Instruction Collection (page 3)

People of Northwest Canada
Interior of an underground Aleut house in Unalaska 43, native methods of starting a fire 44, and Tlicho or Dogrib people in front of their huts 45. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev

Scenes from the West Indies
Overseer whipping slaves on a sugar cane plantation in Jamaica 37, free man and woman of Jamaica in their finery 38, and King Henri Christophe of Haiti in 1807 39

Scenes from Pizarros exploration of Peru
Francisco Pizarro founding the city of Lima, Peru 25, Pizarro slain by supporters of Diego de Almagro II 26, and view of Chimborazo mountain in the Andes 27

Scenes of the exploration of Patagonia
Penguins in South America 28, Patagonian giants in animal skins 29, and Patagonians delighted by the sight of a mirror on Captain Samuel Wallis ship 30. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev

Balboa and Pizarro exploring Central and South America
Vasco Nunez de Balboa reaching the Pacific 19, Francisco Pizarro separating his men by a line in the sand on the Isle of Gallo 20, and Peruvians afraid of a lunar eclipse 21

Hernan Cortez in Mexico
Hernan Cortez landing at Tabasco, Mexico 10, presented with 20 women including Marina by the Mayans 11, and destroying a Mayan temple and idols 12. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev

Christopher Columbus on Hispaniola
Christopher Columbus firing the cannon for the Taino chieftain or cacique Guacanagar??x on Hispaniola 4, Columbus attacking the Native American army on Hispaniola 5

Christopher Columbus exploring the West Indies
Portrait of Christopher Columbus 1, Columbuss first landing on San Salvador (Bahamas) 2, and Columbus dining with a Taino chieftain or Cacique on Hispaniola 3

Map of the Americas, circa 1821. Showing Labrador, Canada, the United States, Louisiana, Mexico, Brazil, Amazonia, Paraguay, etc. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev

Title page with vignette of Native American woman and child
Title page with vignette of Native American woman in feather headdress with small child. Copperplate engraving from Rev. Isaac Taylors Scenes in America

Title page with vignette of enslaved man with chain around his neck under a palm tree. Copperplate engraving from Rev. Isaac Taylors Scenes in Africa for the Amusement

Scenes from western Africa, 1820
Snakes hunting fowl in a west African village 25, Mumbo Jumbo ritual at night in a village 26 and view of Freetown founded in 1792 in Sierra Leone 26. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev

Scenes in the Sahara desert, Africa, 1820
Frederick Horneman reading the Koran to the Berbers of Siwa Oasis 13, a caravan greeting the Sultan of Fezzan 14, and a traveller left behind in the desert

Scenes from Tripoli in the Barbary States, 1820
Hunting lions in the Barbary States 10, camels and drivers sleeping in the desert 11, and Arabs inviting travellers to dine 12. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev

Scenes in Egypt, 1820
The great ruins of the Colossi of Memnon in Luxor in south Egypt 73, raft of earthenware pitchers on the Nile 74, and women carrying water pitchers on their heads 74

Scenes from Abyssinia, 1820
Governor of Abyssinia in breastplate with turban and upright ornament 67, eating raw flesh cut from a live cow 68, and the bridge over the cataract of Alala on the River Nile 68

Scenes from Mozambique, 1820s
Vasco da Gama meeting Muslim natives in Mozambique 64, Francisco Barreto tricked over sliver mines by natives at Chicoa, Mozambique 65, and Portuguese cheating natives with trinkets for gold dust 65

Scenes from the East Coast of Africa, 1820
Ducks on the sacred lake on Comoro Island 61, Solomons merchants buying ivory and peacocks at Sofala, Mozambique 62, and natives with torches chasing a wild elephant in Mozambique 63

Scenes from Madagascar, 1820
Slave traders leading an enslaved family to market 58, a crocodile seizing a bullock 59, and stranded French sailors meeting the King of Madagascar 60. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev

Scenes of the Eastern Cape (Kaffraria), South Africa, 1820
Nguni or Bantu (Kaffir) warrior hunting antelope with spears 55, forsaking a woman drowning in a river 56, and worshipping an anchor from an East India ship 57

Scenes of the Khoikhoi in South Africa, 1820
Khoikhoi people in kross sheepskin capes and aprons outside a hut 49, kraal or village of huts 50, and ostrich hunting 51. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev

