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Japan - Geisha - See no evil, Hear no evil, speak no evil
Japan - Three Geisha girls - miming the phrase See no evil, Hear no evil, speak no evil. Date: circa 1904

Moscow has a Plan
MOSCOW HAS A PLAN - propaganda book by M Ilin describing the Soviet 5-year economic plan in glowing terms. We build in our country a new order

W. G. Briggs & Co. Ltd Advertisement
A promotional page for W. G. Briggs & Co. Ltd, an advertising company, showing a cluster of portrait photographs of varying types

White Star Line, second and third class accommodation
White Star Line, Royal and United States Mail Steamers, Second and Third Class Accommodation brochure, with images of Celtic, Cymric and Oceanic. Date: circa 1904

Harland & Wolff - rare diary with handwritten entries, written by a member of the drawing office describing the events in the yard in 1880

Roadside meeting with Durham County farmer, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Roadside meeting with Durham County farmer. North Carolina. He gives road directions by drawing in dirt with stick

$3 Columbus Describing His Third Voyage single, 1893. Creator: American Bank Note Company
$3 Columbus Describing His Third Voyage single, 1893. Mint; Design of the stamp is taken from a painting by Francisco Jover entitled " Columbus Describing His Third Voyage"

Holidays in the West Highlands, a Guide describing the Tombs of the Kings on Iona (engraving)
1047531 Holidays in the West Highlands, a Guide describing the Tombs of the Kings on Iona (engraving) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Feature Fashions of Today and Tomorrow by Florence Roberts with sketches by Gordon Conway, 1925. Describing Margaret Bannermans gowns in Camilla States Her Case at the Globe Theatre

A table describing the burning of Bishop Ridley and Father Latimer at Oxford (engraving)
610058 A table describing the burning of Bishop Ridley and Father Latimer at Oxford (engraving) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Joseph Telling his Dreams (etching)
LMG142831 Joseph Telling his Dreams (etching) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 10.9x8.2 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; eLeeds Museums and Galleries; Dutch

Mr Young describing his Search for Dr Livingstone at the Meeting of the Royal Geographical Society
1588525 Mr Young describing his Search for Dr Livingstone at the Meeting of the Royal Geographical Society, Burlington House (engraving) by Robinson

Our Opening Day (engraving)
1596239 Our Opening Day (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Opening Day. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 2 November 1889)

Fighting his Battles over again, describing the Charge to his Comrades (engraving)
1061354 Fighting his Battles over again, describing the Charge to his Comrades (engraving) by Charlton, John (1849-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fighting his Battles over again)

With Colonel Pagets Column in Rhodesia, a Makalaka describing a Battle (engraving)
1051158 With Colonel Pagets Column in Rhodesia, a Makalaka describing a Battle (engraving) by Fripp, Charles Edwin (1854-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: With Colonel Pagets Column in Rhodesia)

GERMANS RAVAGE FRANCE
ANTI-GERMAN Cover of a book describing some of the awful things the Boche have done in Belgium and France Date: circa 1915

A Peaceful Demonstration (litho)
1051246 A Peaceful Demonstration (litho) by Fripp, Charles Edwin (1854-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Peaceful Demonstration)

Illustration of Giulio Troilis idea of using a pantograph to draw in perspective
XJF347900 Illustration of Giulio Troilis idea of using a pantograph to draw in perspective, from the original published in 1683 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Italian School

A table describing the burning of Bishop Ridley and Father Latimer at Oxford (engraving)
610057 A table describing the burning of Bishop Ridley and Father Latimer at Oxford (engraving) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Columbus describing the New World
LLM455820 Columbus describing the New World by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Columbus describing the New World)

Anglo-Saxon England: Alfred describing the Danish Camp on his return (engraving)
6005339 Anglo-Saxon England: Alfred describing the Danish Camp on his return (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ancient Greek fishermen (litho)
3621958 Ancient Greek fishermen (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greek fishermen)

Between two epics (colour litho)
2808633 Between two epics (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Between two epics)

