Wood Engraving Collection (page 7)

The Atlantic Cable, ready for shipment, Morden Wharf, East Greenwich, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Atlantic Cable, ready for shipment, Morden Wharf, East Greenwich, [London], 1857. The core is conveyed to [Glass, Elliott, and Co.'s works at] East Greenwich upon large reels

Machines covering with Gutta Percha the Atlantic Cable Wire, at the Gutta Percha Company's... 1857
Machines covering with Gutta Percha the Atlantic Cable Wire, at the Gutta Percha Company's Works, Wharf-Road, [London], 1857

Manufacture of the Atlantic Submarine Cable, at Glass, Elliott, and Co.'s Works, East... 1857. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Atlantic Submarine Cable, at Glass, Elliott, and Co.'s Works, East Greenwich, [London], 1857. The firm has...undertaken to complete 1250 miles within a specified period...The

Hong-Kong: Central Portion of the Town of Victoria, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Hong-Kong: Central Portion of the Town of Victoria, 1857. General view showing...the central part of the town of Victoria, lying at the base of the lofty hills

Chinese Mode of Carrying the Wounded, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Chinese Mode of Carrying the Wounded, 1857. After a sketch...made during the late rebellion'. From "Illustrated London News", 1857

Chinese Rebels, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Chinese Rebels, 1857. After a sketch...made during the late rebellion'. From "Illustrated London News", 1857

Kangaroo Hunt in Western Australia, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Kangaroo Hunt in Western Australia, 1857. This exhilarating sport commences before sunrise, and the sense of freedom and enjoyment which one experiences, mounted on a good horse

Sketches in Western Australia - Culham, in the Upper Valley of the Swan, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in Western Australia - Culham, in the Upper Valley of the Swan, 1857. The upper valleys of the Swan and its tributaries are studded with thriving farms and settlements

Sketches in Asiatic Russia - Village on the Siberian Side of the Ural Mountains, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in Asiatic Russia - Village on the Siberian Side of the Ural Mountains, 1857. View by...Mr. William Spottiswoode

Chinese Merchants Lorchas, Canton River, 1857. Creators: Edwin Weedon, Unknown
Chinese Merchants Lorchas, Canton River, 1857. Second Opium War. The lorcha is used in the coasting trade of China by the English

The Debate in the House of Commons on the China Question - the Opposition Tellers... 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Debate in the House of Commons on the China Question - the Opposition Tellers (Mr. Cobden and Mr. Milner Gibson) reading the Result of the Division, 1857. In all questions of war Mr

"The Grand Altar of the Cathedral of Seville" - painted by David Roberts, R.A. 1857. Creator: Unknown
"The Grand Altar of the Cathedral of Seville" - painted by David Roberts, R.A. 1857. Engraving of a painting showing the magnificent Gothic Retablo...[which] is divided into forty-four

"Christ on the Banks of the Jordan" - painted by Murillo, from Louis Philippe's Collection, 1857. Engraving of a painting

"Landscape and Hawking Party" - painted by Berghem, in the Bridgewater Gallery, 1857. Creator: Unknown
"Landscape and Hawking Party" - painted by Berghem, in the Bridgewater Gallery, 1857. Engraving of a painting by...one of the most pleasing masters of the seventeenth century

Gerhard Douw's Portrait of Himself, 1857. Creator: M. Jackson
Gerhard Douw's Portrait of Himself, 1857. Engraving of "An Interior with a Young Viola Player", a painting by Dutch artist Gerrit Dou (1613-1675)

Quintin Metsys, The Blacksmith of Antwerp - the Portrait, 1857. Creator: Cheetham
Quintin Metsys, The Blacksmith of Antwerp - the Portrait, 1857. Imaginary scene where Master Van Twylt admires a portrait of his daughter Alyt painted by Quentin Matsys (1465-1530)

The Lund Hill Colliery Explosion: Mouth of the Downcast Shaft, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Lund Hill Colliery Explosion: Mouth of the Downcast Shaft, 1857. Preparations to recover bodies after mining disaster in Barnsley

Opening of the Barnsley Branch Railway: the Procession entering the Regent-Street Station, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Barnsley Branch Railway: the Procession entering the Regent-Street Station, 1857. The opening ceremony consisted of a procession of the workmen employed in the construction of

Marble Group in the Prince's Chamber, House of Lords - Her Majesty Queen Victoria... 1857. Creators: Unknown, J
Marble Group in the Prince's Chamber, House of Lords - Her Majesty Queen Victoria, supported by Justice and Clemency, John Gibson R.A. sculptor, 1857

"The Covey" - painted by J. Wolf - from the Exhibition of the British Institution, 1857. Creator: M. Jackson
"The Covey" - painted by J. Wolf - from the Exhibition of the British Institution, 1857. Engraving of a painting:..Mr. Wolf's very painstaking and original picture

View of Karani, 1857. Creator: Unknown
View of Karani, 1857. The straggling village of Karani, or Karanji, lying in the valley, about two miles and a half from Balaclava

The 93rd Regiment, Highlanders, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The 93rd Regiment, Highlanders, 1857. Scots soldiers in traditional uniform. From "Illustrated London News", 1857

The Explosion at Lund Hill Colliery, Barnsley, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Explosion at Lund Hill Colliery, Barnsley, 1857. Disaster at a coalmine on the South Yorkshire Railway, belonging to Taylor and Co....a fearful explosion occurred

Lundhill Colliery, Barnsley, the Scene of the Recent Explosion, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Lundhill Colliery, Barnsley, the Scene of the Recent Explosion, 1857. Sightseers after a mining disaster. Every train to-day has brought a large number of "excursionists

