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Sensory homunculusThis model shows what a mans body would look like if each part grew in proportion to the area of the cortex of the brain concerned with its sensory perception
Mergus merganser, goosanderPlate 331 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLarenKing Arthur welcomes the Green Knight into the Banqueting Hall and invites him to dismount and eat with the company. Everyone is amazed to see the unexpected visitor
Palmistry map of the handA palmistry map of the hand, labelling the different areas
Motor homunculusThis model shows what a mans body would look like if each part grew in proportion to the area of the cortex of the brain concerned with its movement
Charles and Flora McDonaldPrince Charles Edward Stuart bids farewell to Flora MacDonald who aided his escape
Cricketing Record 1932Herbert Sutcliffe and Percy Holmes score a record opening partnership of 555
Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation PosterPoster, Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd, Spithead Air Ferry to and from the island, winter fare seven shillings and sixpence return, seven services daily
Sobranie cigarettes advertisement, 1963Advertisement for Sobranie Cocktail cigarettes, available in a variety of fancy rainbow colours with gold tips - like all the best parties well bred, well dressed and perfectly packed. Date: 1963
A Garden Guide - Extracting a Weed from a LawnIllustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) showing a typically convoluted method of weeding a garden lawn. A man is hosted by ropes supported by a teepee configuration of poles worked by
Alice, c. 1918, by Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920)Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920), Italian painter. Alice, c.1918. National Museum of Art. Copenhagen. Denmark
Cid Officers as DockersC.I.D officers cunningly disguised as dockers during investigations into drug smugglers at Limehouse Docks, London. One man (r) has a hook for a hand!
Ballet / Firebird 1914An elaborately dressed woman with a firebird on her hand: a design influenced by the recent Diaghilev ballet, with music by Stravinsky
Mills Bomb No 5 hand grenade, used during World War One, 1915. Oval cast iron segmented body with handle and split pin. Marked on base plate with grenade number and maker?s name P B and Company
Oriolus oriolus, Eurasian golden oriolePlate 31 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Statue of St Peter, Basilica di San Giovanni in LateranoStatue of St Peter in the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano (Basilica of St John Lateran) in Rome, Italy. This cathedral is the official ecclesiastical seat of the Bishop of Rome, ie the Pope
High Street, AyrThe High Street, Ayr, with a tram, a horse-drawn wagon, a horse-drawn cart and a hand delivery cart
Edward Jenner / ThiriatEDWARD JENNER Physician and pioneer of vaccination
Recruitment poster for the WaC and WRNSFirst World War recruitment poster for the WaC (Womens Army Auxiliary Corps) and WRNS (Womens Royal Naval Service). circa 1917
Sacred Heart of JesusJesus holds his sacred heart in one hand, raises a pointing finger with the other, warning you not to misbehave
Alice and Humpty Dumpty" If he smiled much more the ends of his mouth might meet behind, " she thought
Ardara, Co. Donegal - a street scene with motor car and people and lots of hand carts. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Donegal: Ardara). Date: circa early 1900s
Poster advertising Linherr Vermouth, showing an elegant woman sipping from a glass. circa 1950s
Falco rusticolus, gyrfalconPlate 13 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 1 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Omnibus I, 1895 or 1892, by Anders ZornAnders Zorn (1860-1920). Swedish painter. Omnibus I, 1895 or 1892. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden
Pharaoh Amenhotep I. EgyptPharaoh Amenhotep I. Painting on stucco. New Kingdom. 20th Dynasty. 1152-1145 BC. Thebes. Grave 359. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany
Cardini - Magician (Richard Valentine Pitchford) (1895-1973). Born and raised in Britain (and having served in the British Army in WW1), he worked chiefly in the United States of America
Sir Donald Cameron, Governor of TanganyikaSir Donald Charles Cameron (1872-1948), Governor of Tanganyika (now Tanzania), seen here at Kigoma on 8 September 1928. He served as Governor from 1925 to 1931
Sectional view of a Mills grenade, WW1Drawing reproduced from a German weekly newspaper article which gave particulars of British and Russian hand grenades. Figs. 1, 2, 3 & 4 illustrate the Mills grenade. Date: 1918
Poole Pottery - Shaping a pot on the potters wheelShaping a pot on the potters wheel. Poole Pottery was founded in 1873 on Poole quayside, where it continued to produce pottery by hand before moving its factory operations away from the quay in 1999
Advert for Mappin & Webb Ermeto Movado pocket watch 1934Ermeto Movado watches a new model at a new price. Built for a life-times service, they have strong outer cases ensuring double glass breakage. Date: 1934
I kiss your little hand, madame, by J. NicolsonIllustration of a glamorous lady catching butterflies
The Diamond, Carndonagh - a street scene with a market going on at the side of the road. There are people and hand carts. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Donegal: Carndonagh)
Paleolithic. France. Cabrerets. Pech Merle cave. The dottedPrehistory. Paleolithic. France. Cabrerets. Pech Merle cave. The dotted horse. His head is drawn in the natural cut of the rock. On his back, a large red fish. Six black hands all around the horses
Kay Snap - Mr Bobby the Policeman. 1930s
Nerine: six varieties. Hand-coloured lithograph by G. Severeyns, from Encyclographie du regne vegetal: sertum botanicum: collection de plantes par une societe de botanistes. Volume 7 Date: 1823-37
Nymphicus hollandicus, cockatielPlate 27 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph
Pelecanus erythrorynchos, American white pelicanPlate 311 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Cave of the Hands. ARGENTINA. SANTA CRUZ. Detail of the paintings. Neolithic art. Fresco
NFS 60ft hand-operated turntable ladder, WW2An Austin K4-Merryweather 60 foot hand-operated turntable ladder (TL). A total of 50 such appliances were built and mounted on Austin K4 chassis for the Home Office between 1942 and 1943
Farm for sale at Solva, Pembrokeshire, South WalesA rather run-down farm for sale at Solva, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. The windows are in a poor state, and one of them is boarded up
Dixie Dean, Everton Captain, with the F. A. Cup, 1933Photograph of the Everton Captain and centre-forward, Dixie Dean (1907-1980), running around Wembley Stadium after the F.A. Cup Final of 1933
Possession is nine points of the law by Louis WainIllustration by Louis Wain showing a cat occupying a cast-off saucepan or cooking pot during snowy weather. A selection of birds, including a magpie and a blue tit bemusedly face the cat
Mr Bumble with OliverStern Mr. Bumble holds the hand of apprehensive young Oliver Twist, as they walk away from the workhouse
Ww1 Postcard SoldierTommy guards the flag with bayonet in hand and pipe in mouth!
Wizard of Oz / Tin ManThe Tin Woodman with his axe over his shoulder and an oil can in his hand
Cartoon of Winston Churchill, British statesmanA cartoon depiction of Winston Churchill, British statesman and historian
Charles Darwin with a lookalike apeCharles Darwin holding up a hand mirror to an ape, showing how alike the pair of them are