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Advertisement for the International Horse Show, 114 Piccadilly, London, 1912. This massive sign covering six house fronts advertises the International Horse Show at Olympia
Vieux Charles Trois, Lorraine-Dietrich of RGJ Nash, Bugatti Owners Club Lewes Speed Trials, 1937Lorraine-Dietrich 15095 cc. Event Entry No: 10. Driver: Nash, R.G.J. Time: 26.6s. Car known as Vieux Charles Trois. Place: B.O.C. Lewes Speed Trials. Date: 4.9.37
John Cobbs 24 litre Napier Railton on Byfleet Banking, BARC meeting, Brooklands, Surrey, 1933Napier Railton 23970 cc. Entry No: 1. Driver: Cobb, J.R. Background: Bugatti Type 54 4975 cc. Entry No: 2. Driver: Don, K. Background: Riley 1089 cc. Entry No: 10. Driver: Dixon, F
Isambard Kingdom Brunel beside the Great Eastern, c1857. Artist: Robert HowlettIsambard Kingdom Brunel beside the Great Eastern, c1857. Brunel (1806-1859) proposed to the Eastern Steam Navigation Company the construction of a steamship five or six times the size of any then in
Putting barrage ballons into a hangar, 1943Putting the balloons to bed in giant hangars is part of the intensive training undertaken by balloon operators. From Roof Over Britain. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1943]
Richard II, 1856. Artist: Alfred CrowquillRichard II, 1856. From Alfred Crowquills Comic History of the Kings and Queens of England - From William the Conqueror to the Present Time. [Read & Co. London, 1856]
Charles I, 1856. Artist: Alfred CrowquillCharles I, 1856. From Alfred Crowquills Comic History of the Kings and Queens of England - From William the Conqueror to the Present Time. [Read & Co. London, 1856]
Elizabeth, 1856. Artist: Alfred CrowquillElizabeth, 1856. From Alfred Crowquills Comic History of the Kings and Queens of England - From William the Conqueror to the Present Time. [Read & Co. London, 1856]
Olympic Swimming Pool, Barranquilla, c1940s. From Barranquilla. [Raul de la Espriella B. Barranquilla]
The Poringland Oak, c1818-1820, (c1915). Artist: John CromeThe Poringland Oak, c1818-1820, (c1915). The painting is held by the Tate Modern, London. From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney. [Virtue & Company, London, c1915]
Q. S. T. S. Queen Mary, 1937Q.S.T.S. Queen Mary, 1937. From The Story of Navigation. [The Imperial Tobacco Co. (Of Great Britain & Ireland), Ltd. 1937]
A Geyser In the Yellowstone Park, 19th century. From The Colonial Portfolio. [The Werner Company, London]
The Waikite Geyser, 19th century. From The Colonial Portfolio. [The Werner Company, London]
The Travellers Palm, 19th century. From The Colonial Portfolio. [The Werner Company, London]
Fern-Tree Valley, Under Mount Wellington, 19th century. From The Colonial Portfolio. [The Werner Company, London]
Nursery Garden, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L MenpesNursery Garden, 1903. From World Pictures, by Mortimer Menpes. Text by Dorothy Menpes. [A. & C. Black, London, 1903]
A Standard-bearer of Cutch, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L MenpesA Standard-bearer of Cutch, 1903. From The Durbar, by Mortimer Menpes. Text by Dorothy Menpes. [Adam and Charles Black, London, 1903]
A Woman of the Time of George III, 1907. Artist: Dion Clayton CalthropA Woman of the Time of George III, 1907. From English Costume, painted and described by Dion Clayton Calthrop. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1907]
Lyre Birds, 1911, (1911). Artist: Louis Fairfax MuckleyLyre Birds, 1911, (1911). From Bibbys Annual 1911, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1911]
She Was On The Whole A Sensible Sort Of Lady, c1930. Artist: W Heath RobinsonShe Was On The Whole A Sensible Sort Of Lady, c1930. An illustration from The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen
She Entered the Large, Cold, Empty Hall, c1930. Artist: W Heath RobinsonShe Entered the Large, Cold, Empty Hall, c1930. An illustration from The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen
She Wore a Large Hat, With Most Beautiful Flowers On It, c1930. Artist: W Heath RobinsonShe Wore a Large Hat, With Most Beautiful Flowers On It, c1930. An illustration from The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen
The Dangers of the Sea (MS. Harl. 4751), 13th century, (1902). From the collection of the British Library, London. From Social England, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A
Be Not Amazed, Dear Mother! It Is Indeed Your Daughter Anne, 18th century (1904). From Social England, Volume V, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A
The Crew Was Complete. From The Hunting of the Snark (Lewis Carroll), 1874-1876, (1923). Artist: Henry HolidayThe Crew Was Complete. From The Hunting of the Snark (Lewis Carroll), 1874-1876, (1923). The Hunting of the Snark (An Agony in 8 Fits) is a poem written by Lewis Carroll
