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Alexander Collection (page 7)

Background imageAlexander Collection: Coins and medals of the Egyptian Ptolemaic dynasty

Coins and medals of the Egyptian Ptolemaic dynasty
Coins and medals from ancient Egypt, including portraits of Ptolemy Euergetes 1, 13, Berenice 2, Arsinoe 3, Ptolemy II Philadelphus 4, Arsinoe 5, Ptolemy V Epiphanes 6, Ptolemy VIII Physcon 7

Background imageAlexander Collection: Humerus and femur of the extinct Rodrigues

Humerus and femur of the extinct Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria, in the Parisian Collection and Andersonian Collection

Background imageAlexander Collection: Skulls of pigeons and dodo

Skulls of pigeons and dodo
Skulls of tooth-billed pigeon, Didunculus strigirostris, critically endangered 1, 7, 8, 9, 10 dodo, Raphus cucullatus 2, yellow-footed green pigeon, Treron chlorigaster 3, 6, crowned pigeon

Background imageAlexander Collection: Tooth-billed pigeon, Bruces green pigeon

Tooth-billed pigeon, Bruces green pigeon
Tooth billed pigeon, Didunculus strigirostris 1, 2 (critically endangered), Bruces green pigeon, Treron waalia (Treron abyssinica 3, 5) and Levaillants dove, Verrulia carunculata (extinct) 4

Background imageAlexander Collection: Side, front and back of the leg of a dodo

Side, front and back of the leg of a dodo in the British Museum. Illustration drawn and lithographed by Joseph Dinkel from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo

Background imageAlexander Collection: Head of a dodo in the Ashmolean Museum

Head of a dodo in the Ashmolean Museum
Side view of the head of a dodo in the Ashmolean Museum and restored head in the British Museum. Illustration drawn and lithographed by Joseph Dinkel from Hugh Edwin Strickland

Background imageAlexander Collection: Willem Bontekoes illustration of the dodo

Willem Bontekoes illustration of the dodo
Willem Ysbrantsz Bontekoes illustration of the dodo, from his Voyage, 1646. Wood engraving from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo and its Kindred, London, Reeve

Background imageAlexander Collection: Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria

Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria
Illustration of a Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria, by Francois Leguat from his Voyage, published 1708. Wood engraving from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo

Background imageAlexander Collection: Rodrigues solitaire and domed Rodrigues giant

Rodrigues solitaire and domed Rodrigues giant
Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria and domed Rodrigues giant tortoise, Cylindraspis peltastes, both extinct. Facsimile of the frontispiece of Francois Leguats Voyage, published 1708

Background imageAlexander Collection: Facsimile of Roelandt Saverys picture of

Facsimile of Roelandt Saverys picture of the dodo in the Bellvedere at Vienna, 1628. Handcoloured lithograph after Roelandt Savery from Hugh Edwin Strickland

Background imageAlexander Collection: Willem Pisos illustration of the dodo, 1658

Willem Pisos illustration of the dodo, 1658
Willem Pisos illustration of the dodo, from Gulielmi Pisonis Medici Amstelaedamensis, 1658. Wood engraving from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo and its Kindred, London

Background imageAlexander Collection: Title page with Willem Ysbrantsz Bontekoe s

Title page with Willem Ysbrantsz Bontekoe s
Title page with Willem Ysbrantsz Bontekoes illustration of the dodo, Raphus cucullatus, 1648. Title page from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo and its Kindred, London

Background imageAlexander Collection: Golden-backed uakari, Cacajao melanocephalus

Golden-backed uakari, Cacajao melanocephalus (Cacajao monkey, Simia melanocephala). After a drawing by Alexander von Humboldt

Background imageAlexander Collection: Alexander Young Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Alexander Young Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Date: circa 1908

Background imageAlexander Collection: 50th Northumrian Division Asnelles Normandy

50th Northumrian Division Asnelles Normandy
The memorial is at a crossroads named Alexander Stanier after the Commander of the leading brigade (the 231st) of the 50th that landed on Gold Beach. Nearby are memorials to the leading battalions

Background imageAlexander Collection: Adverts, Archibald Aikman & Co, Alexander Jamieson & Co

