Publisher Collection

The Fighting Temeraire, 1839. Artist: JMW Turner
The Fighting Temeraire, 1839. The 98-gun ship Temeraire became known as the Fighting Temeraire after its role in Nelsons victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805

A map of the Colne Valley Cloth District
Pictorial map of the Colne Valley Cloth District in Yorkshire, drawn by the poster artist and designer Leslie MacDonald Gill the year before his death, in 1946

Drawings Prints, Print, Samson Lion, Dalziels Bible Gallery, Printer, Publisher
Drawings and Prints, Print, Samson and the Lion (Dalziels Bible Gallery), Printer, Publisher, Engraver, Artist, After, Camden Press, Scribner and Welford, Dalziel Brothers, Frederic, Lord Leighton

Drawings Prints, Print, Compassion, Le Brun Travested, Caricatures Passions, Artist
Drawings and Prints, Print, Compassion, Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions, Artist, Publisher, After, Thomas Rowlandson, George Moutard Woodward, Rudolph Ackermann, British

Drawings Prints, Print, Veneration, Le Brun Travested, Caricatures Passions, Publisher
Drawings and Prints, Print, Veneration, Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions, Publisher, Artist, Etcher, After, Rudolph Ackermann, George Moutard Woodward, Thomas Rowlandson, London

Sri Lanka - Ceylon. Her tea and other industries
A larger version of this uncommon pictorial poster map was originally published by the Ceylon Tea Propaganda Board in 1933

Folly Ditch, Jacobs Island, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Folly Ditch, Jacobs Island, (c1878). Jacobs Island, a notorious slum on the south bank of the River Thames in Bermondsey, London, was made famous in Charles Dickenss novel Oliver Twist

The Last of England, 1855. Artist: Ford Madox Brown
The Last of England, 1855. From World Famous Paintings edited by J Grieg Pirie [W.& G. Foyle Ltd. London, 1938]

The Horns Tavern, Kennington, in 1820, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
The Horns Tavern, Kennington, in 1820, (c1878). The Horns tavern in Kennington, south London, acted as a meeting place, lecture hall and exhibition space

Cylinder printing press, 1800s
Hoe printing press, showing type locked on the bed and overlays fixed on the cylinder; ink rollers on far right, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706-1790). American printer, publisher, scientist, inventor, statesman and diplomat. Oil on canvas, c1785, after Joseph Siffred Duplessis, first owned by Thomas Jefferson

Sir George Newnes
SIR GEORGE NEWNES English publisher and Liberal MP

Horse-drawn milk cart with driver. Churn on the cart
The milkman is from Malvern Worcs Link Farm Diary and his name is E Betteridge - both texts visible of the cart. Date: circa 1905

Typesetter at work, 1800s
Setting type by hand in a print-shop. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

BUSN2P-00001
Book and magazine printing press at Harper & Bros. New York City, early 1900s. Printed halftone of a photograph

Grand Portico of the Temple of Philae - Nubia, 1842-1849 (tinted lithograph)
985994 Grand Portico of the Temple of Philae - Nubia, 1842-1849 (tinted lithograph) by Roberts, David (1796-1864); 62.5x45 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Great Hall, Dulwich College, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
The Great Hall, Dulwich College, (c1878). View of the boys public school in south-east London which was founded in 1619 by Edward Alleyn, an Elizabethan actor

View of Upper Baker Street, Marylebone, London, with F H Cooper postcard publisher and Vandersluis butchers. Date: circa 1908

HELEN GURLEY BROWN (1922-2012). American author and magazine editor. Photograph by John Bottega, 1964

Honi. Soi. Qui. Mal. Y. Pense: The Caricature Shop of G. Humphrey, 27 St. Jamess Street, London, August 12, 1821

Specimens of type, Leadenhall Press, London
Specimens of type from The Leadenhall Press, Ltd, 50 Leadenhall Street, London EC. circa 1900

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Iran (Persia). These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

Beardsley Poster / Books
London booksellers poster (though, curiously, the publisher is not named !)

The Running Well Teahouse, Otsu, from the series The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (colour woodblock print)
1766548 The Running Well Teahouse, Otsu, from the series The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige

View at St. Rollox Looking South East; Opening of the Glasgow and Garnkirk Railway
1198425 View at St. Rollox Looking South East; Opening of the Glasgow and Garnkirk Railway, 1832 (hand-coloured lithograph) by Hill

Defoes Manuscript of Robinson Crusoe rejected by the Publishers
NWP153582 Defoes Manuscript of Robinson Crusoe rejected by the Publishers by Ward, Edward Matthew (1816-79); 67x89 cm; Newport Museum and Art Gallery

The Parish Engine, c1900. Artist: George Cruikshank
The Parish Engine, c1900. An illustration for Sketches by Boz by Charles Dickens. From Hard Times and Sketches by Boz, Volume XI, by Charles Dickens. [Blackwood, Le Bas & Co. London, c1900]

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Barbados. These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

WILLIAM CHAMBERS (1800-1883). Scottish publisher and politician. Engraving, English, 1883

Drawings Prints, Print, Daniels Prayer, Dalziels Bible Gallery, Printer
Drawings and Prints, Print, Daniels Prayer (Dalziels Bible Gallery), Printer, Publisher, Engraver, Artist, After, Camden Press, Scribner and Welford, Dalziel Brothers, Sir Edward John Poynter

BEARDSLEY: POSTER DESIGN. A fashionably dressed young woman approaching a book store. Illustration by Aubrey Beardsley for an advertising poster for a London book publisher, c1895

