1806 Collection

Hegel & Napoleon
GEORG WILHELM FRIEDRICH HEGEL German philosopher depicted on the occasion of his encounter with the emperor Napoleon at Jena, 1806

Map of Palestine and the Holy Land - all places named in their Latin form. Date: 1806

Explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark with their Native American guide Sacagawea. Digital photograph of a bronze statue in Charlottesville Virginia

Brunel & Broad Gauge
ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL The ghost of Brunel laments the burial of the railway broad gauge he invented

French Republican Calendar for 1794 (Year III). Napoleon abolished this calendar with effect from l January 1806. Design by Louis Philibert Bebucourt (1755-1832), French painter and printmaker

BEETHOVEN MANUSCRIPT, 1806. Manuscript page from Ludwig van Beethovens String Quartet in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3, showing the beginning of the last movement

I K Brunel / Chain Cdv
ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL Designer and builder of railroads, bridges, tunnels, steamships, docks &c. pictured in front of the anchor chain of the Great Eastern

Emily Bronte
An oil painting of Emily Bronte (1818 - 1848), authoress of the novel Wuthering Heights, published in 1847. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

I K Brunel / Anon
ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL Designer and builder of railroads, bridges, tunnels, steamships, docks &c

Events / Napoleonic War
BATTLE OF JENA Murat leads the French cavalry to victory against the Prussians

The Paragon Blackheath. Designed by Michael Searles for John Cator, built between 1795 and 1806

ALEXANDER HAMILTON (1755-1804). American politician. Oil on canvas, 1806, by John Trumbull

Patrick Cotter O brien
The celebrated Irish Giant Patrick Cotter O Brien. Aged 38 years, 8 feet 7 inches high

Agnes Maria Bennett
AGNES MARIA BENNETT - Popular novelist : her Vicissitudes abroad, or the Ghost of my Father, in 6 volumes, sold 2000 copies on the first day in 1806 ! Date: ? - 1808

Native Americans meet Lewis and Clark at Council Bluffs
Lewis and Clark meeting with Native Americans at Council Bluffs, Iowa. Hand-colored woodcut by Patrick Goss, a member of the expedition

Georgiana / Duchess / Child
GEORGIANA SPENCER DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE Daughter of 1st Earl Spencer, wife of 5th Duke of Devonshire, seen here with her first child

Armorial City of London 19th century
These are the arms of the City of London from a copper engraving dated 1806. Text on this engraving reads: (Motto) DOMINE DIRIGE NOS (God guide us; O Lord direct us) London

London Map 1806
London extending from the head of the Paddington Canal West, and to the West India Docks East. Date: 1806

Elizabeth Smith - 1
ELIZABETH SMITH oriental scholar and writer who died at a sadly early age Date: 1776 - 1806

Map of the Battle of Jena and Auerstedt (AuerstAÔé¼dt) 1806
Illustration of a Map of the Battle of Jena and Auerstedt (AuerstAÔé¼dt) 1806

I K Brunel / Col Portrait
ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL Designer and builder of railroads, bridges, tunnels, steamships, docks &c. Portrait at his desk. Date: 1806 - 1859

(1732-1799). 1st President of the United States
GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732-1799). 1st President of the United States. At Dorchester Heights during the Siege of Boston, 1776. Oil on panel, c1806, by Gilbert Stuart

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, c. 1855
Engraved portrait of Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859), the English engineer and inventor, pictured c.1855

Easter Custom
Every Easter Eve, choirboys sing a hymn over the grave of William Hulbard, who left a guinea to the Parish Choir when he died. c. 1806, St. Mary in Arden Church, England

Lewis and Clark
EXPLORATION The Lewis & Clark expedition : they reach the Missouri

Man & Woman Costume 1806
Man: top hat, top boots, drab coat with sleeves padded & gathered at the shoulder, breeches. Woman: close bonnet, blue pelisse, short cape, vandyked falling collar

Js Mill (Spy)
JOHN STUART MILL philosopher

The Goddess of Discord Choosing the Apple of Contention in the Garden of the Hesperides exhibited 1806: Joseph Mallord Willliam Turner (1775-1851) English artist. Oil on canvas

