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Fra Mauro map (1460). The Fra Mauro Map orientation (South at the top). is considered
Fra Mauro map (1460). The Fra Mauro Map orientation (South at the top).is considered the greatest memorial of medieval cartography. by the Venetian monk Fra Mauro

David Attenborough
Sir David Frederick Attenborough (b.1926) English naturalist, widely considered the pioneer of the nature documentary

Pentonville Prison 1842
An exterior view of the prison. It was considered to be a model for all new prisons at the time

Shrove Tuesday Football Match, Kingston-Upon-Thames, 1846
Engraving showing the traditional game of football, played on Shrove Tuesday, in the marketplace of Kingston-Upon-Thames. This match was played between the Thames-Street Club and the Townsend team

George Hackenschmidt
GEORGE HACKENSCHMIDT Estonian wrestler, known as the Russian Lion, considered one of the greatest figures in the history of wrestling

Mehmed Ii / Ottoman / Thevet
MEHMED II called FATIH (The Conqueror) Ottoman Sultan (1444-46, 1451-81) - considered the true founder of the Ottoman Empire

Titanic Postcard
Passenger liner of the Cunard White Star line, she is the largest and most luxurious ship afloat : thanks to her well-designed interior, she is considered unsinkable

The Bat and Ball Public House, Hambledon, 1908
Photograph showing the Bat and Ball Public House at Hambledon, circa 1908. The pub was formerly known as the Broadhalfpenny Hut

Bedford Park / Bath Rd 4 / 9
Bedford Park, Chiswick, London, considered the prototype of later garden cities and suburbs: Bath Road, looking east (4 of 9)

Sawtre, Lollard, Burns
William Sawtre, priest of St Osyths church, London, is burnt for following the heretical views of Wyclif : he is considered to be the first Lollard martyr

Charlton House, C18
A View of the Manor House at Charlton, built by Sir Adam Newton. Then in Kent, today in SE London, it is considered one of the finest examples of Jacobean architecture

Tip from a Jockey
A diminutive jockey gives his considered opinion to a couple

The Old Curiosity Shop, the Marchioness playing cards
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, first published in the weekly serial Master Humphreys Clock from 1840 to 1841 and then as its own book in 1841

Picture No. 10767730
Black-tip / Blacktip Reef - Swims over diver, camera women Valerie Taylor. Black Tips are considered harmless. (Carcharhinus melanopterus) Date:

Battle of Stalingrad - Aerial view of fuel stores on fire. The Battle of Stalingrad between Germany and the Soviet Union lasted from 17 July 1942 until 2 February 1943

Bewick / Mouflon
Linnaeus considered the mouflon a goat (capra ammon) but it is now classified as a sheep, indeed the smallest wild sheep and ancestor of all domestic breeds

Wrought iron tubular trussed bridge over the river Wye at Chepstow, c1885. This bridge, constructed 1849-1852, was an innovative design by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859)

Lucia - the Sextet
The sextet in Act Two, considered by some (including me) to be one of the finest moments in opera

Sopwith Triplane G-BOCK - N6290
Sopwith Triplane G-BOCK / N6290 'DIXIE' (msn NAW-1), of the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden. (A 'late production' aircraft built by the Northern Aeroplane Workshop considered to be a production)

1: Germanic skull with all the marks of a European head. 2: African skull
533707 1: Germanic skull with all the marks of a European head. 2: African skull: The arching of the forehead considered separately is by no means so stupid as the other parts evidently appear to be

Cribbage (colour litho)
3101929 Cribbage (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cribbage'. Illustration for The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens (Hodder & Stoughton)

Young woman tuning a grand piano. Piano tuning was considered a suitable occupation for a young lady forced to earn a
530242 Young woman tuning a grand piano. Piano tuning was considered a suitable occupation for a young lady forced to earn a living. Wood engraving, 1887.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Giraffe browsing on tree. Hand-coloured engraving published 1836
533416 Giraffe browsing on tree. Hand-coloured engraving published 1836.; (add.info.: Giraffe browsing on tree. Jean Lamarck (1744-1829) French naturalist

