1845 Collection (page 14)

Herefordshire Beacon
The Herefordshire Beacon

New Church, Hackney
Impression of the new church to be built on Grove Street in South Hackney in the 1840s. Now the Church of St. John of Jerusalem

The waistcoat of Nelson worn at the Battle of Trafalgar
This is an illustration of a relic of Nelson. It is the waistcoat worn by him at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805

The coat worn by Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar
This is an illustration of a relic of Nelson. It is the coat worn by him at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805

Lord John Russells House, Chesham Place, London, 1845
Engraving showing the exterior of Lord John Russells House, Chesham Place, London, 1845

Duke of Argyll (Argyle)
John Campbell, Marquis of Lorne, 9th Duke of Argyle (Argyll) 1845-1914. Married Princess Louise in 1871

The Pumping Engine for Trafalgar Square Fountains, London, 1
Engraving showing one of the pumping engines used to draw water, from deep underneath Trafalgar Square, to supply the fountains and nearby Government offices, 1845

New Coventry Street, London, 1845
Engraving showing New Coventry Street, London, in 1845 after a number of improvements had taken place in the area

General Tom Thumb as Frederick the Great, 1845
Engraving showing General Tom Thumb, real name Charles Sherwood Stratton (1838-1883), dressed as Frederick the Great of Russia in London, 1845. Stratton was an American midget showman who was in P.T

The Weighing Office at the Bank of England. Machine for Cutt
In June 1842 all light sovereigns were recalled to the Bank of England and weighed. If they were below the standard weight they were defaced and cut using this machine

Bullion Office. Bank of England. English Silver
The chief supply of native silver comes from the lead mines of Northumberland, this engraving shows a large lump of silver ore weighing 2 cwts

Bullion Office. Bank of England. Bar of Silver
Silver deposits at the Bank of England include bars of silver from South America of a fine description

Bullion Office. Bank of England. American Silver. The Smalle
Silver deposits in the Bank of England include oblong pigs of silver from South America, weighing on average 65 lbs each, and smaller semi-globular pieces from Valparaiso

Bullion Office. Bank of England. Compartment in the Bullion
Engraving of vauly in the Bank of England used for storing sacks full of Mexican Silver Dollars. A Bank official in uniform with tricorn hat is unloading a cart stacked with sacks

The Weighing Office at the Bank of England. Section of the W
There was a crisis at the Bank of England in the early nineteenth century when it was discovered that a large proportion of the 8, 000, 000 gold sovereigns in circulation were light

The Weighing Office at the Bank of England. Bates Scales fo
In June 1842 a proclamation was issued announcing that a large prportion of the gold coinage in Britain had become worn and devalued and was below its prescribed weight of five penny weights

Bullion Office. Bank of England. Bar of Gold
Engraving of a bar of gold, a small slab weighing sixteen pounds, worth about 800 in 1845"

Bullion Office. Bank of England. Plata Pena Silver
Cone shaped ingots of silver, which is not completely in the metallic state. Is is also known as rock silver

Bullion Office. Bank of England. Spanish dollars and Mexican

Bullion Office. Bank of England. Sycee Silver
This bar of silver was used by the Chinese Emperor to pay a ransom. It is above the quality of British silver coin and has the date of issue

Germany Marburg
Das Schloss dominates the town

Freiburg Im Breisgau
General view from the Pensionsanstalt : the river is the Dreisam

Germany Coburg
Distant view of the town

Speculation, 1845
The Railway Mania sets off a wave of speculation throughout Britain : disreputable people from the streets set themselves up as financial prospectors

The crew of the Pandora hunting Polar Bears, 1875
Engraving showing the crew of the Arctic exploration ship, Pandora, using one of the ships boats to capture a young Polar bear in Arctic waters, 1875

The Portland Vase
The destruction of the Portland Vase in February 1845, by a visitor to the British Museum. The vase, originally known as the Barberini Vase, was discovered in the 16th century at the Monte del Grano

Portable Gas Lamp
A portable gas lamp for general railway use, patented by Mr Johnstone. It was first used on the Eastern Counties Railway, as a head light to the engine

Birthplace of Sir John Franklin, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, 1859
Engraving showing the house in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, where the British naval commander and explorer, Sir John Franklin, was born in 1786

Captain James Fitzjamess Cabin aboard HMS Erebus, 1845
Engraving showing Captain James Fitzjamess cabin aboard HMS Erebus, pictured shortly before departure, 1845. In 1845 the British Admiralty sent two polar exploration ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror

The Pandora heading for the Carey Islands, 1875
Engraving showing the Arctic exploration ship, Pandora, beating upwind to the Carey Islands, 1875. The Pandora was used by Sir Allen Young in two attempts between 1875

The Musick Hal at Disco Island, 1875
Engraving showing the building on Disco Island, Greenland, which the crew of the Arctic exploration ship, Pandora, had converted to use as a Musick Hal for their entertainment, 1875

The Pandora in Peels Strait, 1875
Engraving showing the Arctic exploration ship, Pandora, in Peels Strait, 29th August 1875. The Pandora was used by Sir Allen Young in two attempts between 1875 and 1876 to find the Northwest Passage

Lady Jane Franklin (1792-1875)
Engraving of Lady Jane Franklin, nee Griffin, the wife of the English explorer, Sir John Franklin. Lady Jane travelled extensively with Sir John through Syria, Turkey, Egypt and Tasmania

Railway ticket printing machine
A hand leaver ticket printing machine, tickets are printed on every stroke with a consecutive number and discharged in a receiver below. The machine is capable of printing 200 tickets per minute

Walrus Hunting during the Pandora Arctic Expedition, 1876
Engraving showing the crew of the Arctic exploration ship, Pandora, using the ships boats to shoot walruses in Arctic waters, 1876

Reading Outside Shop
A bookseller stands in his shop doorway while customers leaf through his volumes of quality books outside the shop

Metchnikoff / Nobel 1908
ELIE METCHNIKOFF (ILYA ILICH MECHNIKOV) Russian zoologist and bacteriologist

Herschel / Pickersgill
SIR JOHN FREDERICK WILLIAM HERSCHEL Astronomer; a founder (1820) of the Royal Astronomical Society and President of the British Association (1845)

USA Galveston
The port of Galveston viewed from the sea, with a rather odd-looking steamboat in the foreground

USA Houston Tx
City of Houston - the Capital of Texas

Laying the foundation stone at St Marys Hospital
A sketch of Prince Albert laying the foundation stone at the Paddington site of St Marys Hospital. The site was a short distance from the terminus of the Great Western Railway

Italy Venice Cafe
The Cafe Florian, a fashionable watering-hole in the piazza San Marco

Queen Victoria visiting HMS Resolute, Cowes, 1856
Engraving showing Queen Victoria of Great Britain boarding the Arctic exploration ship HMS Resolute in Cowes Harbour, 15th December 1856

Ball Costumes, c. 1745
A glimpse into the costumes that were to be worn at Queen Victorias costume ball. The theme of the ball was court costume of the mid eighteenth century

France Harfleur
(Seine-Inferieure) street scene

Jean Camille Formige
JEAN CAMILLE FORMIGE French architect and restorer

Pilgrims in Desert
A caravan of Mecca pilgrims crosses the desert

Costume Men & Boys 1845
Boys: trousers, tasselled cap, short fitted jackets one with braiding. Men:1/2 length sac coat, pinched waists, waistcoats with a deep V opening & strapped trousers

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