Images Dated 12th January 2012

Cornish tin mines, 19th century

Cornish tin mines, 19th-century artwork. These mines are in the parish of St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, UK. 19th-century tin mines in this area date back to 1721. The workings extended out under the sea for nearly a kilometre, and some of the tunnels were only a few metres below the seabed. The mines employed hundreds of men and reached a depth of 400 metres. Thousands of tons of tin and copper were produced, but most of the mines had closed by the early 20th century. Artwork from the 13th volume (first period of 1894) of the French popular science weekly La Science Illustree

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The Deputy Ranger's Lodge, Windsor Great Park, (pencil

651966 The Deputy Ranger's Lodge, Windsor Great Park, (pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour heightend with white) by Sandby, Paul (1725-1809); 48.5x41.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Deputy Ranger's Lodge, Windsor Great Park. Paul Sandby (1725-1809). Pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour heightend with white. 48.5 x 41.8cm.); Photo A© Christie's Images; English, out of copyright

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Portrait of a Lady, Identified as Eliza Were Holdsworth, Seated, Half Length

651943 Portrait of a Lady, Identified as Eliza Were Holdsworth, Seated, Half Length, in Profile to the Left, in a White Dress and with a Black Hairband, Beside Drapery, with a Coastal View Beyond, 1804 (stump and watercolour heightened with white) by Dowman, John (1750-1824); 30.5x24.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of a Lady, Identified as Eliza Were Holdsworth, Seated, Half Length, in Profile to the Left, in a White Dress and with a Black Hairband, Beside Drapery, with a Coastal View Beyond. John Downman (1750-1824). Stump and watercolour heightened with white. Signed and dated 1804. 30.5 x 24.7cm.); Photo A© Christie's Images; English, out of copyright

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