Unusual Collection (page 11)

Meeting of the Worcestershire Archery Society in the Grounds of Lea Castle, Wolverley... 1858. Creator: Unknown
Meeting of the Worcestershire Archery Society in the Grounds of Lea Castle, Wolverley, near Kidderminster, 1858. Women shooting with bow and arrow

Bray's Traction-engine, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Bray's Traction-engine, 1858....thousands of spectators...seemed much interested and astonished on seeing a steam-engine traversing the streets of London...Attached was a truck, or platform

Camel Jingalls, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Camel Jingalls, 1858. Small brass cannon, mounted on camels...have been long used in the native armies of India...although almost useless when opposed to the means and appliances of modern warfare

Sketches of Native Life in India - Hunting Leopard, Bengal, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sketches of Native Life in India - Hunting Leopard, Bengal, 1858. We are indebted to the sketch-book of Mr. Marshall Claxton for the...series of characteristic Sketches of a few of the manners

Flying fish, with a Parasitic Growth on its Back, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Flying fish, with a Parasitic Growth on its Back, 1858. "The flying-fish of which I send you a Sketch flew into the mizen-chains of Messrs Green's East Indiaman Monarch

Crossing a River in the Terai, 1876. Creator: C.R
Crossing a River in the Terai, 1876. The future King Edward VII hunting tigers in India....the elephant is very careful, feeling the ground with his trunk for the edge of the nullah

Entry of the Prince of Wales into a City of India, 1876. Creator: C.R
Entry of the Prince of Wales into a City of India, 1876. The future King Edward VII rides in a canopied howdah during a royal visit. A triumphal arch is inscribed: God Bless the Prince of Wales'

Sketches from H.M.S. Challenger, by Mr. J. J. Wild: Peak of Fernando Noronha, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Sketches from H.M.S. Challenger, by Mr. J. J. Wild: Peak of Fernando Noronha, 1876. The island of Fernando Noronha, in the Atlantic, three or four degrees south of the Equator

Sketches from H.M.S. Challenger, by Mr. J. J. Wild: Christmas Harbour, Kerguelen Island, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Sketches from H.M.S. Challenger, by Mr. J. J. Wild: Christmas Harbour, Kerguelen Island, 1876. The gigantic natural arch at its entrance

The Prince of Wales's Animals from India, 1876. Creator: J. G
The Prince of Wales's Animals from India, 1876. Thaars; an incident on the road; Musk Deer; Wild Cat...Jung Pershad and Sepa Kali...two elephants

Launch of the Inflexible at Portsmouth...Princess Louise Starting the Ship by Electricity...1876. Creator: W. H. O
Launch of the Inflexible at Portsmouth Dockyard: Princess Louise Starting the Ship by Electricity, 1876. Mr. W. B. Robinson

Life on the Crozet Islands, from sketches supplied by Mr. Spencer Joslen, 1876. Creator: C.R
Life on the Crozet Islands, from sketches supplied by Mr. Spencer Joslen, 1876. Exterior of Hut; Knocking over Penguins; Bringing Water from the Spring; Interior of Hut...the emigrant-ship Strathmore

Wreck of the Strathmore on the Crozet Islands: Turf Tower erected by the Survivors...1876. Creator: W. H. O
Wreck of the Strathmore on the Crozet Islands: Turf Tower erected by the Survivors - making signals to a ship, from sketches supplied by Mr. Spencer Joslen, First-Class Passenger, 1876

The Prince's Voyage Home from India: life on board the Serapis: exercising the "Gainees"...1876
The Prince's Voyage Home from India: life on board the Serapis: exercising the "Gainees", from a sketch by an officer of the Serapis, 1876

Return of the Prince of Wales from India: life on board the Serapis: Pony and Thibet Dog...1876. Creator: Unknown
Return of the Prince of Wales from India: life on board the Serapis: Pony and Thibet Dog, from a sketch by an officer of the Serapis

The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - the eclipse at Aguilar - from a sketch by our... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - the eclipse at Aguilar - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860. The landscape, or that part of it close to us

The members of the fire companies drawing the Prince of Wales through Carleton... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The members of the fire companies drawing the Prince of Wales through Carleton, a suburb of St. John, New Brunswick, 1860. The future King Edward VII visits North America

The Revolution in Sicily - the Cathedral and Square of the Elephant, Catania, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Revolution in Sicily - the Cathedral and Square of the Elephant, Catania, 1860. Catania, with its straight streets and white houses, has the appearance of a handsome modern town

The Feast of Anthony and Cleopatra, late 16th-early 17th century. Creator: Leandro Bassano
The Feast of Anthony and Cleopatra, late 16th-early 17th century. Note black child waiting on the Egyptian queen who touches her pearl earring

Queen Christina as Minerva, 1654. Creator: Justus van Egmont
Queen Christina as Minerva, 1654

The Maharajah of Jodhpore, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Maharajah of Jodhpore, 1876. The Maharajah of Jodpore, G.C.S.I. is a Rajpoot chief of the highest dignity. His territory, properly called Marwar, is situated in Western India

God creating Eve from Adam's rib, 1483. Creator: Unknown
God creating Eve from Adam's rib, 1483. From Biblia. Biblical scene

Illustration from a treatise on elephants, 1824. Creator: Unknown
Illustration from a treatise on elephants, 1824. This manuscript was created during the first years of the Bangkok dynasty

