Asiatic Collection

Royal Navy Minesweepers in action near British shores and in Asiatic Waters. Date: 1945

Asiatic Annie at Gallipoli WWI
One of the three guns of Fort Top Chamlar Tepe, which were together known as Asiatic Annie. The coast of the Peninsula can be seen across the Dardanelles

Bewick / Mouflon
Linnaeus considered the mouflon a goat (capra ammon) but it is now classified as a sheep, indeed the smallest wild sheep and ancestor of all domestic breeds

Indian Elephant in London Zoo 1896
Jung Perchard the Indian elephant was presented to Prince of Wales (Edward VII), during the shooting expeditions in Indian twenty years before in 1876

Mammal and Whale Gallery
Models of an Asiatic elephant (left) and an African elephant (right), on display in the Mammal and Whale Gallery (number 24) at the Natural History Museum, London

Lascar Seamen at work and at rest, 1906
Series of Photographs showing Lascar seamen at work in the stokehole of a passenger liner (centre image) and at rest in the Home for Asiatic Seamen (bottom images)

Woman of Manila, on the island of Luzon, the Philippines. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R

Woman of Ambon, Maluku Islands, Indonesia (Amboyna) in chemise. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R

Mechanical Advertisement Illustrations
A pair of mechanical advertisement illustrations, the top image promotes the Asiatic Petroleum Co. Ltd, while the bottom car interior image promotes Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd. Date: circa 1939

13th Minnesota Volunteers 19th Century 1899 Aguinaldo
13th, Minnesota, Volunteers, 19th, Century, 1899, Aguinaldo, armed, army, Asia, Asian, Asiatic, attack, attacked, attacker, attacking, barracks, battle, colored, conflict, contemporary, Age, dead

Indian Elephant been rubbed down with a birch broom and water, to prevent skin from cracking. Date: 1896

Rival sportsmen. I say now, as I have said before, that there is room enough in Asia for both England and Russia. - Lord Beaconsfield (Disraeli)

The great aerolite, from the Kurrukpoor Hills, India. The museum of the Asiatic Society in Calcutta displaying the aerolite (meteor) presented to the society by Captain Walter Sherwill

Earls Court House
The eminent surgeon John Hunter (1728-1793) bought this house in Earls Court in London in 1765. It had large grounds which he used to house a collection of animals including zebra

Javanese man of the upper classes, a mantri, wearing a silk sabook girdle and wide djarit sarong and sikapan vest. He carries a kris in his girdle

Javanese chief in ordinary dress wearing a sarong with kris
Javanese chief, Indonesia, in ordinary dress wearing a sarong with kris. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a painting by William Daniell from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature

Natives of Java, Indonesia, in ordinary dress
Natives of Java, Javanese, Indonesia, in ordinary dress. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R

House on stilts of the Minangkabau people in Sumatra, Indonesia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R

View of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R. Ackermann, London, 1824

Man of the Chamorro people, Mariana Islands. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R. Ackermann, London, 1824

Man of Rawak Island near Waigeo, Papua New Guinea, making a fire. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R

Warrior of Ombai with armour, shield and kris. He wears his hair tied up in a plume. Man of Ombai Island (Ombay), Indonesia

Warrior of Ombai with breastplate, bow, arrows and quiver. He wears his hair tied up in a plume. Man of Ombai Island (Ombay), Indonesia

Man of Timor in cotton shawl and skirt, holding a kris dagger. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R

Girl of the mountains of Luzon, the Phiippines. Brought up by a Spanish family in Manila. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature

Girl of Timor in sarong carrying water with a yoke
Canda, young Malay girl of Timor in sarong carrying water with a yoke. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Nicolas Martin Petit from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature

Ronggeng dancing girl of Java, Indonesia
Ronggeng or rongging, dancing girl of Java, Indonesia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a painting by William Daniell from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature

Court dress of Java, Indonesia. He wears tchelana drawers and a djarit or dorot sarong with kris sword at the waist. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a painting by William Daniell

Javanese man in war dress, Indonesia. He wears tchilana drawers, katoh coat, amben girdle, sanglang and kotang vests and sikapan jacket. Three kris swords in his girdle

Australian aboriginal with a shield used as percussion instrument during a corroboree dance. Musician of New Holland. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature

Australian aboriginal dancing at a corroboree. Body painted with pipe clay and red ochre. Native of New South Wales dancing

Australian aboriginal with club. Native of the East Coast of New Holland (Port Jackson, Sydney, Australia). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a sketch by Jacques Arago from Frederic Shoberls

Head of an Australian aboriginal. Man of New Holland. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R. Ackermann, London, 1824

Man of the island of Luzon, the Philippines. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R. Ackermann, London, 1824

Torenia, buddlea and anthocercis species
Asiatic torenia, Torenia asiatica, Dr. Lindleys buddlea, Buddlea lindleyana, clammy anthocercis, Anthocercis viscosa, twining rhodochiton, Rhodochiton volubile, lycium-like solanum

Indian armour belonging to Souja Dowla
Souja Dowlas helmet with chainmail hood 2, 3, battle axe 1, breastplate and back piece 4, 5, and arm armour 6, 1760s. Copperplate engraving by J

Asian battle axe, dagger, cresse and powder flask
Asiatic arms: battle axe 1, dagger 2, Rohilla battle axe 3, Indian cresse or kris 3, and eastern powder flask 5, 6. Copperplate engraving by Record from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting

Asian arms and armour
Asiatic armour. Indian surtout of chainmail from Souja Dowlas suit of armour 1, 2, Malay cresse or kris dagger 3, and asian bow 4

Asian and Turkish matchlock guns
Asiatic arms. Asiatick matchlock guns 1, 2, brazen apendage serving as a rest 3, Turkish guns 4, 5 and Turkish matchlock gun enlarged

Asiatic weapons. Polygar sword 1, Colleree stick 2, Malay dagger or kris, sheath, pommel and hilt 3-8, Malay cresses or kris daggers 9, 10, Malay sabre and sheath 11, 12, Malay dagger 13

Asiatic armour and weapons. Maratta horsemans sword 1, 2, asiatick shields 3, 4, eastern quiver and bow case 5, Persian quiver 6, javelin 7, Indian Sepoys sword 8

Woman in the Asiatic hairstyle, 1770s. Her hair is combed up over a large support pouf and decorated with flowers, pearls, fabric and feathers. Pouf a l Asiatique

Asiatic globe-flower, Trollius asiaticus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sansom after an illustration by Sydenham Edwards rom William Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1793

Lascars on British Ships: The Question of their Retention. " Human Salamanders" :The Lascar at Work and Play. Employed on board P&O Australian Line liners - working as Coal Stokers

US PORTS & CHOLERA 1892
Foreign workers come arm in arm with asiatic cholera; American ports must close their gates (1892) Date: 1892

Choukee-dar or watchman.. handcolored copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from Asiatic Costumes, Ackermann, London, 1828

Ornamental Designs from Europe & Asia - 17th / 18th century
Ornamental Designs from Europe and Asia - 17th / 18th century. Date: circa 17th century

China. Beijing. Forbidden City. Coffered ceiling of a building in the interior

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