Isaac Pereire
ISaC PEREIRE French financier, economist, statesman

Tax Collectors 1806
Tax collectors on the doorstep

Francois Denis Tronchet (1726-1806). French jurist. He was one of the lawyers who defended King Louis XVI (1754-1793) during his judgment. He participated in the writing of the French civil code

Charles William Ferdinand of Brunswick (1735-1806). Duke of Duke of Brunswick (1780-1806). Sovereign prince of the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel (Holy Roman Empire)

Louis III (1806-1877). Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1848-1877). Portrait. Drawing by C. Legrand. Lithography by J. Donon. Reyes Contemporaneos (Contemporary Kings). Volume II

View of Putney School, Richmond Road, London, 1806
View of Putney School or Putney House, Richmond Road, London, 1806. For many years it was used as a school and Hospital for Incurables, and residents can be seen playing cricket in the gardens

French minister in formal costume, Napoleonic era, First Empire, 1806. In bicorne with plumes, blue cape and coat with gold embroidery, red sash, white belt, breeches, buckle shoes, gold-hilt sword

Russia, Saint Petersburg. The Admiralty building square. The Admiralty acquired its modern appearance after it was rebuilding between 1806 and 1823 by the architect Adrian Zakharov

Shooting: Setters, William Ward, 1766–1826, British, after George Morland, 1763–1804, British, 1806, Mezzotint, hand-colored, Sheet: 15 x 17 1/2in. (38.1 x 44.5cm

Patrick Cotter O Brien, the Bristol Giant, height 8 feet 7 inches, who died in 1806 at the age of 46 Date: circa 1806

Man and woman dancing the bolero, Granada, 18th century. Man in majo suit, woman in long dress, both with castanets, accompanied by two guitarists

Sacagawea with Lewis and Clark during their expedition of 1804-06 (colour litho)
PNP246194 Sacagawea with Lewis and Clark during their expedition of 1804-06 (colour litho) by Wyeth

USA, Massachusetts, Salem, Stephen Phillips House, 1806, historic mansion

Rose camellia, Camellia japonica
5856363 Rose camellia, Camellia japonica; (add.info.: Rose camellia, Camellia japonica, with crimson flower and dark green foliage)

Dark-coloured catchfly, Silene ornata
5856355 Dark-coloured catchfly, Silene ornata; (add.info.: Dark-coloured crimson catchfly, Silene ornata)

Water arum, Calla palustris
5856350 Water arum, Calla palustris; (add.info.: White water arum (marsh bastard arum, dragon lily), Calla palustris, White flower shown cut above two large, flat, heart-shaped, dark-green leaves

Fiddle-leaved physic nut, Satropha panduraefolia
5856389 Fiddle-leaved physic nut, Satropha panduraefolia; (add.info.: Fiddle-leaved physic nut, Satropha panduraefolia, with orange flowers from the West Indies)

Spiral-flowered moraea, Moraea spiralis
5856382 Spiral-flowered moraea, Moraea spiralis; (add.info.: Spiral-flowered moraea, Moraea spiralis, with white flowers tinged with pink)

Bucks-horn lobelia, Lobelia coronopifolia
5856377 Bucks-horn lobelia, Lobelia coronopifolia; (add.info.: Bucks-horn lobelia, Lobelia coronopifolia, with indigo flowers and blue foliage)

Saffron-coloured ixia, Ixia crocata
5856374 Saffron-coloured ixia, Ixia crocata; (add.info.: Saffron-coloured ixia, Ixia crocata, with bright orange flowers)

Rigid-leaved gorteria, Gorteria rigens
5856369 Rigid-leaved gorteria, Gorteria rigens; (add.info.: Rigid-leaved gorteria, Gorteria rigens, with vivid orange flower. Native to the Cape, South Africa)

Cotinus-leaved dais, Dais cotinifolia
5856366 Cotinus-leaved dais, Dais cotinifolia; (add.info.: Cotinus-leaved dais, Dais cotinifolia, with delicate pale lilac flowers. Shrub from the Cape, South Africa)

