Sydenham Collection (page 15)

Crimson-flowered peony, a native of the Levant, Paeonia monticola (Paeonia peregrina).. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtiss

Plant roots: fibrous root of groundsel Senecio vulgaris and plantain Plantago major.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures

Aerial View of the Crystal Palace, Sydenham Hill, London - opened (in this location, following use in Hyde Park for the Great e=Exhibition in 1851)

Crystal Palace at Sydenham is destroyed by fire
The Crystal Palace at Sydenham is destroyed by a devastating fire on 30th November 1936. One of the 284ft water towers (designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel)

John Logie Baird watching Stereoscopic Television, 1942
Photograph showing John Logie Baird (1888-1946), the Scottish electrical engineer and television pioneer, watching stereoscopic television at his home in Sydenham Hill, London, June 1942

John Logie Baird experimenting at home, 1942
Photograph showing John Logie Baird (1888-1946), the Scottish electrical engineer and television pioneer, conducting a television experiment at his home in Sydenham Hill, London, 1942

Crystal Palace Tower
One of Brunels two water towers at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham (1854), being cleaned. Sadly demolished in 1940 - 41 to avoid being landmarks for enemy bombers

Crystal Palce, Sydenham, the Nave under construction
The 1851 Great Exhibition building was remodelled and rebuilt in Sydenham between 1852 and 1854. The nave with the intersection of the North Transept. Date: circa 1853

The Fountains, Crystal Palace, Sydenham. The water towers were 284 ft high. From a photograph by Hudson and Kearns. Date: circa 1911

Father Christmas at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham
Old Father Christmas attended by a motley group under the direction of the Lord of Misrule 1859. Photograph by Hudson and Kearns 1859

Crystal Palace, Sydenham, South nave looking north - from a photograph by Hudson and Kearns. Date: circa 1911

Trial of steam fire engines at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham
Trial of Steam Fire Engines 1863 at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham. From a photograph by Hudson and Kearns. Date: 1863

The Crystal Palace, the Egyptian Court
The Crystal Palace at Sydenham. Top image: entrance to the Egyptian Court from the nave by the avenue of lions. Bottom image: the Egyptian Court - entrance to the tomb of Beni Hassan. 1854

The Crystal Palace at Sydenham, SE London
Early photograph of the Crystal Palace at Sydenham, SE London. circa 1860s

Great Orchestra at C. Pal
The Palace lends itself to mighty musical occasions : orchestral concerts are held in the Great Orchestra of the Central Transept. Date: circa 1856

Sydenham Poyntz
SYDENHAM POYNTZ Parliamentary general during the Civil War, emigrated to Virginia Date: flourished 1645

Handel Crystal Palace
A Festival of Handels music at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, London. Date: 1859

Passmore Edwards Teachers Orphanage, Sydenham, South London. Date: circa 1904

Germinating seed of the radish 1-7, wheat 8 and barley 9.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany

Compound flowers: daisy Bellis perennis, thistle Onopordum acanthium and dandelion Taraxacum.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss

Pea, Pisum sativum, seeds in stages of vegetation.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany

Corolla of wolfs bane Eranthis hyemalis and stinking hellebore Helleborus foetida.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures

Corolla examples: monopetalous bindweed, hexapetala lily and polypetala waterlily.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures

Calyx of the tulip Tulipa and carnation Dianthus caryophyllus.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany

Auricula, Primula auricula.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany, as delivered in the Botanic Garden at Lambeth

Corolla examples: deadly nightshade, thorn apple, periwinkle and wallflower.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures

Calyx examples: primrose, snowdrop, hazel, hemlock, grass, mushroom, and moss.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures

Woody or bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany

Hemlock, Conium maculatum.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany, as delivered in the Botanic Garden at Lambeth

Buckbean, Menyanthes trifoliata.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany

Ladies bed straw, Galium verum.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany

Redcurrant, Ribes rubrum.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany, as delivered in the Botanic Garden at Lambeth

Germander speedwell, Veronica chamaedrys.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany

Violet, Viola odorata.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany, as delivered in the Botanic Garden at Lambeth, 1805

Passionflower, Passiflora species.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany

Rose, Rosa centifolia.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany, as delivered in the Botanic Garden at Lambeth, 1805

Roots and tubers of the potato plant Solanum tuberosum.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany

Floral leaves bractea of the purple top d clary Salvia viridis and lime Tilia tomentosa.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss

Nectarium of the crown imperial 1, grass of Parnassus 2, iris 3 and nasturtium 4.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures

Seeds and their parts: garden bean 1-5, fig 6, and kidney bean 7-9.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany

Nectarium of the passionflower 1, daffodil 2, and love in a mist 3, 4.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany

Nectarium of the aconite 1, 3, columbine 2, 4, snowdrop 5, hellebore 6 and willow 7.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures

Root and bulb of the lily, Lilium species.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany

Flexuose ixia with examples of color varieties: pink, purple and scarlet, Ixia flexuosa.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtiss

Marsh marica with small white flowers and narrow striped leaves, Marica paludosa.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtiss Botanical

Woad-leaved centaurea with yellow fluffy flowers, native of the east, Centaurea glastifolia.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtiss

Variegated ixia with purple, scarlet and dingy lilac flowers, Ixia columellaris.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtiss Botanical

Branching melanthium, with many small lilac flowers, bulbs and root, Ornithoglossum viride.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtiss

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