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Mandarin Duck, Aix galericulata, male, Drake, Waterfowl, Wetlands, Waterbirds, Water, Fowl, Bird, Ornithology, Animal, Wildfowl, Wild, Fauna, Conservation, Habitat, Lake, Pond, Sanctuary, Plumage, Beak, Feathers, Protection, Wildlife, Marsh bird, reflection, water, ripples

Russian; Imperialism; Expansion

Beginning of conquest of Siberia. Cossacks under Jermak Timofejew attacking army of Khan Kutschuma on the River Irtysch 1580. Oleograph c1900.

Balkan Wars: Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, according to the custom of his country, walking on the weapons and flags of enemies conquered by his army, in this case the Turks. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 10 November 1912.

Science; Geology; Palaeontology

Artist's reconstruction of a Pleisiosaurus and an Ichthyosaurus. From Science for All by Robert Brown (London, c1880). Engraving.

Scientist; Astronomy; Planetary; Horology; Time

Christiaan Huyghens (1629-1695) Dutch physicist and astronomer. Made a pendulum clock, discovered the rings of Saturn, and proposed a wave theory of light. Engraving.

Victorian; Queen Railway Hotel; Chester; 1861; Queen's Hotel; Randolph Caldecott; Illustrated London News; fire; combustion; burning; flames; destruction;

Destruction by fire of the Queen Railway Hotel from Illustrated London News 1861. First published drawing by Randolph Caldecott.

Gerbera; Asteraceae capitulum; nature; plant; herbaceous; perennial; orange; flower; floral; bouquet; flora; petal;

two orange Gerbera

USSR; Agriculture

The Fight for the Harvest: Sorting of Seeds in a Mordva Collective Farm. 1933 Russian postcard after painting by Jeroushew.

Flight; Cygnus olor; Cygnus; Mute Swan; Mute Swans; Swan ; Swans; Juvenile; Juveniles; Ornithology; Birds; Bird; Wildfowl; Wildlife; IPSV2547; IPSV2597; IPSV2590; IPSV5089; IPSV2562

car; auto; motor; sport; race; racing; DTM; Brands Hatch; Martin Tomczyk; Red Bull Audi A4 DTM 2008; Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline; Motor Sport; motor racing

DTM, Brands Hatch, 2008

Mythology; Ancient; Greece; Ancient; Rome; Religion; Deity

Pallas Athena (Minerva) goddess of wisdom, daughter of Zeus (Jupiter) Marble statue.

Narrow Billed Tree Creeper, Bird, Brazil, South America, Tree, Bark, Brown, Ornithology

The Great Court; The British Museum; London; BEB455; 2000; Foster & Partners; High-Tech

Communications; Entertainment; Recording; Sound; Vision; Film; Cinema

Thomas Alva Edison's kinetographic theatre: c1892. This combined the recording of sound and vision. From a cigarette card published 1915. Chromolithograph

Art; Religious; Order

?Carmelites in the Garden. 18th century painting. Nuns at work weeding and watering garden beds. On the left, other sisters holding crosses are leading a procession.

Guy, Standen, Pont, Scorff, Brittany, France, French, Breton, feathers, zoo, zoological, park, peacock, birds, blue, green, orange, yellow, male, crest, beak, displaying, animals, tourist, visit, colour, eyes, visit,

Peacock at Pont Scorff zoo, Brittany, France

Spinningfields, Hardman Square, Reflections; Offices; Manchester; City Centre; Photoshop; Building; Architecture; Glass; Cityscape; Structure; North West; Greater Manchester; England

Lion male guarding looking ferocious hunting gentle mane lying pride paws sunlight; powerful speed hunter golden Africa

hawk; Buteo jamaicensis; buzzard; bird of prey; raptor; predator; feathers; beak; hunter; hunting; animal; bird; wildlife; America

Scotland; highlands; Assynt; Ardvreck; castles; castles; heritage; history; ruins; Assynt; Loch; Assynt; nature; wilderness; Architecture; buildings

MOTION, Canada, Ontario, Toronto, Carlton and Granby Streets, public artwork, sculpted trees, bas relief, blue, branches, trunk, "Flow Blue", Toronto Public Art Commission, Marlene Hilton Moore, artist, man, boy, baby, stroller, walking,

