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1847 Collection (page 5)

Background image1847 Collection: Arrest of Guy Fawkes, Gunpowder Plot

Arrest of Guy Fawkes, Gunpowder Plot
Arrest of Guy Fawkes in connection with the Gunpowder Plot, 5 November 1605. 1605

Background image1847 Collection: Russian mail troika

Russian mail troika. Postal courier in Russia. Date: 1847

Background image1847 Collection: Giovanni Carmignani

Giovanni Carmignani
GIOVANNI ALESSANDRO CARMIGNANI Italian jurist Date: 1768 - 1847

Background image1847 Collection: Egypt / Edfu (Edfou)

Egypt / Edfu (Edfou)
The tops of the massive decorated columns of the Portico of the Ptolemaic Temple of Horus at Edfu, rise majestically from the enveloping desert sands. Date: 1847

Background image1847 Collection: Thomas Edison / After Mora

Thomas Edison / After Mora
THOMAS ALVA EDISON American inventor as a young man Date: 1847 - 1931

Background image1847 Collection: Sir Thomas Brock / V Fair

Sir Thomas Brock / V Fair
SIR THOMAS BROCK English sculptor, working on the memorial to Queen Victoria Date: 1847 - 1922

Background image1847 Collection: Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight - Shoemaking

Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight - Shoemaking
Shoemakers department at the juvenile penitentiary established in 1838 at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. The prison aimed to provide boys with discipline, education and training prior to transportation

Background image1847 Collection: Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight - Dining Hall

Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight - Dining Hall
Dining hall at the juvenile penitentiary established in 1838 at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. The prison aimed to provide boys with discipline, education and training prior to transportation

Background image1847 Collection: Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight - Cell

Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight - Cell
A cell at the juvenile penitentiary established in 1838 at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. The prison aimed to provide boys with discipline, education and training prior to transportation. Date: circa 1847

Background image1847 Collection: GOUBAUD, Innocent Louis (1780-1847). Napoleon (1769-1821)

GOUBAUD, Innocent Louis (1780-1847). Napoleon (1769-1821) Receiving the Delegation from the Roman Senate, 16th November 1809. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. YVELINES. Versailles

Background image1847 Collection: Spain (19th c. ). Economy (1885)

Spain (19th c. ). Economy (1885)
SPAIN. Barcelona. Sants Montjuic. Textile company La Espa񡠉 ndustrial, dedicated to spinning, weaving and printing of cotton. Founded in 1847 in Madrid and moved to Barcelona in 1851

Background image1847 Collection: History of the Missions, 1863. Matteo Ricci and Xu Guanqi

History of the Missions, 1863. Matteo Ricci and Xu Guanqi
RICCI, Matteo (1552-1610). Italian Jesuit priest, one of the founding figures of the Jesuit China Mission. Matteo Ricci with his disciple Xu Guangqi, Paul Siu or Paul Ly (1562-1633)

Background image1847 Collection: Emperor Kangxi (1654-1722). Qing Dynasty

Emperor Kangxi (1654-1722). Qing Dynasty
KANG-HSI (1654-1722). Emperor of China (1662-1722). Qing Dynasty. 1847 French original work. Spanish translation published in Barcelona

Background image1847 Collection: Dominique Parrenin. Jesuit missionary

Dominique Parrenin. Jesuit missionary
PARRENIN, Dominique (1665-1741). French Jesuit missionary to China. One of the authors of the general map of China. 1847 French original work. Spanish translation published in Barcelona

Background image1847 Collection: Akbar the Great (1542-1605). With jesuit missionaries

Akbar the Great (1542-1605). With jesuit missionaries
AKBAR, Muhammad (1542-1605). Mughal emperor of India (1565-1605). The monarch received the Jesuit missionaries. 1847 French original work. Spanish translation published in Barcelona

Background image1847 Collection: Whatas or Patukas - Maori Food Storehouses

Whatas or Patukas - Maori Food Storehouses. They are elevated from the ground by posts, to protect their contents from rats. Top left is an ordinary patuka for holding seeds

Background image1847 Collection: New Zealand Maori Ornaments and Decorations

New Zealand Maori Ornaments and Decorations. They are an ear ornament, real or imitation teeth, grotesque figures (tiki), earrings, a tail feather, a shell, wooden combs, a fly catcher

Background image1847 Collection: Marie-Louise Photo

Marie-Louise Photo
MARIE-LOUISE d Autriche empress of France, second wife of Napoleon I : photographed in the last year of her life. Date: 1791 - 1847

Background image1847 Collection: Maximo Santos

Maximo Santos
MAXIMO BENITO SANTOS BARBOSA Uruguayan soldier and president Date: 1847 - 1889

Background image1847 Collection: Sultan locomotive, Iron Duke class, Great Western Railway

Sultan locomotive, Iron Duke class, Great Western Railway
The newly built Sultan locomotive, belonging to the Iron Duke class of the Great Western Railway, a sister engine to the Great Britain. Both were built in 1847

Background image1847 Collection: The Deformito-Mania

The Deformito-Mania
Satirical cartoon on what Punch calls the " taste for the Monstrous" by the general public, encouraged particularly by the exhibits at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly

Background image1847 Collection: Modern Athenians plate 26 - Edinburgh

Modern Athenians plate 26 - Edinburgh
Thomas Maitland, Lord Dundrennan (1792-1851) a Scottish lawyer and judge, approaching Adam, Lord Anderson (1797-1853) solicitor-General, Dean of Faculty, and judge

