Hans Sloane Collection

Old Chelsea Church, recently restored, 1886. Creator: Unknown
Old Chelsea Church, recently restored, 1886. From " The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Sir H. Sloane, (1660-1753), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sir H. Sloane, (1660-1753), 1830. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) Irish physician, naturalist and collector whose donations founded the British Museum

G. Edwards, (1694- 1773), 1830. Creator: Unknown
G. Edwards, (1694- 1773), 1830. George Edwards (1694- 1773) English naturalist and ornithologist, he studied natural history

The Natural History Museum, South Kensington, c1876. Creator: Unknown
The Natural History Museum, South Kensington, c1876. Victorian facade of the Natural History Museum by Gibbs and Canning Limited

Hans Sloane, English physician and naturalist. Sloane (1660-1753) founded the Chelsea Physic Garden. He was Secretary to the Royal Society from 1693-1713 and donated his library of 50

Sir Hans Sloane, English physician, naturalist and collector, c1793 (1878). Hans Sloane (1660-1753) is notable for bequeathing his collection to the nation

The Manor House at Chelsea, built by Henry VIII, c1810 (1911). King Henry VIII (1491-1547) moved to Chelsea in 1510. He began building his New Manor House, also known as Chelsea Palace in the 1540s

A letter letter from John, 1st Baron Somers, early 18th century, (1840). Artist: Sir Hans Sloane
Part of an original letter letter from John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, early 18th century, (1840). Letter from John, 1st Baron Somers, to Sir Hans Sloane

Part of a letter from John Locke to Sir Hans Sloane, late 17th-early 18th century, (1840). Artist: John Locke
Part of a letter from John Locke to Sir Hans Sloane, late 17th-early 18th century, (1840). View of the birthplace of John Locke, at Wrington, Somerset

Don Salteros Coffee House, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, 1723, (1840). The exterior of Don Salteros Coffee House and Curiosity Museum by the River Thames, with signatures of its founder James Salter

The old physic garden, Chelsea, 1890. View of Chelsea Physic Garden with its statue of Hans Sloane, which was founded in 1673 as the Apothecaries Garden

Tumbling, 14th century, (1833). Man bending himself backwards in an extraordinary manner. The original is from the library of Sir Hans Sloane

Letter from John Locke to Hans Sloane, 2nd December 1699. Artist: John Locke
Letter from John Locke to Hans Sloane, 2nd December 1699. Letter from writer and philosopher John Locke to Dr (later Sir) Hans Sloane, physician, naturalist and founder of British Museum

Hans Sloane, English physician and naturalist, 1753
Hans Sloane, English physician and naturalist. Sloane (1660-1753) founded the Chelsea Physic Garden. He was Secretary to the Royal Society from 1693-1713 and donated his library of 50

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