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Yggdrasil, the Tree of Life in Norse mythologyYggdrasil (Yggdrasill), the sacred ash, the Tree of Life, the Mundane Tree of Norse mythology, whose branches overhang the Universe
Erebus and Terror, Franklins last tripThe Erebus and Terror leave England on the Franklin polar expedition, never to return
Skerryvore Lighthouse, west coast of ScotlandView of Skerryvore Lighthouse, off the west coast of Scotland, completed in 1844. Seen here with a typically rough sea
Warwick County Mental Hospital, Hatton, WarwickshireAn aerial view of the Warwick County Mental Hospital at Hatton, Warwickshire, originally opened in 1846 as the Warwick County Lunatic Asylum. The site later became known as the Central Hospital
North Wales Lunatic Asylum, Denbigh, North WalesAdministration block of the North Wales Lunatic Asylum at Denbigh, opened in 1848 and designed by Thomas Fulljames
Old Hartlepool Lighthouse, north east EnglandView of the old Hartlepool Lighthouse, north east England (County Durham), completed in 1847. A man with a telescope scans the horizon
St Johns Church, Stone, near Aylesbury, BuckinghamshireWatercolour painting of St Johns Church, Stone, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s
Plan of ship SS Great BritainIllustrations showing a side cutaway view and an overhead view of Brunel's steamship SS Great Britain, launched in 1843. Date: 1845
Scene in Main Street, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USAScene in Main Street, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, USA -- people on the way to a sheep shearing festival. Date: circa 1840s
Pentonville Prison, Islington, North LondonAn aerial view of Pentonville Prison in Islington, North London. The prison was opened in 1842 as the new Model Prison, on the separate system
Dorking General Hospital, SurreyAerial view of Dorking General Hospital on Horsham Road, Dorking, Surrey. Designed by William Shearburn, the building opened in 1841 as the Dorking Union workhouse
Bell Rock Lighthouse, near Arbroath, ScotlandView of Bell Rock Lighthouse, near Arbroath, Scotland. Bell Rock is also known as the Inchcape Rock (made famous by a poem by Robert Southey)
The Thames Tunnel between Wapping and Rotherhithe, designed and constructed by Marc Isambard Brunel. circa 1840s
Exminster Asylum, DevonThe administrative building of the Exminster Asylum, opened in 1845 as the Devon County Lunatic Asylum. It was later known as the Devon County Mental Hospital, then as Exminster Hospital
Balloon event, Charles Green, StowmarketCharles Green ballooning poster, advertising his 413rd ascent, from the Vicarage Grounds, Stowmarket in his Royal Victoria Balloon
Franklins expedition seeking Northwest PassageSeals and sea-birds watch as Sir John Franklins Erebus and Terror sail cautiously between Arctic icebergs
A postman in the Scottish HighlandsA postman delivers a letter on foot in the Scottish Highlands
Brunels Thames TunnelBrunels Thames tunnel - the method of work, whereby a number of labourers could work side by side
View of Tbilisi (Tiflis), GeorgiaView of Tbilisi (known as Tiflis until 1936), capital of Georgia, formerly part of the Russian Empire and Soviet Union, until independence in 1991
Glamis Castle, Forfarshire, ScotlandView of Glamis Castle in Forfarshire, Scotland
MacDonald of Clanranald tartan. circa 1846
St Michaels Hospital, Aylsham, Norfolk. The building, designed by William J Donthorn, was erected in 1848-9 as the Aylsham Union Workhouse
Reception of Jacques de Molay. 1840s; Reception of Jacques de Molay. 1840s. Work by GRANET, Fran篩s Marius (1775-1849); GRANET, Fran篩s Marius (1775-1849). Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Avignon
Hensons Aerial Steam CarriageThe Aerial Steam Carriage -- enlarged view of the steam engine. This flying machine was patented by William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1799-1883) in 1842. 1843
Hensons Aerial Steam CarriageThe Aerial Steam Carriage -- underside view with covering fabric in place. This flying machine was patented by William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1799-1883) in 1842. 1843
Pegwell Bay. Date: circa 1840s
Humanised turkey in the role of a bankerA humanised turkey dressed in a suit, cast in the role of a fat banker, surrounded by bags of money
Humanised elephant in the role of a bon viveurA humanised elephant, wearing waistcoat, trousers and tailcoat, cast in the role of a bon viveur, with corks popping out of wine bottles behind him
View of Mount Zion, JerusalemA view of Mount Zion, Jerusalem
