1877 Collection (page 12)

Sinking of the Redoubtable after the Battle of Trafalgar
This is the sinking of the Redoubtable after the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805, from the picture by C. Bolanachi

Grosvenor Gallery of Fine Art, London, 1877
Engraving showing the interior of the Grosvenor Gallery of Fine Art, New Bond Street, London, 1877

Viscount Nuffield, 1936
Photographic portrait of William Richard Morris, Viscount Nuffield (1877-1963), the founder of the Morris Motor Company and philanthropist

Gennvilliers Sewageworks
View of irrigated market gardens at the Plaine de Gennevilliers near Paris

Captain Frederick Burnaby on the Road to Khiva, 1875
Engraving showing Captain Frederick Burnaby (1842-1885), the English soldier and explorer, travelling, with a companion, across the Russian Steppes in the winter of 1875

Edward White Benson (1829-1896)
Photographic portrait of Edward White Benson (1829-1896), pictured when serving as Bishop of Truro between 1877 and 1883. Benson went on to serve as Archbishop of Canterbury

Sailing Dinghy and some Hulks, Britain, c. 1877
Illustration showing three people in a small sailing dinghy crossing the bows of an old hulk, Britain, c.1877. The hulk has had its masts removed and would have been permanently moored

Petula Clark and Max Factor
Petula Clark (b. 1932) English singer kissing Max Factor (1877-1938) Polish American businessman and cosmetician, at a party at the Dorchester that he gave to meet the stars

Scenes during a days fishing off St. Helena, c. 1877
Engraving showing a number of scenes on St. Helena and during a fishing trip off the island, c.1877. The centre image shows one of the European fishermen hauling in an eel

Design for a Flying Machine, 1877
Engraving showing the design for a flying machine, suggested in 1877. This design would appear to incorporate several spheres of gas or hot air, as well as features of bird-like construction

Children Write on Wall
Two naughty children draw a cartoon of a grumpy old man unaware that he is observing their graffiti just behind them

Border Skirmish
Intermittent fighting continues on the frontier between Greece and Turkey : an encounter between Greek guerillas and Turkish border guards

Market, Grenoble
The Marche Sainte-Claire, Grenoble, France

Corporation of Manchester Steam Barge, January 1877
Engraving of a Corporation of Manchester steam barge used for the transportation of sewage, from the Illustrated London News, 20th January 1877

Prince of Wales opening the new wards of Charing Cross Hospi
Established in 1831, this picture shows the opening ceremony after improvements made to the hospital in 1877. The alterations cost approximately 13, 000 and took just over a year to complete"

American Indians. The Indian Wars In the United States. The
Sitting Bull is seen here in Saskatchewan, Canada, where he escaped with his Sioux people beyond the range of the US army in 1877

Benjamin Disraeli takes the House of Lords Oath, 1877
Engraving of Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, taking the Oath in the House of Lords, before his first session as a peer

H. M. Stanleys Anglo-American Expedition to Central Africa
Engraving showing a scene, during Sir Henry Morton Stanleys Anglo-American expedition of 1874-1877, in the Central African forest

The Prince of Wales after Shooting his First Tiger, 1877
Engraving showing the Prince of Wales, later Edward VII, standing by the first tiger he had shot, during his tour of India. Surrounding him are a number of trackers

H. M. Stanleys Expedition fighting the Bangala, Central Afri
Engraving showing a battle between Sir Henry Morton Stanleys Anglo-American expedition of 1874-1877 and the war-canoes of the Bangala or Mangala tribe; Congo River, February 1877

The Queens New Barge for Virginia Water, June 1877
Engraving of Queen Victorias new Royal Barge on Virginia Water, from the Illustrated London News, 30th June 1877. This four-oared barge was built of teak and mahogany by C. and A

Dr Schliemann, explorer of Troy and Mycenae, arrived in London in 1877 to give a lecture to the Society of Antiquaries to increase awareness of his explorations into the traditions of ancient Greece

Tunisia Cafsa
Gafsa, an oasis in the Sahara

Walrus Hunting during the Pandora Arctic Expedition, 1876
Engraving showing the crew of the Arctic exploration ship, Pandora, using the ships boats to shoot walruses in Arctic waters, 1876

American Indians. American Sketches. Prairie travellers: Ind
A wagon pulled by four horses crossing uneven ground. The Indians can be glimpsed in the background

Artefacts collected by H. M. Stanleys Anglo-American Expedit
Engraving showing a number of artefacts collected by Sir Henry Morton Stanleys Anglo-American expedition of 1874-1877. The native African items depicted include knives, pipes, shields, spears

Le Plongeon / Alice 1877
ALICE LE PLONGEON Archaeologist in Mexico

Catherine Gladstone
CATHERINE GLADSTONE nee GLYNNE Wife of WE Gladstone

Caroline Norton / Carrick
CAROLINE NORTON nee SHERIDAN English writer

Le Plongeon / Auguste 1877
AUGUSTE LE PLONGEON Archaeologist in Mexico

Caroline Norton / Hayter
CAROLINE NORTON nee SHERIDAN English writer, writing

Circassians Dancing
A Circassian pair perform a traditional dance amid a circle of solemn spectators

Greece Marathon
Site of the battle of 490 BCE when a Greek army (mainly Athenian) defeated the very much larger force of Persian invaders. A messenger ran back to Athens with the news

Greece Thermopylae
Scene of the battle in 480 BCE when 300 Spartans and 700 Thespians fought a heroic defensive action against invading Persians under Xerxes

Black Beauty 1957
Book jacket for Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, originally published in 1877

Black Beauty 1st Edition
Cover of a first edition of Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, first published in 1877. The inside has an autographed message from the author

Soukhoum Kaleb Attack
Soukhoum Kaleh, a Russian port on the Black Sea, is bombarded from the sea by the Turks

Gustave Courbet
GUSTAVE COURBET French artist

Macmahon Stuck in Mud
Macmahon sticks to his conservative principles, stuck in the mud despite the rising tide of Republicanism

France in a Fix
As Macmahons conservative regime succumbs to growing Republicanism, France sits on a powder-barrel of factions ranging from revolution to monarchism

Macmahon Yields
Macmahon is obliged to abandon his conservative principles and to go along with the growing sentiments of Republicanism

SS Lord of the Isles, 1877
Engraving of the Saloon Paddle-steamer Lord of the Isles, launched circa.1877 for the tourist route in the Western Highlands of Scotland, from Greenock to Inverary

Boatmen on the Malabar Coast, India, 1877
Engraving of several native oared vessels, one named the Calicut, as used on the Malabar Coast of India, circa 1877. In the background can be seen two, double masted, lanteen sailing dhows

Chichen Itza / Chaacmol
At Chichen Itza (site on the Yucatan Peninsula) Archaeologist August Le Plongeon and his wife pose with a colossal statue of Chaacmol, leader of the Itzaes

Chichen Itza / Bird Relief
A bas-relief of a bird from the tomb of Chaacmol, excavated by Auguste Le Plongeon at Chichen Itza

Green Costume 1877
Vertical silhouette enhances by vertical trim on the cuirasse bodice and skirt. The front plastron is in the same shade as the cuffs. The skirt has a rounded train

Women, Girl & Hoop 1877
Cuirasse bodice & tunic with underskirt in pink & grey; gold dress with square neckline & plastron composed of horizontal bands of lace. The girl wears heeled boots

WOMEN & BOW 1877
Boy: angle-fronted jacket, spatterdashes & tyrolean hat. Women: dark brown dress with beige back plastron; green & cream dress with habit bodice & striped ornament

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