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Scientist; Explorer

Frederich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt (1813-1848?) Prussian (German) explorer and naturalist. In 1848 he began a journey across Australia from east to west starting from Moreton Bay. He disappeared and no traces of him have ever been found. The Illustrated London News (London, 1846).

woman, pattern, blue, motherhood, jewellery, selling, beads, beauty, Market, River Niger, river, transport, tourism, African adventure, French colony, Mali, West Africa, Africa

Religion; Christian

Eadwine Psalter c.1150-1160. Ground plan of Canterbury Cathedral. Trinity College Library, Cambridge

Edward Blore (1787-1879) British Architect. Architect to William IV, to Queen Victoria and to Westminster Abbey. He completed Nash's designs for Buckingham Palace, London, and contributed to the final designs for Abbotsford, the house his friend the novelist Sir Walter Scott built on the river Tweed near Galashiels, Scotland. Wood engraving 1879.

English; Sailor; Exploration

Lieutenant RH Archer, naval officer on HMS Discovery during the British Arctic expedition of 1875, led by George Strong Nares. Engraving 1875.

British; Metal; Metallurgy; Iron; Steel

Henry Bessemer (1813-1893) English engineer, inventor and industrialist. Among his inventions were the Bessemer steel process and the Bessemer converter. Engraving from Great Industries of Great Britain (London, c1880)

duckling, ducklings, duck, chick, waterfowl, baby, tiny, cute, animals, bird, little, birthday, new born, young, alone, lonely, one, single, wildlife, nature, conservation, Abbotsbury, waterfowl, duo, twosome, brothers, couple, siblings, IPSV2590, yellow, IPSV2547

British

Thomas Bazeley (1797-1885) English cotton manufacturer, merchant and politician. A member of the Anti-Cornlaw League. Member of Parliament for Manchester 1858-1880. Engraving from Great Industries of Great Britain (London, c1880).

St. John's College Chapel, University Of Cambridge stone Architecture Ornate Stonework Tower Higher Education Architect Designed By Sir George Gilbert Scott Christian Religion Christianity Religious Building Place Of Worship

Mediterranean house Europe, houses property holiday rent Italian

Art; Japan; Erotic; Eighteenth century; 18th century

Lovers: Illustration for 'The Pillow Book' , 1788. Coloured woodblock print (ukiyo-e). Kitanga Utamaro (1754-1806) Japanese painter and printmaker:

Politician; Textile

Anthony John Mundella (1825-1897) British statesman with interests in the Nottingham hosiery manufacture. Member of Parliament for Sheffield 1868-1885 and for the Brightsdale Division of Sheffield 1885-1890. President of the Board of Trade 1886 and 1892-1895. Largely responsible for the Factories Act 1874, the Education Act 1870, the Compulsory Education Act 1881. Cartoon from Vanity Fair (London 9 December 1871). Chromolithograph.

French; Soldier; Napoleonic; Wars

Andoche Junot (1771-1813) Duc d'Abrantes. French soldier who joined the Revolutionary army in 1792 and was with Napoleon during the Egyptian campaign. Appointed governor of Portugal and was defeated by Wellington at Vimeiro 1808. Peninsular Campaign.

Communication; Bird; Natural; History; Ornithology

Releasing French army homing pigeons on board the transatlantic liner La Bretagne between Le Havre and New York. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 10 April 1898.

Wildbeasts, Africa, Animals, Together

Religion; Christian

Martin Luther (1483-1546) German Protestant reformer before the Diet of Worms, 18 April 1521, confirming he was the author of the books laid out before the Diet . He was declared outlaw and a heretic. Coloured lithograph.

