Century Collection (page 8)

Norway. Horten. 19th century. View of the city with the port and arsenal of the state with the Spanish frigate Blanca entering in the drydock

Greek Art. Greece. 4th century BCE. Bronze statue of a youun
Greek Art. Greece. 4th century BCE. Bronze statue of a young identified as Perseus with Medusas head hanging. However, probably represents Paris and would subject the apple of discord

Fra Angelico (1387-1455). The Coronation of the Virgin
Fra Angelico (1387-1455). Tuscan painter of early Renaissance, part of the Florentine school. The Coronation of the Virgin. 15th Century. Louvre Museum. Paris. France

Wombwells Poster
A poster from Bostock and Wombwells circus, featuring Madame Jumbo, performing horses and various other beasts, birds and reptiles. Date: Late 19th century

Map of Spitsbergen, Norway
Map of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway Date: 1758

Kensington Underground Station, West London
View inside Kensington (now High Street Kensington) Station on the London Underground. Date: 1868

Ruins of Brambletye House, near East Grinstead, Sussex
Ruins of Brambletye House, near Forest Row and East Grinstead, Sussex, dating back to the early 17th century. Date: 1809

Trajan Column, Rome, base portion
Black and white lantern slide capturing image of the cast of the base of Trajans Column inside the Victoria and Albert Museum Cast Court

Daffodil flower faces
Easter greetings card. Childrens faces in flowers were very popular at the turn of the 20th century. Date: circa 1906

Madonna and Child The Carrickfergus Madonna
Madonna and Child (The Carrickfergus Madonna). Bruges, School of, early 16th century

Sparrowes House, or The Ancient House, Ipswich, Suffolk, is an architectural gem, built in 1567 by George Copping. It has four oriel windows and even the gabled windows have cupids Date: circa 1901

Medical / Anatomy / Blood
Circulation of the blood Date: Late 19th Century

Treaty of Perpetual Alliance
Treaty of perpetual alliance between England and Portugal, 16 June 1373 Date: 16th June 1373

Coggeshall, Essex
Map of Coggeshall, Essex, by John Agas, 21 May 1619 Date: 21st May 1619

Great Paris Cipher
George Scovells list of interpreted cipher words from the Great Paris cipher 1812-1813 Date: 1812-1813

Aylesbury Prison 1900
Aylesbury Prison corridor B3 1900 Date: 1900

Map of Florence
Map of the city of Florence, Italy and the River Arno Date: 19th century

St. Ives, 1900
St Ives, Cornwall fishing boats 1900 Date: 1900

Forth Bridge 1899
The Forth Bridge from the North 1899 Date: 1899

Notting Hill Brewery English bottled beers advert 1899 Date: 1899

Claymore Whisky advert from Greenlees Brothers Distillers, 1897 Date: 1897

A portrait of Mrs Lillie Langtry. Born Emilie Charlotte Le Breton, was a British music hall singer and stage actress famous for her many stage productions including She Stoops to Conquer

Scilly Isles, Tresco Abbey, old arches, Cornwall, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Glasgow Bridge, Glasgow, Scotland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

General view, Mumbles, Wales. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The pier, Southend-on-Sea, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The sands, Gorleston, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

St. Ives, Tregenna Castle, Cornwall, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Fort William and Ben Nevis, Scotland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Beach, Swanage, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Bakewell, from river, Derbyshire, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The Ness, Teignmouth, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Derwentwater and Keswick, Lake District, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

St. Mawes, near Falmouth, Cornwall, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Londonderry. County Derry, Ireland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Manneken Pis, Brussels, Belgium. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Saratoga Lake, New York. Date c1901

The Arkansas Traveller
Scene in the Back Woods of Arkansas. The Arkansas Traveller visiting a family in a hut with a whisky sign Date: 1870

Native American Indian Buffalo Hunt Under the White Wolf Skin. An Indian stratagem on the level prairies. Date: ca. 1858

Marble statue of Hermes by Praxiteles I
Close-up of the marble statue of Hermes bearing the infant Dionysus by Praxiteles I of Athens, the son of Cephisodotus the Elder and one of the foremost Attic Sculptors. Date: circa 1910s

Brentford High Street
The High Street, Brentford. Date: early 20th century

Advertisement for Libertys new shops, London
An advertisement for Libertys new shops about to open in Argyll Place, off Regent Street, London. Liberty & Co have had the exterior and interior built in 16th century style

Withington Hospital, Manchester
Entrance to Withington Hospital, Nell Lane, Manchester, opened in 1855 as Chorlton Union workhouse. A horse and carriage stands outside the gates

Union Workhouse, Wantage, Oxfordshire
The Wantage Union workhouse, Oxfordshire. The workhouse, designed by Sampson Kempthorne, was erected in 1836 on Hungerford Road, Wantage, and later became the Downs Hospital

Poplar Workhouse, East London
A side view of one of the blocks of the Poplar Union workhouse, located on Poplar High Street, East London

Riot at Mold in Flintshire
A huge mob, assembled at the railway station at Mold in Flintshire, Scotland to protest against the imprisonment of miners, employees of the Leeswood Coal Company

Fairy Tales of Winter - Cinderella by Pauline Baynes
Cinderella by Pauline Baynes, one of four illustration of fairy tales which reflect each season. In this instance, Cinderella is transformed by her fairy godmother into a dazzling princess while her

Longest Day at Stonehenge, Wiltshire
People gathering at Stonehenge, Wiltshire on the longest day of the year, on or near 21 June 1912. This photograph shows a daybreak pilgrimage by members of The Universal Bond of the Sons of Men

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