Ordered Collection

Her Majestys Australian Ship (HMAS) Melbourne (21) shown with its complement of Douglas A-4G Skyhawks of 805 Squadron RAN ranged for entering port

Standard periodic table, element types
Standard periodic table, colour-coded for element types. The periodic table shows the chemical elements ordered by atomic number (number of protons in the nucleus)

Standard periodic table, element types
Standard periodic table, colour-coded for element types. The periodic table shows the chemical elements ordered by atomic number (number of protons in the nucleus)

HMCS Bonaventure CVL-22
Royal Canadian Navy - HMCS Bonaventure CVL-22, a Majestic-class aircraft carrier seen in March 1957. (Originally ordered for the Royal Navy as HMS Powerful) Date: 1957

The Girl who ordered a glass of milk at the Cafe Royal
Illustration by H. M. Bateman showing a blushing young woman regretting her decision to order a glass of milk in Londons fashionable Cafe Royal because of the laughter

Card index box. Index cards arranged alphabetically in a box

Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg with family
Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg (1884-1966), fourth and youngest daughter of Prince Alfred of Edinburgh and his wife, Maria Alexandrovna (later Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg)

Fleet Air Arm - Grumman Martlet II - AM958
A Grumman Martlet II of the Fleet Air Arm. Ordered by the British Purchasing Commission as Grumman G-36Bs, the Martlet II was powered by a Pratt and Whitney R-1830-S3C4-G engine

HMS Bonaventure - an Astraea-Class second-class cruiser
Royal Navy - HMS Bonaventure, an Astraea-Class second-class cruiser of the Royal Navy, ordered as part of the eight-ship Astraea class under the Naval Defence Act of 1889

The Battle of Pacocha; Action between HMS Shah and Ameth
Engraving showing the battle between HMS Shah and Amethyst and the Peruvian Ironclad turret ship Huascar on the 29th May 1877

The gardens of Villandry castle from above, Villandry, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Indre-et-Loire, Loire Valley, France, Europe

Hadrians Wall / Winshields
A view of a section of Hadrians Wall at Winshields. The wall marked the northern limits of the Roman Empire, and was ordered by the Emperor on a visit to Britain in AD122

Wilanow Palace, Warsaw, Poland, drawing by Vormser, 1840 (engraving)
3600060 Wilanow Palace, Warsaw, Poland, drawing by Vormser, 1840 (engraving); (add.info.: Warsaw. Poland. Wilanow Palace. Its construction was ordered by the king John II Sobieski (1624-1696)

Martin XB-51 46-0685 Ordered as a Martin XA-45 but redesignated XB-51 in 1948. 46-0685 was used in filming of Toward the Unknown as the fictitious Gilbert XF-120 and crashed on take-off from El Paso

Boeing YB-52 Stratofortress 49-0231 (msn 16249). The second B-52, initially ordered as an XB-52 and made the first B-52 flight on 15 April 1952, due to XB-52 49-230 having a hydraulic snag

Bristol Aeronautical Corporation XLRQ-1 11652, the 2nd prototype amphibious assault transport glider at the Naval Air Material Centre (NAMC) Philadelphia

dahlia david howard, dahlia, orange subject
Dahlia David Howard Dahlia Orange subject

HMCS Magnificent CVL-21
Royal Canadian Navy - HMCS Magnificent CVL-21, a Majestic-class aircraft carrier seen in April 1948. (Originally ordered for the Royal Navy as HMS Magnificent) Date: 1948

HMCS Bonaventure 22
Royal Canadian Navy - HMCS Bonaventure 22, a Majestic-class aircraft carrier seen in March 1957. (Originally ordered for the Royal Navy as HMS Powerful) Date: 1957

A Chelmsford Omnibus as ordered by Torquay Corporation, early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

8x Douglas DB-7A Havoc II aircraft awaiting delivery
Royal Air Force - Douglas DB-7A Havoc II intruder aircraft lined up at the factory before delivery. The nearest aircraft is AH433, the fourth production aircraft

HMS Eagle 94
Royal Navy - HMS Eagle 94, an aircraft carrier converted from the Almirante Latorre-class battleship Almirante Cochrane, ordered by Chile, but never delivered. Date: 1929

Douglas R4D-8 50772
United States Navy - Douglas R4D-8 50772 (MSN 43337) (ex USAAF 43-49092 / 14908/26353). Modified to R4D-8 with new MSN 43337 and operated as JM 772 from September 1952 to June 1954

