Blake Collection

WW2 poster, activities of 52 (Lowland) Division
Screen-print poster, published circa 1950, showing the activities of the 52nd Lowland Division during the Second World War, with a map of Northern Europe, and unit badges along the top and bottom

Five adjacent pubs in Portsmouth, Hampshire
Portsmouth was a town of many wonders in 1911. One of them was the possession of five fully licensed houses standing next to each other

The Mystery Of Squadron X
An illustrated front cover for The Mystery Of Squadron X, written by Walter Tyrer, no. 53 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

Irish gentleman in a whisky bar in Dublin prison, 1821
Irish gentleman in Croftons whisky and beer bar in Dublin prison, 1821. Bankrupt Brian Boru with his friends in the taproom drinking with criminals and debtors. The Tap in Sheriffs Prison

William Blake / Engraving
WILLIAM BLAKE English artist, poet and mystic

The Boys Of The New Home Guard
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for The Boys Of the New Home Guard, printed as a contibution to the Home Guard Spitfire fund

London Life front cover 1965, Peter Blake, Nell Dunn
Front cover of London Life magazine featuring artwork by Peter Blake, a photograph of the playwright Nell Dunn and news of a folk festival. Date: 1965

Democritus / Blake / Rubens
DEMOCRITUS Greek philosopher

Battle of Portland 1653
BATTLE OF PORTLAND (Three-days battle), 1st Anglo-Dutch War. Robert Blake & fleet of the Commonwealth of England attack Dutch under Maarten Tromp who suffered heavy losses

Richard Baker in The Moon in the Yellow River
Richard Baker (news announcer) playing Darrell Blake (centre) in the Tower Theatres production of The Moon in the Yellow River by Denis Johnston. Date: 1954

George Blake
MI6 agent George Blake pictured with his mother on his return to Britain after internment in North Korea during the Korean War

Working a 3 pounder gun, HMS Blake, Royal Navy, probably circa 1900 (hand coloured photo)

Diver, HMS Blake, Royal Navy, probably circa 1900 (hand coloured photo)

Duke of Edinburgh's silver and models in the Blake Gallery, Royal Naval Exhibition of 1891 in London

The Blake Gallery, Royal Naval Exhibition of 1891 in London

Royal Naval Exhibition 1891 - The Blake Gallery

Royal Naval Exhibition 1891 - Duke of Edinburgh's silver models

The Amazing Affair Of The Shipyard Sabotage
An illustrated front cover for The Amazing Affair Of The Shipyard Sabotage, written by Stanton Hope, no. 736 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

The Observed Corps Mystery
An illustrated front cover for The Observed Corps Mystery, written by Rex Hardinge, no. 733 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library. Date: circa 1940s

The Mystery Of The Bombed Hotel
An illustrated front cover for The Mystery Of The Bombed Hotel, written by Anthony Skene, no. 22 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library. Date: circa 1940s

Previously Reported Missing - Now?
An illustrated front cover for Previously Reported Missing - Now...?, written by Gilbert Chester, no. 66 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

The Case Of The Shot Looter
An illustrated front cover for The Case Of The Shot Looter, written by Martin Frazer, no. 5 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library. The image shows a warden being shot in the back

Raiders Passed!
An illustrated front cover for Raiders Passed!, written by John Hunter, no. 1 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library. Date: circa 1940s

The Secret Of The Evacuee
An illustrated front cover for The Secret Of The Evacuee, written by Paul Urquhart, no. 731 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

The Mystery Of The Blitzed Tower
An illustrated front cover for The Mystery Of The Blitzed Tower, written by Anthony Parsons, no. 238 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

The Case Of The Man On Leave
An illustrated front cover for The Case Of The Man On Leave, written by Gilbert Chester, no. 743 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

The Case Of The Defaulting Sailor
An illustrated front cover for The Case Of The Defaulting Sailor, written by John Hunter, no. 118 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

