecehalf-tone plate
1984HM1: Lost Tales I A·21·c84half-tone plate
1992Life & Legend 70201
2018Maker of Middle-earth 210–[11]item 68
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 208131as “Carte du vaisseau du monde, vers 1916–1920”
2020Worlds of Tolkien 68
TAI #132First Silmarillion map
Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 2/X, fol. 3r
maps
black ink colored pencil green ink pencil red ink
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths trees · forests
Beleriand Doriath Hithlum
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1986HM4: Shaping A·24·a220–1north and south halves on 2 color plates
1986HM4: Shaping A·24·b220–1north and south halves in b&w
1992Life & Legend 89198monochrome
2018Maker of Middle-earth [223]item 73
2018Tolkien Treasures 68
2018Tolkien Treasures [69]detail of northwest
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [284]210as “Première carte du « Silmarillion »”
TAI #488Second Silmarillion map
Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 5/1, fols. 93–6
maps
black ink blue ink green ink pencil red ink
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests
Beleriand Doriath Gondolin Hithlum Nargothrond Taur-nu-Fuin (Dorthonion)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2018Maker of Middle-earth 227item 75
2018Maker of Middle-earth [228–29]detail of center section
2018Tolkien Treasures 74
2018Tolkien Treasures [75]northwest detail
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [285]211as “Deuxième carte du « Silmarillion »
TAI #146Map of roads and rivers between Weathertop and the Ford of Bruinen IISee also TAI #366
Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 11/2
maps
colored pencil pencil
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths trees · forests
Bruinen (Loudwater) The East-West Road Mitheithel (Hoarwell) Rhudaur The Trollshaws Weathertop
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1988HM6: Shadow 201belowredrawn by CT
2015Art of LR 5030, bottom
TAI #147Plan of Bree
Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 11/2, fol. 2v
maps
black ink pencil
buildings mountains · hills roads · paths
Bree The East-West Road The Greenway
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1988HM6: Shadow 335monochrome
2015Art of LR 4525
TAI #355Map of part of the Shire
Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 11/2, fol. 5v
maps
black ink colored pencil pencil
bridges · fords mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths trees · forests
Baranduin (Brandywine) The East-West Road Hills of Evendim Lake Evendim The Shire
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 3012
TAI #365The East Road, east of Bree
Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 11/2, fol. 9v
maps
roads · paths
The East-West Road
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 4929
TAI #361Map of the Brandywine and Withywindle
Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 11/2, fol. 12v
diagrams · designs maps
black ink
rivers · lakes · seas
Baranduin (Brandywine) The Shire The Withywindle
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 3920
TAI #410White mountains
Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 11/2, fol. 13v
diagrams · designs perspectives
pencil
mountains · hills
Ered Nimrais (White Mountains) Rohan Starkhorn Thrihyrne
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 162126, top
TAI #411Thrihyrne (or Starkhorn?)
Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 11/2, fol. 13v
diagrams · designs perspectives
pencil
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas
Ered Nimrais (White Mountains) Rohan Snowbourne Starkhorn Thrihyrne
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 162126, near top
TAI #412Thrihyrne (or Starkhorn?)
Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 11/2, fol. 13v
diagrams · designs perspectives
pencil
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas
Ered Nimrais (White Mountains) Rohan Snowbourne Starkhorn Thrihyrne
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 162126, center left
TAI #413Starkhorn and Snowbourn valley
Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 11/2, fol. 13v
perspectives
pencil
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas
Ered Nimrais (White Mountains) Rohan Snowbourne Starkhorn Thrihyrne
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 162126, center right
TAI #414Starkhorn & Snowbourne valley
Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 11/2, fol. 13v
diagrams · designs perspectives
pencil
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas
Ered Nimrais (White Mountains) Rohan Snowbourne Starkhorn
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 162126, lower left
TAI #415lozenge shape

From its context on the page, this might be the Snowbourne river valley.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 11/2, fol. 13v
diagrams · designs
pencil
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas
Ered Nimrais (White Mountains) Rohan Snowbourne
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 162126, lower right
TAI #444Map of the northern part of Middle-earth

Geographic tags forthcoming.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 11/2, fol. 14r
maps
black ink colored pencil pencil pink ink
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths trees · forests
Mordor
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 202159
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu [206]128as “Carte de la partie septentrionale de la Terre du Milieu, vers 1948”
TAI #428Aerial view of part of Mordor