British; English; Exploration; Tudor; Colonialism; Jacobean; Sixteenth century; 16th century; Seventeenth century; 17th century

Walter Raleigh (1552-1612) English courtier and navigator. Favourite of Elizabeth I. Half-brother of Humphrey Gilbert. Said to have introduced Tobacco and Potatoes into England. Engraving by Michiel van der Gucht (1660-1725) for Clarendon's History

Sculpture; Figure; Sea; Crosby Beach; Merseyside

animals; grey seal; wildlife; Coast; beach; WALES; UK; grey; halichoerus grypus; pup; seal; mammals; adult; parent; interaction; identification; smell

Florida, Miami Beach, Ocean Drive, Lummus Park, music festival, ticket sales, box office, man, woman, couple,

kodak z 740, cana, leaf, leaves, plant, plants, green, garden, gardening, horticulture, gardens, nature,

UK, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Wales, Central Brecon Beacons, Brecon Beacons National Park, Standing Stone, Boundary Stone, Duffryn Crawnon Quarries, Tram Track, Pen y Fan, Panorama, IPSV1296, IPSV2294,

Louisiana, New Orleans, Regional Transit Authority, RTA, public transportation, Riverfront Streetcar Line, Canal Street stop, tram, trolley, open door, boarding, line, queue, man, woman, passenger, station,

Royalty; French; France; Textile; Industry

Louis XIV of France (1638-1715) visiting the Gobelins tapestry works. Colbert, Louis' minister of finance established Gobelins and the Sevres porcelain factory. Late 19th century chromolithograph

Britain; England; Transport; Water; Fishing; Food

Coracle fishermen on the River Severn near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The coracle is a small one-person boat, originally of animal skin stretched over a wooden frame. In Britain, it has been in use for more than 2,000 years and there are still a few people licensed to use them for salmon and sea-trout fishing in Wales. From Scenes in England by the Rev. Isaac Taylor, London, 1822. Hand-coloured engraving.

British; Literature; English; Detective; Fiction

The Adventure of Silver Blaze'. The maid meeting Fitzroy Simpson, the prime murder suspect, on her way to Silver Blaze's stable with the stable lad's supper. From The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle from The Strand Magazine (London, 1892). Illustration by Sidney E Paget, the first artist to draw Sherlock Holmes. Engraving.

Manufacture; Trade

Grinding and polishing plate glass. From The Universal Magazine London 1760. Hand-coloured engraving.

alcedo atthis; Pembrokeshire; UK; animals; birds; fishing; kingfisher; outdoor recreation; predator; river; rivers; water; wetland; wetlands; wildlife

animals; grey seal; wildlife; Coast; beach; WALES; UK; grey; halichoerus grypus; pup; seal; mammals, agression, territorial, fighting; adults; flipper, claws, sea

Robin; chirpy; redbreast; Erithacus rubecula; wild; wildlife; bird; British; native; garden; post, snow; ice; red; breast; orange; breast; beak; tail; head; feather; plumage

Paris horse drawn traffic circa 1910. Black and white photographs. Bois de Boulogne, les Acacias; Le Boulevarde de la Madeleine, Paris VIII.; ; Paris

Positano, Amalfi, Italy, beach, church, Italian coast, coast, holiday

Chaffinch; finch; Fringilla coelebs; wild; wildlife; garden; bird; seed; seed-eating; corn; nuts; food; feeding; pink; grey; beak; tail; wings; plumage; feather; full body; 32.1

Book Project; Greenland; Ice; WHOMOU; cold; freeze; freezing; mountains; snow

zion national park utah USA mountains virgin river valley floodplain cottonwood forest

Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Art, house, stilts, Vancouver, mountains, snow, lake, sea, river,

Art; Print; Woodblock

French and British troops engaged in military training manoeuvres, Yokohama, Japan. British cavalry exercise. Part of triptych by Taiso Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) Japanese Ukiyo-e artist. Horse

Robin, European, Erithacus rubecula snow, snowing, branch, red breast, bird, Winter, avian, ornithology,

American history

John Trumbull's painting, Declaration of Independence, depicting the five-man drafting committee of the Declaration of Independence presenting their work to the Congress. The painting can be found on the back of the U.S. $2 bill. The original hangs in the US Capitol rotunda.