Piasecki H-25A Army Mule 622 (msn 51, Model PV-18, ex 51-16622), at the international Helicopter Museum, Weston-Super-Mare

HMS Kale, E-class - River-class destroyer
Royal Navy - HMS Kale, a Hawthorn Leslie type River-class destroyer ordered under the 1903-1904 Naval Estimates and named after the Kale Water in the Scottish Borders

McDonnell F-4B Phantom II 150628
United States Marine Corps - McDonnell F-4B-14-MC Phantom II 150628 (msn 286, unit code MG, call-sign 3'), of VMFA-301 at NAS Miramar, in May 1978

HMS Vulture - a Clydebank three funnel - 30 knot destroyer
Royal Navy - HMS Vulture, a Clydebank three funnel - 30 knot destroyer ordered under the 1895 - 1896 Naval Estimates. She was the fifth ship to carry this name since it was introduced in 1776 for a

HMS Usk - a Yarrow-type River-Class destroyer
Royal Navy - HMS Usk, a Yarrow-type River-Class destroyer ordered under the 1901 - 1902 Naval Estimates and named after the River Usk in Wales flowing through Newport

HMS Ness - White Type River-class destroyer
Royal Navy - HMS Ness, a White Type River-class destroyer, at anchor. Ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1903 - 1904 Naval Estimates and named after the River Ness in northern Scotland

HMS Swiftsure - Swiftsure-class pre-dreadnought battleship
Royal Navy - HMS Swiftsure, the lead ship of the Swiftsure-class pre-dreadnought battleship, moored up. Originally known as Constitucion, ordered by the Chilean Navy

Canadair F-86E Sabre G-ATBF
Canadair F-86E-6-CAN Sabre G-ATBF (msn 507, ex 53-19607 - XB733 - 19607 13-2'), at Biggin Hill in July 1968. Ordered for the Royal Canadian Air Force as 19607

Two British officers of the Scots Guards bearing the Colour at the changing of the guard at Buckingham palace. The two soldiers are seen in black crepe armbands, as ordered by the King

Edward VII's yacht, Britannia
The Royal yacht, Britannia taken in 1909 during the reign of Edward VII. Originally commissioned by Edward when he was Prince of Wales from G

Inniskillings in transit
The Inniskilling Fusiliers, stationed in China, are ordered back to Europe to die on the western front : a shipboard scene after leaving Tientsin (now Tianjin). Date: circa 1914

NOT A DEATHBED AFTER ALL
They've ordered the coffin, the wreaths, the flowers - and now it turns out that Jean Granet, farmer at Comiac, France, isn't as dead as they thought he was... Date: 1901

Hawker Siddeley HS. 801 Nimrod R. 1 XW665
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley HS.801 Nimrod R.1 XW665 (msn 8040), of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton. One of three Nimrods especially ordered for use as Electronic

Hawker Siddeley HS. 801 Nimrod R. 1
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley HS.801 Nimrod R.1, of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton. One of three Nimrods especially ordered for use as Electronic and Signals Intelligence gathering aircraft

Hawker Siddeley HS. 801 Nimrod R. 1 XW664
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley HS.801 Nimrod R.1 XW664 of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton. XW664 was one of three Nimrods especially ordered for use as Electronic

United States Air Force - Republic YRF-84F Thunderstreak 49-2430 FICON parasite, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, seen with the retractable nose hook extended

United States Air Force North American T-6G Texan 50-1279, buzz-number TA-279, (msn 168-443), at the USAF Museum storage compound at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

Government Help for the Unemployed, Sketches in and out of Millbank Prison (engraving)
1047790 Government Help for the Unemployed, Sketches in and out of Millbank Prison (engraving) by Brewer, Henry Charles (1866-1950); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Romance of a Missing Hat, a Police-Court Episode in Ceylon (engraving)
1056611 The Romance of a Missing Hat, a Police-Court Episode in Ceylon (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Romance of a Missing Hat)

Ordered to South Africa, the Northumberland Fusiliers leaving Ash Camp, Aldershot (litho)
1043084 Ordered to South Africa, the Northumberland Fusiliers leaving Ash Camp, Aldershot (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ordered to South Africa)

An Ascent of Snowdon (engraving)
1047374 An Ascent of Snowdon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Ascent of Snowdon)

Major-General H G Waterfield, CB (b / w photo)
1064067 Major-General H G Waterfield, CB (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Major-General H G Waterfield, CB)

Royal Aircraft Factory F. E. 9 A4818
Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.9 A4818, The first of three examples completed out of the 24 ordered. Date: 1917