Adverts, Archibald Aikman & Co, Alexander Jamieson & Co
Adverts for Archibald Aikman & Co Ltd, Old Scotch Whiskies, Edinburgh, and Alexander Jamieson & Co Ltd, textile manufacturers, Darvel, Scotland. 1905

Background imageAlexander Collection: Princess Beatrice with her children at Windsor

Princess Beatrice with her children at Windsor
Princess Beatrice (Princess Henry of Battenberg) (1857-1944) with her children (Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke - Victoria Eugenie)

Background imageAlexander Collection: Mackenzies New Opera The Troubadour

Mackenzies New Opera The Troubadour
Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzies New Opera The Troubadour - Act 3 - Guillem and Margarida. Guillem: " The Dawn! the dawn

Background imageAlexander Collection: Admiral Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport, KB

Admiral Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport, KB (1726-1814), officer of the British Royal Navy. late 18th century

Background imageAlexander Collection: Four Halloween Ball costumes

Four Halloween Ball costumes, in aid of the Townswomens Guilds. The models are: Mrs Alexander McCorquodale (formerly Barbara Cartland) with Good Luck symbols, Hon Mrs Parsons with Unlucky Thirteen

Background imageAlexander Collection: The Countess Paul Munster

The Countess Paul Munster
Countess Paul Munster, wife of Prince Alexander of Munster of Derneberg, formerly Miss Muriel Hay. Date: 1924

Background imageAlexander Collection: Spotswoods Expedition over the Blue Ridge

Spotswoods Expedition over the Blue Ridge
Alexander Spotswood leads the Knights of the Golden Horseshoe Expedition across Virginia, westward across the Blue Ridge Mountains

Background imageAlexander Collection: The Death of Sachem Wamsutta

The Death of Sachem Wamsutta
The funeral of Pokanoket Sachem Wamsutta, known as Alexander to the English colonists; he had died of an illness considered suspicious by his people

Background imageAlexander Collection: Mrs Benedict Birkbeck by Madame Yevonde

Mrs Benedict Birkbeck by Madame Yevonde
Mrs Benedict Birkbeck, formerly Jacqueline Harriet Alexander (1892-1955) photographed at the time she was leaving for Africa where, according to The Tatler

Background imageAlexander Collection: Bystander cover - The Marchioness of Carisbrooke

Bystander cover - The Marchioness of Carisbrooke
The Marchioness of Carisbrooke (1890-1956), formerly Lady Irene Denison wife of Prince Alexander of Battenberg later Mountbatten, Marquis of Carisbrooke who was a cousin of King George V. Date: 1929

Background imageAlexander Collection: Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky, lawyer and revolutionary

Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky, lawyer and revolutionary
Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky, Russian lawyer and revolutionary, a key figure in the Russian Revolution. 1917

Background imageAlexander Collection: Meeting of Alexander the Great with the Jewish High Priest

Meeting of Alexander the Great with the Jewish High Priest in Jerusalem. circa 332 BC

Background imageAlexander Collection: Field Marshal General Suwarrow

Field Marshal General Suwarrow
Field Marshal Count Suwarrow-Romniskoy (Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov, 1729-1800), Russian General. circa 1790s

Background imageAlexander Collection: Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma

Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma
Alexander Farnese (1545-1592), Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro, and Governor of the Spanish Netherlands. 16th century

Background imageAlexander Collection: Calendar, December 1915, WW1

Calendar, December 1915, WW1
Calendar, December 1915 -- Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia (later Alexander I of Yugoslavia), First World War. By Hermann-Paul. 1915-1916

Background imageAlexander Collection: Prince George Frederick Alexander of Cumberland

Prince George Frederick Alexander of Cumberland
Prince George Frederick Alexander Charles Ernest Augustus (Prince George of Cumberland, 1819-1878), later George V of Hanover. circa 1830

Background imageAlexander Collection: Rockliff Northumberland Rugby Team

Rockliff Northumberland Rugby Team: Steward, Roxby, Greenwell, Styan, Jackson, Nesbit, Taylor, Thompson, Taylor, Anderson, Greenwell, Lee, Taylor, Taylor, Alexander, Stephenson, Thompson, Nicholson

Background imageAlexander Collection: Sir Alexander Duckham, Director-General, Aircraft Production

