1825 Collection

Trevithicks Railway
Richard Trevithicks London Railway and Locomotive at Euston Square, run as an entertainment before the potential of his new high pressure steam engine became fully realised

Kruger & Chamberlain
Joseph Chamberlain in dire straits during talks with Paul Kruger of South Africa - Checkmate

Brighton Pavilion 1825
General view of Brighton Pavilion

Pynes House, Exeter, Devon, 1825
Pynes House, Exeter, Devon, the seat of Sir Stafford Henry Northcote 1792-1850. Queen Anne style red brick house with slate roof and four brick chimney stacks built by architect Inigo Jones

The cacique of Tabasco presents to Hernan Cortes twenty Indian and between they Dona Marina. Engraving, 1825. Colored

Stephensons Rocket
October 1829: Stephensons Rocket, designed by English railway engineer Robert Stephenson, winner of the prize for best locomotive in a contest of steam engines at Rainhill

Balloon ascent from Seal, near Sevenoaks, Kent
Preparing a balloon for ascent from the Village of Seal, near Sevenoaks, Kent, during which Mr P Cornillot achieved horizontal steering at different heights. 23 August 1825

Open / Stockton-Darlington
The opening of the Stockton - Darlington railway

Thames Paddle Steamer
A Thames paddle-steamer at Gravesend, Kent

Bulgaria, Central Mountains, Veliko Tarnovo-area, Preobrazhenski Monastery, built in 1825, with murals by famous painter Zahari Zograf, interior

Scene in a London Pub
Scene in the Cravens Arms

SMUGGLER
Though technically criminals, smugglers are often popular heroes, as is this fellow, Will Watch the Smuggler Bold who will die bravely in a fight with the revenue men

J-M Charcot / Maitres
JEAN-MARTIN CHARCOT French neurologist

Gravesend, Kent
A variety of shipping on the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. Date: 1825

Male groin arteries, 1825 artwork
Male groin arteries. Dissections of a male groin to show areas supplied by the internal iliac artery (red) and its branches

Opening the Erie Canal, 1825
New York Governor Dewitt Clinton on the ceremonial first boat to open the Erie Canal, 1825. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Eton College courtyard
Scene with teachers and pupils in the courtyard of Eton College

Princess Nahienaena of Hawaii (1815-1836). 1825

Human vegetable figure. circa 1825

Martin Boos, Churchman
MARTIN BOOS German Catholic churchman. Date: 1762 - 1825

BEETHOVEN MANUSCRIPT, 1825. Manuscript page from Ludwig van Beethovens String Quartet in B Flat, Op. 130, showing the fifth movement, 1825

Queen Maya giving birth to Prince Siddhartha, the future Buddha. Nepal, 1825. Gilded brass
MAYA & SIDDHARTHA, 1825. Queen Maya giving birth to Prince Siddhartha, the future Buddha. Nepal, 1825. Gilded brass

th Huxley / Sambourne 1888
THOMAS HENRY HUXLEY A satire on the English scientists discovery of a gelatinous substance on the seabed: he is discussing his findings with a mermaid

Mr Grahams balloon ascent, Kew Bridge
Poster advertising Aerostation. Mr Grahams Sixteenth Ascent from the gardens of the Star & Garter Tavern, Kew Bridge, London. Date: 4 April 1825

Head and chest arteries, 1825 artwork
Head and chest arteries. Superficial arteries (red) of the chest, neck and head, which are visible when the skin and muscle fascia are removed

Archaeological Museum with sculpture, Odessa, Ukraine
View of the Archaeological Museum in Odessa, Ukraine, with a Laocoon sculpture in front (a copy -- the original is in the Vatican Museum, Rome). The museum was founded in 1825

J R POINSETT 1779-1851
JOEL ROBERTS POINSETT American politician and diplomat, first U.S. Minister to Mexico (1825-29), bringing back the flower named for him

Chinese Puppet Theatre
A street puppet show. The automaton figures are operated by a set of strings

