1849 Collection (page 4)

ROMAN REPUBLIC 1849
ROMAN REPUBLIC From the balcony of the Campidoglio, the creation of the Roman Republic is proclaimed - courageously if somewhat prematurely Date: 9 February 1849

BATTLE OF NOVARA 1849
BATTLE OF NOVARA The Austrians under Radetzky inflict a crippling defeat on the Piedmontese, who after fighting valorously quit the battlefield in disorder Date: 23 March 1849

FIFE / ALEXANDER 6TH EARL
ALEXANDER WILLIAM GEORGE DUFF 6th EARL and 1st DUKE of FIFE Husband of Princess Louise Victoria, eldest daughter of Edward VII Date: 1849 - 1912

ANGELICA CATALANI / LEON
Angelica Catalani, Italian singer Date: 1780 - 1849

SIR CLIFTON ROBINSON Chief engineer of London United Electric Tramways: The Tramway King Date: 1849 - 1910

BLESSINGTON (CHALON)
MARGUERITE COUNTESS OF BLESSINGTON Irish writer and social leader Date: 1789 - 1849

Chinese Pavilion in Vauxhall Gardens 1849
Chinese Pavilion in Vauxhall Gardens. Date: 1849

BLUNT / CLOUDS / CIRRUS / PL98
Cirrus clouds and sailing boats out at sea. Date: 1849

ZODIACAL LIGHT (BLUNT)
Zodiacal light beyond Roman ruins. It was believed that this type of light is really a luminous atmosphere of the sun. Date: 1849

BLUNT / ATMOSPHERIC REF
A diagram explaining atmospheric refraction using pictures of ships at sea to illustrate the concept Date: 1849

BLUNT / VENUS CROSSES SUN
The transit of Venus over the Suns disc. Date: 1849

BLUNT / PISCES / PLATE 49
The constellation of Pisces, the fish. Date: 1849

MONOCEROS ETC CONSTELL
The constellation of Monoceros - a unicorn - and Canis Minor - a small dog. Date: 1849

BLUNT / AQUARIUS / PLATE 48
The constellation of Aquarius, a figure of a man carrying a jar of water. Date: 1849

BLUNT / CAPRICORN / 47 / 1849
The constellation of Capricorn, this version has the head, shoulders and fore- legs of a goat and the hind body and tail of a fish. Date: 1849

BLUNT / SAGITTARIUS / PL 46
The constellation of Sagittarius, half man and half horse with a bow and arrow. Date: 1849

BLUNT / SCORPIO / 45 / 1849
The constellation of Scorpio, the scorpion. Date: 1849

BLUNT / LIBRA / 44 / 1849
The constellation of Libra, the scales. Date: 1849

BLUNT / VIRGO / 43 / 1849
The constellation of Virgo. Date: 1849

BLUNT / LEO / PLATE 42
The constellation of Leo, the lion. Date: 1849

BLUNT / URSA MAJOR / PL 24
Ursa Major : the constellation is composed, at first sight, of seven conspicuous stars, four of which are in a rectangular figure and form Date: 1849

BLUNT / SUNS DISC / PLATE 7
The Suns disc. Date: 1849

Austrians besiege Venice, 1849
Austrian troops besiege Venice during the Risorgimento Date: July 1849

WOMENS RIGHTS / SATIRE
Women sit in judgement on a breach-of-promise case Date: 1849

Polluted London Water
THE CITY NARCISSUS Punch accuses Londons officials of being too self-satisfied to realise the danger to the the citys health from the polluted water of the Thames Date: 1849

Saturday market - Cruikshank
Saturday marketing - buying meat and vegetables Date: circa 1849

BLUNT / N. EUROPE AURORA
The aurora seen in Northern Europe Date: 1849

GOLD PROSPECTORS
Gold prospectors in California Date: 1849

MISTRESS AND SERVANTS
The mistress of the house is dismayed by the aggravations, tribulations, vexations and irritations caused by her servants... Date: 1849

STREET DOOR LEFT OPEN
Do you know as your street- door is open ? - a policeman on night duty notices servants carelessness Date: 1849

LET EM RING AGAIN
In the servants hall - Oh ah ! Let em ring again ! Date: 1849

NOT IRISH
Are you not Irish ? Och, no, Maam, Im Cornwall sure ! Date: 1849

OUT FOR AN AIRING
Out for an airing the nursemaid takes baby for an airing in the park - but her attention is distracted... Date: 1849

THE CAT DID IT
The cat did it ! The cats are to blame for every breakage... Date: 1849

ITS MY COUSIN MAM
Its my cousin, Maam ! the cook explains the presence of a handsome young soldier in the kitchen Date: 1849

SENTIMENTAL NOVEL READER
The Sentimental Novel Reader a kitchenmaid more devoted to literature than to doing the dishes... Date: 1849

OYSTER OPENER / ART JL1849
An oyster opener and instructions for use Date: 1849

PANTOMIME / CRUIKSHANK
Gemini - odd fellows Date: circa 1849

FORT GEORGE SITE
HUDSONS BAY COMPANY Establishment at Fort George (also known as Astoria) on the Columbia River, Canada Date: 1849

Cultivation in the West Indies 1849
Interior of a sugar boiling house, Jamaica, West Indies. Date: 1849

Roman carnival at night
A Roman carnival taking place in the streets at night. Date: 1849

Summer - The Strawberry Girl 1849
Women selling foliage of pomp flowers. Date: 1849

Harrods centenary celebrations - Tiny Grocery Shop
As part of Harrods centenary celebrations, this replica of the shop as it was in 1849 was constructed. The world-famous Brompton, Knightsbridge department store began life in Cable Street

Cover design, David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Cover design, first instalment of the serial edition of the novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, with illustrations by H K Browne, dated May 1849. 1849

William Ernest Henley
WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY writer - It matters not how strait the gate, how charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul ! Date: 1849 - 1903

Kirkcaldy Combination Poorhouse at Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland
An aerial view of the Kirkcaldy Combination Poorhouse in Fife, Scotland. The poorhouse (Scotlands equivalent of a workhouse) was erected in 1849 in a dramatic coastal location at Kinghorn

New End Hospital, Hampstead, North London
The frontage of New End Hospital, Hampstead, North London, with a military ambulance outside. The building, designed by H.E. Kendall, was erected in 1849-50 as the Hampstead workhouse

Grand Junction Railway
The Grand Junction Railway locomotive manufactory at Crewe : the heavy machine shop (second view) containing large machining tools to take the rough castings of train parts

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