Deadly Collection

Theosophy Chakras 1696
The Chakras according to Gichtel, showing the four elements and their relationship to the organs of the body

Poisonous Plants
Deadly Nightshade (Atropa Belladonna); Thorn Apple (Datura Stramonium); Henbane (Hyoscyamus Niger); Mezereon (Daphne Mezereum); Fools Parsley (Aethusa Cynapium);

Plants / Atropa Belladonna
DEADLY NIGHTSHADE

Bosch, Hieronymus Van Aeken, called (1450-1516). Table of the Seven Deadly Sins. 1475 - 1480. Flemish art. Oil on wood. SPAIN. Madrid. Prado Museum

Wizard of Oz / Poppies
Dorothy and Toto fall asleep in the deadly poppy field

The Odyssey / Scylla
Scylla, the six-headed monster who lived in a cave next to the deadly whirlpool Charybdis, attacks Odysseus men

Seven Deadly Sins
Life on Earth - where one is surrounded by the seven deadly sins - and life in Heaven, where we will go if we do not yield to them

Deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr

DEADLY TEETOTALISM
Deadly teetotalism leads to a shorter life than temperate enjoyment of fine whiskey, claims an advertisement for Long Johns Ben Nevis Whiskey, distilled in Fort William. Date: 1890

Death of General Richard Montgomery - Battle of Quebec
American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Invasion of Canada, 1775

Cross section of a British submarine 1939
Illustration showing a labeled cross section of a British submarine

Deadly nightshade and black nightshade
Deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna, and black nightshade, Solanum nigrum (Solanum hortense)

God of Death. Teotihuacan culture. Sculpture. MEXICO. FEDERAL DISTRICT. Mexico City. National Museum of Anthropology. Proc: MEXICO. STATE OF MEXICO. Teotihuacᮮ

ZANCHI, Antonio (1631-1722). Death in Venice. 1666. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. AUSTRIA. VIENNA. Vienna. Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna (Museum of Art History)

PINAZO CAMARLENCH, Ignacio (1849-1916). Child Death, 1882. Modernism. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Valencia. San Pio V Fine Arts Museum

World War I. Tombs
First World War (1914-1918). Tombs of war mates. Picture by Jean Lefort published in L'Illustration (25th November 1916). Drawing

GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jos鮠'Untitled
GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jos頨1886-1945). Untitled. Expressionism. Oil on canvas

Cartoon, The New Ally, WW1
Cartoon, The New Ally -- General Winter arrives to take charge of Operations during the First World War. Date: 1914

AERIAL DOGFIGHT
A deadly game of life and death is played out over Europe as a Bristol flies against Fokker D.VIIs Date: 1918

WW1 - Whales mistaken for submarines
The bodies of hundreds of whales, sharks, and other large fish, mistaken for submarines in the zealous hunt for German raiders, now lie strewn along the Atlantic coast

Balsam apple female, Momordica balsamina, and deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna

Villous deadly carrot, Thapsia villosa, and giant fennel, Ferula communis. A herb with leaves like fennel called Thapsia

Belladonna or deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna

Fools mushroom, Amanita verna
Deadly amanita, fools mushroom, destroying angel or the mushroom fool, Amanita verna (Amanita vernus)

Curtis British Entomology Plate 446
Coleoptera: Carabus exasperatus = Carabus violaceus (Portland Carabus) [Plant: Atropa belladonna (Deadly Nightshade)] Date: 1824-39

Winston Churchill with Kaiser Wilhelm II
Photograph entitled Deadly Enemies Now! showing Winston Churchill at German army manoeuvres with the Kaiser, prior to the outbreak of World War One. Date: c. 1910

Atropa Belladonna
DEADLY NIGHTSHADE or DWALE (Black Cherry Nightshade)

Scylla & Charybdis / Map
Map showing the location of Scylla, the six-headed monster who lived in a cave next to the deadly whirlpool Charybdis, in Sicily

Card and Backgammon. Fight over Cards, 1620-1630, by Theodoo
Theodoor Rombouts (1597-1637). Flemish painter. Cards and Backgammon. Fight over Cards. 1620-1630. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Anti-tank mines by G. H. Davis
Anti-tank mines: a deadly defensive weapon in mechanised warfare during the Second World War. Types of British and German land mines -- a desert minefield being laid, and in operation. Date: 1942

Poison gas attack, Hulluch, France, aerial photograph, WW1
Aerial photograph (German) of smoke from a poison gas attack during the Battle of Hulluch, France, First World War. It was chlorine gas, released by the Germans. Date: 27 April 1916

Bosch, Hieronymus Van Aeken, called (1450-1516)

The Tree of Vices
THE TREE OF THE VICES From the roots of evil spring the Seven Deadly Sins, each in turn branching out into all manner of wickedness

