1855 Collection (page 13)

Cricketer, Read
Walter William Read Cricketer - Surrey

John McDouall Stuart (1815-1866)
Engraving of John McDouall Stuart, the Australian explorer, pictured in 1863. Born in Fife, Scotland, Stuart made six expeditions to the Australian interior between 1855 and 1862

Jutaro Count Komura
JUTARO count KOMURA Japanese statesman

France Carpentras
The Roman aqueduct at Carpentras

Cricketer, Peate
Edward ted Peate Cricketer - Yorkshire

Cricketer, Shuter
John Shuter Cricketer - Surrey & Kent

Cricketer, W. W. Read
W. W. Read Cricketer - Surrey

George Earl of Carlisle
GEORGE WILLIAM FREDERICK HOWARD, seventh earl of CARLISLE Statesman, lord-lieutenant and viceroy of Ireland. In 1855

Florence Nightingale visiting the Hut Hospitals, at Balaclav
Born in Italy in 1820, she moved to England with her wealthy family and was educated at home by her father. Although it was not deemed suitable for ladies of Florences social standing to become

Cricketer, Pilling
Richard (Dick) Pilling Cricketer - Lancashire

Cricketer, Bonnor
George John Bonnor Australian Cricketer

Victoria and Albert Yt
The royal yacht Victoria and Albert II (the second named thus) lands at Boulogne, taking the royal couple to visit Napoleon III

Al-Mohurrum Festival
The festival of Al-Mohurrum (or Mohurram). (See also Islam/Processions)

Hiawatha / Minnehaha
Minnehaha stands on the edge of the lake, watching as Hiawatha paddles his canoe into the sunset

The Postman by Yeend King
Painting by John Henry Yeend King (1855-1924) showing a postman paying his daily visit to an idyllic thatched cottage close to the sea

Alps / Switzerland / 1855
Swiss Alps: Eiger, Moench and Jungfrau

Severine / Caroline Remy
CAROLINE REMY MADAME GUILHARD known as SEVERINE French journalist and womens rights pioneer

Spain / Cordoba Mosque
Cordoba: interior of the mosque, showing ornate arches

Francois Magendie
FRANCOIS MAGENDIE French physiologist from Bordeaux who studied the nervous system

Prince Woronzoff / Palace
Prince Woronzoffs Palace, near Yalta

Cape Aita Nr. Balaclava
A view of Cape Aita looking north toward Balaclava

Siege of Sebastopol
The Malakoff redoubt under attack during the Siege of Sebastopol, which lasted from Septemebr 1854 until September 1855 resulting in victory for the British and French forces

Caverns at Inkermann
Excavated church in the caverns at Inkerman (looking West)

Valley of Tchernaya
The Valley of Tchernaya (looking North)

Officers Decorated
The Order of the Bath is bestowed on British officers in the Crimea, in recognition of their fine conduct

Karl Friedrich Gauss
KARL FRIEDRICH GAUSS German scientist

Bishop, Moscow
A Muscovite Bishop in his pontifical habit

Algeria Blida
Street scene with shops and traders in the town, also known as El Boulaida

Delphine Girardin
DELPHINE (GAY) GIRARDIN French writer, wife of Emile Girardin

Newspaper Stamp Duty
Delivering the ILN to Somerset House to receive the official stamp : though not direct censorship, this is seen as a tax on knowledge, an infringe- ment of freedom of the press

Vietnam Da Nang
(aka Turon or Touraine) - the subterranean Buddhist temple

Paris / Palais Industrie
Built for the 1855 Exposition, this building was demolished in 1897 to make room for the Avenue Alexander III

Omar Pacha at Varna
Omar Pacha embarks from Varna - Bulgaria - on the Black Sea coast during the 1854-56 Russian Crimean War

Shepherds Informed
The Illustrated London News made its debut in coloured journalism on the 22nd December 1855 when the first series of coloured printed pictures appeared in its Christmas supplement

Costume / Women / French1855
A Parisian lady dressed for outdoors, in bonnet and coat

Little Dorrit / Mr Merdle
Mr Merdle a borrower

Browning / Poem / Fireside
BY THE FIRESIDE (from Dramatis personae )...with whom began loves voyage full-sail

Honduras Santa Rosa R
A primitive bridge allows travelers to cross the Santa Rosa river

Honduras Rancho
A house at Rancho : I dare say theres more to the place than this

Honduras Mejocote R
Rope suspension bridge enabling people to cross from one bank of the Mejocote river to the other

Panama Colon
(aka Aspinwall) The United States Mail Steam- ship Companys offices

PERU ISLAY
The port viewed from the sea

Crimea Volunteers
Sardinian volunteers leave Genova to fight in the Crimea, thus ensuring their country will have a place at the conference table and so be recognised as a nation

Crimea Volunteers - 2
Sardinian volunteers for the Crimea war distinguish them- selves at Chernaia : their presence ensures their country will be recognised by other nations

Little Dorrit / Dickens
The Marshalsea becomes an orphan

Dickens / Little Dorrit
Fanny and Little Dorrit call on Mrs Merdle

Brighton / Aquarium Ext
Brighton, Sussex: an exterior view of The Aquarium

Reading Room Brit Museum
Construction of the great Reading Room of the British Museum, the forerunner of the British Library

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