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Turpins Last Ride / SilkDick Turpins last ride to York and the death of his Bonnie Black Bess
Lincolns InnBird s-eye view, in the early 18th century
French Game of WhistA group of friends gather round the whist table in 18th century France
Stagecoach Good Old DaysThe Good Old Days, before train travel
Rendering Whale OilRendering whale oil in Holland
Paris SalpetriereThe manufactory of saltpeter (potassium nitrate) used to make gunpowder : in the 19th century it will become one of Pariss leading hospitals, associated with Charcot etc
Persian PsalteryAncient Persian stringed instrument similar to the European psaltery
Ram Inn, CirencesterThe yard of the Ram Inn, Cirencester : John Shaw propr
Indian Cavalry AssaultThe Indian cavalry charge against the weakened force of the East India Company at the Battle of Pollilur. British forces without reinforcements were surrounded and defeated
Samuel Wesley (Father)SAMUEL WESLEY churchman, rector of Epworth, poet, father of John and Charles
Paris Ecaillere 18CA Frenchman treats himself to an oyster on the streets of Paris while the ecaillere watches to see whether he approves it
Russia - YakutskTown in eastern Russia, on the Lena river. Today it has a population of 200000 and a university. The Stolbi rocks are as impressive as ever
18th Century TaxationSatire on the taxes with which people were burdened in the latter 18th century
Boswell, Edinburgh HomeBOSWELLs home in James Court, Edinburgh. Hume also lived here
18th Century Oil LightsLadies going home in sedan chairs after an evening out enter streets with oil lanterns
FIREWORKS 1747 - 7Techniques of firework making in 18th century France : various types of whirling and spinning devices
Map / N America / CanadaThe east coast of North America from New York to Newfoundland, showing habitats of Eskimaux, native American peoples, and the French colonies of Acadie, etc
Grub Street, London, C18Grub Street, near Moorfields, described by Dr. Johnson as much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries and temporary poems. It was named Milton Street in 1830
English AristocratAn 18th century English aristocrat - Gustavus, viscount Boyne
Bleeding a PatientA doctor bleeds his patient, widely supposed to be the answer to almost every malady of body or mind
Jamaica PepperMYRTUS PIMENTA Jamaica pepper
Nutmeg / Various PartsMYRISTICA. Diagramatical representation of the various parts of the nutmeg tree including a branch & leaves, the fruit, mace & seed or nutmeg
Unrequited Love 18C / 1923A lady scorns an admirer, with the help of her enormous dress
Library InteriorA library in the 18th century style designed by Trollope Studios
Stocks Market / LondonStocks market, London
Rowleys Orrery
Late C18 Fire EngineKnown as a bed-poster, this London engine is a manual machine worked by pumping handles on either side : a Beadle and a Watchman are in official attendance
Tres Sainte TrinosophieTitle-page of LA TRES SAINTE TRINOSOPHIE, a Cabbalistic manuscript attributed to the Comte de Saint-Germain
Social / Grand Salon C1800Fashionable Parisiens and Parisiennes in the Grand Salon de Frascati, Paris
Gateleg tableMahogany drop-leaf dining table on a gateleg frame with six legs, made in England c.1780. Date: c.1780
The Associated Fashion Designers of London - Express shootThe Associated Fashion Designers of London - Victor Russell, Malcolm Peters, David Silverman, Ralph Bloomberg, Stephen Mono, Colin Radin, John Tyoran, Norman Hildebrand
Colonel Robert Clive at the Battle of Plassey (Palashi, West Bengal, India), 23 June 1757, when Great Britain and the East India Company defeated the forces of the Mughal Empire
Palm-wine tapper climbing a palm tree, SenegambiaNaked palm-wine tapper climbing a date palm using a rope to collect a gourd full of sap, Senegambia, 18th century. A man gives instruction to the tapper. A negro ascending a palm tree for its wine
Meeting of Lord Clive Mir Jafar after Battle of Plassey Meeting of Lord CliveMeeting of Lord Clive with Mir Jafar after the Battle of Plassey, Bengal, India. 1757
Map of the Butte Montmartre, Paris, FranceMap of the Butte Montmartre, 18th arrondissement, Paris, France. Date: circa 1900s
Pallas tube-nosed fruit bat, Nyctimene cephalotes. Vespertilio cephalotes Pall. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Nussbiegel after an illustration by Johann Bernhard Gottfried Hopfer
18th century military tents by rank18th century military tents: tent poles 1, privates tent 2, , fly tent 3, 4, officers marquis 5, subalterns tent 6, captains tent with chimney 7, field officers marquis 9, servants tent 10
Fouberts surgical operation to remove a bladder stone: Mr Fouberts scalpel 1, flexible canula 2 and mark on the perineum for the external incision
Costumes of the peasantry, France, 18th century. Peasants (near Paris), villager and milkmaid of Bagnolet. Handcoloured lithograph after portraits in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolios from Le
Mahadji Scindia, Maratha ruler, Gwalior, Central IndiaMahadji Scindia (Mahadaji Shinde, 1730-1794), a Maratha ruler of the Maratha Empire, a state of Gwalior in central India. late 18th century
The Boston Tea Party - a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773
Three Carp in a pool by Maruyama Okyo (1733-1795). Date: circa 1770s
Maruyama Okyo - Woman sitting on an Elephants backReproduction of a painting on a Japanese hanging scroll by Maruyama Okyo (1733-1795), depicting a woman sitting on an Elephants back. Date: late 18th century
Rushlight and candle holderIron rushlight and candle holder with a wooden base, made in Ireland, 1700-1800. Date: 1700-1800
Tinder boxCanister tinder box made from sheet iron, with a tube candle socket and a ring carrying handle, made in England c.1750-1775. Date: c.1750-1775
Cookery bookManuscript recipe book in original calf covers, 90 pages and index, with an ownership inscription for Ann Dawson, dated 1724. Date: 1724
