1849 Collection (page 13)

Dinner on an Australian Emigrant Ship, 1849
Engraving 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. 1849
Engraving 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

Three Chippewa Indian chiefs at Montreal, 1849
Three native American Indian chiefs in full ceremonial dress, with beads, necklaces and feathers: Chingwackonce (Little Pine), Nabunagoging (The Eclipse) and Menissino Wenninne (The Great Warrior)

RMS Forth, 1849
Engraving of the Royal Mail Steam-Packet Companys paddle-steamer Forth. Built in Leith in 1841, the Forth went missing between Southampton and the West Indies early in 1841

Below Decks on an Emigrant Ship, 1849
Engraving showing a family of emigrants, below decks, poring over a large map, working out the position of the ship on its long voyage to Australia

Icebergs and the Aurora Borealis, Arctic, c. 1849
Engraving of an imaginary scene showing a British Arctic expedition in the Arctic, c.1849. The engraving shows two ships in the background, with icebergs, walruses

Making Tea on the deck of an Emigrant Ship, 1849
Engraving showing the galley on the deck of an emigrant ship, with a small group of people gathered around a tea urn. In the foreground of the image is a horse in its box

Launch of HMS Windsor Castle, September 1852
Engraving of the re-launch of HMS Windsor Castle, 140 Gun First rate warship, on 14th September 1852 at Pembroke Dockyard

Cooking Soup on an Emigrant Ship, 1849
Engraving of the galley on the deck of an emigrant ship, where passengers are being doled out soup, 1849. In the foreground is a cannon and a door down to the hold with lifting gear

Winter Quarters, Arctic Explorers, c. 1849
Engraving of an imaginary scene showing a British Arctic expedition in the Arctic, c.1849. The engraving shows a group of men building an ice house in the foreground

C-E MINIE / ILN 1855
CLAUDE-ETIENNE MINIE French army officer, inventor of the conical-pointed cylindrical bullet (1849) and of the Minie Rifle

HORSE FLYING DUTCHMAN
Thoroughbred racehorse Flying Dutchman who won the Derby, the St Leger and the Gold Cup at Ascot, amongst other races

Fort Laramie which was a significant trading post in the 19th century and later a military outpost of the US army

The Deck of an Australian Emigrant Ship, 1849
Engraving showing a typical scene on the deck of an Australian Emigrant ship, outward bound from Europe to Australia, in the mid 19th century

Victor 9th Earl of Elgin
VICTOR ALEXANDER BRUCE, ninth earl of ELGIN Statesman and diplomat, Viceroy of India 1894 - 99

Grand Dinner to General Sir Charles J. Napier, at the London
Banquet held by the directors of the East India Company at the London Tavern in honour of Sir Charles Napiers appointment as commander of the British army in the East Indies

Admiral Von Tirpitz
ALFRED VON TIRPITZ Chiefly responsible for the strengthening of the German navy in the years leading up to World War One; seen here age 80

Bournes River Steam Train, 1849
Engraving of John Bournes proposal for a River Steam Train for use on the rivers of India, 1849. At that time, India had a poor transport network and Mr

Hever Castle, Kent, 1849
Engraving of Hever Castle, Kent. The oldest part of the castle dates from 1270 and is most famous as the residence of Anne Boleyn

French Take Rome - 4
The victorious French settle in the Piazza del Popolo

French Take Rome - 1
The French enter Rome by the Porta Cavellegiere

Aerial Attack on Venice
The Austrians seek to subdue the independence-loving Venetians by aerial bombardment, using balloons - one of the first instances of aerial warfare

French Take Rome - 6
The French may have re-taken Rome for the pope, but they are very unpopular in the city - a French visitor is set upon by patriotic citizens and their no less patriotic dog

French Take Rome - 5
The Capitol is illuminated in honour of the glorious restoration of Rome to papal authority after the defeat of the republicans by the French

French Take Rome - 3
After taking Rome from Garibaldis Republicans, the French commander general Oudinot replaces the papal arms and addresses the people

French Take Rome - 2
The French enter Rome by the Porta Cavellegiere

Republic Anniversary
Parisians celebrate the first anniversary of the Second Republic in the place de la Concorde

Magistrature Honoured
Ceremony to honour the institution of the magistrature, Paris

Celebrating Revolution
A service at the Madeleine, Paris, commemorates the Revolution

Legitimists Arrested
Arrest of opponents of the new regime, Paris

Revue at Versailles
Napoleon stages a grand revue on the plaine de Satory, Versailles

French Troops for Italy
French troops embark at Marseille for the war in Italy

Forestier Arrested
Colonel Forestier, of the garde nationale, is arrested on suspicion of royalist sympathies

Conspiracy Suspected
The president of the high court, Beranger, questions M Barbes at the chateau de Vincennes, concerning his possible involvement in a royalist conspiracy

Royalist Portraits
To discourage legitimism, portraits of the comte de Chambord, who claims the throne, and his countess, are seized in the atelier of artist Perignon, Paris

Hugo at Congress
Victor Hugo presides over a peace congress in the Salle Sainte-Cecile, Paris

Republican Outbreak - 2
A convention of the Montagnards - Republican extremists - at the Conservatoire des Arts & Metiers, Paris, leads to trouble with authorities

Napoleon III in Paris
Louis Napoleon, president of France, rides through the streets of Paris

Republican Outbreak - 1
A convention of the Montagnards - Republican extremists - at the Conservatoire des Arts & Metiers, Paris, leads to trouble with authorities

Republican Outbreak - 6
To suppress disturbances by Republican extremists, general Changarnier orders his troops to charge the demonstrators in the rue de la Paix, Paris

Napoleon at Sens
President Napoleon Bonaparte visits Sens

Republican Outbreak - 3
The authorities take precautions when a demonstration by Montagnards - Republican extremists - threatens to disturb Paris

Republican Outbreak - 5
In the course of disturbances following a demonstration by Republican extremists, Suchet, one of the leaders, is arrested by the authorities

Royalists Arrested
Arrest of legitimists - supporters of the monarchy - in the rue de Rumfort, Paris

Revue at Versailles - 2
Napoleon stages a grand revue on the plaine de Satory, Versailles

Napoleon Acclaimed
President Napoleon is acclaimed by the populace as he rides along the rue de la Madeleine, Paris

Republican Outbreak - 4
In the course of disturbances following a demonstration by Republican extremists, the minister of public works is assailed by the insurgents

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