August Collection (page 79)

Austrians in Milano
After defeating the Piedmontese, the Austrian army once again occupies Milano

Messina Bombarded
Ferdinando II orders the bombardment of Messina, where an insurrection has taken place, earning him the nickname of King Bomba

Wilkins Nautilus 1931 -3
The Nautilus of Commander Wilkins runs into storms on its way to the North Pole, which it eventually reaches by sailing beneath the ice

Fitch Steamboat 1
John Fitchs first steamboat makes a successful trip on the Delaware River

Farnese Enters Antwerp
Alexander Farnese, Spanish commander, enters Antwerp with his troops

Crash Amid Crocodiles
To crash in central Africa is sufficient of a calamity in itself, but to crash into crocodile-infested Lake Victoria is more than anyones share of bad luck

Funeral of Henri III
Henri IV, roi de Navarre, accompanies the corpse of Henri III, his ally, who has just been assassinated by Jacques Clement, to Poissy

Charles, Robert, Balloon
Unmanned balloon, filled with inflammable Air drawn from Iron by means of a Vitriolic Acid travels from the Champ de Mars to Gonzesse where it is attacked by peasants

Seamen Missing at Sea
A letter informing a mother that there is still no news about her son, since his ship Inverness was sunk one month ago by the enemy. He is presumed drowned

New Edinburgh Dock at Leith
The steamer, Berlin, with the Duke of Edinburgh on board, cutting the blue ribbon at the opening of the new Edinburgh dock at Leith in 1881

Well Above Pa
Humorous illustration by Stan Terry showing two sea-bathers, one of whom admits to standing on her father which allows her to be in deep water

Running the blockade
Illustration by S. Begg showing a wagon of supplies being conveyed over Tower Bridge under police escort during the London Dock Strike of 1911

Opening of the Empress Dock, Southampton
The Alberta, with Queen Victoria on board, breaking the ribbons and entering the newly opened Empress Dock at Southampton in 1890

Illuminated gardens at the Inventions Exhibiton
The gardens, fountains and buildings of South Kensington, illuminated with electric light at the Inventions Exhibition of 1885. The extravagant lighting scheme was the work of Sir Francis Bolton

The Great Wool-floor at the London Docks
The great wool-floor at the London Docks. The London Dock Company enlarged the warehouse for receiving wool imports from the colonies in the 1840 s

Louis-Philippe Acclaimed
Louis-Philippe, duc d Orleans, is acclaimed by the people of Paris as he rides through the streets on the way to the Hotel de Ville

Louis-Philippe Named
Louis-Philippe, duc d Orleans, is proclaimed king of the French. Reaching the throne by one revolution, he will lose it by another

To Rambouillet
The Paris crowd, learning that Charles X has fled to Rambouillet, set out to attack him there

Louis-Philippe Swears
Louis-Philippe, duc d Orleans, swears to uphold the constitution

For the Moors by Edmund Blampied
Watercolour illustration by Edmund Blampied showing two elegant ladies wearing shooting fashions

Death Certificate 1941
Death certificate issued when Alan Sandersons ship Inverness is sunk by the enemy in the North Atlantic in World War Two. He is missing, supposed drowned

Coiling of the Atlantic telegraph cable
Coiling of the Atlantic cable on board H.M.S Agamemnon prior to the 1858 expedition to lay cable from Britain to North America

The Ulster T. T. Race
Photograph of the start of the Ulster T.T. Race, one of the greatest road-races of the motoring year, showing the lighter cars off to a frenzied start in August 1929

U-Boat Drowns Survivors
When the British steamer Belgian Prince is torpedoed, the crew are taken aboard the U-boat and lined up on its deck; it then submerges... only a few survive

Boucher / Breaks Record
Helene Boucher, French aviator, breaks her own speed record by flying 1000 km at a speed of 444.8 km per hour

Boucher Breaks Record 2
French aviator Helene Boucher, at Istres, breaks the world 1000 kilometre speed record

Trenches during Attack
Flares and shells light up the sky over the Western Front as the French and British make a night attack on the German trenches

Tivoli Music Hall / 1902
The cover of a programme for the Tivoli Music Hall, on The Strand, London

Acccident in London docks, the ship Eastminster, when it cap
The iron clipper ship, the Eastminster, shown capsized in London Docks. Strong winds blew her over causing her to hit and sink three barges. The crew escaped wet but unharmed

Two drivers in the cab of the Saint Bartholomew
Development of high speed railway travel; two drivers in the cab of the Saint Bartholomew. On its initial run the locomotive arrived into Paddington three minutes early

Steam ploughing with Boydells engine, near Louth
Engraving showing steam ploughing with Boydells engine near Louth, with a large group of onlookers watching the proceedings

Battle of St Privat 1870
The Sachsen regiment storms Saint-Privat

PATRIE ON TEST
The military airship Patrie on test at Chalons military camp

Algiers Bombarded
Algiers, notorious as the home port of pirates terrorising shipping in the Mediterranean, is bombarded by vessels of the Royal Navy commanded by Lord Exmouth.1yn

Privileges Abolished
Satire on the abolition of privileges, whereby nobles more or less voluntarily relinquished their hereditary benefits

Les Quinze-Vingts
The Section des Quinze-Vingts are some of the most vociferous of the Parisian revolutionary groups in demanding the end of the monarchy

Medici / St Bartholomew
Catherine de Medicis urges her 22-year old son Charles IX to massacre all the Huguenot leaders in one fell swoop. He reluctantly agrees, and a blood-bath ensues

LINCOLNs INN GATE / 1939
LINCOLNs INN gateway was built in 1518 and bears the arms of Sir Thomas Lovell. The INN itself dates from the early 1300s

Noble Privileges
Coal-sellers and nobles alike give up their privileges and insignia, perceived as politically incorrect relics of the ancien regime

Festival Supreme Being
The Revolution replaces traditional religion with its own theology, offering a Supreme Being who provides the citizen with a suitable replacement for his/her former beliefs

Cambridge Railway Station
The Eastern Counties Railway, the opening of the line to Cambridge and Ely

North Eastern Railway Express
The North Eastern Railway Express passenger engine for the traffic between York and Edinburgh in the early 1900 s. The engine was designed to cope with the heavy demand on this line

Experiments with Fairlies steam carriage
Fairlies steam carriage; an invention that gained much criticism, due to its unusual seating design. The train is sectioned into 2 first class carriages seating 16 people

Birth of Cinematography
Dr Plateaus Phenakistoscope Examples

Dining carriage in the East Coast Express

Germans in Ukraine
The German advance into the Ukraine overwhelms the Soviet opposition - and so it will till they reach Stalingrad

Homage to Louis 2
When 11-year old Louis returns to Paris, people stand in line to tell him what a splendid chap he is : but will so much praise go to his head ?

Louis XIV Statue - 1
The statue of Louis XIV, in the place Vendome, Paris, is pulled down by the mob in a gesture of anti-monarchism

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