Sir Alexander Duckham, Director-General, Aircraft Production
Alexander Duckham (1877-1945), English chemist and businessman, best known for the development of machine lubricants. Founded Alexander Dukham & Son in Millwall in 1899

Background imageAlexander Collection: Alexander Ball Monument, Valletta, Malta

Alexander Ball Monument, Valletta, Malta
Alexander Ball Monument, Lower Barracca, Valletta, Malta. Date: circa 1910

Background imageAlexander Collection: George Alexander as Bassanio - The Theatre Magazine

George Alexander as Bassanio - The Theatre Magazine
George Alexander, actor, as Bassanio in The Merchant of Venice - in The Theatre Magazine, April 1886. 1886

Background imageAlexander Collection: The Mainwaring Sisters

The Mainwaring Sisters
This portrait shows the two beautiful daughters of Sir Henry Stapleton Mainwaring, 5th Baronet. With his death in 1934 the title became extinct

Background imageAlexander Collection: Frederick Macquisten

Frederick Macquisten
Frederick Alexander Macquisten (1870 - 1940), British lawyer and politician. MP for Argyllshire. C.1930

Background imageAlexander Collection: Sir George Alexander and Dame Irene Vanburgh in The Thief

Sir George Alexander and Dame Irene Vanburgh in The Thief
Sir George Alexander (1858-1918) - British Actor, Theatre Producer and Theatre Manager and Dame Irene Vanburgh (1872-1949)

Background imageAlexander Collection: Advert for Alexander Clark, hot plate & soup tureen 1912

Advert for Alexander Clark, hot plate & soup tureen 1912
Welbeck plated pattern hoat plate, soup tureen and syphon stand. 1912

Background imageAlexander Collection: Advert for Alexander Clark, hot plate 1912

Advert for Alexander Clark, hot plate 1912
Luxury patent hot plate. 1912

Background imageAlexander Collection: Serbian Crown Prince Alexander (1888-1934) photographed upon a arrival to London in 1916

Serbian Crown Prince Alexander (1888-1934) photographed upon a arrival to London in 1916. The Prince was the second son of King Peter I whose elder brother Prince George renounced his claim to

Background imageAlexander Collection: Advert for Alexander Shank & Son, Ltd lawn mowers 1905

Advert for Alexander Shank & Son, Ltd lawn mowers 1905
Shanks petrol motor mowing machines with patent axle springs. 1905

Background imageAlexander Collection: Napoleon is ferried halfway across the Niemen river, near Tilsit

Napoleon is ferried halfway across the Niemen river, near Tilsit, to meet Alexander I and negotiate terms with him Date: 25-6 June 1807

Background imageAlexander Collection: Aircraft Engineering Corporation Ace K-1 N69097

Aircraft Engineering Corporation Ace K-1 N69097. This single-seat biplane, powered by a 40hp Ace engine; was designed by Alexander Klemin (Professor of Aeronautical Engineering, NYU) and N W Dalton

Background imageAlexander Collection: AEA Aerodrome No. 3 - June Bug

AEA Aerodrome No. 3 - June Bug
The Aerial Experiment Association (AEA) Aerodrome No.3 June Bug. The Aerial Experiment Association was formed by Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, with J. A. D. McCurdy (a Canadian), Lt

Background imageAlexander Collection: Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No. 1 Red Wing

Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No. 1 Red Wing
Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No.1 - Red Wing, seen on skids at the time of its first flight a frozen lake. The first of a series of experimental powered aircraft designed

Background imageAlexander Collection: WILLIAM ALEXANDER LOUIS STEPHEN DOUGLAS-HAMILTON, 12th Duke of HAMILTON

WILLIAM ALEXANDER LOUIS STEPHEN DOUGLAS-HAMILTON, 12th Duke of HAMILTON, 9th Duke of Brandon, 2nd Duke of Chatellerault (1845-1895) Scottish nobleman and son to Princess Marie of Baden

Background imageAlexander Collection: Tsaritsa Maria Feodorovna of Russia (1847 - 1928), wife of Tsar Alexander III

Tsaritsa Maria Feodorovna of Russia (1847 - 1928), wife of Tsar Alexander III, mother of Tsar Nicholas II and sister of Queen Alexandra of Great Britain



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