The Case Of The Naval Defaulter
An illustrated front cover for The Case Of The Naval Defaulter, written by Walter Tyrer, no. 219 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

The Affair Of The Spiv's Secret
An illustrated front cover for The Affair Of The Spiv's Secret, written by John Hunter, no. 170 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

Vergil's First Eclogue Woodcuts
A series of three woodcut prints (first state) depicting scenes of nature under light and dark skies. These subjects were used from Ambrose Phillips imitation of Vergil's First Eclogue (1821)

Death of Admiral Robert Blake from old wounds, on board ship, within sight of Plymouth, 17 August 1657

Battle of Portland between English and Dutch ships, off the Isle of Portland in the English Channel, under Admiral Robert Blake and Admiral Maarten Van Tromp, 18 February 1653

Skirmish between English and Dutch ships, under Admiral Robert Blake and Admiral Maarten Van Tromp, 19 May 1652, known as the Battle of Dover or Battle of Goodwin Sands

The Farthing Pie House or Pye House in what is now the Euston Road was so called because mutton pies could be bought there for a farthing

Personalities at the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve banquet caricatured by Fred May. Pictured are C. I. H

Gem and cameo engraving tools and equipment. Copperplate engraving by William Blake and Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J

Queen Katherines Dream by William Blake (1757-1827) - on paper. Date: 1827

OSTLER AT KESTON CROSS
OSTLER William Blake, one-eyed ostler at Keston Cross, Kent Date: circa 1826

The Kings Regalia and Coronation Robes - Four medieval panels with King George V in his coronation robes circa 1910

Zebra Mosaic and Stinky Leafwing, caterpillars
Plate no. 26 from the collection of Jamaican Lepidoptera 1889-1898. Watercolour on paper, 1892 by Lady Edith Blake (1845-1926). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1892

Admiral Robert Blake defeats Dutch Fleet at Goodwin Sands
Admiral Robert Blake (15981657) defeats the Dutch Fleet at The Battle of Goodwin Sand (Battle of Dover) on 19th May 1652 - the first engagement of the First Anglo-Dutch War. Date: 1652

Cricketers Hirst, Haigh and Rhodes, Blake Lee Guest House
Cricketers George Herbert Hirst, Schofield Haigh and Wilfred Rhodes, Blake Lee Guest House, Marsden, near Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

WW2 Poster -- War Supplies For Russia
War Supplies For Russia. Coloured photolithograph after Blake. A convoy of British and American lorries streams along the Persian route to Russia. Date: 1942

Hugh Merewether chief test pilot at Hawker Siddeley Aviation
Hugh Merewether, chief test pilot at Hawker Siddeley Aviation (Dunsfold), lands a Hawker Siddeley Harrier on the flight deck of the cruiser HMS Blake during trials. 2/3 August 1970. Date: 1970

Journal of Manresa. Number 118. Page 559. October 16
Journal of Manresa. Number 118. Page 559. Sunday, October 16, 1808. Printed in Manresa, Catalonia, Spain

Charles Cochran
Sir Charles Blake Cochran. (1872-1951). Theatrical producer, impresario and showman. Produced plays, revues, ballets. Associated with Diaghaliev, Houdini etc. Date: c.1925

Joaquin Blake Joyes (1759-1827). Spanish military. Colored e
Joaquin Blake Joyes (1759-1827). Spanish military. Chairman of the Council of Regency of Spain and the Indies (1810-1811) and Chief of Staff. Colored engraving

Elizabeth Ctess Erroll
ELIZABETH JEMIMA, countess of ERROLL (nee Blake) wife of George Hay, 16th earl Date: ? - 1831

Sir Richard Stayner (? - 1662) Naval commander, fought the Spanish along with Blake, made admiral by Charles II

Robert Blake (Mollison)
ROBERT BLAKE Parliamentary naval commander Date: 1599 - 1657