The "Swan" of the Exe, 1860. Creator: Unknown. The "Swan" of the Exe, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The "Swan" of the Exe, 1860....an elegant yacht, the very similitude of a gigantic white swan...constructed from drawings and sections by the owner

Locomotive Steam-carriage for common roads, built for the Earl of Caithness, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Locomotive Steam-carriage for common roads, built for the Earl of Caithness, 1860....a steam-carriage...with which his Lordship, accompanied by Lady Caithness, the Rev, W. Ross, and Mr

Warrior Minamoto Raiko and the Earth Spider (image 2 of 2), mid 1840s. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Warrior Minamoto Raiko and the Earth Spider (image 2 of 2), mid 1840s

Mitsukuni and the Skeleton Specter (image 3 of 3), mid 1840s. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Mitsukuni and the Skeleton Specter (image 3 of 3), mid 1840s

Sketches by Lieutenant Cameron in Central Africa: Malumbi Hill, Lake Tanganyika, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Sketches by Lieutenant Cameron in Central Africa: Malumbi Hill, Lake Tanganyika, 1876. On the opposite or western shore of the lake, a conspicuous object is the lofty flat-topped hill of Malumbwi

Les Soubresauts de la Russie; Au refectoire: les volontaires du bataillon feminin, designe... 1917 Creator: Unknown
Les Soubresauts de la Russie; Au refectoire: les volontaires du bataillon feminin, designe aussi sous le norm de , puisent le gruau a meme la marmite commune; la viande est posee sur la table nue

Les Soubresauts de la Russie; L'etat-major du bataillon feminin: au centre, Mme Botchkareva...1917
Les Soubresauts de la Russie; L'etat-major du bataillon feminin: au centre, Mme Botchkareva, la poitrine couverte de decorations; ses adjointes, diplomees d'Ecoles superieures

Costumes of Western India, fishwoman, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Costumes of Western India, fishwoman, 1876. Woman in....ordinary attire...belonging to the humbler orders of native society...copied, by permission of Dr

The Royal Visit to India: the Prince of Wales mounting his elephant...1876. Creator: C.R
The Royal Visit to India: the Prince of Wales mounting his elephant at the Old Palace of Lushkur, Gwalior, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876

Lama Dance at Jummoo, performed before the Prince of Wales...1876. Creator: W. H. O
Lama Dance at Jummoo, performed before the Prince of Wales, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876....a weird terrible performance of Lamas from Thibet...[there were] four large brazen

A Deer Hunt, c1775. Creator: Unknown
A Deer Hunt, c1775. A woman with a giant torch mesmerises a deer. She may not be a member of the Bhil tribe (though her skirt resembles a Bhil skirt) but a lady of the court

Sugriva's Farewell, 1700-1725. Creator: Unknown
Sugriva's Farewell, 1700-1725. In this illustration from the "Ramayana, " the god Rama, coloured blue, faces the prostrate form of the monkey Sugriva

Performers at the Villa of Belgatchia, Calcutta, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Performers at the Villa of Belgatchia, Calcutta, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. Among the feats...was the ingenious musician, Baboo Rally Prosonno Bannerjee

Illumination of the surf at Madras, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Illumination of the surf at Madras, 1876. Water fireworks in India, consisting of...splendid flights of rockets from the pier and from the fleet, of coloured fires in boats and catamarans

Reception of the Prince at Kandy, Ceylon, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Reception of the Prince at Kandy, Ceylon, 1876. The future King Edward VII meets locals....the great Kandyan chiefs...were marvels to behold

Parvati Nursing Ganesha, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Parvati Nursing Ganesha, 19th century. India's multiple religious traditions produced lively exchanges in the representation of the divine

The Tale of the Man in the Well from the Iyar-i Danish (Touchstone of Wisdom)... late 10th cent. Creator: Unknown
The Tale of the Man in the Well from the Iyar-i Danish (Touchstone of Wisdom) of Abu al-Fazl, late 10th century AH/AD late 16th century

Arch at Colombo, Ceylon, on the occasion of the Royal Visit, from a sketch by one... 1876. Creator: Unknown
Arch at Colombo, Ceylon, on the occasion of the Royal Visit [of the Prince of Wales], from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876

The Prince giving sugar-cane to the elephants at the rehearsal of the Perahara, Kandy... 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Prince giving sugar-cane to the elephants at the rehearsal of the Perahara, Kandy, Ceylon, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. The future King Edward VII on a royal visit to India

Des Vaillants; Femme-soldats, blessees dans l'offensive, en traitement dans un hopital... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Des Vaillants; Femme-soldats, blessees dans l'offensive, en traitement dans un hopital militaire, 1917. First World War: Valiants; female soldiers, wounded in the offensive

The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - beginning of the corona - from a sketch by... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - beginning of the corona - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860. I can only compare the movements of the corona to those of the Northern Lights

The Princess and the Trolls, 1913. Creator: John Bauer
The Princess and the Trolls, 1913

The Marriage of Charles X Gustavus, 1654, (mid-late 17th century). Creator: Jurgen Ovens
The Marriage of Charles X Gustavus, 1654, (mid-late 17th century). Alternative title: Consummation ceremony after the wedding of King Carl Gustav and Queen Hedwig Eleanor in 1654

The Lumberers Arch at Ottawa, erected on the occasion of the Prince of Wales's visit to Canada, 1860. The most singular of all the arches erected in the British provinces of North America in

The Babirussa, recently added to the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, 1860. Creator: Pearson
The Babirussa, recently added to the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, [London], 1860. The babirussa of the Island of Celebes (Sus babirussa)

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