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An Ideal Home No. V. The Spare Room by William Heath RobinsonThis is W. Heath Robinsons solution of the spare room problem, a brilliant idea which renders it possible to entertain in the smallest flat without the slightest difficulty
An Ideal Home No. II. The Folding GardenThis folding garden for flat dwellers with a love of open-air life will appeal to all householders who enjoy rustic amenities in a urban setting. The second of the Ideal Home designs by W
Flat Earth map of the world showing it to be a planeA MAP OF THE WORLD SHOWING IT TO BE A PLANE - and those of us who suppose it to be a globe are clearly mistaken. Date: 1893
A House Full by Cecil AldinIllustration by Cecil Aldin showing six dogs jostling for space on a cosy armchair. Date: 20th December 1933
The Sketch Ideal Home No. VI. Sports Without Broad Acres byThe difficult problem of how to enjoy games and field sports when you live in a block of flats has triumphantly solved. The sixth in the series of Ideal Home designs by W. Heath Robinson
A Star Explodes - Norman LindsayA Star Explodes by Norman Lindsay Date: 1932
An Ideal Home No. I by William Heath RobinsonThe first in the series of the Ideal Home designs by W. Heath Robinson. The illustrations from The Sketch depict ingenious space creating ideas for the spatially challenged home
An Ideal Home No. IV. Top-Floor Chicken Farm by William HeatThe beauty and simplicity of this solution of the problem of how to keep chickens in the top floor of the bijou flat will appeal to readers who like to get as much as possible for their rent
An Ideal Home No. III. Space Economy At A Wedding ReceptionThe third of the Ideal Home designs by W. Heath Robinson. The illustrations from The Sketch depict ingenious space creating ideas for the spatially challenged home
Hollow EarthTHE HOLLOW EARTH Neuperts model
Southern Cross (Kranz)The southern sky with the SOUTHERN CROSS constellation
Mercury 7 AstronautsThe Mercury Project astronauts standing beside a 106-B plane. (l to r) Ms Carpenter, L G Cooper, John H Glenn, V I Grissom, Walter M Schirra, Alan B Shepard and D K Slayton
Lovecraft / Colour / SpaceA shapeless stream of unplaceable colour - scene from The colour out of space
Two miners in a narrow coal seam, South WalesTwo miners, one of them quite young, working in a narrow coal seam in a mine in South Wales
Ursa Minor Star MapDraco and Ursa Minor constellation
LCC-LFB Shoreditch fire station, HackneyBuilt in 1895, station B27, Shoreditch fire station, was located at 140 Tabernacle Street, near Old Street. The stations pump
Plumstead Common Road, showing (on the right, with the clock tower), the newly opened " Links" (1904) branch of the Royal Arsenal Co-Operative Society, still a " Co-Op" today
Project Mercury 7The original 7 Project Mercury astronauts. Top row (l to r): Alan Shepard, V I Gus Grissom, L G Cooper. Front row (l to r) Walter M Schirra, D K Slayton John Glenn and Scott Carpenter
Depiction of a flat planet Earth, with curious little wheels for the ships to go round without (hopefully) falling off into space
Starlight bent by the Suns Attraction: The Einstein TheoryThis diagram drawn by W. B. Robinson illustrates Professor Einsteins Theory that light is subject to gravitation. The drawing was based on British observers photographs at the eclipse of the sun
French map of the planet MarsA French map of the planet Mars, showing two views
Yost Light Running Typewriter No. 15A Yost Light Running Typewriter No.15. Date: 1910
Agatha Christies cottage near River Dart, DevonAgatha Christies cottage near the River Dart, Devon, with three cars parked in the foreground. Date: circa 1960s
Earths CrustCross-section of the solid crust of planet Earth Date: 1879
Place in the Line PosterThis space is reserved for a fit man - There is still a place in the line for YOU - will you fill it?. Classic World War One recruitment poster
Military Rockets for Space Activity, Armed with Death Rays
PTOLEMYs SYSTEM (2)Earth is depicted at the centre of the cosmos, circled by the seven planets known to him : our globe is made up of four elements - earth, air, fire and water
PTOLEMYs SYSTEM (1)A representation of his system, showing Earth at the centre of the cosmos, circled by the planets and by the signs of the Zodiac
Homeward at Sunset AldinHomeward : three white horses pull a covered wagon and an elderly man and woman follow on foot as the sun sets over the hills
Hindu / The Cosmic TurtleIn the ancient Indian cosmogony, the Earth is sustained on the backs of elephants who are themselves standing on the back of a cosmic turtle
Richmond Green CricketA civilised game of English cricket on Richmond Green, Surrey. Date: 1950s
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
Blunt / Cygnus & Lyra / Pl32The constellation of Cygnus - a flying swan - and Lyra - that of an ancient Greek lyre
Copernicus / Solar SystemThe solar system according to Copernicus where Earth rotates daily on axis and, with other plants, revolves around the Sun
Main components of the Solar SystemPanoramic artwork showing the relative distances of the planets from the Sun
Hydra Star MapHydra constellation, including an owl, a raven and a sextant
Orion Star MapOrion, giant hunter, clubbing a lion. Being slain by Diana, he was made one of the constellations and is supposed to be attended with stormy weather
Canis Major Star MapCanis Major (dog) and Lepus (hare) constellation
Orion (Kranz)A star-filled sky, featuring the constellation of Orion
Blunt / Full Moon / Plate 13The Moon at the full
Copernicuss System (1)A representation of his system, showing Earth circling the sun which illumines different parts of the globe according to the time of day and the season of the year
Schiaparellis two hemispheres of the planet MarsThe two hemispheres of the planet Mars as drawn by the Italian astronomer and historian of science, Giovanni Schiaparelli
