Melville Collection

PEHE NU-E: MOBY DICK. The only known picture of Moby Dick drawn during Herman Melvilles lifetime: wood engraving, late 19th century

MELVILLE: MOBY DICK. The only known picture of Moby Dick drawn during Melvilles lifetime. Wood engraving, late 19th century

Herman Melville / Century
HERMAN MELVILLE American writer

Wood engraving of Roelandt Saverys painting of the dodo
Painting of the dodo and other ducks, macaws and rail drawn from life by Dutch artist Roelandt Savery. Presented to the British Museum by George Edwards, 1759

Ivanhoe
Promotional postcard for Ivanhoe Presented and produced by Walter and Frederick Melville (programme) They also credit themselves with a share of the production

Melville Macnaghten
Sir MELVILLE LESLIE MACNAGHTEN Police chief, at Scotland Yard, played a leading part in the investigation into the nefarious misdeeds of Jack the Ripper

Skull, jaw and sclerotic bones of dodo
Back view of skull, upper and lower view of lower jaw, inner view of jaw, and circle of sclerotic bones in the dodo. Lithograph from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo

Upper and lower views of the skull of a dodo. Lithograph from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo and its Kindred, London, Reeve, Benham and Reeve, 1848

Side view of the skull of a dodo. Lithograph from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo and its Kindred, London, Reeve, Benham and Reeve, 1848

Jane Countess Leven
JANE countess of LEVEN & MELVILLE wife of Alexander, seventh earl Date: circa 1790

The Dolly Sisters in the Merry Countess
Sheet music for Tango Dance from The Merry Countess, featuring the Dolly Sisters and Martin Brown, USA, 1912 1912

Map of Moscow (1836). Original drawing by W. B
" Map of Moscow (1836). Original drawing by W.B. Clarke and engraving by B. Davies, originally published under supervision of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge

Facsimile of a picture of a dodo by Roelandt Savery in the Royal Gallery, Berlin. Handcoloured lithograph by CDM from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo and its Kindred

Moby Dick himself takes shape: The monstrous leviathan, with whom Ahab and the whalers waged a feud to the death, is being constructed in Fishguard Harbour

Tibia and metatarsus of the extinct Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria, in the Parisian Collection and Andersonian Collection

Cranium and sternum of the extinct Rodrigues
Cranium 1-4 and part of sternum 5, 6 of the extinct Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria, in the Parisian Collection. Lithograph by Joseph Dinkel after Werner from Hugh Edwin Strickland

Metatarsus and toes of the dodo and various pigeons
Metatarsus and toes of the dodo, Raphus cucullatus 1-5, foot of the yellow-footed green pigeon, Treron chlorigaster 6, stock dove, Columba oenas 7 and partridge pigeon, Geophaps smithii 8

Metatarsus bones of the dodo, crowned pigeon
Metatarsus bones of the dodo, Raphus cucullatus 1-10, crowned pigeon, Goura coronata 12-17, tooth-billed pigeon, Didunculus strigirostris 18, 19 and other birds

First published illustration of a dodo by van Neck, 1601
Facsimile of plate 2 of Jacob Cornelis van Necks Voyage, 1601, showing Dutch sailors fishing on Mauritius, dodo bird (2) and extinct giant tortoise, Cylindras inepta (1)

Lt Cdr Peter Melville Lamb, DSC*, AFC - Chief Test Pilot
Lt Cdr Peter Melville Lamb, DSC*, AFC (1923-2000), Chief Test Pilot, Saunders-Roe, with the SRN1 hovercraft in 1959. Date: 1959

Kensington Palace. The Sussex Library, c1841. Artist: Henry Melville
Kensington Palace. The Sussex Library, c1841. The Duke of Sussex sat in a specially designed library chair. From London Interiors with their Costumes & Ceremonies from Drawings made by permission of

A whaling ship in Melville Bay, Greenland, Victorian period. Date: late 19th century

WW2, The Blue-Eyed Cat Stuck In Tar
A WW2 childrens book illustration from The Blue-Eyed Cat. The image portrays Tom the cat, wearing military uniform, stuck in tar which has been poured by the enemy mice. Date: circa 1945

WW2, Tank Driving Cow
A WW2 childrens book illustration from The Blue-Eyed Cat. The image shows Daisy the cow operating a tank across the countryside. Date: circa 1945

WW2, Admiral Drake
A WW2 childrens book illustration from The Blue-Eyed Cat. The image shows Admiral Drake leading the gallant navy of chicks dressed in sailor uniforms. Date: circa 1945

WW2 Chicks And Hares
A WW2 childrens book illustration from The Blue-Eyed Cat. The image shows some hares and helmet wearing chicks performing training drills and excercises. Date: circa 1945

WW2, The Blue-Eyed Cat Enlists Some Hares
A WW2 childrens book illustration from The Blue-Eyed Cat. The image portrays Tom the cat, wearing military uniform, enlisting some hares to help him catch some mice. Date: circa 1945

