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Wood engraving of Roelandt Saverys painting of the dodoPainting of the dodo and other ducks, macaws and rail drawn from life by Dutch artist Roelandt Savery. Presented to the British Museum by George Edwards, 1759
IvanhoePromotional postcard for Ivanhoe Presented and produced by Walter and Frederick Melville (programme) They also credit themselves with a share of the production
Melville MacnaghtenSir MELVILLE LESLIE MACNAGHTEN Police chief, at Scotland Yard, played a leading part in the investigation into the nefarious misdeeds of Jack the Ripper
Skull, jaw and sclerotic bones of dodoBack view of skull, upper and lower view of lower jaw, inner view of jaw, and circle of sclerotic bones in the dodo. Lithograph from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo
Upper and lower views of the skull of a dodo. Lithograph from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo and its Kindred, London, Reeve, Benham and Reeve, 1848
Side view of the skull of a dodo. Lithograph from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo and its Kindred, London, Reeve, Benham and Reeve, 1848
Zulu War - Recovery of the Colours of the 24th in the Buffalo River after Battle of Isandlwana (of 22 January 1879) and honouring the graves of Lts Melville and Coghill Date: 1879
Jane Countess LevenJANE countess of LEVEN & MELVILLE wife of Alexander, seventh earl Date: circa 1790
The Dolly Sisters in the Merry CountessSheet music for Tango Dance from The Merry Countess, featuring the Dolly Sisters and Martin Brown, USA, 1912 1912
Map of Moscow (1836). Original drawing by W. B" Map of Moscow (1836). Original drawing by W.B. Clarke and engraving by B. Davies, originally published under supervision of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
Facsimile of a picture of a dodo by Roelandt Savery in the Royal Gallery, Berlin. Handcoloured lithograph by CDM from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo and its Kindred
Moby Dick himself takes shape: The monstrous leviathan, with whom Ahab and the whalers waged a feud to the death, is being constructed in Fishguard Harbour
Tibia and metatarsus of the extinct Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria, in the Parisian Collection and Andersonian Collection
Cranium and sternum of the extinct RodriguesCranium 1-4 and part of sternum 5, 6 of the extinct Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria, in the Parisian Collection. Lithograph by Joseph Dinkel after Werner from Hugh Edwin Strickland
Metatarsus and toes of the dodo and various pigeonsMetatarsus and toes of the dodo, Raphus cucullatus 1-5, foot of the yellow-footed green pigeon, Treron chlorigaster 6, stock dove, Columba oenas 7 and partridge pigeon, Geophaps smithii 8
Metatarsus bones of the dodo, crowned pigeonMetatarsus bones of the dodo, Raphus cucullatus 1-10, crowned pigeon, Goura coronata 12-17, tooth-billed pigeon, Didunculus strigirostris 18, 19 and other birds
First published illustration of a dodo by van Neck, 1601Facsimile of plate 2 of Jacob Cornelis van Necks Voyage, 1601, showing Dutch sailors fishing on Mauritius, dodo bird (2) and extinct giant tortoise, Cylindras inepta (1)
Lt Cdr Peter Melville Lamb, DSC*, AFC - Chief Test PilotLt Cdr Peter Melville Lamb, DSC*, AFC (1923-2000), Chief Test Pilot, Saunders-Roe, with the SRN1 hovercraft in 1959. Date: 1959
A whaling ship in Melville Bay, Greenland, Victorian period. Date: late 19th century
WW2, The Blue-Eyed Cat Stuck In TarA WW2 childrens book illustration from The Blue-Eyed Cat. The image portrays Tom the cat, wearing military uniform, stuck in tar which has been poured by the enemy mice. Date: circa 1945
WW2, Tank Driving CowA WW2 childrens book illustration from The Blue-Eyed Cat. The image shows Daisy the cow operating a tank across the countryside. Date: circa 1945
WW2, Admiral DrakeA WW2 childrens book illustration from The Blue-Eyed Cat. The image shows Admiral Drake leading the gallant navy of chicks dressed in sailor uniforms. Date: circa 1945
WW2 Chicks And HaresA WW2 childrens book illustration from The Blue-Eyed Cat. The image shows some hares and helmet wearing chicks performing training drills and excercises. Date: circa 1945
WW2, The Blue-Eyed Cat Enlists Some HaresA WW2 childrens book illustration from The Blue-Eyed Cat. The image portrays Tom the cat, wearing military uniform, enlisting some hares to help him catch some mice. Date: circa 1945
