Cornish Collection

Mevagissey, Cornwall, 1825. Artist: William Daniell
Mevagissey, Cornwall, 1825. From A Voyage Around Great Britain Undertaken between the Years 1814 and 1825 by William Daniell

The Keigwin Arms, Mousehole, Cornwall, 1936. Creator: Unknown
The Keigwin Arms, Mousehole, Cornwall, 1936. The Keigwin Arms, 16th century hotel, dating to 14th century, the oldest building in town

Levant Mine, Cornwall. The Levant Mine operated from the late 18th century until its closure in 1930, mining tin and copper from beneath the sea bed

Mount's Bay, 1868. Creator: Francis Seymour Haden
Mount's Bay, 1868

Tintagel on the Cornish Coast, 1879. Creator: William Trost Richards
Tintagel on the Cornish Coast, 1879

The Home Squadron, 1903, (c1930). Creator: John Robertson Reid
The Home Squadron, 1903, (c1930). A woman and her children sit among lobster pots overlooking the harbour in a Cornish fishing village, waiting for her fisherman husband to return

Sunset, Wheal Coates tin mine, St Agnes, Cornwall, 2009. The clifftop mine of Wheal Coates began to be worked in 1802. The ruined buildings that remain today date from the 1870s

The Harbour, Polperro, Cornwall, 1924-1926. Artist: Edward Frederick Ertz
The Harbour, Polperro, Cornwall, 1924-1926. A print from Hutchinsons Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson, volume I, 1924-1926

The death of Thom, alias Sir William Courtenay, Dunkirk, Kent, 1838. Born in Cornwall, John Nichols Thom declared himself the saviour of the world and became a wandering preacher in Kent

Fisherman, St Ives, 1888, (1912). Artist: Anders Zorn
Fisherman, St Ives, 1888, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

Fisherman at Saint Ives, 1891. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Fisherman at Saint Ives, 1891

Bridge at Blenheim Palace (recto); York Cathedral (verso), 18th-19th century

A Car Load of Texas Corn, ca. 1910. Creator: George B. Cornish
A Car Load of Texas Corn, ca. 1910

Opie, (1761-1807), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Opie, (1761-1807), 1830. John Opie (1761-1807) Cornish historical and portrait painter introduced to the court of King George III, commissioned to paint Mary Delany among many notable men and women

Foote, (1720-1777), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Foote, (1720-1777), 1830. Samuel Foote (1720-1777) British dramatist, actor and theatre manager from Cornwall, known for his eccentric comedic acting and writing

Davies Gilbert, (1767-1839), 1835. Creator: Unknown
Davies Gilbert, (1767-1839), 1835. Davies Gilbert (1767-1839) British engineer, author, and politician, educated at Penzance Grammar School and Pembroke College, Oxford

Sons of the Sea, c1912, (c1930). Creator: John Robertson Reid
Sons of the Sea, c1912, (c1930). Fishermens sons fishing and playing on the shore, while their fathers work out to sea. Painting in the Glasgow Museums collection, Glasgow, Scotland

The Lighthouse (Newlyn, Cornwall), 1893, (c1930). Creator: Stanhope A Forbes
The Lighthouse (Newlyn, Cornwall), 1893, (c1930). Two fishermen - Uncle Henry Kitchen, whose descendants still live in Newlyn, and John Henry Tonkin - rowing back into the harbour with their catch

View of Mount Edgcumbe, Cornwall, looking across Plymouth Sound, c1890. Creator: Unknown
View of Mount Edgcumbe, Cornwall, looking across Plymouth Sound, c1890. From " Cassells History of England - Special Edition, Vol

The Jolly Sailor, West Looe, Cornwall, 1939. Creator: Unknown
The Jolly Sailor, West Looe, Cornwall, 1939. The Jolly Sailor Inn dating to 1516, one of the oldest inns in the country, is said to be haunted. From " Old Inns - Second Series of 40", . [W

An Old Cornish Woman, c1880, (1906). Creator: Walter Langley
An Old Cornish Woman, c1880, (1906). Watercolour by Walter Langley (1852-1922). From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours", edited by Charles Holme

Mr. Quick of Zennor, Cornwall, c1780, (1934). Creator: Unknown
Mr. Quick of Zennor, Cornwall, c1780, (1934). Portrait of an elderly man, a humble parishioner from a village on the Cornish coast. From " The Connoisseur", Vol 93, No 389, January 1934

Rural Sports - Cornish Wrestling, late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Rural Sports - Cornish Wrestling, late 18th-early 19th century. Spectators watch a wrestling match on a village green in Cornwall. The wrestlers hold one hand behind their backs. [J

How We Caught the Pilchards, 1895, (c1902). Creator: Unknown
How We Caught the Pilchards, 1895, (c1902). Cornish fishermen gathering in their catch. From The Nations Pictures. A selection from the finest modern paintings in the public picture galleries of