Robin; redbreast; Erithacus rubecula; wild; bird; garden; woodland; wooden; post; red; orange; breast; head; beak; eye; feather; feathered; close-up

Rennaissance; Italian art; Vatican

The Last Judgment painted by Michelangelo between 1536 and 1541

Death; Burial; Interment; Grief

Dr Syntax watching his wife's coffin being lowered into grave. Rowlandson illustration for William Coombe Dr Syntax London 1820. Aquatint.

Red, Tarn, Helvellyn, mountain, ridge, lake, Lake District, blue, Striding Edge

Strix nebulosa; beak; close-up; conifer; eye; eyes; face; feather; feathers; forest; gray; grey; lapland owl; large; northern; portrait; 69b

Agriculture; Stock; Sheep; Textile; Wool

Merino sheep: variety noted for its wool. Much favoured in Australia Hand-tinted engraving published London c1860. Engraving.

Robin Erithacus rubecula feeding watching sharing Great Tit Parus major passerine wall food challenge

Cycle, bike, stand, rack, Pimlico, Westminster, sculpture, metal, abstract, concentric, circles, ovals, elliptical

France

Entrance to the village of Voisins (Yvelins), 1872: Camille Pissarro (1830-1872) Fench artist. Oil on Canvas.

Louisiana, New Orleans, French Quarter, Decatur Street, Jackson Square, landmark, fence, shopping, open-air artist colony, Daniel Garcia, acrylic painting, creativity, artist at work, paintbrush, city skyline, painted wood carving,

Robin, redbreast, Erithacus rubecula, British favourite, Christmas card, WHOBRB

Comb Duck, Sarkidiornis melanotos, Waterfowl, Wetlands, Waterbirds, Water, Fowl, Bird, Ornithology, Animal, Wildfowl, Wild, Fauna, Conservation, Habitat, Lake, Pond, Sanctuary, Plumage, Beak, Feathers, Protection, Wildlife, Marsh bird, Ducks,

Irish Museum of Modern Art; Spire; Courtyard; Pensioners; History; Dublin; Ireland; Tower; clock; sundial; door; sash windows; blue sky; sunny

Pontypool, Folly, Trevethin, Park, South Wales, valley, Monmouthshire, Gwent, Torfaen,

Pontypool folly taken a wintry wet day

Britain; Industrial; Revolution; Textiles; Mill; Child; Labour; Mechanisation

Cotton manufacture: mule spinning. Note boy on right employed to crawl under threads & sweep up. Self-acting mule of type devised by Richard Roberts 1825. Roof of building supported by iron trusses. Engraving c1830.

Engraving; 1688; Salome; Head; John the Baptist; be-heading; holy; Christian; religion; martyrdom; liturgical; Herod Antipas; head on a platter; execution; Nicolas Bazin;

Salome holding a platter with the head of John the Baptist - 1688 engraving. Herodias portant la teste de St Jean Baptiste, qu'Herode avoit fait trancher à sa prière.

British; English; Tudor; Religion; Christian; Religious; Persecution

Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556), English Protestant prelate, Archbishop of Canterbury. Burnt at the stake at Oxford under the reign of the Roman Catholic queen Mary I for refusing to recognise Papal jurisdiction. From The Imperial History of England by Theophilus Camden (London, 1832). Engraving.

USA; Scientist

Edward Hitchcock (1793-1864), American geologist who was the third President of Amherst College (1845-1854). He carried out geological surveys in Massachusetts. In palaeontology, he published papers on the fossilised dinosaur tracks in the Connecticut Valley. Engraving, 1896.

Victorian hand coloured engraving depicting a marriage at the blacksmith's forge in Gretna Green, a village in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Published by J L Marks, London May 1837. wedlock, romance, print, wedding ceremony, husband, wife, betrothed, union, matrimony, runaway couples, elopers, eloping, village blacksmith, Gretna marriages

Victorian illustration from Illustrated London News Christmas Number 1876 depicting the last toast of the evening: "The Ladies". snuff box, drink, salutation, Christmas Dinner, congratulations, drinking, costume, attire, waistcoat, fashion,

animals; kingfisher; wildlife, predator, cockle, fishing, action, birds, flight, water, river, wetland,

Harris Hawk, Bay-winged Hawk, Parabuteo unicinctus, Falconiformes, Accipitridae, nature, bird, wildlife, Raptor, predatory, predator, talons, eagle, bird-of-prey feathers, carnivore, carrion plumage, plumes, beak, bill, claws, falconry, Falconer, Hunting, field sports

Medicine; Surgery

Galen (Claudius Galenus c130-201 AD) Greek physician. Physician to the gladiators at Pergamum tending the wounded in the amphitheatre. Artist's reconstruction published Paris, 1866.

