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Modern Athenians plate 31 - EdinburghJohn Marshall (Lord Curriehill) (1794-1868) a Scottish judge, passing Robert Whigham (1795-1849) Sheriff of Perthshire on the streets of Edinburgh
Grandolph Ad LeonesLORD RANDOLPH SPENCER Churchill, Tory politician lampooned in Punch following his letters about his exploits in Africa, published in the Daily Graphic
Tom Titt / Charles DarlingCharles John Darling, 1st Baron Darling. British Conservative politician and judge
Jersey St HelierThe harbour of Saint-Helier
Cattle at Smithfield Market, London, 1849Engraving showing a pair of cattle drovers and their animals at Smithfield Market in London, 1849
Bridlington QuayThe sea front at Bridlington Quay, Yorkshire, a popular watering-place
Oarfish at the Cosmorama, London, 1849Engraving showing an Oarfish, or Regalecus Glesne, which was on display at the Cosmorama, Regent Street, London, in 1849
Giraffe and her young, London Zoo, 1849Engraving showing a giraffe and its young, with a keeper bringing in some hay, at the Zoological Societys Gardens (London Zoo) in Regents Park, 1849
The Reptile House, London Zoo, 1849Engraving showing the interior of the Reptile House at the Zoological Society Gardens (London Zoo), Regents Park, 1849
Barnes Railway BridgeThe railway bridge at Barnes, carrying the loopline across the Thames to Smallbery : the sailing boat in the foreground is evidently used to carry cargo by water
Interior of the Coal Exchange, London, 1849Engraving showing the interior of the, then new, Coal Exchange in London, 1849
The Coal Exchange, London, 1849Engraving showing the exterior of the Coal Exchange, London, 1849
A Trader waiting for the Coal Exchange to open, 1849Illustration showing a top-hatted trader standing at one of the desks of the London Coal Exchange, waiting for the opening of the market, 1849
King William Naval Asylum, London, 1849Engraving showing the interior of the King William Naval Asylum, Penge, in London, 1849
Queen Victoria with Albert, Prince of WalesEngraving of Queen Victoria together with her eldest son and heir, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later Edward VII
Queen Dowager Adelaide (1792-1849)Engraved portrait of Queen Dowager Adelaide (1792-1849), the consort of King William IV, pictured c.1840
Shopping in Regent Street, London, 1849Engraving showing a lady (centre) returning to her carriage, after completing her purchases in Regent Street, during the London Season of 1849
Elizabeth B BrowningELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING English poet and wife of Robert Browning. Pictured here in 1849
Lombard Street, London, 1849Engraving showing the view along Lombard Street in the City of London, 1849
The Old Castle Inn, Kentish Town, 1849Engraving showing the exterior of the Old Castle Inn, Kentish Town, London in 1849
Daviess Portable Fire Escape, Blackfriars, London, 1849Engraving showing a portable fire escape, designed by Mr. Davies and used by the Royal Society for Protection of Life from Fire, stationed at the Obelisk, Blackfriars Road, London, 1849
Construction of the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge, 1849Engraving showing the basket ferry and temporary towers built prior to the construction of a Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge, USA, 1849
Greenwich Park, London, 1849Engraving showing Londoners enjoying Greenwich Park during their Easter holidays, 1849
Procession through the Thames Tunnel, 1843Engraving showing the procession through the Thames Tunnel, between Rotherhithe and Wapping, to mark its opening on 25 March 1843
Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, 1843Engraving showing Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849), the French engineer and inventor, as he appeared at the opening of the Thames Tunnel, from Rotherhithe to Wapping, on 25th March 1843
Thames Tunnel Company worker with a Medallion of Sir Marc IsEngraving showing a worker of the Thames Tunnel Company holding a medallion of Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849), at the opening of the tunnel between Rotherhithe and Wapping, 25 March 1843
Driving cattle for rent in IrelandA mans livestock is being driven away in lieu of outstanding rent. The owner and his family can only stand by and watch. Two young women carrying wood and water stand sadly
Gold Mine in Brazil. The Morro Velho Gold MineEngraving of the town of Morro Velho from the Caza Grande. Date: 1849
Brazil. Gold Washing. Crystals of GoldEngraving of gold formed into cubic crystals, found in Brazil
America, San Francisco. Gold-Washing at the DiggingsEngraving of two men engaged in digging for gold and sifting the ore in a cradle, washing the silt away from the crystals of gold in the river
Gold Mine in Brazil. The Morro Velho Mine - Stoping SectionEngraving of a cross section of mine workings showing shafts, water wheel, pillars of lode stone and the sump shaft
Father Matthew Leaving Cork for America, 1849Engraving showing a dock-side scene in Cork as a crowd bid farewell to a popular priest, leaving for America
Brazil. Gold Washing. A Gold WashingAn engraving of a rocky and mountainous region with a wide river running through it, in the distance men are washing ore in the river propecting for gold
Brazil. Gold Washing. Foliated Gold with QuartzEngraving of rock quartz with fern like striations of gold running through it
Brazil. Gold Washing. Rounded Water-Worn Pebble of Gold withWorn specimen of gold encrusted pebble, containing 6 oz of gold
Brazil. A Gold Washing. Gold DustEngraving of grains of gold, oval in shape like minute coins
Randolph ChurchillLord RANDOLPH SPENCER CHURCHILL depicted as a versatile actor capable of roles from Red Republican to True Blue Patriot, by way of the Artful Dodger !
Countess BlessingtonThe countess of Blessington at the opera
Blunt / Nimbus / Plate 103Nimbus - or rain cloud - forming out at sea beyond the fishing boats. There is also half a rainbow disappearing into the dark cloud
Borneo / Chiefs DaughterThe youngest daughter of the Chief of Kenowit with huge earrings which have streched her earlobes
Borneo / Dyak Drying HeadsThe Dyak method of drying heads. The enemys head is cut off, the brains scooped out before being hung (as shown) on a rod of bamboo
Blunt / Season Phenomena 1The phenomena of the seasons - number one
Arrival of Californian gold and Mexican dollars at the BankAn image showing Californian gold and Mexican dollars arriving at the Bank of England. Transported to London from the coast by South Coast Railway
The Female Emigrants Home, Hatton Garden, 1853Engraving showing the main room of the Female Emigrants Home, Hatton Garden, London, 1853. A fund was set up in 1849 to send distressed needlewomen to Australia
Cutting a channel through the ice, Arctic, c. 1849Engraving of an imaginary scene showing a British Arctic expedition in the Arctic, c.1849. The engraving shows a group of men cutting a channel through the ice so that their ship
Dinner on an Australian Emigrant Ship, 1849Engraving showing dinner taking place in the forecastle of an Australian emigrant ship, 1849. The forecastle is an elevated platform in the bows of the ship and can be seen, in this engraving
Breaking up of the ice, Arctic, c. 1849Engraving of an imaginary scene showing a British Arctic expedition in the Arctic, c.1849. The engraving shows a group of men standing on the rapidly breaking up ice pack
Lord Randolph Churchill (1849-1895)Engraving of Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill, the English Conservative politician, who served as Indian Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer, seen shortly after accepting the latter post