Siege of Paris 885-886 by the Vikings (Northmen), considered by some to be the beginning of Norman power in France
543282 Siege of Paris 885-886 by the Vikings (Northmen), considered by some to be the beginning of Norman power in France

The Gutenberg Bible
529809 The Gutenberg Bible; (add.info.: First major book printed with a movable type printing press in the West, marking the start of the "Gutenberg Revolution")

Dassault-Breguet Mystere 20 1st prototype F-WLKB at the 1964 Paris Air Show, shown with the two 3, 300 lbf Pratt & Whitney JT12A-8 turbojet engines originally fitted

The Cisternoni of Livorno - a series of three large buildings in the neoclassical style at Livorno, in Tuscany, Italy constructed between 1829 and 1848 as part of a complex of purification plants

NASA - Rogallo wing to recover Gemini spacecraft
NASA considered using a Rogallo wing to recover the Gemini spacecraft

Considered the most bizarre building in Scotland and one of the greatest follies in the United Kingdom, the 18th Century Dunmore Pineapple is in Dunmore Park, near Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Portland Square, London, c. 1960
Portland Square, London, circa 1960. This was one of the sites considered by the Royal Aeronautical Society for the location of its new lecture theatre. Date: circa 1960

Portrait of Amerigo Vespucci Anonymous
VESPUCCI, Amerigo (1454-1512). Italian explorer and cartography; generally considered that the continents of America named after him. Oil

Ghee Ka Diya Panati, Oil Lamp
3609745 Ghee Ka Diya Panati, Oil Lamp by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

Miniature Painting of Goddess Laxmi, India
3609781 Miniature Painting of Goddess Laxmi, India by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

RMS Titanic - letter, Mabel Francatelli, passenger
RMS Titanic - First Class passenger Mabel Francatelli. A fascinating letter from Mattison, Davey & Rader of New York to Miss Francatelli dated 17 April 1956

Irene
Portrait of Irene Dineley, model in a number of portraits. This sketch, which appears so hasty is really quite delibrate and considered

John Hunter (1728 - 1893), Scottish surgeon, one of the most distinguished scientists and surgeons of his day. He assisted his brother

Scene in Woolwich Arsenal, London showing an armstrong gun being made. This gun was introduced into the British Army in 1859

FEDERAL SENTINEL
A Federal sentry is shot by a Secessionist sniper : such methods of fighting were considered most ungentlemanly and contrary to accepted standards of military conduct. Date: 1861

Documents written in blood are considered exceptionally bind- -ing, as Faust will discover when Mephistopheles requires him to fulfil his side of their contract Date: 1506

Fra Mauro map, 1460 (map)
529889 Fra Mauro map, 1460 (map) by Italian School, (15th century); (add.info.: The Fra Mauro Map orientation (South at the top).is considered the greatest memorial of medieval cartography

"Your several suits have been considered and debated on"Henry VI, Part I, Act V, Scene 1 (colour litho)
969867 " Your several suits have been considered and debated on" Henry VI, Part I, Act V, Scene 1 (colour litho) by English School

St Nicholas Hotel, Lower Broadway, considered a Wonder in 1850, at the Time of the First Worlds Fair (litho)
5214965 St Nicholas Hotel, Lower Broadway, considered a Wonder in 1850, at the Time of the First Worlds Fair (litho) by American School

Don Quixote discoursing upon Arms and Letters to the Company at the Inn (engraving)
1056332 Don Quixote discoursing upon Arms and Letters to the Company at the Inn (engraving) by Gilbert, John (1817-97) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Houses of Parliament, Cape Town (b / w photo)
3092352 Houses of Parliament, Cape Town (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Houses of Parliament, Cape Town)

En Route to Bulawayo (b / w photo)
3092347 En Route to Bulawayo (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: En Route to Bulawayo)

Shooting in Scinde, India (engraving)
1055822 Shooting in Scinde, India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shooting in Scinde, India)

There was a Young Person, whose History was always considered a Mystery (litho)
966334 There was a Young Person, whose History was always considered a Mystery (litho) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was a Young Person)

