Found Collection (page 11)

Percy H Fawcett expedition
PERCY H FAWCETT Expedition which looked for the explorer Fawcett after his disappearance in the Matto Grosso of Brazil, but they never found him

The Cover of The Graphic, H. M. Stanley Issue, 1890
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), the British-US explorer and journalist, in typical exploration attire and pose

The Dublin Crimean Banquet
Engraving showing a panoramic of a banquet for Crimean war veterans in Stack A, a warehouse in Dublins Docklands, held on October 22nd 1856

Moses Found
The child Moses is found floating, abandoned by his mother, on the waters of the Nile, by Pharaohs daughter

Court Martial of Dreyfus
Captain Alfred Dreyfus before his court martial for treason: papers giving secret information to the Germans had been found and Dreyfus was made a scape-goat

The Battersea Shield
Originally used for ceremonial purposes, this shield was found in the River Thames in 1857. The horned bronze helmet (found near Waterloo) has similar red enamel bosses

Japan Woman in White
WOMAN IN WHITE A mysterious figure reveals herself to a Japanese fisherman as the spirit of a magic sword which lies beneath the sea and must be found

Sphinx (Denon)
A head-on view of the sphinx as it was found by the French army during Napoleons Egyptian campaign, and recorded by scholars

Kingsford-Smith (B+W)
Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, Australian aviator He was lost over the Timor Sea and never found

Kingsford-Smith (Colour)
Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, Australian aviator, and his plane Southern Cross. He was lost over the Timor Sea and never found

Chinese Christianity ?
An inscription on stone found in 1625 at Si- gan-fou, in Chinas Chen-si province, seems to testify to a Christian presence there as early as 635

Shakespeare / New Place
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE His home at New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, from a drawing found in 1786

Guillaume Postel
GUILLAUME POSTEL French scholar and visionary who believed he was divinely sent to regenerate mankind; he found an old Italian woman he identified as the new Eve

Roger Casements Trial
Roger Casement looking remarkably relaxed during his trial for treason. He was found guilty and hanged as a traitor. Fellow traitor Julian Bailey is to his left

Aztec Natives
Aztec natives as the Spanish Conquistadors found them

Baby Moses Saved
The baby Moses is found by Pharaohs daughter, adrift on the waters of the Nile : he is rescued

Mosaic Pavement
A section of a marvellous collection of mosaics found at a Roman Villa site at Bignor, W.Sussex. This particular corner motif is a depiction of winter

Bath / Bladud / Pig / Cig Card
Healing waters found by Bladud, King Luds son, stricken by leprosy - he sees a pig cured by them

Ballroom Dance / Forgotten
Though he has reserved this waltz on her dance card, he has not come to claim her - has he forgotten her ? is he drunk ? is he playing poker ? or has he found another ?

Watercress Seller
A woman with a basket of watercress over her arm and a small child, perhaps her son, at her side, cries Come buy my water cresses to attract custom; she has found a buyer

J M Hoene-Wronski
J M HOENE-WRONSKI Polish/French scientist and mystic who found a mathematical proof of the Absolute

Marguerite De Valois
MARGUERITE DE VALOIS brother of Francois I, whose captivity by Carl V she tried in vain to alleviate : spurned by her relatives, she found solace writing tales and poems

Butler Dusting Books
In the library I found, to my surprise, William on a ladder dusting books

Site of Troy / Early C19Th
A view of the site of ancient Troy at Hissarlik in Turkey. The site was excavated by German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann, who found gold items and large city walls

Dagger Found at Mycenae
A dagger blade ca 16th C.BC, found at Mycenae by Schliemann. Probably made by Minoan craftsmen for use by a Mycenaean, as the hunters are in the Minoan style

Sleeping Knights
King Arthur and his knights sleep beneath Richmond Castle, Yorkshire, until needed to save Britain : Peter Thompson, a potter, found them there one day, to his surprise

Mme. Schliemann & Jewels
MADAME SCHLIEMANN wife of archeologist Heinrich Schliemann, wearing ornaments found at Mycenae and supposed by her husband to be the property of Helen of Troy

Tombs of Naqsh-I Rustam
The rock cut tombs of Naqsh-i Rustam, close to the citadel of Persepolis. Here can be found the tombs of Darius I, Xerxes, Artaxerxes I and Darius II

Rail Signals
FRENCH RAIL SIGNALS (full details, too long to set out here, can be found on the reverse of the original card, in our files)

Jesus Lost or Found
- Have you found Jesus, my brother ? - Why, have you lost him, my sister ?

Lorgues / Found Ill by Son
Columbus is found ill in his bed at La Isabela by his brother, Bartolome

Teachings of Confucius
The teachings of CONFUCIUS are providentially found concealed within the wall of his temple

Religion / Flagellant / 1553
A disciplinary or devotional practise found among many religious groups

Mother, Children Beach
A mother with her two children at the seaside - one has found a small crab but her sister is less than delighted

Chichen Itza / Cat Relief
A bas-relief of a cat from the tomb of Chaacmol, found by August Le Plongeon at Chichen Itza

Amazon Rain Forest
The Amazon rain-forest as it was found by the conquista- -dors. A missionary is informing a native that all this is the Christian Gods handiwork

Pennant Fish / 1860
A black, white and yellow pennant fish found in the Red Sea among other places

Snow White Found
Schneewitchen (Snow White, or Little Snowdrop) is found by the dwarfs. She is not at all well, so they take her back to their cottage. (Story from Grimm)

Truffles Liebig 6
Truffles are found also in North Africa : in Tunisia, Berber truffle-hunters bring their goods to market on the backs of camels. card 6 of 6

Truffles Liebig 2
Searching for summer truffles with trained pigs in Piedmont, Italy. The truffles, once found, are roasted on a fire. card 2 of 6

Chewing up Coupons
The puppy that found the meat ration coupons

Tasmanian Devil 1909
A Tasmanian Devil (sarcophilus ursinus), a carnivorous marsupial found only in Tasmania

C16 Alphabet - 2
This alphabet is notable for being complete - I is distinguished from J and all 26 letters are found

Marine Life / Jellyfish
A medusa -- a kind of jellyfish? -- found near Nice, southern France

Enamelled Objects Fromc6
These Pictish enamelled items are found in Victoria Cave near Settle, in Yorkshire, England, in 1838

Abu Simbel 1845
The colossal figures, 20 metres high, are depicted here pretty much as they were found by travellers in 1812 : they are badly damaged and partly concealed by sand

Rat-Crown / Strasbourg
Rats found at Strasbourg with their tails tangled in a RAT-CROWN - the French call it the roi-des-rats

Dido Despairs
Dido despairs when Aeneas leaves her to found Rome

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