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Vauxhall Royal Balloon first ascent with 9 people, from Vauxhall, London. The maximum possible number of passengers was 28. 9 September 1836

Solar prominence. Ultraviolet SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) satellite image of a solar prominence (bottom left)

RAFs new gyro gun sight by G. H. Davis
Details of the RAFs new gyro gun sight, which makes every fighter pilot an accurate marksman. By means of two simple adjustments in action

A. C. Sports Car
A.C. sports two-seater - maximum speed 90 mph ! Date: 1936

Dwarf rose bay or mountain laurel tree, Rhododendrum maximum
5855016 Dwarf rose bay or mountain laurel tree, Rhododendrum maximum; (add.info.: Flower, leaves, seed vessel and seeds of the Dwarf rose bay or mountain laurel tree, Rhododendrum maximum)

Trinidad and Tobago - Pitch Lake at La Brea - Loading Pitch - British West Indies.. This particular truck has an M.G.W (Maximum Gross Weight) of 3 tonnes. Date: circa 1910s

Paris Flood - Rue de Bievre - 28th January 1910
Paris Flood - Rue de Bievre on 28th January 1910. The Maximum level of the flood waters was 9.5m above the normal level. Date: 1910

Samuel Plimsoll MP (1824-1898) - English politician and social reformer, now best remembered for having devised the Plimsoll line (a line on a ship's hull indicating the maximum safe draught)

Douglas DC-1 NR223Y of Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA) Flown by TWA as a flying laboratory and for occasional scheduled passenger flights

GWR, "The Cheltenham Flyer"Engine 5006 "Tregenna Castle"(colour litho)
5991569 GWR, " The Cheltenham Flyer" Engine 5006 " Tregenna Castle" (colour litho) by Micklewright, G.P

Organized for maximum efficiency, A modern bakery (b / w photo)
6008246 Organized for maximum efficiency, A modern bakery (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Organized for maximum efficiency, A modern bakery)

Hedwigia aquatica moss. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Veldhoven Liberation Memorial and HCR Memorial
The Operation Market Garden plan required that the Guards Armoured Division, which was leading the ground advance north, should advance at maximum speed in order to cross the river bridges as soon as

White flamingo flower, Anthurium scherzianum var
White flamingo flower hybrid raised by de la Devansaye at Bergman, Anthurium scherzianum var. (Anthurium album maximum flavescens de la Devansaye)

Rhododendron cultivar, Madame Louis van Houtte, Rhododendron maximum. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Great rhododendron hybrid, Othello, Rhododendron maximum, grown by Standish Noble. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Temperature, Anomalies, Extremes, Ranges (colour litho)
6015845 Temperature, Anomalies, Extremes, Ranges (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Temperature, Anomalies, Extremes, Ranges)

The Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary or United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island - maximum security federal prison on Alcatraz Island off the coast of San Francisco, California, USA

Illustrated page of the Manuscript of Valerius Maximus, copied by Arnau de Collis in 1408 and translated by Father Antoni Canals

Professor teaching to young students, miniature of the work Gesta Romanorum, page 24, by Maximo Valerio, translated from Latin in 1395 by Fra Antoni Canals

Map of the war of independence and invasion, (1895), 1920s
Map of the war of Independence and the invasion. (From Baragua up to Mantua). The invading column supervised by Gneral Antonio Maceo left the Savanna of Aragua on October 22

The battle of Guasimas, (1874), 1920s
The battle of Guasimas.The bloodiest of the battles of the war of Yara, took place on 15th, 16th and 17th of March 1874. The Spaniards had three thousand men commanded by Brigadier Arminan and 1

Battle of Palo Seco, (1873), 1920s
Battle of Palo Seco. Maximum Gomez defeated the wing column of Lieutenant colonel Vilches, on December 2, 1873. He died along with four hundred soldiers

Dum-dum bullets used during WW1
Dum-dum bullets used during the First World War. As Dr Haydn Brown explains, the bullet breaks up or mushrooms on entering the human target, and causes maximum damage as a result. Date: October 1914

Map of the possible outline of Europe and Western Asia at the maximum of the fourth ice age. From A Short History of the World, published c.1936

Colocasia esculenta, taro
Plate 4 from a collection of original drawings and sketches by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Zeppelin-Staaken VGO R III giant German biplane
Zeppelin-Staaken VGO R III, serial no. 10/15, giant German biplane, the only one built. It went into operational use near Riga in Latvia, making its first operational sortie on 13 August 1916

