Images Dated 29th July 2015 (#52)

Fashionable people in the Row, Hyde Park, London
Fashionable riders and strollers in the Row, Hyde Park, Central London. Date: 1885

Wet day in Piccadilly, Central London
A wet day in Piccadilly, Central London, with pedestrians and a hansom cab. Date: 1886

Tarot Card 2 - La Papesse (The Female Pope). Date: 20th century

Cartoon satire on Lloyd George and the drink trade
A cartoon satire on David Lloyd George (1863-1945) and the drink trade, in an echo of David and Goliath. Date: 1915

Hogarth, Four Times of the Day, Evening
Hogarth, Four Times of the Day, 3. Evening. The original Sadlers Wells Theatre building can be seen on the left. A cow is being milked, suggesting that it is around five oclock

Comtesse de Segur, French writer
Comtesse de Segur, nee Sophie Rostopchine, French writer, born in Russia, best known for Les Malheurs de Sophie, first published 1859. Date: 1799 - 1874

Works of Homer, First Edition translated by Chapman
Title page of the First Edition of The Whole Works of Homer translated into English by George Chapman, the main two works being The Iliad and The Odyssey. Date: 1616

Alexander the Great, King of Macedon
Alexander the Great, King Alexander III of Macedon. He fights Hindus and Persians at Ephesus. Date: 356 - 323 BC

Map of Africa illustrating travels of explorers
A map of Africa which illustrates the travels of the explorers Livingstone, Stanley and Cameron. Date: 19th Century

Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in wedding costumes
Louis XVI, King of France (1754-1793, reigned 1774-1792) with his wife Marie Antoinette (1755-1793) in their wedding costumes at the ages of 15 and 14 respectively. Date: 1770

Carboniferous landscape in Europe
European landscape, with animals, during the Carboniferous Era. Date: 360-286 million BC

Puynipel (Bonibai), Caroline Islands, Pacific Ocean
View of Puynipet (Bonibai), in the Caroline Islands, a group of around 500 coral islands in the Pacific Ocean, to the north of New Guinea. Seen here with surrounding coral reef and natives in boats

Schlatenkees Glacier, Hohe Tauern, Austrian Tyrol
View of the Schlatenkees, one of the dominant glaciers on the Hohe Tauern Mountains in the Austrian Tyrol, extending from the Grossvenediger Mountain eastwards for about 6 km. Date: circa 1870

Franz Josef Fjord and Peterman Mountain, Greenland
View of the Franz Josef Fjord (named after the Emperor who helped to fund an expedition there) and the Peterman Mountain, with glacier, in north eastern Greenland. Date: circa 1870

Cataracts of the Nile above Aswan, Upper Egypt
View of the Cataracts of the River Nile above Aswan (Assouan), Upper Egypt. Date: circa 1870

Salt Lake of Kiuk Kiol, Karakasch, Turkestan
View of the Salt Lake of Kiuk Kiol in the Valley of Karakasch, Turkestan, Central Asia, with nomads and camels. Date: circa 1870

Niagara Falls between Canada and the USA
View of the Niagara Falls between Canada and the United States of America -- the American Fall on the left, the Horseshoe Fall on the right. Date: circa 1870

Te Tarata hot springs, Rotomahana, New Zealand
View of the Te Tarata hot springs by Lake Rotomahana, North Island, New Zealand -- thermal springs with encrusted terraces. Date: circa 1866

St Paul Island, Indian Ocean, a former volcano
The Island of St Paul, in the Indian Ocean -- a former volcano, with the crater still visible on one side. Date: ca 1866

Basalt columns, Tasman Island, Tasmania, Australia
View of Tasman Island, Tasmania, Australia, showing the formations of basalt columns. Date: circa 1860

View of Mount Everest from Nepal. Date: late 19th century

Animals and plants of the Tertiary era in Europe. Date: BCE

Animals and homo sapiens at the time of the Flood. Date: BCE

Animals and plants of the post-Jurassic era in southern England. Date: BCE

Animals and plants of the Triassic era in Germany. Date: BCE

Animals and plants of the Jurassic era in Europe. Date: BCE

Two little girls with Easter eggs
Two little girls compare their Easter eggs, standing on the grass. Date: circa 1890

Woman reading a book in her bedroom
A woman sits on a chair beside her bed reading a book by lamplight. Date: 1878

Nursery rhyme, This Little Pig
Depiction of the nursery rhyme, This Little Pig -- This little pig went to market, This little pig stayed at home, etc

Roman banquet to celebrate the Saturnalia
A Roman banquet to celebrate the Saturnalia, 17-19 December. Date: circa 100 BC

Houses of Parliament destroyed by fire
The Houses of Parliament destroyed by fire, as seen from across the River Thames. Date: 16 October 1834

Little girl playing hide and seek with doll and dog
A little girl playing hide and seek with her doll and her dog. Date: circa 1890

Camel train in Central Asian desert
A camel train on a trade route in the Central Asian desert. Date: 19th century

Zeus on his eagle with thunderbolt in hand
Zeus/Jupiter riding on his eagle, holding a thunderbolt in his hand

Young Napoleon has his fortune told by a gipsy
The young Napoleon, later Emperor of France, has his fortune told by a gipsy in Corsica. Date: 1769 - 1821

Romulus and Remus suckled by a wolf
Romulus and Remus are suckled by a kindly wolf. Romulus goes on to found the city of Rome. Date: circa 780 BC

Charlemagne, King and Emperor, with Alcuin
Charlemagne (Carolus Magnus. Karolus Magnus, Charles the Great), King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of the Romans from 800

Scene from Shakespeares Antony and Cleopatra
A scene from Shakespeares Roman play, Antony and Cleopatra, showing Cleopatra standing (right), with one of her servants seated (left) playing a stringed instrument

Neolithic mammoth hunt
Men hunting mammoth by ambushing them in a canyon and aiming heavy rocks at them during the Neolithic era (Stone Age). Date: circa 3000 BC

Hunting mammoth during the Ice Age
People hunting mammoth during the Ice Age (Pleistocene era). Date: circa 11, 000 BC

Imaginary inhabitant of the planet Mars
An imaginary inhabitant of the planet Mars. Martians enjoy less gravity, but must withstand a thinner atmosphere with extreme temperatures. Civilisation could be highly developed. Date: 1939

Imaginary inhabitants of the planet Pluto. In perpetual twilight, and fiercely cold compared to Earth, fur-covered bats would be the best equipped life form, dwelling underground. Date: 1940

Imaginary life forms on the planet Jupiter -- living with gravity more than twice that of Earth, with atmospheric conditions to match, imposes severe restrictions on them. Date: 1940

Imaginary inhabitants of the planet Mercury must withstand colossal heat, and for this reason are likely to exist in the form of insects. Date: 1939

Kempelins Automaton Chess Player
Wolfgang von Kempelins Automaton Chess Player. It was created in Germany, was widely exhibited, and eventually reappeared in New York in 1845. Date: 1769

Symbolic cutting of pigtails in Shanghai, China
At Shanghai, 500 young men voluntarily relinquish their traditional pigtails, symbolising the new spirit of China. Date: 1911

Wun-nes-tou, Medicine Man of the Blackfeet tribe
Wun-nes-tou, Medicine Man of the Blackfeet (Blackfoot) tribe of American Natives. Date: circa 1830

Opening session of the First State Duma, Russia
The opening session of the short-lived First State Duma (legislative assembly), which lasted until July but was deadlocked when radicals challenged fundamental laws. Date: April 1906

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