William Collins Sons Collection (page 4)

Scouts Practising Pioneering, 1944. Creator: Unknown
Scouts Practising Pioneering, 1944. Boy scouts taking part in outdoor activities. The Scouting movement was founded by Robert Baden-Powell in 1908. From " Boy Scouts, by E. E. Reynolds

Studying Tonights Menu, (1944). Creator: Robert Baden-Powell
Studying Tonights Menu, (1944). Animals of the African Veldt: lions watching zebra and wildebeest. From " Boy Scouts, by E. E. Reynolds. [Collins, London, 1944]

Greenock, c1840, (1942). Creator: Unknown
Greenock, c1840, (1942). The Custom House and steamships on the River Clyde at Greenock in Scotland. The Custom House was completed in 1818. From " British Ports and Harbours, by Leo Walmsley

Leith Harbour, c1840, (1942). Creator: Unknown
Leith Harbour, c1840, (1942). Steamers and sailing ships in the port of Leith on the coast of the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh, Scotland. From " British Ports and Harbours, by Leo Walmsley

Bristol Harbour, mid 19th century, (1942). Creator: James Baker Pyne
Bristol Harbour, mid 19th century, (1942). Shipping at the port of Bristol in the west of England. From " British Ports and Harbours, by Leo Walmsley. [Collins, London, 1942]

Falmouth Harbour, c1840, (1942). Creator: Newman & Co
Falmouth Harbour, c1840, (1942). Ships in the natural harbour at Falmouth on the River Fal in Cornwall. From " British Ports and Harbours, by Leo Walmsley. [Collins, London, 1942]

A Sea Scout, 1944. Creator: Unknown
A Sea Scout, 1944. The Scouting movement was founded by Robert Baden-Powell in 1908. A reference to Sea Scouts appears as early as July 1909. From " Boy Scouts, by E. E. Reynolds

High tide below the Battery, Portsmouth Harbour, 1846, (1942). Creator: John Lynn
High tide below the Battery, Portsmouth Harbour, 1846, (1942). Cannon pointing out to sea and flags flying from the Semaphore Tower at the fortified harbour of Portsmouth on the south coast of

The West Prospect of His Majestys Dock-Yard, at Chatham, 1738, (1942). Creators: Samuel Buck
The West Prospect of His Majestys Dock-Yard, at Chatham, 1738, (1942). View of the Royal Navy Dockyard on the River Medway at Chatham on the Kent coast

Watermill, early-mid 19th century, (1947). Creator: James Stark
Watermill, early-mid 19th century, (1947). Watermills on the banks of a river. From " British Windmills and Watermills, by C. P. Skilton. [Collins, London, 1947]

The South Prospect of Dover, in the County of Kent, 1749, (1942). Creators: Samuel Buck
The South Prospect of Dover, in the County of Kent, 1749, (1942). Sailing ships off the coast, with the town of Dover, the castle and the White Cliffs

Mill Bridge and Waterfall, early-mid 19th century, (1947). Creator: Andrew Hunt
Mill Bridge and Waterfall, early-mid 19th century, (1947). Watermill on the banks of a river. From " British Windmills and Watermills, by C. P. Skilton. [Collins, London, 1947]

Draining Mill, Lincolnshire, 1810, (1947). Creator: John Sell Cotman
Draining Mill, Lincolnshire, 1810, (1947). Wooden pumping windmill beside a dyke in the Fens. Picture in the British Museum, London. From " British Windmills and Watermills, by C. P. Skilton

Mrs Paine and her Daughters, c1767, (1942). Creator: Sir Joshua Reynolds
Mrs Paine and her Daughters, c1767, (1942). Portrait of Charlotte Beaumont, (died 1766), wife of architect James Paine, and her daughters Charlotte Paine (1751-1814), who married St John Charlton

Green Woodpecker, 1852, (1942). Creators: Francis Orpen Morris, Richard Alington
Green Woodpecker, 1852, (1942). From " History of British Birds" by Francis Orpen Morris. Published in " The Birds of Britain, by James Fisher. [Collins, London, 1942]

