Language Collection (page 3)

Samuel Morse on board of boat "Sully", 19th century (engraving)
2757933 Samuel Morse on board of boat "Sully", 19th century (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: Samuel Morse and Charles Thomas Jackson on the ship Sully)

Experiment of telephony by Francois Sudre on the Champ de Mars, Paris, 1829 (engraving)
2757928 Experiment of telephony by Francois Sudre on the Champ de Mars, Paris, 1829 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Sciences. Communication)

Bill of Rights, 1942 (oil on canvas)
823225 Bill of Rights, 1942 (oil on canvas) by Christy, Howard Chandler (1873-1952); 52.3x101 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bill of Rights. Howard Chandler Christy (1873-1952). Oil on canvas

The Rosetta Stone, from Fort St. Julien, El-Rashid (Rosetta) 196 BC (stone) (see also 2359)
BAL138897 The Rosetta Stone, from Fort St. Julien, El-Rashid (Rosetta) 196 BC (stone) (see also 2359) by Egyptian Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BC); 114.4x72.3x27.8 cm; British Museum, London

Comic postcard, Woman travelling in Paris - a helpful Frenchman Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman at seaside with stick of rock
Comic postcard, Woman at the seaside with a large stick of rock (in English and French) Date: 20th century

Complutensian Polyglot Bible, printed by Arnao Guillen de Brocar (engraving)
2919557 Complutensian Polyglot Bible, printed by Arnao Guillen de Brocar (engraving) by Spanish School, (16th century); The University of St

French Revolution: Cartoon against the family of Queen Marie Antoinette (1755-1793
JLJ4649703 French Revolution: Cartoon against the family of Queen Marie Antoinette (1755-1793) and Louis XVI locked up in the Temple prison

The Language of Fruit - different fruit conveying different emotions and feelings. Date: circa 1920s

Magnolia, 1750-1773 (hand-coloured engraved plate)
985914 Magnolia, 1750-1773 (hand-coloured engraved plate) by Trew, Christoph Jacob (1695-1769) & Ehert, Georg Dionysius (1708/9-70); approx 53.5x35.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Magnolia)

Palma Americana, (pencil and watercolour with bodycolour)
824116 Palma Americana, (pencil and watercolour with bodycolour) by Ehret, Georg Dionysius (1710-70); 53.1x36.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Palma Americana. Georg Dionysius Ehret (1710-1770)

Paeonia suffruticosa Andr. var. papaveracea, 1788-1896 (hand-coloured engraving)
991240 Paeonia suffruticosa Andr. var. papaveracea, 1788-1896 (hand-coloured engraving) by English School, (18th century); 24.6x15.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Paeonia suffruticosa Andr)

Chariot Mount with Three Figures, Late Roman or Byzantine, 300-500. Creator: Unknown
Chariot Mount with Three Figures, Late Roman or Byzantine, 300-500. Probably two orators and a grammarian

DEAF & DUMB ALPHABET DEAF & DUMB ALPHABET
The deaf and dumb sign language alphabet, as defined by the Royal National Institute for the Deaf, Britain. Date: 1960s

JAPAN 9
Japan/ Kyoto/ Gion area the neighbourhood where Geishas live, study and perform. Geishas and Maikos attending a class at " Mia Garatso" school of Geisha

JAPAN 4
Japan/ Kyoto/ Gion area, neighbourhood where Geishas live and perform. Face portrait of a smiling Maiko with combed hair, white make up, head ornaments and traditional kimono

JAPAN 32
Japan/ Kyoto/ Gion area, neighbourhood where Geishas live and perform. Geisha with white make up on her face, combed hair, head ornaments and traditional kimono

Map showing Approximate Distribution of Kurdish Tribes of the Ottoman Empire, c1915. Diagram by British writer, soldier and diplomatic advisor Mark Sykes (1879-1919)

Kircher, (1602-1680), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Kircher, (1602-1680), 1830. Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680) German Jesuit scholar and polymath who published works on comparative religion, geology, and medicine

Dolly Pentreaths memorial, St Pol de Leon churchyard, Paul, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A view of Dolly Pentreaths memorial set in the wall of Paul churchyard. Dolly Pentreaths main language was Cornish and she only learned a little English as an adult

Athelstan ordering the Bible to be translated into the Saxon Language, (1796). Athelstan (c895-939) was the first monarch to take the title of king of England. He ruled from 924 to 939

Japan, Honshu, Tokyo, Sushi Restaurant, Touch Screen Conveyor Belt Ordering System

Hieroglyphs
Mystic Number

Dr Paul Broca, French physician
Dr Paul Broca (1824-1880), French physician, anatomist and anthropologist, researcher on the area of the brain that deals with language. Date: circa 1850s

Ottoman Empire. Turkish books. Engraving by Lemaitre. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840

Advert for Imperial Leather Soap, featuring a Louis XV Vernis Martin fan once owned by Catherine the Great. Date: 1954

Gravestone of Benjamin, son of Mordecai. From the Jewish Com
Gravestone of Benjamin, son of Mordecai. 1284. From the Jewish Community Cemetery Spandau, near Berlin. Sandstone. German Historical Museum. Berlin. Germany

Egyptian art. Fragment of a papyrus with hieroglyphic writing. Egyptian Museum of Turin. Italy

Stela with Oscan inscription. 300-100 BC
Stela with Oscan inscription. Fragment located in the inner arch of Nola Gate. Pompeii, Italy. The inscription say: Vibius Popidius