Background image1847 Collection: The Bishop Rock Lighthouse, Scilly Isles, 1849

The Bishop Rock Lighthouse, Scilly Isles, 1849
Engraving of the first Bishop Rock lighthouse, which was built in 1847 and destroyed by storms on 5th February 1850. The design, by Walker and Burges

Background image1847 Collection: Mrs. Mary French Sheldon, 1891

Mrs. Mary French Sheldon, 1891
Engraving showing Mrs. Mary (May) French Sheldon (1847-1936), the American explorer and writer, pictured in 1891

Background image1847 Collection: Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), US inventor and telephone pioneer. Born in Edinburgh, Bell began his career in assisting his father teach elocution

Background image1847 Collection: Clan Mac Nicol

Clan Mac Nicol
Clan MAC NICOL a young barefoot woman is on her way to the burn to fetch water in her wooden pail

Background image1847 Collection: Clan Mac Aulay

Clan Mac Aulay
Clan MAC AULAY I don t think this is the celebrated historian of that ilk

Background image1847 Collection: Thomas Edison / Mora NY

Thomas Edison / Mora NY
THOMAS ALVA EDISON American inventor as a young man

Background image1847 Collection: Jrm Chard / Bassano

Jrm Chard / Bassano
JOHN ROUSE MERRIOTT CHARD Military, notably at Rorkes Drift

Background image1847 Collection: Jrm Chard / Hawke Cdv

Jrm Chard / Hawke Cdv
JOHN ROUSE MERRIOTT CHARD Military, notably at Rorkes Drift

Background image1847 Collection: Millicent Garrett Fawcett, suffragist

Millicent Garrett Fawcett, suffragist and early feminist, co-founder of Newnham College, Cambridge, and president of the moderate National Union of Womens Suffrage Societies (NUWSS)

Background image1847 Collection: Store vats at Barclay and Perkinss Brewery, 1847

Store vats at Barclay and Perkinss Brewery, 1847
A visit to Messrs. Barclay and Perkinss Brewery in Southwark, London, 1847. Visitors look at the huge store vats. Date: 1847

Background image1847 Collection: Public Exhibition, Winterhalter royal painting

Public Exhibition, Winterhalter royal painting
Her Majestys Public Exhibition, Winterhalters portrait of the Royal Family on display in the Banqueting Room of St Jamess Palace, London. 1847

Background image1847 Collection: The Lake of Nicaragua, Nicaragua, Central America

The Lake of Nicaragua, Nicaragua, Central America. 1847

Background image1847 Collection: The Andes and Santa Rosa, Chile, South America

The Andes and Santa Rosa, Chile, South America. 1847

Background image1847 Collection: Royal Childrens Ball, Buckingham Palace, London

Royal Childrens Ball, Buckingham Palace, London, 26 April 1847. 1847

Background image1847 Collection: Queen Victoria riding in a sledge

Queen Victoria riding in a sledge
Queen Victoria out riding in a sledge. 1847

Background image1847 Collection: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visit RA Exhibition

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visit RA Exhibition
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visiting the Royal Academy Exhibition in May 1847. 1847

Background image1847 Collection: Panama City, Panama, South America

Panama City, Panama, South America
Panama City viewed from the sea, Panama, South America. 1847

Background image1847 Collection: View of Leiria, Portugal

View of Leiria, Portugal
View of the town of Leiria, Portugal. 1847

Background image1847 Collection: Jenny Lind as Alice in Roberto il Diavolo

Jenny Lind as Alice in Roberto il Diavolo
Jenny Lind (1820-1887), Swedish operatic soprano, in the role of Alice in Roberto il Diavolo (Robert le Diable, Robert the Devil) by Meyerbeer. circa 1847

Background image1847 Collection: Tollymore Park, Bryansford - the Pool

Tollymore Park, Bryansford - the Pool
Tollymore Park, Bryansford (the Pool in which Dr. Hunters Daughter was Drowned) (1847). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1847

Background image1847 Collection: The Lothians View from Arthurs Seat

The Lothians View from Arthurs Seat
The Lothians (View from Arthurs Seat) (1847). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1847

Background image1847 Collection: Edinburgh Castle from Greyfriars

Edinburgh Castle from Greyfriars (1847). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1847

Background image1847 Collection: Coleraine Regatta

Coleraine Regatta (1847). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1847

Background image1847 Collection: 100 years of The Swiss Northern Railway

100 years of The Swiss Northern Railway
An old steam locomotive on the track to celebrate 100 years of The Swiss Northern Railway (German: Schweizerische Nordbahn, SNB), informally known as the Spanisch-Brotli-Bahn

Background image1847 Collection: Throne Room, St Jamess Palace, London

Throne Room, St Jamess Palace, London
Scene in the Throne Room of St Jamess Palace, London, on a Collar Day, when a collar is worn over military uniform or morning dress by those attending a formal event. 1847

Background image1847 Collection: Mr Gales Balloon crossing Vauxhall Bridge, London

Mr Gales Balloon crossing Vauxhall Bridge, London
Mr Gales Balloon on its flight from the London gasworks to Cremorne Gardens, Chelsea, seen here crossing Vauxhall Bridge. 1847



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