Images Dated 4th January 2019 (page 2)

Confession of Japanese Penitents
Confession of Japanese penitents ( a person repenting their sins). If the penitents fail to make a proper confession, the priest causes the balance to project them down the mountainside. Date: 1844

Tossitoku
Tossi- toku (more commonly known as Fukurokuju or Fukurokuziyu) is one of the seven gods of fortune. He is the god of wealth, longevity and happiness. Date: 1731

Interior of the Temple of Quannon (Kannon) Kannon (Kwannon, Quannon) personifies compassion and is one of the most widely worshipped deities in Asia and Japan throughout both ancient

Canon, Japanese deity
Engraving of Canon, a God of Japan located in the Pagoda of Canon. Canon also known as (Kannon, Kwannon, Quannon) personifies compassion and is one of the most widely worshipped deities in Asia

Amida, Japan
Amida (also known as Amitabha and Amitayus) is a celestial buddha according to the scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism. Amida is the principal buddha in Pure Land Buddhism (Mahayana Buddhism)

Amida deity, Japan
Amida (also known as Amitabha or Amitayus), is a celestial buddha according to the scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism. Amida is the principal buddha in Pure Land Buddhism, (Mahayana Buddhism)

Pagoda of the Bull, Japan
Japanese pagoda of the bull. Date: 1737

Benediction of Amulets by Kami Priests
Kami are spirits that are worshipped in the religion of Shinto. These spirits can be in the form of elements of the landscape, forces of nature

Religious Procession in Tokyo, Japan
Religious procession in Yedo, (now known as Tokyo) Japan. Date: circa 1880

Cab in Fleet Street, London 1900s
Empty streets of London with one taxi cab and a horse-dawn cart. Date: circa 1900s

Temple Bar and the Royal Courts of Justice, London 1877
Engraving showing the street scene in the Strand with Temple Bar and the Royal Courts of Justice (then under construction), London, 1877. Date: 1877

Life on the Paris Boulevards 1877
Open-air guests before a cafe. Date: 1877

Amida, Japan
Amida (also known as Amitabha and Amitayus) is a celestial buddha according to the scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism. Amida is the principal buddha in Pure Land Buddhism (Mahayana Buddhism)

Young lady ice skating 1890
Parisian woman ice skating. Date: 1890

Steam road-roller used in Hyde Park 1866
Steam-rollers used in Hyde Park London, for the purpose of crushing the stones and smoothing the surface of the macadamised roads

Hop market in Borough 1729
Hop market in Borough. Date: 1729

Shakespeare monument at Crystal Palace, London 1864
Visitors outside the huge glass structure of the Crystal Palace exhibition in Sydenham, London. Looking at the Shakespeare monument, designed by J. W Thomas. Date: 1864

ALEX. PARK ARCHERY 1864
Female archers compete during a National Archery meeting at Alexandra Park, London. Date: 1864

Terrestrial and Celestial Globes. Date: circa 1760

Woman making nets in the Claddagh 1870
Woman making nets in the Claddagh, Galway. Date: 1870

THE MAGNETIC POLE
Determining the MAGNETIC POLE as opposed to the geographical pole - a problem scientists were well aware of in the 17th century Date: circa 1680

Early form of typewriter by Hall, USA 1885
An early form of inexpensive, portable typewriter by Hall, USA -- details of some of the moving parts. Date: 1885

Wailing Wall, Jerusalem
Depiction of Jews at the Wailing Wall (also known as the Western Wall, Kotel, Buraq Wall). This sacred site consists of an ancient limestone wall located in Jerusalem which makes up a small part of a

MAGNETIC POLE
Chart showing the discrepancy between the geographical and the magnetic poles Date: circa 1680

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