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Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Alfred the Great (849-899) Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex from 871. Alfred planning how

Alfred the Great (849-899) Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex from 871. Alfred planning how to capture the Danish/Viking fleet - 885. Colour-printed wood engraving London 1864

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: John James Audobon (1780-1851) American ornithologist and artist. Cartoon from Thomas

John James Audobon (1780-1851) American ornithologist and artist. Cartoon from Thomas Hood The Comic Annual, London, 1836

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: John James Audobon (1785-1851) American ornithologist and artist. Audubon in later life

John James Audobon (1785-1851) American ornithologist and artist. Audubon in later life. Wood engraving, London, 1852

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Mrs Bancroft (born Marie Wilton - 1840-1921) English actress. Famous for partnership

Mrs Bancroft (born Marie Wilton - 1840-1921) English actress. Famous for partnership with her husband Squire Bancroft. Believed in ensemble work rather than star system of Henry Irving, et al

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Edward Baines (1800-1890) English journalist, economist and politician: editor Leeds Mercury

Edward Baines (1800-1890) English journalist, economist and politician: editor Leeds Mercury: advocated public education independent of the state. Cartoon from Punch London, 1847

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Charles Babbage (1791-1871) English mathematician. Difference engine for calculation of log tables

Charles Babbage (1791-1871) English mathematician. Difference engine for calculation of log tables, and Analytical engine. Wood engraving published London 1871

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Artists reconstruction of a late Iron Age forge. In centre the smith is hammering iron

Artists reconstruction of a late Iron Age forge. In centre the smith is hammering iron. In background another is working at the furnace. Wood engraving London 1890

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Fossilised skeleton of a Megatherium or Giant Sloth, found in Paraguay in about 1796

Fossilised skeleton of a Megatherium or Giant Sloth, found in Paraguay in about 1796. Lithograph from Nature Displayed by Simeon Shaw (London, 1823)

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: A London apprentice in the 16th century. An apprentice was legally bound by Indentures

A London apprentice in the 16th century. An apprentice was legally bound by Indentures to serve one master for a number of years to learn a trade or a craft. 19th century lithograph

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Moses Montefiore (1784-1885) Italian-born English philanthropist and campaigner for Jewish rights

Moses Montefiore (1784-1885) Italian-born English philanthropist and campaigner for Jewish rights. Cartoon by Edward Linley Sambourne in the Punchs Fancy Portraits series from Punch (London)

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Francis Huber (1750-c1831) the blind Swiss naturalist, studied the habits of bees

Francis Huber (1750-c1831) the blind Swiss naturalist, studied the habits of bees with the aid of his servant. Here the servant is acting as his employers eyes and watching the bees

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Small engineering works in which the Tangy brothers made machine tools in the 1850s

Small engineering works in which the Tangy brothers made machine tools in the 1850s. From One and All by Richard Tangye (London, c1889)

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Coal cutting machine on rails, powered by compressed air produced by a steam engine at the pithead

Coal cutting machine on rails, powered by compressed air produced by a steam engine at the pithead. From The Practical Dictionary of Mechanics by Edward H Knight (New York and London, c1880)

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Thomas Spencer Wells (1818-1897) English surgeon, born at St Albans, Hertfordshire

Thomas Spencer Wells (1818-1897) English surgeon, born at St Albans, Hertfordshire. Served as a surgeon in the Royal Navy (1841-1853) before practicising in London

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Sinking a mineshaft by Trigers method (1841) devised for use in the difficult

Sinking a mineshaft by Trigers method (1841) devised for use in the difficult conditions of the Basse-Loire coalfield, France. Cast iron cylinders sunk to riverbed

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: St Helena showing The Briars. Lithograph after drawing by Lieutenant FR

St Helena showing The Briars. Lithograph after drawing by Lieutenant FR Stack from Souvenir of the Emperor Napoleon, London, 1851

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Allspice: Pimenta diocia also naked P officinalis, Native to West Indies and Central America

