Commemorative Gallery

16th century map of Venice

16th century map of Venice showing the lagoon. Venice is a coastal city in the north-east of Italy. The main bulk of Venice is in the upper frame of the image and the large canal at the left is the Grand Canal. The Gallery of Maps in the Vatican Museums holds maps which were commissioned between 1578 and 1580 to show the regions of Italy and territories of the church. The maps are based on the work of Ignazio Danti, a 16th century Italian priest, mathematician, astronomer and cosmographer, and are an important record of 16th century geography. Here the many islands on which Venice is built can be seen

© SHEILA TERRY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Two Wedgwood Mugs Designed by Eric Ravilious, 1944. Creator: Unknown

Two Wedgwood Mugs Designed by Eric Ravilious, 1944. Wedgwood Commemorations mug - Etruria 1730: Barlaston 1940; Edward VIII Coronation mug dated 1937'. The Etruria Works ceramics factory at Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, was opened by Josiah Wedgwood in 1769. Production was moved to a modern purpose-built factory in a rural setting at nearby Barlaston, built between 1938 and 1940. King Edward VIII ruled from 20 January 1936 until his abdication on 11 December of the same year. His coronation had been due to take place at Westminster Abbey on 12 May 1937. When he abdicated, preparations had already begun and souvenirs were on sale. From "English Pottery and China, by Cecilia Sempill. [Collins, London, 1944]

© The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Dr Lehwess - Round the World By Car - at Moorlake

Dr Lehwess Round the world by car - 1902 - a commemorative card from Moorlake, Germany. A journey attempted by Dr Lehwess in his car Passe Partout'. Setting out from London, Dr Lehwess intended to travel via Paris, St. Petersburg, Siberia, across to Japan, on, via the Sandwich Islands, to San Francisco, Mexico, New Orleans, Chicago and finally to New York - a journey intended to take eight months. Lehwess travelled in a motor caravan (painted yellow) built by Panhard et Levassor, but only got as far as Gorki before the cylinders cracked and it was abandoned in a snowdrift

© Mary Evans Picture Library 2015 - https://copyrighthub.org/s0/hub1/creation/maryevans/MaryEvansPictureID/10413018