Views of South Africa, 1820
View of Griquatown, Northern Cape, 52, Khoikhoi visiting their family graves 53, and a Khoikhoi preacher preaching in front of a wagon 54. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev

Scenes in South Africa, 1820
View of the Cape of Good Hope 46, Khoikhoi people with oxen and wagons 47, and Griqua people crossing a river 48. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev

Scenes from the Congo, Africa, 1820
A great man carried by slaves in a palanquin 43, men striking a bargain by breaking a leaf 44, and escaped slave Simmons meeting his father 45. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev

Scenes from the islands of West Africa, 1820
Christopher Columbus in the Azores looking toward America 28, birds in the Canary Islands 29, and Napoleon Bonapartes prison Longwood House on St. Helena 30

Scenes from Guinea, Africa, 1820
The palace of the King of Dahomey at Abomey 37, an African man hiding a fetish 38, and people of Whydah worshipping a huge snake 39. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev

Scenes from the Barbary coast of Africa, 1820
Barbary corsair pirates boarding a ship 1, audience with the Emperor of Morocco 2, and Christian enslaved persons harnessed to a wagon 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev

Branch of white plum blossom on a rock with calligraphy and seal. Color woodblock mokuhanga from Kaishien Gaden, Japanese edition of Wang Gais Jieziyuan Huazhaun or Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden

Branch of pink plum blossom on a rock with calligraphy and seal. Color woodblock mokuhanga from Kaishien Gaden, Japanese edition of Wang Gais Jieziyuan Huazhaun or Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden

Branch of white plum blossom with calligraphy. Color woodblock mokuhanga from Kaishien Gaden, Japanese edition of Wang Gais Jieziyuan Huazhaun or Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden, Second Collection

Branches of plum blossom with calligraphy and seal
Branches of white and pink plum blossom with calligraphy and seal. Color woodblock mokuhanga from Kaishien Gaden, Japanese edition of Wang Gais Jieziyuan Huazhaun or Manual of the Mustard Seed

Plum blossom branch with calligraphy and seal. Color woodblock mokuhanga from Kaishien Gaden, Japanese edition of Wang Gais Jieziyuan Huazhaun or Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden, Second Collection

Branch of plum blossom covered with snow. With calligraphy and seal. Color woodblock mokuhanga from Kaishien Gaden, Japanese edition of Wang Gais Jieziyuan Huazhaun or Manual of the Mustard Seed

Branches of plum blossom. Color woodblock mokuhanga from Kaishien Gaden, Japanese edition of Wang Gais Jieziyuan Huazhaun or Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden, Second Collection, Ichimura Bunko

Branches of white plum blossom against a full moon. With calligraphy and seal. Color woodblock mokuhanga from Kaishien Gaden

Branch of pink plum blossom over a river. Color woodblock mokuhanga from Kaishien Gaden, Japanese edition of Wang Gais Jieziyuan Huazhaun or Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden, Second Collection

Branch of pink plum blossom with calligraphy and seal. Color woodblock mokuhanga from Kaishien Gaden, Japanese edition of Wang Gais Jieziyuan Huazhaun or Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden

Branch of white plum blossom with calligraphy and seal. Color woodblock mokuhanga from Kaishien Gaden, Japanese edition of Wang Gais Jieziyuan Huazhaun or Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden

Purple pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea. Sarracenia porporina. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

George Stephenson at Darlington - embroidery
Engraving of a painting by A. Rankley, " George Stephenson at Darlington in 1823." Stephenson would often drop in on Joseph Pease to talk with him about the progress of the Darlington

Cartoon, Amusement Combined with Instruction (Reform)
Cartoon, Amusement Combined with Instruction -- a satirical comment on parliamentary disagreements between Gladstone and Disraeli over the latters Reform Bill. 1867

The De Havilland School of Flying
Page from The Tatler featuring photographs of the De Havilland School of Flying at Hatfield Aerodrome. Pictures show the club buildings from the air, the lounge

Dental clinic in Paris, 1892
Dental clinic in Paris, France, 1892. Date: 1892

Ekcovision 17 inch black and white television, model T330, manufactured by E K Cole of Southend. 1958

Instruction leaflet, Glydolia Art Raffia -- Charming Dinner Mats. Date: 20th century

LFB-LCC fire brigade ladder drill, with the heights marked on the wall. Date: circa 1900s

German army pre-WWII
German machine gun instruction pre-war

Policeman aiming his gun round the side of a car during training at the Police Gun School in North London. Date: 1960s

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