Border Collection (page 19)

Newminster Abbey, Northumberland, 1814. Artist: John Greig
Newminster Abbey, Northumberland, 1814. From The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland, Vol. II, by Walter Scott, Esq. [Longman & Co. London, 1814]

Traquair Castle, Peebleshire, 1814. Artist: John Greig
Traquair Castle, Peebleshire, 1814. From The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland, Vol. II, by Walter Scott, Esq. [Longman & Co. London, 1814]

St. Constantines Cells, (near Colby Castle. ) Cumberland, 1814. Artist: John Greig
St. Constantines Cells, (near Colby Castle.) Cumberland, 1814. From The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland, Vol. II, by Walter Scott, Esq. [Longman & Co. London, 1814]

Dilston Tower, Northumberland, 1814. Artist: John Greig
Dilston Tower, Northumberland, 1814. From The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland, Vol. II, by Walter Scott, Esq. [Longman & Co. London, 1814]

Hawick. (General View. ) Roxburghshire, 1814. Artist: John Greig
Hawick. (General View.) Roxburghshire, 1814. From The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland, Vol. II, by Walter Scott, Esq. [Longman & Co. London, 1814]

Hawick, Roxburghshire, 1814. Artist: John Greig
Hawick, Roxburghshire, 1814. From The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland, Vol. II, by Walter Scott, Esq. [Longman & Co. London, 1814]

Entrance to the Castle Garth Newcastle, Northumberland, 1814. Artist: John Greig
Entrance to the Castle Garth Newcastle, Northumberland, 1814. From The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland, Vol. II, by Walter Scott, Esq. [Longman & Co. London, 1814]

Warkworth Castle, Northumberland, 1814. Artist: John Greig
Warkworth Castle, Northumberland, 1814. From The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland, Vol. II, by Walter Scott, Esq. [Longman & Co. London, 1814]

Lanercost Priory, Cumberland, 1814. Artist: John Greig
Lanercost Priory, Cumberland, 1814. From The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland, Vol. II, by Walter Scott, Esq. [Longman & Co. London, 1814]

Remains of the West Entrance to Kelso Abbey Church, 1814. Artist: John Greig
Remains of the West Entrance to Kelso Abbey Church, 1814. From The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland, Vol. II, by Walter Scott, Esq. [Longman & Co. London, 1814]

Melrose Abbey, Roxburghshire, 1814. Artist: John Greig
Melrose Abbey, Roxburghshire. Pl. 1, 1814. From The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland, Vol. II, by Walter Scott, Esq. [Longman & Co. London, 1814]

The Cross, Melrose, Roxburghshire, 1814. Artist: John Greig
The Cross, Melrose, Roxburghshire, 1814. From The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland, Vol. II, by Walter Scott, Esq. [Longman & Co. London, 1814]

South Front - Melrose Abbey Church, 1814. Artist: John Greig
South Front - Melrose Abbey Church, 1814. From The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland, Vol. II, by Walter Scott, Esq. [Longman & Co

The Tower of Goldieland, Roxburghshire, 1814. Artist: John Greig
The Tower of Goldieland, Roxburghshire, 1814. From The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland, Vol. II, by Walter Scott, Esq. [Longman & Co. London, 1814]

A design for a picture frame titled Aesthetic, 1898. From The Studio, Volume Eight [London Offices of the Studio V, London, 1898]

A design for a picture frame titled Margery Daw, 1898. From The Studio, Volume Eight [London Offices of the Studio V, London, 1898]

Horae Beatae Virginis Mariae, (Fifteenth Century), 1903
Horae Beatae Virginis Mariae, (Fifteenth Century). After an illuminated page from medieval Book of Hours, Horae Beatae Virginis Maria. From The Connoisseur Vol. V by [Otto Limited, London, 1903]

The Roman Wall, Housesteads, Northumberland, 1937. Part of Hadrians Wall, built in the 2nd century AD. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service

St John the Evangelist, 8th century (1892). From the Lindisfarne Gospels. An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green, illustrated edition, Volume I

St Matthew, 7th century (1892). From the Book of Kells, AD 650-690. An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green, illustrated edition, Volume I, Macmillan and Co

