Archive Collection (page 8)

A Bison. After a 19th century print
5322647 A Bison. After a 19th century print.; (add.info.: A Bison. After a 19th century print.).

An Elephant. After a 19th century print
5322644 An Elephant. After a 19th century print.; (add.info.: An Elephant. After a 19th century print.).

18th century map of Scotland
5322612 18th century map of Scotland; (add.info.: Map of Scotland dating from the early 18th century decorated with 14 small drawings or plans of important cities. Anonymous engraver.).

Anne Marie-Louise Damiens, stage name Anna Judic, 1849 -1911 (engraving)
6116606 Anne Marie-Louise Damiens, stage name Anna Judic, 1849 -1911 (engraving); (add.info.: French comic actress. From La Ilustracion Iberica, published 1884.); Photo © Ken Welsh

Lady Anne Neville, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Richard III
6116597 Lady Anne Neville, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Richard III,; (add.info.: Lady Anne Neville)

Battle of Gaugamela, 331 BC
6117234 Battle of Gaugamela, 331 BC; (add.info.: The Battle of Gaugamela, 331 BC, between Alexander the Great (centre) and Darius III (to Alexandera's left)

Batavia, Dutch East India, 18th century
6116572 Batavia, Dutch East India, 18th century; (add.info.: The City of Batavia in the Island of Java. After a hand-coloured print dated 1754)

Regent Street from Piccadilly, 19th century
6116568 Regent Street from Piccadilly, 19th century; (add.info.: Regent Street from Piccadilly. London, England. After an engraving published in 1822.); Photo © Ken Welsh

The application of Liston's Long Splint
6116637 The application of Liston's Long Splint,; (add.info.: The application of Liston's Long Splint. Long leg splinting is used to stabilize injuries by decreasing movement)

Girolamo Savonarola aka Jerome Savonarola or Hieronymus Savonarola, 1452-1498. Italian Dominican friar (engraving)
6116633 Girolamo Savonarola aka Jerome Savonarola or Hieronymus Savonarola, 1452-1498. Italian Dominican friar (engraving); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

Two men measure the length of a dead stranded whale, late 16th century (engraving)
6116632 Two men measure the length of a dead stranded whale, late 16th century (engraving); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

Amalie von Wallmoden, Countess of Yarmouth
6116615 Amalie von Wallmoden, Countess of Yarmouth; (add.info.: Amalie Sophie Marianne von Wallmoden, Countess of Yarmouth, born Amalie von Wendt, 1704-1765. Mistress of King George III of England)

Printing press, 15th century
6118771 Printing press, 15th century; (add.info.: A printing press in Haarlem, Netherlands in the mid 15th century.); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

Anne Killigrew, English poetess and artist (engraving)
6117957 Anne Killigrew, English poetess and artist (engraving); (add.info.: Anne Killigrew, 1660-1685. English poetess and artist. This picture is based on a self portrait.); Photo © Ken Welsh

17th century surgery on foot
6117796 17th century surgery on foot; (add.info.: In the 17th century, a surgeon performs surgery on a mana's foot. After a 17th century work.); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

Map of Madrid late 17th or early 18th century (map)
6117613 Map of Madrid late 17th or early 18th century (map); (add.info.: Anonymous map of Madrid dating from late 17th or early 18th century.); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

Ibrahim, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 1615-1648
6117565 Ibrahim, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 1615-1648,; (add.info.: Ibrahim, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 1615-1648. He ruled from 1640-1648. Also known as Ibrahim the Mad)

Twelfth Siege of Gibraltar, 1705 (map)
6117247 Twelfth Siege of Gibraltar, 1705 (map); (add.info.: An Exact Plan of the Town Castle Moles and Bay of Gibraltar during the Twelfth Siege of Gibraltar, September 1704 to May 1705)

Katherine, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Taming of the Shrew
6116592 Katherine, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Taming of the Shrew; (add.info.: Katherine. Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Taming of the Shrew)

Battle of Cadiz, 1596, Anglo-Spanish War
6117016 Battle of Cadiz, 1596, Anglo-Spanish War; (add.info.: Defeat of the Spanish fleet and the fall of Cadiz, on July 1)

First anniversary of Bastille Day, French Revolution
6116993 First anniversary of Bastille Day, French Revolution; (add.info.: Celebration in the Champs-de-Mar, Paris, July 14, 1799 of the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille)

A family of alchemists at work
6116960 A family of alchemists at work,; (add.info.: A family of alchemists at work. A 17th century illustration after a work by Pieter Bruegel.); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

Aeneas and his family flee Troy
6116919 Aeneas and his family flee Troy; (add.info.: As Troy burns behind him Trojan hero Aeneas and his family flee. He carries his father Anchises on his back)

