Forster Collection

Phalcoboenus australis, striated caracara
Ff. 37. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Falco harpe mas junior and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

The new coffee tavern at Bradford
Interior and exterior views of the new coffee tavern in Bradford, inaugurated by W. E Forster, M.P in 1879. The Coffee Tavern movement was a Victorian effort to get people out of pubs

Naso lituratus, orangespine unicornfish
Ff. 194. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Colonel Fitzgeralds Charge at San Sebastian, Peninsular War - Field Marshal Sir John Forster FitzGerald, Irish officer in the British Army. Date: early 19th century

Thalassarche chlororhynchos, yellow-nosed albatross

Spheniscus magellanicus, Magellanic penguin
Ff. 83. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Anas undulata, yellow-billed duck
Ff. 72. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Anas xanthorynchus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Anas erythrorhyncha, red-billed duck
Ff. 73. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Anas pyrrhoryncha and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Pygoscelis antarcticus, chinstrap penguin
Ff. 82. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Aptenodytes antartica and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Whist Party at Athenaeum
Anthony Trollope, Abraham Hayward, W E Forster and Sir George Jessel play whist at the Athenaeum Club, London

Cover design, The Sketch magazine, Christmas 1930 - Joyous by M Forster Knight. 1930

Bradford - Forster Square

Fashionable Event
An illustration which shows a number of people attending a fashionable event, the main focus is drawn on the central lady looking purposefully over her shoulder. Date: circa 1939

Rowntree & Co Advertisement
An advertisement illustration for Rowntree & Co. Ltd, the image shows a young lady from behind, enjoying tea and coffee with two gentlemen opposite. Date: circa 1939

William Edward Forster (1819 - 1886), Liberal MP for Bradford and Chief Secretary for Ireland

Kate Forster as Don Juan Date: 1890s

USS Illinois March - respectfully dedicated to the U.S.S. Illinois and to the good people of that state. Note the new " cage" masts 1915

New Zealand fur seal, Arctocephalus forsteri (Sea bear of the Southern Ocean according to Forster). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H

South American sea lion, Otaria flavescens (Sea lion of the South Seas, Otaria jubata, according to Forster). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H

Serval and jaguarundi
Serval, Leptailurus serval (Cape cat of Forster, Felis capensis) and jaguarundi, Puma yagouaroundi (yagouaroundi of d Azara), also called eyra cat

Sunda clouded leopard (vulnerable) and serval
Sunda clouded leopard, Neofelis diardi (vulnerable) and serval, Leptailurus serval (Tiger cat of Java, Felis diardi, and Cape cat of Forster, Felis capensis)

Types of hygrometers, 18th century, to measure moisture content

Fire escape, painters easel and indigo mills
Daniel Maseres original suspension pulley and fire escape machine simplified by Mr. Forster, painters easel and indigo mills. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J

Pyjama suits at the Venice Lido, 1926
Mrs. Forster, Mr George Thomas and Mrs. Emery at the Venice Lido, all wearing very fetching and rather flamboyant pyjamas suits, the de rigeur wear for the Lido. Date: 1926

Cyril Forster Garbett - Bishop of Winchester
Date: 1937

Echidna nebulosa, clouded eel
Ff. 172. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated echidna variegata murona and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Galaxias argenteus, giant kokopu
Ff. 235. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Ff. 219 sketch by George Forster
Ff. 219. Pencil skecth by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75). Annotated Perca boops

Lutjanus fulvus, blacktail snapper
Ff. 213. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Emberiza capensis, Cape bunting
Ff. 154a. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Fringilla bicincta and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Porzana tabuensis, spotless crake
Ff. 130. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Rallus minutus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Todiramphus sanctus, sacred kingfisher
Ff. 59. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Alcedo cyanea and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae, red-fronted parakeet
Ff. 45. Pencil drawing by George Forster (1774) annotated Psittacus pacificus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Antelope
Ff. 24. Drawing by George Forster (1754-1794), made during Captain James Cooks second voyage of discovery, 1772-1775

Sir Charles Forster, Vanity Fair, Ape
SIR CHARLES FORSTER, 1st Baronet (1815-1891) English Liberal politician and MP for Walsall. Sat in the House of Commons from 1852 to 1891. Caption: An Amateur Whip Date: 1815 - 1891

Puffing Billy, steam locomotive 1813
Puffing Billy, steam locomotive, constructed by William Hedley, engine wright Jonathan Forster and blacksmith Timothy Hackworth for Christopher Blackett

Johannes Forster / Creutz
JOHANNES FORSTER German Protestant theologian Date: 1495 - 1556

Four well dressed Edwardian men named by the photographer - on the left is Ernest Battersby, the photographer, and their left is his brother James Johnson Battersby

