Found Collection (page 9)

Sketches from the New Zealand Gold Rush. Gold-diggers out Pr
Engraving of four men with picks and shovels travelling through the mountainous region in New Zealand where gold had been found

The Glorious Stand of the Royal West Kents in Trones Wood
An illustration of a small group of the Royal West Kent regiment repelling German attacks in Trones Wood, France. The soldiers are reported to have been separated from their main force during a night

Sketches from the New Zealand Gold Fields. Lake Wakatipu
Engraving of shale mountains and very big lake with small boats. The area experienced a mini klondike when gold was found there in the 1860 s

The Wynaad Goldfield, Southern India. Views of the Richmond
Scenic engraving of the Coffee Estate in the Malabar district of Madras, where gold was found and mined between 1876-1886

The Wynaad Goldfields, Southern India. View of the Needle Ar
Engraving of the Needle Arch mountain and the coffee estate in Madras, Southern India where gold was found between 1876 and 1886

Memories of Home
A photograph of two French army officers at a grand piano found in a ruined Chteau, August 1916"

The Wynaad Goldfields, Southern India. The Verandah
Engraving of verandah on grand Indian estate where gold has been found. Three servants in turbans are waiting on their master, one servant is leading a horse to the master

The Wynaad Goldfields of Southern India. Richmond Coffee Sto
Engraving of servants sweeping and carrying coffee to the store on the Richmond Estate, where gold was found. Wynaad in the Malabar district of Madras was subject to many gold finds between 1876

Norwegian Sea Creatures
Strange starfish, strange sponges, strange crabs, strange eels etcetera to be found in Norwegian waters

Birthplace of Sir John Franklin, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, 1859
Engraving showing the house in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, where the British naval commander and explorer, Sir John Franklin, was born in 1786

Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition, Franz Josef Land, 1894-
Photograph of Frederick Jackson and his companions of the Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition, with the ice-boat Mary Harmsworth, at Elmwood, Franz Josef Land, 1894-7

Dr. Fridtjhof Nansen at Elmwood, Franz Josef Land, 1896
Photograph of Dr. Fridtjhof Nansen taken by Frederick Jackson, leader of the Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition, at Elmwood, Franz Josef Land, 1896

A Man of the Shuli Tribe, Sudan, c. 1887
Engraving showing a member of the Shuli Tribe of Central Africa, who were found in the area ruled by Emin Pasha, the Governor of the Egyptian Equatorial Province, c.1887

H. M. Stanleys meeting with Forest Pygmies, Central Africa
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), the Anglo-America explorer and journalist, meeting with some forest pygmies, during one of his expeditions to Central Africa

Queen Her-nets tomb
The great tomb of Queen Her-net, discovered by Professor Emerys at North Sakkara. Buried in the reign of the Pharaoh Udimu this photograph shows a deposit of pottery left as offerings

Native American Indian Girl with conical head, 1863
Portrait of a native American Indian girl, who had a conical shaped skull, 1863. This girl was sketched from life and was found to have a measurement of 18 inches from her eyes to the top of her skull

Sir Samuel Baker (1821-1893)
Engraving of Sir Samuel White Baker, the English explorer, pictured in 1873. Baker undertook extensive exploration of Central Africa, in search of the source of the Nile River, in the early 1860 s

Easter Island stone heads
An illustration of the Moai stones found surrounding the coastline of Easter Island. The heads stand at 13 foot tall and are believed to guard the island from intruders

Elmwood, Franz Josef Land, 1895
Illustration of Elmwood, the base of the Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition on Franz Josef Land, 1895. At the time, this was the most Northerly British settlement in the world

Dry digging, Turon gold fields, Australia
Dry digging on the Turon, a sketch from the Turon gold fields, New South Wales. This proved to have the richest finds on the river yielding approximately 400 ounces

Lady Florence Baker (1841-1916)
Engraving of Lady Florence Baker, the wife of Sir Samuel White Baker, the English explorer, pictured in 1873. Lady Baker joined her husband on his extensive exploration of Central Africa

Kanaha Bay, the Californian gold district. A sketch of the tributary of the Sacramento river where gold was first found in 1852

