1840 Collection (page 2)

France Grignan
Le 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 Peck
WILLIAM ROWLAND PECK English missionary in Sierra Leone Date: circa 1840

Butterfly studies
A plate from a field note book of Rose Monteiro depicting butterfly studies

Tynemouth Lifeboat
The 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 Albert
VICTORIA 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 Book
PYOTR ILICH TCHAIKOVSKY Russian composer

Southdown Sheep
Southdown ram belonging to John Ellman of Glynde, Sussex

Jullien / Cruikshank / 1852
LOUIS-ANTOINE JULLIEN Satire on the popularity of the French musician and the concerts which he conducted in Britain from 1840 to 1859

Victoria / Albert / Wedding
Two scenes from Queen Victorias reign: 1. her wedding to Albert, 1840 2. with Albert and children

Tchaikovsky / Russian
PYOTR ILICH TCHAIKOVSKY Russian composer

Thomas Lombes / Silk Mill
Sir Thomas Lombes Silk Mill, Derby

Old Bailey (Interior)
The Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey

Gwr Broad Gauge Loco
Broad 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 Illustration
The Great Days of Fuller Pilch

Burnham Beeches, Bucks
A 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-Work
The 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 Photo
EMILE ZOLA French novelist

BEBEL (1840 - 1913)
AUGUST BEBEL German socialist politician, imprisoned for treason and lese-majesty against the Kaiser

Battle Union Workhouse, Sussex
The 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 Hall
Gentlemen in the hall at the Athenaeum

Clothworkers Hall C1840
Clothworkers Hall in Mincing Lane

Sankey Viaduct
LIVERPOOL - MANCHESTER RAILWAY : The Sankey Viaduct

Claretie / Sem / Celebrites
JULES CLARETIE French writer and Director of the Comedie Francaise Date: 1840 - 1913

Conjuror - Robert Houdin
Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin (1805-1871) the " conjuror" performing in front of a mid-nineteenth century French audience. Date: circa 1840

Netherlands Dordrecht
General view of the harbour. Date: circa 1840

St Bernard & Kingcharles
A King Charles spaniel looks very much a toy dog beside a Saint Bernard. Date: 1840

Victoria Weds Albert
MARRIAGE Victoria marries Albert Date: 10 February 1840

Lady Emily Foley
LADY EMILY FOLEY Alas, less well known to history than Emily Dickinson, Emily Faithfull or Dickenss Little Em ly

Hampton Court / Great Vine
Hampton Court: the great vine, planted in 1768

Herstmonceaux Castle, Uk
Herstmonceaux Castle, Sussex

Rural Postboy
The Post Boy

Catholic Missionaries
Catholic missionaries set out on their mission

Joule / Electricity Test
James 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 France
The 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 Sthelena
The 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 1897
EMILE ZOLA French novelist, exhausted after writing his novel Paris, which was published the following year

Tchaikovsky / Eichhorn
PYOTR ILICH TCHAIKOVSKY Russian composer

Tchaikovsky / Cig Card
PYOTR ILICH TCHAIKOVSKY Russian composer

Edinburgh / Canongate / 1840
Edinburgh: Moray House in Canongate (a 16th century scene)

India / Bombay C1840
Bombay: general view of the harbour

Camden Roadhouse
A Midland Railway locomotive at the Camden Roundhouse, London (which still exists as a theatre)

London & Croydon Rly Col
The 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 Tiber
Firework display at the Castel sant Angelo, Rome, with St Peters in the background lit up by the cascade of light

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