1840s Collection (page 13)

Clock of St Anns Church, Limehouse, East London 1842
A man operating the workings of the clock belonging to St Anns Church, Limehouse, East London, to illustrate an article about a church clock factory and bell foundry, Moore and Co. 1842

Convoy of diamonds, Brazil, South America
A convoy of diamonds in Brazil, South America -- the diamonds were transported from Tijuco (Diamantina) in the state of Minas Gerais to Rio de Janeiro. Date: 1842

Plane tree, Platanus orientalis. Date: 1842

Indigenous people of Brazil, South America. Date: 1842

Gas works retort house, Horseferry Road, Westminster, London
Men at work in the retort house of the gas works at Horseferry Road, Westminster, London. The retort house contained the retorts (vessels) in which coal was heated to generate the gas

Gas works, Horseferry Road, Westminster, London
Scene outside the gas works in Horseferry Road, Westminster, London, at a time when the streets were lit by gas. Date: 1842

Travelling in south-west Russia 1842
Travelling in Russia, near the south-west frontier. Date: 1842

Pike, Northern Pike, Esox lucius
Pike, Northern Pike, Esox Lucius. Date: 1842

Aborigines of Australia, Corroboree dance. Date: 1842

Exhibition of prize cattle, Portman Square, London
Exhibition of prize cattle by the Smithfield Cattle Club at the Horse Bazaar, King Street, Portman Square, London, December 1841. Date: 1841

People working in a soap and candle factory, south London
People working in the B T & W Hawes soap and candle factory on the south bank of the River Thames in London, showing soap-boiling coppers. 1842

Sharp-nosed eel, Anguilla anguilla
Sharp-nosed eel, Anguilla Anguilla. Date: 1842

People of Tierra del Fuego, South America 1842
People of Tierra del Fuego, South America, based on illustrations from the HMS Beagle expedition. Date: 1842

Scots firs, or Scots pines, Pinus sylvestris. Date: 1842

Title page, The Penny Magazine of the SDUK, 1842
Title page, The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1842. Date: 1842

The Evolution of the Cycle -- tricycle and two bicycles
The Evolution of the Cycle -- the first crank-driven tricycle, Dalzells Machine (circa 1840), Landiss Machine (1861). (4 of 8) Date: 1892

Census entry for William Toye - London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Parish of St. Leonard s, Shoreditch. 1841

The Entrance of Mr O Connell into St. Marys Hall, Coventry
The Entrance of Mr Daniel O Connell (1775 - 1847), into St. Marys Hall, Coventry for a meeting to " consider the grievances of Ireland." 1844

Julliens Chimes Quadrilles, by Louis-Antoine Jullien
Promotional music sheet for Julliens Chimes Quadrilles, by the famous French composer and conductor Louis-Antoine Jullien. The poster shows happy-looking couples enjoying the dancing. Date: circa 1845

Stewart or Royal tartan. circa 1846

Skene tartan. circa 1846

Sinclair tartan. circa 1846

Illustration, Selim and Zuleika, The Bride of Abydos
Illustration, Selim and Zuleika, in The Bride of Abydos, a poem by Lord Byron (1813). 1844

Rose tartan. circa 1846

Robertson tartan. circa 1846

Birth of Edward, Prince of Wales
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert - birth of Edward, Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII. 1841

Procession of the parcel post round St Pauls Cathedral, City of London. 1847

Panorama of New York from the North River. 1847

Panorama of New York from the East River. 1847

Ogilvie tartan. circa 1846

Native American wigwam in the forest, Canada. 1842

Menzies tartan. circa 1846

Matheson tartan. circa 1846

Macpherson tartan. circa 1846

Macneil tartan. circa 1846

Mackay tartan. circa 1846

MacGillivray tartan. circa 1846

MacAlister tartan. circa 1846

Parcel Post Drivers exchanging Carts, London on the divisional line of their districts. 1847

Parcel Post Central Depot, Fleet Street, London. 1847

Lamont tartan. circa 1846

Headman of the village or portail holding his court. 1843

Grant of Glenmoriston tartan. circa 1846

Gordon tartan. circa 1846

Forbes tartan. circa 1846

Ferguson clan. circa 1846

Drummond tartan. circa 1846

Colquhoun tartan. circa 1846

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