A Derby night
Illustration by S. Begg showing a long queue of men lining up to enlist. Lord Derby, Director General of Recruiting in 1916 introduced the Derby scheme which encouraged men from the same offices or

A Member of H. M. Stanleys expedition threatening a baggage
Engraving showing a member of Sir Henry Morton Stanleys expedition to find Dr. David Livingstone threatening a baggage porter, Central Africa, 1871

H. M. Stanleys Expedition crossing the Makata Swamp, Central
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanleys expedition crossing the Makata swamp in Central Africa, 1871. In October 1869

Men of the Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition hunting walru
Illustration showing the crew of the Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition, in their boats shooting walrus, near Franz Josef Land, 1896

Dinosaur footprints found in the hills of Arizona
Petrified dinosaur footprints, cleared of lime deposits and full of water, in the snow capped hills of Arizona, a discovery made by Mr C. L Bernheimer

Crossing the Beresina
The French retreat : the passage of the Beresina river, following which some 36 000 bodies were found in the river by the Russians

Myth / Hercules Bust
A colossal head of Hercules, and a very fine example of Greek sculpture. This was probably a copy of a famous statue by Glycon found in the Baths of Caracalla

Death of the Prince Imperial
Sketch of spot where the Princes body was found. By special artist Melton Prior. Panoramic view of the plain where the Princes body was found

Italy Villa Found
Archeologists discover a Roman villa in the villa Prisco in Bosco Reale near Vesuvius

Giant Intaglio Pictographs, Californian Desert, 1932
Aerial photograph showing some gigantic intaglio pictographs found in the Californian desert, 1932. These intaglio pictographs were formed by an unknown artist

Fur / Sable
This is the Japanese Sable : also known as zibeline, (mustela zibelina) it is found and hunted in Canada and Russia

Battle of Nancy
Charles le Temeraire (the Bold), duc de Bourgogne, tries to seize Lorraine, but is defated by Swiss troops while besieging Nancy, and his body is found lying in the snow

Fable / Momus
JUPITER, NEPTUNE, MINERVA AND MOMUS: Momus found fault with everything made by the gods including man, so much so that Jupiter drove him from his office of judge

The Two Rats, Fox & Egg
THE TWO RATS, THE FOX AND THE EGG: To save the egg they ve found from a fox, one rat ingeniously grips the egg, the other drags him to safety by his tail

The Lion and the Gnat
THE LION AND THE GNAT A lion was dismissive of a mere gnat, but found himself tormented by the gnats numerous bites

The Wave Hairstyle, 1926
A permanently waved hairstyle by Feminix salon, Piccadilly, London, 1926. Shingled or bobbed hair became universally popular during the 1920 s, a reflection of womens new-found freedom

Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904)
Engraving of Sir Henry Morton Stanley, the British-US explorer and journalist, pictured in 1878. In October 1869, Stanley was sent by James Gordon Bennett (the owner of the New York Herald)

Kaskerat, Romania
This identification is only tentative, as Kaskerat is not to be found in any of our reference sources

Actress Mary Ellis
MARY ELLIS American-born stage and film actress. Found success in London in the 1930s in plays such as Kern/Hammersteins " Music in the Air" and

Peter Builds Petersburg
Peter I, also known as Peter the Great, orders the building of St Petersburg

Popular Delight
There is widespread delight in France when Dreyfus is found guilty for the second time, proving that the military have been right all the time

Cholera in Egypt
Scene in the courtyard of a house in Cairo. The patients were laid in the courtyard partly because of the cooler temperatures and also because the occupants were afraid of infection

Chichen Itza / Jaguar
Auguste Le Plongeon squats alongside a statue of a jaguar with a human head found in the tomb of Chaacmol at Chichen Itza

Lost Property Office 1 / 2
Two ladies in 1920s fashion of cloche hats and furs check through the New Scotland Yard Lost Property Office racks for their missing umbrellas. Metropolitan Police

Lost Property Office 2 / 2
An employee of the New Scotland Yard Lost Property Office examines a childs toy wooden horse amid the myriad abandoned and forgotten items, from suitcases to a pair of antlers

Infant Moses Found
The infant Moses is found by the Pharaohs daughter, floating on the Nile

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