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Outbreak of WWII - Sphere cover - Proclamation of war LondonFront cover of The Sphere with photograph depicting an official proclamation about the declaration of war made by Mr W. J
Roanoid bakelite electric light fittings. Date: 1930s
Sphere cover - The Italians in TripoliFront cover of The Sphere featuring a symbolic illustration by the Italian artist, Eduardo Matania, to reflect the involvement of young Italy in the Tripoli campaign
Spheres depicting the Earths orbit round the Sun. Date: 18th century
Armillary sphere with zodiac. Date: 1719
Armillary SphereAn Armillary Sphere. Date: 18th century
Building a boat to go beneath a streetPurpose-built boat -shaped caisson which will be lowered into the hole made for the extension of the Paris Metro under the River Seine 1906
Amazonian Adventure - article in the SphereAmazonian Adventure - an account of a 3, 000 mile-journey along the Amazon written and illustrated by Victor Coverley-Price Date: 1st March 1932
New York Worlds Fair - Trylon and Perisphere - Promo card Date: 1939
Limit of French Zone in the RuhrFrance extend their sphere of influence after German default in reparations - limit of French Zone in the Ruhr. 1923
Sphere special supplement for Empire DayCover of The Sphere magazines special supplement for Empire Day, instigated by the Earl of Meath and celebrated on Queen Victorias birthday, May 24th each year
Arthurian Cornwall, 1929Page from The Sphere, 6th July 1929, featuring a piece on Arthurian Cornwall, and an advertisement for holidaying in Ostend, Belgium. Date: 1929
The Sphere British Empire Exhibition NumberFront cover of The Sphere magazines British Empire Exhibition Number featuring the Indian style pavilion gateway erected for the event at Wembley. Date: 1924
Gunners passing burning buildings, by Ugo Matania, WW1Gunners passing burning buildings, illustration for The Sphere, 26 May 1917, oil on card by Ugo Matania, First World War. 1917
Sphere cover - Rosita ForbesFront cover of The Sphere magazine featuring a photograph of writer and traveller Rosita Forbes dressed in the costume she wore on her travels to the Senussi in the North African desert
The Sphere Christmas number cover by Pauline BaynesUninvited spectators at the Christmas revels. An early Victorian party scene specially painted for The Sphere by Pauline Baynes, better known as the illustrator of C.S. Lewiss Chronicles of Narnia
North Pole, looks like according to Frederick Cook 1908Polar exploration in 1908 on the front cover of The Sphere, showing Dr. Frederick A. Cook setting-up camera equipment to take a photograph of an igloo with the United States of Americas flag with two
Tragedy in the shadow of Big Ben: The breached wall in Grosvenor Road, sandbagged after the sudden floods devastated Westminster and Rotherhithe and caused fourteen deaths. January 1928
Two teams with eight players pushing a enormous 6 ft ball made from nine hides of horses which took two hours to be inflated
Front cover illustration of a period scene showing a man bowing to greet two ladies
St Pauls Cathedral in danger: why the Dean is opposing the tramway scheme. Sectional view from the south east showing the position of the waterline below the cathedral
Peking ObservatoryChinese armillary sphere of the 13th century outside the Peking observatory Date: 1888
Rome, Italy - Belvedere Palace - Court of the PigneBelvedere Palace by Bramante. Court of the Pigne (Cortile della Pigna - The Pine Cone) and the sphere Arnaldo Pomodoro. Date: 1902
Sphere front cover - Treasure Island at the Strand TheatreFront cover of The Sphere featuring illustration by Fortunino Matania of a scene from the play, Treasure Island, performed at the Strand Theatre in 1922 with Arthur Bourchier in the role of Long John
Fortunino Matania - Sphere artist at CowesIllustrator and special artist for The Sphere, Fortunino Matania (1881-1963) pictured at Cowes on the Isle of Wight during Cowes Week where he was there to observe
Sphere Within Sphere. By Arnaldo Pomodoro (b. 1926)Sphere Within Sphere. Bronze sculpture by Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro (b. 1926). Cortile della Pigna (Courtyard of the Pineapple). Vatican Museums. Vatican City
German bomber crashes in Victoria Station, Blitz 1940Central Londons First Aeroplane - Blitz 1940. Page from The Sphere magazine reporting on German bombers brought down over the UK during the Blitz of September 1940
The storming of the trenches round Loos by Fortunino MataniaThe Storming of the Trenches round Loos: British Soldiers Rushing the German Positions, September 25 1915. " Faster, Boys! Give Them Hell
A Typical Albanian soldierThis is a picture of a typical Albanian soldier from 1914. Date: 1914
Cross section of a German submarine by G. H. DavisThe steel sharks of the German navy -- the ten compartments of a modern German submarine. Showing a cross section drawing of a U-boat a few feet below the surface -- the bow to the left
Four types of old cottage and house construction: including timber framing, wattle and daub, lath and plaster, stone construction and brick construction
The Sphere Season Number 1924Front cover illustration for The Spheres 1924 Summer Season Number, featuring a stylised picture of a Victorian lady complete with bonnet, shawl and parasol. 1924
In the famous Plug Street Wood. A relief party marching along Regent Street. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)
The War Baby published in The Sphere, No. 2071 on the 30th September 1939. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time
With the British Officer in the Ypres Salient. Afternoon tea in a ruined farmstead. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere
The Sphere Spring Fashions 1926Front cover design for The Spheres spring fashion number, showing three elegantly dressed women out on a breezy spring day with a dog
All Aboard for MargateIllustration by F. Matania showing the New Palace Steamer, the Koh-i-noor leaving Old Swan Pier for Margate, 1906. The Sphere dubbed the trip as the voyage down the river which brings health to tired
Douglas Fairbanks, Clement Shorter and Charlie ChaplinClement Shorter, founder and editor of The Sphere magazine, pictured flanked by movie stars, Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin during a visit to America in 1920. 1920
Columbia University in New York City, USAView from the south field of the Columbia University, New York City. South Field extends from 114th St. to 116th St. between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue
The Sphere cover - RAF Display at Hendon by MataniaMeeting an artificial hurricane - an odd sensation at the great R.A.F. display at Hendon. Visitors at the Hendon Air Display experience the full force of an air propeller. Date: 1925
The Sphere, Special Egypt Tutankhamen issue, 1923Front cover of The Sphere designed by Fortunino Matania, for its Egypt number containing more news on the discoveries of Tutankhamens tomb in Luxor
Pompeii as it was in Ancient Days by MataniaLife in Pompeii 2000 years ago. A new reconstruction series by Fortunino Matania, no. III. Bringing in the new wine to Pompeii after the October vintage
Procession of fancy dress costumes at the Epilogue BallThe culminating point of the great advertising convention, the Epilogue Ball, marking the close of the first International Advertising Convention held in Britain
The Epilogue Ball - costumes of famous magazinesExamples of costumes seen at the Epilogue Ball, held at the close of the International Advertising Convention at Olympia in July 1924
Queen Elizabeth II at the premiere of Richard III, LondonQueen Elizabeth II arrives at he film premier of Richard III at Leicester Square Cinema, London. Date: 1955
Dali Museum. Glass dome. Figueres. Catalonia. Spain
Sphere cover - floating gondola at the Savoy by MataniaA remarkable dinner party given at the Savoy Hotel, London by Mr G. A. Kessler who entertained twenty-four guests in a large white
Lens Making, FranceMaking lenses from a glass sphere which has been blown using compressed air; at a French glassworks Date: 1896