Allspice: Pimenta diocia also naked P officinalis, Native to West Indies and Central America. 1823. Berries of tree provide an aromatic spice. From Nature Displayed by Simeon Shaw. (London, 1823)

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: James Prescott Joule (1818-1889) English physicist. Mechanical equivalent of heat (J)

James Prescott Joule (1818-1889) English physicist. Mechanical equivalent of heat (J). Engraving from The Graphic, London, 1889

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Workers in underground galleries putting cartridges of dynamite into position in

Workers in underground galleries putting cartridges of dynamite into position in preparation for the blowing up Flood Rock

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Blowing up Flood Rock, part of the Hell Gate Rocks complex which prevented large

Blowing up Flood Rock, part of the Hell Gate Rocks complex which prevented large vessels reaching New York Harbour, and presented a hazard to smaller ones. Dynamite was the explosive used

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Florence Nightingale (1820 -1910) English nurse, in her carriage in the Crimea. It

Florence Nightingale (1820 -1910) English nurse, in her carriage in the Crimea. It is a homely vehicle corresponding to the womanly simplicity of her whom it was employed to convey

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Florence Nightingale (1820 -1910) English nurse, flying to the aid of British troops in the Crimea

Florence Nightingale (1820 -1910) English nurse, flying to the aid of British troops in the Crimea. From Punch, London, 1854. Wood engraving

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Edisons incandescent light globe in a table lamp fitting. The filament here

Edisons incandescent light globe in a table lamp fitting. The filament here is of carbonized bamboo fibres. From Amedee Guillemin Electricity and Magnetism, London, 1891. Engraving

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Portrait photographers studio with subject being photographed. Chromolithograph

Portrait photographers studio with subject being photographed. Chromolithograph from Theodore Eckhardt Physics in Pictures, London, 1882

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Steam engine by James Watt (1736-1819) showing sun-and-planet gear converting up-and-down

Steam engine by James Watt (1736-1819) showing sun-and-planet gear converting up-and-down motion of beam to rotary motion for driving machinery. From card published London 1915. Chromolithograph

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Tapping blast furnace and casting iron into pigs, Siemens Iron and Steel Works

Tapping blast furnace and casting iron into pigs, Siemens Iron and Steel Works, Landore, South Wales. From The English Illustrated Magazine, London, 1885. Engraving

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Footman collecting a scuttle of coal from the cellar under the pavement at the very

Footman collecting a scuttle of coal from the cellar under the pavement at the very moment when the coalman shoots a sack of coal from Newcastle through the manhole

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Print satirising Mesmer and his tub and his ideas of animal magnetism

Print satirising Mesmer and his tub and his ideas of animal magnetism. Frontispiece of booklet published London, 1784

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: George du Maurier carton on the revival of Mesmerism. From Punch, London, 4 December 1883

George du Maurier carton on the revival of Mesmerism. From Punch, London, 4 December 1883

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Hypnosis: Placing patient under the influence of hypnotism, top, and releasing him

Hypnosis: Placing patient under the influence of hypnotism, top, and releasing him from that influence, bottom. From William Davey The Illustrated Practical Mesmerist, London, 1889. Lithograph

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Hypnosis: Introvision (power of looking into a body) The most practical and valuable

Hypnosis: Introvision (power of looking into a body) The most practical and valuable aspect of supersensuous perception, is known as introvision Patient, seated right, with introvisional subject

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Theresa, Marchioness of Londonderry, English political hostess watching society ladies

Theresa, Marchioness of Londonderry, English political hostess watching society ladies cycling in Hyde Park, London. From Vanity Fair London, June 1896

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Henry Bessemer (1813-1893) English engineer and inventor was born at Charlton, near Hitchen

Henry Bessemer (1813-1893) English engineer and inventor was born at Charlton, near Hitchen, Hertfordshire. Took out many patents but best remembered for his invention of the Bessemer process

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: William Bowman (1816- 1892)English anatomist, surgeon and ophthalmologist was born at Nantwich

