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Battle of Tours - 3Charles Martel makes a triumphant entry into Paris, after repelling the Saracens at Tours by Charles Martel : they lost their commander Abderrahman ibn Abdillah
Loves Labours Lost
Premier of Bulgaria 1915Photographic portrait of Dr. V. Radoslavoff, premier of Bulgaria in 1915. Bulgaria entered the war on the side of Germany and Austria-Hungary in the hope of regaining part of Macedonia
The Sea Messenger, 1870Engraving of the Sea Messenger, a lifeboat designed for ships letters and papers, invented by J.A.R. Vandenbergh. As many ships carried mail and state papers
The Lost CunarderPhotograph of the Lusitania, a floating palace, torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat on May 7th 1915 with the loss of 1200 lives
British troops charging at LoosAn illustration showing British troops charging over German trenches at the Battle of Loos. Between September 25th and October 13th, the British lost over 8000 out of 30, 000 men
American Indians. The peaceful extincion oif the red indianIn all their war paint, Chiefs of the vanishing Sioux tribe. The Sioux were originally the principle tribe in Dakota. By 1851 they had lost nearly all of their land
H. M. Stanley and his officers leaving Mombasa aboard the steEngraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) (on left, raising cap) and his officers returning from the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition aboard the steam-ship Katoria, 1889
Travelling by hammock; H. M. Stanleys Emin Pasha Relief ExpePhotograph showing one of the members of Sir Henry Morton Stanleys Emin Pasha Relief Expedition being carried by hammock, Central Africa, 1888
German Limbless SoldierA German soldier who lost both legs and arms in World War I, seen woodworking after being fitted with artificial limbs. With around one million amputees worldwide following the First World War
Fishing Up Lost Anchors, June 1885Engraving of fishermen retrieving a lost anchor, from the Illustrated London News, 27th June 1885. Lost anchors often proved hazardous to fishermens nets
Map of Central Africa showing the likely routes of the EminEngraved map showing Central Africa and the predicted routes of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, 1887. Emin Pasha (1840-1892), the German doctor, explorer
Ferdinand I of BulgariaA photographic portrait of Ferdinand I, King of Bulgaria (1861-1948), often known as Foxy Ferdinand, or the Balkan Fox. Bulgaria entered World War I in 1915 on the side of the Central Alliance
Emin Pasha and Mr. Jephson entering Dufile, 1888Engraving showing the Emin Pasha and Mr. Jephson riding into Dufile, on the banks of the River Nile, c.1888. Emin Pasha (1840-1892)
American Indians. The peaceful extinctoin of the red indianIn all their war paint, Chiefs of the vanishing Sioux tribe. The Sioux were originally the principle tribe in Dakota. By 1851 they had lost nearly all of their land
Cemetery for Australian officers at GallipoliA cemetery for Australian officers at Gallipoli. As part of the British Empire, Australians rushed to join up after the announcement of war in 1914. 8000 Australians lost their lives at Gallipoli
The Bank NunSarah Whitehead, sister of a failed businessman, believed the Bank of England owed her money, lost her mind, flitting about the City until she became known as The Bank Nun
Two Hikers Map ReadingTwo female hikers on a coastal route stop and consult their map
The Civil war in America; aftermath of the battle at Fort WaConfederate soldiers surveying the damage after the battle at Fort Wagner, South Carolina. The Black regiment of the 54th Massachusetts lost 40% of their men here on the 18th July 1863. Date: 1863
The Zulu Wars. The restoration of Cetewayo(Cetshwayo)Cetshwayo, King of the Zulus was reinstalled as King of the Zulus at a ceremony at Intonyanere by Sir Theophilus Shepstone on January 29th 1883
THE KNOWLEDGEA London taxi driver (note the for hire sign) gives directions to a lost gentleman, perhaps a foreign tourist. Drivers armband reads Je parle Francais
Glaciers (Liebig) 66 - The ice front at the foot of the glacier, where more ice is lost through melting than is gained by snowfall
Battle of Blood RiverCast iron prairie schooners of the Boer Voortrekker Laager on the site of the Battle of Blood River. The Zulus lost nearly 3000 men and the Ncome river became red with their blood
Lost PropertyLost property - gloves, handbags, a ball and even a Christmas tree, all held in the Left Luggage Office of Waterloo Station, London, waiting to be claimed!