The Centre of the Cornish Mining District, c1896. Artist: JC Burrow
The Centre of the Cornish Mining District, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Deep Sea Fishing, 1864. Artist: James Clarke Hook
Deep Sea Fishing, 1864. Cornish fishermen fishing from a St Ives boat

Harley-Davidson of RW Praill, MCC Lands End Trial, Hustyn Hill, Wadebridge, Cornwall, 1933
Harley-Davidson & sidecar 1208 cc. Event Entry No: 83. Driver: Praill, R.W. Award: Premier. Place: Hustyn Hill, Wadebridge, Cornwall. M.C.C. Lands End Trial. Date: 14/15.3.33

Talbot 14 / 45 tourer on the packhorse bridge, Altarnun, Cornwall, c1930. Artist: Bill Brunell
Talbot 14/45 Tourer. 1665 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. YT2191. Place: Pack horse Bridge, Altarnun, Cornwall

MG TA of FG Cornish competing in the RAC Rally, Madeira Drive, Brighton, 1939. Artist: Bill Brunell
MG TA 1292 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. DRL460. Event Entry No: 21. Driver: Cornish, F.G. Finished: 25th. out of 39. Place: Madeira Drive, Brighton. R.A.C. Rally. Date: 25-29.4.39

MG TA of FG Cornish competing in the MCC Torquay Rally, Torbay, Devon, 1938. Artist: Bill Brunell
MG TA 1292 cc. Reg. No. DRL460. Entry No: 33. Driver: Cornish, F.G. Babbacombe Glen Hotel, Torbay, Devon. M.C.C. Torquay Rally. Date: 15/16.7.38

Austin 7 AEW of AL Chard ahead of FG Cornishs MG TA at the MCC Torquay Rally, July 1937
Austin 7 AEW 747 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. BME41. Event Entry No: 29 Driver: Chard, A.L. Background: MG TA 1292 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. DAF100. Event Entry No: 30 Driver: Cornish, F.G. M.C.C. Torquay Rally

Port Looe, Cornwall, 1814-1825. Artist: William Daniell
Port Looe, Cornwall, 1814-1825. View of the villlage of Portloe on the south coast of Cornwall. From A Voyage Around Great Britain Undertaken between the Years 1814 and 1825 by William Daniell

The Longships Lighthouse off the Lands End, Cornwall, 1814. Artist: William Daniell
The Longships Lighthouse off the Lands End, Cornwall, 1814. View of the original Longships Lighthouse, built in 1795. The light was obscured in high seas

Captain Samuel Wallis being received by Queen Oberea on the Island of Tahiti, 1767 (19th century). Scene from Samuel Walliss voyage of circumnavigation in HMS Dolphin, undertaken from 1766-1768

Deception of Captain Wallis by Queen Oberea Artist: G Bramati
Deception of Captain Wallis by Queen Oberea, 1820-1839. Scene from Samuel Walliss voyage of circumnavigation in HMS Dolphin, undertaken from 1766-1768

Dressing slate at Trebarwith Slate Quarry, Cornwall, 1959. Artist: Michael Walters
Dressing slate at Trebarwith Slate Quarry, Cornwall, 1959. The photograph shows a quarry worker cleaving the slate to reduce the slate to the desired width

Quarrying slate by hand at Trebarwith Slate Quarry, Cornwall, 1959. Two quarry workers use traditional methods to split the slate into sections

Keigwin Arms, Mousehole, Cornwall, 2010. The Keigwin Arms pub is the only building in Mousehole to survive the raid on Mounts Bay by Spanish ships commanded by Carlos de Amesquita on 2 August 1595

Truro Cathedral, Cornwall, 2009. Built in the Gothic Revival architectural style, Truro was the first new cathedral to be built in England since Salisbury Cathedral, which was begun in 1220

Millennium Sundial, Perranporth, Cornwall, 2009

Altarnun, Cornwall, 2009. View showing the tower of St Nonnas Church. Dating from the 15th century, the church is the largest on Bodmin Moor, earning it the nickname The Cathedral of the Moor

Eden Project, near St Austell, Cornwall. The brainchild of Tim Smit, the Eden Project is an environmental and educational complex designed to demonstrate the interdependence of people and plants

Inside the Humid Tropics Biome, Eden Project, near St Austell, Cornwall. The brainchild of Tim Smit, the Eden Project is an environmental

Giant bumble bee sculpture, Eden Project, near St Austell, Cornwall. Located in a disused china clay pit, the Eden Project was the brainchild of businessman Tim Smit

Celtic cross, St Just in Roseland, Cornwall

Zennor, Cornwall, England. Zennor is a village in the west of Cornwall. The village church, St Senara s, contains a Mermaid Chair carved in the 15th century

Mermaid Chair, Zennor, Cornwall. Carved in the 15th century, this chair in St Senaras Church in Zennor commemorates the legend of a mermaid who fell in love with a young man who was one of the church

Fishing boat in the harbour at low tide, St Ives, Cornwall

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