1800s Collection (page 2)

The New Council Chamber, Guildhall, London
The new council chamber at the Guildhall, London. The administrative centre of the City of London has stood since 1411. The building was damaged by the Great Fire of London in 1666

Venetian Carnival
This lithograph shows a Venetian carnival, with gondolas populating the calm waters. Date: circa late 1800s

HMS Centaur at the Diamond Rock, Martinique, West Indies Date: early 1800s

Napoleonic Wars, Battle of Pulo Aura, South China Sea, between French men-of-war and ships of the East India Company, 15 February 1804 Date: 1804

The Cutting Out of the Corvette La Chevrette, Bay of Camaret on the night of 21 July 1801 - below is a vignette the action between the Phoebe and French frigate L'Africaine. Date: 1801

Liverpool Privateer Ships Date: circa 1800

Captain Richard Tyrrell, Irish Officer in the Royal Navy Date: circa 1800

Man with horse and dead pig, c. 1800
A man leading a horse with the carcass of a wild pig over the saddle, c. 1800 Date: C.1800

Undertakers regaling themselves at Death's Door, Battersea Rise, Surrey -- a satirical scene in the style of Hogarth, with lines from a serious long poem, The Grave

Cartoon, The Valley of the Shadow of Death, by James Gillray. Depicting Napoleon (ironically in the role of John Bunyan's pilgrim, Christian) having to confront an array of problems

Cartoon, More Pigs than Teats, or, the new Litter of hungry Grunters Sucking John Bull's Old Sow to death, by James Gillray

Exterior of the Old Post Office, Lombard Street, London. Date: circa 1800

PTINUS FATIDICUS Death-watch beetle, believed to foretell a death in the house when they are heard tapping on wood Date: 1805

Vauxhall Gardens, people enjoying the music coming form the bandstand. Date: 1800

Battle of Corunna (Battle of Elvina), Galicia, Spain, 16 January 1809, part of the Peninsular War (1807-1814). It was fought by Great Britain and Spain against France. Date: 1809

Passage of the Douro (Second Battle of Porto, Battle of the Douro, Crossing of the Douro), Porto, Portugal, 12 May 1809, fought by Great Britain and Portugal against the French Empire

Bombardment of Copenhagen (Second Battle of Copenhagen), 15 August to 7 September 1807. Date: 1807

British Attack on Buenos Aires (Second Battle of Buenos Aires), Argentina, 4-5 July 1807, as part of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). Date: 1807

The Battle of Maida, San Pietro di Maida, Calabria, southern Italy, 4 July 1806, part of the War of the Third Coalition (1803-1806)

A minor engagement between the French Navy frigate Didon and the British Royal Navy frigate HMS Phoenix, off Cape Finisterre, west coast of Spain, 10 August 1805

Lieutenant Edward Nicolls boarding a French privateer cutter, the Albion, off Monte Cristi, Santo Domingo, West Indies, 5 November 1803. Date: 1803

General Sir Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington) fording the River Kaitna, Battle of Assaye, western India, 23 September 1803

Nelson and the Signal, Battle of Copenhagen, 2 April 1801 - the famous incident when Nelson held the telescope up to his blind eye in order to ignore a signal to retreat. Date: 1801

Messrs Pellatt and Green, St Pauls Churchyard, London Date: 1809

Napoleonic French Sofa Bed Date: 1809

Bombardment of Flushing (Vlissingen, Netherlands), August 1809, during the Walcheren Campaign, an unsuccessful British expedition. Date: 1809

c. 1800s India - British cavalry regiment probably Bangalore
c.1800s India - British cavalry regiment on parade, probably Bangalore

Astleys Theatre was a theatre on Peter Street, Dublin, at its peak in the 1790s and 1800s. In the 1790s it was known as Astleys Dublin Amphitheatre, after Astleys Amphitheatre of London

View of Habsburg Castle, medieval fortress in Switzerland
View of Habsburg Castle, medieval fortress in Habsburg, Switzerland, 1800s. Veduta del Castello Habsbourg. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Rhine Falls or Rheinfall at Schaffhausen, Switzerland, 1800s
The Rhine Falls or Rheinfall at Schaffhausen, Switzerland, 1800s. Caduta del Reno a Lauffen. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient

William Tells Chapel, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, 1800s
Tellskappelle or William Tells Chapel on the shore of Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, 1800s. Cappella di Guglielmo Tell. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes

Devils Bridge or Teufelsbruche, Switzerland, 1800s
Old stone Devils Bridge or Teufelsbruche, built in 1595, over the Schollenen Gorge near Andermatt, Switzerland, 1800s. Ponte dello del Diavolo

The glacier at Grindelwald, Switzerland, 1800s
The glacier at Grindelwald, Switzerland, with the Eiger in the background, 1800s. Ghiacciaio di Grindelwald. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes

The city of Zurich, Switzerland, early 19th century
View of the city of Zurich, bridge over the River Limmat and Lake Zurich, Switzerland, early 19th century. Interno della Citta di Zurigo

The tomb of the prophet Jeremiah, 1800s. Tomba di Geremia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Carocci after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World

Mosque called Solomons Temple, 1800s. Moschea detta il Tempio di Salomone. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Carocci after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient

Ruins of a tower on Mount Zion, 1800s. Rovine delle torre Antonia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Carocci after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World

Sepulchres of the kings of Judah, 1800s. Sepolcri dei Re di Giuda. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World

Tomb of the Virgin Mary, Gethsemane, 1800s. Tomba della Vergine Maria a Getsemani. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Carocci after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient

Sepulchres of the judges of Israel, 1800s. Tomb of the Prophets Haggai, Zechariah and Malach. Tomba dei Profeti o Giudici d Israele

Tomb in the Valley of Jehoshaphat, 1800s. Tomba della valle di Giosafatt. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Carocci after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient

Bridge over the River Kidron, 1800s
Bridge over the River Kidron, Old City of Jerusalem. John 10:1. Ponte sul torrente Cedron. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Carocci after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient

Interior of the Chapel of Mount Calvary, Jerusalem, 1800s. Cappella del monte Calvario. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient

Entrance of the Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre, 1800s. Ingresso alla Cappella del S. Sepolcro. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient

Tomb of Joseph of Arimathea, 1800s. Tomba di Giuseppe d Arimatea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World

The Grotto of the Nativity, Bethlehem, 1800s
The Grotto of the Nativity, Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, 1800s. Grotta della Nativita. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient

Subterranean church in Bethlehem, 1800s
Subterranean church in Bethlehem, Church of the Nativity, 1800s. Pilgrims praying before an altar. Chiesa sotterranea di Betlemme

Main street in Bethlehem, 1800s. Strada principale di Betlemme. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World

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