Carthage; Roman history

Hannibal crossing the Alps. Hannibal, (248?183 or 182 BC), Carthaginian military commander and tactician who is popularly credited as one of the most talented commanders in history. Hannibal and his army crossed the Alps in 218 BCE in 16 days

Britain

Wherry Mine, Mount's Bay, Penzance, Cornwall, England. Wooden trestle bridge carrying the horizontal rods from the steam engine, left, to pump in the coffer dam at the end of the trestle which protected the shaft of the mine which was only uncovered at low water. Opened in 1781 to exploit a vein of quartz-feldspar porphyry, the mine was destroyed in 1798 when a ship in a storm destroyed the trestles and the coffer. Engraving from Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 1818.

United Kingdom; Wales; Porthcawl; seaside; donkeys; children's activity; donkey; donkey; , sand; sunny; blue; sky; white; cloud; brown; waiting; standing; bridle; saddle; cute; IPSV5047; IPSV2526; traditional; seaside activity

Religion; Christian

Martin Luther (1483-1546) German Protestant reformer before the Diet of Worms, 18 April 1521. He was declared outlaw and a heretic. Coloured lithograph.

Literature; Theatre; Drama; Comedy; Opera; Censorship

Scene from Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro 1786 (1905). The Marriage of Figaro 1786 (1905). (Le Nozze di Figaro), comic opera (opera buffa) with libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte (1749-1838) after Beaumarchais, first performed on l May 1786 at the Burgtheater, Vienna. A group of peasants led by Figaro and Susanna sing Count Almaviva's praises and to entreat him not to dismiss the page Cherubino from his service. He relents to the extent that he gives him a commission in his regiment. From Les Noces de Figaro, one of set of trade cards issued by Liebig & Co, 1905.

Napoleonic; Wars

Battle of Ratisbon (Regensburg) 19-23 April 1809. French under Baron de Coutard defeated the Austrians under Archduke Charles. Napoleon I wounded in the ankle. Popular French hand-coloured woodcut.

tyne cot cemetery world war one Paschendale My proceeds to British Legion

Religion; Christian

Martin Luther (1483-1546) German Protestant reformer debating with John Calvin (1509-1564) French theologian and religious reformer. Coloured lithograph.

Time; Calendar; January; Season; Winter; Astronomy; Astrology

January: Man feasting (Janus). Janus (two-faced Roman god, keeper of the gate of heaven) in roundel on centre left. Astrological sign for Aquarius, the Water Carrier. From Bedford Hours. French c1423.

Canada, Ontario, Toronto, University Avenue, Toronto General Hospital, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, medicine, healthcare, patient treatment, cardiovascular care, heart clinic, building, exterior, sign, urban,

A Little Princess; Frances Hodgson Burnett; children's book; illustration; publishing; page; publisher; coloured plate; first edition; collector's item; Victorian; two; girls; fireplace

Germany; Austria; Fascism

'Ein Volk Ein Reich Ein Fuhrer' (One People One State One Fuhrer) Propaganda poster celebrating the announcement of the 'Anschluss' (union) of Germany with Austria under the leadership of Adolph Hitler (1889-1945).

eagle; Aquila rapax vindhiana; Indian tawny eagle; bird of prey; raptor; predator; plumage; beak; feather; flight; hunter; hunting; tawny; golden; animal; bird; wildlife

libya roman Sepitmus Severus Africa ruin ancient sand Africa empire Lepcis Ledbah imperial Caracalla

Literature; Theatre; Drama; Comedy; Opera; Censorship

Scene from Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro 1786 (1905). (Le Nozze di Figaro), comic opera (opera buffa) with libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte (1749-1838) after Beaumarchais, first performed on l May 1786 at the Burgtheater, Vienna. Count Almaviva uncovering the page Cherubino in his hiding place, an armchair. The other figures are Susanna, maid to Countess Almaviva, and Don Basilio, a music master. From Les Noces de Figaro, one of set of trade cards issued by Liebig & Co, 1905.

British; Tobacco; Smoking; Pipe

Thomas William Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester (1822-1909) English landowner, agriculturist and countryman. Inherited Holkham Hall, Norfolk, England, at the age of 20 and carried out a programme of improvements on the estate. Cartoon by 'Spy' (Leslie Ward, 1851-1922) from Vanity Fair (London, 4 August 1883). Chromolithograph.

