HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, 1845Engraving showing HMS Erebus (left) and HMS Terror, pictured on the River Thames, 1845. In 1845 the British Admiralty sent two polar exploration ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror
Training Ship HMS ConwayA view of the training ship HMS Conway which was established in 1859 and for many years was moored on the River Mersey near Liverpool. Some of the ships company can be seen amongst the rigging
Captain Francis Crozier of HMS Terror, 1845Engraving of Captain Francis Crozier (1796-1848) of HMS Terror, pictured shortly before departing on the ill-fated Franklin Arctic expedition of 1845
Buddon Wood, Mountsorrel, Swithland, LeicestershireSketch of the granite (or syenite) district viewed from Swithland Old Slate Quarry, including Buddon Wood, Mountsorrel, Kinchley Hill and Brazil Wood, Leicestershire
The Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by ice, BarroEngraving showing the Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by pack ice in Barrows Straits, September 1849. These two ships were used by Sir James Clark Rosss Expedition of 1848-1849 to search
One of three miniature metal Sikh kirpan daggers, nd. Blades shaped like pesh-kabz. Hilts of metal rod, with moulding. Believed to be associated with the indian Mutiny (1857-1859)
Training Ship HMS Conway - Working with the SextantThe naval training ship HMS Conway was established in 1859 and for many years was moored on the River Mersey near Liverpool. Here, some of the ships boys are seen using a sextant. Date: 1898
Kaiser Wilhelm II and his wife HermineKaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941)pictured with his second wife, Princess Hermine Reuss (1887-1947)
Lord Curzon as ViceroyGeorge Nathaniel, Marquess Curzon as Viceroy of India
Mediums / Leonora PiperLEONORA PIPER American medium Date: 1859 - 1950
STEINLEN, Th鯰hile A Tourn饠du Chat NoirSTEINLEN, Th鯰 hile Alexandre (1859-1923). Reopening of the Chat Noir Cabaret. 1896. Advertisment of the tour of this cabaret from Montmartre founded by Rodolphe Salis. Art Nouveau. Litography
I K Brunel / Chain CdvISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL Designer and builder of railroads, bridges, tunnels, steamships, docks &c. pictured in front of the anchor chain of the Great Eastern
Street scene with Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash, CornwallStreet scene in Saltash, Cornwall, with Brunels Royal Albert Bridge towering above, crossing the River Tamar between Plymouth, Devon, and Saltash, Cornwall. Date: 1960s
The End of Sir John Franklins Arctic Expedition, 1845Engraving showing the end of Sir John Franklins ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845, entitled They Forged the last link with their lives. This engraving was taken from a painting by W
Captain Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)Engraving of Captain Sir John Franklin in his Royal Navy uniform, pictured shortly before departing on his ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845
Inauguration of Wellington CollegeThe arrival of Queen Victoria at Wellington College for the inauguration of the school in Feburary 1859. The school, situated about twelve miles south of Windsor
Brunel & Broad GaugeISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL The ghost of Brunel laments the burial of the railway broad gauge he invented
I K Brunel / AnonISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL Designer and builder of railroads, bridges, tunnels, steamships, docks &c
Leonora Piper - MediumLeonora Piper American medium
Buddon Wood, Kinchley Hill, Mountsorrel, LeicestershireSketch of the Swithland area of Leicestershire, looking north-east towards Buddon Wood, Kinchley Hill and Mountsorrel, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859
Esperanto / ZamenhofESPERANTO Dr Ludwig L Zamenhof, German linguist, inventor of Esperanto which he hopes will become an international auxiliary language
Saltaire / Exterior ViewSALTAIRE WORKS - exterior view
Louis SpohrLOUIS SPOHR German musician
Swithland Hall, Church and Rectory, LeicestershireSketch of Swithland Hall, St Leonards Church and Rectory, Leicestershire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859
Isabella Mary Beeton (1836-1865)Photographic portrait of Isabella Mary Beeton, nee Mayson, the English cookery writer, pictured c.1856. Beetons Book of Household Management, first published in 1859, made her name a household word
Colonialism / Lord CurzonGEORGE NATHANIEL, MARQUESS Lord Curzon of Kedleston with the Maharaja of Rewa and Captain Wigram " in the jungle with his bag of tigers"
Ae Housman / Aged 35ALFRED EDWARD HOUSMAN English scholar and poet at the age of 35
Battle of SolferinoAustrian forces, opposing the unification of Italy, are defeated in a decisive battle at Solferino, near Verona, Italy, by French and Piedmontese forces
Conan Doyle / Photo C 1908SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE British physician and writer, circa 1908
Conan Doyle / Houdini / AutoHoudini with Conan Doyle, with whom he had a friendly feud, outside the Auto Club (does he mean the R.A.C. ?), London
DREYFUSALFRED DREYFUS French army officer and victim of injustice: his degradation
Norton I / American RoyalJOSHUA " EMPEROR" NORTON I Claimant to the imperial throne of North America (1859); he made a fortune in real-estate speculation
Samuel Smiles Vanity FrSAMUEL SMILES Scottish author, best known for his book Self-Help of 1859
Jerome K Jerome / 1890 PhoJerome K. Jerome Writer
Telegraph Office 1859The offices of the Electric and International Telegraph Company in Moorgate Street, London
Curie, Marie and PierreIn their laboratory in Paris shortly after being awarded the Davy medal for their work by the Royal Society
Zamenhof, Esperanto ManLUDWIG L ZAMENHOF Inventor of Esperanto
Robert Stephenson / LucasROBERT STEPHENSON Engineer and designer of the Menai Bridge Depicted leaning against a rock with the bridge in the background
Harpers Ferry, WvThis is where the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers merge, in the Blue Mountain region of West Virginia. In 1859 it will be the scene of John Browns ill-fated raid
Les Diables Bleus - 21st Regiment of the Chasseurs AlpinsLes Diables Bleus - the 21st Regiment of the Chasseurs Alpins. A platoon on a mountain path by a stream. Pierre Comba (1859-1934)
Training Ship HMS Conway - Boys on the Upper DeckThe naval training ship HMS Conway was established in 1859 and for many years was moored on the River Mersey near Liverpool. Here, the ships boys and officers are seen on the upper deck. Date: 1898
Aerial view of Redhill Hospital, Hendon, MiddlesexAn aerial view of Redhill Hospital, Hendon, Middlesex originally opened in 1927 as the Hendon Union infirmary. The older building (below centre) was originally the Hendon Union school, erected in 1859
IMechE Leeds meeting. Members ticket, 1859 Date: 1859
Three Counties Asylum, Arlesey, BedfordshireThe Three Counties asylum at Arlesey (misspelt on picture), near Stotfold, Bedfordshire, opened in 1859, serving Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Huntingdonshire
Training Ship Cornwall, Purfleet, EssexThe Training Ship Cornwall was established on the River Thames at Purfleet, Essex, in 1859 by the School Ship Society as a boys reformatory establishment
Vicky, Crown Princess of Prussia 1860Princess Victoria, Princess Royal of Great Britain, Crown Princess of Prussia, later Empress of Prussia (1840-1901), eldest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, taken in 1860
Two bridges over the River Tamar, Devon and CornwallTwo bridges over the River Tamar, connecting Plymouth, Devon and Saltash, Cornwall. On the left is the Royal Albert Bridge, a railway bridge designed by Brunel and completed in 1859
Bouquet of wild flowers: tulip tree, wild roses, cardinal flower, harebells, wood lily, etc.. Illustration by Clarissa Badger, nee Munger, from Wild Flowers, Drawn and Colored from Nature, New York
