Images Dated 2nd July 2012

Ford Thunderbird 1955 Blue & white

THE GREAT CHEESE LEVEE. The Great Cheese Levee at the White House on 22 February 1837
THE GREAT CHEESE LEVEE

CAMELLIA, 1833. Red camellia (Camelia japonica). Engraving after a painting by Pierre-Joseph Redout

Famous racehorse Arkle looking over the shoulder of head lad Paddy Murray reading the Sporting Life at the Dreaper stable. 17th November 1975

HOGARTH: BEER STREET. Beer Street and Gin Lane. Steel engraving, c1860, after the original by William Hogarth

MARTIN LUTHER (1483-1546). German religious reformer. Luther defends himself before Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet in Worms, 17-18 April 1521. Line engraving, 19th century

WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR (1027-1087). King of England, 1066-1087. Engraving, English, 18th century

JOHN FLAMSTEED, c. 1700. Royal astronomer John Flamsteed, his one paid assistant, and friend, Marsh, in the old observing room at the Greenwich Observatory, England. English color engraving, c. 1700

ANNE HUTCHINSON (1591-1643). The trial of Anne Hutchinson at Boston in 1637. Wood engraving, American, 19th century, after Edwin Austin Abbey

NEW YORK, 17th CENTURY. Rectified redraft of the Castello Plan of 1660, the earliest known plan of New Amsterdam

WHITE CAMELLIA (Camellia japonica). Engraving after a painting by Pierre-Joseph Redout

TECUMSEH (1768-1813). Native American chief of the Shawnee tribe. Wood engraving, American, 19th century

BERNHARD RIEMANN (1826-1866). George Friedrich Bernhard Riemann. German mathematician. Reproduction of a 19th century engraving

SEWING MACHINE, c1890. Wheeler & Wilson industrial sewing machine. Line engraving, c1890

MICHAEL FARADAY (1791-1867) establishing the fundamental law of electrolysis: colored engraving, 19th century

THIRTY YEARS WAR, 1618. The defenestration of Prague: Colored engraving, 17th century

A MIDSUMMER NIGHTs DREAM. William Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream performed at Sadlers Wells Theatre, London, England, 1853. Wood engraving from a London newspaper of 1853

HOGARTH: FOUR TIMES OF DAY. Night. Steel engraving after the original, 1738, by William Hogarth

AUDUBON: BLACKBIRD, (1827). Red-winged Blackbird, or red-winged Starling (Agelaius phoeniceus) by John James Audubon for his " Birds of America, " 1827-38

MARS AND VENUS. Steel engraving after the sculpture by Antonio Canova

CARROLL: ALICE, 1865. Alice joins the March Hare, the Hatter, and the Dormouse for a Mad Tea Party

NOLI ME TANGERE. He Sayeth Unto Her, Touch Me Not. Steel engraving after the painting by Raphael

TOOL ADVERTISEMENT, 1895. From the Montgomery Ward & Co. catalogue of 1895

DANTE: INFERNO. Charon, ferryman of the river Styx. Wood engraving, 1861, after Gustave Dore

PREHISTORIC MAN: TOOLS. Prehistoric men making tools and weapons from flint. Wood engraving, 19th century, after a drawing by Emile Bayard

PTOLEMY (2nd CENTURY A. D. ). Alexandrian astronomer
PTOLEMY (2nd CENTURY A.D.). Alexandrian astronomer, mathematician and geographer: colored line engraving, French, 1584

MAYFLOWER: COMPACT, 1620. The pilgrims signing the Compact aboard the Mayflower off the coast of Provincetown, Massachusetts, 11 November 1620. Engraving, 1859, after Tompkins Harrison Matteson

CAMELLIA, 1833. White camellia (Camellia japonica). Engraving after a painting by Pierre-Joseph Redout

ALCHEMIST. Colored engraving after the painting by David Teniers the younger

COPERNICAN UNIVERSE, 1660. Copernican map of the Universe
COPERNICAN UNIVERSE, 1660

MEXICO: AZTEC SACRIFICE. Aztecs offering human sacrifices to the sun-god. Aztecs performing ritual sacrifice on a stone inscribed with the Aztec account of their history. Drawing, late 19th century

TEXTILE MANUFACTURE, 1834. Mule spinning in a cotton textile mill. Line engraving

ROLLO (c860-c931). Norse chieftain and Viking leader. Rollo and his fleet attack Paris, France, in 885 A.D. Wood engraving, 19th century

Teal (Jockey in spotted shirt) and Legal joy take the last fence in the 1952 Grand National. Teal went on to win the race with Legal Joy coming in second. 5th April 1952

Kyrenia Harbour, Kyrenia, North Cyprus, Cyprus, Mediterranean, Europe

AUDUBON: JUNCO, (1827). Northern Junco, or Snow Bird (Junco hymealis) by John James Audubon for his " Birds of America, " 1827-38

CONGRESSIONAL PUGILISTS. American cartoon, 1798, engraving on the fight in Congress between Roger Griswold (wielding cane) and Matthew Lyon, the most notable victim of the Sedition Act of 1798

AUDUBON: YELLOW CHAT, (1827-38). Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) by John James Audubon for his " Birds of America, " 1827-38

