C1880 Collection

Map / Arctic Circle C1880
Map of the Arctic Circle with details of explorations

Queen Victoria C1880
QUEEN VICTORIA Circa 1880

Pitcairn Island C1880
Pitcairn Island, viewed from the sea

Old Leadenhall Market, London, c. 1880
Series of views of the Old Leadenhall Market, London, c.1880. The images show (clockwise from top left): Market entrance from Gracechurch Street; Half Moon Passage; Half Moon Corner; Old Poulterers

Holborn, London, c. 1880
Photograph showing some of the older houses and bars of Holborn, with several horse-drawn vehicles outside, London, c.1880

Oxford Circus, London, c. 1880
Photograph showing part of Oxford Circus (also known as Regent Circus), London, c.1880. The horse-drawn carriages travelling along Oxford Street appear blurred

Medical / Surgery / Amputati
Amputation of leg

Factories of the Singer Sewing Machine Company. Top left: Cabinet works at Govan, Glasgow, Scotland. Centre top: Factory at Glasgow, Scotland. Top right: Factory at South Bend, Indiana, USA

Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm (1834-1890)
Photographic portrait of Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, the British sculptor, pictured c.1880

A Man and his Tub C1880
A man and his tub

Girl with Rhubarb C1880
A young girl carrying a large bunch of rhubarb under her arm

German Horse Tram C1880
Two horses draw a tram along a German street, while a bicyclist waves his cap and a balloon soars overhead

Boy & Girl Kissing C1880
A boy and girl kissing through a gap in a chair

Jesus raising Lazarus from the tomb, 1880 (engraving)
537149 Jesus raising Lazarus from the tomb, 1880 (engraving); (add.info.: wood engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Early Match caliver c1590. Wood engraving c1880
535883 Early Match caliver c1590. Wood engraving c1880.; (add.info.: Early Match caliver c1590. Wood engraving c1880.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Poor boy, shoeless and in rags, begging on a street corner, c.1880 (chromolithograph)
533876 Poor boy, shoeless and in rags, begging on a street corner, c.1880 (chromolithograph); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Indian Mutiny (Sepoy Mutiny) 1857-1859: Lt. De Kantzow at Mynpooree holding the mutineering 9th Sepoys at bay for three
530551 Indian Mutiny (Sepoy Mutiny) 1857-1859: Lt. De Kantzow at Mynpooree holding the mutineering 9th Sepoys at bay for three hours until rescued by an influential Indian

Primitive bicycle, a form of Dandy-Horse. Wood engraving c1880
530683 Primitive bicycle, a form of Dandy-Horse. Wood engraving c1880.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Henry Hudson (c1550-1611) English navigator, being set adrift with his son and seven others by mutinous crew
530283 Henry Hudson (c1550-1611) English navigator, being set adrift with his son and seven others by mutinous crew. Never seen again. Wood engraving c1880; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Richard I, Coeur de Lion, (1157-1199) landing at Sandwich, Kent, 14 March 1194. Wood engraving c1880
538361 Richard I, Coeur de Lion, (1157-1199) landing at Sandwich, Kent, 14 March 1194. Wood engraving c1880.; (add.info.: Richard, son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine)

Blood Transfusion: blood flowed from arm of donor, left, into cup, and was then pumped from the bottom of cup
530640 Blood Transfusion: blood flowed from arm of donor, left, into cup, and was then pumped from the bottom of cup and forced through canula into patient

'Sunday Morning' Agricultural labourer and family returning home from church. Chromolithograph c1880
531803 'Sunday Morning' Agricultural labourer and family returning home from church. Chromolithograph c1880.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Boneshaker, the type of pedal-driven bicycle popular c1870. Wood engraving c1880
530691 The Boneshaker, the type of pedal-driven bicycle popular c1870. Wood engraving c1880.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Lewis Gompertz's (1783/4-1861) improvement on Baron von Drais's bicycle
530685 Lewis Gompertz's (1783/4-1861) improvement on Baron von Drais's bicycle, powered by a rack-and-pinion on the front wheel. Wood engraving c1880. ; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Joan of Arc (c1412-31) St Joan, St Jeanne d'Arc, the Maid of Orleans. French patriot and martyr
537538 Joan of Arc (c1412-31) St Joan, St Jeanne d'Arc, the Maid of Orleans. French patriot and martyr. Joan before Charles VII at Chinon, 1429

Temptation: Poor shoeless boy looking longingly at fruits on display in a shop window, c.1880 (chromolithograph)
533879 Temptation: Poor shoeless boy looking longingly at fruits on display in a shop window, c.1880 (chromolithograph); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Isaac Newton's (1642-1727) house on corner of Orange and St Martin's Streets, London, as it appeared c1880
535363 Isaac Newton's (1642-1727) house on corner of Orange and St Martin's Streets, London, as it appeared c1880

Rumford's fireplace
536208 Rumford's fireplace.; (add.info.: Rumford's fireplace. Improved efficiency by reducing chimney and depth of fireplace and putting polished plates to reflect heat into room)

Miners in the Californian gold fields inspecting the result of their digging by the light of the camp fire
533992 Miners in the Californian gold fields inspecting the result of their digging by the light of the camp fire. Wood engraving London c1880.; (add.info)

