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Edo street scene, 18th century, with archery rangeEdo street scene, 18th century. A shop girl sits in front of an archery range holding a bow. A tea shop girl stands on a bench with a candle. A woman and edemame seller with baby pass by
Woman of the nobility or courtier in silk kimono walkingWoman of the nobility or courtier in silk kimono with cypress fan walking in a garden under cherry blossoms. Handcoloured ukiyo-e woodblock print by Toyokuni Utagawa from Shikitei Sanbas Ehon Imayo
London Docks, Greenwich Hospital and Chelsea Hospital. Entrance to the new London docks opened in 1805 in Wapping 85, disabled Navy pensioners at Greenwich Hospital 86
Preserved Yorkshire Trench - BoesingeThis was first explored in February 1992 by a local group called The Diggers. Gradually an important trench and dug-out system was uncovered
Filicinae or fern plants: Alsophila species, Polypodium species, Asplenium nidus, Angiopteris species, Monogramma species, and Pteris quadriaurita
Teleostei or ray-finned fish: sea moth, Pegasus laternarius 1, short-snouted seahorse, Hippocampus hippocampus 2, leafy sea dragon, Phycodurus eques 3, Striated frogfish, Antennarius striatus 4
Discomedusae jellyfish speciesDiscomedusae jellyfish: lions mane jellyfish, Cyanea annasethe 1, 2, Floresca species 3, and compass jellyfish, Chrysaora hysoscella 4
Siphonophorae hydrozoa: Epibulia ritteriana 1, 2, and Salacella uvaria 3-6. Chromolithograph by Adolf Glitsch from an illustration by Ernst Haeckel from Art Forms in Nature, Kunstformen der Natur
Staurozoa or stalked jellyfish: Tesserantha connectens 1, 2, Haliclystus auricula 3, 4, 5, Lucernaria bathyphila 6 and Lucernaria quadricornis 7
Asteriidae starfish: common starfish, Asterias rubens, sea star, Hymenaster echinulatus 11, and sea star, Pteraster stellifer 12
Merchant cap jellyfish, Periphylla periphyllaPeromedusae jellyfish: merchant cap jellyfish, Periphylla periphylla 1-7. Chromolithograph by Adolf Glitsch from an illustration by Ernst Haeckel from Art Forms in Nature, Kunstformen der Natur
Siphonophora jellyfish colony. Physophora hydrostatica (Discolabe quadrigata), colony, gas bladder, swimming bell, polyp, etc
Leptomedusae jellyfish: Aequorea pensilis 1, Zygocanna diploconus 2, 3, 5, many-ribbed jellyfish, Aequorea forskalea 4, and Orchistoma elegans 6
Echinoidea sea urchins: sea biscuit, Clypeaster rosaceus 1, 2, Encope emarginata 3, 4, green sea urchin, Echinocyamus pusillus 5-9
Trachymedusae jellyfish: Geryonia proboscidalis 1-7. Chromolithograph by Adolf Glitsch from an illustration by Ernst Haeckel from Art Forms in Nature, Kunstformen der Natur, Liepzig, Germany, 1904
Bryozoa moss animals: Cristatella mucedo 1-5, 10-12, Plumatella repens 6-8 and fungoid bryosoan, Plumatella fungosa 9. Chromolithograph by Adolf Glitsch from an illustration by Ernst Haeckel from Art
Crinoidea sea lilies: Saracrinus angulatus 1, 7, 8, Endoxocrinus maclearanus 2, and Endoxocrinus wyvillethomsoni 3-6. Chromolithograph by Adolf Glitsch from an illustration by Ernst Haeckel from Art
Discomedusae jellyfish: Linantha lunulata 1, 2, Palephyra antiqua 3, 4, 5, Palephyra pelagica 6, Coronatae species 7, Nausithoe challengeri 8, and Wyvilles crownjelly, Atolla wyvillei 9
Siphonophorae hydrozoa: Porpema prunella and Porpita species, young and adult colonies, gas bladder, etc. Chromolithograph by Adolf Glitsch from an illustration by Ernst Haeckel from Art Forms in
Fucoideae seaweeds and algaeFucoideae seaweeds: bullwhip kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana 1, Cutleria multifida 2, Cystoseira spinosa 3, Agarum clathrus 4, Scaberia agardhii 5, peacocks tail, Padina pavonica 6