Big Stone - Cloughmore, Co. Down, Northern Ireland
The Big Stone - Cloughmore, Rostrevor, County Down, Northern Ireland. This 30-ton granite boulder perches on the slopes of Slieve Meen, 1000 ft above the village of Rostrevor

Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights observed from Guildford, Surrey, England, 14 October 1870. Caused by high-speed particles ejected from the Sun

Lancaster Taking Off
The City of Lincoln is just one of 7378 Lancaster bombers built during WW2 - the most successful heavy night bomber used by the R.A.F. Maximum speed is 462 km/h. Date: 1942 - 1945

Sopwith Triplane following on the heels of the Pup, the Triplane was aimed at providing the maximum agility and did

American rose bay with pink flowers, Rhododendron maximum.. Illustration by Clarissa Badger, nee Munger, from Wild Flowers, Drawn and Colored from Nature, New York, 1859

Soldier with camera, location unknown but believed to be in the UK. A delighfully spontaneous shot with short depth of field giving maximum prominence to the main subject

Japan - A Peculiar Native Bridge at Sumi-Yoshi
Lantern slide of a Peculiar Native Bridge at Sumi-Yoshi. Bridge has very high arch. Soribashi is one of the representative structures of Sumiyoshi-taisha Shrine

Switzerland - The Sarnen Sea
Coloured lantern slide of a view across Lake Sarnen. Sarnersee is a lake in the Canton of Obwalden, Switzerland with Sarnen and Sachseln located on the shores

Food panic at the outbreak of World War One
Illustration depicting the sad fate of a family stricken with war panic which was so prominent during the first week of the war

New Zealand School
A modern country school in New Zealand. The classrooms are designed to give maximum light and air. This school is at Spotswood. In the distance is Mount Egmont. Date: 1950s

Warrior Subduing Another recto Warrior Bust-Length
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Sketches Wall Tomb Skeletons 1630-40 Pen brown ink
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Saint Martin Beggar 1493-1500 Pen gray ink
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Study Drapery Antique 1520-40 Red chalk 8-1 / 8 x 5-5 / 8
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Design Fountain River Gods Nymphs 1511-74 Pen
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Fountain Grotto ca 1598 Pen brown ink brush wash
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Studies Four Figures recto Composition Sketches
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Design Decoration Arch Personification Justice
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Ecclesiastic Pope? Blessing Book Sacred College
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Lion Profile Facing Left Leo n. d Pen brown ink
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Perseus Beheading Medusa recto Studies Child
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"Maximum: A Journey Through Time and Innovation" Step back in time to witness the Vauxhall Royal Balloon's first ascent, defying gravity with maximum grace and grandeur. Marvel at the awe-inspiring solar prominence, a celestial spectacle that reaches its maximum splendor as it dances across the sun's fiery surface. Feel the exhilaration of speed as you cruise through winding roads in an A. C. Sports Car, experiencing the maximum thrill only true automotive enthusiasts can comprehend. Join Samuel Plimsoll MP on his crusade for safety at sea, advocating for maximum load lines to protect sailors from perilous voyages. Immerse yourself in Trinidad and Tobago's Pitch Lake at La Brea, where workers tirelessly load their vessels with pitch extracted from nature's maximum reservoir of black gold. Reflect upon the devastating impact of war as Dum-dum bullets used during WW1 inflict maximum damage on both sides of conflict, forever changing the face of warfare. Experience Vim Advertisement's revolutionary cleaning power that promises to tackle even your toughest stains with a single application - achieving cleanliness to its absolute maximum potential. Witness Paris Flood's destructive force as Rue de Bievre succumbs to water levels reaching their dreaded maxima on January 28th, 1910 - a reminder of nature's unpredictable might. Discover Colocasia esculenta (taro), a versatile plant whose roots reach their full potential when cooked into delicious dishes around the world - offering culinary satisfaction at its utmost level. Gaze up in wonderment at Zeppelin-Staaken VGO R III giant German biplane soaring through skies with unparalleled size and strength - pushing aviation technology to its extreme limits Embrace innovation as RAF unveils G. H. Davis' groundbreaking gyro gun sight, revolutionizing aerial combat by providing pilots with unprecedented accuracy and maximizing firepower efficiency Celebrate Douglas DC-1 NR223Y’s maiden flight – an aircraft that would pave the way for aviation's future, pushing boundaries and achieving maximum heights in performance and