Orig Collection (page 5)

Old Adelaide
A view down the river Torrens towards the city of Adelaide, Australia, circa 1850. Engraving by Carr and J.C. Armytage (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Burke And Wills Statue
The inauguration of a statue of Robert O Hara Burke and William John Wills on Collins Street, Melbourne, 1865. The work of Charles Summers, the statue commemorates the deaths of the two explorers

Portrait unknown gentleman 1787 oil canvas 67 x 81. 5 cm
Portrait of an unknown gentleman, 1787, oil on canvas, 67 x 81.5 cm, Signed and dated on the reverse: (orig.) Frider Wocher pinxit A: 1787, Friedrich Thaddaus Wocher, 1726-1799

Steam Tractor
October 1906: A steam tractor belonging to the East Lancashire & Oldham Carrying Co Ltd. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Round Table
25th June 1796: King Arthurs Round Table, looking like a dartboard with the knights names round the edge. A small royal figure is at the top and the centre is a rose

Queens Jewels
Jewellery worn by Queen Alexandra, consort of King Edward VII, circa 1900. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Jason And Cyzicus
Jason, a hero from Greek mythology, is welcomed by Cyzicus, King of the Doliones during his quest for the Golden Fleece, circa 1200 BC

Battle Of Culloden
The Battle of Culloden in Scotland, 16th April 1746. The battle resulted in a British victory over the Jacobites, who hoped to place Bonnie Prince Charlie on the throne. Published in 1780

Ancient Order Of Druids
A druid plays his harp over an altar fire, whilst in the forest behind, three people present a child to a hooded figure, circa 100 BCE

Battle of Cape Ecnomus
The Roman fleet defeats the Carthaginians at the Battle of Cape Ecnomus off the coast of Sicily during the First Punic War, 256 BC. Engraving by P.F. Tardieu after G. de St. Aubin, 1763

Human Sacrifice
A teocalli or Mesoamerican temple pyramid in Mexico, with a priest offering human sacrifice on the top, circa 1500. An engraving by J. Chapman for the Encyclopaedia Londinensis, 1817

Early Blood Donor
An early blood transfusion from a dog to a man, circa 1670. A 17th century woodcut. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Surgical Tools
Early surgical instruments for the amputation of limbs, including two saws, 1634. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Medieval Doctors
Medieval doctors gather round a patients sickbed, circa 1400. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Japanese Beach Ball
circa 1780: Japanese woodcut of a young girl playing with a ball at a beach on the plains below Mount Fuji. Designed to decorate a hand-held fan. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Eighteenth Century Norwich
A south-east view of the city of Norwich, Norfolk, with the River Wensum in the foreground and the Norman cathedral, centre, left, 1780. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Fashionable Mamma
An extravagantly-dressed woman breastfeeding her child in a caricature by James Gilray entitled The Fashionable Mamma, or, The Convenience of Modern Dress, circa 1790

Spring Hook Fishing
1791: An illustration/drawing showing the manner of catching fish by the spring hook. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

HAC Uniforms
Uniforms of the British volunteers, the Honourable Artillery Company from 1797 to 1857. Left to right: Private Infantry, full dress off duty; Corporal, Rifle Company; Sergeant; Artillery; Lieutenant

The Original Polka
circa 1860: A moustachioed young man and a girl in long braids dance the original polka on page one of Julliens Celebrated Polkas, dedicated to Mr E Coulon. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Ashby de la Zouch
The Castle at Ashby de la Zouch, The Castle was the setting for the fictional tournament in Ivanhoe, circa 1800. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

House Plan
9th February 1877: Plans of the House and studio at Steeles Road, Haverstock Hill as drawn by J D Linton and reproduced in Building News for 9th February 1877. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Le Coucher
circa 1850: An engraving entitled Le Coucher, bys Freudeberg. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Indian Tent
1851: India No 1 at the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace, the glass and iron building designed by Joseph Paxton, at Hyde Park, London

Battle Of Shrewsbury
A Plan of the Battle of Shrewsbury and the Line of March of the Two Armies, 21st July 1403. King Henry IVs line crosses the River Severn and proceeds north, to meet Hotspur s

Old Calcutta
A view across the Hoogli (or Hooghly) River, Kolkata (Calcutta) from Fort William, circa 1800. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Vote Counting In Venice
Votes are counted in the Great Council Chamber of the Doges Palace, Venice for the annexation of Venice to the Kingdom of Italy, 17th November 1866. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

HMS Invincible
The British Navy battlecruiser HMS Invincible, 1911. The first battlecruiser ever built, she was launched in 1907 and sunk at the Batlte of Jutland on 31st May 1916

Submarine Evolution
The evolution of the submarine between 1863 and 1899. Shown are Bourgeois and Bruns Plongeur (1863), Halsteads Cunning Whale (1872), Hollands No

Country Dancing
A group of people engaging in a country dance, circa 1825. The man on the left is unluckily forced to keep behind the settle, having strained his pantaloons during his efforts at Turn The Trencher

Felixstowe Seafront
Holidaymakers at the beach, Felixstowe, Suffolk, 1923. (Photo by Alfred Hind Robinson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Medieval Dress
A woman of the Ursin family during the reign of King Charles VI, circa 1420. She is wearing a rich brocade, fur-trimmed jacket over a red woollen dress, and a large headdress

William Shakespeare
The English poet and dramatist, William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), circa 1610. Painting known as the Chandos portrait (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Steam Threshing
Agricultural workers use a steam powered thresher that looks like an early locomotive. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Royal Navy Frigate
A 38-gun frigate of the Royal Navy under sail, circa 1770. Painting by W.F. Mitchell (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Satan And Beelzebub
Satan and Beelzebub, as illustrated in Miltons Paradise Lost. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Tartarus
The three most famous inhabitants of Tartarus, the ancient Greek equivalent of Hell, circa 1500 BC. From left to right, Sisyphus endlessly shoulders his rock, Ixion is bound to a wheel for eternity

Vision Of Hell
An engraving depicting Hell and its wretched inhabitants, circa 1650. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Wicked Witchcraft
Witches prepare themselves for a journey by broomstick to the Black Mountain, circa 1650. From a 17th century Dutch copperplate by Adrianus Hubertus. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Chemist and physicist, Sir Michael Faraday
Chemist and physicist, creator of the classical field theory, Sir Michael Faraday (1791 - 1867). He started his career as an assistant to Sir Humphry Davy. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Ironbridge in Coalbrookdale, Shropshire. Completed in 1779 the bridge, which spans the River Severn, was the first to be manufactured from cast iron. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

18th Century Lab
In an eighteenth century distillery and laboratory a scientist gives instructions to an assistant, December 1747. Furnaces line the walls and various distillations are going on round the room

Hop Pickers
A family of hop pickers at work in the fields, circa 1850. Print by Leighton Brothers. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

42-Gun Frigate
A 42-gun frigate of the Royal Navy, circa 1780. Lithograph by J. S. Virtue & Co after W. F. Mitchell. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Jacobin Emblem
The emblem of the Chalon-sur-Saone branch of the Jacobins. The Jacobins were members of a middle class, radical democratic club, also known as the Societe des Amis de la Constitution

Street In Georgetown
A view of a main street in Georgetown, Guyana, circa 1885. Original publication: The Graphic - pub 30th May 1885. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Ascot Racecourse
The racecourse and Grand Stand at Ascot in Berkshire, 1846. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Cholula Pyramid
The Great Pyramid of Cholula, a Mesoamerican site in the Mexican state of Puebla, circa 1530. It dates back to the 3rd century BCE and is the worlds largest pyramid. Drawn by H

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