Named Collection (#27)

Schiaparellis map of Mars, 1882-1888
Schiaparellis map of Mars. This drawing of the two hemispheres of Mars was made by the Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli (1835-1910) between the years 1882 and 1888

Schiaparellis map of Mars, 1879
Schiaparellis map of Mars. This drawing of the southern (left) and northern (right) hemipsheres of Mars was made in 1879 by the Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli (1835-1910)

Schiaparellis observations of Mars. This drawing was made by the Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli (1835-1910). His most detailed observations were made between 1877 and 1888

Lalandes Moon map, 1772
Lalandes Moon map. Map of the Moon published in 1772 by the French astronomer Joseph Jerome de Lalande (1732-1807). This map charts the Moons geographical features using a naming system created by

Herb garden. Photographed at Holehird Garden, Windermere, Cumbria, UK

Lilium Humboldtii (Humboldts Lily), a flower of the Liliaceae family, with bright orange flowers with red spots. It is named after the naturalist and explorer, Alexander von Humboldt

EDINBURGH
A narrow, steep close, believed to date from 1544, named after Sir James Stewart of Goodtrees, Lord Advocate of Scotland 1692-1709 and 1711-13

Cecil Aldin and Louise Browne
Cecil Aldin, artist, pictured with the actress Miss Louise Browne, as he sketches her pet dog, a Sealyham terrier, named Bundle

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught
rince Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942), fourth son and seventh child of Queen Victoria and Albert. The Queens acknowledged favourite

Frank Reynolds at Work
Frank Reynolds, artist, illustrator and cartoonist (1876-1953), later art editor of Punch. Profiled in The Sketch at one of their humorous artists

Cyrus Cuneo
Cyrus Cincinnato Cuneo, special artist of the Illustrated London News, pictured at work

The Dejeuner at The Albert Dock during Prince Alberts visit
The visit of Prince Albert to Liverpool in July 1846 was celebrated with a grand meal, or Dejeuner, at the Albert Dock, named after him to commemorate his visit

The royal yacht entering The Albert Dock
Prince Alberts visit to Liverpool involved his arrival on the royal yacht which entered The Albert Dock, named after him to commemorate his visit in July 1846

Raspail Arrested
Francois-Vincent Raspail, an ardent republican, imprisoned during Louis- Philippes reign is again arrested after he attempts a coup. He ll have a boulevard named after him... Date: 15 May 1848

Advert Humber Pullman
Advertisement for the Humber Pullman motor car showing a chauffeur opening the car door for its occupant in rather smart looking grounds

Advert for De Luxe Ford
Advert for the Ford De Luxe motorcar showing the car parked at a cricket match in the hight summer

Tango Criollo
TANGO CRIOLLO (= creole) ( El Afilador )

South Africa Durban
West Street : the town was then named D Urban (Natal)

Electric brush
A detailed advertisement from 1883 for Dr. Scotts Electric Hair Brush, claiming to cure a variety of ills, from headaches to deafness, baldness to a weary brain

Launch of HMS Windsor Castle, September 1852
Engraving of the re-launch of HMS Windsor Castle, 140 Gun First rate warship, on 14th September 1852 at Pembroke Dockyard

Seal Point, Bay of San Francisco, 1888
Engraving showing the rocky shore of Seal Point on the Faralone Isles, in San Francisco Bay, 1888. A large number of seals sit on the rocks named after them

Anchorage at Yerba Buena, San Francisco, 1846
Engraving showing the anchorage at Yerba Buena in the bay of San Francisco, Alta-California, with several ships and sea birds, 1846

Renault 40Cv
A porter holds open the door of a 40CV Renault as two ladies and a dog enter it; the chauffeur awaits in expressionless patience

Renault 40Cv in Summer
The splendid 40 CV Renault on a fine summers day

Lincing Deity
Deity named LIN-SING (?) by the Dutch ambassadors (note the enormous size of the idol)

Police Prevent Polka
Polka Mania : the Police intervene to prevent the perceived excesses of this immoral dance

KARIAD YACHT 1906
Depicted sailing past the Cloch lighthouse, on the Lower Clyde, Scotland

Ladies do Quadrille 1901
Two ladies dance a quadrille

Exhausted by the Polka
Polka Mania : the drawback of dancing with a man wearing spurs

Sacred White Elephant
The sacred white Burmese Elephant secured by P T Barnum in 1883, named Toung Taloung. Such an animal had been sought with a passion by Barnum for many years

The Mayor of Vancouver visiting the grave of George Vancouve
Photograph showing the Mayor of Vancouver, Mr. G. McGreer, laying a wreath on the grave of Captain George Vancouver in the graveyard of the Parish Church of Petersham, London, 11th October 1936

Astrid and Prince
Astrid holds up her son, named prince de Liege, to the people of Liege

Davis Cup in Paris
Henri Cochet (Fr) and Big Bill Tilden (USA) before their Davis Cup match at Roland Garros Stadium, Paris. Cochet beat Tilden in the singles in 1928, 1929 and 1930

Serpollet Steam Car
Leon Serpollets steam car Oeuf de Pacques (Easter Egg) which set the World Land Speed Record in 1902

Moslem, Christian and Jew
A Moslem meets with a Jew and an Arian monk named Sergius, to discuss their differing beliefs

Boatmen on the Malabar Coast, India, 1877
Engraving of several native oared vessels, one named the Calicut, as used on the Malabar Coast of India, circa 1877. In the background can be seen two, double masted, lanteen sailing dhows

Retriever / Golden
Golden Retriever Named Cabus Cadet (Nickname Paddy)

Victoria and Albert Yt
The royal yacht Victoria and Albert II (the second named thus) lands at Boulogne, taking the royal couple to visit Napoleon III

Jean Bart Warship
French battleship, named after a French admiral of the 17th century, seen in the background. (Do not confuse with other ships bearing this name)

Representatives Named
With Napoleon Bonaparte elected as president, the names of other representatives are announced

Rolls Royce 1926
40-50 h.p. six-cylinder New Phantom limousine - already described in 1926 as an aristocrat of the road

Break of Day Polka
The Break of Day polka

Dancing a Hornpipe
The hornpipe, which dates back to 1485 at least, is traditionally danced by sailors

MAZURKA
Two couples dance the mazurka to music by Jullien

Julliens Polka
The polka, introduced in 1844, is danced at the soirees du haut ton in London, Paris, Vienna etc and rapidly becomes a staple of every fashionable ballroom

Marriage Ball Polka
Dancing the polka at a royal marriage ball : the polka is first introduced in 1844 and rapidly catches on in fashionable ballrooms

Louis-Philippe Named
Louis-Philippe, duc d Orleans, is proclaimed king of the French. Reaching the throne by one revolution, he will lose it by another

Itala Car Advert
A small boy with a toy car gives directions to the driver of a splendid Itala touring car

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