Photograph; Astronomy; Science; Earth; Geology; Meteorology; Weather

Satellite image of Niagara Falls, North America. Science Earth Geology

Bird, wild bird, wild bird feeding, blue tit, blue tit feeding

Blue tit feedibf in Winter.

British; English; Tudor; Navy; Sixteenth century; 16th century

George Clifford, third Earl of Cumberland (1558-1605) English naval commander. Engraving by Michiel van der Gucht (1660-1725) for Clarendon's History.

Britain; Industrial; Revolution; Metals; Angelsea

Copperworks near Holywell, Flintshire, Wales owned by the Mona Company, showing industrialisation in a rural landscape. Copper was mined in Angelsey (Mona). Hand coloured engraving 1792.

Pembrokeshire; UK; Wales; kingfisher; feeding; ponds; predator; river; rivers; water; water-birds; wetland; waterways; fishing; atthis; alcedo atthis; alcedo; birds; wildlife; action; flight

steam, smoke, soot, coal, black, five, Black 5, coach, tunnel, NYMR, north Yorkshire moors railway, Yorkshire, England, north east, rails, railway

45212 burst out of the tunnel at Grosmont on the North Yorshire Moors Railway. With our magnificent steam engines, beautiful rural stations and smartly uniformed staff, a visit to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway is like taking a step back in time.From the smoke and steam pouring from the engines to the cosy wood-panelled carriages and friendly conductor service, the railway is both lovingly preserved and charmingly authenticIt’s also the perfect starting point for a day out, whether you’re travelling between the rugged Yorkshire villages, hiking on the wind swept moors or spending a day by the seaside in Whitby.

Art

'Box at the Theatre' by Hippolyte Bellange (1800-1866) French painter. Chaotic scene with overcrowded Box with audience fighting . Bottom left a top hat is being handed back. Bottom right a drink is being handed up from the promenade level.

Fuel; Oil

Boring a well in the Baku oilfields of South Western Azerbaijan. Engraving from The Illustrated London News (London, 12 June 1886).

Ephesus, Turkey, Ancient Ruins, Ancient Roma, BEB027, Amphitheatre

BEB465, gridshell, weald, downland, open air museum, lightweight, structure, oak, laths, environmentally, friendly, carpentry, fabrication, Architecture, RIBA, award, Edward Cullinan, architect, innovative, low energy, alternative, technology, design, dynamic, engineering, timber, durable, project, cladding, exterior, interior, fascia, eco-tech, biomorphic, cantilever

First; World; War; Medicine; Casualty

'L'Automobile Pendant la Guerre'. French motorised ambulances and walking wounded towards the end of WWI. After watercolour French war artist Georges Scott (1880-1947). CLEAR COPYRIGHT.

Folly; Memorial; Monument; Obelisk; Remembrance; Site; Tower; War; Building; "(c) Mike Watson"; 1837; 1901; Battle; England; Europe; Leicester; Leicester Tower; Mike Watson; United Kingdom; Victorian; Worcestershire; Baron; De Montfort; Evesham, ; IPSV2678 Follies (historic); IPSV1166 Monuments (ancient) ; IPSV5265 Historic monuments (buildings); IPSV5264 Historic monuments (ancient); IPSV0533 Ancient monuments

Leicester Tower, Evesham

Albert Memorial; Hyde Park; London; England; United Kingdom; Queen Victoria; Statue; Prince Albert; Cross

British; Religion; Christian; Protestant

John Wesley (1703-1791) English non-conformist preacher. Founder of Methodism. Wesley at the age of 65 preaching in the open air. Engraving.

Cave, Lake, Slovenia, Karst Formation, Water, Rock, Fog, Light, Reflection, Dark, Nature, Nobody, Copy Space , magic,

Beautiful karst cave with a lake in Slovenia, partly open for tourists, morning fog.