City of London Union Infirmary, Mile End RoadSituated where Mile End Road continues as Bow Road, the City of London Union Infirmary (now St Clement's Hospital) opened in 1849 as the City of London Union workhouse
Hensons Aerial Steam CarriageThe Aerial Steam Carriage -- sectional views of the boiler. This flying machine was patented by William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1799-1883) in 1842. 1843
Hensons Aerial Steam CarriageThe Aerial Steam Carriage -- enlarged view of the car or carriage. This flying machine was patented by William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1799-1883) in 1842. 1843
Hensons Aerial Steam CarriageThe Aerial Steam Carriage -- side view of the main frame, and plan of the controlling tail. This flying machine was patented by William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1799-1883)
Union Workhouse, Ashton-under-Lyne, LancashireThe Union workhouse erected in 1849-50 at Chamber Hills, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, on what is now Fountain Street. The site is now Tameside Hospital
1840s Victorian Map of Devon
Cartoons, The Great Chartist Demonstration -- No. IX, The Beginning and the End. 1848
Oak Lodge, Dropmore, BuckinghamshireOak Lodge, Dropmore, near the village of Burnham, Buckinghamshire, on Lord Grenvilles estate, built in the 19th century and clad with Renaissance wooden panels
The Lords Prayer in ten different languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian, Irish, Portuguese, Greek, German, Latin and Welsh) Date: 1841
High Street, Belfast in the 1840sCopy of an unsharp engraving of High Street, Belfast in the 1840s, there are buildings, people and boat to the left. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast). Date: circa early 1900s
Shaftesbury and Arethusa Boys Homes, Royston, HertfordshireThe Shaftesbury & Arethusa Boys Homes at Royston, Hertfordshire, were set up by the National Refuge for Homeless and Destitute Children, founded in 1843 by William Williams
Early Victorian silhouette of a young woman. circa 1840s
Great Expectations: The Dickens Christmas Spirit by MataniaA Dickensian Christmas as imagined by the Italian-born artist, Fortunino Matania, who in his later career concentrated on historical genre subjects
Wrapper design, Oliver Twist by Charles DickensWrapper design, first monthly instalment of the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, with illustrations by George Cruikshank, dated January 1846. 1846
Sketch for Le Peintre, by Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (1815-1891). The artist leans back to view his work, resting his head on a womans shoulder
Sinai, by Max Schmidt (1818-1901). Date: 1844
Greenwich Park and Royal Naval College, LondonWatercolour sketch of Greenwich Park with the Royal Naval College in south east London and the River Thames in the distance, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert
Winson Green Prison, BirminghamThe castle-like entrance to Winson Green Prison, Birmingham, built in 1849 as a local gaol for adult male offenders
St Mary Abbots Workhouse, Marloes Road, Kensington, LondonIn 1847-8 the parish of St Mary Abbots, Kensington, south west London, erected a workhouse at the east of Wrights Lane (now Marloes Road)
Wycombe Union Workhouse, Saunderton, OxfordshireThe Wycombe Union workhouse at Saunderton, Oxfordshire. The building, designed by George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt, was erected in 1843
Manchester Union Schools, SwintonThe Manchester Union Industrial School at Swinton. The school, where 800 pauper children were housed and educated away from the workhouse, was established in 1843, one of the earliest of its type
Springfield Hospital, Tooting, SurreyAerial view of Springfield Hospital on Glenburnie Road, Tooting, near Wandsworth (then in Surrey, now in south west London). It was opened in 1841 as the Surrey County Lunatic Asylum
Newtown & Llanidloes Union Workhouse, Caersws, WalesA view of the Newtown and Llanidloes Union Workhouse at Caersws, Montgomeryshire (now Powys), Wales. The building, designed by Thomas Penson of Oswestry, opened in 1840
Dorking Workhouse Infirmary, SurreyInfirmary of the Dorking Union workhouse, Surrey. The workhouse opened in 1841, with the infirmary being added in 1900. The site later became Dorking General Hospital
Union Workhouse, Cuckfield, SussexThe Cuckfield Union workhouse, erected in 1843 on Ardingley Road in Cuckfield, Sussex. The architects, Foden and Parker, produced a less severe design than used in earlier workhouses
View of Dessie (Dese, Dessye, Dixan), EthiopiaA view of Dessie (Dese, Dessye, Dixan), in Amhara region, north central Ethiopia
