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London Pride & Gold. RodSAXIFRAGA URBIUM (LONDON PRIDE) and SOLIDAGO VIRGAUREA (GOLDEN ROD) depicted with various butterflies
Monkey Puzzle Tree, Araucaria Imbricata Pavon. 1868
GERTRUDE BELL 1868-1926GERTRUDE M L BELL English traveller, archaeologist and government official
Kensington Underground Station, West LondonView inside Kensington (now High Street Kensington) Station on the London Underground. Date: 1868
Wreck Chart of the British Isles For 1868Chart showing the positions of all 2131 vessels wrecked around the British Isles during 1868, compiled from the Board of Trade records
Percy H Fawcett, British explorerPERCY H FAWCETT British explorer who disappeared while exploring the Matto Grosso of Brazil
1st Aeronautical Exhibition - Crystal Palace 1868The first Aeronautical Exhibition, Crystal Palace, 1868, showing the Stringfellow Triplane model and other exhibits
Extract from the reconstructed Constitution of the state of Louisiana, with portraits of the distinguished members of the Convention & Assembly, AD 1868. Full-length portrait of Oscar J. Dunn, Lieut
Aerial view of Forest Gate Hospital, East LondonAn aerial view of the Forest Gate Hospital, London E7
Charles Dickens, by Andre Gill, 1868Engraved caricature of Charles Dickens (1812-1870), the English writer, produced by the French artist, Andre Gill, first published in 1868
Ecuador GuayaquilBird s-eye view of the harbour
Owen Jones Egyptian 10The ornaments in this plate are taken from Mummy-cases in the Louvre (1-5), from the Tomb at Thebes (6+7), from a Mummy-case (8+9) and from the ceilings of various tombs
Owen Jones Renaiss 78Ornaments copied from specimens of Hispano-Arabic, French and Italian earthenware, from Italian towns of the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries
Rama IV (Mongkut)CHAO FA MONGKUT Pictured with Queen Rampuy. Began work on modernising Siam (Thailand). Relinquished Cambodia to French in 1867
August Ferdinand MobiusAUGUST FERDINAND MOBIUS German scientist, professor of astronomy at Leipzig university, discoverer of the mobius strip; regarded as the founder of topology
Smithfield Meat Market LondonExterior of the Smithfield New Metropolitan Meat and Poultry Market, London
The Alexandra Park Races, 1868Engraving showing one of the horse races held at Alexandra Park, Muswell Hill, during the summer of 1868. The large stand is clearly visible on the right of the image
Gioachino Antonio Rossini, Italian composerGioachino Antonio Rossini (1792-1868), Italian composer, best known for his operas
England / NewmarketA glimpse of the High Street, Newmarket, Suffolk, England, showing the Waggon and Horses Inn (built 1868). Date: 1950s
Czar of Russia / StampTSAR NICHOLAS II (1868-1918) last Tsar of Russia from 1894 to 1918
Gustav GeleyFrench investigator of psychical phenomena, author, involved in many high- profile investigations. Photographed at the Warsaw congress 1923, with Ossowiecki and his wife
The Temple of Ongou WatThe western facade of the Temple of Ongou Wat (Angkor Wat), Cambodia
Emanuel LaskerEMANUEL LASKER German mathematician, philosopher & chess master, defeated Steinitz in 1894 and retained title till defeated by Capablanca in 1921
7th Earl of CardiganJames Thomas Brudenell 7th earl of CARDIGAN military, notably at the battle of Balaklava during the Crimea War
Bell Picnics in IraqGERTRUDE M L BELL English traveller picnicking with King Faisal of Iraq, (seated, second right) in 1922
London / Albert HallThe Royal Albert hall, south Kensington
Sir Granville BantockSIR GRANVILLE BANTOCK English composer and operatic conductor
France MargauxLe chateau de Margaux, in the Bordeaux region, justly reputed for its wine
Brooke and SuppliantsSIR JAMES BROOKE Rajah of Sarawak, listening to suppliants who come to him asking for his help or intervention
Phrenology / Man of TownThe head of the man-about-town
Tank in action. Reproduced from the original painting by John Hassall for William Foster & Co. Ltd. Engineers, Lincoln, England. John Hassall, Ri, Rwa (1868-1948)
Combination Poorhouse, Stonehaven, KincardineshireMain building of the Kincardineshire Combination Poorhouse, opened in 1868 on Woodcot Brae, Stonehaven, north east Scotland. It later became Woodcot Hospital
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
Princesses Victoria and Elisabeth of HesseThe two elder daughters of Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse and Grand Duke Ludwig (Louis) of Hesse
Dickens Weger EngCHARLES DICKENS Dickens in 1868. Date: 1812 - 1870
Portions of fern. Chromolithograph from John Gilbert Baker and Sir William Jackson Hooker, Synopsis filicum, or a synopsis of all known ferns. Drawn from nature by Mr. Fitch, F.L.S. Date: 1868
Portrait of the Prince ImperialPhotograph of Louis Napoleon, the Prince Imperial (1856-1871) as a young boy
Training Ship Southampton, Hull, YorkshireThe Southampton Industrial Training Ship was established on the Humber, at Hull, in 1868
Band Advertisement, Training Ship Wellesley, North ShieldsAdvertisement offering the services of the Band of the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland
Carpentry & plumbing, Training Ship Wellesley, North ShieldsBoys learning carpentry and plumbing on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland
