Honoured Collection

Hercules honoured by the Hesperides.. Engraving by Johann Friedrich Greuter, from Giovanni Battista Ferrari, Hesperides: sive, De malorum aureorum cultura et usu libri quator. Frontispiece. Date: 1646

Master of the Asteroid, Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover
MASTER OF THE ASTEROID - A stranded astronaut is honoured as a god when he crashes on a distant planet

Samuel Johnson & George III
In February 1767 Samuel Johnson was honoured by a private conversation with his Majesty George III in the library at the Queen's House. Date: 1931

Memorial, Kimberley, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Honoured Dead Memorial, Kimberley, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Date: circa 1908

BURMESE DEAD HONOURED
Honouring the spirits of the dead in a Burmese (Myanmar) village. Date: 1909

GARIBALDI HYMN
GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI Italian patriot, honoured in The Garibaldi Hymn - To Rome or Death !) Date: 1807 - 1882

PERU FUNERAL HONOURS
The body of a dead Peruvian noble is honoured, then he is buried with his womenfolk (still alive) for company Date: 1737

PETAIN HONOURED 1941
Once upon a time there was a marshal of France - 1941 propaganda publication inviting chldren to honour Petain, saviour of France during the German occupation. Date: 1856 - 1951

Mordecai, Esthers cousin and foster-father, is honoured by King Ahasuerus

Envelope signed by the famous Actor-Manager Fred Terry
A small envelope signed by the famous Actor-Manager Fred Terry (1863-1933) and accompanied by a rather fine quote from The Scarlet Pimpernel (Act III)

DUNMOW FLITCH COUPLE
THE DUNMOW FLITCH Thomas and Ann Shakeshaft win a gammon of bacon, when their claim to be a happily married couple is honoured Date: 20 June 1751

MARTYRS HONOURED
POMPE FUNEBRE Martyrs of the Revolution (victims of the attack on the Tuileries) are honoured in the Jardin des Tuileries, now named the Jardin National Date: 26 August 1792

GEESE HONOURED BY ROME
Geese, whose cackling warned the Romans of the approach of Brennus and his Gauls, are municipally honoured Date: 390 BC

Safe-Conduct Pass to be honoured by all Vietnamese Agencies
Safe-Conduct Pass (Passport) to be honoured by all Vietnamese Government Agencies and Allied Forces. Inset photograph of Nguyen Van Thieu was the president of South Vietnam from 1965 to 1975

Bernard Palissy
BERNARD PALISSY French inventor of pottery technology, harassed for being a protestant but honoured by posterity. Date: 1510 - 1589

Vasco Da Gama and King
VASCO DA GAMA On his return to Portugal, he is honoured by a visit from king Manoel I

Arlington, Virginia, USA - USS Maine Mast Memorial - honouring those who died aboard the USS Maine (ACR-1) on February 15th, 1898

Statue of Edward Jenner - Vaccination Pioneer - Boulogne
Statue of Edward Jenner (1749-1823) - Vaccination Pioneer - Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. Date: circa 1909

Joseph made Governor and honoured by order of Pharaoh, King of Egypt - Thomas Bankes Bible, Genesis 41.43. 1787

General Prendergast winning the Victoria Cross at Betwah
General Sir Harry North Dalrymple Prendergast (1834-1913) winning the Victoria Cross for his actions at Mundisore (where he saved the life of Lieutenant Dew) and at Betwah (Betwa)

WW1 - Lieutenant William Leefe Robinson, awarded the V. C
WW1 - " Going!, Going!!, Gone!!

Greek art. Offering to Artemis Bendis. Piraeus. 329-328 B. C
Greek art. Offering to Artemis Bendis. Harbor of Piraeus. Greece. 329-328 B.C. Marble. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Franciss Body Honoured
The body of FRANCIS OF ASSISI is on its way to burial when it is halted at Saint-Damian so that St Clare and other pious ladies may pay their respects. Date: 1182 - 1226

Francis Honoured by Pope
SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI is honoured by pope Sixtus V, who creates the brotherhood of the Cordon in the basilica of Assisi, and opens the treasure of indulgences in his favour. Date: 1182 - 1226

Count Otto Honoured
Count Otto of Wittelsbach is given the duchy of Bavaria by the Holy Roman Emperor Friedrich I and ruled as Otto I Date: 1153

Dreyfus Affair / Pantheon
When Zola is honoured in the the Pantheon, Dreyfus is attacked Date: 1908

Verdi Ilz Genova
GIUSEPPE VERDI the Italian opera composer honoured by the city of Genova on the occasion of his Jubilee Date: 1813-1901

Japan - A famous wisteria in bloom
Hand coloured slide showing people gathered on a bridge over water and wisteria blooms in the foreground and side. Part of Box 157 Japan Boswell Collection

Some Honours Men by Lieutenant Fred May
Caricuatures of some officers who had won military honours in the First World War. Bottom left is Captain Brown who got his DSO in 1914, was a prisoner in Germany but managed to escape

Cartoon, Kaiser Wilhelm discarding uniforms, WW1
Cartoon showing Kaiser Wilhelm II discarding the uniforms and orders he has previously received from Britain, now that the First World War has started

Thorvaldsen Honoured
The anniversary of Thorvaldsens birth is celebrated with a torchlight procession to his tomb through the streets of Copenhagen. Date: 1770 - 1844

Stowe Honoured
The author of Uncle Toms cabin is honoured at a banquet in the Music-Hall, Edinburgh. Date: 1853

Schiller Honoured
SCHILLER is honoured by Parisians with a Festival - his bust is crowned in the Cirque de l Imperatrice, in the Champs Elysees. Date: 1859

Palissy Honoured
BERNARD PALISSY pioneer of ceramic technology is honoured with a statue in his native town of Saintes. Date: 1510 - 1589

