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Lunar map. Map showing the near and far side of the Moon based on data obtained by unmanned US space probes that orbited the Moon in the early 21st Century

Schiaparellis map of Mars, 1877-1888
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 1877 and 1888

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)

Lunar map, 1822
The Moon was the main object observed by the early telescope research. And the main questions were - is ther life, and what created the ringed mountains

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

Theatre, famous names of 1925 by Nerman
A series of caricatures of some of the most famous names of the London stage in 1925, including Austin Melford, Cicely James, Gilbert Childs, Anita Elson, Davy Burnaby, Betty Chester

Lewisham Hospital kitchens, south east London
Uniformed catering staff prepare meals in the kitchens of Lewisham Hospital in south east London. A cook at the right is making up plates of salad. Large metal boxes carry the names of hospital wards

Fountain and monument, Kiev, Ukraine
View of a fountain in Independence Square (Maidan Nezalezhnosti) with a monument to the legendary founders of the city of Kiev, the three brothers Kyi (also Kiy, Kij or Kyj)

Poster advertising Victory Liberty Loans for Americans All! An honor roll lists the great and the good who have already contributed, just to shame you into it

Prince Louis of Battenberg with his sons
Prince Louis of Battenberg (1854-1921), British First Sea Lord in 1914 with his sons, George (right) and Louis (Lord Louis Mountbatten)

Loterie LA Guillotine
During the Revolution, an enterprising citizen organises a Loterie de la Sainte Guillotine : he reads out the names of the winners

Wine-bottles in place of crosses
Illustration by Frederic Villiers showing French soldiers marking the graves of their fallen comrades by wine bottles filled with names and particulars

Croatia Rijeka
Fiume, now known as Rijeka (both names mean river ) is the principal seaport of Croatia, located on Kvarmar Bay of the Adriatic

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

Revolution Calendar
The old calendar is discarded in favour of a new one with more rational months names - Rainy, Windy etc. This is Floreal, (floral) lasting from mid- April to mid-May

Knights of St John / Arms
The names and arms of the Knights of St John on the walls of the Inquisitors Palace, St Lawrence, Valletta, Malta

Carlist Wars
Ferdinand VII names his daughter Isabela as heir, but ultra-conservative Don Carlos de Bourbon challenges her claim, leading to the Carlist Wars

Fishing boats with names, Tarrafal, Santiago, Cape Verde Islands, Africa

Great Eastern Launched
Miss Hope hopefully names the ship Leviathan - but the launch is abortive and is not completed until 31 January 1858

Buddhist Triad
There are several Buddhas - deities with various names and attributes

Taoist Triad
Divine beings with various names and attributes

Song Thrush (Morris)
SONG THRUSH (Turdus musicus) Morris names this the Nightingale thrush doubtless in tribute to its musical proficiency

Aristocratic Directors
The fox and the guinea-pigs - aristocratic directors lend their names to dubious companies in return for suitable emoluments

Saint Helena 2
View of Jamestown harbour from the hill behind the Battery : this French engraving names the defences - perhaps with a view to rescuing the captive Emperor ?

Isis as Mersekhent
Isis is known by many different names : here shes calling herself MERSEKERT (or Mersekhent) but thats still her son Horus shes feeding

Big Family / Cruikshank
Taking the Census. The head of an oversized, extended family has difficulty remembering the names of his kin and servants let alone how many there are!

Wine Waiters Tools
A set of implements or tools for Wine Waiters that makers of wines and spirits could have made with their names on to be given away to waiters as a form of advertising

Victims of Terror
The names of imprisoned aristocrats are read out, summoning them to the guillotine

Bewick / Orang-Utan
(Pongo pygmaeus) - 18th century naturalists - and the general public - were fascinated by this primate, so similar to us : Bewick names it the wild man of the woods

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