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Background imageS Collection: Stage in the ascent of Mont Blanc, c1853, (1946). Creator: George Baxter

Stage in the ascent of Mont Blanc, c1853, (1946). Creator: George Baxter
Stage in the ascent of Mont Blanc, c1853, (1946). Climbers on Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps - a man is being pulled out of a crevasse on a rope

Background imageS Collection: Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, 1782 (c1783)

Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, 1782 (c1783). General Sir George Eliott is on horseback pointing to the battle between the British and the Spanish land and sea forces

Background imageS Collection: A Heroic Deed of the Royal Horse Artillery Near Compiegne, (1919). Creator: Unknown

A Heroic Deed of the Royal Horse Artillery Near Compiegne, (1919). Creator: Unknown
A Heroic Deed of the Royal Horse Artillery Near Compiegne, (1919). Scene from the First World War: at the Battle of Nery in September 1914, the British 1st Cavalry Brigade and L Battery

Background imageS Collection: The Offensive on the Cambrai Front, November 1917, (1919). Creator: Unknown

The Offensive on the Cambrai Front, November 1917, (1919). Creator: Unknown
The Offensive on the Cambrai Front, November 1917, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: One of the Tanks temporarily hung up in the German Second System on side of road near Ribecourt

Background imageS Collection: Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, (1919). Creator: Unknown

Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, (1919). Portrait of Admiral Sir John Rushworth Jellicoe (1859-1935), British First Sea Lord during the First World War

Background imageS Collection: The Doncaster Race Cup, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The Doncaster Race Cup, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Doncaster Race Cup, 1864. Horse racing trophy '...from the establishment of Messrs. R. and S. Garrard and Co., of the Haymarket

Background imageS Collection: The Goodwood Cup, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The Goodwood Cup, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Goodwood Cup, 1864. 'Goodwood has long been celebrated for the beauty of its cups as well as of its scenery, and this year it has been again true to its charter

Background imageS Collection: The Doncaster Cup, 1858. Creator: Unknown

The Doncaster Cup, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Doncaster Cup, 1858. Elaborately decorated horse racing trophy made in England by R. & S. Garrard & Co. royal jewellers. In 1858 it was won by Vedette, ridden by John Osborne

Background imageS Collection: Goodwood Races - 'The Lay of the Last Minstrel', 1858. Creator: Unknown

Goodwood Races - "The Lay of the Last Minstrel", 1858. Creator: Unknown
Goodwood Races - "The Lay of the Last Minstrel", 1858. Horse-racing trophy...manufactured at the establishment of Messrs. Garrard, of the Haymarket...It is modelled by Mr

Background imageS Collection: The Goodwood Race Plate, 1860. Creator: Unknown

The Goodwood Race Plate, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Goodwood Race Plate, 1860. The Stewards Cup, by Messrs. London and Ryder, is of charming design and workmanship. The general form of the vase resembles the proportions of some antique models

Background imageS Collection: Plate for presentation to Mr. Capreol [?] by his Fellow Citizens of Toronto, Canada West, 1858

Plate for presentation to Mr. Capreol [?] by his Fellow Citizens of Toronto, Canada West, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Plate for presentation to Mr. Capreol by his Fellow Citizens of Toronto, Canada West, 1858. Gift expressing gratitude...for the valuable services rendered by [Mr

Background imageS Collection: The Revolution in Sicily - discovery of a train leading to the powder magazine at the fort

The Revolution in Sicily - discovery of a train leading to the powder magazine at the fort... 1860. Creator: F. J. S
The Revolution in Sicily - discovery of a train leading to the powder magazine at the fort of Melazzo - from a sketch by T. Nast, 1860

Background imageS Collection: Magnificent service of silver plate and dessert service recently presented to Sir Samuel... 1860

Magnificent service of silver plate and dessert service recently presented to Sir Samuel... 1860. Creator: Smyth
Magnificent service of silver plate and dessert service recently presented to Sir Samuel Morton Peto, Bart. M.P. 1860. The object of the testimonial was to mark the sense of the county for

