Found Collection (#25)

Butler Dusting Books
In the library I found, to my surprise, William on a ladder dusting books

Site of Troy / Early C19Th
A view of the site of ancient Troy at Hissarlik in Turkey. The site was excavated by German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann, who found gold items and large city walls

Dagger Found at Mycenae
A dagger blade ca 16th C.BC, found at Mycenae by Schliemann. Probably made by Minoan craftsmen for use by a Mycenaean, as the hunters are in the Minoan style

Sleeping Knights
King Arthur and his knights sleep beneath Richmond Castle, Yorkshire, until needed to save Britain : Peter Thompson, a potter, found them there one day, to his surprise

Mme. Schliemann & Jewels
MADAME SCHLIEMANN wife of archeologist Heinrich Schliemann, wearing ornaments found at Mycenae and supposed by her husband to be the property of Helen of Troy

Tombs of Naqsh-I Rustam
The rock cut tombs of Naqsh-i Rustam, close to the citadel of Persepolis. Here can be found the tombs of Darius I, Xerxes, Artaxerxes I and Darius II

Rail Signals
FRENCH RAIL SIGNALS (full details, too long to set out here, can be found on the reverse of the original card, in our files)

Jesus Lost or Found
- Have you found Jesus, my brother ? - Why, have you lost him, my sister ?

Lorgues / Found Ill by Son
Columbus is found ill in his bed at La Isabela by his brother, Bartolome

Teachings of Confucius
The teachings of CONFUCIUS are providentially found concealed within the wall of his temple

Religion / Flagellant / 1553
A disciplinary or devotional practise found among many religious groups

Mother, Children Beach
A mother with her two children at the seaside - one has found a small crab but her sister is less than delighted

Chichen Itza / Cat Relief
A bas-relief of a cat from the tomb of Chaacmol, found by August Le Plongeon at Chichen Itza

Amazon Rain Forest
The Amazon rain-forest as it was found by the conquista- -dors. A missionary is informing a native that all this is the Christian Gods handiwork

Pennant Fish / 1860
A black, white and yellow pennant fish found in the Red Sea among other places

Snow White Found
Schneewitchen (Snow White, or Little Snowdrop) is found by the dwarfs. She is not at all well, so they take her back to their cottage. (Story from Grimm)

Truffles Liebig 6
Truffles are found also in North Africa : in Tunisia, Berber truffle-hunters bring their goods to market on the backs of camels. card 6 of 6

Truffles Liebig 2
Searching for summer truffles with trained pigs in Piedmont, Italy. The truffles, once found, are roasted on a fire. card 2 of 6

Chewing up Coupons
The puppy that found the meat ration coupons

Tasmanian Devil 1909
A Tasmanian Devil (sarcophilus ursinus), a carnivorous marsupial found only in Tasmania

C16 Alphabet - 2
This alphabet is notable for being complete - I is distinguished from J and all 26 letters are found

Marine Life / Jellyfish
A medusa -- a kind of jellyfish? -- found near Nice, southern France

Enamelled Objects Fromc6
These Pictish enamelled items are found in Victoria Cave near Settle, in Yorkshire, England, in 1838

Abu Simbel 1845
The colossal figures, 20 metres high, are depicted here pretty much as they were found by travellers in 1812 : they are badly damaged and partly concealed by sand

Rat-Crown / Strasbourg
Rats found at Strasbourg with their tails tangled in a RAT-CROWN - the French call it the roi-des-rats

Dido Despairs
Dido despairs when Aeneas leaves her to found Rome

Plants / Gossypium Sp
MALE COTTON PLANT found in Chile

Moses Found - Estampes
The infant Moses is found by Pharaohs daughter, floating on the Nile in a basket

Moses Found - Kronheim
The infant Moses is found by Pharaohs daughter, floating on the Nile in a basket

Crime / Maybrick / 1889
The coroners inquest at the Maybrick. Mrs Florence Maybrick is eventually found guilty of poisoning her husband, James Maybrick and imprisoned

Norfolk Step-Dancing
STEP-DANCING An example of one of the many forms of step-dancing found in England. Two men perform for their mates in a pub tap room

Girl Hiding, Garden 1880
When one is a small girl, one can hide in the smallest of places without being found!

Unknown Species of Moth
Amateur naturalists depiction of a moth which minutely records the markings found on its brown and grey wings

Three Kings before Herod
The Three Kings visit Herod, the appointed governor of Judea, to ask him where the new King could be found

Natural Cylinders
Curious natural cylinders found in the American desert, in the Wichita mountains of southwest Oklahoma, USA

Bewick - Sea-Bear
(phoca ursinus) Also known as the sea-bear, this is much bigger than the common seal and is found in extreme northern and southern latitudes

Bewick / Sea Otter
(enhydra lutris) This is the smallest marine mammal and is found mostly in North America

Bewick / Seal
(phoca vitulina) This is the COMMON SEAL, found in almost every quarter of the globe

Bewick - Dunky Sheep
The dunky is a species of DWARF SHEEP found in Lincolnshire. It has no horns and has an unusual head

Bewick / Flying Squirrel
(petaurista elegans) Bewick seems to say that this exotic rodent can be found in Europe, but today it is largely confined to south-east Asia

Bewick Squirrel Longtail
About three times the size of European squirrels, this rodent is found in Ceylon and Malabar

Bewick / Stoat
(Mustels erminea) This mustelid is similar to and frequently mistaken for a weasel. It is found pretty well throughout the northern hemisphere

Mex. Opossum (Bewick)
The MEXICAN OPOSSUM is found in the mountainous parts of New Spain

Caracal (Bewick)
felis caracal Found in Asia and Africa : this may be the creature named the lynx by classical writers

Chamois (Bewick)
capra rupicapra - though Linnaeus classified this as a goat, it is actually a capriform antelope found only in rocky and mountainous places

Armadillo (Bewick)
SIX-BANDED ARMADILLO dasypus sexcinctus Found in Brazil and Guiana : about the size of a young pig

EYRA
Felis eyra. This beautiful byt probably aggressive wildcat is found in Mexico and Texas. It probably does not make a good household pet

Genet (Bewick)
Viverra genetta. This is a kind of civet-cat found in the south of France, though I have yet to see one there

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