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American Flamingo, by John James AudubonAmerican Flamingo, Phoenicopterus Ruber, by John James Audubon (1785-1851). A colour plate in The Birds of America: From Original Drawings. Date: 1827-1838
Louisiana Heron, by John James AudubonLouisiana Heron, Ardea Ludoviciana, by John James Audubon (1785-1851). A colour plate in The Birds of America: From Original Drawings. Date: 1827-1838
Man riding on a steam rocketThe Flight of Intellect. A comic image of a thin man riding on a steam rocket, with his top hat flying off behind him. Portrait of Mr Golightly experimenting on Mess Quick & Speeds new patent high
Balloon event, Charles Green, StockportCharles Green ballooning poster advertising his 75th ascent, from Stockport, under the patronage of Henry Hodgkinson, the Mayor, with a second ascent from Castle Yard, a band of music in attendance
BABBAGEs ENGINE (1)Babbages Difference Engine - he was continually modifying the design, as with modern computers, so it is not possible to date this precisely
Snowy Owl, by John James AudubonSnowy Owl, Strix Nyctea, by John James Audubon (1785-1851). A colour plate in The Birds of America: From Original Drawings. Date: 1827-1838
London going out of town -- the expansion of LondonLondon going out of town, or, The March of Bricks & Mortar -- Cruikshanks cartoon comment on the expansion of London
Blue Jay, by John James AudubonBlue Jay, Corvus Cristatus, by John James Audubon (1785-1851). A colour plate in The Birds of America: From Original Drawings. Date: 1827-1838
Balloon ascent from Seal, near Sevenoaks, KentPreparing a balloon for ascent from the Village of Seal, near Sevenoaks, Kent, during which Mr P Cornillot achieved horizontal steering at different heights. 23 August 1825
Fox Hunting / AccidentA hunting accident - " A squire-trap, by jove", cries Mytton, " a little more and I should have done it" ! English eccentric John Mytton (1796-1834) takes a tumble
Shavington Day / HuntingSHAVINGTON DAY A trial between rival packs and horsemen. Participating is the eccentric Shropshire Squire of Halston John Mytton (1796-1834)
The Cellar Quartetto: Dr Syntax and companions in the wine cellar
George Stephensons locomotive, the Rocket, which won a prize given by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company
Urania speciosa; PalmWatercolour from the John Reeves Collection; c.1820s Date: 1820
Tropic Bird, by John James AudubonTropic Bird, Phaeton Aethereus, by John James Audubon (1785-1851). A colour plate in The Birds of America: From Original Drawings. Date: 1827-1838
Eton College courtyardScene with teachers and pupils in the courtyard of Eton College
A Jewish Man and An Armenian Man Date: 1821
Princess Nahienaena of Hawaii (1815-1836). 1825
Human vegetable figure. circa 1825
Royal George, first locomotive with six coupled wheels, used on the Stockton and Darlington Railway. Date: circa 1820s
Group of revellers at the Princess Mary Hospital Ball. This group were all dressed as figures from 1820 with the ball organiser, Lady Terrington (centre), dressed as Princess Charlotte. Date: 1922
Mr Grahams balloon ascent, Kew BridgePoster advertising Aerostation. Mr Grahams Sixteenth Ascent from the gardens of the Star & Garter Tavern, Kew Bridge, London. Date: 4 April 1825
White-Winged Silvery Gull, by John James AudubonWhite-Winged Silvery Gull, Larus Leucopterus, by John James Audubon (1785-1851). A colour plate in The Birds of America: From Original Drawings. Date: 1827-1838
William LillywhiteWILLIAM LILLYWHITE The Father of Modern Cricket A right-handed bowler, who played for Sussex in the 1820s. Date: early 19th century
Workhouse Apprentices Handbill, Kendal, WestmorlandCopy of a handbill, thought to date from the 1820s, advertising the availability of boys and girls at the Kirkby, Kendal workhouse for being put out as parish apprentices
Outside Cafe TortoniThe fashionable Cafe Tortoni, in the rue Taitbout, where carriages stop for ladies to consume ice cream, while others enjoy theirs on the terrace
Curtis British Entomology Plate 304Lepidoptera: Paucalia woodiella = Euclemensia woodiella (Manchester Tinea) [Plant: Cephalanthera damosonium (Epipactis grandiflora L. or E. pallens Swartz, White Epipactis)] Date: 1824-39
Havelock conducting divine worship in a Burmese pagodaSir Henry Havelock (1795-1857) during the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824-1826), concerned about the spiritual welfare of his men, conducting divine worship in a Burmese pagoda. Date: circa 1820s
The Greek Wedding. circa 1820
Hutchinson Alderson, Bellman of Durham. 1827
Syntax Star-GazingDr Syntax shows a lady the stars through a telescope, while the butler trips over a dog on the stairs and drops his tray of crockery
Advert, Garratts Coach Manufactory, High Street, Cheltenham - a state carriage built for Baron de Pontecarvo, a Portuguese Nobleman. 1826
Curtis British Entomology Plate 436Hymenoptera: *Emphytus fasciatus (Banded Tenthredo) [Plant: Sparganium simplex (Less Burr-reed)] Date: 1824-39
The Royal Bank, St. Andrew's Square, Edinburgh, Scotland. Date: 1829
The Royal Exchange (and entrance to the Coffee House), High Street, Edinburgh, Scotland. Date: 1829
Curtis British Entomology Plate 262Coleoptera: Aphanisticus pusillus (Smallest Buprestid) [Plant: Melampyrum cristatum (Crested Cow-wheat)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 80Coleoptera: Parnus impressus = Dryops luridus (Impressed Parnus) [Plant: Aster tripolium (Sea Starwort)] Date: 1824-39
A pagan belief, that holly was a symbol of fertility and eternal life, this took place on the Twelfth Night, burning holly tree branch was carried through the village, followed by a brass band
Dame Trot and Her Cat - eight scenes Date: 1820s
Silhouette portrait of Charles Dickens aged about fourteen Date: circa 1820s
Ann Maria Tree, actress, as Viola in Shakespeare's Twelfth NAnn Maria Tree (1801-1862), English actress and singer, as Viola in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night Date: circa 1820s
Joseph Grimaldi, actor and clown, at Farewell BenefitJoseph Grimaldi, actor and clown, performing a final song at his Farewell Benefit at Drury Lane Theatre, London, sitting on a chair as he was too weak to stand Date: 1828
The Inca and His Queen Date: 1823
Music cover, The Bavarian Girl's Song, Buy a Broom, words by D A O'Meara, arranged by Alexander Lee, sung in character by Madame Vestris, with a view of Mayhew's Music Shop
Tate Wilkinson, English actor and manager, in the role of Michael in Free and Easy, a play by Samuel James Arnold. Date: 1822
Highest Life in London, Tom & Jerry Sporting a Toe among the Corinthians at Almack's in the West Date: 1821
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, French artist Date: circa 1820s
A Carriage used for Continental Travel - circa 1820 - in the collection of the City of Nottingham Art Museum. Date: circa 1910s