Amy Mollison was honoured at an official luncheon by the Royal Aeronautical Society

Soldier and sailor, United Service Waltz music cover

Kenilworth - Varney
May not my poor poniard serve, honoured madam? - Robert Varney, steward to the Earl of Leicester, presents his wrapped knife to Queen Elizabeth I

Armand Carrel Honoured
At the cimetiere de Saint- Mande, a crowd pay homage to Armand Carrel, a fervent republican who died of his wounds after a duel with Girardin

70-Gun Salute
Napoleon is honoured by a 70- gun salute at the Invalides, Paris

Fable / the Peacock
THE PEACOCK The peacock is honoured by Juno with a magnificent train, and parades his beauty in front of all the other birds

De Lesseps Honoured
DE LESSEPS HONOURED - the French engineer is guest of honour at a reception at the Dutch consulate at Alexandria - a young girl presents him with a beribboned pick !

Magistrature Honoured
Ceremony to honour the institution of the magistrature, Paris

Victims Honoured
Victims of the Revolution are honoured at the Colonne de Juillet. Date: circa May 1850

Virgil Honoured
PUBLIUS VIRGILIUS MARO (70 - 13 BCE) is honoured at a festival at Mantova

Fete De LA Vieillesse
La fete de la vieillesse - the festival of old age - is a public relations exercise designed to make the Revolution popular with the populace

Marshal Petain / P Journal
Marshal PHILIPPE PETAIN French soldier in 1917, honoured when he visits re-taken Alsace

Liberators Honoured
A memorial to the heroes of liberated Spain is set up in the Prado, Madrid

Pan Honoured by Ladies
Pan - also known to the Romans as Sylvanus or Faunus - is honoured by half-a-dozen ladies who drape his statue with garlands

Lord Mayors Procession
The Entente Cordiale is featured in the Lord Mayors Procession, through the streets of London

Flag Honoured
The flag of the second regiment of French zouaves, campaigning in Italy, is awarded battle honours by Marechal MacMahon

Vondel Honoured
The Dutch poet Joost van den Vondel is honoured with a literary and musical fete at Ruremonde, Netherlands

Joseph Reveals Identity
He reveals his identity to his brothers : frankly, they are astonished that he is alive, let alone an honoured state official

May Queens Garlands
The May Queen is honoured by villagers with garlands

Confucius Honoured
The emperor Kao Tsu (personal name Liu Pang), founder of the Han dynasty, sacrifices a pig, a goat and a cow at the tomb of Confucius, who surely would not have approved !

King of the Devils
Joosje Goezar (the spelling is not reliable !), lord of the Underworld, honoured by Japanese worshippers

Ernest Renan / Quichotte
ERNEST RENAN French philosopher, specialising in religious subjects - honoured by all, except the Church!

Louis Pasteur / Pjournal93
LOUIS PASTEUR French chemist and microbiologist honoured at the Sorbonne on the occasion of his Jubilee

Legionnaire / 1918
The Regiment de Marche of the Legion Etrangere is honoured for gallantary in World War One

America / Ribaults Column
The French coloniser, Jean Ribault sets up his column in Florida, which is honoured by Native Americans

Indians Honour European
A European voyager (Drake?) is honoured by Indians in, possibly, California

Henry Vi / Part I
Act II, Scene III (Part I) Talbot & the Countess of Auvergne; " With all my heart, & think me honoured/To feast so great a warrior..."

New Year, Ancient Peru
ANCIENT PERU To the Incas, the new year - which commences in June - is a solar festival, the solar disc is honoured as the giver of life and prosperity

Aviators as Deities
When aviators in a seaplane arrive on a Polynesian island, they are honoured as deities from the sky, and gifts are brought to them as placatory offerings

Marshal Che-Kan-Tang
Marshal CHE-KAN-TANG the spirit of a stone, which protects against evil spirits, depicted with his bow, has been honoured at least since the year 770

Transcendental Frog
TRANSCENDENTAL FROG Frogs are honoured at Kiang-si and at Tche-kiang : they have healing and divinatory powers, and temples are dedicated to them

Andaman Is. Pirogues
The construction of pirogues, used by the Andaman islanders for fishing, is the time- honoured dug-out method, providing a strong (if heavy) and watertight hull

Geese Honoured by Rome
The Romans honour the geese of the Capitol, who, alarmed by the approach of Brennus and his Gauls, honked like crazy and thereby gave the alarm which saved the city

Alexei Tolstoy, Photo
ALEXEI TOLSTOY Russian author, a distant relative of Leo T. After 1917, a White Russian emigre in Paris, returned to USSR and became an honoured writer

Colonial Hero 1910
The heroes of colonialism (in North Africa) are honoured

Cobden Honoured
RICHARD COBDEN Radical statesman, honoured at a soiree at Rochdale, Manchester

Month of April C18Th
This month is honoured by a wreath of myrtle and burnt incense given as offerings to the goddess Ceres

Nelson Honoured
HORATIO, LORD NELSON the well-known sailor is honoured at a banquet - the artist Benjamin West offers him a drink

Trajan Goes to War
Trajan enjoys victories in in the East - here he is camped on the Danube receiving tribute from defeated tribes. His successes will be honoured by Trajans Column at Rome. Date: 53 - 117

Science & Art Honoured
SCIENCES ET ARTS Festival honouring the sciences and the arts : the triumphal procession

Voltaire Honoured
VOLTAIRE is honoured as one of the founding spirits who inspired the Revolution : a massive procession passes through the streets of Paris

CERNUNNOS horned deity of fertility and abdundance, honoured by the Gauls and other Celtic peoples

Month / December
Je suis decembre le courtoys, car en mon temps le roy des roys fut enfente (..the most honoured month, when the king of kings was born)

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