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Cook pine, Araucaria columnaris. (Norfolk Island pine, Araucaria excelsa). Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse
Lion, Lioness and Cubs, Panthera leo. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Newton after an illustration by W. Berthoud from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth
Group of promenaders on the Spianata, Barcelona, 1806View of a group of promenaders on the Spianata, Barcelona, 1806. Strollers include Catalonian women in veils and mantillas, a monk, a soldier in bicorn, children
Portrait of Augusta Georgina Frederica FitzclarenceAugusta Georgina Frederica Fitzclarence, daughter of Lord Frederic Fitzclarence, illegitimate son of King William IV. She wears her hair in ringlets and ribbons
Elizabeth Jane, daughter of Sir William SomervillePortrait of Elizabeth Jane Somerville, daughter of Sir William Somerville, 1st Baron Athlumney. In ringlets and dress decorated with lace and ribbons, she stands playing a piano
Portrait of Frances Diana, daughter of Viscount CanterburyPortrait of Frances Diana, daughter of Charles Manners-Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury. Seated on a cushion, she wears her hair in plaits and curls, and wears a dress decorated with lace
Portrait of Mary, daughter of George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle, later Mary Matilda Georgiana Labouchere, Lady Taunton. In ringlets, with satin dress decorated with ribbons and lace
Portrait of the daughters of Henry Somerset, 7th DukePortrait of Emily Blanche Charlotte, Rose Caroline and Emily Catherine Anne Somerset, daughters of Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort
Two children in fancy dress; the little boy is dressed as a chef while a little girl makes a very respectable maid or waitress. Date: 1920s
British travellers in a Cairo bazaarBritish travellers, on holiday in Egypt with Thomas Cook, perusing goods in a Cairo bazaar. See picture number 12916374 for a picture of people booking their holiday at Thomas Cook
Buying travel tickets for Cooks tour to Egypt, 1908Customers at Thomas Cook purchasing tickets and working out itinerary for a holiday to Egypt, in which they will no doubt partake of a Nile tour. Date: 1908
Menu card, Princes Restaurant, SingaporeFront cover, menu card, Princes Restaurant, Singapore, showing a chef and his young assistant in a ramshackle and untidy kitchen. (1 of 3) Date: circa 1930s
Poulaho, King of the Friendly Islands (Tonga)Poulaho (Polaho), King of the Friendly Islands (Tonga) at the time of Captain Cooks visit. Date: 1770s
View in Anamooka and the inhabitants - a scene on the coast of Tonga, named the Friendly Islands because of the reception given to James Cooks third Pacific voyage in May 1777. circa 1790
Preparing the Boars Head in the Royal Kitchen, Windsor Castle - Christmas with the Queen. 1898
Cook from The Little Pipe. 1928
Snow shoesChildren in snow shoes traverse through woodland. Artist: Alice M Cook Date: circa 1906
Japanese scenesMother and children watching a stork hovering over a lake. Artist: Alice Cook Date: circa 1918
Food marketAt the market. A cook with her poodle buying vegetables at the market. Artist: Charles Brock Date: circa 1920
Arthur James Cook, British trade union leaderArthur James Cook (1883-1931), General Secretary of the Miners Federation of Great Britain, at the time of the General Strike of 1926. 1926
Native of King Georges Sound, Australia, by John Webber, 1783, in a book about the voyages of Captain James Cook. 1783
Cook of Bern, Switzerland, 19th century. She wears a lace bonnet, and carries a basket wof eggs and vegetables. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Georges Jacques Gatine after an illustration by
Cook from Hamburg, Germany, 19th century. She wears a muslin bonnet and carries a basket covered with a large shawl. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Georges Jacques Gatine after an illustration
Bell tents, colours stand and camp kitchen18th century military tents: called bell-tents 1, 2, pole to support arms 3, stand for drums, colours and officers espontons 4
Coral reef araucaria or Cook pine, Araucaria columnaris. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe
Rhododendron hybrid, Ellen CookRhododendron or shakunage hybrid, Ellen Cook, raised by Standish and Noble. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe
Berber costumes of Tunisia, 1828. Cook and waterseller at left, sorbet seller and coffee seller or caffettiere at right. Customers drinking and eating on a carpet in the foreground
Hawaiian natives offer a sacrificial pig to Captain James Cook before 12 priests and a wooden idol in the sacred Orono house
Captain Cooks men with natives at Waimea village, Kauai island, Hawaii (Atooi, Sandwich Islands). Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso after John Webber from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient
Captain James Cook examining the Moai statuesCaptain James Cook and natives examining the Moai statues on Easter Island or Rapa Nui. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient
Natives of Easter Island or Rapa Nui. Man and woman in hats with long pierced ear lobes. Couple rowing an outrigger canoe or vaka
Maori family in Dusky Bay, New Zealand. The man holds a taiaha club, the woman a spear, and all wear cloaks of skins or leaves
Natives of Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada, visited by Captain Cooks expedition. Date: circa 1770s
Captain Cook receives gifts from Sandwich Island nativesCaptain Cook receives gifts from natives of the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii). 1770s
French cook engaged for a special Elizabethan feastFrench cook engaged to devise his own contributions to a special feast at a rich mans house in Elizabethan times. Date: 16th century
Rich mans kichen staff at workA rich mans kichen staff at work, depicting the hospitality and charity of old times, when food was given away to poor people. 16th century
Lascars on British Ships: The Question of their Retention. " Human Salamanders" :The Lascar at Work and Play. Employed on board P&O Australian Line liners - working as Coal Stokers
Stationery, Bicycle Showroom, Leeds, YorkshireStationery depicting a large Bicycle Showroom in Leeds, Yorkshire, including a race track. 1896
Advertisement, Thomas Cooks Nile Service. 1912
E T Cook, editor of the Westminster GazetteCaricature, E T Cook, editor of the Westminster Gazette. 1893
The Paraguayan CampTwo soldiers cook food and rest in front of a large chariot, with a Rancho, a rustic dwelling, stands in the distance. Date: 1867
Paraguay Women at CampThree women, wives or bed partners of soldiers during the Paraguayan War, make camp. Sitting by a thatched building, three women make food on a smoke fire, a child standing by them. Date: 1867
Alastair Cook - England cricketer Date: 1990s - 2000s
Mr Punch and Judy on a Christmas card -- he steals a goose from the poulterer (left) and brings it home for Judy to cook (right). Date: circa 1890s
Cupid with baking tray on a Valentine cardCupid with baking tray and verse on a Valentine card with pull tab. Date: circa 1890s
Cupid with cooking guidance on a comic Valentine cardCupid with culinary guidance, How to Cook a Heart, on a comic Valentine card. Date: circa 1890s
Boy with an empty dish on a Thanksgiving postcard. Date: 1909
Boy serving a fruit pie on a Thanksgiving postcard. Date: 1909