Century Collection (page 11)

Princess Alice of Great Britain & Grand Duke Louis of Hesse
Princess Alice (1843-1878), third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert pictured here around the time of her marriage with her husband Grand Duke Louis IV of Hesse-Darmstadt

Countess Potocka
Engraving after a portrait of Countess Potocka by Angelica Kauffman reproduced in The Illustrated London News. CLAUDINE POTOCKA (nee Dzalynska) Polish patriot

Christmas Eve - about 1460 by Pauline Baynes
Christmas Eve, as celebrated in 1460 with children bringing in holly and the Yule Log to be lit on Christmas Day, and other joining in a last minute carol practice

White Star Line, Olympic and Titanic
A White Star Line booklet containing plans of the Olympic and Titanic triple-screw steamers. Part of a cross-section plan can be seen, revealing the various levels towards the prow of the ship

Sandwich, Kent
The bridge and barbican at Sandwich, Kent, one of the Cinque Ports

Orrery by Jones
Astronomical objects, namely a trajectorium lunare and an orrery or planetarium by Jones, mounted on a rather splendid stand

The Five ALLs - John Kay
Satirical cartoon by Scottish caricaturist John Kay (1742-1826) entitled The Five All s, depicting five characters and their interpretations of their reltion to All

PUTNEY, London
The Star & Garter, a riverside pub at Putney

Shooters Hill is named after the archery butts located here in the 16th century : later it was a favourite haunt of highwayman, attacking travelers bound for France

Newcastle upon Tyne
Grey Street, Newcastle Date: circa 1890

LANCASTER, Lancashire
Birds eye view of Lancaster, Lancashire

Stag Beetle
A rather handsome stag beetle spreads its wings

John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford, early 15th century
Engraved portrait of John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford (1389-1435), fourth son of King Henry IV of England

Old London Bridge Dore
Old London Bridge at the end of the 17th century

Japanese home bath
Japanese ladies washing and cleansing themselves; one is in a bath tub with water heated by a fire

Saint Veronica
SAINT VERONICA she used her handkerchief to mop Jesuss brow as he carried his cross, and miraculously the image of his features was imprinted on it !

Drunken Party / Hogarth
A Midnight Modern Conversation A very drunken party of men

A Viking Warrior
Old Vic Company - the role of Ornulf the Viking played by Percy Walsh

To the Public Danger
Humorous scene by Lawson Wood (1878-1957) showing policemen chasing a gentleman in a futuristic flying machine along a main road. Satire on flying which was in infancy

Horse-Drawn Bus London
A Horse-drawn bus operating the Waterloo Station to Somerset house route

Real Tennis in Italy
Giocco della racchetta - four Italians in a game of real tennis in an indoor court, watched by spectators

Map of Pre-Roman Brits
A map showing the distribution of tribes in pre- Roman Britain

German Playing Card Pack
An assortment of playing cards: kings, queens and knaves

Cricket in Coventry
Cricket played on Grey Friars Green, Coventry

Le Strange Coat of Arms
An elaborate coat of arms for the Stigleman Le Strange family of Hunstanton, Norfolk, UK

Circus Poster / Polito s
A poster for Politos Menagerie advertising a horned horse (or nilghau), a zebra, an elephant and a fully grown lion!

Anatomy / Head / Tongue
MOUTH A medical diagram of the human tongue (lower and upper surfaces), with the specific zones of taste and sensation marked by their Latin names

Bats in the Belfry 19C
Bats in one of their typical homes, a belfry

Honourable Artillery Co
the Honourable Artillery Company

Sperm Whale Skeleton
The skeleton of a sperm whale

Sheffield Street 1966
A Sheffield street scene

Persian Musicians
A group of Persian musicians play on a variety of instruments. Below dancing girls perform to the music

Oxford Street / 1900 / Photo
A busy scene in Oxford Street, London with many pedestrians on the pavements and horse- buses on the cobbled street

Amsterdam Exchange / C17
A general scene at the Amsterdam stock exchange

Drummer Boy / Grenadier
Drummer boy of the Grenadier Guards

Polaire / Boyer Postcard
POLAIRE French music hall entertainer, in an elegant white dress

Nonsuch Park / Allom 19C
Nonsuch Park, Surrey

Kings Liverpool Regt
the Kings (Liverpool Regiment) 10th (Scottish) Battalion

DANCE CARD
A Victorian ladys dance card, whose owner has yet to be invited to reserve a dance... soon, let us hope, every line will be filled with the names of her admirers

Anatomy / Various Parts
Diagrams of various organs, the skull and human body

Col. Blood / Jewel Thief
Colonel Thomas Blood, an audacious rogue known as the Man who stole the Crown Jewels from the basement of the Tower of London

Long John Silver / Parrot
For generations of readers, the archetypal pirate is Long John Silver, the devious and malevolent villain of Robert Louis Stevensons Treasure Island - parrot and all !

Ww1 Ghurka Soldiers
Two Gurkha soldiers serving with the Indian Army during World War One

Mycenae - the Lion Gate
The Lion Gate at Mycenae. This early citadel was extensively excavated in the mid 19th century by Schliemann, who dug the Royal shaft graves, finding many treasures

Cherub Looking to Right
cherub looking to the right

Baddesley Clinton Hall
The moated manor house of Baddesley Clinton Hall in Solihull, Midlands; the building dates from the 15th century

Welsh Coracle
Welsh coracles are made of wickerwork covered with a watertight material, though fragile they are sturdy and light

Kitten Tangled in Wool
" Didn t you know I could knit?" On this evidence, this kitten is a long way from knitting a woolly jumper

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