1868 Collection (page 14)

Trinity Buoy Wharf, Blackwall showing buoys and dock workers

First attempt to launch the Bermuda floating dock
Engraving from the front cover of the ILN, showing the first attempt to launch the Bermuda floating dock at North Woolwich, built by Messrs. Campbell, Johnson and Co. of Silvertown

The Buoy Store, Trinity Wharf
The Buoy store at Trinity Wharf, Blackwall showing wooden buoys and signage

Works on the
Works of the Midland Railway Terminus, Euston Road in 1868

Abyssian War
Destruction of Magdala

Plan of the Metropolitan Railway
The initial plan for the Metropolitan Railway. The railway begins opposite the Great Western Railway Hotel at Paddington, passing through Kings Cross on to Farringdon

E Rostand / Pjournal 1903
EDMOND ROSTAND French playwright received at the Academie Francaise

Hand Banner Screen
French design for a hand banner screen, on Berlin tent, with cross-stitch and bead work

Thermometer Frame 1868
Everyone knows that thermometers need to be kept snug and warm, so readers of the magazine are invited to embroider this cosy frame for their instrument

Isabelas Last Council
Isabela, at San Sebastian, holds her last council : soon she will be formally deposed, and take refuge in Paris

Isabela Leaves
Isabela, deposed, takes the train for Paris at the station at the frontier town of Hendaye

Fraternisation
In Seville, army officers fraternise with the insurgents - whatever their political views, almost all are glad to see Isabela go

Masdrid Meeting
Resistance to Isabelas heavy- handed rule - to say nothing of her notorious private life - is fomented by political meetings calling the citizens of Madrid to decisive action

Muleteer and Manifesto
Everyone in Madrid is caught up in the uprising : a muleteer reads a political manifesto as he rides

Liberators Honoured
A memorial to the heroes of liberated Spain is set up in the Prado, Madrid

Battle of Alcolea - 1
The royalists under Novaliches are defeated by the republicans under Serrano, a decisive battle after which Isabela flees to Paris and is formally deposed

Isabelas Stuff
When Isabela is deposed and flees to Paris, representatives of the interim government make an inventory of her property in the palace at Madrid

Castelar at Madrid
Emilio Castelar, a republican of moderate views, makes a triumphant entry into Madrid. He will play a significant role in public affairs

Revolution Recruits
From the district of La Mancha, would-be revolutionaries cross the Despenaperros in pouring rain to take part in the overthrow of Isabelas regime

National Workshops
National workshops are set up by the provisional government

Prim at Madrid
Following the deposition of queen Isabela, general Prim makes a triumphant entry into Madrid. He will form a provisional government

Fighting at Cadiz - 2
Fighting between supporters and opponents of the provisional government by the city walls

Fighting at Alicante
Throughout Spain, royalists and insurgents come to blows : fighting in front of the theatre at Alicante

Anti-Papal Demo
At Madrid, a demonstration in front of the home of the papal nuncio protests against the concordat arranged by the royalist government

Madrid Insurgents
Revolutionaries in Madrid arm themselves for the imminent struggle against the monarchy

Olozaga in Madrid
Orozaga, Spanish ambassador in Paris, arrives in Madrid, consequent upon the deposition of Isabela and her flight to Paris

Battle of Alcolea - 3
The Republican victors of the battle return to Madrid and parade triumphantly through the streets

Unrest in Madrid
Men with guns are a familiar sight in the streets and markets of Madrid while the country awaits the outcome of the political upheaval

Breakfast Tray Pattern
A design for the little mat which you will want to put on a breakfast tray when serving breakfast in bed to an invalid relative. After all, one must have things nice !

Royal Academy 1810
The hall of the Royal Academy, at this time housed in Somerset House; in 1837 it will move to Trafalgar Square, and finally in 1868 to Burlington House, Piccadilly

Ethiopia Magdala
The palace of king Theodore at Magdala : in this year 1868 he will be defeated by the British close by here

Maxim Gorky / Petrusov
MAXIM GORKY Russian writer (born Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov) with a friend in 1934

Humming Birds - 1
(Trochilidae) Humming birds are found only in tropical regions of the Americas

Celebrations at Rome
Street celebrations of the Roman populace

Disraeli (Photo)
Benjamin Disraeli, earl of Beaconsfield Statesman and writer, prime minister in 1868, and 1874 - 1880

Iran Kashan
The pottery kilns at Kashan, famous for its faience

Nicolas Ii / Parade / Son
NIKOLAY ALEKSANDROVICH attends a parade of the combined Cossack regiments at Tsarskoe Selo with his son, Alexis

Pacific Currency
Money-cowries of Pacific Islanders

Henry Brougham
HENRY PETER, first baron BROUGHAM statesman with his autograph

Panama Taboga
Taboga, a small island in the Bay of Panama

W Indies Dominican Repub
The Bay of Samana, Santo Domingo, purchased by the United States in 1868

Owen Jones Flowers 91
Full-sized horse-chestnut leaves, traced from nature

Owen Jones Renaiss 80
Ornaments copied from enamelled earthenware, glassware, a carved wood panel and silk embroidery, mostly of the 16th and 17th centuries

Owen Jones Flowers 93
Ivy Palmata and Common Ivy: full-sized leaves, traced from nature

Owen Jones Flowers 95
Various leaves, full-sized, traced from nature: Vine, Holly, Oak, Turkey Oak, and Laburnum

Brazil Boa Vista Palace
The palace of Boa Vista at San Cristobal, residence of the emperor

Peru Iquique
View of the town and harbour before the earthquake which caused extensive damage

Owen Jones Medieval 71
Ornaments from illuminated manuscripts of the 12th and 13th centuries

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