Domesday Book - the larger volume
English Social History - The Domesday Book - the larger volume. A manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William the Conqueror

Public Record Office - Domesday Book and chest
Public Record Office - Domesday Book (two volumes) and chest. A manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William the Conqueror

Fredensborg Palace Gardens - Normandsalen - Denmark
The Valley of the Norsemen - Farmers and fishermen in stone at Normandsalen - Sculpture museum in Fredensborg, Denmark. The creator of the collection was the Norwegian post driver Jorgen Christensen

North American F-107A-NA 55-5119 (msn 212-2) Originally ordered as F-100B but constructed as F-107A, first flown on 28 November 1956

Comic postcard, Couple kissing in the countryside Date: 20th century

The Anglo-German Ultimatum to Venezuela, the Blockading Fleets (litho)
1601349 The Anglo-German Ultimatum to Venezuela, the Blockading Fleets (litho) by Jane, Fred T. (1870-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Anglo-German Ultimatum to Venezuela)

Dog-Fancying and Dog-Painting (engraving)
1595904 Dog-Fancying and Dog-Painting (engraving) by Dadd, S.T. (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dog-Fancying and Dog-Painting)

The Transvaal Crisis (b / w photo)
1592548 The Transvaal Crisis (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Transvaal Crisis. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 2 September 1899)

Foundling Hospital (engraving)
608837 Foundling Hospital (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Foundling Hospital; A plan and elevation of an hospital for the maintenence)

HRH Prince Arthur of Connaught, whose Regiment is ordered to South Africa (b / w photo)
1628552 HRH Prince Arthur of Connaught, whose Regiment is ordered to South Africa (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: HRH Prince Arthur of Connaught)

The Crisis in South Africa, British Fleet on the Cape of Good Hope Station (litho)
1604984 The Crisis in South Africa, British Fleet on the Cape of Good Hope Station (litho) by Jane, Fred T. (1870-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis in South Africa)

Four Contingent Battleships Ordered 1909
Building a Dreadnought, at Barrow-in-Furness. Digging out the upper half of a Dreadnought turbine cover. Thedressing shop in the large iron foundry of the works of Vickers, Sons and Maxim

The Experiences of a Subaltern, ordered on Active Service while on Leave (engraving)
1061709 The Experiences of a Subaltern, ordered on Active Service while on Leave (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Experiences of a Subaltern)

A young Hannibal, ordered by his father Hamilcar Barca, to swear eternal enmity to Rome
3614262 A young Hannibal, ordered by his father Hamilcar Barca, to swear eternal enmity to Rome, from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, pub.1915 by English School

The Spanish-American War, before the Battle of San Juan (litho)
1606362 The Spanish-American War, before the Battle of San Juan (litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Spanish-American War)

"He ordered these Christians to be put on board a vessel filled with combustible materials
2780784 " He ordered these Christians to be put on board a vessel filled with combustible materials, and set on fire" (engraving) by English School

Specimen of the lavas of Vesuvius polished, Plate XXXXIX
1275127 Specimen of the lavas of Vesuvius polished, Plate XXXXIX, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803)

Questions and Commands, or The Mistaken Road to H-r-f-rd: a Sunday Evenings Amusement
NCO193425 Questions and Commands, or The Mistaken Road to H-r-f-rd: a Sunday Evenings Amusement, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1788 (hand-coloured etching) by English School

The Transvaal Crisis (b / w photo)
1592561 The Transvaal Crisis (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Transvaal Crisis. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 2 September 1899)

There was a young Woman of Heck (engraving)
3622932 There was a young Woman of Heck (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was a young Woman of Heck)

King Louis XIV ordered the construction of the Chateau of Versailles (colour litho)
2790996 King Louis XIV ordered the construction of the Chateau of Versailles (colour litho) by Rainey, William (1852-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Experiences of a British Officer of the Gendarmerie in Egypt (engraving)
1045667 Experiences of a British Officer of the Gendarmerie in Egypt (engraving) by Marie, Adrien Emmanuel (1848-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Naval Manoeuvres, a Fast Cruiser ordered to Reconnoitre (engraving)
1107524 The Naval Manoeuvres, a Fast Cruiser ordered to Reconnoitre (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Naval Manoeuvres)

An English Christmas in Paris (engraving)
1107376 An English Christmas in Paris (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: An English Christmas in Paris)