Indian chrysanthemum, Chrysanthemum indicum
5856365 Indian chrysanthemum, Chrysanthemum indicum; (add.info.: Indian chrysanthemum, Chrysanthemum indicum, with crimson flower)

Persian cyclamen, Cyclamen persicum
5856358 Persian cyclamen, Cyclamen persicum; (add.info.: Persian or florist's cyclamen, Cyclamen persicum, pink and white flowers and purple underside leaves)

Creeping cereus, Cactus flagelliformis
5856357 Creeping cereus, Cactus flagelliformis; (add.info.: Creeping cereus, Cactus flagelliformis, with vivid crimson flower)

Round-headed buddleia, Buddleia globosa
5856352 Round-headed buddleia, Buddleia globosa; (add.info.: Round-headed buddleia or orange-eye butterfly bush, Buddleia globosa, with round orange flowers)

Blue lily or Agapanthus umbellatus africanus
5856347 Blue lily or Agapanthus umbellatus africanus; (add.info.: A sky-blue agapanthus lily flower shown in full bloom in the top of the page)

Shining-leaved sage, Salvia formosa
5856393 Shining-leaved sage, Salvia formosa; (add.info.: Shining-leaved sage, Salvia formosa, with scarlet flowers from Peru)

Winged-podded sophora, Sophora tetraptera
5856390 Winged-podded sophora, Sophora tetraptera; (add.info.: Winged-podded sophora, Sophora tetraptera, with pale green flowers)

Bastard foxglove, Maurandya semper florens
5856381 Bastard foxglove, Maurandya semper florens; (add.info.: Climbing maurandya or Bastard foxglove, Maurandya semper florens, with pale lilac flowers)

Received heath, Erica retorta
5856371 Received heath, Erica retorta; (add.info.: Received heath, Erica retorta, with pale pink flowers)

Ivy-leaved geranium, Geranium pettatum
5856368 Ivy-leaved geranium, Geranium pettatum; (add.info.: Ivy-leaved geranium, Geranium pettatum, with pale lilac and pink flowers)

Snow-white cornflag, Gladiolus blandus (var. B)
5856364 Snow-white cornflag, Gladiolus blandus (var. B); (add.info.: Snow-white cornflag, Gladiolus blandus (var. B), with white flowers tinged with pink and yellow

Day-smelling or sea-green coronilla, Coronilla glauca
5856359 Day-smelling or sea-green coronilla, Coronilla glauca; (add.info.: Day-smelling or sea-green coronilla, Coronilla glauca, yellow flowered shrub with evergreen foliage)

An 1806 Spanish gold 8-doubloon coin
3432506 An 1806 Spanish gold 8-doubloon coin, or piece of eight, showing the head of the Spanish king Charles IV, from Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui

Rose vervain, Verbena aubletia
5856395 Rose vervain, Verbena aubletia; (add.info.: Rose vervain, Verbena aubletia, with small purple flowers)

Heart-leaved protea, Protea cordifolia
5856385 Heart-leaved protea, Protea cordifolia; (add.info.: Heart-leaved protea, Protea cordifolia, with large pink and green flowers, and crimson edged foliage and stalk)

Purple magnolia, Magnolia purpurea
5856379 Purple magnolia, Magnolia purpurea; (add.info.: Purple magnolia, Magnolia purpurea, with large purple and white flowers. A native of China)

Green-stained ixia, Ixia crocata
5856373 Green-stained ixia, Ixia crocata; (add.info.: Green-stained ixia, Ixia crocata, with unique turquoise green and blue flowers)

Yellow-flowered geissorphiza, Geissorphiza obtusata
5856370 Yellow-flowered geissorphiza, Geissorphiza obtusata; (add.info.: Yellow-flowered geissorphiza, Geissorphiza obtusata, with pale white, pink and yellow flowers)

Partridge-breast aloe, Aloe variegata
5856349 Partridge-breast aloe, Aloe variegata; (add.info.: Partridge-breast aloe, Aloe variegata, succulent plant with tall stalk bearing pink and scarlet drooping flowers)

Cape Aitonia, Aitonia capensis
5856348 Cape Aitonia, Aitonia capensis; (add.info.: A branch of Cape aitonia, Aitonia capensis, with many curly leaves and pale pink flowers, and a large pink angular berry at its base)

