C1850 Collection

Map / Asia / India C1850
India under British rule, about the time of the Mutiny

African Scorpion C1850
An African scorpion and various details

Map / Europe / Balkans C1850
The Turkish-occupied territories in Europe, comprising all the Balkans apart from Greece

Children of Edward VII circa. 1875
Photographic study of the five children of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, taken while Edward was still Prince of Wales. The children, from left are: the Duke of York (later George V), Louise

Fiji: a native girl. Date: circa 1850

JAVA / PASURUAN C1850
Java: Pasuruan or Pasoeroean Date: circa 1850

SWEDEN UPPSALA
Uppsala: general view across the river Date: circa 1850

GIRL WITH POTS C1850
A German girl with remarkably long plaits carries her basket of earthenware pots securely balanced on her head. Date: circa 1850

Clifton, Bristol C. 1850
Showing ROYAL YORK CRESCENT, CLIFTON with grand mansion houses overlooking a private railed garden for residents

Woman at Prie-Dieu C1850
A young woman prays fervently, kneeling on a prie-dieu. Date: circa 1850

Wood Engraver C1850
Wood engraver at work on a block. Date: circa 1850

Jericho C1850
Plains of Jericho Date: circa 1850

Royal Institution C1850
Albemarle Street, Piccadilly, London Date: circa 1850

China / Hong Kong C1850
Early days of the colony; Victoria seen from across the bay Date: circa 1850

Fencing C1850
Two fencers have a practise bout in a club. Date: circa 1850

Portugal / Oporto C1850
Oporto: general view from above Date: circa 1850

Map / Africa / Algeria C1850
Algeria under French rule, divided into three provinces of Oran, Algiers and Constantine Date: circa 1850

Harrods, London, c. 1850
Illustration showing the original Harrods department store, in the Brompton Road, London, c.1850

A CARD SHARP / C. 1850
A card sharp tries to con two naive country folk at an inn; they are using a barrel as a playing surface

Sir Robert Peel, c. 1850
Engraving of Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850), the English statesman and Prime Minister, surrounded by illustrations of his political achievements

Sir Robert Peel on horseback, c. 1850
Engraving of Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850), the English statesman and Prime Minister, on horseback. Peel was a Conservative MP who held strong views on Irish Catholicism

Drying Machine
Several engravings illustrating an ingenious device for drying clothes; a forerunner of the fold-up telescopic clothes drier used instead of a line and pegs

Child Praying C1850
A child kneels in prayer at the side of the bed

China / Macao C1850
Macao: general view

Rabbit for dinner
An early Victorian print showing a couple outside their rural cottage contemplating eating one of their rabbits. The woman seems rather upset about it all but the dog looks hopeful

Teaching drums
Three children are instructed in the art of beating time on a drum by a soldier

Plas Newydd C1850
Plas Newydd: home of Lady Eleanor Butler and Miss Ponsonby, known as the Ladies of Llangollen

Jerusalem / General C1850
general view of the city from Mount Scopus

Oak Tree C1850
An oak tree

Highland Moors with Stag
Scottish, highland moor scene with a stag set against majestic hills

Family at Prayer C1850
The whole household, including the maidservants, gather for bible reading and prayer

Valle Crucis Abbey C1850
Valle Crucis Abbey

London Bridge C1850
with heavy traffic crossing the bridge; the Monument and the church of St Magnus can be seen on the far right

Racial / Greenland C1850
Natives of Greenland

Racial / New Zealand C1850
Horomona (Solomon), a Maori chief, is converted by Henry Williams at Otawhao and proceeds to preach to his fellow countrymen even after he goes blind, led by his wife

St Petersburg C1850
St Petersburg: aerial view

Communion Girl / C1850
A mother with her daughter in her communion dress

Hawaii / Honolulu C1850
Hawaii (Sandwich Islands): the port of Honolulu, with ships

Girls Feed Ducks C1850
Two girls feed the ducks

Riding Arab Horse C1850
An Arab riding an Arab horse

Trained Tree C1850
If you train your tree properly you will not need to buy a garden umbrella - you will be able to eat in comfort beneath its shade

Fruit / Pear C1850
Poire Frederick de Wurtemberg

Hatter at Work C. 1850
A London hatmaker at work on a hat made from beaver fur, obtained from the Hudsons Bay Company who supplied about 60, 000 furs a year to their Fenchurch Street salerooms

Monsoon, India C1850
on the Indian coast

Racial / Mexicans C1850
Group of Mexicans in traditional dress with horse and dogs

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