A View of the Largest Battery of Composing Machines in the World, 1916. The U.S.A. Government Printing Offices establishment, Washington D.C. From The British Printer Vol. XXIX
The Two Wanderers, 1901. Artist: Edward Henry WehnertThe Two Wanderers, 1901. From Grimms Household Stories collected by the Brothers Grimm. [George Routledge & Sons, Limited, London, 1901]
A Big Sea at Bognor. c1900. Artist: Poulton & CoA Big Sea at Bognor. c1900. Bognor Regis is a seaside resort in West Sussex on the south coast of England. From Sights and Scenes in England and Wales. [Cassell and Company Ltd. c1900]
British soldiers on a wrecked Turkish gun, 1915. The Gallipoli Campaign, also known as the Dardanelles Campaign, the Battle of Gallipoli or the Battle of Canakkale was a campaign of World War I that
The First Attempt at Launching, 1877, (1910). Cleopatras Needle was originally erected in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis on the orders of Thutmose III, around 1450 BC
Saving the Asakusa Temple from Fire (After the Great Earthquake), 1926. Artist: Fukunaga SeihanSaving the Asakusa Temple from Fire (After the Great Earthquake), 1926. From The Studio Volume 91. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1926]
Leading to the Temple, c1887, (1901). Artist: Mortimer L MenpesLeading to the Temple, c1887, (1901). From Japan - A Record in Colour, by Mortimer Menpes. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1901]
The Giant Lantern, c1887, (1901). Artist: Mortimer L MenpesThe Giant Lantern, c1887, (1901). From Japan - A Record in Colour, by Mortimer Menpes. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1901]
Banyan Tree at Kalutara, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus PlateBanyan Tree at Kalutara. c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]
Profile to the Left of an Old Man in a Large Hat, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da VinciProfile to the Left of an Old Man in a Large Hat, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]
Showing the Difference Between The Man and the Officer, 1830-1840, (1909). Artist: William HeathShowing the Difference Between The Man and the Officer, 1830-1840, (1909). From British Military Prints, by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur, London, 1909]
The Buffoon with books, c1644 (1939). Artist: Diego VelasquezThe Buffoon with books, c1644 (1939). The painting is held at the Museo del Prado, Madrid. From Les Chefs-D Ouevre Du Musee Du Prado. [Les Editions Holbein, Switzerland, 1939]
Majestic calm of the great bronze Buddha, reverenced for six centuries, Kamakura, Japan, 1904. From The Underwood Travel Library - Japan, [Underwood & Underwood, London, New York, 1904]
Acolytes Preparing the Table of the War God, 1916, (1917). Artist: Joseph PennellAcolytes Preparing the Table of the War God, 1916, (1917). From Bibbys Annual 1917, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1917]
Agnes T-n. c1870. Attracting over 77 million visitors a year, Londons eight Royal Parks are some of the most precious, picturesque and entertaining open spaces in the world
Gates of the Tanjo-ji temple, dedicated to Nichiren, c1900, (1921). Artist: Julian Leonard StreetGates of the Tanjo-ji temple, dedicated to Nichiren, c1900, (1921). Tanjo-ji is a temple of the Nichiren Shu located in the city of Kamogawa in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, From Mysterious Japan
The Colossi of Thebes - Moonrise, c1880, (1904). Artist: Robert George Talbot KellyThe Colossi of Thebes - Moonrise, c1880, (1904). From Egypt, by R. Talbot Kelly. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]
S. S. Olympic entering dock with S. S. Titanic alongside, 1912S.S. Olympic entering dock with S.S. Titanic alongside, Belfast, 2 March 1912. Titanic is under construction whilst the Olympic has been brought into dry dock for propellor repairs
A Large Wheel Which Is Resolved and Fires Four Crossbows in Succession, c1480, (1945). Artist: Leonardo da VinciA Large Wheel Which Is Resolved and Fires Four Crossbows in Succession and a Sketch for the Same, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]
Device for Repelling Scaling Ladders, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da VinciDevice for Repelling Scaling Ladders, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]
The Great Hall, 1912. The Great Hall of Lincons Inn, London. The hall was begun in 1843 by architect Philip Hardwick and was opened by Queen Victoria on October 30, 1845
L Yncas vient recevoir les Orfrandes que ses Sujets font au Soleil, c1723. The Incas come to receive the offerings that the subjects made to the Sun
Stationers Hall, Paternoster Row, 1929. From Old London, A Series of 25 Willss Cigarettes cards. [W.D. & H.O. Wills, London, 1929]