Exotic dragonflies, darners and skimmersDragonfly larval forms 1, 2, 3, common whitetail dragonfly, Libellula lydia 4, green darner, Anax junius 5, and scarlet skimmer or crimson darter, Crocothemis servilia 6
Ionic Columns Date: 1550
Buying Travel Insurance Date: 1950
FABRIC CANOPY INTERIORJ Isabeys exhibition rooms: Decorative carved panelling on the walls also forms a screen to divide the space. Lengths of cloth form a canopy. Earth colours are used on the walls. Date: 1820
BABYLONIAN INSCRIPTIONBabylonian tablet inscription
ASIAN OBEISANCEVarious forms of obeisance among the Arabs, indicating varying levels of respect ranging from a polite but shallow bow to outright grovelling Date: circa 1845
CONCEPTS / LIFEThe Egyptian ram-god Khnum is the creator of life, which he forms from clay on his potters wheel, while Thoth measures the span of the persons life
GREEK & LATIN ALPHABETS GREEK & LATIN ALPHABETSTwo tables showing the Greek and Latin alphabets
FATHER XMAS AND PLANEIn the USA Santa arrives by plane Date: 1932
C17 LAMPLIGHTERA lamplighter Date: 17th century
CARTHAGE INSCRIPTIONPunic inscription found at Carthage
BABYLONIAN SEAL INSCRIPTAn inscription from a Babylonian seal
RELIGION / EGYPTISIS as ISIS-SEPT, one of her many forms
Father Christmas delivering Xmas chocolateFather Christmas delivers Faulders Chocolates by car Date: circa 1905
St Margarets churchThe Church of St Margaret, in the grounds of Westminster Abbey on Parliament Square, London, England, was, until 1972, the Anglican parish church of the House of Commons
The Hon. Richard Lygon, the son of Earl Beauchamp, pictured in goal in a match against Malvern having signed amateur forms to play for Worcester City. Date: 1937
Trimurti ( three forms in Sanskrit) of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Triad of the three major gods of Hindu mythology. 20th. c. Illustration by B. G. Sharma. Miniature Painting
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)
Peruvian QuipoQuipos - coloured cords, with knots at appropriate points, enabled the ancient Peruvians and Mexicans to communicate in a non-verbal manner
Religion / Egypt / KhonsuMoon-god of Thebes, worshipped in various forms : here he is KHONSU-IN-THEBES, also known as NEFER-HOTEP : he has a falcons head, and embodies the Moon in his crown
Balthasar Nebot - Gardens of Hartwell House, Aylesbury - 2 / 8One of a series of eight paintings by Balthasar Nebot (active 1729-1765) showing the spectacular garden landscape of Hartwell House, just outside Aylesbury, in 1738
Union of UtrechtDe Unie van Utrecht forms an armed alliance of the united provinces, but effectively separates Holland from Belgium, which becomes the Spanish Netherlands
Sven Hedin to Tibet - 1Swedish explorer sets out on a second expedition (first was in 1895); he takes the train to furthest point, Andidjan, and forms a caravan which will carry his supplies to Lailik
Link Boy, 18th CenturyA barefoot LINKBOY carries a flaming torch with which he will illuminate the path of a gentleman, in the absence of any fixed street lighting
ARAB DHOWArab dhow, used in various forms in the Red Sea, Persian Gulf and the east coast of Africa
Bismarck / Rohling / Page 21Bismarck forms a ministry with Bernstorff, Jtzenplitz, Muhler Eulenburg and Roon
Order form for Our Boys Clothing CompanyOrder form front cover for Our Boys Clothing Company, showing the store in Oxford Street, London. Date: 1895
Garden of the Gods, near Manitou, Colorado, USAA narrow gap between two sandstone masses forms the entrance to the Garden of the Gods, near Manitou, Colorado. The Garden contains strangely shaped isolated rocks of all shapes and sizes