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Japan - Bandai-san volcanoLantern slide of In the Crater of Bandai-San. Bandai-san is a volcano in the central area of Fukushima Prefecture, southern Tohoku
Militant Suffragette Crested China FigurineA porcelain figure of a militant suffragette produced as an item of crested ware with the crest of the city of Exeter. The figure of the woman is finely detailed to illustrate her allegiance to
W H Goss Peace plate - 1919 - Angel of PeaceAn extremely rare W. H. Goss Peace plate. Multi-coloured design, issued to commemorate Peace in 1919. The highly detailed transfer has the Angel of Peace in a gothic frame
Map of the European Theatre of War plus flags of the AlliesA detailed map of the European Theatre of War plus flags of the Allies. Commemorative Art
WWI Field Message bookFirst World War Field Message book containing many detailed drawings of shells, guns, trench designs. Also included is a Field Writing Pack containing notepad, envelopes and postcards
Model of a Great War British tank on a wooden oak plinthA well-detailed model of a Great War British tank on a wooden plinth of polished oak. Trench Art
Detailed drawing of the Corvette by G. H. DavisIntroducing the Corvette: an explanatory drawing, revealing details of a war-designed vessel that earned honours in the battle of the Atlantic during the Second World War. Date: 1943
American occupation of Iceland by G. H. DavisThe USA in European waters: American occupation of Iceland during the Second World War. A detailed relief map of Iceland, its fjords and mountains, showing distances from America
Seasonable Cakes, Easter Eggs with detailed designs. Date: 1936
Plan of 18th centurary Mons, BelgiumA detailed engraving of 18th centurary Mons in Belgium, indicating how it used its system of locks to keep the city from flooding. Date: 1780
Regional Building, GermanA detailed illustration of a regional early 20th century German building. Date: 1902
Regional Building, with plan, GermanA detailed illistration of a German regional building along with its floor plan. Date: 1902
Siege WeaponA bar bending military siege weapon designed to allow access into areas in which ones enemy does not desire ones presence. Date: 1588
Siege weapon - Floating BridgeA detailed drawing of floating bridge designed as a military siege weapon rendering an army capable of overcoming moats. Date: 1588
Siege weapon - Door raising deviceTwo detailed drawings of a military siege weapon designed to raise an ememies door of its hinges. Date: 1588
Town Square, Frankfurt, GermanyA detailed design of Frankfurt town square. Date: 1902
Design for Woven Textile with flowers and leavesDesign for Woven Textile with purple flowers and green leaves. Pencil and Gouache on heavy paper. Silver Studio. circa 1910
Design for Printed Textile with paisley pattern
Design with shapes and swirls. One of the designs (A) is pencil on detail paper, the other (B) is in watercolour on tracing paper. Silver Studio. 1942
Design for Printed Textile in blue and pink. Pencil and Watercolour on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1910
Design for Printed Textile in red, yellow and blue. Gouache and Pencil on heavy paper. Silver Studio. circa 1900
Design for Wallpaper in beige and cream. Gouache on heavy paper. Silver Studio. 1891
Design for Wallpaper with paisley pattern. Gouache on heavy paper. Silver Studio. circa 1910
Design for woven textile with paisley pattern. Graphite on tracing paper. Silver Studio. 1927
Design for Printed Textile in beige and brown. Charcoal and pencil on tracing paper. Silver Studio. 1934
Plate 6a from Histoire naturelle? (1789)Plate 6a, Histoire Naturel Des Mineraux, from Histoire naturelle: ou, Exposition des morceaux, les mieux choisis pour servir? (1789) by by Swebach Desfontaines
Plate 2 from Mineralogie Volume 1 (1790)Gipse ecailleux perle dans ses calsure et en prismes dont les sommts aronclis, des environs de Paris. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie vol.1 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines
Plate 3 from Histoire naturelle? (1789)Plate 3, Histoire Naturelle ou Mineralogie Complete from Histoire naturelle: ou, Exposition des morceaux, les mieux choisis pour servir (1789) by by Swebach Desfontaines
Plate 4a from Histoire naturelle? (1789)Plate 4a Mineralogie, [unfinished] from Histoire naturelle: ou, Exposition des morceaux, les mieux choisis pour servir? (1789) by by Swebach Desfontaines
Title page from Mineralogie Volume 2 (1790)Mineralogie Tome III Contenant les gemes, chorles, Feldspath, Asbeste, Plombagine, Bithume &c. Title page from Recuille complet de Mineralogie? vol.3 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines
Plate 9a from Histoire naturelle? (1789)Plate 9a, Mineralogie, from Histoire naturelle: ou, Exposition des morceaux, les mieux choisis pour servir? (1789) by by Swebach Desfontaines
Hevelius, Johannes (1611-1687). German astronomer
Movie Marquee - Rangoon - Went to see maha Penmai a legendary character derived from the ancient drama of Rama. Costumes like those of the gnats in pagodas
LCC-LFB Breathing apparatus entry control pointAt larger fires more detailed entry control procedures were put in force to control the entry, and more importantly, the exit of firefighters in breathing apparatus
Central EuropeDetailed map of central Europe with Latin place names, showing Prussia, Polonia, Bohemia Date: 1450
Richard Old and Milan CathedralA scale model of Milan Cathedral, Italy, made up of over 8000 pieces by model maker Richard Old. This was the crowning glory of his Richold Collection Date: 1932
Kashmir Walnut & Copper Carving, IndiaA highly-skilled craftsman producing carvings in copper and walnut wood - Kashmir, India. Date: 1910s
Iraq / Archaeology / NippurA general, and two detailed views of exacavations at Nippur, an important Sumerian religious centre. Professor Hilprecht dug here in the late 19th century. Date: 1897
Racial / Sri Lanka / DancersTwo Sri Lankan Devil Dancers accompanied by a barrel drum. Their hands are held in detailed positions (mudras) which have symbolic & narative meaning. Date: circa 1890
Proportions of a typical dog and wolfDetailed anatomical drawing by Raymond Sheppard showing the proportions of a typical dog and wolf, accompanied by copious notes demonstrating Sheppards precise technical interest
Pratapeswar Temple, Kalna, West Bengal, IndiaTerracotta carvings above the entrance to the Pratapeswar Hindu Temple in Kalna, known as the Temple City, in West Bengal, India. The temple was built in the mid-19th century
Emigration. On Board an Emigrant Ship. The Breakfast BellDetailed interior of ship with many passengers crowded on deck. The ship is the steamer Sarnia of the Dominion Line at anchor at Belfast Lough on the way to Canada
Electric brushA detailed advertisement from 1883 for Dr. Scotts Electric Hair Brush, claiming to cure a variety of ills, from headaches to deafness, baldness to a weary brain
A Snapper-up of Unconsidered Trifles by William Heath RobinsDetailed colour illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1910) for the Midsummer number of the Graphic showing an elf, or possibly goblin in a fantastical country setting
Curiosities and ingenuities from the Patent Office; A marineA sketch showing an example of a curious design sent to the Patent Office in 1920, of a marine life saving apparatus which was also submersible
Egypt / Sphinx / Detail / 1879A detailed close-up view of the colossal recumbent Sphinx at Giza, Egypt, dating from the reign of Khafre (4th king of 4th dynasty; c.2550 BC), and known to portray the king
France / Colmar AlsaceColmar, Alsace: A detailed map of the city & environs including the surrounding villages & local gallows complete with hanged felons