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1840s Collection (page 10)

Background image1840s Collection: Varieties of ants and their nests

Varieties of ants and their nests -- nest of the Fuliginous ant, Formica fuliginosa, Yellow ant (Formica flava), Fallow ant (Formica rufa), nest of the Common Yellow ant

Background image1840s Collection: Steeping, evaporating and crystallising, Hurlet Alum Works

Steeping, evaporating and crystallising, Hurlet Alum Works
Three stages in the production of alum -- steeping pits, evaporating boiler and crystallising coolers at the Hurlet Alum Works, near Glasgow, Scotland. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: View of Portobelo, Colon Province, Panama

View of Portobelo, Colon Province, Panama. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Common Humble Bees

Common Humble Bees (Bombus terrestris) -- male, large female, and worker. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Rajputs on horseback, Rajasthan, northern India

Rajputs on horseback, Rajasthan, northern India. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Planing machine, Clyde steamboat works, Glasgow

Planing machine, Clyde steamboat works, Glasgow, Scotland. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Boring machine, Clyde steamboat works, Glasgow

Boring machine, Clyde steamboat works, Glasgow
Man operating a boring machine, Clyde steamboat works, Glasgow, Scotland. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Cutting and punching engine, Clyde steamboat works, Glasgow

Cutting and punching engine, Clyde steamboat works, Glasgow, Scotland. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Dungeon Ghyll Force, Langdale, Cumbria, Lake District

Dungeon Ghyll Force, Langdale, Cumbria, Lake District
Dungeon Ghyll Force waterfall, Langdale, Cumbria (Westmorland), Lake District, mentioned in one of Wordsworths poems. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Country people, Langdale, Cumbria, Lake District

Country people, Langdale, Cumbria, Lake District
Country people with dogs at Langdale, Cumbria (Westmorland), Lake District, an area referred to in Wordsworths poems. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Falkland Palace, Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Falkland Palace, Falkland, Fife, Scotland. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Scottish Highland drover at work

Scottish Highland drover at work with sheep and cattle. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Two chieftains of the Kutch Province, north-west India

Two chieftains of the Kutch Province, north-west India. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Solitary farmhouse, Langdale, Cumbria, Lake District

Solitary farmhouse, Langdale, Cumbria, Lake District, referred to in one of Wordsworths poems. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: View of Blea Tarn, Langdale, Cumbria, Lake District

View of Blea Tarn, Langdale, Cumbria, Lake District
View of Blea Tarn, Langdale, Cumbria (Westmorland), Lake District. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: View of the Skellig Islands, off the SW coast of Ireland

View of the Skellig Islands, off the SW coast of Ireland
View of the Skellig Islands, off the south-west coast of Ireland. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Common adder and Ringed snake

Common adder and Ringed snake. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Carpet shearing machine in a Glasgow carpet factory

Carpet shearing machine in a Glasgow carpet factory
Woman operating a carpet shearing machine in a Glasgow carpet factory. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Combing wheel in a Glasgow carpet factory

Combing wheel in a Glasgow carpet factory, operated by a woman and two children. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: View of Tonbridge Castle, Tonbridge, Kent

View of Tonbridge Castle, Tonbridge, Kent, by this time accessible via the new railway from London to Dover. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: River Duddon at Duddon Sands, Cumbria, Lake District

River Duddon at Duddon Sands, Cumbria, Lake District
The River Duddon at Duddon Sands, West Cumbria, Lake District. The river, which flows south-westwards through the Lake District, inspired Wordsworth to write several poems

Background image1840s Collection: The River Duddon at Seathwaite, Cumbria, Lake District

The River Duddon at Seathwaite, Cumbria, Lake District. The river, which flows south-westwards through the Lake District, inspired Wordsworth to write several poems, including a series of sonnets

Background image1840s Collection: Three varieties of lizard

Three varieties of lizard -- Viviparous lizard (Zootoca vivipara), Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis) and Blindworm (Anguis fragilis). Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Scene at a Lancashire cotton printing works

Scene at a Lancashire cotton printing works - singeing machine. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Scene at a Lancashire calico bleaching and dyeing works

Scene at a Lancashire calico bleaching and dyeing works
Scene at a calico bleaching and dyeing works in Dukinfield, Lancashire, showing washing by dash wheels. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: View inside Penshurst Castle, Tonbridge, Kent