WW2, The Blue-Eyed Cat Enlists A CowA WW2 childrens book illustration from The Blue-Eyed Cat. The image portrays Tom the cat, wearing military uniform, enlisting a cow to help him catch a mouse. Date: circa 1945
WW2, The Blue-Eyed CatA WW2 childrens book illustration from The Blue-Eyed Cat. The image portrays Tom the cat, wearing military uniform, ready to lead an army to catch mice. Date: circa 1945
Mrs. Ruby MelvillA portrait oil painting of Mrs. Ruby Melville, a young woman fashionably coiffured, wearing a green dress, with her hands placed on her hips, she is glancing to the left. Date: circa 1920
Melville Gideon at the PianoMelville Gideon (1884-1933) was an American composer, lyricist and performer. Here he is appearing in The Co-Optimists, a variety revue show that originally opened in London in 1921
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742-1811), Scottish advocate and independent Whig politician
GEORGE WALLACE MELVILLE American naval officer and Arctic explorer with De Long, his party survived wreck and he headed rescue expedition which found De Long dead Date: 1841 - 1912
Flatavan (Super Caravan) of Melville Hart & Co. of St. Stephens House, Westminster leaving Buckingham Palace, London. Flatavans were able to provide sleeping
Men interrogated by Chief Inspector MelvilleAll the men whom Chief Inspector Melville suspected were taken into the bar of the club and closely interrogated. 1894
The Company of the Co-optimists, October 1921Nine of the ten Co-Optimists, a variety revue in London. From left to right (top row) Phyllis Monkman, Laddie Cliff, Elsa Macfarlane, Stanley Holloway; (second row) Betty Chester
Mrs Oliver Wyndham with Gwen Farrar, 1929Mrs Oliver Wyndham (with guitar) standing with Gwen Farrar, Mrs Kergwin, Miss Ferguson, Harry Melville, Count Hockberg, and Walter Londes at a party in London aboard the " Friendship"
Onager, a type of catapult to project stones. Constructed by Newton under the direction of Lt. General Melville. Copperplate engraving by N.C
Hyacinth cultivar, Lord Melville, Hyacinthus orientalis. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe
Humerus and femur of the extinct Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria, in the Parisian Collection and Andersonian Collection
Tooth-billed pigeon, Bruces green pigeonTooth billed pigeon, Didunculus strigirostris 1, 2 (critically endangered), Bruces green pigeon, Treron waalia (Treron abyssinica 3, 5) and Levaillants dove, Verrulia carunculata (extinct) 4
Side, front and back of the leg of a dodo in the British Museum. Illustration drawn and lithographed by Joseph Dinkel from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo
Head of a dodo in the Ashmolean MuseumSide view of the head of a dodo in the Ashmolean Museum and restored head in the British Museum. Illustration drawn and lithographed by Joseph Dinkel from Hugh Edwin Strickland
Willem Bontekoes illustration of the dodoWillem Ysbrantsz Bontekoes illustration of the dodo, from his Voyage, 1646. Wood engraving from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo and its Kindred, London, Reeve
Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitariaIllustration of a Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria, by Francois Leguat from his Voyage, published 1708. Wood engraving from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo
Rodrigues solitaire and domed Rodrigues giantRodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria and domed Rodrigues giant tortoise, Cylindraspis peltastes, both extinct. Facsimile of the frontispiece of Francois Leguats Voyage, published 1708
Facsimile of Roelandt Saverys picture of the dodo in the Bellvedere at Vienna, 1628. Handcoloured lithograph after Roelandt Savery from Hugh Edwin Strickland
Willem Pisos illustration of the dodo, 1658Willem Pisos illustration of the dodo, from Gulielmi Pisonis Medici Amstelaedamensis, 1658. Wood engraving from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo and its Kindred, London
Title page with Willem Ysbrantsz Bontekoe sTitle page with Willem Ysbrantsz Bontekoes illustration of the dodo, Raphus cucullatus, 1648. Title page from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo and its Kindred, London
The Worthing Pier Pavilion. Performing were the Co-Optimists, a variety revue from London starring: Laddie Cliff, Elsa Macfarlane, Stanley Holloway, Davy Burnaby, Melville Gideon, Babs Valerie