Important Collection (page 9)

Franciscus Sylvius
FRANCISCUS SYLVIUS (Francois Sylvius de la Boue) French anatomist who made important discoveries concerning ducts and glands

Reindeer 1553
Though the spread of its antlers are somewhat exaggerated, the reindeer is already recognised as an important item in the economy

Folk Moot in Britain
A folk moot in progress. Folk moots were important regional gatherings where issues were debated and laws made

Ghana Elmina
Important trading centre founded by the Portuguese in the 16th century

Japan Kaodate
Important people walk down a shopping street, passers-by bow in respect

Italians Enter Rovigo
Rovigo, an important city of the Veneto, is annexed to united Italy : general Cialdini enters the city to popular acclaim

China Shache
Heavy traffic in the streets of this important trade centre in what is at this time Eastern Turkestan

John Kay, Inventor
JOHN KAY of Bury, Lancashire inventor of the flying- shuttle, an important development in textile technology

Kronstadt Birds Eye
The island, harbour and fortifications of this Important port on the Baltic, at the time of the Crimea War

Varna - Birds Eye View
Important Black Sea port : at the time of this picture it is under Turkish rule but it will be ceded to Bulgaria by the Treaty of Berlin 1876

Hopi Flute Boy
A flute-player of the Hopi flute society, (Arizona) who plays an important role in tribal life as the central figure in the traditional rain-making ceremonies

Hooghly Bore
A native boat tosses in the bore of the Hooghly, the most important channel of the Ganges river in its estuary in West Bengal

Circumcision of Jews
The circumcision ceremony of well-to-do Portuguese Jews is an important social occasion

Granville Sharp Pattison
GRANVILLE SHARP PATTISON American anatomist and surgeon, often involved in controversy; bequeathed important Robert Burns collection to Maryland U

Sacramento Circa 1840
Settled in 1839 by John Sutter during the California Gold Rush, Sacramento rapidly became an important trading centre, and was made State Capital in 1854

Russia - Tula
Located 180 km south of Moscow, on a tributary of the Oka river : an important manufacturing town since the 18th century

Long White Gloves 1912
A rather sly looking debutante puts on an extremely long pair of white kid leather evening gloves. She wears a bandeau in her hair

People at a medieval banquet
A banquet is enjoyed by some important people

John Pym / Finden / Cooper
JOHN PYM English Member of Parliament, an important figure in the opposition to King Charles I

Stavisky Scandal Riots
The swindles of Alexandre Stavisky, who had important connections in 1930s France, succeeded in bringing down the government; the scandal sparked Paris rioting

Cartoon / Stavisky Affair
The Stavisky Affair: the swindles of Serge Alexandre Stavisky, who had important connections in 1930s France, succeeded in bringing down the Radical Socialist government

Londoners Prepare Blitz
Londoners prepare for aerial attack, removing valuables and important documents, and sandbagging buildings against the bomb attacks which they expect

Pierre Gabriel Bonvalot
PIERRE GABRIEL BONVALOT French explorer, notably in central Asia and Siberia : discovered important ruins in Turkestan (1882)

Well to do German Pair
A patrician couple dressed for an important occasion

Grosvenor Square 1850S
A relatively active view of Grosvenor Square with carriages rushing to new destinations and stopping to pick up important passengers

Swan in Laboratory
sir JOSEPH WILSON SWAN chemist and electrician who developed a primitive electric light (1860), invented the dry photographic plate, and other important developments

C-P Oberkampf
CHRISTOPHE-PHILIPPE OBERKAMPF German-born manufacturer who introduced important technology into the French cotton industry

Ecuador / Ingachugana
Close to the important Ingapirca site near Canar is this site, the Ingachugana, an enclosure of carved rocks with a ceremonial altar

Portsmouth 1750
West prospect of Portsmouth, Hampshire: important buildings & shipping depicted & in the foreground inhabitants & sailors smoke, canoodle with local lasses or load cargo

Nic. Francois Mansart
NICOLAS FRANCOIS MANSART French architect with one of the Perrault brothers, possibly the architect Claude Perrault. Mansart was important for establishing classicism in French baroque

Niels Finsen Portrait
NIELS RYBERG FINSEN Danish medical pioneer who despite his own severe medical problems made important discoveries and received the Nobel Prize in 1903

Alabaster Mosque, Cairo
This is the most important of Cairos 523 mosques, built by Muhammad Ali, founder of the new dynasty of khedives. Vast in itself, it offers dominating views of the city

Surat, 17th Century
Surat, some 250 km north of Bombay, is an important English trading factory and administrative centre from 1608 to 1687

Fable / Fly & Coach
THE FLY AND THE COACH A carriage has difficulty climbing a steep slope; a fly, assuming it is important, bites the horses to spur them on, but is simply annoying

Pyne - Garter Knight
A KNIGHT OF THE GARTER Those awarded the Order of the Garter are Very Important People, and even if you think their clothes are jolly silly, you must not say so

Circumcision Process
Circumcision is an important event in the life of a male Egyptian Moslem, and is marked by an ostentatious procession before the ceremony

KIEYSTUT duke of Lithuania An important figure in east European history

Crimea Malakoff Taken
The French take the Malakoff, the most important of the Russian defence works : its capture leads to the fall of the city and final defeat for the Russians

Pope Gelasius I
POPE GELASIUS I saint, whose writings had an important influence on Church organisation Date: reigned 492 - 496

Estrade Portrait
JEAN-BAPTISTE ESTRADE French tax collector, witness to many of the events at Lourdes and author of one of the first and most important books on the subject

Versailles Birdseye View
The Palais de Versailles seen from the front, with someone important leaving in a coach with cavalry escort

Rc Satire Trappings 1520
False devotion : satire on the trappings of religion which are seen as more important than true religious feeling

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