Boundary-marker in Oscan language. 300-100 BC
Boundary-marker with Oscan inscription. Used to mark the confines of sacred area. Decorated with reliefs depicting helmeted goddess Athena and a boar. Terracotta. 300-100 BC. From a tomb near Capua

Spanish Civil War poster, Juan Negrin
Spanish Civil War poster in the Catalan language. Companys -- I could not live without freedom. Juan Negrin -- The intimate root of Catalunya is nourished by liberal substances. Date: circa 1938

Russian schoolchildren in neckerchiefs sit at desks writing while their teacher stands amongst them reading from a book. They are possibly learning English as part of the British-Soviet Friendship

People of the Andaman Islands, pictures with a European Anthropologist. The natives photographed used to speak a language that was called Bo

The art of pleasing in conversation - treatise by Ortigues de Vannoniere of Paris ; title page Date: 1695

John Milton & Galileo Galilei, 19th century (engraving)
5311771 John Milton & Galileo Galilei, 19th century (engraving) by Hart, Solomon Alexander (1806-81); (add.info.: Illustration showing John Milton (9th December 1608 - 8th November 1674)

Portrait of composer Jean Francois Sudre (engraving)
2757927 Portrait of composer Jean Francois Sudre (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Sciences. Communication. Coll. Part. Science. Communication)

Samuel Morse
2757934 Samuel Morse. by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Sciences. Communication. Coll. Part. Science. Communication. American inventor Samuel Morse)

Love's Language (colour litho)
5228937 Love's Language (colour litho) by Tennant, C. Dudley (1867-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Love's Language)

View of Limerick, c. 1750 (watercolour plans)
986014 View of Limerick, c.1750 (watercolour plans) by Hobson, Samuel (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of Limerick; Vue de Limerick)

Advertising poster for the shipping company Cunard Line, 1905 (colour litho)
1197965 Advertising poster for the shipping company Cunard Line, 1905 (colour litho) by Wright, Edward (fl.1905); 99x64 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Wright)

Very large historiated initial S, showing Saint Stephen, c. 1350-1400 (coloured inks and gold leaf on vellum)
986165 Very large historiated initial S, showing Saint Stephen, c.1350-1400 (coloured inks and gold leaf on vellum) by Gherarducci

Bretonnes, 1913 (oil on canvas)
1769258 Bretonnes, 1913 (oil on canvas) by Del Marle, Felix (1889-1952); 116x89 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bretonnes. Felix Del Marle (1889-1952). Oil on canvas. Painted in 1913

A London and North Eastern Railway poster advertising train travel to Lincoln, 1930 (colour lithograph)
1769929 A London and North Eastern Railway poster advertising train travel to Lincoln, 1930 (colour lithograph) by Forsyth

Poster advertising the 1933 World's Fair in Chicago, 1933 (colour lithograph)
1198005 Poster advertising the 1933 World's Fair in Chicago, 1933 (colour lithograph) by Villa, Hernando (1881-1952); 107x72 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images

Your Holidays! Travel by the White Star Line, a poster advertising travel to United States and Canada, c
1197961 Your Holidays! Travel by the White Star Line, a poster advertising travel to United States and Canada, c.1927 (colour litho) by Mills

Irish potatoes (colour litho)
7150919 Irish potatoes (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The blasphemers (song 14 from Hell, in the Divine Comedy) - miniature 15th century
LRI4636907 The blasphemers (song 14 from Hell, in the Divine Comedy) - miniature 15th century by Unknown Artist, (15th century); Biblioteca del Seminario Vescovile, Padua

Cruelty to Animals (engraving)
2788272 Cruelty to Animals (engraving) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cruelty to Animals)

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Language is a powerful tool that connects people across time and space, transcending borders and cultures, and is through language that we express our thoughts, emotions, and ideas. In the heart of London, England lies the British Museum, home to one of history's most iconic artifacts - The Rosetta Stone. This ancient relic unlocked the secrets of Egyptian hieroglyphs, allowing us to understand an ancient civilization's language. As we wander through this museum adorned with flags of the Royal Navy, we are reminded of how language played a crucial role in shaping empires and forging alliances throughout Europe. A vibrant Southern Railway poster from 1939 catches our eye as it advertises Ramsgate in all its glory; a testament to how language was used to entice travelers to explore new destinations. Intriguing illustrations showcasing sign language hand signals representing letters remind us that communication takes various forms beyond spoken words. Esperanto at a glance introduces us to an invented universal language aimed at fostering understanding among diverse cultures. Moving away from linguistic symbols, a captivating Southern Railway advertising poster displays the picturesque Weald of Kent; reminding us that even landscapes can speak their own unique dialects. The Language of Flowers reveals yet another fascinating aspect where nature communicates with its delicate blooms symbolizing love or friendship. Meanwhile, exploring the development of the English alphabet illuminates how written languages evolve over time. A sepia photograph captures Sigmund Freud's intense gaze as he reminds us that body it also conveys meaning beyond verbal expression. In Birstall, West Yorkshire stands a statue honoring Joseph Priestly who made significant contributions to linguistics; his legacy forever etched into history. Delving deeper into European heritage brings forth Ramon Llull's Breviculum Codex miniature - an exquisite example illustrating medieval manuscripts' intricate beauty while preserving knowledge for future generations.