Samuel Orchart Beeton (1831-1877)
Photographic portrait of Samuel Orchart Beeton, the English publisher and husband of Isabella Mary Beeton, pictured in 1862. Samuel Beeton was the founder of The Queen and the Boys Own Journal

Robert Dodsley
ROBERT DODSLEY London bookseller, publisher and author in his own right

Drawings Prints, Print, Amputation, Artist, Publisher, Thomas Rowlandson, William Hinton
Drawings and Prints, Print, Amputation, Artist, Publisher, Thomas Rowlandson, William Hinton, British, London 1757-1827 London, British, active London, 1779-86, Rowlandson, Thomas, Hinton, William

Drawings Prints, Print, Sympathy, Family, Journey, Laying, Dust, Publisher, Artist
Drawings and Prints, Print, Sympathy, or A Family On A Journey Laying The Dust, Publisher, Artist, William Humphrey, Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1742

Drawings Prints, Print, Dreadful, Wreck, Mexico, Hempstead, Beach, January 2nd, 1837
Drawings and Prints, Print, Dreadful Wreck of the Mexico on Hempstead Beach, January 2nd, 1837 - As Now Exhibiting at Hanington Dioramas-Perished in All-115 Souls

Drawings Prints, Print, Stocks Up! Huzza!!, City Fluctuations, Publisher, Artist
Drawings and Prints, Print, Stocks Are Up! Huzza!!, City Fluctuations, Publisher, Artist, After, Rudolph Ackermann, Thomas Rowlandson, George Moutard Woodward, London, British

Artichoke or King protea, Protea cynaroides
5856487 Artichoke or King protea, Protea cynaroides; (add.info.: Artichoke or King protea, Protea cynaroides, from South Africa, engraved by J. P)

Mark Twain
3586037 Mark Twain; (add.info.: Illustration of Mark Twain (1835-1910) an American writer, humourist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

James Wood
3585872 James Wood; (add.info.: Portrait of James Wood (1760-1839) an English mathematician, and Master of St. John's College, Cambridge, and later Dean of Ely

Tito I Ricordi
3586238 Tito I Ricordi; (add.info.: Photograph of Tito I Ricordi (1811-1888) an Italian publisher. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

James Vick
3586016 James Vick; (add.info.: Portrait of James Vick (1818-1882) owner of 'The Horticulturist' and the elected secretary of the Genesee Valley Horticultural Society

Zedoary or white turmeric, Turmeric zedoaria 1, flower a, leaf b, and grains of paradise, Aframomum melegueta 2
FLO4574500 Zedoary or white turmeric, Turmeric zedoaria 1, flower a, leaf b, and grains of paradise, Aframomum melegueta 2

Scampi, Nephrops norvegicus 1, shrimp, Macrobrachium carcinus 2, crayfish species 3, and mantis shrimp
FLO4574483 Scampi, Nephrops norvegicus 1, shrimp, Macrobrachium carcinus 2, crayfish species 3, and mantis shrimp, Squilla mantis 4

Nun moth, Lymantria monacha, caterpillar 1, moth, 2,3, and Phalaena bombyx monacha 1,2,3, and common house mosquito
FLO4574316 Nun moth, Lymantria monacha, caterpillar 1, moth, 2,3, and Phalaena bombyx monacha 1,2,3, and common house mosquito, Culex pipiens, 4,5, head and proboscis 6

White sassafras, Sassafras albidum, and allspice or Jamaica pepper, Pimenta dioica
FLO4574159 White sassafras, Sassafras albidum, and allspice or Jamaica pepper, Pimenta dioica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder"

European roller, Coracias garrulus 1 (near threatened), hoopoe, Upupa epops 2, red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra (red 3)
FLO4574118 European roller, Coracias garrulus 1 (near threatened), hoopoe, Upupa epops 2, red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra (red 3, yellow 4), and thrush nightingale, Luscinia luscinia 5

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"The Publisher: A Journey Through Art, History, and Innovation" Step into the world of publishing as we explore a captivating collection of artworks and historical artifacts. From iconic paintings to revolutionary inventions, this caption takes you on a visual tour that celebrates the role of publishers throughout history. Immerse yourself in JMW Turner's masterpiece "The Fighting Temeraire" (1839), where the publisher's vision brings to life an awe-inspiring scene of naval glory. Witness the transformational power of publishing as it preserves moments in time for generations to come. Travel back in time with us to Folly Ditch, Jacobs Island (c1878) through an unknown creator's lens. Here lies evidence of a publisher's dedication to capturing forgotten corners of society, immortalizing them within pages that tell stories untold. Intrigue awaits at The Horns Tavern, Kennington (1820), another enigma brought forth by an anonymous creator. This glimpse into London pub culture showcases how publishers have long been custodians of cultural heritage, preserving memories etched within these walls. Ford Madox Brown's poignant painting "The Last of England" (1855) reminds us that they are not only purveyors of beauty but also chroniclers of human emotions. Through their efforts, tales like these endure beyond lifetimes and resonate with audiences across centuries. Marvel at Benjamin Franklin's multifaceted genius - American printer, publisher, scientist, inventor, statesman and diplomat - captured on canvas by Joseph Siffred Duplessis around 1785. Franklin exemplifies how one individual can shape history through their contributions to publishing and beyond. Delve into the mysteries concealed within "Waiting for the Hour" (1863), created by William Tolman Carlton or perhaps someone else unknown. Publishers often serve as gatekeepers between artists' visions and public appreciation – they hold secrets waiting patiently for discovery. Sir George Newnes, a visionary publisher, emerges as a trailblazer in the industry.