Background imageS Collection: The Goodwood Race Plate, 1860. Creator: Unknown

The Goodwood Race Plate, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Goodwood Race Plate, 1860. The Stewards Cup, by Messrs. London and Ryder, is of charming design and workmanship. The general form of the vase resembles the proportions of some antique models

Background imageS Collection: Bunder Deelum, in the Persian Gulf, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Bunder Deelum, in the Persian Gulf, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Bunder Deelum, in the Persian Gulf, 1857. The accompanying view of one of the numerous forts in the Persian Gulf has been sketched from the deck of the Hon

Background imageS Collection: The Ascot Race Plate: the Ascot Cup - Perseus and Andromeda, 1856. Creator: Unknown

The Ascot Race Plate: the Ascot Cup - Perseus and Andromeda, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Ascot Race Plate: the Ascot Cup - Perseus and Andromeda, 1856. The "Ascot Cup, " which is nearly three feet in height, independently of the base

Background imageS Collection: The Ascot Race Plate: the Gold Vase - the White Doe of Rilstone alluring Thomas the Rhymer into

The Ascot Race Plate: the Gold Vase - the White Doe of Rilstone alluring Thomas the Rhymer into Fair Creator: Unknown
The Ascot Race Plate: the Gold Vase - the White Doe of Rilstone alluring Thomas the Rhymer into Fairyland, 1856. Trophy which...illustrates the legend which Sir Walter Scott has made popular

Background imageS Collection: Marquess Wellesley and the Nizam, (1902). Creator: Unknown

Marquess Wellesley and the Nizam, (1902). Creator: Unknown
Marquess Wellesley and the Nizam, (1902). India: Arthur Wellesley, (later 1st Duke of Wellington), was chief advisor to the Nizam of Hyderabad's army in the late 18th century

Background imageS Collection: Captain Cook Presenting Pigs and Fowls to the Maoris, (1902). Creator: C. Howard

Captain Cook Presenting Pigs and Fowls to the Maoris, (1902). Creator: C. Howard
Captain Cook Presenting Pigs and Fowls to the Maoris, (1902). 1770s: English sailors arrive in what later became New Zealand

Background imageS Collection: Interiorum corporis humani partium viva delineatio, from the second edition of the... 1555/59

Interiorum corporis humani partium viva delineatio, from the second edition of the... 1555/59. Creator: Monogrammist R
Interiorum corporis humani partium viva delineatio, from the second edition of the Compendiosa totius anatomie delineation, 1555/59

Background imageS Collection: Her Majesty Queen Alexandra, 1902. Creator: Gunn & Stuart. Her Majesty Queen Alexandra, 1902

Her Majesty Queen Alexandra, 1902. Creator: Gunn & Stuart. Her Majesty Queen Alexandra, 1902. Creator: Gunn & Stuart
Her Majesty Queen Alexandra, 1902. Queen consort of King Edward VII. From "King Edward's Realm; Story of the Making of the Empire", by the Rev. C. S. Dawe, B.A

Background imageS Collection: Blowing Up the Cashmere Gate, (1902). Creator: Unknown

Blowing Up the Cashmere Gate, (1902). Creator: Unknown
Blowing Up the Cashmere Gate, (1902). Scene from the Great Sepoy Rebellion (also known as the Indian Mutiny), 14 September 1857

Background imageS Collection: The Pilgrim Fathers Leaving England, (1902). Creator: C. Howard

The Pilgrim Fathers Leaving England, (1902). Creator: C. Howard
The Pilgrim Fathers Leaving England, (1902). English puritans on their way to north America. Quakers on board the Mayflower landed in 1620

Background imageS Collection: 'Henry VIII. And Model of the 'Great Harry', (1902). Creator: C. Howard. 'Henry VIII