Lunar EclipseThe Moon in eclipse
Ursa Major Star MapThe constellation of Ursa Major
Kepler Planetary SystemModel of Keplers planetary system
Blunt / Pisces / Plate 49The constellation of Pisces, the fish
The Arrow Star MapThe Arrow constellation, showing Antinous being attacked by an eagle and also including a dolphin
Pegasus Star MapThe Pegasus and Equuleus constellation
No Smoking, LadiesThis West End restaurant was one of the first to reserve tables for non-smokers after objections were raised. These three ladies disobey the notice on their table
Whittaker Star Maps 12Including Pegasus
Empire State BuildingConstruction began on March 17th 1930 and the building rose to be the worlds largest office building of the time. Here, office space is being advertised
Whittaker / Ursa MajorIncluding the Ursa Major
Flights into the Future - dinosaurs on Venus?Dinosaurs pictured as possible inhabitants of the planet Venus in a book on the possibilities of space travel. Date: 1943
Cetus Star MapCetus (sea monster) and chemical factory and electrical machinery constellation
Extension of the British Museum, LondonExtension of the British Museum in London: the new King Edward VII Galleries. A birds eye view showing the new section of the building. Date: 1914
Scene from movie The First Men in the Moon - H. G. WellsA scene from the Gaumont film adaptation of the H. G. Wells book, The First Men on the Moon, in which the author approved all dresses and supervised the production
Nelsons flagship HMS Victory by G. H. DavisThe ship that links us today with our most famous naval victory and an epitome of the Royal Navys finest traditions: a sectional drawing of Nelsons flagship HMS Victory
Hoba West meteoriteTeam of scientists with the Hoba meteorite which fell in Namibia. Photograph taken by W. T Gordon in 1920
The EarthAccording to Hindu belief, the Earth is supported on elephants, standing on a tortoise, which floats in the Universal Ocean
Thrilling Wonder Stories scifi magazine cover - THE IONIAN CYCLETHE IONIAN CYCLE (William Tenn) A space traveller from Earth encounters some interesting fauna emerging from eggs, pods, shells or whatever. Date: 1948
Firefighters at work in London UndergroundFirefighters at work in the carriage of a London Underground train following an incident on 28 February 1975. The train had failed to stop at Moorgate station
Salvation Army elevatorMen at work sorting waste paper in a Salvation Army Elevator. Elevators, which aimed to help the unskilled or unemployed, combined a factory space together with hostel accommodation for those working
Fantasy Spacecraft, Fantastic Adventures Scifi Magazine CoversA Spaceship blasts away from a dying planet in this Science Fiction Magazine cover
Adamski and PaintingProfessor Adamski stands in front of a painting by Gay Betts depicting the Venusian space pilot he met in the Mojave Desert, California, 20 November 1952
Blunt / Ophiucus / Plate 36The constellation of Ophiucus - the figure is that of a man wrestling with a serpent
Geocentric SystemThe pre-Copernican system of the Planets - Earth at the centre orbited by the other planets including the sun, and surrounded by the stars
Nativity - Seeking RoomJoseph and Mary look for somewhere to stay in Bethlehem, and find that all the hotels are full
Master of the Asteroid, Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine CoverMASTER OF THE ASTEROID - A stranded astronaut is honoured as a god when he crashes on a distant planet
Planet Mars seen from one of its moonsThe planet Mars as seen from one of its moons, a hundred times larger than the planet Earths Moon as seen from Earth
The Monument to the Conquerors of Space, MoscowThe Monument to the Conquerors of Space - erected in Moscow in 1964 to celebrate achievements of the Soviet people in space exploration. Date: 1986
Heidelberg Comet 1618A comet seen over Heidelberg Date: 1618
Square du Petit Sablon, Brussels, BelgiumAerial view of the Square du Petit Sablon, Brussels, Belgium, a public garden noted for its statues of representatives from traditional professions. Date: circa 1900
Modernist House At Chilwell, NottinghamA pair of photographs, one shows the exterior view of a modernist house located at Hallams Lane, Chilwell, Nottingham, designed in 1937 by architect Raymond Myerscough Walker
Columbia Space ShuttleThe Columbia Space Shuttle (Orbiter Vehicle Designation OV 102). On its first flight in April 1981, it orbited the earth 36 times. Its last flight was in 2003. Date: photo 1983
Fairies at the New MoonFairies are excited by the new moon, and like to dance by its minimal light. Date: 1908
Interior of ticket office at London Bridge railway stationThe interior of the ticket booking office at London Bridge railway station. The clerks serve customers through windows at the right
Herring boats at St Ives, Cornwall, stored in an open space close to the beach
Earths CoreHollow Earth theories suggest that there could be entrances to our planet at the Poles, giving us potential access to Earths core : who knows what we might find ?
Apollo 7 Prime CrewThe prime crew of the first manned Apollo space mission (from l to r) Module Pilot Don F Eisele, Commander Walter M Schirra Jr. and Lunar Module pilot Walter Cunningham
Junction PictureA medieval missionary finds a place where the Earth touches the Heavens. (Note that this is not a medieval illustration but a very clever 19th century pastiche !)
Arab Astronomers / 1513Arab astronomers measuring angles between objects in space or on land
Andormeda Star MapAndromeda (Gloria Federici), in chains, plus triangles constellation
Revolving BookcaseThis revolving bookcase holds fewer books for its floor- space than any conceivable design, but it could be handy for portfolios and outsize books that need to be flat
Whittaker Star Maps 11Including Cygnus, Lacerta and Lyra