WW2, The Blue-Eyed Cat Enlists A Cow
A WW2 childrens book illustration from The Blue-Eyed Cat. The image portrays Tom the cat, wearing military uniform, enlisting a cow to help him catch a mouse. Date: circa 1945

WW2, The Blue-Eyed Cat
A WW2 childrens book illustration from The Blue-Eyed Cat. The image portrays Tom the cat, wearing military uniform, ready to lead an army to catch mice. Date: circa 1945

Mrs. Ruby Melvill
A portrait oil painting of Mrs. Ruby Melville, a young woman fashionably coiffured, wearing a green dress, with her hands placed on her hips, she is glancing to the left. Date: circa 1920

Melville Gideon at the Piano
Melville Gideon (1884-1933) was an American composer, lyricist and performer. Here he is appearing in The Co-Optimists, a variety revue show that originally opened in London in 1921

Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742-1811), Scottish advocate and independent Whig politician

GEORGE WALLACE MELVILLE American naval officer and Arctic explorer with De Long, his party survived wreck and he headed rescue expedition which found De Long dead Date: 1841 - 1912

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Cape York in the fog, Melville Bay, Greenland Date: 19/08/2008

Douglas Wyllie Scotland & Stewarts Melville 07 February 1994 Date: 07 February 1994

Finlay Calder Scotland & Stewarts Melville 16 December 1991 Date: 16 December 1991

Flatavan (Super Caravan) of Melville Hart & Co. of St. Stephens House, Westminster leaving Buckingham Palace, London. Flatavans were able to provide sleeping

The Late Lord Leven and Melville (engraving)
1053834 The Late Lord Leven and Melville (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Late Lord Leven and Melville)

In Clubland, Key to "A General Meeting of the Travellers Club"(engraving)
1615691 In Clubland, Key to " A General Meeting of the Travellers Club" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In Clubland)

Men interrogated by Chief Inspector Melville
All the men whom Chief Inspector Melville suspected were taken into the bar of the club and closely interrogated. 1894

The Company of the Co-optimists, October 1921
Nine of the ten Co-Optimists, a variety revue in London. From left to right (top row) Phyllis Monkman, Laddie Cliff, Elsa Macfarlane, Stanley Holloway; (second row) Betty Chester

Mrs Oliver Wyndham with Gwen Farrar, 1929
Mrs Oliver Wyndham (with guitar) standing with Gwen Farrar, Mrs Kergwin, Miss Ferguson, Harry Melville, Count Hockberg, and Walter Londes at a party in London aboard the " Friendship"

Onager, a type of catapult to project stones. Constructed by Newton under the direction of Lt. General Melville. Copperplate engraving by N.C

Hyacinth cultivar, Lord Melville, Hyacinthus orientalis. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Humerus and femur of the extinct Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria, in the Parisian Collection and Andersonian Collection

Tooth-billed pigeon, Bruces green pigeon
Tooth billed pigeon, Didunculus strigirostris 1, 2 (critically endangered), Bruces green pigeon, Treron waalia (Treron abyssinica 3, 5) and Levaillants dove, Verrulia carunculata (extinct) 4

Side, front and back of the leg of a dodo in the British Museum. Illustration drawn and lithographed by Joseph Dinkel from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo

Head of a dodo in the Ashmolean Museum
Side view of the head of a dodo in the Ashmolean Museum and restored head in the British Museum. Illustration drawn and lithographed by Joseph Dinkel from Hugh Edwin Strickland

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"Melville: A Journey through Time and Imagination" Step into the world of Melville, a name that echoes with literary genius and timeless tales. From the depths of his imagination to the pages of history, Herman Melville left an indelible mark on literature. Intriguingly, amidst his prolific career, we catch a glimpse of Melville's connection to one iconic masterpiece - "Moby Dick. " The only known picture drawn during his lifetime showcases this legendary white whale in all its grandeur. A wood engraving from the late 19th century brings forth the essence of Melville's creation. But who was Herman Melville? In this captivating journey, we uncover fragments of his life. From Ivanhoe to The Dolly Sisters in the Merry Countess, he ventured beyond boundaries and explored various genres with finesse. Yet there is more to discover within the realm of "Melville. " Enter another dimension where names intertwine – meet Melville Macnaghten. Was it coincidence or fate that these two figures shared a moniker? Perhaps their paths crossed in some mysterious way yet unknown. As our voyage continues, we stumble upon remnants from nature's past - Skulls, jaws, and sclerotic bones belonging to none other than dodos. These extinct creatures fascinate us with their enigmatic existence; their story intertwined with our own curiosity for what once roamed this earth. A wood engraving captures Roelandt Saverys' painting depicting these elusive birds – an artistic tribute preserving their memory for generations to come. It serves as a reminder that even in extinction lies beauty worth cherishing. And then there are moments etched in history like Zulu War's Recovery of Colours of the 24th in Buffalo River - events that shaped nations and defined bravery against all odds. Amidst turmoil and conflict emerges stories that inspire resilience and courage within us all.