Images Dated 29th July 2005 (page 77)

Cholera epidemic in Naples, government ministers visiting a hospital, Wood engraving, published Paris 1884

Witchfinder, (1645) 1830
Witchfinder, 1645. Mathew Hopkins (d.1647) witch-finder of Manningtree, Essex, England. In 1645 had 60 people executed for witchcraft in Essex alone

Nicholas Culpepper (1616-54) English physician, herbalist and astrologer Frontispiece from his School of Physickshowing him with hand on a skull and with blank horoscope chart. Copperplate engraving

Nicholas Culpepper, (c1650) 19th century
Nicholas Culpepper (1616-54), 19th century. English physician, herbalist and astrologer and, bottom, Red Lion House at Spitalfields, London, where he lived

Witches turned into animals as they ride through the air, 1489
Witches turned into animals as they ride through the air on a stick. From Ulrich Militor De Laniis et phitonicis mulieribus, Constance, 1489. Woodcut

Sam Goldwyn (1882-1974) with Judy Garland (1922-1969)
Sam Goldwyn (1882-1974) Polish-born American film magnate, with Judy Garland (1922-1969) American film star, and another artist

Greta Garbo (1905-90) Swedish-born American film actress

Brahma receiving an offering, after 18th century
Brahama (Hindu Absolute ) receiving an offering, after 18th century. Brahma first in the Hindu divine triad, the others being Vishnu and Shiva. Indian miniature

Spanish Jew before Grand Inquisitor, 1891. Artist: Paul Hardy
Spanish Jew before Grand Inquisitor, 1891. Spanish Inquisition (late 15th century). Illustration by Paul Hardy for The Saving of Karl Reichenberg, story by Arthur Page, London 1891

George Whitefield preaching, c1760 (c1850)
George Whitefield (1714-70) preaching, c1850. English evangelist and a founder of Methodism, preaching. Wood engraving

Sale of English goods in Canton, 1858. Canton was bombarded by French and English, Jan. 1858. which resulted in Trade opening up again

Lord Elgin signing the Treaty of Tainjin to end the Second Opium War, 1858
Lord Elgin (left) signing the Treaty of Tainjin to end the Second Opium War between Britain and China, 16 June 1858. Contemporary woodcut

Pilgrim Fathers on their way to church, 1620. Pilgrim Fathers, the Puritans who settled in Plymouth in 1620, founding first permanent colony in New England. Engraving after picture by G.H. Boughton

Martin Luther with reformers, c1530. Martin Luther (1483-1546) German Protestant reformer, left, with John Oecolampadius, John Frederick the Magnanimous

Resentment of Chinese in gold mining areas of United States, 1875
Resentment of Chinese in gold mining areas of United States. The Heathen Chinee was accused of cheating at cards. After print by Currier and Ives published 1875

Chinese theatre, San Francisco, c1870. Wood engraving

Opium den in the Chninese quarter of San Francisco, c1870. Wood engraving

Chinese prospector in the Californian gold fields, 1853. Wood engraving, Paris

Second Opium War, 1856-58
Second Opium War - 1856-58. Chinese depiction of the engagement between the British and Chinese at Fatsham Creek on Canton river. British wood engraving

Martin Luther, c1830
Martin Luther (1481-1546), c1830, German Protestant reformer

Excavating the Panama Canal, 1888
Excavating with steam-powered earth excavators and earth transporters at Tabemilla during the de Lesseps attempt to dig the Panama Canal. Wood engraving, 1888

Scene from the de Lesseps attempt to dig the Panama Canal, 1888. Wood engraving showing West Indian labourers purchasing refreshment

Paying West Indian labourers, 1888
Paying West Indian labourers on their arrival at Tabemilla during the de Lesseps attempt to dig the Panama Canal, wood engraving 1888

Digging the Panama Canal, 1888. Cutting a channel to divert the river Chagres during the de Lesseps attempt to dig the Panama Canal

