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Britain Collection: Air Raid Precautions: Set of 50 cards issued by WD & H0 Wills, Britain 1938, in preparation

Air Raid Precautions: Set of 50 cards issued by WD & H0 Wills, Britain 1938, in preparation for the anticipated coming of World War II

Britain Collection: Workers cottages at Bournville, Birmingham, England, model village built by George Cadbury

Workers cottages at Bournville, Birmingham, England, model village built by George Cadbury (1828-1922) partly for his workers. Chromolithograph 1892

Britain Collection: Battle of Britain 10 July-31 October 1940: Hawker Hurricanes of Fighter Command

Battle of Britain 10 July-31 October 1940: Hawker Hurricanes of Fighter Command, a first line of defence against the incoming German bombers attacking England

Pullman drawing room car on the Midland Railway, England. Wood engraving, 1876

Britain Collection: Ralph Hopton, Ist Baron Hopton (1598-1652) English Royalist soldier, commander of

Ralph Hopton, Ist Baron Hopton (1598-1652) English Royalist soldier, commander of Charles Is forces in south-west of England (1642-6). Copperplate engraving

Britain Collection: Highland clearances. The last view of home for dispossessed crofters. Landowners

Highland clearances. The last view of home for dispossessed crofters. Landowners replaced their tenants with sheep which were more profitable. Engraving, 1886

Britain Collection: William Kemp or Kempe (d1603) Elizabethan comedian who danced from Norwich to London in 1599

William Kemp or Kempe (d1603) Elizabethan comedian who danced from Norwich to London in 1599. Here Kemp, with bells on his legs, is dancing the Morris, and is accompanied by man with pipe and drum

Britain Collection: Romans invading Britain: Standard Bearer of the 10th Legion bringing the standard ashore

Romans invading Britain: Standard Bearer of the 10th Legion bringing the standard ashore. Colour printed wood engraving 1864

Britain Collection: Shepherds with their flocks and dogs. Figure on left is holding bagpipes and, as

Shepherds with their flocks and dogs. Figure on left is holding bagpipes and, as well as crooks for handling the sheep, there are woodwind instruments on the ground

Britain Collection: Russo-Turkish (Crimean) War 1853-1856. Zouaves, French infantry of Algerian origin

Russo-Turkish (Crimean) War 1853-1856. Zouaves, French infantry of Algerian origin, coming to assistance of British troops, helping them to repulse Russian attack at Inkermann 5 November 1854

Britain Collection: Smallpox Hospital, St Pancras, London c1800. Fever (isolation) hospitals for highly

Smallpox Hospital, St Pancras, London c1800. Fever (isolation) hospitals for highly infectious diseases built outside cities

Britain Collection: Title page of mortality bill for London for 1664 / 5, covering part of the period of the Great

Title page of mortality bill for London for 1664 / 5, covering part of the period of the Great Plague
Title page of mortality bill for London for 1664/5, covering part of the period of the Great Plague. John Graunt (1620-1674) based his statistical analysis on these weekly and yearly tables

Britain Collection: Damaged statue of William of Normandy (William I of England, the Conqueror) 1027-1087

Damaged statue of William of Normandy (William I of England, the Conqueror) 1027-1087 against a pillar in St Etienne (St Stephen), Caen, the abbey he founded and where he was buried. Engraving

Britain Collection: George III (1738-1820) King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760. Full-length portrait

George III (1738-1820) King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760. Full-length portrait in military uniform by William Beechey (1775-1839)

Britain Collection: John Rennies (1761-1821) cast iron bridge over the Thames at Southwark, viewed

John Rennies (1761-1821) cast iron bridge over the Thames at Southwark, viewed from the south bank looking towards St Paul s

Air Raid Precautions: Set of 50 cards issued by WD & H0 Wills, Britain 1938, in preparation for the anticipated coming of World War II

Britain Collection: Weaving shed fitted rows with power looms driven by belt and shafting. Wood engraving

Weaving shed fitted rows with power looms driven by belt and shafting. Wood engraving c1840

Britain Collection: General pit head scene showing engine house for steam engine, head gear etc

General pit head scene showing engine house for steam engine, head gear etc. and cross sections of a coal mine. Engraving 1860

Britain Collection: Dinner given by Waterhouse Hawkins (the maker) to celebrate the completion of two

Dinner given by Waterhouse Hawkins (the maker) to celebrate the completion of two Iguanadon statues to be put on display at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, New Years Eve, 1853

Britain Collection: Globe Theatre, Bankside, Southwark, London, as it appeared c1597. Wood engraving

Globe Theatre, Bankside, Southwark, London, as it appeared c1597. Wood engraving after contemporary drawing

Britain Collection: Casting the cylinders for the hydraulic press (lift) used to raise the prefabricated

Casting the cylinders for the hydraulic press (lift) used to raise the prefabricated sections of the Britannia Tubular Bridge across the Menai Straits, Wales

Britain Collection: The Common Mole (Talpa europea), 1828. Small burrowing mammal with distribution

The Common Mole (Talpa europea), 1828. Small burrowing mammal with distribution from Britain to Japan. From British Quadrupeds, W MacGillivray, (Edinburgh, 1828)

Britain Collection: Theatre of Anatomy From Ackermann The History of the University of Cambridge, London

Theatre of Anatomy From Ackermann The History of the University of Cambridge, London. 1815. Aquatint

Britain Collection: Making flower pots: wheel turned by assistant using crank: small boy supplying potter

Making flower pots: wheel turned by assistant using crank: small boy supplying potter with lumps of clay. From William Henry Pyne Costume of Great Britain, London, 1808

