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Background imageExisted Collection: Old White Bear Inn

Old White Bear Inn
The yard of the old White Bear Inn, Piccadilly. c1820. An inn called the White Bear is said to have existed in Piccadilly in 1685. It was demolished in 1870. Date: 1875

Background imageExisted Collection: Curtiss-Wright C-46D-15-CU Commando N95445

Curtiss-Wright C-46D-15-CU Commando N95445 (msn 33477 - ex 44-78081) of Phenix Airlines. One of several irregular carriers which existed specifically for the purpose of transporting gamblers to

Background imageExisted Collection: ALTHOTAS (18TH CENTURY)

ALTHOTAS (18TH CENTURY)
ALTHOTAS alchemist and occultist, supposed teacher and companion of Cagliostro, who may very well never have existed Date: 18TH CENTURY

Background imageExisted Collection: The Old Temple Bar

The Old Temple Bar
The old, predominantly wooden structure that existed prior to the Great Fire in 1666, before it was redesigned by Sir Christopher Wren. Date: 19th century

Background imageExisted Collection: Althotas (18th Century)

Althotas (18th Century)
ALTHOTAS alchemist and occultist, supposed teacher and companion of Cagliostro, who may very well never have existed

Background imageExisted Collection: Excavating Nonsuch 1959

Excavating Nonsuch 1959
Excavation work at Nonsuch Palace, Surrey. In 1959 no visible trace of the building existed. Excavations revealed foundations and many relics of Henry VIIIs fantastic palace. Date: 1959

Background imageExisted Collection: Montmartre / Maquis

Montmartre / Maquis
A scene in the maquis, the tumbledown shanty town which existed before World War One on the slopes of the Butte de Montmartre Date: circa 1905

Background imageExisted Collection: Portrait of Fray Diego Deza

Portrait of Fray Diego Deza by ZURBARAN, Francisco de (1598-1664). Another copy identical to this one existed at the Gall. Kndler

Background imageExisted Collection: Deptford & Greenwich

Deptford & Greenwich
Distant view of the Thames at Deptford and Greenwich : if our Library had existed at this time, it would be out of sight to the right of this view

Background imageExisted Collection: Switzerland Lake Geneva

Switzerland Lake Geneva
Whether or not William Tell ever existed, his chapel overlooks lake Geneva. Date: circa 1835

Background imageExisted Collection: Clemence Isaure

Clemence Isaure
CLEMENCE ISAURE well-born lady of Toulouse who encouraged poetry - le gai savoir - and jeux floraux (floral games) : however she almost certainly never existed

Background imageExisted Collection: Clemence Isaure (B+W)

Clemence Isaure (B+W)
CLEMENCE ISAURE - charming lady of Toulouse who encouraged poetry ( le gai savoir ) and floral games, but unfortunately she probably existed only in legend !

Background imageExisted Collection: Gunpowder Invented

Gunpowder Invented
German monk BERTHOLD SCHWARZ is credited with the invention of gunpowder; though it certainly existed before his time, he may have improved its practical effectiveness

Background imageExisted Collection: CAGLIOSTRO (1743 - 1795)

CAGLIOSTRO (1743 - 1795)
GIUSEPPE BALSAMO, aka CAGLIOSTRO, Italian adventurer here learning occult secrets from his master Althotas, who may never have existed

Background imageExisted Collection: Primeval Chaos

Primeval Chaos
Primeval chaos pre-existed the Big Bang and Gods seven-day Creation. The Zodiac signs and other notable celestial celebrities tumbled about the cosmos every which way


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