William Bowman (1816- 1892)English anatomist, surgeon and ophthalmologist was born at Nantwich, Cheshire. After five years at Birmingham General Hospital, in 1837 he moved to Kings College Hospital

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: William Bowman (1816- 1892) English anatomist, surgeon and ophthalmologist was born at Nantwich

William Bowman (1816- 1892) English anatomist, surgeon and ophthalmologist was born at Nantwich, Cheshire. After five years at Birmingham General Hospital, in 1837 he moved to Kings College Hospital

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Rice Mill, 1813. Blindfolded mules harnessed to mill grinding rice into flour. From China

Rice Mill, 1813. Blindfolded mules harnessed to mill grinding rice into flour. From China: Its Costume, Arts and Manufactures by M Breton. (London, 1813). Aquatint

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Distillation 1882. Cross-section showing furnace heating a still. Matter distilled

Distillation 1882. Cross-section showing furnace heating a still. Matter distilled is discharged through beak of the alembic and is condensed in the worm that runs through the refrigerator

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Flight, 1913. Gustave Hamel (1884ja-1914), English aviation pioneer. Hamel disappeared

Flight, 1913. Gustave Hamel (1884ja-1914), English aviation pioneer. Hamel disappeared over the English Channel on 23 May 1914 on a flight from France piloting a new aircraft

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Merino sheep: variety noted for its wool. Much favoured in Australia Hand-tinted

Merino sheep: variety noted for its wool. Much favoured in Australia Hand-tinted engraving published London c1860. Engraving

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Indian using iron filled with hot charcoal to press clothes. Hand-coloured engraving

Indian using iron filled with hot charcoal to press clothes. Hand-coloured engraving published R Ackermann, London, 1822

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Tailor pressing a jacket on an ironing board. Around him are some of the tools of

Tailor pressing a jacket on an ironing board. Around him are some of the tools of his trade such as a thimble, measuring tape and scissors

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Terriers catching rats. Hand-coloured engraving, London, 1823

Terriers catching rats. Hand-coloured engraving, London, 1823

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Duck, Geese and Swans. Wildfowling: Farmyard: Food: Swansdown trimming: Quill pen

Duck, Geese and Swans. Wildfowling: Farmyard: Food: Swansdown trimming: Quill pen: Feather bed: Ornamental waterfowl. Hand-coloured lithograph by Waterhouse Hawkins published London c.1850

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: The Elephant: Transport: Food: Ivory: Draught. Hand-coloured lithograph, Thomas Varty

The Elephant: Transport: Food: Ivory: Draught. Hand-coloured lithograph, Thomas Varty, published London c1850. From Graphic Illustrations of Animals and Their Utility to Man

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: The Dog: Collie sheepdog: Newfoundland for water rescue: Deerhound for hunting: St

The Dog: Collie sheepdog: Newfoundland for water rescue: Deerhound for hunting: St Bernard rescuing travellers in the snow: Husky pulling a sledge: Dog skin for boots: Guard dog to deter burglars

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Crustacea: Turtle soup: Pearl diving: Catching turtles: Leeches: Tooth powder: Pearl buttons

Crustacea: Turtle soup: Pearl diving: Catching turtles: Leeches: Tooth powder: Pearl buttons: Crab pots: Shrimpers: Cowrie shell money: Sepia: Tortoiseshell

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: The Pig: Pannage: Boar hunting: Meat: Lard: Paint brush: Broom: Saddle. Hand-coloured

The Pig: Pannage: Boar hunting: Meat: Lard: Paint brush: Broom: Saddle. Hand-coloured lithograph by Waterhouse Hawkins published London c.850

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Wild and Honey Bees: Honey: Wax: Light: Wax-works. Hand-coloured lithograph published London c1850

Wild and Honey Bees: Honey: Wax: Light: Wax-works. Hand-coloured lithograph published London c1850. From Graphic Illustrations of Animals and Their Utility to Man




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