Black-Necked Grebe, c1795, (1942). Creator: Edward Donovan
Black-Necked Grebe, c1795, (1942). Water bird, from " Natural History of British Birds" by Edward Donovan. Published in " The Birds of Britain, by James Fisher. [Collins, London, 1942]

Windsor Castle: St. Georges Chapel, 1768, (1942). Creator: Paul Sandby
Windsor Castle: St. Georges Chapel, 1768, (1942). View of St Georges Chapel and entrance to Cloister. The high-medieval Gothic Chapel was originally founded in the 14th century

Ford Road and Rope Walk Showing the Windmill, near Folkestone, 1947. Creator: John Constable
Folkestone: Ford Road and the Ropewalk, 1833, (1947). A windmill in the Kent countryside. Picture in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. From " British Windmills and Watermills, by C. P. Skilton

A Military Camp in St. James Park During the Gordon Riots, 1780, c1783, (1944). Troops were stationed in St Jamess Park, Westminster, London, as a response to the Gordon Riots

Imaginary Flight of Hensons Ariel, 1843, (1944). Creator: Day & Haghe
Imaginary Flight of Hensons " Ariel", 1843, (1944). William Henson and John Stringfellows 1843 design for steam-powered flying machine

Chart showing windmills as landmarks on the north-east coast of England, 1588, (1947). Places marked include Hartlepool, Easington and Sunderland

A woman setting a post mill alight, c1340, (1947). Creator: Unknown
A woman setting a post mill alight, c1340, (1947). In the Middle Ages, grain could be brought to mills for grinding. Here, in the second in a pair of images, a woman is shown setting the mill alight

Glass vase and bowl designed by Keith Murray, c1946. Creator: Unknown
Glass vase and bowl designed by Keith Murray, c1946. Murray worked as a ceramics, glass and metalware designer for Wedgwood in the Staffordshire Potteries area of England, in the 1930s and 1940s

Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, 1825, (1944). Creator: Thomas Lawrence
Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, 1825, (1944). Portrait of Scottish lawyer and politician Henry Brougham (1778-1868) who defended Queen Caroline at her trial in 1820

Design for a cupboard and desk for Carlton House, 1787, (1946). Creator: Unknown
Design for a cupboard and desk for Carlton House, 1787, (1946). Furniture designs for Carlton House in London, the town residence of the Prince Regent, demolished in 1826

Early Victorian glass fountain with birds, mid 19th century, (1946). Creator: Unknown
Early Victorian glass fountain with birds, mid 19th century, (1946). From " English Glass, by W. B. Honey. [Collins, London, 1946]

Richard Robinson, Primate of Ireland, 1779, (1944). Creator: Sir Joshua Reynolds
Richard Robinson, Primate of Ireland, 1779, (1944). Portrait of English cleric Richard Robinson (1709-1794) who was made Archbishop of Armagh in 1765

The Concert, c1650, (1944). Creator: Peter Lely
The Concert, c1650, (1944). Self portrait of the Dutch artist Peter Lely (1618-1680), long thought to be of a family group

Design for a sofa, 1777, (1946). Creator: Robert Adam
Design for a sofa, 1777, (1946). Drawing by architect Robert Adam, ideas for furniture design. From " British Furniture Makers, by John Gloag. [Collins, London, 1946]

Edinburgh from the West, in the Time of David Hume, c1750, (1943). Creator: Paul Sandby
Edinburgh from the West, in the Time of David Hume, c1750, (1943). View of the Scottish capital with Edinburgh Castle and Arthurs Seat

Flora, 1686, (1944). Creator: Richard Blome
Flora, 1686, (1944). View of a formal garden with a central walk lined with cypress trees. In the foreground the goddess Flora, goddess of flowers and of the season of spring

A Cottage Garden at Stapleford, Wiltshire, c1886, (1944). Creator: George Carline
A Cottage Garden at Stapleford, Wiltshire, c1886, (1944). Colourful herbaceous border of flowers and vegetables: runner beans are trained up a frame, and cabbages are growing on the right

