Battery Collection (#10)

Page from Hamleys Toy Shop catalogue, 1937 (litho)
5989529 Page from Hamleys Toy Shop catalogue, 1937 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from Hamleys Toy Shop catalogue, 1937.); © Look and Learn

Morse code alphabet and punctuation, illustration from an educational poster in Hungarian
CHT157448 Morse code alphabet and punctuation, illustration from an educational poster in Hungarian, printed in Ravensburg, Germany, late 19th century (colour lithograph) by German School

Interior of a Battery, Crown Reef Gold Mining Company (b / w photo)
5222086 Interior of a Battery, Crown Reef Gold Mining Company (b/w photo) by South African Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of a Battery)

Return of the Astor Battery from the Philippines (b / w photo)
5215367 Return of the Astor Battery from the Philippines (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Return of the Astor Battery from the Philippines)

Captain Norman Ramsay and his Battery of Horse Artillery at Fuentes D Onoro, 5 May 1811 (litho)
5209418 Captain Norman Ramsay and his Battery of Horse Artillery at Fuentes D Onoro, 5 May 1811 (litho) by English School

Nicholson and Carlisle, in London, decomposing water by the pile of volta
XEE4115160 Nicholson and Carlisle, in London, decomposing water by the pile of volta (pile of Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta), May 2

Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta explains to Napoleon Bonaparte the principle of his electric
LSE4106515 Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta explains to Napoleon Bonaparte the principle of his electric battery - in " The Universe and Humanity" by Kraemer by Unknown Artist

Balloons: the airship "La France"
XEE4139878 Balloons: the airship " La France" in 1884 using the electric battery invented by the French Renard and Krebs. Anonymous illustration from 1925. Private collection

Home Electricite: Installation of the battery invented by Radiguet in a cellar
XEE4145834 Home Electricite: Installation of the battery invented by Radiguet in a cellar - Engraving In " La Science francaise"

The Arrival of the Prince of Wales and Suite at New York, the Harriet Lane at the Battery (engraving)
3638102 The Arrival of the Prince of Wales and Suite at New York, the Harriet Lane at the Battery (engraving) by English School

Gibraltar (engraving)
2788943 Gibraltar (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gibraltar. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 15 May 1892)

The Civil War in America (coloured engraving)
728382 The Civil War in America (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Civil War in America: iron-car battery on the Philadelphia railway)

L Atelier Des Piles Au Bichromate De Potasse Au Comptoir D Escompte, A Paris (engraving)
2817689 L Atelier Des Piles Au Bichromate De Potasse Au Comptoir D Escompte, A Paris (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Coastal defence battery (colour litho)
2782301 Coastal defence battery (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coastal defence battery. La Defense des Cotes, Batterie des fronts de Mer)

Bonaparte in the Battery of the Fearless (engraving)
3106299 Bonaparte in the Battery of the Fearless (engraving) by Ford, Henry Justice (1860-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bonaparte in the Battery of the Fearless)

The Battery, (pastel and chalk on tan paper laid on board)
650475 The Battery, (pastel and chalk on tan paper laid on board) by Glackens, William James (1870-1938); 43.2x49.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Battery)

Blue Jackets removing a battery of British Guns for Embarkation on Board H Ms "Calypso"(engraving)
1038275 Blue Jackets removing a battery of British Guns for Embarkation on Board H Ms " Calypso" (engraving) by English School

Our Own Easter Review, Royal Naval reserve at Whitstable (engraving)
1044937 Our Own Easter Review, Royal Naval reserve at Whitstable (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Own Easter Review)

The War in Spain, a Sketch in the Battery of San Lorenzo (engraving)
1105672 The War in Spain, a Sketch in the Battery of San Lorenzo (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in Spain)

Alexandria, Ironclads which took part in the Bombardment, 11 July (engraving)
1060969 Alexandria, Ironclads which took part in the Bombardment, 11 July (engraving) by Atkins, William Edward (1842-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexandria)

The Autumn Manoeuvres (engraving)
1058062 The Autumn Manoeuvres (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Autumn Manoeuvres)

Map of the Battle of Preston of 1715, 1818 (hand-coloured engraving)
1113181 Map of the Battle of Preston of 1715, 1818 (hand-coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); 23x29 cm; Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, Lancashire

Capture of the French battery by the 52nd Oxfordshire Light Infantry Regiment at Waterloo
3082736 Capture of the French battery by the 52nd Oxfordshire Light Infantry Regiment at Waterloo 18th June 1815, illustration from British Battles on Land and Sea, 1915 (litho) by Crofts