She... added a little frilled white cap to her attire when she considered it proper (b / w photo)
3651969 She... added a little frilled white cap to her attire when she considered it proper (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: She)

Sir William George Grandville Venables Vernon Harcourt (colour litho)
612019 Sir William George Grandville Venables Vernon Harcourt (colour litho) by Thompson, Alfred (1830-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir William George Grandville Venables Vernon Harcourt)

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Greater false vampire bat, Megaderma lyra, and horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus tridens.. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieus Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy

Marten, Martes martes, and wolverine, Gulo gulo.. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieus Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837. Illustration by J. G

INDIAN TEXTILE WORKER
Women in India are much in demand in the weaving industry, where they are considered more skilled than men. Strict rules forbid them from working at night. Date: 1937

SERPENTINE DANCE 1894
The serpentine dancer was considered daring - to say the least - scandalous - say others : but it was very popular... Date: 1894

BATTLE OF CHAMPAUBERT
CAMPAIGN IN FRANCE Battle of CHAMPAUBERT Napoleon wins the first of four battles in 5 days against Blucher & others, considered one of his finest achievements Date: 10 February 1814

JESUIT TRADE, JAPAN
In Japan, the Jesuits engage in trade, at great profit to themselves though incurring blame at home and contempt in Japan (where merchants are considered ignoble) Date: circa 1600

MORALS / ROME THEATRES
The theatres of Rome are destroyed because they are considered to have a corrupting influence on public morals Date: 158 BC

Saunders-Roe A17 Cutty Sark, S1575, was considered by the Seaplane Training Flight and the MAEE for use as a military trainer

Heinkel He 219 Uhu -a relative latecomer, the type was considered one of Germanys better night fighters

Paul Morphy, Chess
PAUL MORPHY American chess player, born in New Orleans, considered the worlds greatest player before mental instability checkmated his career. Date: 1837 - 1884

PERI
A winged creature from Persian mythology, once considered malevolent but later perceived as good, beautiful creatures angelic in behaviour as well as in appearance Date: circa 1860

Thomas Mantell
Captain Thomas Mantell, 25- year old USAF pilot, who died pursuing a UFO, now generally considered to have been a Skyhook weather balloon

St Jerome St Catherine Alexandria Saint Jerome
St Jerome and St Catherine of Alexandria, Saint Jerome and Sainte Catherine, De hl. Hieronymus and the hl. Catherine sits on a turf bench that is shielded from the landscape behind by a rose hedge

A Musical Company Music company terrace right
A Musical Company, Music company on a terrace. On the right a woman tunes a lute, behind the table a man with a violin, on the left a woman with a cello by a seated man who raises a glass

Outer ornamental considered important inner well
Outer ornamental is considered more important than inner well-being. Allegories about human care for the body and the neglect of the soul (series title)

Alexander II Zabinas dressed Bacchus elephant Tokens
Alexander II Zabinas dressed as Bacchus on an elephant Tokens by Alexander Sabina (title on object), Below this representation the display of eight tokens

Antiochus VIII Grypos kills Alexander II Zabinas Antiochus Gryphus (title on object), Antiochus VIII Grypos kills Alexander II Zabinas. Below this representation the display of fifteen tokens

physician human four forms series title middle
The physician as a human being The four forms of the physician (series title), In the middle a physician holding a pair of tweezers and a miniature heart. The instruments of medicine surround him

physician angel four forms series title center
The physician as an angel The four forms of the physician (series title), In the center an angel holding a cup of medicine in his hand. The instruments of medicine surround him

Lazio Roma Rome Pratica di Mare Heroon di Enea
Lazio Roma Pratica di Mare Heroon di Enea, this is my Italy, the italian country of visual history, Antiquities 4th century brick, polygonal structure. Built over 7th c

Jan van Eyck or Johannes de Eyck c. 1395 - 1441) Flemish painter active in Bruges and considered one of the best Northern European painters of the 15th century

