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Scenes from Mozambique, 1820sVasco da Gama meeting Muslim natives in Mozambique 64, Francisco Barreto tricked over sliver mines by natives at Chicoa, Mozambique 65, and Portuguese cheating natives with trinkets for gold dust 65
London Hippodrome, Madame Heliot & her lionsMadame Claire Heliot feeding raw beef to her lions (and a couple of dogs), in the arena of the London Hippodrome in 1901 in what The Sphere describes as " a very daring performance"
Butchers receipts, J Jeffery, Silverstone, NorthantsButchers receipts, J Jeffery of Silverstone, Northamptonshire, dated 1910, 1929 and 1939. 1910-1939
Advert, Haywards Military Pickle, the great digestive. 1937
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, paper bag front. circa 1950s
Mrs Libbys Corned BeefLibbys Happy Families Card Game, Mrs Libbys Corned Beef. circa 1950s
Mr Libbys Corned BeefLibbys Happy Families Card Game, Mr Libbys Corned Beef. circa 1950s
Miss Libbys Corned BeefLibbys Happy Families Card Game, Miss Libbys Corned Beef. circa 1950s
Master Libbys Corned BeefLibbys Happy Families Card Game, Master Libbys Corned Beef. circa 1950s
Scottish Highland drover at work with sheep and cattle. Date: 1843
English cattle drover at work. Date: 1843
Gauchos butchering cattle at a slaughterhouseNative American gauchos lassoing and butchering cattle at one of the outdoor slaughterhouses in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch
Le Cortege du Boeuf Gras (Mardi Gras), Paris, FranceLe Cortege du Boeuf Gras (Mardi Gras Procession), Paris, France. circa 1900
Christmas at Windsor Castle, roasting beef 1856Roasting the Royal baron of beef for the Christmas banquet, overseen by the careful superintendence of the roasting cooks, who coax the baron, with sufficient basting
Beefex makes the ideal sandwichAdvertisement for Beefex, a beef extract, promoting its use as a nourishing and delicious sandwich filling. Date: c. 1920s
Appetising and inexpensive dishes made with Beefex, a beef extract. Date: c. 1920s
Beefex delicaciesA dining room table laden with delicacies made using Beefex, a beef extract. Date: c. 1920s
Roasting the baron of beef, Windsor Castle 1887Roasting the baron of beef, Windsor Castle. The baron of beef was an annual institution at Windsor and was cut from the first prize fat bullock at the Shaw Farm Sale
Butchers over Christmas period 1868Exhibiting hanging beef for the Christmas. 1868
Russell Street, Melbourne, Australia, with Richardsons Hotel, J Richardson Wine & Spirits Merchant,s Barnetts Ham & Beef Shop, and the National Loan Office. Date: circa 1902
Curtis British Entomology Plate 291Coleoptera: Encocerus gibsoni = Ochthebius exsculptus (Gibson?s Enicocerus) [Plant: Iris foetidissima (fruit; Roast Beef Plant)] Date: 1824-39
COUNTRY DANCING C18THTwo couples perform astar or hands across movement within a country dance at an English country fair. Date: late 18th Century
VICTORIAS SUPPORTERSVictoria depicted with her loyal lion - the workman with his clay pipe and side of beef - and her unicorn - the upper class with its cigars and champagne Date: 1887
ART / HOGARTH / ROAST BEEFTHE GATE OF CALAIS, OR, O THE ROAST BEEF OF OLD ENGLAND a satire on the well-fed English versus the poorly- fed French Date: 1749
The contents of a halal butchers shop in Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia. A beasts head hangs up along with tripe. Sheeps heads and feet lie on a table. Date: 1987
The St. Louis Beef Canning Co. - Cooked Corn Beef - suitable for any dramatic raft-based sea survival situation... Date: circa 1870s
Types of grenades in WWIThe Marten Hale hand grenade, which can be also fitted to any type of service rifle. Hale time grenade, bomb is thrown, the ignition of the time-fuse does not occur until the grenade reaches a
Female ButcherA woman butcher gutting an animal carcass. Date: early 1930s
Taenia saginata, beef tapewormThe beef tapeworm parasite can reach lengths of up to 10 metres. It is found in humans and animals which have consumed meat infected with the larvae
Lea and Perrins advertisement, WW1Advertisement for Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, a perfect gift for soldiers at the front to use with their war rations with claims that it makes bully beef appetizing
Thame Cattle MarketMarket Day at Thame cattle market, Oxfordshire, England, showing some of the calf pens. Date: 1950s
Shipping Beef on Board HMS Alexandra, 1878Engraving showing the crew of HMS Alexandra taking beef aboard ship from a small supply boat, off Tuzla, in the Sea of Marmora. The supply ship has also brought fish, barrels and the washing
Les Halles market, Paris, FranceMen at work in Les Halles, the fresh meat market in the centre of Paris, not long before it was closed and demolished to make way for a modern shopping mall. Date: circa 1971
Tacuinum Sanitatis. Late XIV century. ButcheryTacuinum Sanitatis. Medieval Health Handbook, dated before 1400, based on observations of medical order detailing the most important aspects of food, beverages and clothing. Butchery. Miniature. Fol
Carving a Joint of BeefA woman demonstrates how to carve a joint of roast beef. Date: 1950s
Mincing BeefMinced beef coming out of the mincing machine onto a metal plate. Date: 1960s
Slaughtering Beef 1895Slaughtering cattle at Armour & Co. in Chicago, USA. Date: 1895
Advert / Atora Beef SuetAtora Beef Suet Date: 1932
Theseus Roosevelt and the MinotaurTheseus Roosevelt and the minotaur : Roosevelt challenges the Chicago beef trusts. Date: 1906
Advertisement, Libbys Corned Beef, delicious hot or cold. 1957
Advert for H. W Garrard & Son domestic equipment 1889Domestic machinery including a rotary knife - cleaning machine and a mincer machine. 1889
Christmas beef and plum puddingChristmas beef and a round, boiled plum pudding to eat with the meat. Date: C.1800
The Brass Rail restaurant, New York City, USAThe Brass Rail restaurant, 7th Avenue and 49th Street, New York City, USA, showing meat cooking in front of burning coals on an English Roasting Jack. Date: circa 1940
Liebig Extract of Beef, 1891An advertisement for Liebig Companys Extract of Beef, describing itself as an " extract of happiness". Date: 1891
Tete de Veau a la Toulouse, calfs headA decoratively displayed French dish: a calfs head, prepared in the Toulouse style. Date: 1887
Oxo advertisement with trench scene, WW1Advertisement for Oxo, for men at the Front and in training, with an excellent accompanying picture illustrating the grim conditions borne by soldiers in the trenches
Charles II knights the sirloinCharles II knights a " Sir Loin" of beef at a feast. Date: 1600s
Carving a baron of beef at the Lord Mayors Show, 1847Carving a baron of beef at the Guildhall on the Lord Mayors day, November 1847. Both barons of beef were raised on pedestals draped in crimson, making a striking feature at the banquet. Date: 1847