The Guest Who Fished An Alexandra On The Test by H M Bateman

Four-Armed Alien
MAN-JEWELS FOR XOTHAR by Hal K Wells. An Earthman with an axe tries to hack his way out of the serpentine embraces of an alien creature with four deadly-looking claws Date: 1936

Cartoon, Taking advantage of the dark, WW1
Cartoon, Taking advantage of the dark -- a Zeppelin airship creeps over Paris at night with deadly intent. Date: 1916

Motorised Armies
In the next war, infantry battles will be a thing of the past : the fighting will be between motorised armies, using armoured vehicles to deadly effect Date: 1906

Spaceship & Creatures
DRAGONS OF SPACE [Aladra Septama] A spaceship from Earth encounters deadly jellyfish- like creatures Date: 1930

Posada, The Temptation of Saint Anthony -- a satirical cartoon. Date: circa 1900s

Corolla examples: deadly nightshade, thorn apple, periwinkle and wallflower

WW1 - Manufacture of Aerial Torpedoes - France Date: 1916

The Imminent, Deadly Breach by Bruce Bairnsfather
The Imminent, Deadly Breach " Mind you don t fall through the seat of yer trousers, Arry!" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, in The Bystander Date: 1916

Magnetic mine and counter moves by G. H. Davis
A battle of wits: the magnetic mine and the counter-moves, a battle of wits: new types of mines countered by the Navy

Torpedo in naval warfare by G. H. Davis
The deadliest weapon in naval warfare during the Second World War: the torpedos intricate mechanism and modus operandi of firing. Date: 1942

Acoustic torpedoes by G. H. Davis
Off the secret list: torpedoes which hunt their prey by ear, and leave no telltale bubble track

Poison gas attack, aerial photograph, WW1
Aerial photograph of a poison gas attack during the First World War. Date: 1917

Naja haje haje, Egyptian cobra
An Egyptian cobra emerging from a ceramic urn and coiling into its characteristic aggressive hissing stance

MEXICO. Guanajuato. Momies Museum (interior)

ROGER, Eug讥(1807 - 1840). Charlemagne crossing
ROGER, Eug讥 (1807 - 1840). Charlemagne crossing the Alps. 773. 1838. Right detail. Romanticism. Oil on canvas

The fly is as deadly as a bomber!!. Poster for Philadelphia Department of Health warning of potential health risks from exposure to flies. Date between 1941 and 1943

A deadly conflict. The kidnapper foiled. Date c1892 Nov. 12

Poster: Diphtheria is Deadly, Immunisation Protects. Showing a healthy, smiling child. 20th century

Quarryman drilling, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North Wales
A quarryman drilling into the rock at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales

WWII recycling: mine bomb seating / W H Robinson
Take a couple of deadly sea mines, lay a wooden plank across the top, place somewhere scenic (preferably looking out to sea) sit on aforementioned plank and relax while you darn a jumper or two

Aerial torpedoes designed by an Australian engineer, Mr A Dunbar Wigram

The cemetery and racecourse at Hong Kong
A view of the Hong Kong racecourse, in very close proximity to the cemetery: The races took place last week in the Happy Valley

A column of British grenadiers
British grenadiers, armed with what the caption described as the most deadly weapon of this murderous war, marching towards the front lines in July 1916

Cartoon - Gas Protection
Every Cloud is Silver Lined The silver lining here is the new gas protection equipment used by British troops to combat the deadly gas attacks from German lines

A Miser and his Mate
L AVARICE A miser and his mate

Wizard of Oz / Field-Mice
Thousands of field-mice help to pull the sleeping Cowardly Lion away from the deadly poppy field, aided by the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman

Beetles, Mosquitoes
Insects are very troublesome in summer : the beetles aren t so bad, but the mosquitoes are deadly to man and beast. The wasps aren t much fun either

Deadly Sins / Lust

Deadly Sins / Vanity

Seven Deadly Sins / Envy

Deadly Sins / Avarice

Deadly Sins / Sloth

Deadly Sins / Gluttony

Deadly Sins / Wrath

Avro Attacks German
A British Avro 504 biplane pursues a German monoplane in a deadly aerial duel

Se5S Vs German Fokker D7
English SE5s engage in deadly combat against German Fokker D7s

Treasure Island / Fighting
Hands & his companion locked together in a deadly wrestle"

Plants / Thymus Serpyllum
WILD THYME with Deadly Nightshade

Flowers: sept & Oct 1863
Flowers of September & October: CRATAEGUS (Hawthorn, Haw Berries); BELLADONNA (Deadly Nightshade); CONVOLVULUS Greater Bindweed); RUBUS FRUTICOSUS (Blackberries)

Avarice / Greed by Galle
A profile portrait of a woman holding a purse surrounded by an ornate border of putti holding money bags, cutting purse strings and counting coins

Evils of Greed & Wealth
All kneel in subservience to the demon of wealth-getting and greed. He sits blindfolded a sceptre in one hand. bulging money bag in the other. He can have whatever he wants

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