Protestant theologians working on Luthers translation of the Bible, c1530s
Protestant theologians working on Luthers translation of the Bible. Left to Right: Philip Melancthon (1497-1560), Martin Luther (1483-1546)

Title page of Leo Xs Papal Bull, 1520. The Papal Bull excommunicated the German Protestant reformer Martin Luther

Philip Melanchthon the German Protestant reformer, c18th century. Engraving after original likeness by Durer

Pope Leo X supervising the burning of Martin Luthors books, 1521
Woodcut of Pope LEO X (Giovanni de Medici 1475-1521, Pope from 1513) supervising the burning of Martin Luthers books after the first Diet of Worms, 1521

Tibetan Wild Ass or Kiang, 1893
Tibetan Wild Ass or Kiang. Engraving published London 1893

Engraving of a Quagga, c1860
Engraving of a Quagga (Equus quagga), c1860. Extinct South African mammal of the Horse family. Colour-printed wood engraving c1860

Engraving of a Quagga, c1830
Engraving of a Quagga (Equus quagga), c1830. Extinct South African mammal of the Horse family. Hand-coloured engraving published London c1830 after drawing by Lt.-Col. Charles Hamilton Smith

Engraving of a Quagga, 1893
Engraving of a Quagga (Equus quagga), 1893. Extinct South African mammal of the Horse family. Published in London 1893

Engraving of a Quagga, 1884
Engraving of a Quagga (Equus quagga): Extinct South African mammal of the Horse family. Published in London 1884

A Quagga, 1815
A Quagga (Equus quagga), 1815. Extinct South African mammal of the Horse family. Engraving published London 1815

Quagga mare in London Zoo, c1870. Extinct South African mammal of the Horse family. Engraving of a photograph

The Archduke Charles of Austria, c1815
The Archduke Charles of Austria (1771-1847), c1815. Copperplate engraving of the celebrated general who defeated Napoleon at Aspern (May 1809)

Louis XIII of France, 1629. Louis XIII (1601-1643) reigned from 1610. He was the Son of Henri IV and Marie de Medici and the father of Louis XIV. Copperplate equestrian portrait published 1629

Louis XIII of France, 1623 (Reigned from 1610). Louis was the son of Henri IV and Marie de Medici and the father of Louis XIV. Copperplate equestrian portrait

Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560) the German Protestant reformer
Philip Melanchthon the German Protestant reformer, 1497-1560. Portrait after Holbein

Battle of Blenheim August 1704
Battle of Blenheim (Hochstadt) 13 (new style) August 1704. Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy victorious. War of the Spanish succession. Hand coloured engraving

Battle of La Hogue, 19 May 1692
Battle of La Hogue, Anglo-Dutch naval victory over French under Tourville, 19 May 1692. War of the Grand Alliance

Laying siege canon on target, from Le diverse et artificiose machine, 1620
Laying siege canon on target, from Agostino Ramellis Le diverse et artificiose machine, 1620 (first edition 1588). Bottom right is a gunners level

Utriusque cosmi historia, 1517-19. Artist: Robert Fludd
Utriusque cosmi historia, 1517-19. Gunners laying siege to moated and fortified enclosure. Attackers are using earth-filled Gabions to protect their guns and themselves

Dice Makers Workshop, 16th century. Artist: Jost Amman
Dice Makers Workshop, 16th century

Wire Worker, 16th century. Artist: Jost Amman
Wire Worker, 16th century

The Clasp Makers Workshop, 16th century. Artist: Jost Amman
The Clasp Makers Workshop, 16th century

The Ambassadors, 1533. Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
The Ambassadors, 1533. Double portrait by Hans Holbein (1497-1543) of Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve. In the foreground is a distorted skull, representing mortality

Mrs Simpson offers to withdraw, 8 December 1936. Article on the front page of the Daily Express about American socialite Wallis Simpson (1896-1986)

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