Caracara plancus, southern caracara
Ff. 33. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Midland Hotel and Station - Bradford, West Yorkshire
Midland Hotel and Railway Station Station - Forster Square, Bradford, West Yorkshire. The statue (centre) is of Richard Oastler, who fought against the use of child labour in the mills. Date: 1912

Johannes Forster / De Brij
JOHANNES FORSTER German Protestant theologian Date: 1495 - 1556

Mobula mobular, devilfish
Ff. 250. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Procellaria cinerea, grey petrel
Ff. 92. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated laria inexpectata and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Phoebetria palpebrata, light-mantled albatross
Ff. 106. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Pelecanus pica and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Trachinotus carolinus, Florida pompano
Ff. 224. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Clinus superciliosus, super klipfish
Ff. 187. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Whist Party at the Athenaeum Club, London
Engraving showing a memorable whist party at the Athenaeum Club, London, consisting of (left to right) Anthony Trollope, Abraham Hayward, Right Hon. W.E. Forster and Sir George Jessel

Taking the Curtain by H. Forster
A ballerina pauses backstage before she slips through the curtain and back in front of the audience to take a bow. Date: 1925

Mrs Forster Greens Home for Mothers and Children
Residents stand in front of Mrs Forster Greens Home for Mothers and Children at Bangor, Co. Down. Date: circa 1919

Thomas Forster, Jacobite
THOMAS FORSTER General in the service of James Stuart the Old Pretender : after defeat at Preston, 1715, in exile in Italy. Date: 1675 - 1738

Rowing Coach Forster
Robert Henry Forster, noted rowing coach : he is generally known as Bill. Date: 1910

Conference of Engineers
A conference of engineers for Britannia Bridge, including Robert Stephenson and I.K.Brunel

Gladstone / Commons / 1880
The Liberal Opposition Front Bench, including the leader William Gladstone, during a late sitting of the House. Date: circa 1877

Jp Richter / Forster / Semml
JEAN PAUL FRIEDRICH RICHTER (nom-de-plume Jean Paul ) German writer Date: 1763 - 1825

We Forster / Punch 1882
WILLIAM EDWARD FORSTER " A New Departure" English MP returns from Ireland, to everyones delight Date: 1818 - 1886

Forster / Anon Photo
WILLIAM EDWARD FORSTER British statesman responsible for the Education Act of 1870 Date: 1818 - 1886

We Forster / Vanity Fair
WILLIAM EDWARD FORSTER British statesman. Date: 1818 - 1886

Anne Elizabeth / Countess
ANNE ELIZABETH COUNTESS OF CHESTERFIELD nee Forster Wife of George, 6th Earl Date: 1803 - 1885

Edwardian photo session at the Battersby family home in Stockport

Pagodroma nivea, snow petrel
Ff. 90. Pencil drawing by George Forster annotated Procellaria nivea and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Macronectes giganteus, southern giant petrel
Ff. 93a. Pencil drawing by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Parika scaber, leatherjacket
Ff. 247. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Barringtonia speciosa, barringtonia tree
No. 266 from the Botanical Drawings by George Forster made during Cooks second voyage 1772-1775. Illustration annotated with the number 191

Petroica macrocephala, New Zealand tit
Ff. 149. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Turdus minutus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Phormium tenax
Illustration of Phormium tenax by George Forster

Parapercis colias, blue cod
Ff. 181. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Ardea sp. Heron
Ff. 112. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Ardea cocoi and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Hemerocoetes monopterygius, opalfish
Ff. 175. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Chanos chanos, milkfish
Ff. 237. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Fulmarus glacialoides, southern fulmar
Ff. 91. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Procellaria glacialis and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Pterodorma lessonii, white-headed petrel
Ff. 98. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Procellaria leucocephala made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Trachinotus goreensis, longfin pompano
Ff. 220. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Trachelochismus pinnulatus, lumpfish
Ff. 248. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Lethrinus nebulosus, spangled emperor
Ff. 201. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Nycticorax caledonicus, rufous night heron
Ff. 111. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Ardea ferruginea and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Turdus poliocephalus, island thrush
Ff. 151. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Turdus xanthopus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Asclepias volubilis
Illustration by George Forster of Asclepias volubilis

Artucarpus altitis
Illustration of Artucarpus altitis by George Forster

Amaurornis flavirostra, black crake
Ff. 132. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Rallus aethiops and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Trachinotus ovatus, derbio
Ff. 225. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Cinclodes patagonicus, dark-bellied cinclodes
Ff. 160. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Motacilla gracula and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Thalassoica antarctica, Antarctic petrel
Ff. 95. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Procellaria antarctica made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

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