Victorian; Valentine; innocence; romance; romantic; love; courtship; love token; St Valentines Day; 14 February; sweetheart; passion; ardour; adoration; devotion; affection; fondness; intimacy; heart, courtship; amorous; flirtation; betrothal; council of cupid; S. Marks & Sons; altar of love; heart;

Louisiana, New Orleans, French Quarter, National Historic Landmark, Historic French Market, commerce, economy, local products, shopping, dining, entrance, wreath, Christmas decor, man, woman, couple, front,

Royalty

Family of Queen Victoria (reigned as queen of England from 1837-1901) Standing behind the Queen is the future King Edward VIII.

Meerkat, Meerkats, Africa, Mongoose, Animals, Wild Animals, Nature, Wildlife, Winter, Mammals, Cute, Cuddly, Playful, Curious, Grey, Sitting, Sunny, Sitting, Tired,

history; Guignol; Guillaume Apollinaire; Apollinaris Kostrowitsky

Absinthe/Victor Hugo c1895-1900. Guillaume Apollinaire (Apollinaris Kostrowitsky 1880-1919) French poet.

Anish; Canadian; Gordon; Halloran; Kapoor; America; art; artist; artwork; bean; below; blue; British; building; Chicago; city; cityscape; cloud; coffee; ellipse; elliptical; gate; ice; Illinois; millennium; modern; museum; paintings; park; reflected; reflection; scene; sculpture; sky; skyline; sun; sunny; sunshine; tall; town; urban; USA; zero

Russo-Turkish; War; British; Hospital; Military; Wounded; Medicine; Heating

Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) English nursing pioneer and hospital reformer inspecting wards of the military hospital at Scutari during the Crimean War (1853-1856). Patients able to leave bed cluster round a box stove. After lithograph from Simpson Illustrations of the War in the East, 1856.

Theatre poster; advertising; 1974; Royal Shakespeare Company; production; William Gillette; Sherlock Holmes; John Wood; Tim Pigott-Smith; Philip Locke; Frank Dunlop; Aldwych Theatre; designer; Gordon House; Arthur Conan Doyle;

Nea Makri; Greece; Attica; Greek Orthodox Church; religion; Christian; blue sky; sunny

paper; fragment; flyer; English state lottery; advertising; handbill; ephemera; gambling; raffle; prize draw; sweepstake; sweep; bet; gamble; speculation; game of chance; typography; love

Military; Engineering; Invention; War; Weapon; Siege

Archimedes' crow. Archimedes (c287-212 BC) Ancient Greek mathematician and inventor is said to have invented the device for use during the defence of Syracuse against the Romans (212 BC) to overturn attacking ships. Here it has been adapted to pluck individuals from forces attacking a city under a siege. 18th century engraving.

Battle Abbey East Sussex UK Norman 1066 duke William conqueror king Harold invasion altar

pavement, snow, winter, idyllic, white, textured, Belgrade, Serbia, artistic, artwork, moody, tree, path, trails, woods, Milos Markovic, Ph30,

Colonialism

Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple Blackwood (1826-1902), lst Marquess of Dufferin and Ava. British diplomat and administrator. Governor General of Canada (1872-1878) and Governor General of India (1884-1888). From The Modern Portrait Gallery (London, c1880). Tinted lithograph.

sparrow, bird, eating, blackberries, autumn, feeding, rural, wildlife, beak, red, juicy, thorns, hungry, evening, wild, house sparrow, Passer domesticus, endangered, species, juvenile, youngster, stain, beak, red, female, immature, 32.2, IPSV2547

This female house sparrow has a red stained beak from all of the blackberries she's been eating

Religion; Christian

Martin Luther (1483-1546) German Protestant reformer nailing his 95 theses to the door of the Castle Church , Wittenberg, 31 October 1517, so starting the Reformation . Coloured lithograph.