Hipparchos (c146-c127) Ancient Greek astronomer. Artist's reconstruction of Hipparchos at work
533594 Hipparchos (c146-c127) Ancient Greek astronomer. Artist's reconstruction of Hipparchos at work. Wood engraving c1880.; (add.info.: Hipparchos (c146-c127) Ancient Greek astronomer

Mary Magdalene annointing the feet of Jesus. Wood engraving c1880
535915 Mary Magdalene annointing the feet of Jesus. Wood engraving c1880; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Examples of various hand-gun firing mechanisms, c.1880 (engraving)
535880 Examples of various hand-gun firing mechanisms, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Examples of various hand-gun firing mechanisms)

Alexander I Russia and Napoleon I of France meeting on a raft in the middle of the river Nieman, 25 June 1807
532127 Alexander I Russia and Napoleon I of France meeting on a raft in the middle of the river Nieman, 25 June 1807. engraving c1880; (add.info.: Napoleonic Wars)

'Saturday Night': Cottage interior, mother washes child in tub in front of range
531846 'Saturday Night': Cottage interior, mother washes child in tub in front of range, while father reads newspaper & 3 siblings with pinafores to keep their dresses clean read books by

Indian Mutiny (Sepoy Mutiny) 1857-59: Desperate defence of the fort at Futtegurgh where 150 British
530550 Indian Mutiny (Sepoy Mutiny) 1857-59: Desperate defence of the fort at Futtegurgh where 150 British, of whom only one quarter could bear arms, were under siege

'Evening' Father coming home. Agricultural labourer returning from work to family
531805 'Evening' Father coming home. Agricultural labourer returning from work to family and evening meal eagerly greeted by 4 children . Cottage door opens directly into living room

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Battle of St Quentin, January 1871. Hand-to-hand fighting between French (right)
530569 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Battle of St Quentin, January 1871. Hand-to-hand fighting between French (right) and Prussian (left) troops. Wood engraving c1880.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Pickering's crank-pedal driven bicycle, an American design. Wood engraving c1880
530689 Pickering's crank-pedal driven bicycle, an American design. Wood engraving c1880.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Johann Friedrich Oberlin (1740-1826) Lutheran philanthropist and pastor in Vosges region of France
530193 Johann Friedrich Oberlin (1740-1826) Lutheran philanthropist and pastor in Vosges region of France, encouraging his parishioners to construct road to decrease their isolation

Johann Friedrich Oberlin (1740-1826) Lutheran philanthropist and pastor in Vosges region of France
530192 Johann Friedrich Oberlin (1740-1826) Lutheran philanthropist and pastor in Vosges region of France, encouraging his parishioners to construct road to decrease their isolation

John Howard (1726-1790) English prison reformer, entering Savoy military prison, London, after mutiny
530188 John Howard (1726-1790) English prison reformer, entering Savoy military prison, London, after mutiny. Restored peace and persuaded prisoners to return to cells

Warwickshire farm labourers' strike meeting of 1872 at Whitnash near Wellesbourne, led by Joseph Arch
527658 Warwickshire farm labourers' strike meeting of 1872 at Whitnash near Wellesbourne, led by Joseph Arch. Engraving c1880.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Richard I, Coeur de Lion, (1157-1199) landing at Jaffa (Joppa), September 1191. Wood engraving c1880
538358 Richard I, Coeur de Lion, (1157-1199) landing at Jaffa (Joppa), September 1191. Wood engraving c1880.; (add.info.: Richard, son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine)

The Dandy-Horse, introduced c1818, called the Draisen in Paris and the Drais Laufmashin in Germany
530687 The Dandy-Horse, introduced c1818, called the Draisen in Paris and the Drais Laufmashin in Germany. Wood engraving c1880.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Germans leaving Paris. Wood engraving c1880
530579 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Germans leaving Paris. Wood engraving c1880; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: German troops marching into Paris. Wood engraving c1880
530578 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: German troops marching into Paris. Wood engraving c1880; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: German troops in Paris crowning themselves with laurels in the Tuileries gardens
530577 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: German troops in Paris crowning themselves with laurels in the Tuileries gardens, March 1871. Wood engraving c1880.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Occupation of Paris - the first German in Paris, February 1871. Wood engraving c1880
530576 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Occupation of Paris - the first German in Paris, February 1871. Wood engraving c1880; Universal History Archive/UIG.

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Exploring the world in c. 1880: From the Arctic Circle to Pitcairn Island, this map takes us on a journey through time. Queen Victoria reigns over an era of great change and progress. In bustling London, we catch a glimpse of Old Leadenhall Market and Holborn streets, alive with activity. The factories of Singer Sewing Machine Company showcase industrial innovation at its finest. Renowned sculptor Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm leaves his mark on history with his masterpieces created during this period. Meanwhile, quirky snapshots like 'A Man and his Tub' and 'Girl with Rhubarb' offer charming glimpses into everyday life. Transportation evolves as we witness the introduction of German Horse Trams, revolutionizing urban mobility. And amidst it all, young love blossoms as captured in the timeless image of 'Boy & Girl Kissing. ' Yet not all is rosy; medical advancements are showcased through surgical procedures like amputations—a stark reminder of the challenges faced by doctors in their quest for healing. Join us as we delve into c. 1880—a captivating era that shaped our world in countless ways.