Reduction of dislocated thigh using pulleys. From The Household Physician, published c.1898 (engraving)
6116647 Reduction of dislocated thigh using pulleys. From The Household Physician, published c.1898 (engraving); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

Smallpox epidemic, New York, 19th century
6317601 Smallpox epidemic, New York, 19th century; (add.info.: Isolation of homeless men during a smallpox epidemic in New York, USA in the late 19th century)

Leith, Scotland, from the east road in the 18th century (engraving)
6266331 Leith, Scotland, from the east road in the 18th century (engraving); (add.info.: View of Leith from the east road. After an 18th century work by Paul Sandby. Later colourization)

Edinburgh, Scotland in the 18th century (engraving)
6266329 Edinburgh, Scotland in the 18th century (engraving); (add.info.: East view of the city of Edinburgh. After a work dated 1753 by Paul Sandby. Later colourization)

Dublin in the 18th century (engraving)
6266324 Dublin in the 18th century (engraving); (add.info.: A prospect of the city of Dublin from the Magazine Hill in His Majesties Phoenix Park. After an 18th century work by James Mason)

Tintern Abbey, 19th century (b/w photo)
6266319 Tintern Abbey, 19th century (b/w photo); (add.info.: Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom. The abbey was founded in 1131)

Lieutenant General John Cutts, 1st Baron Cutts
6266296 Lieutenant General John Cutts, 1st Baron Cutts; (add.info.: John Cutts, 1st Baron Cutts, 1661-1707. Lieutenant-General in the British Army)

Prince Henry the Navigator
6266274 Prince Henry the Navigator; (add.info.: Infante D. Henrique of Portugal, Duke of Viseu, aka Prince Henry the Navigator, 1394-1460. Son of King Jo£o of Portugal)

The Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool, England
6266272 The Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool, England; (add.info.: The Adelphi Hotel, Ranelagh Place, Liverpool, England, seen here in late 19th century)

A teacher and his pupils in the 16th century
6266266 A teacher and his pupils in the 16th century; (add.info.: A teacher and his pupils in the 16th century. The birch he holds is used to punish the ignorant.); Photo © Ken Welsh

London, 1753
6266244 London, 1753; (add.info.: A View of the Tower, with the Bridge and Part of the City of London, from the River. From an engraving by J.M. Muller dated 1753 after a work by Jacob Maurer)

St James's Park from Rosomond's Pond, London, England 18th century
6266219 St James's Park from Rosomond's Pond, London, England 18th century; (add.info.: A view of St. James's Park from Rosomond's Pond)

Isaac Motte
6266213 Isaac Motte; (add.info.: Isaac Motte, 1738-1795. American soldier and statesman. He was South Carolina's representative in the Continental Congress.); Photo © Ken Welsh

Captain Cook and crew land at Botany Bay, Australia
6266201 Captain Cook and crew land at Botany Bay, Australia; (add.info.: Captain Cook and his crew land at Botany Bay, Australia)

East Lothian grain drill machine
6266196 East Lothian grain drill machine; (add.info.: East Lothian grain drill machine. From The Book of the Farm by Scottish farmer and agriculturalist Henry Stephens, 1795-1874)

Richmond and Chandler's straw and hay cutter
6266193 Richmond and Chandler's straw and hay cutter; (add.info.: Richmond and Chandler's straw and hay cutter. From The Book of the Farm by Scottish farmer)

Musculature in the male human body
6266188 Musculature in the male human body; (add.info.: Musculature in the male human body. After a 17th century work.); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
6266179 Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor; (add.info.: Maximilian II, 1527-1576. Holy Roman Emperor.); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

A study of 19 heads of men, women and children
6266171 A study of 19 heads of men, women and children; (add.info.: A study of 19 heads of men, women and children. After a 17th century print by Dutch artist Pieter Feddes van Harlingen)

King George IV, when the Prince of Wales
6266169 King George IV, when the Prince of Wales; (add.info.: George Augustus Frederick. King George IV, 1762-1830, when the Prince of Wales.); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

Teacher and student playing badminton
6266158 Teacher and student playing badminton; (add.info.: Teacher and student playing badminton. After an 18th century work.); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

Plato with students in his Acadamy
6266153 Plato with students in his Acadamy; (add.info.: Plato with students in his Acadamy. Plato, early 400's BC-c. 348 BC. Athenian philosopher)

Benito Mussolini inspecting troops
6266152 Benito Mussolini inspecting troops; (add.info.: Benito Mussolini inspecting troops. Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini, 1883-1945. 27th Prime Minister of Italy)

Sir Henry Hobart, 1560-1625. English politician. Member of Parliament. Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas
6266125 Sir Henry Hobart, 1560-1625. English politician. Member of Parliament. Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas.; Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, 1836-1908
5614449 Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, 1836-1908; (add.info.: Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, 1836-1908. British statesman of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom)

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