"The Strangers Home", West India Dock Road, Limehouse, 1857. Creator: Unknown
"The Strangers Home", West India Dock Road, Limehouse, [London], 1857. Lodgings for seamen. The building...is capable of accommodating 230 inmates, with apartments for superintendent

The Desert Route - Khan near Nahar-el-Kelb, the Ancient Lycus, three leagues from Beyrout, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Desert Route - Khan near Nahar-el-Kelb, the Ancient Lycus, three leagues from Beyrout, 1857. The Khan, as you perceive, is a wretched old affair, damp, and full of rubbish

Funchal, Madeira, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Funchal, Madeira, 1857. Lying at the very base of the hills, and having a southern aspect, the city stretches itself along the margin of the bay...the houses, rising as they recede from the shore

Fashions for March, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Fashions for March, 1857. Ball dress of white tulle, over a slip of white glace. The skirt is formed of three double jupes of tulle, gathered up in festoons by chains of pearl...Dress of velvet

The Industrial and Agricultural Exhibition at Coimbatore, Madras Presidency, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Industrial and Agricultural Exhibition at Coimbatore, Madras Presidency, South India, 1857. The magnificent example of the Great Exhibition of 1851 appears to have reached every portion of

"The Dead Rabbit" - painted by J. Clark - from the Exhibition of the British Institution, 1857. The artist has...so successfully rendered the expression of the boys regret for the fate of

Front elevation of house at Brahmunabad, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Front elevation of house at Brahmunabad, 1857. Ancient city in what is now Pakistan, excavated at his own expense by Mr. A. F

Ground plan of one of the houses excavated at Brahmunabad, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Ground plan of one of the houses excavated at Brahmunabad, 1857. Ancient city in what is now Pakistan, excavated at his own expense by Mr. A. F

Ruins of Brahmunabad, in Sind, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Ruins of Brahmunabad, in Sind, 1857. Ruined city in what is now Pakistan. The most prominent object is the remains of a high tower of brickwork standing isolated on a large heap of ruins

The Great Western Docks, Plymouth: the Graving Dock, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Great Western Docks, Plymouth: the Graving Dock, 1857.... the plans...were prepared by Mr. I. K. Brunel, and carried out under the superintendence of Mr

The Great Western Docks, Plymouth: the Floating Dock, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Great Western Docks, Plymouth: the Floating Dock, 1857.... the plans...were prepared by Mr. I. K. Brunel, and carried out under the superintendence of Mr

Paris Improvements: the Palais de Justice, Sainte Chapelle, and Pont au Change, 1857. Creator: D Lancelot
Paris Improvements: the Palais de Justice, Sainte Chapelle, and Pont au Change, 1857. View of...the Saint Chapelle and the Palais de Justice

The Persian Expedition - H.E.I.C. "Semiramis", Bushire, Resident's House, Sandbag Batteries, 1857
The Persian Expedition - H.E.I.C. [Honourable East India Company] "Semiramis", Bushire, Resident's House, Sandbag Batteries, 1857

The Persian Expedition - Transports, Bushire, from the "Semiramis", Fort for defence... 1857
The Persian Expedition - Transports, Bushire, from the "Semiramis", Fort for defence of Water Tanks, 1857. Sketch...by an officer, in the Bushire Roads

The Persian Expedition - the "Abdulla" Transport, the "Feroze", "Punjaub", and "Assaye" shelling the Old Portuguese Battery, Indus Flat, 1857

The Persian Expedition - 64th Regiment and Bombay (4th) Rifles, the "Bombay" Steamer... 1857
The Persian Expedition - 64th Regiment and Bombay (4th) Rifles, the "Bombay" Steamer aground, Gun-boats, the "Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy", Hallilah Hill, 1857

The Persian Expedition - Island of Kishni, Entrance to Clarence Strait (from the "Semiramis"), 1857. Sketch...by an officer, in the Bushire Roads

The Persian Expedition - Island of Kishni, Harbour of Bunder Abbas, Fleet at Anchor, Persian...1857. Creator: Unknown
The Persian Expedition - Island of Kishni, Harbour of Bunder [Bandar] Abbas, Fleet at Anchor, Persian Coast, 1857. Sketch...by an officer, in the Bushire Roads

The Persian Expedition - Minora Point and Lighthouse, Kurrachee Harbour, Oyster Rock... 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Persian Expedition - Minora Point and Lighthouse, Kurrachee [Karachi] Harbour, Oyster Rock, Church and Town of Kurrachee, Oyster Rocks, 1857

Silk Culture in China: preparing raw silk, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Silk Culture in China: preparing raw silk, 1857. When the worms have cast their several skins...they are removed...preparatory to their spinning

Bunbury, in Western Australia, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Bunbury, in Western Australia, 1857. The improving little sea-port town of Bunbury...is pleasantly situated at the mouth of the Leschenault Estuary, into which three rivers discharge their waters

Aborigines of Western Australia, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Aborigines of Western Australia, 1857. As the aboriginal tribes...disappear before the march of civilisation, it may be interesting to chronicle...a few of their peculiarities

York, in Western Australia, from an original sketch, 1857. Creator: Unknown
York, in Western Australia, from an original sketch, 1857. The oldest inland town in Western Australia. [It is...the chief settlement over the Darling Hills...[and one of] the principal

The War with China - Interior of the Dutch Folly Fort, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The War with China - Interior of the Dutch Folly Fort, 1857. Second Opium War. The Folly is in beautiful order, everything in its proper place; great credit is due to the two lieutenants in command

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