Images Dated 24th March 2020

Poland. Mazoviens, Highlanders, Lithuanians, Cracowians
Poland. From left to right: 1- Mazoviens, 2- Highlanders, 3- Lithuanians, 4- Cracowians. Engraving by Lemaitre. History of Poland, by Charles Foster. Panorama Universal, 1840

Poland, Warsaw. Lazienki Park. The Royal Bath. Ancient Roman-style amphitheatre, building that was erected after the redesign of the estate by Stanislaw August Poniatowski, in the mid-18th century

Man, woman and baby of Corea, Korea, 1818

Mr Bumble
Artists impression of Mr Bumble from The Pickwick Papers. Date: circa 1905

Man and woman of China, 1818. Man with tobacco pipe, holding hands with a woman

Man and woman of Cochin China (Vietnam) 1818

Peanut worms, Sipunculus nudus, etc
Peanut worms, Sipunculus nudus 1, Siphonosoma cumanense 4, etc. Sipunculo nudo, Sipunculo microrinco, Sipunculo macrorinco, Sipunculo commestible

Good Housekeeping
Front cover. May 1925. Artist: Jessie Willcox Smith Date: 1925

A photograph by Sam Thompson of an Irish pig jobber, early 1900s

A photograph by Sam Thompson of a Lunesdale fisherman, early 1900s

A photograph by Sam Thompson of Robert Parkinson of Bankends, early 1900s

A photograph by Sam Thompson of a Lunesdale man, early 1900s

Jozef Poniatowski (1763-1813). Polish leader
Jozef Antoni Poniatowski (1763-1813). Polish leaderl, minister of war and military hero, who became a marshal of France. Portrait. Engraving by Lemaitre, Vernier and Goulu

Poland. People of Krakow History of Poland - Charles Foster
Poland. People of Krakow. Engraving by Lemaitre. History of Poland, by Charles Foster. Panorama Universal, 1840

Poland, Krakow. Wawel Cathedral - Lemaitre and Dumouza
Poland, Krakow. Wawel Cathedral. Polish national sanctuary. It has traditionally served as coronation site of the Polish monarchs. Engraving by Lemaitre and Dumouza

Poland. Harvesters Festival. Engraving by Lemaitre. History of Poland, by Charles Foster. Panorama Universal, 1840

Poland, Krakow. Blessed Bronislawa Hill. Kosciuszko Mound, erected by Cracovians between 1820 and 1823 in commemoration of the Polish national leader Tadeusz Kosciuszko

Tadeusz Kosciuszko (1746-1817). Polish general and statesman

Stanislaw II Augustus (1732-1798). King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1764-1795). He was the last monarch of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Portrait

First Partition of Poland
Partitions of Poland. The First Partition of Poland. It was decided on August 5, 1772. The agreement was signed in Vienna in February 1772

John III Sobieski - King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania
John III Sobieski (1629-1696). King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1674-1696). Statue dedicated to the Polish hero in Lazienki Park, Warsaw. Engraving by Lemaitre, Vernier and Lafon

Plan of the Battle of Vienna, 12 September 1683
Holy Roman Empire. Plan of the Battle of Vienna, 12 September 1683. It took place at Kahlenberg Mountain, near Vienna, ather the city had been besieged by the Ottoman Empire during two months

John III Sobieski (1629-1696). King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1674-1696). Portrait. Engraving by Lemaitre, Vernier and Lafon. History of Poland, by Charles Foster

Wladyslaw IV Vasa (1595-1648). King of Poland. Portrait
Wladyslaw IV Vasa (1595-1648). King of Poland (1632-1648). Grand Duke of Lithuania and titular king of Sweden. He was the eldest son of Sigismund III Vasa and Anna Habsburg of Austria. Portrait

Jan Karol Chodkiewicz (1560-1621). Military commander of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth army. Portrait. Engraving by Lemaitre, Vernier and Massard. History of Poland by Charles Foster

Sigismund III Vasa (1566-1632). Engraving, 1840
Sigismund III Vasa (1566-1632) or Sigismund III of Poland

Henry III. King of France. House Valois-Angouleme
Henry III of France (1551-1589). King of France (1574-1589), king of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1573-1575). House Valois-Angouleme. Portrait. Engraving by Lemaitre, Vernier and Laderer

Mieszko I of Poland and Boleslaw I the Brave
Mieszko I of Poland (935-992). Piast prince or duke of Poland from c.963. Boleslaw I the Brave (967-1025). He was the son of Mieszko I. Duke of Poland (992-1025) and the first king of Poland in 1025

Man and woman of Issinia, Guinea, West Africa, 1818. The man sits in front of a hut built of reeds and palm leaves, the woman carries a baby on her back

Man and woman of Senegal, 1818. The man carries a bow and quiver of arrows

Bijogos man and woman of Cazegut (Guinea Bissau), 1818
Bijogos man and woman of Cazegut (Bissagos Islands, Guinea Bissau, West Africa), 1818