Miser who Lost FortuneTHE MISER WHO LOST HIS FORTUNE: A miser finds that the gold he had buried in a hole in the ground has been taken
Mercury & the WoodcutterMERCURY & THE WOODCUTTER A woodman who has lost his axe begs Jupiter to send it back; Mercury brings axes of gold & silver, but the honest woodman claims only his own
Meeting of Emin Pasha and Sir Henry Morton Stanley, KavalliEmin Pasha (1840-1892) and Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) at Kavalli, Central Africa, April 1888. Emin Pasha, the German doctor, explorer
Sir Henry Morton Stanley leaving Yambuya Camp during the EmiEngraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) (on right, wearing dark jacket) setting out from Yambuya Camp on the 28th June 1887 during the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition
Esops Fables Title PageTitle page of Select Fables of Esop and Other Fabulists in Three Books by R Dodsley including a quotation from Paradise Lost and a vignette of wingless putti
SS Berengaria leaving Southampton for Jarrow, 1938Photograph of the Cunard Liner Berengaria heading out of Southampton, with tugs, to head to Jarrow to be broken up, December 1938
Lost Child / PolicemanA little lost girl sits in the police station. She looks very small sitting on the bench which is used to holding criminal types
Lost Property Office 1 / 2Two ladies in 1920s fashion of cloche hats and furs check through the New Scotland Yard Lost Property Office racks for their missing umbrellas. Metropolitan Police
Lost Property Office 2 / 2An employee of the New Scotland Yard Lost Property Office examines a childs toy wooden horse amid the myriad abandoned and forgotten items, from suitcases to a pair of antlers
Alighting & BoardingDo not attempt to board or alight from a vehicle in motion... many a man has lost his life in attempting to save a second in this manner
Lost Seamen LetterA letter from the Ministry of War Transport to a mother whose son has been lost at sea following the sinking of his ship by the enemy
Coiling of the Atlantic telegraph cableCoiling of the Atlantic cable on board H.M.S Agamemnon prior to the 1858 expedition to lay cable from Britain to North America
Mackay / Hinchcliffe / 1928Elsie Mackay and Captain Hinchcliffe were lost over the Atlantic in their monoplane Endeavour
Effect of the San Francisco earthquakeEffect of the earthquake on a typical frame house. The San Francisco earthquake occurred on the 18th April 1906, measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale
Creswell colliery, where eighty men perished in a fire. AeriCreswell colliery where eighty miners perished in a fire at the junction of two conveyer belts. An aerial view showing ambulances approaching the pithead and anxious families gathered at the offices
Large clouds of smoke from the spreading fires. The aftermatFires spreading through San Francisco, completing the ruin of the city. The business distract was completely devastated, with only the steel structures of modern buildings still standing
The bursting of the Bilberry Reservoir, spreading destructioThe bursting of the Bilberry Reservoir. Much destruction was caused by the flooding, bridges lost and buildings demolished
the fires that spread across the city of San Francisco fromThe conflagration which swept across the city from the harbour shore. The San Francisco earthquake occurred on the 18th April 1906 and measured 7.9 on the Richter scale
Rescue workers on the way to the rest hut, Gresford CollieryGallant rescue workers on the way to a rest hut accompanied by a nurse. Over 260 miners lost their lives as a result of an explosion that orphaned nearly 800 children
Explosion at Regents Canal, a barge covered in petroleum and gun powder blew up as it passed underneath the bridge on the night of1st of October 1874
A burning street after the San Francisco earthquakeA burning street in San Francisco, a few men try to reach their offices to salvage what they can. The San Francisco earthquake occurred on the 18th April 1906 and measured 7.9 on the Richter scale
Clearing up after the explosion at Regents canalClearing up the debris after a massive explosion caused a bridge over the Regents Canal to blow up. A barge covered in petroleum
A family group waiting for news at the pit head, Gresford CoA family wait by the pithead after the great explosion at Gresford colliery in Wales. Over 260 miners lost their lives as a result of raging fires in the pits, orphaning nearly 800 children
The Post in the SnowThree engravings to illustrate the changing modes of postal delivery through the nineteenth century. The top illustration shows a post boy with his horse, lost in the snow