'Henry VIII. And Model of the "Great Harry", (1902). Creator: C. Howard. 'Henry VIII
'Henry VIII. And Model of the "Great Harry", (1902). We owe the founding of the Royal Navy to Henry VIII. Before his time there seems to have been no standing navy

Background imageS Collection: General Wolfe's Attack on Quebec, (1902). Creator: Unknown

General Wolfe's Attack on Quebec, (1902). Creator: Unknown
General Wolfe's Attack on Quebec, (1902). Scene from the Seven Years War: British soldiers prepare to surprise the French, Canada, 1759

Background imageS Collection: Queen Elizabeth Knighting Sir Francis Drake, (1902). Creator: Unknown

Queen Elizabeth Knighting Sir Francis Drake, (1902). Creator: Unknown
Queen Elizabeth Knighting Sir Francis Drake, (1902). Elizabeth I awarded Drake a knighthood in 1581, which he received aboard the Golden Hind in Deptford

Background imageS Collection: The Doncaster Race Plate, 1854 - Queen Philippa before the Battle of Neville's Cross, 1854

The Doncaster Race Plate, 1854 - Queen Philippa before the Battle of Neville's Cross, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Doncaster Race Plate, 1854 - Queen Philippa before the Battle of Neville's Cross, 1854. Horse racing trophy...executed at the establishment of Messrs

Background imageS Collection: Goodwood Race Prize - Arab Group in the Desert, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Goodwood Race Prize - Arab Group in the Desert, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Goodwood Race Prize - Arab Group in the Desert, 1854. Horse racing trophy. Cup...executed by Messrs. Garrard, of the Haymarket

Background imageS Collection: The Emperor's Vase, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The Emperor's Vase, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Emperor's Vase, 1850. Horseracing trophy...presented by his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Russia...The artist is Mr. Cotterill...The manufacturers of this vase are the Messrs

Background imageS Collection: The Queen's Gold Cup, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The Queen's Gold Cup, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Queen's Gold Cup, 1850. Horseracing trophy:..the "Queen's Cup, " being the gift of her Majesty Queen Victoria...is modelled by Mr. Cotterill, and manufactured by Messrs

Background imageS Collection: Map of the Alaskan gold fields, 1897. Creator: T. S. Lee

Map of the Alaskan gold fields, 1897. Creator: T. S. Lee
Map of the Alaskan gold fields, 1897. Beginning in the mid-19th century, gold was discovered in a succession of strikes along the western coast of the United States in an ascending arc

Background imageS Collection: The International Exhibition: candelabrum by Messrs. Garrard...for Maharajah Dhuleep Singh, 1862

The International Exhibition: candelabrum by Messrs. Garrard...for Maharajah Dhuleep Singh, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: candelabrum by Messrs. Garrard for His Highness the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh, 1862. The style is purely Hindoo, each candelabrum representing a pavilion fountain

Background imageS Collection: Professor Treitschke, (1919). Creator: Unknown

Professor Treitschke, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Professor Treitschke, (1919). Portrait of German historian and political writer Heinrich Gotthard von Treitschke (1834-1896)

Background imageS Collection: The Capture of Givenchy, (1919). Creator: Fortunino Matania

The Capture of Givenchy, (1919). Creator: Fortunino Matania
The Capture of Givenchy, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: How the Manchester Regiment Captured the Village of Givenchy by Storm and Drove Out the Germans

Background imageS Collection: Winston Churchill (First Lord of the Admiralty), (1919). Creator: Reginald Haines

Winston Churchill (First Lord of the Admiralty), (1919). Creator: Reginald Haines
Winston Churchill (First Lord of the Admiralty), (1919). Portrait of British politician Winston Churchill (1874-1965) who was First Lord of the Admiralty during the First World War

Background imageS Collection: Landing of the British Troops at Salonika, (1919). Creator: Unknown

Landing of the British Troops at Salonika, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Landing of the British Troops at Salonika, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: Many of the troops evacuated from Gallipoli were transferred to Salonika [Thessaloniki in Greece]