Britain Collection: Battle of Britain 10 July-31 October 1940: Hawker Hurricane of Fighter Command, as

Battle of Britain 10 July-31 October 1940: Hawker Hurricane of Fighter Command, as first line of defence, on its way to engage German bombers as they crossed the south coast of England

Britain Collection: The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver. James Gillray cartoon of July 1803 showing

The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver. James Gillray cartoon of July 1803 showing George III viewing a miniscule Napoleon. Hand-coloured engraving

Britain Collection: Women making butter. Wooden churn, pail, form, etc. From William Henry Pyne Costume

Women making butter. Wooden churn, pail, form, etc. From William Henry Pyne Costume of Great Britain, London 1808. Colour

Britain Collection: Air Raid Precautions: Set of 50 cards issued by WD & H0 Wells, Britain 1938, in preparation

Air Raid Precautions: Set of 50 cards issued by WD & H0 Wells, Britain 1938, in preparation for the anticipated coming of World War II

Air Raid Precautions: Set of 50 cards issued by WD & H0 Wills, Britain 1938, in preparation for the anticipated coming of World War II. Testing for mustard gas contamination

Britain Collection: Kilsby Tunnel on London-Birmingham Railway: working shaft on 8 July 1837. Engineer R Stephenson

Kilsby Tunnel on London-Birmingham Railway: working shaft on 8 July 1837. Engineer R Stephenson. From J Bourne Drawings of the London and Birmingham Railway, 1839

Britain Collection: Schoolboy having knowledge beaten into him with the birch, a scene familiar to schoolboys in Europe

Schoolboy having knowledge beaten into him with the birch, a scene familiar to schoolboys in Europe and Britain. Illustration for February from Les petites Heures a l usage de Chartres, 1526. Woodcut

Britain Collection: Bridgewater Canal, built to carry coals from the Duke of Bridgewaters mines

Bridgewater Canal, built to carry coals from the Duke of Bridgewaters mines at Worsley into the city of Manchester. Barge crossing the Barton aqueduct over the Irwell

Exterior view of the National Bank, Glasgow, Scotland. Wood engraving c1850

Britain Collection: General Post Office, Lombard Street, London. Letters being sorted. Aquatint after Pugin

General Post Office, Lombard Street, London. Letters being sorted. Aquatint after Pugin
General Post Office, Lombard Street, London. Letters being sorted.Aquatint after Pugin and Rowlandson published London c1808. From Rudolph Ackermann London

Britain Collection: Chain Pier, Brighton, Sussex. Original design by Samuel Brown, Royal Navy, opened in November 1823

Chain Pier, Brighton, Sussex. Original design by Samuel Brown, Royal Navy, opened in November 1823, survived until 29 November 1836 when it failed in a storm. Chromolithograph published 1889

Britain Collection: View of Sunderland the Iron Bridge across the Tyne at Wearmouth looking eastwards

View of Sunderland the Iron Bridge across the Tyne at Wearmouth looking eastwards. Opened on 9 August 1796 it was a single span of 236 feet (71.9 metre). Hand-coloured print dated 1835

Britain Collection: A Court for King Cholera typical of crowded, unsanitary conditions in London slums

A Court for King Cholera typical of crowded, unsanitary conditions in London slums. Cartoon from Punch London 25 September 1852. Wood engraving

Britain Collection: Boy pushing a truck loaded with coal from the coal face to the bottom of the pit shaft

Boy pushing a truck loaded with coal from the coal face to the bottom of the pit shaft. On right of the picture squats a smaller boy, the trapper

Britain Collection: Dalcoath copper mine, Cambourne, Cornwall (later also tin), showing engine houses

Dalcoath copper mine, Cambourne, Cornwall (later also tin), showing engine houses and Bolling Maidens who broke ore into small pieces. Engraving c1830

Britain Collection: Spitalfields silk worker winding silk in her cottage, London, England, late 19th century

Spitalfields silk worker winding silk in her cottage, London, England, late 19th century. This enclave of the silk industry was founded by Huguenot refugees from France after Louis XIVs Revocation of

Britain Collection: Centre of the British army in action at Waterloo 18 June 1815, the last battle of

Centre of the British army in action at Waterloo 18 June 1815, the last battle of the Napoleonic Wars. After W Heath

Britain Collection: The Worsted Winder. From William Henry Pyne The Costume of Great Britain, London, 1805

The Worsted Winder. From William Henry Pyne The Costume of Great Britain, London, 1805. Woman winding worsted thread on to bobbins ready for lace making. Aquatint

Britain Collection: Reign Henry VII: Testing weights and measures. At bottom right measures which do

Reign Henry VII: Testing weights and measures. At bottom right measures which do not come up to standard are being burned

Air Raid Precautions: Set of 50 cards issued by WD & H0 Wills, Britain 1938, in preparation for the anticipated coming of World War II. Making a Door Gas-proof

Britain Collection: Tring cutting - 17 June 1837. Engineer Robert Stephenson. From J. Bourne Drawings

Tring cutting - 17 June 1837. Engineer Robert Stephenson. From J. Bourne Drawings
Tring cutting - 17 June 1837. Engineer Robert.. Stephenson. From J.Bourne Drawings of the London Railway, London 1839. Navvies excavating cutting: wheelbarrows filled at bottom

Air Raid Precautions: Set of 50 cards issued by WD & H0 Wills, Britain 1938, in preparation for the anticipated coming of World War II. The Civilian Respirator (gasmask)

Britain Collection: Interior of St Pancras Railway Station, London 1865. Using an iron latticed arched

Interior of St Pancras Railway Station, London 1865. Using an iron latticed arched roofand by dispensing with struts and ties

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