Art; Chromolithograph

Spanish-Cuban-American War 1898: US troops answering their country's call (centre) surrounded by vignettes of various episodes, including the fall of Spanish-held El Caney near Santiago de Cuba on 1 July. Print c1899.

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia's first and largest horse tram network, grew to 11 operators and 82km, horse-drawn, drawn, began electrification 1908, here double deck, Decker, Adelaide and Suburban Tramway Co, No 66, &, destination board: North Adelaide, Zoo Gardens, advert, advertising, sign, display, board, lettering, type, for: Mellin's Food, Eureka Tobacco, Amcoorie Tea, public transport, light rail, trolley, streetcar, street, car, Victorian, Edwardian, 1800s, early sepia photograph from M&N Publishing

Cobra; Indian Hooded cobra; Naja naja; Elapidae; snake-charmer; Spectacled cobra; poisonous; venomous; reptile; animal; wildlife; India; scales; fangs; venom; ophidians; Squamata; forked tongue; Animalia; Chordata; Reptilia; Serpentes; Naja;

Indian Hooded Cobra rearing out of basket in India

War; Battle; Naval; Transport; Shipping; Sail

Viking ship with dragon prow carrying warriors to attack second vessel on right. 14th century painting in Danish church

Maybug, Cockchafer, Scarab Beetles, Scarabaeidae, Melolontha melolontha, invertebrate, insect, 6 legs, antennae, British Wildlife, Irish Wildlife,

Victorian; printed sheet; sweet wrapper; candy wrapper; Newfoundland Dog; brave; faithful; affectionate; pet; canine; swimmer; noble; brave; faithful; affectionate; webbed feet; paws; river; bridge

'ruined cottage'; ruins; 'stone built'; 'near Grasmere'; 'near Rydal Water'; 'The Lake District'; Cumbria; England; Europe; overgrown; deserted; neglected; derelict; bracken; fells; hills; forestation; 'wooded hillside', 'IPSV2279', 'IPSV2277',

Italian architecture

Pallazio along the frontage of the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy

France; French; Court; Aristocracy; Fashion; Culture; Music; Musical; Instrument; Keyboard; Guitar; Stringed; Food; Beverage; Eighteenth century; 18th century

Le The a l'Anglaise'

Wildbeasts; South Africa, animals, wildbeast, brown, grass

British; Soldier

Thomas Graham, Baron Lynedoch (1750-1843) Scottish general who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. He served under Sir John Moore in Portugal in the Peninsular campaign. Victorious at Barossa 1811. Commanded left wing at Vittoria 1813. Engraving from A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen by Thomas Thomson (1870).

'fishing boats'; drifters; trawlers; bulldozers; beach; 'Hastings Old Town'; 'Rock a nore'; Hastings; 'East Sussex'; England; 'shore based'; 'shore based fleet'; 'East Hill Lift'; 'funicular railway'; 'east Hill'; cliffs; 'fish boxes', IPSV5876, IPSV1066, IPSV1803,

Part of the Hastings shore based fishing fleet and a number of bulldozers used for refloating the boats.

Apartment block, apartment, apartments, accommodation, Los Angeles, US, USA, stairway, staircase, stairs, fire escape, windows, uniformity, uniform, cream

Religion; Christian; Jesus; Saviour; Halo; Healing; Healer; Miracle; Resurrection; Medicine; Coma; Suspended; animation

Jesus curing the man possessed of a devil (top). Raising of Lazarus, brother of Martha and Mary, after four days (bottom). After Armenian Evangelistery (1394). Calligraphy and painting by Rotakes.

Communication; Mail; Pigeon; Post

Carrier pigeon used to carry dispatches out of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). The message was attached to the central tail feather. Other tail feathers were stamped for identification. Engraving (London, November 1870).

