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France GrignanLe chateau de Grignan, in the Drome departement : madame de Sevignes daughter, to whom she wrote those wonderful letters, was comtesse de Grignan. Date: circa 1840
William Rowland PeckWILLIAM ROWLAND PECK English missionary in Sierra Leone Date: circa 1840
Butterfly studiesA plate from a field note book of Rose Monteiro depicting butterfly studies
Tynemouth LifeboatThe Tynemouth lifeboat closing on a wrecked ship in a stormy sea off Tynemouth Priory and lighthouse Date: circa 1840
Bougainvillea spectabilis visited by butterflies Date: circa 1840
Victoria and AlbertVICTORIA AND ALBERT walking in Windsor Park at the time of their marriage Date: 1840
Charles Booth (1840-1916)Photographic portrait of Charles Booth (1840-1916), the English shipowner, statistician and social reformer, date unknown
Tchaikovsky / Rimsky BookPYOTR ILICH TCHAIKOVSKY Russian composer
Southdown SheepSouthdown ram belonging to John Ellman of Glynde, Sussex
Jullien / Cruikshank / 1852LOUIS-ANTOINE JULLIEN Satire on the popularity of the French musician and the concerts which he conducted in Britain from 1840 to 1859
Victoria / Albert / WeddingTwo scenes from Queen Victorias reign: 1. her wedding to Albert, 1840 2. with Albert and children
Tchaikovsky / RussianPYOTR ILICH TCHAIKOVSKY Russian composer
Thomas Lombes / Silk MillSir Thomas Lombes Silk Mill, Derby
Old Bailey (Interior)The Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey
Gwr Broad Gauge LocoBroad gauge locomotive of the Great Western Railway : if you are travelling cross-country, you must change trains at Gloucester from broad to narrow gauge
Pilch IllustrationThe Great Days of Fuller Pilch
Burnham Beeches, BucksA woodland area near Slough, Berkshire, famed for its magnificent beech and other trees : a countrywoman and her dog are collecting firewood
Model Maid-Of-All-WorkThe model maid of all work is kept busy in the scullery cleaning boots, boiling kettles and pans, and responding to the bells that are constantly rung for her
Zola / Nadar PhotoEMILE ZOLA French novelist
BEBEL (1840 - 1913)AUGUST BEBEL German socialist politician, imprisoned for treason and lese-majesty against the Kaiser
Battle Union Workhouse, SussexThe Battle Union workhouse, designed by Frederick Thatcher, was erected in 1840. It later became Battle Hospital. Date: Date unknown
PAGANINI (1831)NICCOLO PAGANINI Italian musician, at the Royal Opera House, London, 3 June 1831
Athenaeum HallGentlemen in the hall at the Athenaeum
Clothworkers Hall C1840Clothworkers Hall in Mincing Lane
Sankey ViaductLIVERPOOL - MANCHESTER RAILWAY : The Sankey Viaduct
Claretie / Sem / CelebritesJULES CLARETIE French writer and Director of the Comedie Francaise Date: 1840 - 1913
Conjuror - Robert HoudinJean Eugene Robert-Houdin (1805-1871) the " conjuror" performing in front of a mid-nineteenth century French audience. Date: circa 1840
Netherlands DordrechtGeneral view of the harbour. Date: circa 1840
St Bernard & KingcharlesA King Charles spaniel looks very much a toy dog beside a Saint Bernard. Date: 1840
Victoria Weds AlbertMARRIAGE Victoria marries Albert Date: 10 February 1840
Lady Emily FoleyLADY EMILY FOLEY Alas, less well known to history than Emily Dickinson, Emily Faithfull or Dickenss Little Em ly
Hampton Court / Great VineHampton Court: the great vine, planted in 1768
Herstmonceaux Castle, UkHerstmonceaux Castle, Sussex
Rural PostboyThe Post Boy
Catholic MissionariesCatholic missionaries set out on their mission
Joule / Electricity TestJames Prescott Joule, English physicist, measures the rate at which heat is produced by an electric current. The joule, a unit of work or energy, is named after him
Ns Body Goes to FranceThe remains of Napoleon I lie in state aboard La Belle Poule on their way to France in the custody of le prince de Joinville, son of Louis- Philippe
Ns Body Leaves SthelenaThe remains of Napoleon I are transferred to La Belle Poule and taken to France by the prince de Joinville, son of Louis-Philippe
Zola / Leandre / Rire 1897EMILE ZOLA French novelist, exhausted after writing his novel Paris, which was published the following year
Tchaikovsky / EichhornPYOTR ILICH TCHAIKOVSKY Russian composer
Tchaikovsky / Cig CardPYOTR ILICH TCHAIKOVSKY Russian composer
Edinburgh / Canongate / 1840Edinburgh: Moray House in Canongate (a 16th century scene)
India / Bombay C1840Bombay: general view of the harbour
Camden RoadhouseA Midland Railway locomotive at the Camden Roundhouse, London (which still exists as a theatre)
London & Croydon Rly ColThe London and Croydon Railway near New Cross : you can see the Greenwich Line in the distance, but our Library is out of sight to your right
Peregrine Falcon (Anon)PEREGRINE FALCON (Falco peregrinus)
Fireworks on the TiberFirework display at the Castel sant Angelo, Rome, with St Peters in the background lit up by the cascade of light