Birds-eye view of New York and Brooklyn, printed by I. Schaerer (colour litho)
NYH182459 Birds-eye view of New York and Brooklyn, printed by I. Schaerer (colour litho) by Lochner, J.H. (19th century) (after); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Aerial View of New York and Brooklyn, engraved by T. H. Muller, published by L
NYH182490 Aerial View of New York and Brooklyn, engraved by T.H. Muller, published by L. Turgis, Paris, c.1850 (colour litho) by Simpson (fl.1855) (after)

An Electric Lift and Electrical Lighting, from the series Les Merveilles de l
CHT203384 An Electric Lift and Electrical Lighting, from the series Les Merveilles de l Electricite, c.1910-14 (coloured engraving) by French School

View of the Lower End of Manhattan Island from the East River, Showing The Great Buildings on the Streets from
5215468 View of the Lower End of Manhattan Island from the East River, Showing The Great Buildings on the Streets from the Battery to the World Building, Part 1 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Volta construit en decembre 1799 l electro-moteur ou pile electrique (engraving)
5992776 Volta construit en decembre 1799 l electro-moteur ou pile electrique (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

La grande pile de Wollaston, construite pour Davy, en 1807, a l Institution royale de Londres (engraving)
5992774 La grande pile de Wollaston, construite pour Davy, en 1807, a l Institution royale de Londres (engraving) by European School

Illustration depicting an abusive husband beating his wife
5309120 Illustration depicting an abusive husband beating his wife by Tenniel, John (1820-1914); (add.info.: Illustration depicting an abusive husband beating his wife)

Departure of the Ocean French Fleet from Brest (engraving)
1618820 Departure of the Ocean French Fleet from Brest (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Departure of the Ocean French Fleet from Brest)

Modes of Detecting the Presence of Arseniacal Poisons in the Human Body (engraving)
1593983 Modes of Detecting the Presence of Arseniacal Poisons in the Human Body (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Gold Mines of Merionethshire, North Wales (engraving)
1595573 The Gold Mines of Merionethshire, North Wales (engraving) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gold Mines of Merionethshire, North Wales)

Official Plan of the Battle of the Alma, Distribution of the British Troops at the Commencement of the Action
1607798 Official Plan of the Battle of the Alma, Distribution of the British Troops at the Commencement of the Action (engraving) by English School

Battery No. 4, near Yorktown. May, 1862 (albumen print mounted on wove paper)
3951119 Battery No. 4, near Yorktown. May, 1862 (albumen print mounted on wove paper) by Wood and Gibson (fl.1862); 17.8x22.9 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Battery No. 1, near Yorktown--No. 2. May, 1862 (albumen print mounted on wove paper)
3951116 Battery No. 1, near YorktownA--No. 2. May, 1862 (albumen print mounted on wove paper) by Wood and Gibson (fl.1862); 17.3x22.5 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover

The Italian physicist Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta (1745-1827
JLJ4622465 The Italian physicist Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta (1745-1827) presents his pile to Napoleon Bonaparte. 1801 Private collection by Unknown Artist

Part of the village of Mont St Jean, from An Historical Account of the Battle of
1268405 Part of the village of Mont St Jean, from An Historical Account of the Battle of Waterloo, 1817 (coloured aquatint) by Rouse, James (19th century); National Army Museum

Volunteers of the flying squadron firing on the shipping at Taganrog 1855 AD (litho)
1266253 Volunteers of the flying squadron firing on the shipping at Taganrog 1855 AD (litho) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Road-Skating Elephant, an Anglo-American Alliance (engraving)
1063760 The Road-Skating Elephant, an Anglo-American Alliance (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Road-Skating Elephant, an Anglo-American Alliance)

A Visit to an Australian Gold Mine (engraving)
1041150 A Visit to an Australian Gold Mine (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Visit to an Australian Gold Mine)

The Grand Manoeuvres on Salisbury Plain (b / w photo)
1063694 The Grand Manoeuvres on Salisbury Plain (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Grand Manoeuvres on Salisbury Plain)

The Expedition to Upper Burma (engraving)
1062151 The Expedition to Upper Burma (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Expedition to Upper Burma)

Paris Commune (engraving)
1104994 Paris Commune (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paris Commune. Illustration for The Illustrated London News)

The War in Afghanistan, Battery of Horse Artillery and Detachment of the 66th Regiment on the March (engraving)
1107052 The War in Afghanistan, Battery of Horse Artillery and Detachment of the 66th Regiment on the March (engraving) by Woodville

The Afghan War, Scene of the Defeat of Ayoub Khan by General Sir F Roberts, at Baba Wali, near Candahar (engraving)
1106937 The Afghan War, Scene of the Defeat of Ayoub Khan by General Sir F Roberts, at Baba Wali, near Candahar (engraving) by English School

Experimental Naval Attack on Harbour and Fort Defences at Portsmouth (engraving)
1106833 Experimental Naval Attack on Harbour and Fort Defences at Portsmouth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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