Man and woman of Tunis, Algiers or Tripoli, 1818

A Copt man and woman of Egypt, 1818. Coptic Christian people of Egypt in front of the pyramids

A female Mamelouk of Cairo in Egypt, 1818. Mamluk woman in turban seated on a cushion on a terrace being served tea by a servant

Man and woman of the Molucco Isles (Maluku Islands), 1818. Melanesian people with shield, spear, quiver of arrows

Extinct foam oysters or devils toenails, Gyphaea species
Extinct foam oysters or devils toenails, Gryphaea arcuata 1, 2, Gryphaea ed orbicole silicee, Gryphaea columba

Dotted agate, spotted agate, eyed agate, etc
Dotted agate 1, spotted agate 2, eyed agate 3, 4, 5, agate 6. Agata punteggiata, Agata macchiata, Agata occhiuta, Agata

Agate stones, Agata. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Aphanite and chalcedony flint
Aphanite 1, and chalcedony flint with mastoids 2. Afanite, Selce calcedonioso a mastoidi

Seliguea feei fern. Selliguea del Fee, Selliguea fei

Extinct crinoid Encrinus, Encrino d Europa

Starfish or sea star, Asterias rubens. Stella di mare

String jellyfish, Apolemia uvaria (Stephanomia uvaria, Stefanomia grappolo)

Heart urchin, Spatangus purpureus. Spatango paonazzo

Purple sail, Velella velella
Sea raft, by-the-wind sailor, purple sail, little sail, Velella velella. 1, 2. Velella larga, Velella bislunga

European edible sea urchin, Echinus esculentus
European edible sea urchin or common sea urchin, Echinus esculentus Echino commestibile

Feather star crinoid, Oligometrides adeonae, Comatula adeonae, Comatula dell Adeona

Mediterranean snakelocks sea anemone, Anemonia sulcata. (Actinia viridis, Attinia verde)

Brittle star echinoderm, Ophiomastix annulosa, Ophiura annulosa. Ofiura annulosa

Upside-down jellyfish and polyps
Upside-down jellyfish, Cassiopea frondosa 1, Melicertum species 2 and obelia polyp 3. Cassiopea frondescente, Melicerta perla, Obelia sferulina

Cotton-spinner or tubular sea cucumber, Holothuria tubulosa. Oloturia tubulosa

Indo-Pacific sailfish and moonfish
Indo-Pacific sailfish, Istiophorus platypterus 1, and moonfish, Mene maculata 2. Istioforo veliero o Spadaccino, Mene Anna-Carolina

Green spoonworm, Bonellia viridis. Bonellia verde

Jellyfish and stinging jellyfish species
Jellyfish species. Favonia octonema 1, Lymnorea triedra 2, and stinging jellyfish, Cyanea labiche 3. Favonia ottonema, Limnorea triedra, Cianea Labiche

Disc jellyfish species, Eudora ondulosa disopra

Siphonophores, Diphyes dispar, Diphyes boryi, Difie del Bory

Fan worm and other worms
Fan worm, Serpula vermicularis 1, polychaete worm, Spirorbis corrugatus 2, tube-building annelid worm, Spirobranchus triqueter 3 and Galeolaria caespitosa 4

Bootlace worm, proboscis worm, ribbon worm
Bootlace worm, Lineus longissimus 1, Borlasia angliae 1, proboscis worm, Cerebratulus bilineatus 2, Cerebratulus bilineatus 2, ribbon worm, Tubulanus polimorphus 3, Tubulanus elegans 4

Fire salamander and critically endangered great crested newt
Fire salamander, Salamandra salamandra 1, and great crested newt, Triturus cristatus (critically endangered) 2. Salamandra comune o terrestre, Tritone cristato

Ring-necked spitting cobra and Martinique lancehead
Ring-necked spitting cobra, Hemachatus haemachatus 1, and Martinique lancehead, Bothrops lanceolatus 2. Vipera emacate, Trigonocefalo ferro di lancia

EINAR HANSON (Einar Hanson Olstad) Film actor Date: 1876 -

A photograph by Sam Thompson of a Lunesdale farmer, early 1900s

A photograph by Sam Thompson of a Lunesdale fisherman, early 1900s

Photograph by Sam Thompson of Old Rusty, a Lunesdale grouser
A photograph by Sam Thompson of Old Rusty, a Lunesdale grouser, early 1900s

A photograph by Sam Thompson of a Lunesdale man, early 1900s

A photograph by Sam Thompson of a Lunesdale man, early 1900s

A photograph by Sam Thompson of a Lunesdale farmer, early 1900s

Henry III. King of France. House Valois-Angouleme
Henry III of France (1551-1589). King of France (1574-1589), king of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1573-1575). House Valois-Angouleme. Portrait, detail

Blue button, Porpita porpita 1, 2. Porpita capelluta o gigantea 1, Porpita glandifera 2

Good Housekeeping
Front cover. July 1931. Artist: Jessie Willcox Smith Date: 1931

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