Victorian; Soup Ticket; 1879; Leominster; Hereford; one penny; January; printing

Soup Ticket 1879. Manuscript on reverse - Leominster, Hereford,

Britain; England; Mining; Coal; Fuel; Labour; Female

A Lancashire colliery pit-brow women. In 1887 some of these women travelled to London to lobby the Home Secretary to resist the proposed clause in the Mines Regulation Bill which would prevent them doing this traditional work which was, by many, thought unsuitable for women. From The Illustrated London News (London, 28 May 1887). Engraving.

British; Medicine; Clinical

William Withey Gull (1816-1890) English physician born at Colchester, Essex. Studied at Guy's Hospital, London. Graduated as Bachelor of Medicine (MB) 1841 and Doctor of Medicine (MD) 1846. Remained consulting physician at Guy's for the rest of his life. Distinguished and described (1873) cretinoid state in adults (myxoedema) thyroid deficiency in middle age. Cartoon by 'Ape' (Carlo Pellegrini - 1838-1889) from Vanity Fair (London, 18 December 1875). Chromolithograph.

USA; Scientist

Lardner Vanuxem (1792-1848) Amnerican geologist born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he studied geology in Paris. Appointed to the first Geological Survey of New York in 1836. Engraving, 1896.

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. Choosing Your Refuge Room in various types of house. Cellar or basement best; if none, use ground floor room with as few windows and outside walls as possible.

Petra; Tombs; Caves; Rocks; Rock; Hot; ancient; Jordan

Tombs & caves at Petra

church; religion; religious; Roman Catholic; Iglesia Parroquial Mayor de San Salvador; Bayamo; Granma province; Cuba; Cuban; Caribbean

church, Bayamo, Cuba

USA; Politician

?1844 election banner produced by Nathaniel Currier for James Knox Polk (1795-1849) 11th President of the United States of America 1845-1849, and his Vice-President George Mifflin Dallas (1792-1864), running on the Democratic ticket. Coloured lithograph.

Victorian Christmas greeting card published by De La Rue & Co. One from Illustrated Proverbs series titled "None so deaf as those who won't hear". jesters, zany, clown, fools, buffoons, megaphone, trumpet, fashion, costumes,

Art; Painting

The Qianlong Emperor in Ceremonial Armour on Horseback' 1739 or 1758. Ink and colour on silk. Giuseppe Castiglione (1688-1766) Italian Jesuit, court painter in China. Fifth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty 1736-1795.

Africa; Archaeology; Egypt; Egyptian; Lake Nasser; Nile; Nubia; Pharaoh; Pharaohs; Rameses; Temple; Temples; ancient world

Royalty; Russian

Nicholas I (1796-1855) Emperor (Tsar) of Russia from 1825. Nicholas on his deathbed. Wood engraving from 'Illustration (Paris, 1855).

falkirk, cenotaph, memorial, ww11, fighting men, soldiers rest, heros, dollar park

British; Religion; Christian

George Cadbury (1839-1922) at the age of 18. English Quaker industrialist and social reformer who, with his brother Richard, took over their father's chocolate business in 1861. In 1866 they were the first in Britain to sell cocoa as a drink. In 1879 the firm moved to Bournville, Birmingham. From The Life of George Cadbury by AG Gardiner (London, 1923).

Beach; deserted; empty; nobody; tropical; paradise; Rarotonga; Cook Islands; New Zealand; Pacific; sea; sand; sandy; coral; reef; lifestyle; leisure; luxury; holiday; travel; horizon; palm; tree; exotic; island; location; landscape

Strawberry, Summer fruit, Red, Close up, Macro

Victorian; Christmas; greeting card; Adulteration of Bread; Flour; 1870s; baker; bakery; bakehouse; oven; potatoes; alum; chalk; well know phrase or saying; which side his bread is buttered;

Adulteration of Bread by substituting alum, chalk and potatoes - Victorian Christmas greeting card.