Frederick-William III (1770-1840)
863516 Frederick-William III (1770-1840); (add.info.: Frederick-William III (1770-1840) king of Prussia from 1797. Declared war on Napoleon Bonaparte in 1806

Large-flowered monsonia, Monsonia speciosa
5856378 Large-flowered monsonia, Monsonia speciosa; (add.info.: Large-flowered monsonia, Monsonia speciosa, with large pink flowers. A native of the Cape, South Africa)

Barbadoes lily, Amaryllis equestris
5856376 Barbadoes lily, Amaryllis equestris; (add.info.: Barbados lily, Amaryllis equestris, with deep crimson flower and dark foliage)

Bladder senna, Colutea frutescens
5856353 Bladder senna, Colutea frutescens; (add.info.: Bladder senna, Colutea frutescens, with bright orange and yellow flowers, vivid green small pinnately compound leaves)

Common Indian reed, Canna indica
5856392 Common Indian reed, Canna indica; (add.info.: Common Indian reed or shot, Canna indica, with vivid scarlet and yellow flowers, a native of Asia, Africa and America)

Dwarf pomegranate tree, Punica nana
5856387 Dwarf pomegranate tree, Punica nana; (add.info.: Dwarf pomegranate tree, Punica nana, with crimson flowers)

Scarlet-flowered crassula, Crassula coccinea
5856354 Scarlet-flowered crassula, Crassula coccinea; (add.info.: Scarlet-flowered crassula, Crassula coccinea, from the Cape, South Africa)

Egyptian bindweed, Convolvulus cairicus
5856351 Egyptian bindweed, Convolvulus cairicus; (add.info.: Egyptian bindweed or mile-a-minute vine, Convolvulus cairicus, with deep blue flowers and dark green foliage)

Blue sophora, Sophora australis
5856391 Blue sophora, Sophora australis; (add.info.: Blue sophora, Sophora australis, with pale blue flowers from Asia and America)

Black-flowered protea, Protea lepidocarpon
5856384 Black-flowered protea, Protea lepidocarpon; (add.info.: Black-flowered protea, Protea lepidocarpon, with large hairy dingy flowers and pink veined leaves)

Panicled wachendorfia, Wachendorfia paniculata
5856396 Panicled wachendorfia, Wachendorfia paniculata; (add.info.: Panicled wachendorfia, Wachendorfia paniculata, with yellow and orange flowers)

African sparmannia, Sparmannia africana
5856394 African sparmannia, Sparmannia africana; (add.info.: African sparmannia, Sparmannia africana, with white flowers from the Cape)

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In the year 1806, the world witnessed a convergence of remarkable events and individuals that left an indelible mark on history. It was a time when great minds clashed, empires rose and fell, and artistic brilliance flourished. Philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel pondered the nature of existence while Napoleon Bonaparte conquered nations with his military might. A map of Palestine and the Holy Land served as a reminder of ancient histories intertwined with contemporary conflicts. Meanwhile, Ludwig van Beethoven poured his emotions onto paper in his manuscript for String Quartet in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 - a testament to his genius that still resonates today. The visionary engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel made waves with his revolutionary designs, including the Chain Cdv and Broad Gauge railway system. His innovative spirit mirrored that of Emily Bronte's literary masterpiece "Wuthering Heights, " which captivated readers' imaginations during this era. Amidst the backdrop of Napoleonic Wars, The Paragon Blackheath stood tall as a symbol of resilience and elegance amidst chaos. And Alexander Hamilton's portrait by John Trumbull reminded us of America's founding ideals even as it mourned its fallen hero. But not all heroes were conventional - Patrick Cotter O'Brien towered over others as one of history's tallest men, defying expectations at every turn. And who could forget Tiddy-Doll Great French-Gingerbread-Baker Drawing Out? A whimsical illustration capturing both cultural exchange and culinary delights. In 1806, these diverse threads wove together to create a tapestry reflecting humanity's triumphs and tribulations. It was an extraordinary year where ideas clashed, creativity soared, and individuals left their indomitable imprint on our collective memory.