Probably the “little sketch-map” C.T. describes in HM9, p. 34, note 2.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 11/2, fol. 25r
perspectives
blue ink colored pencil pencil
mountains · hills roads · paths
Barad-dûr (Dark Tower) Cirith Ungol Ephel Dúath (Mountains of Shadow) Ered Lithui (Ashen Mountains) Plateau of Gorgoroth Minas Morgul Mordor Orodruin (Mt. Doom) Udûn
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 181143
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 190113as “Vue aérienne d’une partie du Mordor”
TAI #429Distances and dates in Mordor
Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 11/2, fol. 26r
diagrams · designs maps
black pen blue ink pencil pink ink
arrows · compass roses mountains · hills roads · paths
Cirith Ungol Mordor Orodruin (Mt. Doom) Udûn
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 184145
2019Voyage en Terre du Milieu 191114as “Distances et chronologies pour les chapitres en Mordor”
TAI #145map of the East Road and river crossings near Rivendell
Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 11/2, fol. 10
maps
bridges · fords mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths
Bruinen (Loudwater) The East-West Road Ettenmoors Misty Mountains (Hithaeglir) Mitheithel (Hoarwell) Mount Gundabad Rhudaur Rivendell (Imladris)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1988HM6: Shadow 201aboveredrawn by CT
2015Art of LR 5331
TAI #366Map of roads and rivers between Weathertop and the Ford of Bruinen ISee also TAI #146
Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 11/2, fol. 11
diagrams · designs maps
blue ink pencil
bridges · fords mountains · hills roads · paths
Bruinen (Loudwater) The East-West Road The Greenway Mitheithel (Hoarwell) Rhudaur The Trollshaws Weathertop
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 5030, top
TAI #148Map of the Misty Mountains and lands to the south and east
Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 11/2, fol. 12
maps
black ink pencil
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths trees · forests
Anduin Bree Bruinen (Loudwater) Dimril Dale Eregion (Hollin) Fangorn Misty Mountains (Hithaeglir) Mitheithel (Hoarwell) Moria Rhovanion (Wilderland) Rivendell (Imladris)
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
1988HM6: Shadow 439monochrome
2015Art of LR 5835
TAI #390Map of the river Anduin
Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 11/2, fol. 13
maps
black ink colored pencil pencil
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas
Anduin Ered Luin (Blue Mountains) Ered Nimrais (White Mountains) Misty Mountains (Hithaeglir) Mordor Rhovanion (Wilderland) The Shire
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 9469
TAI #420Map of Rohan and Gondor
Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 11/2, fol. 17
maps
black ink colored pencil pencil
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas
Anduin Barad-dûr (Dark Tower) Ephel Dúath (Mountains of Shadow) Ered Lithui (Ashen Mountains) Ered Nimrais (White Mountains) Gondor Minas Morgul Minas Tirith Mordor Orodruin (Mt. Doom) Osgiliath Rohan Udûn
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 170133
TAI #418Map of the White Mountains and the Stone of Erech

Described by C.T. in detail in HM8 pp. 296–7. Note compass rose in upper left which confirms the map is oriented north-south.

Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 11/2, fol. 18
maps
black ink colored pencil pencil
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas
Ered Nimrais (White Mountains) Gondor Stone of Erech
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 167130
TAI #360Map of the Shire
Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 11/2, fol. 2
maps
colored pencil pencil
Baranduin (Brandywine) Bywater The East-West Road The Hill The Shire The Water Woody End
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 3618
TAI #356Map of the Westmarch
Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 11/2, fol. 5
diagrams · designs maps
mountains · hills
The Shire Tower Hills
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 3113
TAI #357Map of the Shire
Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 11/2, fol. 6
maps
black ink blue ink colored pencil pencil red ink
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths
The East-West Road The Shire
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 3214
TAI #359Map of the Shire
Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 11/2, fol. 7
maps
black ink blue ink colored pencil pencil red ink
bridges · fords mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths trees · forests
Baranduin (Brandywine) The Barrow Downs Bree The East-West Road The Hill Hobbiton The Old Forest The Shire The Water The Withywindle
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 3517
TAI #367Map of the route taken by the Black Riders
Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 11/2, fol. 8
maps
colored pencil pencil red ink
bridges · fords mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths
Baranduin (Brandywine) Bree Bruinen (Loudwater) The East-West Road The Greenway The Greenway Isengard Mitheithel (Hoarwell) Rohan The Shire Weathertop
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 5432
TAI #364The East Road, east of Bree
Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 11/2, fol. 9
diagrams · designs maps
pencil
roads · paths
Bree The East-West Road
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 4928
TAI #358Map of the Shire
Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 11/2, fols. 3–4
maps
blue ink colored pencil pencil pink ink
mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths trees · forests
Baranduin (Brandywine) The Barrow Downs The East-West Road The Old Forest The Shire The Withywindle
YearSourceH&APageFigureNotes
2015Art of LR 3315
2015Art of LR 3416detail

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