France; Military; Justice; Court; Martial; Racialism; Anti-Semitism

Alfred Dreyfus (c1859-1935) French army officer of Jewish extraction, wrongly accused of giving secrets to Germany. Dreyfus in front of the War Council. From Le Petit Journal (Paris, December 1894).

Egyptian history, ancient civilisations, River Nile, archeology, Propylon, Tourism. BEB016

sand swimming vacation holidays Tate Modern gallery swimmers sunbathing bucket and spade WHOBEB WHOCOA beach

Art; Moghul; Influence

?Album of Ragamala. Young woman charming the deer and gazelles with her playing and singing. 19th century Indian miniature, Rajasthan School. Music?

Asian elephant baby sharing trunk mammal captivity sunlight giant jumbo remember huge gentle protected family matriarchal mother love affection

Ella Liebermann, Auschwitz, Nazi, concentration, camp

British; Exploration; Religion; Christian

Dr Livingstone, I presume?' Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) Welsh-born American journalist and explorer meeting Dr David Livingstone (1813-1873) Scottish missionary and explorer of Africa at Ujiji, Tanganyika, East Africa, 10 November 1871. Engraving from Heroes of Britain by Edwin Hodder (London, c1880).

British; Educationist

Mary Carpenter (1807-77) English philanthropist born at Exeter, Devon. With her mother opened a school for girls in Bristol. Campaigner for prison reform, female education and the education of deprived children. Engraving 1870.

Transport; Shipping; Transatlantic

Paddle steamer 'Britannia' leaving Boston, USA. This was the vessel in which the English novelist Charles Dickens sailed from Liverpool to America in 1842. From The Illustrated London News (London, 23 October 1847). Engraving.

Rust, rivet, rusty rivet, corrosion, corroded rivet, old bridge

Art; Chromolithograph

Entry of the toreros in procession. Lake Price (c1810-1896) English artist. Bullfighters processing in the stadium at Seville, Spain. Corrida Matador Tradition Costume Blood Sport Spectacle

Syracuse Cathedral; Basilica; Christian; Roman Catholic; Christian; Sicily; Italy; Statues; Corinthian Columns; Blue Sky; Sunny; Clouds; Doors; Windows

Fungus Rock Lizard, Reptilia, Squamata, Gremxula tal-Gebla tal-General, reptiles, Malta, Maltese, Gozo, colourful, Podarcis filfolensis generalensis, Maltese wall lizard,

Streetscape; panorama; postcard; Ostende; Ostend; Belgium; Beach, seafront; promenade; La Plage et la Digue de Mer; bathing huts;

British; Scientist; Science; Electricity; Meteorology; Weather

John Frederic Daniell (1790-1845) English chemist, physicist and meteorologist. Among his inventions were the Daniell cell, a wet storage battery, and a hygrometer. From The Book of Days edited by Robert Chambers (London, 1869). Engraving.

Literature; English

Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish-born British historian and essayist. From The National Portrait Gallery (London, c1880). Tinted lithograph.

British; English; Emigration

Caroline Chisholm (born Jones - 1808-77) born in Wootton, Northamptonshire. Worked tirelessly for improvement of conditions for female emigrants to Australia. Engraving c1850.

Streetscape; South Parade Pier; esplanade; Southsea; Portsmouth; Hampshire; England; postcard; 1914; pram; baby carriage; bathing huts; deck chair; seaside entertainment;

British; Scientist; Fish

Francis Willoughby (1635-1672) English naturalist and icthyologist. His Historia piscium, edited by John Ray, was published by the Royal Society in 1686. From The Naturalist's Library edited by William Jardine (Edinburgh and London 1839-1854). Engraving.

Britain; Brewing; Beer; Stout; Alcohol

Hop-sampling warehouse, Arthur Guinness, Son & Co., Ltd., Dublin, Ireland. Both American hops and those grown in Kent, England, were used. From The Practical Grocer (London, 1905).