Depicts Gallery

Map: The Invasions of England and Ireland - 1627

Map: The Invasions of England and Ireland With al [sic] their Civill [sic] Wars since the Conquest' Corn Danckertsz sculpsit [London] George Humble, 1627 (c). Framed hand-coloured and engraved map by John Speed. Depicts the locations of various battles, invasions and naval engagements in the British Isles since 1066, including the Wars of the Roses (1455-1485) and the Spanish Armada (1586-1588). Date: circa 1627

© The National Army Museum / Mary Evans Picture Library

CHRISTIAN I (1426-1481). King of Denmark (1448-1481)

CHRISTIAN I (1426-1481). King of Denmark (1448-1481) and Sweden (1448-1481). 'King Christian I of Denmark in a banquet in the castle'. Part of the series that depicts his visit to the castle. FOGOLINO, Marcello (1483-1553). Renaissance art. Fresco. ITALY. Bergamo. Malpaga Castle.

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Italy - Isola Bella from the shore

Coloured lantern slide of the island Isola Bella near Taormina, Siciliy, Italy. It is also know as the Pearl of the Ionian Sea. In the past the island was privately owned, it is now a nature reserve after it was brought by the Region of Siciliy in 1990. This slide depicts a part of the small island showing a grand residence with steps leading to the water and a fishing boat a little way out from the steps.. Part of Box 214, Italy Coloured, Boswell Collection. Date: circa 1890s

© The Boswell Collection, Bexley Heritage Trust / Mary Evans