Portrait of the Prince Imperial and Napoleon IIIPhotograph of Louis, the Prince Imperial (1856-1871)(seated) with his father, Napoleon III, Emperor of the French c. 1868
The Czar of Russia as a shotPhotograph of Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918) and the Tsarina Alexandra, shooting game. The photograph was taken by the official photographer to the Russian court
Sir James Brooke / CensusSIR JAMES BROOKE Governor of Labuan, later Rajah of Sarawak, at a time when the overseas population of the British Empire numbered 139 million
Owen Jones Byzantine 30Designs from mosaics and marble pavements in Rome, Venice, Ravenna and Monreale
Owen Jones Assyrian 13Designs taken from enamelled bricks, ornaments from a kings clothing, bronze shields and vessels, and a battering ram, from Khorsabad and Nimroud
Owen Jones Egyptian 8Ornaments from Mummy-cases in the British Museum and the Louvre, mostly composed of the lotus flower
Sperm Whale from 1868A sperm whale attacked
Edward Vii / Family 1868EDWARD VII with Alexandra and their three children, circa 1868
Battenberg / Louis AlexPRINCE LOUIS ALEXANDER OF BATTENBERG: Austrian noble, naturalised British 1868, naval officer: changed name to Mountbatten 1917, 1st marquis of Milford Haven
Nicolas Ii / Downey 1894Nikolay Aleksandrovich Tsar Nicolas II Ruled 1894-1917
Owen Jones Egyptian 11Various ornaments from Tombs in Thebes, Mummy-cases, Kings Robes and an ancient Tomb in Giza, which was opened by Dr Lepsius
Rama Iv(Mongkut) of SiamCHAO FA MONGKUT Pictures with Queen Ramphuy. Worked to modernise Siam (modern Thailand), relinquishing control of Cambodia to the French (1867)
Gene Stratton-PorterGENE (Geneva) STRATTON-PORTER (nee Stratton) American author of A girl of the limberlost and other writings mingling nature and sentiment
Penzance Lifeboat RescueThe Penzance lifeboat, Richard Lewis, goes out to the North Britain, wrecked in Mounts Bay
Four riflemen in action. 1868
Owen Jones Pompeian 25Collection of mosaics from Pompeii and the Museum at Naples Date: 1868
Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields, NorthumberlandThe Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland
Little Women / Round FireMeg, Jo, Beth, Amy & their Mother gather around the fire to read a letter
SundialA traditional sundial in the garden with a castle in the background Date: 1868
Parasol in point of lace 1868This beautiful intricate section of a parasol in pointed lace, appointed by The Princess of Wales. 1868
Disraeli as Pm / 1868Disraeli addresses the Commons for the first time as Prime Minister, following Lord Derbys resignation. Date: March 1868
The Grand Staircase, Foreign Office, London, 1868Engraving showing the Grand Staircase of the Foreign Office, London, with a formal evening event underway, 1868
Coach at Red Lion 1868A coach laden with hampers and hares, geese and other game halts at the Red Lion pub at Christmas time - and a white Christmas, too !
Owen Jones Assyrian 14Designs taken from columns and capitals, pilasters and mouldings, at Persepolis, Istakhr, Bi Sutoun and Ispahan
Owen Jones Turkish 38Portion of the decoration of the Dome of the Tomb of Soliman I, Constantinople
Paris / Rebuilding 1868Haussmanns Paris - the place Saint-Germain-des- Pres cleared to make way for the Rue de Rennes and the Boulevard Saint-Germain
Owen Jones Moresque 40Spandrils of arches from various parts of the Alhambra
Owen Jones Title PageDecorative gothic-style title page, echoing the style of medieval illuminated manuscripts
Princess Victoria / MaudPRINCESS VICTORIA Daughter of Edward VII with her younger sister Maud (1869-1938) in 1901
Hc Kimball / Mormon / CdvHEBER CHASE KIMBALL Mormon leader, photographed at Salt Lake City in June 1866
Nicolas Ii / Royalties 01Nikolay Aleksandrovich Tsar Nicolas II Ruled 1894-1917
Costume March 1868Lastest Paris fashion of 1868
Rossini BalestrieriGIOACCHINO ROSSINI composing his opera Il Barbieri di Seviglia, first performed on 20 February 1816
Slipper Pattern 1868A colourful embroidery design for the Victorian lady of leisure for a cashmere slipper based on an original Hindustanee pattern
SPINDRIFTBritish clipper for the China tea trade, which in 1868 won the ocean race from China to England
R F Scott [F. W. ]ROBERT FALCON SCOTT Antarctic explorer
Statue of James Watt (1736 - 1819), engineer & inventor, by Alexander Munro, at Birmingham. Date: 1868
Public works in Western Australia. The bridge across the river Swan at North Fremantle. It has been erected entirely by convict labour, under the administration of his Excellency Governor Hampton
Abyssinian Crown returnedIn 1868, Lord Napier of Magdala captured and brought back to England the Crown of Emperor Theodore of Abyssinia, a spectacular example of East African decorative art
Isabel Aragon, portrait by Luis Ferrant LlausasLuis Ferrant Llausas (1806-1868). Spanish painter. Portrait of Isabel Aragon, 1854. Oil on canvas, 79, 5 x 65, 8 cm. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain
Isabella II (1830-1904). Queen of Spain from 1833 to 1868. Portrait. Engraving. Detail. Historia General de Espana, by Modesto Lafuente. Volume VI. Published in Barcelona, 1882
Isabella II (1830-1904). Queen of Spain from 1833 to 1868. Portrait. Engraving. Historia General de Espana, by Modesto Lafuente. Volume VI. Published in Barcelona, 1882