Images Dated 9th March 2016

Sir William Edward Parry, British explorer

Rear-Admiral Sir William Edward Parry, arctic explorer and British Royal Navy officer. He made one of the earliest attempts to discover the North-West Passage in the Canadian Arctic in 1827. From "The Cottager and Artisan: The People's Own Paper" illustrated by various artists and published by The Religious Tract Society, London, in 1896

© Linda Steward

Plant Propagation, Victorian Botanical Illustration

Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Botanical Illustration of Plant Propagation: Plate 1, from Lehrbuch der praktischen Pflanzenkunde in Wort und Bild (The Book of Practical Botany in Word and Image), Published in 1886. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored

© Craig McCausland

View of the Walls of Saksaywaman, Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru, South America

Sasaywaman is a citadel on the northern outskirts of the city of Cusco, Peru, the historic capital of the Inca Empire. Sections were first built in 1100 by the Killke culture in which they had occupied the area since 900. The complex was expanded and added to by the Inca from the 13th century. Dry stone walls were constructed of huge stones and boulders were cut to fit them together tightly without mortar. In 1983, Cusco and Saksaywaman together were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List for recognition and protection

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