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SILVER SPRINGS, FLORIDAA paddle steamer at Silver Springs, where 150 springs form the source of the Silver River Date: circa 1860
JOST AMMAN / BOOK PRINTINGPrinting a book in Germany Date: 16th Century
FOLKLORE / GRANDBETEThe GRANDBETE (= Great Beast) is a scary monster of Berry, central France, usually in the form of a huge bull, though sometimes as a dog, hare or sheep - but always gigantic Date: 1851
ANGEL WREATHSAngels in Paradise form aerial wreaths, haloes, circles, rings, or whatever
Four Swans InnEngaving depicting the Four Swans Inn in Bishopsgete. It was in existence before and rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1666
BishopsgateOriginally Roman, the Bishops Gate was rebuilt by the Hansa merchants in 1471 in exchange for Steelyard privileges. Its final form was erected in 1735 by the City authorities and demolished in 1760
St Dunstans-in-the-EastSeverely damaged in the Fire of London in 1666, it was patched up between 1668 and 1671. A steeple was added around 1700 to the designs of Sir Christopher Wren
Bristol Freighter Mk. 32 G-AOUVBristol Freighter Mk.32 G-AOUV at Southend. Channel air Bridge operated the long-nose Mk.32 Freighters from 1955 to 1963, when the airline merged with Silver City Airways to form British United Air
Hawker Hornbill, J7782, in its original form
Hawker Hedgehog, N187 in 1924 in its initial form
Saunders-Roe A19 Cloud, G-ABHG, in revised form with two 425hp Pratt & Whitney Wasp radials, an auxiliary aerofoil and three rudders
Class from Carlton School, Grafton Road, LondonMixed class from Carlton School, Grafton Road, London - built in the 1880s. Date: circa 1890s
Human models pretending to be a marble statueA pair of nude (mostly) human models pretending to be a marble statues, complete with rocky plinth! Date: circa 1910s
Lighter than Air - sculpture by Ebbe" Lighter than Air" - sculpture by Axel (Emil) Ebbe (1868-1941). Date: 1912
The Muscular System of the Human Body - from the front and the rear. Date: circa 1790
Sri Lanka - Shiva the Destroyer and Reproducer and PeacockSri Lanka - Hindu God Shiva as the Destroyer and Reproducer. The Peacock beside him is that ridden by Saraswati, goddess of music and speech. Date: circa 1920s
Canopic jar with lid in the form of a jackal: Duamutef. EgypCanopic jar with lid in the form of the head of a jackal: Duamutef. Third Intermediate Period. 21st-24th Dynasties. 10th-8th centuries BC. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany
Roman mosaic depicting the Chi-Rho symbol with alpha and omega. Found in Barcelona. Museum of History. Barcelona. Spain
Statue of Amenhotep III (Neb-Maat-Ra) and Sobek c. 1390-1352Statue of Amenhotep III (Neb-Maat-Ra) and Sobek c.1390-1352 BC. Carved from Calcite (Egyptian Alabaster). Found in the Sobek temple at Dahamsha
Rikusho-no-Matsu boat-shaped pine tree - Kinkakuji TempleThe Rikusho-no-Matsu, a 600 year-old pine tree, shaped into the form of a sailing boat. The pine tree was ported from bonsai by Yoshimitsu
Second World War Trench Art lighter - a 303 rifle bulletSecond World War Trench Art lighter in the form of a.303 rifle bullet, dated 1944. Trench Art
Couple exchange a love note behind the back of a cuckoldCuckold Love - A man and a married woman exchange a love note behind the back of a fool (the womans husband, signified by the horns of a fool)
India - A Hindu Man dressed as the Hindu God Lord Shiva. Date: circa 1906
A Diabolo player by German photographer Reinhold ThieleComposite photograph of a Diabolo player by noted photographer (Karl Anton) Reinhold Thiele (1856-1921), born in Hamelin, Germany
Joseph SwanSir Joseph Wilson Swan (1828-1914), English chemist, inventor and industrialist. As well as inventing the dry plate photographic process
Queen of the MayA daisy in human or fairy form smiles up at the sun
Aryan Types / CoupleThe Aryan race : " nobility of blood, incomparable beauty of form and mind, and a superior breed". An ideal Aryan couple
Demonic FrogA demon, in the form of a frog, seeks to persuade a married noblewoman to exchange her chastity for his gold
War Pay PosterInformation poster encouraging soldiers to save some of their pay during WWI in the form of savings certificates, earning a high rate of interest and free of income tax
Aryan Types / Girl / ProfileThe Aryan race : " nobility of blood, incomparable beauty of form and mind, and a superior breed". The German ideal - here a girl is shown in profile
Aryan Types / Ideal GirlThe German Girl; the ideal type of the Northern Race. The Aryan race : " nobility of blood, incomparable beauty of form and mind, and a superior breed"
Folklore / Demons / IncubusAn incubus in the form of a bird perches upon its helpless victim
British propaganda for AmericaA young woman in the form of the Statue of Liberty is wearing part of the American flag. The Caption is My Country tis of thee, the name of the current National Anthem. WW1 Date: 1918
Advert for Evans vacuum cap for growth of hair 1906Practical invention for Evans vacuum cap, develops a natural and permanent growth of the hair, supplying the apparatus on a sixty day trial, wholly at the expense of the company. 1906
Sudanese kettle drum, 1898 (c). Reputedly taken form Dervish forces at the Battle of Omdurman, 2nd Sudan War (1896-1899) 1898
The clock tower of Bab al-Faraj, Aleppo, SyriaThe clock tower of Bab al-Faraj is one of the main landmarks of Aleppo. The tower was built in 1898-1899 by the Austrian architect of Aleppo city Charles Chartier Date: circa 1910
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)returns form exile on ElbaNapoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). Emperor of France 1804-1014. Hundred Days, 1815. Emperor of Frances return form exile on Elba
Alexander Sarcophagus. 4th century BC. Battle of Issus (333Alexander Sarcophagus. 4th century BC. Long side depicting Alexander fighting the Persians at the Battle of Issus (333 BC). Detail. Pentelic marble. From the Royal Necropolis of Sidon