Robert Blake (Samuel)
ROBERT BLAKE Parliamentary naval commander Incident at Malaga - None but an Englishman shall chastise an Englishman ! Date: 1599 - 1657

Robert Blake (Sharp)
ROBERT BLAKE Parliamentary naval commander Date: 1599 - 1657

Leonard Euler / Blake
LEONHARD EULER Swiss mathematician Date: 1707-1783

Edward Gibbon / Blake
EDWARD GIBBON the English historian and MP, best known for his Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Date: 1737 - 1794

Robert Blake
ROBERT BLAKE Admiral, notably in wars against the Dutch Date: 1599 - 1657

Tottenham Hotspur FC football team 1922. Back row: W Minter (Trainer), Smith, Clay, Blake, Grimsdel, Walters, McDonald. Front row: Walden, Seed, Cantrell, Thompson, Dimmock. Date: 1922

Receipt, Asylum for Idiots, Earlswood, Redhill, Surrey
Receipt from the Asylum for Idiots, Earlswood, Redhill, Surrey, dated 6 June 1889, confirming one years subscription of one guinea from Mrs R Blake Byass, signed by James Downing, Secretary

Charles B. Cochran
Sir Charles Blake Cochran (1872-1951) theatrical manager and impresario. Date: 1929

San SebastiᮮFestival 2012. Yvonne Blake
SPAIN. Donostia. San Telmo Municipal Museum

HMS Blenheim, British protected cruiser
HMS Blenheim, British Blake class protected cruiser, seen here off the coast of Turkey in September 1919. Date: 1919

Jeremy Hutchinson, Q. C. (1915 - )
Jeremy Hutchinson, Q.C. who defended George Blake on five charges under the Official Secrets Act in 1961

Sir Reginald Manningham-Buller (1905 - 1980)
Attorney-General, Sir Reginald Manningham-Buller, who led for the prosecution in the spy trials of 1961. Date: May 1961

Lord Parker of Waddington (1900 - 1972)
Lord Chief Justice Parker of Waddington (Hubert Parker), who passed sentence in the spy trials of 1961 Date: 1961

Pedro - The Sexton Blake Bloodhound Date: 1911

Danger Ahead - Cover by David Wright
Front cover of Danger Ahead by Peter Saxon, in the Sexton Blake Library series

Henry Jones McCance, DL 1829-1900 (1896). Wirgman, Theodore Blake 1848-1925

Cocytius antaeus antaeus Drury, giant sphinx moth
Watercolour by Edith Blake (1845-1928), 1892, from Lady Edith Blakes collection of drawings of Jamacian lepidoptera and plants, held at the Natural History Museum, London

Willimantic, Conn. 1882 From Blake Mountain /. Bird s-eye view of Willimantic, Connecticut; vignettes of prominent commercial, religious, and residential buildings along top and bottom borders

Epicurus, Ancient Greek philosopher
Epicurus (Epikouros), Ancient Greek philosopher, founder of the school of philosophy known as Epicureanism

Robert Blake (Briggs)
ROBERT BLAKE Parliamentary naval commander

Naval Action 1652
NAVAL ACTION OFF DOVER Admiral Blake defeats Tromp in the first action of the war

Daughters of Albion
VISIONS OF THE DAUGHTERS OF ALBION A criticism of the sexual morals and organised religion of Blakes time

Dutch Fleet Defeated
The Dutch fleet under Admiral Martin Tromp is defeated by the English ships under the command of Admiral Robert Blake

Battle of Kentish Knock
BATTLE OF THE KENTISH KNOCK 1st Anglo-Dutch War. Admiral Witte de With & the Dutch fleet engage the English, led by Blake but are beaten back with severe losses

Judgment (Blake)
The Day of Judgment - God presides, an angel sounds the last trump, the virtuous (on the left) rise to their eternal bliss, the wicked fall to endless misery

Van Tromp Defeats Blake
Van Tromp leads the Dutch in the defeat of the English, led by Blake in the Dover Roads

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