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Transit of Venus 1874A diagram showing the areas of the world which will be able to view the transit of Venus across the face of the sun on the 8th December 1874
MAPS / WORLD / 1894World map showing the European colonies
Clare College 1690A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, the Deans lodgings, the kitchen & tree- lined walks & grounds
Oxford / High Street 1779The High, showing St Marys Church, All Souls and Queens College
Freemasons / Apprenticethe lodge of an apprentice, showing the emblems appropriate to that grade
Snowdon from the east showing a derelict mine, Wales. Date: 1950s
Map / England & Wales 1857Map of England and Wales showing roads and rivers Date: circa 1857
Home of a Spitalfields weaverInterior of a Huguenot silk weavers home in Spitalfields, London, showing the weaver hard at work at his loom, while other members of the family work on frames and spools
England / NewmarketA glimpse of the High Street, Newmarket, Suffolk, England, showing the Waggon and Horses Inn (built 1868). Date: 1950s
Festival of BritainNight scene showing the illuminated exhibition site of the 1951 Festival Britain on Londons South Bank with the Skylon glowing in the dark and the Dome of Discovery visible
The Silent Pool, Newlands Corner, Surrey, 1926Photograph showing the Silent Pool at Newlands Corner, Surrey, during 1926. The Police dragged the pool, that year, in their search for Agatha Christie, the novelist and playwright
In the Stalls at the Empire Theatre, 1894Engraving showing three theatre-goers heading for their seats, in the stalls, at the Empire Theatre, 1894. All these people are depicted wearing formal, evening attire for their trip to the theatre
The Rosetta Stone, British Museum, London, 1874Engraving showing the scene at the British Museum, London, in 1874 with a large group of people crowding round the Rosetta Stone during the International Congress of Orientalists
The Finish of the Race for Doggetts Coat and Badge, LondonEngraving showing the finish of the Race for Thames Watermen for Doggetts Coat and Badge, Chelsea, 1869. This race, held on the River Thames, between the Old Swan, London Bridge, and the White Swan
Messrs. Cook, Sons & Co.s Warehouse, London, 1854Engraving showing Messrs. Cook, Sons and Companys warehouse, St. Pauls Churchyard, London, 1854
Highgate, London, 1888Engraving showing a number of sketches of Highgate, in North London, 1888
Sussex Archaeological Society Meeting at Amberley Castle, 18Engraving showing the meeting of the Sussex Archaeological Society, in the grounds of Amberley Castle, West Sussex, 1865
Queen Victorias First Council, Kensington Palace, 1837Engraving showing Queen Victoria holding her first council with the British government, eleven am on the morning of her accession, 20th June 1837
The Coronation of Queen Victoria, 1838Engraving showing the Coronation of Queen Victoria at Westminster Abbey, 28th June 1838
Swordfish Torpedo-bombers on board HMS Victorious, SecondPhotograph showing Fleet Air Arm Swordfish torpedo-bombers gathered on the stern of the Royal Navy aircraft-carrier HMS Victorious, during the Second World War, 1941
HMS Onslow at the Battle of the Barents Sea, Second WorldIllustration showing the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Onslow attacking superior German forces during the Battle of the Barents Sea, December 1942
A Game of Eton Fives, 1911Two photographs showing a game of fives, played in one of the courts at Eton College, 1911
RAF Wellington bombers attacking a German airfield; SecondIllustration showing Royal Air Force Wellington bombers attacking the German airfield at Stavanger, Norway, during April 1940
Douglas Dakota picking up a glider, Normandy; Second World WIllustration showing a Douglas Dakota, C-47 Skytrain, swooping down with a hook trailing to pick up a Waco glider, Normandy, France, 1944
The Horse Cartoon, 1931Cartoon, by H.M. Bateman, showing a large chauffeur driven car crashing into the rear of a horse-drawn hansom cab or cart
British Sentry keeping watch on Nijmegen Bridge; Second WorlPhotograph showing aan Irish Guardsman keeping watch on the Bridge at Nijmegen, September 1944. On 17th September 1944 Operation Market Garden was put into action; a bold plan devised by
The Greely Arctic Expedition at its farthest point North, 18Engraving showing members of the American Meteorological Expedition of 1881-4 taking their position, with a sextant, at the farthest point North they reached. Led by Lt
Soviet Heavy Tank in Berlin; Second World War, 1945Photograph showing a Soviet heavy tank moving through Berlin, with the Brandenburg Gate in the background, May 1945. Berlin fell to the Russian Army on 2nd May 1945
Hadrians WallBritains chief Roman monument, the fort on Hadrians Wall in Northumberland, near Hexham. A section of the wall showing solid Roman masonry, eight feet thick and originally 12feet high
A British Charge at HoogeIllustrations showing a charge by soldiers of the Liverpool and Scottish regiments to recapture a trench taken by the Germans who took it by using flame-projectors to spray fire
British First Airborne Troops march towards Arnhem; Second WPhotograph showing men of the British First Airborne Division marching into Arnhem with their guns and equipment, after landing outside the town, September 1944
HMS Helmsdale, North Atlantic, 1944Painting showing HMS Helmsdale, a River class Frigate of the Royal Navy, on convoy escort duty in the North Atlantic, 1944
Pier Head Station, Liverpool Docks, 1893Engraving showing the Pier Head Station of the Liverpool Docks Overhead Electric Railway, 1893. This passenger railway, which ran for seven miles through Liverpools docks
Victorian Women Cyclists Pushing their Bicycles, c. 1898Photograph showing a group of women pushing their bicycles up a hill; probably somewhere in England in the summer of 1897
The Bat and Ball Public House, Hambledon, 1908Photograph showing the Bat and Ball Public House at Hambledon, circa 1908. The pub was formerly known as the Broadhalfpenny Hut
To the Girls in Navy Blue by William BarribalA wren climbing up a ladder in a harbour revealing stocking tops in the process
1920s music sheetLavish illustration by H.H. Harris on a music sheet showing a red-haired flapper girl and humming bird
England / Lyme RegisA glimpse of Lyme Regis High Street, Dorset, England, showing a young man on a bicycle outside Cox & Humphries radio shop and the church in the background
England / March 1940SThe market town of March, in the Cambridgeshire Fens, England, showing a deserted street, apart from seven bicycles curiously parked outside the Ship Inn!
Valletta / Malta / YachtView into the Dockyard Creek in the Grand Harbour showing some of the luxury sailing (and powered) craft moored there
Colonel Redvers Buller at Inhlobane, Zulu War, 1879Illustration showing Colonel (later General) Sir Redvers Henry Buller (1839-1908) (centre, on horse) rescuing Captain D Arcy during a skirmish with Zulu warriors on Inhlobane Mountain, 1879
Arts of Peace by David Wright, showing a woman pinning up hair in front of a mirror. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
The Tune That He Loved Best by David Wright, showing a woman sat listening to a gramaphone. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Powder Monkey by David Wright, showing a back view of an elegantly slim woman only just covered by a fur evening coat, looking at herself in a powder compact mirror
The Sphere Orient Number 1936Colour front cover image showing a cruise ship docking in an Asian country
Front cover from The TatlerJolly front cover illustration for The Tatler by Lewis Baumer showing a girl in a swimsuit bouncing on a large beach ball
Eugen Sandow, MusclesEUGEN SANDOW American exponent of physical fitness, showing off his arm muscles
SKY CHARTSky chart showing the signs of the Zodiac and other celestial features