Background imageS Collection: By whose stripes ye were healed, mid 19th century. Creator:s Freeman

By whose stripes ye were healed, mid 19th century. Creator:s Freeman
By whose stripes ye were healed, mid 19th century. Biblical scene, from 1 Peter 2: 24: Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins

Background imageS Collection: Map to Illustrate the Mesopotamian Expedition, 1919. Creator: George Philip & Son Ltd

Map to Illustrate the Mesopotamian Expedition, 1919. Creator: George Philip & Son Ltd
Map to Illustrate the Mesopotamian Expedition, 1919. Showing the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, including the Turkish or Ottoman Empire, and parts of Russia, Persia and Egypt

Background imageS Collection: The German Gunboat Panther, (1919). Creator: Unknown

The German Gunboat Panther, (1919). Creator: Unknown
The German Gunboat " Panther", (1919). On July 1st, 1911, Germany, without warning or explanation, dispatched the warship " Panther" to the closed port of Agadir [in Morocco]

Background imageS Collection: Map of the Gallipoli Peninsula, 1919. Creator: George Philip & Son Ltd

Map of the Gallipoli Peninsula, 1919. Creator: George Philip & Son Ltd
Map of the Gallipoli Peninsula, 1919. The Gallipoli peninsula in western Turkey saw heavy fighting during the First World War, 1914-1919, with many casualties on both sides

Background imageS Collection: A Dug-Out in What Was Once A Sylvan Wood, (1919). Creator: Unknown

A Dug-Out in What Was Once A Sylvan Wood, (1919). Creator: Unknown
A Dug-Out in What Was Once A Sylvan Wood, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: The desolation and havoc wrought on the face of the country by modern guns baffles description

Background imageS Collection: Alexander Adam, L. L. D. (mid 19th century). Creator:s Freeman

Alexander Adam, L. L. D. (mid 19th century). Creator:s Freeman
Alexander Adam, L.L.D. (mid 19th century). Portrait of Alexander Adam (1741-1809), Scottish teacher and writer on Roman antiquities

Background imageS Collection: Rocky Landscape with a River and a Waterfall, 1612-1626. Creator: Monogrammist I. V. D. S

Rocky Landscape with a River and a Waterfall, 1612-1626. Creator: Monogrammist I. V. D. S
Rocky Landscape with a River and a Waterfall, 1612-1626. Earlier ascribed to Joos de II Momper (1564 - 1635)

Background imageS Collection: The Nightingale Jewel, 1856. Creator: Unknown

The Nightingale Jewel, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Nightingale Jewel, 1856. Decoration presented by Queen Victoria to Florence Nightingale, ...that noble-minded lady who, quitting the enjoyment of social comfort, at the risk of health and life

Background imageS Collection: Sampler, England, 1820. Creator: C. S. Peake

Sampler, England, 1820. Creator: C. S. Peake
Sampler, England, 1820. Where should I be if God should say / I must not live another day / And send to take away my breath / What is eternity

Background imageS Collection: Armchair, 1904 / 5. Creator: J. S. Ford, Johnson and Company

Armchair, 1904 / 5. Creator: J. S. Ford, Johnson and Company
Armchair, 1904/5

Background imageS Collection: Untitled (girl with long hair), mid-late 19th century. Creator: H. S. Heath

Untitled (girl with long hair), mid-late 19th century. Creator: H. S. Heath
Untitled (girl with long hair), mid-late 19th century. Albumen print

Background imageS Collection: Compass, Aperiodic, Wiley Post crash, ca. 1930s Creator: E. S. Ritchie & Sons Inc

Compass, Aperiodic, Wiley Post crash, ca. 1930s Creator: E. S. Ritchie & Sons Inc
From last plane flown by Wiley Post. In 1935 Wiley Post scavenged this aperiodic compass from the older Winnie Mae for use on his new plane, a Lockheed Orion



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