Blackie Collection (page 2)

Introduction of the Art of Printing, 1886. Artist: W Ridgway
Introduction of the Art of Printing, 1886. After Edward Henry Wehnert (1813-1868). From Illustration of English and Scottish History, Volume I by Thomas Archer

Lord Saye and Sele Brought Before Jack Cade, 1886. Artist: W Ridgway
Lord Saye and Sele Brought Before Jack Cade, 1886. Jack Cade (d1450) was leader of the Kentish Rebellion during the reign of Henry VI

Relics Associated with Thomas A Becket, 1886. Artist: Charles Lawrie
Relics Associated with Thomas A Becket, 1886. Thomas a Becket (1118-1170), English churchman, saint and martyr, 1493. Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162

Richard Coeur De Lion Forgiving Bertrand De Gurdun, 1886. Artist: Thomas Brown
Richard Coeur De Lion Forgiving Bertrand De Gurdun, 1886. Richard I, King of England from 1189, (1932). Known as the Lionheart, Richard (1157-1199) spent little of his reign in England

Anglo-Saxon Relics. Personal Ornaments of Gold and Bronze, 1886. Artist: Robert Anderson
Anglo-Saxon Relics. Personal Ornaments of Gold and Bronze, 1886. After J. L. Williams. From Illustration of English and Scottish History, Volume I by Thomas Archer

Celtic Relics. Personal Ornaments of Gold and Bronze, 1886. Artist: Charles Lawrie
Celtic Relics. Personal Ornaments of Gold and Bronze, 1886. After J. L. Williams. From Illustration of English and Scottish History, Volume I by Thomas Archer

Going to Market, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
Going to Market, 1912. Going to market in the West Indies. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

The Flying Fish, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
The Flying Fish, 1912. A flying fish of the West Indies. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

Drying the Cocoa, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
Drying the Cocoa, 1912. Cocoa production in the West Indies. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

At Work Among The Sugar-Canes, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
At Work Among The Sugar-Canes, 1912. Harvesting sugar cane in the West Indies. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

Gathering Pineapples, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
Gathering Pineapples, 1912. Harvesting pineapples in the West Indies. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

Port Antonio, Jamaica, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
Port Antonio, Jamaica, 1912. Port Antonio is the capital of the parish of Portland on the northeastern coast of Jamaica. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris

A Garden in the Sea, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
A Garden in the Sea, 1912. Children playing in the Bahamas. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

A Christmas Dinner in New Zealand, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
A Christmas Dinner in New Zealand, 1912. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

Most of these animals are hunted, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
Most of these animals are hunted, 1912. Hunting in New Zealand. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

The Maoris Home, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
The Maoris Home, 1912. A wharenui is a communal house of the Maori people of New Zealand. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

A Kauri Tree, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
A Kauri Tree, 1912. Agathis australis, commonly known by its Maori name kauri, is a coniferous tree of Araucariaceae in the genus Agathis

A Geyser, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
A Geyser, 1912. A geyser in New Zealnd. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

Picking the Fruit, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
Picking the Fruit, 1912. Picking fruit in New Zealnd. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

A Settler Clearing His Land, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
A Settler Clearing His Land, 1912. European settlement, in New Zealand, increased through the early decades of the 19th century, with numerous trading stations established, especially in the North

Going to School in New Zealand, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
Going to School in New Zealand, 1912. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

Wellington, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
Wellington, 1912. Wellington was originally established in 1823 by Lieutenant Percy Simpson in as an agricultural station

The Kangaroo, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
The Kangaroo, 1912. The kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae (macropods, meaning large foot). From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris

The Dam, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
The Dam, 1912. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

An Australian Dairy Farm, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
An Australian Dairy Farm, 1912. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

A Sheep-Station in Australia, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
A Sheep-Station in Australia, 1912. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

Off to the Gold-Fields, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
Off to the Gold-Fields, 1912. During the Australian gold rushes, significant numbers of workers from other areas within Australia

A Settlers Home, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
A Settlers Home, 1912. When the Bellona transport came to anchor in Sydney Cove on 16th January, 1793, she brought with her the first immigrant free settlers to to Australia

The Governor-Generals House, Melbourne, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
The Governor-Generals House, Melbourne, 1912. Government House, Melbourne is the office and official residence of the Governor of Victoria