Woman in Elizabethan dress, c1819Artist: G Engelmann
Woman in Elizabethan dress, c1819

Catherine II of Russia, c18th century. Artist: Pierre-Francois Bertonnier
Catherine II of Russia, c18th century

Daisy border, c1445, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Daisy border, c1445, (1843). Design after a manuscript page in The Shrewsbury Book, a play on the name of Margaret of Anjou, (marguerite means daisy in French)

The 11, 000 Virgins, Church of St Esprit, 15th century. From the Bodleian Library collection

Map of the theatre of the war in China, 1900. Boxer Rebellion was a Chinese rebellion from November 1899 to September 7, 1901, against foreign influence in areas such as trade, politics

Map of the Theatre of the War in the Transvaal, 1899. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 26th November 1899

Events in the Transvaal, Africa, 1899. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 22nd October 1899

Augustus Keppel, Viscount Keppel, (1725-1786), 19th Century. Artist: Henry Thomas Ryall
Augustus Keppel, Viscount Keppel, (1725-1786), 19th Century. British admiral, held sea commands during the Seven Years War and the War of American Independence

Frontpage of Le Livre des Heures, 1919. Artist: Andre Helle
Frontpage of Le Livre des Heures, 1919. A book of the principal events of the war period by Andre Helle, Berger-Levrault, Nancy, Paris, Strasbourg, 1919

The Rock of Gibraltar, 1879. Artist: T Taylor
The Rock of Gibraltar, 1879. The territory of Gibraltar, seen here from La Linea, was long disputed between Britain and Spain, and the border remained closed for many years

Chapel, Thutmose III, Egypt. Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, Egyptian Museum, Cairo

Two brothers at the French / German frontier, 20th century
Two brothers at the French/German frontier, 20th century. Two brothers born in Metz who served on opposite sides in the First World War

Father and his sons at the French / German border, 20th century
Father and his sons at the French/German border, 20th century. One of his three sons served in the French Foreign Legion, another in the German army in East Africa. French postcard

Entering Holland from the Belgian frontier, 1915. About a million refugees crossed the border from German-occupied Belgium into the neutral Netherlands during the First World War

Alchemical laboratory showing various forms of furnace and vessels, 1652. From Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum by Elias Ashmole. (London, 1652)

The four great alchemists, 1652. Artist: Robert Vaughan
The four great alchemists, 1652. From left to right: Al-Jabir (Geber, 14th century Spanish); Arnald or Arnold of Villanova (Spanish, c1240-c1310); Rhazes (Abu Bakr Abu Bakr al-Razi)

Rug with Pattern of terraced garden from the Caucasus, 18th century. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Fruit Collecting and grape treading Mosaic, c3rd century. At Bardo Museum

Gutenberg Bible, 42-line Bible printed in Mainz, 1455. Illustrates first use of moveable type

Carter Bar on A68, the border with Scotland, c1960. Artist: CM Dixon
Carter Bar on A68, the border with Scotland, c1960. Carter Bar is a point on the England-Scotland border, on the A68, a popular scenic route between Newcastle and Edinburgh

A page from the Gutenberg Bible, 15th century. Artist: Johannes Gutenberg
A page from the Gutenberg Bible, the first use of moveable type, 15th century

Roman mosaic depicting Egypt, from the National Museum in Rome

Roman mosaic of a ferry-boat, 2nd century
Roman mosaic of a ferry-boat on the Nile from Pompeii, 2nd century

Detail of a tile design in Nabuel, Tunisia

Cameo of Minerva, Roman goddess of wisdom. Minerva was known as Athena in the Greek pantheon

Henry VIIs first act of parliament with an initial portrait of the king, late 1480s. With a border illuminated with depictions of flora and fauna

French Foreign legionnaire, 1860, (20th century). French postcard

Tapestry, 1715-1716 Artist: Charles le Brun
Tapestry, 1715-1716. Director of the Gobelins tapestry manufactory, Charles Le Brun, French Baroque Era Painter, 1619-1690. Silk and wool, H: 11 ft. 4 1/2 in.; W: 8 ft. 9 1/4 in

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