Ben Jonson describing his Duel to Drummond at Hawthornden, (oil on canvas)
828419 Ben Jonson describing his Duel to Drummond at Hawthornden, (oil on canvas) by Crawford, Ebenezer (1830-74); 75x62.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Telemachus accompanied by Mentor, relates his Adventures to Calypso, 1774. Artist: J Collyer
Telemachus accompanied by Mentor, relates his Adventures to Calypso, 1774. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1774

Prospect Newberry South Winchester Silchester Road / June
Prospect of Newberry from the South between Winchester and Silchester Road/June 28, 1723, Itinerarium curiosum: or, An account of the antiquities, and remarkable curiosities in nature or art

BUEIL, John V of (1406-1477). Charles VIII returned a letter Joan of Arc. Illustration in Le Jouvencel (1461-1466). Narrative describing the siege of Orleans in 1429 during the Hundred Years War

Swinburne and Sally Army
ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE poet who was unsympathetic to the principles and conduct of the Salvation Army, describing them as yelling Yahoos. Date: 1837 - 1909

Samuel Smith, Purist
SAMUEL SMITH - pure-minded member of Parliament who attacked stage immorality, describing The belle of New York as a glorification of the vulgarest debauchery. Date: 1836 - 1906?

Life Cheese late 1870s Oil canvas 33 3 / 8 x 35 3 / 8
Artokoloro

Ia Orana Maria Hail Mary 1891 Oil canvas 44 3 / 4 x 34 1 / 2
Artokoloro

Uncorking old sherry, William Pitt stands in the House of Commons, facing the opposition which is represented by bottles containing the heads of the most well-known opposition leaders including Fox

GATHERING ROSES IN ROUMELIA. Rumelia (Turkish : Rumeli; Albanian : Rumelia; Bosnian, Serbian, Rumelija, Rumeliya) was a historical term describing the area now referred to as the Balkans or

Hildegard of Bingen receiving the Light from Heaven, c. 1151 (vellum) (b / w photo)
XJF283105 Hildegard of Bingen receiving the Light from Heaven, c.1151 (vellum) (b/w photo) by German School, (12th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hildengard von Bingen (1098-1179)

The Language of Hats
A French postcard describing the Language of Hats !! Date: circa 1908

Lodging House Keeper makes a slight descriptive error
Lodging-House Keeper (to professional lady) - " Which my usband, Miss, is one of the Virgins at the Cathedral!" Date: circa 1890s

Girolamo Frascatoro (Hieronymus Fracastorius) c1478-1553. Italian physician, poet and astronomer. Germ theory of disease. Best remembered for work in rhyme describing Syphilis Syphilis sive morbus

James Gregory (1638-75) Scottish mathematician. In 1663 published Optica Promota describing his reflecting telescope. Corresponded with Newton. Stipple engraving

Uncorking Old Sherry, William Pitt Stands In The House Of Commons, Facing The Opposition Which Is Represented By Bottles Containing The Heads Of The Most Well-known Opposition Leaders Including Fox

GATHERING ROSES IN ROUMELIA. Rumelia (Turkish : Rumeli; Albanian : Rumelia; Bosnian, Serbian, Rumelija, Rumeliya) was a historical term describing the area now referred to as the Balkans or

Letter written by Wallace, A. R, describing shipwreck and los
Letter written by Wallace, A.R, describing shipwreck and los

Andree Book Cover
Andrees balloon L Aigle depicted on the front cover of a book describing his expedition, published at a time when his fate was still unknown Date: July 1897

28 March Iln Page
A page from the Illustrated London news describing the opening of the inland sea ports of Japan on 1 January 1868, including two engravings of Hiogo, near Osaka

Aristides and the Farmer
Asked by Aristides why he had voted against him, the farmer replies, Because I m fed up with everyone describing you as Aristides the Just

A Spreewald nurse in Germany in full costume taken from an article describing nurses from different countries

Childrens nurse in London
A childrens nurse walking through a London park, taken from an article describing nurses from different countries

Trench Nightmare Cartoon
A self-portrait caricature by Walter Henry Clark, describing a nightmare he suffered whilst in the trenches during WW1

Battle of Pavia
Popular broadsheet describing the battle of Pavia, where Francois I is defeated by a mixed Imperial army, leading to the Spanish domination of Italy

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