Early Settlers in Australia, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
Early Settlers in Australia, 1912. When the Bellona transport came to anchor in Sydney Cove on 16th January, 1793, she brought with her the first immigrant free settlers

Aboriginal men approaching a settlers farm, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
Aboriginal men approaching a settlers farm, 1912. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

Freddie Dixon (Riley) at Brooklands, 1937. Frederick William Dixon (1892-1956). From Sir Malcolm Campbells Book of Famous Motorists, edited by Sir Malcolm Campbell

Earl Howe and Sir Henry Birkin racing at Brooklands, 1937. Sir Henry Ralph Stanley Tim Birkin, 3rd Baronet (1896-1933) and Francis Richard Henry Penn Curzon, 5th Earl Howe (1884-1964)

Jarrott arrives at Bordeaux in the Race of Death, 1937. Charles Jarrott (1877?1944), English racing car driver and businessman

An early Wolseley in the Isle of Man (1904), 1904, (1937). From Sir Malcolm Campbells Book of Famous Motorists, edited by Sir Malcolm Campbell. [Blackie & Son Limited, London and Glasgow, 1937]

Jarrott before the beginning of the Race of Death, 1937. Charles Jarrott (1877?1944), English racing car driver and businessman

Lt. Col. Charles Jarrott, O. B. E. 1934, (1937)
Lt. Col. Charles Jarrott, O.B.E. 1934, (1937). Charles Jarrott (1877-1944), English racing car driver and businessman. From Sir Malcolm Campbells Book of Famous Motorists

Motor racing on the Nurburg Ring, 1937. From Sir Malcolm Campbells Book of Famous Motorists, edited by Sir Malcolm Campbell. [Blackie & Son Limited, London and Glasgow, 1937]

A skid at Shelsey Walsh, 1937. From Sir Malcolm Campbells Book of Famous Motorists, edited by Sir Malcolm Campbell. [Blackie & Son Limited, London and Glasgow, 1937]

The beginning of a spill at Donington Park, 1937. From Sir Malcolm Campbells Book of Famous Motorists, edited by Sir Malcolm Campbell. [Blackie & Son Limited, London and Glasgow, 1937]

Smart cornering in I. O. M. Race: The Hon. Brian Lewis, 1937
Smart cornering in I.O.M. Race: The Hon. Brian Lewis, 1937. From Sir Malcolm Campbells Book of Famous Motorists, edited by Sir Malcolm Campbell. [Blackie & Son Limited, London and Glasgow, 1937]

London-Brighton Emancipation Run, 14th November, 1896, 1896, (1937). From Sir Malcolm Campbells Book of Famous Motorists, edited by Sir Malcolm Campbell

S. F. Edge, 1937. Artist: James Russell & Sons
S.F. Edge, 1937. Selwyn Francis Edge (1868-1940), businessman and racing driver. From Sir Malcolm Campbells Book of Famous Motorists, edited by Sir Malcolm Campbell

Racing for the Grand Prix, Strasbourg (1922), 1937. Artist: Gordon Crosby
Racing for the Grand Prix, Strasbourg (1922), 1937. From Sir Malcolm Campbells Book of Famous Motorists, edited by Sir Malcolm Campbell. [Blackie & Son Limited, London and Glasgow, 1937]

Finishing Roving Frame, by Platt, Brothers & Co. Oldham, 1874. Artist: GB Smith
Finishing Roving Frame, by Platt, Brothers & Co. Oldham, 1874. The Roving Frame winds spindles with thread. Platt Bros & Co manufactured textile machinery and by the end of the 19th century

Drawing Frame, by Platt, Brothers & Co. Oldham, 1874. Artist: GB Smith
Drawing Frame, by Platt, Brothers & Co. Oldham, 1874. Textile machinery, the drawing frame is located in the spinning process

Self-Acting Mule. Sharp & Roberts Principle, by P. MacGregor, Manchester, 1874. Artist: GB Smith
Self-Acting Mule.-Sharp & Roberts Principle, by P. MacGregor, Manchester, 1874. Richard Roberts (1789-1864) was a British patternmaker

Self Stripping Carding Engine, by Dobson and Barlow Bolton, 1874. Artist: GB Smith
Self Stripping Carding Engine, by Dobson and Barlow Bolton, 1874. A cotton spinning machine invented during the Industrial Revolution, the carding engine transformed raw cotton into cotton lap

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