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David Attenborough
Sir David Frederick Attenborough (b.1926) English naturalist, widely considered the pioneer of the nature documentary

Shrove Tuesday Football Match, Kingston-Upon-Thames, 1846
Engraving showing the traditional game of football, played on Shrove Tuesday, in the marketplace of Kingston-Upon-Thames. This match was played between the Thames-Street Club and the Townsend team

George Hackenschmidt
GEORGE HACKENSCHMIDT Estonian wrestler, known as the Russian Lion, considered one of the greatest figures in the history of wrestling

Pentonville Prison 1842
An exterior view of the prison. It was considered to be a model for all new prisons at the time

The Bat and Ball Public House, Hambledon, 1908
Photograph showing the Bat and Ball Public House at Hambledon, circa 1908. The pub was formerly known as the Broadhalfpenny Hut

Bedford Park / Bath Rd 4 / 9
Bedford Park, Chiswick, London, considered the prototype of later garden cities and suburbs: Bath Road, looking east (4 of 9)

Charlton House, C18
A View of the Manor House at Charlton, built by Sir Adam Newton. Then in Kent, today in SE London, it is considered one of the finest examples of Jacobean architecture

Titanic Postcard
Passenger liner of the Cunard White Star line, she is the largest and most luxurious ship afloat : thanks to her well-designed interior, she is considered unsinkable

Tip from a Jockey
A diminutive jockey gives his considered opinion to a couple

Sawtre, Lollard, Burns
William Sawtre, priest of St Osyths church, London, is burnt for following the heretical views of Wyclif : he is considered to be the first Lollard martyr

The Old Curiosity Shop, the Marchioness playing cards
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, first published in the weekly serial Master Humphreys Clock from 1840 to 1841 and then as its own book in 1841

Bewick / Mouflon
Linnaeus considered the mouflon a goat (capra ammon) but it is now classified as a sheep, indeed the smallest wild sheep and ancestor of all domestic breeds

Mehmed Ii / Ottoman / Thevet
MEHMED II called FATIH (The Conqueror) Ottoman Sultan (1444-46, 1451-81) - considered the true founder of the Ottoman Empire

Lucia - the Sextet
The sextet in Act Two, considered by some (including me) to be one of the finest moments in opera

Dassault-Breguet Mystere 20 1st prototype F-WLKB at the 1964 Paris Air Show, shown with the two 3, 300 lbf Pratt & Whitney JT12A-8 turbojet engines originally fitted

The Cisternoni of Livorno - a series of three large buildings in the neoclassical style at Livorno, in Tuscany, Italy constructed between 1829 and 1848 as part of a complex of purification plants

Portland Square, London, c. 1960
Portland Square, London, circa 1960. This was one of the sites considered by the Royal Aeronautical Society for the location of its new lecture theatre. Date: circa 1960

RMS Titanic - letter, Mabel Francatelli, passenger
RMS Titanic - First Class passenger Mabel Francatelli. A fascinating letter from Mattison, Davey & Rader of New York to Miss Francatelli dated 17 April 1956

Irene
Portrait of Irene Dineley, model in a number of portraits. This sketch, which appears so hasty is really quite delibrate and considered

John Hunter (1728 - 1893), Scottish surgeon, one of the most distinguished scientists and surgeons of his day. He assisted his brother

Scene in Woolwich Arsenal, London showing an armstrong gun being made. This gun was introduced into the British Army in 1859

FEDERAL SENTINEL
A Federal sentry is shot by a Secessionist sniper : such methods of fighting were considered most ungentlemanly and contrary to accepted standards of military conduct. Date: 1861

Documents written in blood are considered exceptionally bind- -ing, as Faust will discover when Mephistopheles requires him to fulfil his side of their contract Date: 1506

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Greater false vampire bat, Megaderma lyra, and horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus tridens.. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieus Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy

Marten, Martes martes, and wolverine, Gulo gulo.. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieus Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837. Illustration by J. G

