Images Dated 17th December 2019

Sinhalese washerman, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers

Sinhalese washerman, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Portrait of an elderly man with hair ornament. Singhelese in Kandy'. From "Rund um die Erde", by C. W. Allers. [Union Deutsche Berlagsgesellschaft, Stuttgart, 1898]

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Saxtons Map of Norfolk, 1574, (1944). Creator: Christopher Saxton

Saxton's Map of Norfolk, 1574, (1944). Detail of the county of Norfolk, showing rivers, towns and villages, and a ship in The Wash. One of 35 coloured maps in "Atlas of the Counties of England and Wales", the first atlas of any country, made by Christopher Saxton. Manuscript in the British Library in London. From "British Maps and Map-Makers", by Edward Lynam. [Collins, London, 1944]

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Scotch Carpet Loom, Glasgow 1843

A weaver sits at a hand-operated Scotch carpet loom at a Glasgow carpet factory. The pattern is created using Jacquard punched cards which travel across the top of the loom. Date: 1843

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