Jabotí the tortoise rides on the back of a deer while she cooks

Jabotí the tortoise rides on the back of a deer while she cooks

an illustration by John Vernon Lord 

in Adventures of Jabotí on the Amazon by Lena F Hurlong, Abelard-Schuman, 1968

Jabotí the tortoise rides on the back of a Jaguar

Jabotí the tortoise rides on the back of a Jaguar

an illustration by John Vernon Lord 

in Adventures of Jabotí on the Amazon by Lena F Hurlong, Abelard-Schuman, 1968

Jabotí the tortoise with a handkerchief wrapped round his head

Jabotí the tortoise with a handkerchief wrapped round his head

an illustration by John Vernon Lord 

in Adventures of Jabotí on the Amazon by Lena F Hurlong, Abelard-Schuman, 1968

Jabotí the tortoise discusses with the Amazon wildlife

Jabotí the tortoise discusses with the Amazon wildlife

an illustration by John Vernon Lord 

in Adventures of Jabotí on the Amazon by Lena F Hurlong, Abelard-Schuman, 1968

Urubú the vulture inspects the hole

Urubú the vulture inspects the hole where Jabotí the tortoise was hiding,

an illustration by John Vernon Lord 

in Adventures of Jabotí on the Amazon by Lena F Hurlong, Abelard-Schuman, 1968

Jabotí, the tortoise, lands on Yareté the jaguar's head

Jabotí, the tortoise, lands on Yareté the jaguar's head

an illustration by John Vernon Lord 

in Adventures of Jabotí on the Amazon by Lena F Hurlong, Abelard-Schuman, 1968

Mr Macaco, the monkey, helps Jabotí, the tortoise, up a palm tree

Mr Macaco, the monkey, helps Jabotí, the tortoise, up a palm tree, 

an illustration by John Vernon Lord 

in Adventures of Jabotí on the Amazon by Lena F Hurlong, Abelard-Schuman, 1968

Jacaré, the alligator, complains about his sore finger

Jacaré, the alligator, complains about his sore finger

an illustration by John Vernon Lord 

in Adventures of Jabotí on the Amazon by Lena F Hurlong, Abelard-Schuman, 1968

Jacaré, the alligator, reaches out to get the honey from the tail of Jabotí

Jacaré, the alligator, reaches out to get the honey from the tail of Jabotí, 

(only to get his finger trapped between the two shells)

an illustration by John Vernon Lord 

in Adventures of Jabotí on the Amazon by Lena F Hurlong, Abelard-Schuman, 1968

Jabotí the tortoise plays the flute to Jacaré the alligator,

Jabotí the tortoise plays the flute to Jacaré the alligator, 

(not realising there was a team of tortoises placed at different points of the race), 

an illustration by John Vernon Lord 

in Adventures of Jabotí on the Amazon by Lena F Hurlong, Abelard-Schuman, 1968

Suasú the Deer races with Jabotí the tortoise

Suasú the Deer races with Jabotí the tortoise, 

(not realising there was a team of tortoises placed at different points of the race), 

an illustration by John Vernon Lord 

in Adventures of Jabotí on the Amazon by Lena F Hurlong, Abelard-Schuman, 1968

Jabotí addresses his fellow tortoises

Jabotí addresses his fellow tortoises, an illustration by John Vernon Lord 

in Adventures of Jabotí  on the Amazon by Lena F Hurlong, Abelard-Schuman, 1968

Jabotí the tortoise playing the flute (2)

Jabotí the tortoise playing the flute (2), an illustration by John Vernon Lord 

in Adventures of Jabotí  on the Amazon by Lena F Hurlong, Abelard-Schuman, 1968

Jabotí the tortoise playing the flute (1)

Jabotí the tortoise playing the flute (1), title page illustration & lettering by John Vernon Lord 

in Adventures of Jabotí  on the Amazon by Lena F Hurlong, Abelard-Schuman, 1968

A telephone

A telephone, a diary drawing by John Vernon Lord for Monday the 17th of October 1966

St Peter's Church, Brighton

St Peter's Church, Brighton, a sketch by John Vernon Lord drawn in 1961.

It also shows a pub sign for the 'Live & Let Live' pub, which is no longer there.

The White Rabbit's House (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)

The White Rabbit's House, a illustration by John Vernon Lord 

in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Artists' Choice Editions, 2009.

'Don Quixote de la Mancha'

'Don Quixote de la Mancha', a monoprint by John Vernon Lord, 1964.

Included in Drawn to Drawing, page 110, published by Nobrow in 2014.

22, Princeton Street, Holborn

22, Princeton Street, Holborn, from Culver House in 1961, a sketch by John Vernon Lord.

Included in Drawn to Drawing, page 54, published by Nobrow in 2014.

I lived here for 9 months, from 28 June 1961 to 31 March 1962.

The rent for a two-room flat was one pound and ten shillings (£1.5).

It was where I started my career as a freelance illustrator.

This building no longer exists having been knocked down and replaced by a new one.

Adventures of Jabotí on the Amazon (cover)

Adventures of Jabotí on the Amazon (cover), an illustration by John Vernon Lord,

story by Lena F. Hurlong, Abelard-Schuman, 1968.