View inside Penshurst Castle, Tonbridge, Kent, by this time accessible via the new railway from London to Dover. From left to right can be seen the Elizabeth Gallery, Barrack Room, Prison

Background image1840s Collection: Irish pig drover at work

Irish pig drover at work. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: St John taking leave of his parents, by Filippo Lippi

St John taking leave of his parents, by Filippo Lippi (c1406-1469), Italian renaissance artist, with a profile portrait of the artist above. Date: 15th century

Background image1840s Collection: Chapel (now Holy Trinity Church) at Seathwaite, Cumbria

Chapel (now Holy Trinity Church) at Seathwaite, Cumbria
Chapel (now rebuilt as Holy Trinity Church) at Seathwaite, Cumbria. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Stepping stones on the River Duddon, Lake District

Stepping stones on the River Duddon, Lake District
Stepping stones on the River Duddon, Cumbria. The river, which flows south-westwards through the Lake District, inspired Wordsworth to write several poems, including a series of sonnets. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: View of Tahiti, French Polynesia, South Pacific

View of Tahiti, French Polynesia, South Pacific
View of Tahiti (Otaheite), French Polynesia, South Pacific. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Earl of Leicesters Bell, Penshurst Castle, Tonbridge, Kent

Earl of Leicesters Bell, Penshurst Castle, Tonbridge, Kent. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Three varieties of British shrew

Three varieties of British shrew -- Oared Shrew (Sorex remifer), Water Shrew (Sorex fodiens) and Common Shrew (Sorex araneus). Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Carding machine in a Lancashire cotton mill

Carding machine in a Lancashire cotton mill
Carding machine with operatives in a Lancashire cotton mill. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: River Duddon at Cockley Beck Bridge, Lake District

River Duddon at Cockley Beck Bridge, Lake District
View of the River Duddon at Cockley Beck Bridge, Cumbria. The river, which flows south-westwards through the Lake District, inspired Wordsworth to write several poems, including a series of sonnets

Background image1840s Collection: Source of the River Duddon, Lake District

Source of the River Duddon, Lake District
Source of the River Duddon, at the Pike of Blisco, Cumbria. The river, which flows south-westwards through the Lake District, inspired Wordsworth to write several poems

Background image1840s Collection: Labourers cottage near Penshurst, Tonbridge, Kent

Labourers cottage near Penshurst, Tonbridge, Kent
Labourers cottage in Swiss style in Redleaf Park near Penshurst, Tonbridge, Kent, by this time accessible via the new railway from London to Dover. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: St John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent

St John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
St John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Tonbridge, Kent, by this time accessible via the new railway from London to Dover. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: View of Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe, French West Indies

View of Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe, French West Indies
View of Pointe-a-Pitre, largest city on the island of Guadeloupe, French West Indies, before the earthquake of 1843. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Tommaso Masaccio with figure of St Paul

Tommaso Masaccio with figure of St Paul
Tommaso Masaccio (1401 - 1428), Italian artist, with figure of St Paul in the Carmine Chapel, Florence. Date: 15th century

Background image1840s Collection: Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in the spring

Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in the spring. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Mill Room in the Staffordshire Potteries

Mill Room in the Staffordshire Potteries
Mill Room where the ingredients are mixed, Staffordshire Potteries. 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Mahratta (Maratha) ethnic group of peasant warriors, India

Mahratta (Maratha) ethnic group of peasant warriors, India. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Lorenzo Ghiberti and detail from Baptistery doors, Florence

Lorenzo Ghiberti and detail from Baptistery doors, Florence
Portrait of Lorenzo Ghiberti (Lorenzo di Bartolo, 1378-1455), Italian artist, goldsmith and sculptor, with a detail of the Annunciation from the bronze doors which he designed for the Baptistery in

Background image1840s Collection: English sheep drover at work

English sheep drover at work. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Casa Lonja or Stock Exchange, Barcelona, Spain

Casa Lonja or Stock Exchange, Barcelona, Spain
Casa Lonja (Llotja) de Mar, Stock Exchange, Barcelona, Spain. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Making bootlaces with brass tags at the Old Silk Mill, Derby

Making bootlaces with brass tags at the Old Silk Mill, Derby
Two workmen making silk bootlaces with brass tags at the Old Silk Mill, Derby. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Throwing machine at the Old Silk Mill, Derby

Throwing machine at the Old Silk Mill, Derby, and (below) people throwing or spinning by hand. Date: 1843



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