Stratford House in Stratford Place, London, c. 1960. Thi?
Stratford House in Stratford Place, London, circa 1960. This was one of the sites considered by the Royal Aeronautical Society for the location of its new lecture theatre. Date: circa 1960

The corner of Harley Street and Queen Anne Street, Lond?
The corner of Harley Street and Queen Anne Street, London, circa 1960. This was one of the sites considered by the Royal Aeronautical Society for the location of its new lecture theatre

Drawing of Chinese soldier with sword and shield
One of a set of 12 coloured drawings on paper found and carried off from one of the forts of Woosung by Captain (then Lieutenant) Henry Eden, R.N. on 18 June 1842

Drawing of Chinese soldier with pike
One of a set of 12 coloured drawings on paper found and carried off from one of the forts of Woosung by Captain (then Lieutenant) Henry Eden, R.N. on 18 June 1842

Martin-Baker MB5 -considered one of the finest piston-engined fighters, it could not be readied in time to see wartime service

Boeing B-17E Fortress - could be considered to be the first modern heavy bomber, having first flown in July 1935

ENNIUS, Quintus (239-169 BC). Writer during the period of the Roman Republic, and is often considered the father of Roman poetry. Biografic de los hombres del reino de Nᰯ les. Engraving

MORTON, William Thomas Green (1819-1868). American dentist that considered himself as the inventor and revealer of the use of ether for surgical anesthesia

LEEUWENHOEK, Antony van (1632-1723). Dutch naturalist and optician. First to observe bacteriae. He is commonly known as the Father of Microbiology, and considered to be the first microbiologist. Oil

ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598). Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. 1570. It is considered to be the first modern atlas. Map of the Caribbean Sea with the islands of Cuba, Cayman Islands

ATHANARIC II II (c. 335 - 381). Visigothic King (369-381)
ATHANARIC II II (c.335 - 381). Visigothic King (369-381). Considered by the author as the first of the genealogical line of kings of Spain

Enigma Code
7th January 1926: Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, HQ of the Allied cryptopgraphers during WW II and where the German Enigma and Lorenz codes, both considered unbreakable, were deciphered

The SS Berengaria, New York, 1938
Photograph of the Cunard-White Star liner Berengaria at her pier in the River Hudson. Built in 1912 for the Hamburg-American Line as Imperator

Karl Jo. Schonherr
KARL JOHAN SCHONHERR Swedish naturalist, who devised a system of classification, but it was considered inadequate

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"Unveiling the Unconventional: Moments Considered Extraordinary" From the intricate Fra Mauro map (1460) with its unconventional orientation of South at the top, to David Attenborough's captivating documentaries that challenge our perception of nature, there are countless instances in history that have been considered remarkable. Pentonville Prison (1842), designed with a revolutionary radial layout, revolutionized prison architecture and influenced penitentiaries worldwide. Meanwhile, the Shrove Tuesday Football Match in Kingston-Upon-Thames (1846) showcases an age-old tradition where chaos and camaraderie collide on the streets. George Hackenschmidt, known as "The Russian Lion, " is considered one of wrestling's greatest pioneers. His strength and technique left audiences awestruck during his matches in early 20th-century Europe. The Bat and Ball Public House in Hambledon (1908) witnessed cricketing legends who shaped the sport into what it is today. Bedford Park along Bath Rd (4/9) stands as a testament to architectural innovation from late 19th-century London. Its picturesque houses blend seamlessly with nature while still exuding elegance. Charlton House, dating back to the 18th century, symbolizes timeless grandeur amidst changing times. A Titanic postcard serves as a haunting reminder of human triumphs and tragedies intertwined within history's fabric. Sawtre, Lollard, Burns - names etched into collective memory for their contributions to literature and social change - continue to inspire generations even centuries later. In horse racing circles, receiving a tip from a jockey can be considered akin to unlocking hidden secrets behind winning races; knowledge passed down through generations like treasured heirlooms. Picture No. 10767730 captures an enigmatic moment frozen in time – inviting viewers' interpretations while leaving them captivated by its mystery. These snippets from various eras remind us that greatness often lies in the unconventional, the unexpected.