Gunpowder Letter BetraysThe conspirators and the letter sent to Lord Monteagle which led to their discovery
Archduke Maximilian receives the Mexican delegationThe reception of the Mexican delegation by Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian at Miramar castle, off the coast of Italy. The head of the delegation holds out a letter from Gutierrez de Estrada
Eleanor RooseveltPortrait of Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), American Humanitarian, United Nations diplomat and wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Ancient Arabic AlphabetDifferent types of ancient Arabic alphabets Date: Circa 1760
Septentrionalium Terrarum descriptio, 1595, by Gerardus MercGerardus Mercator (1512-1594). Flemish cartographer. Septentrionalium Terrarum descriptio. Map of the Arctic with the North Pole and surrounding lands within and outside the Arctic Circle, 1595
Whipps Cross Hospital, EssexEntrance to Whipps Cross Hospital, Leytonstone, Essex. Several patients can be see in beds on the open balconies. The hospital was opened in 1903 by the West Ham Union for the sick poor in the area
Bernat Martorell (died 1452). Manuscript. Book of hours, 144Bernat Martorell (died 1452). Catalan painter. International Gothic style. Manuscript. Book of hours, 1444. Folio I. Historical Archive. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain
Large Letter Card - Greetings from Wisconsin, USA - Americas Dairyland. Date: circa 1940
Letter from Abraham Lincoln to Mrs. Bixby, with bust-length portrait of Lincoln. Print showing a portrait of Lincoln with a letter that he is thought to have written to Mrs
LEGGY SECRETARY 1920 SA leggy secretary sits by her typewriter and takes a letter, revealing her suspender in the process
Place Name Large Letter Card - Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, The Mission San Carlos de Borromeo was founded in 1771. Date: 1942
Choirbook number 9. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. Virgin aChoirbook number 9. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. Antiphonary By Master of Burgo de Osma. Parchment. Virgin and Child. Miniature. Drop cap. Spain
Peace, Perfect Peace by Heath Robinson. Being the Morning after the Night Before. The aftermath of energetic peace celebrations to mark the end of the First World War
LCC-LFB Plumstead fire station, SE LondonSituated in Plumstead High Street and opened in 1906, Plumstead fire station was one of the LCC boundary fire stations bordering onto the Kent Fire Brigade until 1965
Soho, London - Beak Street W1, viewed from Great Pulteney Street. 1973
Large Letter Card - Greetings from Louisville, Kentucky, USA Date: circa 1940
Large Letter Card - Greetings from Akron, Ohio, USA Date: circa 1940
Large Letter Card - Greetings from Sacramento, California Date: circa 1940
Letter and drawing by Federico GarcLorca toLetter and drawing by Federico Garcic Lorca to Jos頍 aric Pemᮮ
Spain (1493). Letter of the queen Isabel I to Christopher Columbus (5th September 1493). SPAIN. Sevilla. General Archives of the Indies
Letter from MandelaArrest and trial of Nelson Mandela. Signed letter from Mandela while awaiting trial, September 1962 Date: 1962
Wartime postcard for soldiers to send home, with options to delete or retain. For example: I am quite well, I have been admitted into hospital, I am being sent down to the base
Ancient AlphabetsWriting examples of the Arabic, Turkish and Persian alphabets. Date: Circa 1760
Airmail postcards at Gamages, LondonPeople at Gamages in Holborn, Central London, addressing postcards and posting them in the special London Aerial Postbox, in time for the first aerial mail service from Hendon to Windsor
No News to Speak Of by David Wright featuring a glamorous, half-dressed woman lounging on a boudoir-style chair as she pens a letter
Sylvia Pankhurst WritingSYLVIA PANKHURST sitting at her desk writing a letter
THE SCARLET LETTERHawthornes classic story of morality and hypocrisy in puritan New England
First Postbox, LondonLETTER BOX The first Post Office letter box in London is installed at the corner of Fleet Street and Farringdon Street, at the foot of Ludgate Hill
Interior of first postbox, LondonInterior of the first Post Office letter box in London which was installed at the corner of Fleet Street and Farringdon Street, at the foot of Ludgate Hill. Date: 1855
Koran written in Arabic (14h c. ). Miniature PaintingKoran written in Arabic (14h c.). Miniature Painting. SPAIN. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)
FLOWER AFlowery A
Owen GlendowerOWEN GLENDOWER Welsh Chieftain
Rebus: a hieroglyphic love letterO sweet sophy, You are to me the only joy under the sun. I cannot rest but in your arms, my dear esteemed soul. You are in my heart above all others. I on my knees implore your hand
Douglas C-124 Globemaster O-265406 in the museum at Kelly Air Force Base. This aircraft was scrapped when the airbase closed
Roman mosaic of the Muses. 3rd-4th century AD. Torre de PalmRoman mosaic of the Muses. From left to right: Calliope, Euterpe, Erato, Thalia, Melpomene, Clio, Polyhymnia, Urania, Terpsichore. 3rd-4th century AD. From Torre de Palma
Arch of Titus. Rome. ItalyRoman Art. Arch of Titus. Erected in the year 81 to commemorate the conquest of Titus against the Jews. It features carved scenes of the conquest and subsequent destruction of Jerusalem (AD 70)
Postman Badger
Neo-Sumerian. Statue of Gudea. Girsu, Iraq. 2120 BC. CuneifoMesopotamia. Neo-Sumerian. Ruler Gudea of state of Lagash. Diorita statue. From Girsu (modern Telloh). Iraq. 2120 BC. Cuneiform inscription. Detail. Museum of Louvre. Paris. France
Woman Writing at DeskA French young lady is writing a letter at her desk with a quill-pen. Date: Circa 1760
Kitsch Greek Greetings PostcardA kitsch Greek Greetings card, featuring a rather unusual bird (cross between a swallow and a dove!?) carrying a message of good wishes across the sea, surrounded by a border of red and pink flowers
The Studdy Dog - Somebody Cares by George StuddyThe Studdy Dog, later known as Bonzo, appearing as an example of animal caricatures in an article in The Strand magazine. This particular dog appears to be getting ready to post a love letter
Zulu war. At Bay. The Battle of Isandula (Isandhlwana), JanuaThe last order we heard given was Fix bayonets, men, and die like English soldiers do, and so they did. Extract from a letter from a survivor
Foundation letter (1846) - Institution of mechanical Engineers (IMechE). Date: 1846
Kadesh Treaty, 1269 BC. Egyptian-Hittite Peace Treaty. TerraKadesh Treaty, 1269 BC. Egyptian-Hittite Peace Treaty between Ramesses II and Hattusilis III. Terracotta. Hittite version. From Hattusas (Bogazkoy). Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey
Postman delivers a letter to two childrenA postman delivers a letter to two children and their dog. Date: c.1920
Choirbook number 3. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. CoronatiChoirbook number 3. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. Antiphonary By Master of Burgo de Osma. Parchment. Coronation of the Virgin surrounded by Saints and Bishops. Miniature. Letter U. Spain
Witiza tombstone. Basilica of Saints Justo and Pastor. BarceWittiza (687-709). Visigothic King of Hispania from 694 until his death. Witiza tombstone. Copy in the Basilica of Saints Justo and Pastor. Barcelona. Spain
A set of 8 lithographs - WWI eraA set of 8 lithographs in a folio. 1) Inscribed Private B. Miller, Queens Westminsters, out since 1914, 2) Inscribed Of the Labour Battalion, 3) A soldier reading a newspaper