Broadway Tower, built by Lady Coventry in 1797, near Broadway village, situated at the highest point in the Cotswolds at 1024 feet, beacon hill, folly, mock castle, architect James Wyatt, James Wyatt. UK, United Kingdom, Great Britain, England, Cotswolds, Cotswold Hills, Gloucestershire, Broadway, English Village, Cotswolds Village, Visitor Attraction, Pretty Village, Picturesque Village, Summer, Sunny Day, White Clouds, Sunshine, English, Nigel Cummings, Broadway, Tower, Worcestershire, Country Park, Blue Sky, building, ancient, monument, Cotswolds, Earl of Coventry, Europe

Medicine

Galen (Claudius Galenus c130-201 AD) Greek physician who moved to Rome and became physician to three emperors. Galen lecturing on anatomy in the Temple of Peace, Rome. Artist's reconstruction published Paris, 1866.

Ruddy Shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea, Waterfowl, Wetlands, Waterbirds, Water, Fowl, Bird, Ornithology, Animal, Wildfowl, Wild, Fauna, Conservation, Habitat, Lake, Pond, River, Estuary, Mudflats, Sanctuary, Plumage, Beak, Feathers, Protection, Wildlife, Marsh bird, Ducks

UK, United Kingdom, Great Britain, North Wales, Snowdonia, National Park, Emblem, Logo, Sign, Badge, Mountains, Welsh, Plaque, Snowdon, Crib Goch, Sunny, Cloudy, Heather, Rocks, Landscape, Walking Country, Dramatic Scenery, Visitoe Attraction, Holiday Location, Walking, Climbing, IPSV1296, IPSV2294,

hawk; buzzard; ferruginous buzzard; Buteo regalis; bird of prey; raptor; predator; feathers; beak; animal; bird; wildlife; eye; yellow; orange; stare

Inky Cap mushroom; Scott A. McNealy; Europe; England; Thames Path; fungus; fungi; mushrooms; mushroom; toadstool; autumn; Photoref726; Shaggy Ink Cap mushroom; Coprinus comatus;

Shaggy Ink Cap mushroom, Coprinus comatus in situ.

Britain; England; Transport; Civil; Engineering

Kilsby Tunnel on London-Birmingham Railway: working shaft on 8 July 1837. Engineer R Stephenson. From J Bourne Drawings of the London and Birmingham Railway, 1839

European Eagle Owl flying wings stretched

boat, walkway, gangplank, gang, plank, wooden, unsafe, old, Lake Titicaca, water, tatora, reeds, grass, grasses, weeds, view,

rat snake eating

British; Manufacture; Clothing; Shoes; Child; Labour

Shoe Maker Master craftsman in tailored coat and yellow waistcoat (vest) cuts leather from skin. In background boy apprentice in apron and drab jacket sits making up a shoe Hand-coloured woodcut from The Book of English Trades London 1823

Fox; Red Fox; Vulpes vulpes; Carnivora; Reynard; Canidae; animal; nature; mammal; wildlife; fur; tail; Carnivore; brush; dog; nocturnal; vixen; earth; red; fox cub; hunted; Britain; British; canine; head; outdoor; day;

Fox sitting on the grass

Handle; Fish; Door Knob; Silver; Metal; Detail; Depth of Field; Mouth; Scales; Door; wales; Solva

Germany; Soldier

Alfred Schlieffen (1833-1913) Germana general. Chief of the Imperial General Staff 1891-1905. Author of the Schlieffen Plan for the defeat of Russian and France.

animal; animals; bird; birds; coastal; cormorant cormorants; sea birds; seabird; seabirds; wildlife; shag; shags; seabird

England; Second; World; War; Civilians; Home; Front

Air Raid Precautions: Set of 50 cards issued by WD & H0 Wills, Britain 1938, in preparation for the anticipated coming of World War II. Ventilated Gas-proof Shelter: Ventilator normally powered by electricity, but can be worked manually, or by treadle or bicycle.

Measurement; Weight

Public weighbridge used to weigh cattle in a market. Animals are placed weighing platform and attendant in kiosk weighs them using a weighing machine based on the principle of the steelyard. From Alphabet des Arts et Metiers, (Paris, 1867) Engraving.