Grotto of the Annunciation, NazarethView inside the Grotto of the Annunciation in Nazareth, where by tradition Mary is said to have received a visit from the Angel Gabriel
Foundation letter (1846) - Institution of mechanical Engineers (IMechE). Date: 1846
View outside a leather factory, Bermondsey, south LondonView outside Neckinger Mills leather factory, Bermondsey, south London. Date: 1842
Greenock, Renfrewshire, ScotlandGreenock is a town and administrative centre in the Inverclyde council area in Scotland and a former burgh within the historic county of Renfrewshire
Cover design, Dombey and SonCover design, Part XI of Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens, August 1847, with illustrations by Hablot K Browne. 1847
The New Standard Theatre, 1845The New Standard Theatre in Shoreditch, London, showing an equestrian spectacle taking place on stage in 1845, the year that the theatre first opened
Library, Hartwell House, Aylesbury, BuckinghamshireWatercolour painting of the Library at Hartwell House, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s
Queen Victoria Goes by TrainQueen Victoria travelling by train in its early days, along the Royal route to Scotland on the Great Northern Railway. The Queens progress on these journeys was slow for she so disliked fast
1840s Victorian Map of Dorset
Three Sikh men, India. Date: 1843
MacNaughton tartan. circa 1846
Pitmen encamped - evicted coal miner and his dwellingA miner on strike sits despondently outside his makeshift home, his crutch and dog at his side. Due to lengthy strike action resulting from a wage dispute
Chamonix and Mont Blanc, FranceMont Blanc viewed from Le Jardin. 1845
Queen Victoria in drawing room at Buckingham PalaceVictoria with family and friends in the Yellow Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace, London, 1841 Date: 1841
Advertisement, Thomas Harris, Opticians to the Royal FamilyAdvertisement, Thomas Harris & Son, Opticians to the Royal Family. 1841
Greenwich Observatory, south east LondonWatercolour painting of Greenwich Observatory in south east London, viewed from the side with two children playing on the grass, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914)
The Old Curiosity Shop, schoolroomThe Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, first published in the weekly serial Master Humphreys Clock from 1840 to 1841 and then as its own book in 1841. The puzzled dunce
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall interior, 1849The interior of the then-new Liverpool Philharmonic Concert Hall, at the time of the Liverpool Music Festival, 1849. The building was eventually replaced in 1939 after its predecessor burnt down in
Boy dragging coal wagon with harness and chain in mineA boy with a harness and chain between his legs drags a heavy coal truck along a low underground passage in a mine at Halifax, Yorkshire
Queen Victoria and family entrain for ScotlandQueen Victoria, Prince Albert and the Royal children entrain for Scotland at the temporary station in Maiden Lane before the opening of Kings Cross in 1852
Swindon & Highworth Union Workhouse, Swindon, WiltshireThe Swindon and Highworth Union workhouse on Highworth Road, at Stratton St Margaret near Swindon, Wiltshire. The building, opened in 1846, later became St Margarets Hospital
Moral and Industrial Training Schools, LeedsA very early photograph of the Moral and Industrial Training Schools, Beckett Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire. The Schools were erected in 1846-48 by the Leeds Board of Guardians to house
Stockton Darling. TicketThis unpretentious item is an original ticket entitling you to travel (second class) from Stockton to Darlington for the modest sum of one shilling and sixpence
Rail / Break of GaugeThe break of gauge at Gloucester: the trans-shipment of goods from the broad gauge to the narrow gauge carriages
General view of Cuzco, Peru, South AmericaA general view of Cuzco (or Cusco), historic capital of the Inca Empire, Peru, South America
Scene inside the Church of the Nativity, BethlehemA scene inside the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, which marks the traditional birthplace of Jesus
Inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, JerusalemView inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, with the Stone of Unction on the left -- according to tradition, the body of Jesus was prepared for burial on this stone by Joseph of Arimathea
View of Izmir (Smyrna), TurkeyA view of the city of Izmir (Smyrna) on the western coast of Turkey
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