INDIAN TEXTILE WORKER
Women in India are much in demand in the weaving industry, where they are considered more skilled than men. Strict rules forbid them from working at night. Date: 1937

SERPENTINE DANCE 1894
The serpentine dancer was considered daring - to say the least - scandalous - say others : but it was very popular... Date: 1894

BATTLE OF CHAMPAUBERT
CAMPAIGN IN FRANCE Battle of CHAMPAUBERT Napoleon wins the first of four battles in 5 days against Blucher & others, considered one of his finest achievements Date: 10 February 1814

JESUIT TRADE, JAPAN
In Japan, the Jesuits engage in trade, at great profit to themselves though incurring blame at home and contempt in Japan (where merchants are considered ignoble) Date: circa 1600

MORALS / ROME THEATRES
The theatres of Rome are destroyed because they are considered to have a corrupting influence on public morals Date: 158 BC

Saunders-Roe A17 Cutty Sark, S1575, was considered by the Seaplane Training Flight and the MAEE for use as a military trainer

NASA - Rogallo wing to recover Gemini spacecraft
NASA considered using a Rogallo wing to recover the Gemini spacecraft

Heinkel He 219 Uhu -a relative latecomer, the type was considered one of Germanys better night fighters

Portrait of Amerigo Vespucci Anonymous
VESPUCCI, Amerigo (1454-1512). Italian explorer and cartography; generally considered that the continents of America named after him. Oil

Paul Morphy, Chess
PAUL MORPHY American chess player, born in New Orleans, considered the worlds greatest player before mental instability checkmated his career. Date: 1837 - 1884

PERI
A winged creature from Persian mythology, once considered malevolent but later perceived as good, beautiful creatures angelic in behaviour as well as in appearance Date: circa 1860

Thomas Mantell
Captain Thomas Mantell, 25- year old USAF pilot, who died pursuing a UFO, now generally considered to have been a Skyhook weather balloon

Stratford House in Stratford Place, London, c. 1960. Thi?
Stratford House in Stratford Place, London, circa 1960. This was one of the sites considered by the Royal Aeronautical Society for the location of its new lecture theatre. Date: circa 1960

The corner of Harley Street and Queen Anne Street, Lond?
The corner of Harley Street and Queen Anne Street, London, circa 1960. This was one of the sites considered by the Royal Aeronautical Society for the location of its new lecture theatre

Drawing of Chinese soldier with sword and shield
One of a set of 12 coloured drawings on paper found and carried off from one of the forts of Woosung by Captain (then Lieutenant) Henry Eden, R.N. on 18 June 1842

Drawing of Chinese soldier with pike
One of a set of 12 coloured drawings on paper found and carried off from one of the forts of Woosung by Captain (then Lieutenant) Henry Eden, R.N. on 18 June 1842

Martin-Baker MB5 -considered one of the finest piston-engined fighters, it could not be readied in time to see wartime service

Boeing B-17E Fortress - could be considered to be the first modern heavy bomber, having first flown in July 1935

ENNIUS, Quintus (239-169 BC). Writer during the period of the Roman Republic, and is often considered the father of Roman poetry. Biografic de los hombres del reino de Nᰯ les. Engraving

MORTON, William Thomas Green (1819-1868). American dentist that considered himself as the inventor and revealer of the use of ether for surgical anesthesia

ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598). Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. 1570. It is considered to be the first modern atlas. Map of the Caribbean Sea with the islands of Cuba, Cayman Islands

ATHANARIC II II (c. 335 - 381). Visigothic King (369-381)
ATHANARIC II II (c.335 - 381). Visigothic King (369-381). Considered by the author as the first of the genealogical line of kings of Spain

The SS Berengaria, New York, 1938
Photograph of the Cunard-White Star liner Berengaria at her pier in the River Hudson. Built in 1912 for the Hamburg-American Line as Imperator

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