AUDUBON: BLUE JAY. Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) by John J. Audubon for his Birds of America, 1827-38

GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732-1799). First President of the United States. Young George Washington as a surveyor. Color engraving, 19th century

GOTTFRIED von LEIBNIZ (1646-1716). Baron Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz. German philosopher and mathematician. Copper engraving, 1745

PROMETHEUS. Prometheus and the ocean nymphs. Line engraving, 19th century, after a sculpture by Eduard Muller

PERCY SHELLEY (1792-1822). English poet. Steel engraving, 1833, after the painting, 1819, by Amelia Curran

GLASSBLOWING, 18th CENTURY. The glassmaker begins to blow the glass after the second heat. Copper engraving, French, 18th century

POSADA: SEVEN DEADLY SINS. A rich man hounded by the Seven Deadly Sins. Type metal engraving, early 20th century, by Jos

DIVER, c1870. An underwater diver in full diving-gear. Line engraving, c1870

REMINGTON TYPEWRITER, 1888. Advertisement for the Remington Standard Typewriter, 1888

AFGHAN WAR (1839-1842). The British Army camp outside Kabul, Afghanistan. Contemporary English steel engraving

1955 FA Cup Final: Newcastle 3 Man City 1
Football - 1954 / 1955 FA Cup - Final: Newcastle United 3 Manchester City 1 Newcastle captain Jimmy Scoular, right leads his side out at Wembley with City captain Roy Paul

Derby winning racehorse Shergar at stables. 6th June 1981

NEWFOUNDLAND FISHERY, 1738. Fishing for, curing and drying codfish in Newfoundland. Color English engraving, 1738

JOHN RICH (1682-1761). English actor, father of English pantomine. Dancing the role of Harlequin under the stage name of Lun. Engraving, English, 1818

FLOWER CLOCK, 1643. Horoscopium botanicum showing sunflowers used to tell the time of day. Color engraving from Athanasius Kirchers De arte magnetica, published in 1643

INDIGO MANUFACTURE, 1869. In Tirhoot, Lower Bengal; wood engraving, English, 1869

Painting of St. Barnabas in interior of St. Barnabas Monastery, North Cyprus, Cyprus, Europe

SPANISH ARMADA, 1588. Two battles between the English Royal Navy and the Spanish Armada. Left: The Spanish galleon San Salvador is set on fire and captured by the English

SPANISH SETTLER, 1852. An early Spanish settler in California: American, engraving, 1852

FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828). Austrian composer. Wood engraving, German, 19th century

PHILLIS WHEATLEY (1753?-1784). African-American poet. Engraved frontispiece to her " Poems, " London, 1773

THADDEUS STEVENS (1792-1868). American lawyer and politician. Steel engraving, 1869

MARCUS AURELIUS (121-180). Roman emperor, 161-180. Roman equestrian statue, the only such remaining of a Roman emperor. Wood engraving, American, 19th century

Kyrenia Harbour, Kyrenia, North Cyprus, Cyprus, Mediterranean, Europe

MATTEO RICCI (1552-1610). Italian missionary. Color engraving, 17th century

EARL WARREN (1891-1974). American jurist. Contemporary American engraving

FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828). Austrian composer. Line engraving

MILTON: PARADISE LOST. Wood engraving after Gustave Dor

DOMINGO SARMIENTO (1811-1888). Argentine educator and statesman. Wood engraving, 1868

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616). English dramatist and poet. Steel engraving, English, 19th century

RALPH WALDO EMERSON (1803-1882). American philosopher and man of letters. Wood engraving after a crayon drawing, 1858, by Samuel Rowse

ADAM SMITH (1723-1790). Scottish economist. Engraving after a medallion, 1787, by James Tassie

JOHN STUART MILL (1806-1873). English philosopher and economist. Steel engraving, American, 1866

BAND SAW, 1895. Band saw as advertised in a Montgomery Ward catalogue, 1895

Christmas lights at Plaza Caldas, Popayan, Colombia, South America

COTTON GIN, 19th CENTURY. Eli Whitneys cotton gin. Wood engraving, American, 19th century

Flat Racing Jockey Lester Piggott. 3rd June 1954

Ron Atkins the Steeplechase jockey who wears mod gear, about to set off for the races, with his saddles and helmet from his home in Elstead, Surrey. November 1969

Jockey Barry Brogan at Oxnam. December 1969

The Grand National 1949 Winner "Russian hero"being led in after the race
The Grand National 1949 Winner " Russian hero" being led in after the race. 27th March 1949

Jockey Lester Piggott, his head swathed in bandages, on his way to hospital after a racing accident, April 1981

Famous racehorse Nijinsky with Lester Piggott after winning the 1970 Epsom Derby, 3rd June 1970

Jockey Brian Fletcher pictured showing his son Andrew a painting of Red Rum landing over Bechers Brook on his way to winning the 1973 Grand National in an epic battle between him and Crisp

Beatles horse runs at Chester. Father of Paul, Mr. James McCartney, pictured with his horse Drakes Drum at Chester races. July 1964

Evert Potgieter, the 7ft 2 inch, 22 stone South Africans Boxer who has recently arrived in England, and will be having his first bout at the White City, London on September 13th

A cockerel in its enclosure at a fighting cock breeding center on the outskirts of Havana June 16, 2012

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