First Railway 1825
A man on horseback bearing a Union Jack flag heads the very first railway journey in England aboard George Stephensons " Locomotion"

Mackonochie / Vfair 1870
ALEXANDER HERIOT MACKONOCHIE Ritualist clergyman

Community / Town Planning /
Robert Owen seeks to create an ideal working community at New Lanark, near Glasgow, Scotland - schoolgirls dancing a quadrille

Henry Walter Bates
HENRY WALTER BATES Naturalist

Social Scenes / Britain / 19
Costumes of North Wales

The Fleet River, near St Pancras, 1825 (engraving)
3636947 The Fleet River, near St Pancras, 1825 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fleet River, near St Pancras, 1825)

FRANCE: FENCING, 1825. Diploma for a master fencer, a member of the Compagnons du Tour de France. Watercolor, 1825, by Etienne Le Clair

SELOCTA, 1825. Creek Native American. Lithograph after a painting, c1825, by Charles Bird King

King Charles Crib
Scene in King Charless Crib, Scotland Yard, London

Cortes destroying his fleet. Colored engraving
Hernan Cortes (1488-1547). Spanish conqueror of Mexico. Cortes destroying his fleet, moored in the Villa Rica of the Vera Cruz, to prevent defections among his crew. Volume I. Engraving by J

T H Huxley (Anon Col)
THOMAS HENRY HUXLEY scientist Date: 1825-1895

Doctor Frebault / Gill
Doctor Frebault (1825 -?) Doctor, philanthropist and thats about all we can find out about this man with the syringe

Cruikshank / Bowling Alley
The bowling alley at Worcester

th Huxley / Downey Photo
THOMAS HENRY HUXLEY English scientist and champion of Darwins Theory of Evolution

St Nicholas Church on The Old Town Square in Prague. This famous baroque Church decorated with sculptures by Antonin Braun was completed in 1735

A Smoking Party C. 1825
A gentlemens smoking party

West India Dock 1825
The West India Import Dock

Conway Castle / 1825
Conway Castle, Caernarvon

Jacques-Louis David
JACQUES-LOUIS DAVID French artist

Saturday Night at Sea
Saturday night at sea - the seamen, off duty, listen as one of their number sings a stirring sea-shanty

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"1825: A Year of Innovation, Exploration, and Intrigue" Step back in time to the year 1825, where history was being made and stories were unfolding. In Brighton Pavilion, the extravagant royal residence designed by John Nash, elegance and opulence reigned supreme. Meanwhile, Pynes House in Exeter stood as a testament to Georgian architecture's grandeur. But it wasn't just about lavish buildings; this was also a year of groundbreaking transportation advancements. Trevithick's Railway revolutionized travel with its steam locomotive chugging along the tracks. And who could forget the thrilling balloon ascent from Seal near Sevenoaks? The skies became a playground for daredevils seeking new heights. Innovation extended beyond transportation too. Kruger & Chamberlain introduced their latest inventions that would shape industries for years to come. Thames Paddle Steamers gracefully glided across the river waters like floating palaces. Traveling further afield brings us to Hernan Cortes receiving twenty Indigenous people as gifts from the cacique of Tabasco—a stark reminder of colonialism's dark legacy. Yet amidst these complex historical narratives emerged triumphs like Stephenson's Rocket—the iconic steam locomotive that set speed records and paved the way for modern railways. Closer to home in Stockton-Darlington Open/Stockton-Darlington lies an event that forever changed British society—the birth of passenger railway services. This marked not only progress but also brought communities closer together than ever before. Venturing eastward takes us to Bulgaria's Central Mountains where Veliko Tarnovo-area boasts Preobrazhenski Monastery—its walls standing tall since 1825—an enduring symbol of faith and tranquility amid nature's beauty. Of course, life wasn't all serious business during this era; London pubs offered respite from daily routines—a place where laughter echoed off wooden beams while pints were shared among friends.