17th century chair with raised velvet fabric, 1836, (1946). Creator: Henry Shaw
17th century chair with raised velvet fabric, 1836, (1946). 17th Century Chair of Raised Velvet in the Cartoon Gallery at Knole, stately home in Sevenoaks, Kent

The Library of Trinity College, Dublin, c1760, (1943). Creator: Robert Sayer
The Library of Trinity College, Dublin, c1760, (1943). The Old Library Building at Trinity, designed by Thomas Burgh and built in 1732

Halswell House and Grounds, Somerset, c1768, (1944). Creator: John Inigo Richards
Halswell House and Grounds, Somerset, c1768, (1944). View of Halswell House which was built for Sir Halswell Tynte in 1689

Damselflies, dragonflies and water snails, c1930s?, (1946). Creator: Vere Temple
Damselflies, dragonflies and water snails, c1930s?, (1946). Damsel Fly, Coenagrion puella, with larva and emerging from nymph-case; Large Dragon Fly, Aeschna cyanea with larvae; snails

Lincolns Inn, of which Bentham became a member in 1817, 1943. Creator: J Marsh
Lincolns Inn, of which Bentham became a member in 1817, (1943). View of Lincolns Inn, one of the four Inns of Court in London

Roses, 1799, (1944). Creator: Richard Earlom
Roses, 1799, (1944). Birds with a nest of eggs among varieties of roses, illustration after Robert John Thornton from his " Temple of Flora or Garden of Nature"

Design for a Flower Garden, 1803, (1944). Creator: Unknown
Design for a Flower Garden, 1803, (1944). Illustration from " Observations on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening" by Humphry Repton

Freshwater mussel, 1801, (1946). Creator: Unknown
Freshwater mussel, 1801, (1946). Illustration from " Natural History of British Shells" by Edward Donovan. Published in " British Anglers Natural History, by E. G. Boulenger

John Locke, late 17th century, (1943). Creator: Sir Godfrey Kneller
John Locke, late 17th century, (1943). Portrait of English philosopher John Locke (1632-1704). Painting in Christ Church College, Oxford University

The Philospohers on the Summit of Mount Athos... 15th century, (1943). Creator: Unknown
The Philospohers on the Summit of Mount Athos Taking Observations of the Stars and Writing Words in the Dust, 15th century, (1943). Astronomers using instruments to observe the night sky

Peony: Paeonia Faemina Flore Pleno Rubro Majore, 1769, (1946). Creator: John Edwards
Peony: Paeonia Faemina Flore Pleno Rubro Majore, 1769, (1946). Botanical illustration from " The British Herbal Containing One Hundred Plates of The most beautiful and scarce Flowers

Larkspur and Sweet William: Delphinium elatum and Dianthus barbatus, 1805, (1946). Botanical illustration. From " British Garden Flowers", by George M. Taylor. [Collins, London, 1946]

Perch, 1804, (1946). Creator: Edward Donovan
Perch, 1804, (1946). Freshwater fish, illustration by Edward Donovan from his " Natural History of British Fishes". Published in " British Anglers Natural History, by E. G. Boulenger

Duns Scotus, 17th century, (1943). Creator: Unknown
Duns Scotus, 17th century, (1943). Portrait of John Duns (c1266-1308), commonly known as Duns Scotus, Scottish Catholic priest and Franciscan friar, university professor, philosopher, and theologian

Charles I Dictating Dispatches to Sir Edward Walker, c1650, (1944). Creator: Unknown
Charles I Dictating Dispatches to Sir Edward Walker, c1650, (1944). Portrait of King Charles I (1600-1649) and his secretary Sir Edward Walker (1612-1677) during the English Civil War

A Worcester Figure of a Lady in a Blue Hat with Yellow Jacket... c1765, (1944)
A Worcester Figure of a Lady in a Blue Hat with Yellow Jacket and Skirt Striped in Blue and Puce, c1765, (1944). Porcelain figurine made by Royal Worcester

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