A "Six Bells"Drink, a Thirsty Officers Brilliant Idea and what came of it (engraving)
1056693 A " Six Bells" Drink, a Thirsty Officers Brilliant Idea and what came of it (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Orestes is ordered by Apollo to go to Tauris and bring the statue of Artemis to Athens (colour litho)
6000265 Orestes is ordered by Apollo to go to Tauris and bring the statue of Artemis to Athens (colour litho) by Scheiner

Indian Troops in China (b / w photo)
1599817 Indian Troops in China (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Indian Troops in China. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 30 June 1900)

The British Squadron ordered to the Persian Gulf (litho)
1628385 The British Squadron ordered to the Persian Gulf (litho) by Jane, Fred T. (1870-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: The British Squadron ordered to the Persian Gulf)

Ixion was expelled from Olympus and blasted with a thunderbolt, 1615 (engraving)
3480579 Ixion was expelled from Olympus and blasted with a thunderbolt, 1615 (engraving) by Gaultier, Leonard (1561-1641); (add.info.: Ixion was expelled from Olympus and blasted with a thunderbolt)

Indian Troops ordered for Service in Europe, the 31st Bengal Native Infantry (engraving)
1590017 Indian Troops ordered for Service in Europe, the 31st Bengal Native Infantry (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

State Suit of Harness ordered by the Sultan for the Lord High Admiral of Turkey (engraving)
1594016 State Suit of Harness ordered by the Sultan for the Lord High Admiral of Turkey (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

With the Natal Field Force Reinforcements going to the Relief of Reconnoitring Party (litho)
1039978 With the Natal Field Force Reinforcements going to the Relief of Reconnoitring Party (litho) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Sale of the "Rattletrap s"Mess Kit (engraving)
1048017 The Sale of the " Rattletrap s" Mess Kit (engraving) by Boyd, Alexander Stuart (1854-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sale of the " Rattletrap s" Mess Kit)

London Board Schools (engraving)
1041229 London Board Schools (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: London Board Schools)

Republic JF-105B Thunderchief 54-0112
United States Air Force - Republic JF-105B-2-RE Thunderchief 54-0112. Ordered as an RF-105B, but diverted to test missions after the RF-105B was cancelled. Date: circa 1960

Curtiss F8C-4 Helldiver A8425 (Curtiss Model 49B) 25 production aircraft were ordered by the United States Navy, as Curtiss Model 49B F8C-4 Helldivers. Date: 1930

Curtiss XF8C-4 Helldiver A8314 (Curtiss Model 49A) The second Helldiver prototype (after the XF8C-2), at the Curtiss Buffalo factory before delivery

Hawker Siddeley HS. 801 Nimrod R. 1 XW665
Hawker Siddeley HS.801 Nimrod R.1 XW665 of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton. XW665 was one of three Nimrods especially ordered for use as Electronic and Signals Intelligence gathering aircraft

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"Ordered Chaos: Exploring the Elements of HMAS Melbourne (21) and Beyond" Step aboard Her Majesty's Australian Ship (HMAS) Melbourne (21), where order reigns supreme. Just like the Standard periodic table, element types are meticulously arranged to ensure smooth sailing in this naval vessel. But order extends beyond the ship's walls. Take a peek into Cafe Royal, where The Girl who ordered a glass of milk finds solace amidst the hustle and bustle. In her hands, a card index box holds secrets waiting to be organized. Meanwhile, Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg enjoys a moment with her family, embodying grace and elegance amidst their orderly existence. Even the Fleet Air Arm's Grumman Martlet II - AM958 takes flight with precision and control. History reveals moments when chaos meets order on the battlefield. The Battle of Pacocha witnessed an intense action between HMS Shah and Ameth, showcasing strategic maneuvers amid turbulent waters. Across borders, even United States Coast Guard's Lockheed SC-130B Hercules 1342 adheres to meticulous organization while safeguarding lives at sea. Venturing further into land territory brings us to Villandry castle's gardens from above – an awe-inspiring sight that showcases nature tamed by human design. Similarly, Hadrian's Wall stands tall as a testament to ancient Roman engineering marvels at Winshields. And let us not forget about historical incidents that shaped our world; such as the 1923 Corfu Incident which demanded swift resolution through diplomatic channels – another example of bringing order out of chaos. In this vast tapestry we call life, "ordered" is more than just a word; it represents structure amidst complexity. From naval vessels to cafes, from princesses to battlefields – every aspect strives for harmony within its own realm. So let us appreciate these glimpses into ordered worlds that make ours all the more fascinating.