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British Collection: Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge (1774-1850)

Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge (1774-1850) English prince, seventh son of George III. From 19th century print

British Collection: Joseph Addison (1672-1719)

Joseph Addison (1672-1719) English essayist, poet, playwright and politician. Friend of Richard Steele and Jonathan Swift

British Collection: Adelaide of Saxe-Coburg Meiningen (1792-1849)

Adelaide of Saxe-Coburg Meiningen (1792-1849) German-born Queen-consort of William IV of Great Britain (1830-1837). Portrait engraving published London 1832

Joseph Addison (1672-1719) English essayist, poet, playwright and politician. Friend of Richard Steele and Jonathan Swift. Engraving London 1836

Joseph Addison (1672-1719) English essayist, poet, playwright and politician. Friend of Richard Steele and Jonathan Swift. Copperplate engraving London 1794

British Collection: John Couch Adams (1819-92)

John Couch Adams (1819-92) English astronomer and mathematician. Senior Wrangler, Cambridge 1843; calculated position of planet Neptune, 1845. Photograph c1846

British Collection: Alexander Adam (1741-1809)

Alexander Adam (1741-1809) Scottish teacher and writer. Headmaster Watsons Hospital, Edinburgh, and of High School, Edinburgh (1768). Engraving after portrait by Raeburn

British Collection: John Abernethy (1764-1831)

John Abernethy (1764-1831). English surgeon and physiologist, pupil of John Hunter. Engraving after portrait by Thomas Lawrence

John Couch Adams (1819-92) English astronomer and mathematician. Senior Wrangler, Cambridge 1843; calculated position of planet Neptune, 1845. Wood engraving published 1881

British Collection: Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland (1847-1926)

Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland (1847-1926) English Liberal politician and educational reformer. Instrumental in securing raising of compulsory education age of 11. Photograph published c1890. Woodburytype

John Abernethy (1764-1831). English surgeon and physiologist, pupil of John Hunter. Woodcut published London 1842

British Collection: Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801)

Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801) Scottish general. Served in Seven Years War. Defeated French at Alexandria (Aboukir), 21 March 1801, but died of his wounds

Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801). Scottish soldier. General leading successful Anglo-Turkish force against French at Aboukir Bay (Alexandria) 21 March 1801, at which engagement he was mortally wounded

British Collection: Frederick Augustus Abel (1827-1902)

Frederick Augustus Abel (1827-1902). English chemist and inventor. Explosives: (with James Dewar) invented cordite: New method for manufacturing gun-cotton. Abel at 28. Engraving published 1893

Frederick Augustus Abel (1827-1902). English chemist and inventor. Explosives: (with James Dewar) invented cordite: New method for manufacturing gun-cotton. Abel at 20. Engraving published 1893

Frederick Augustus Abel (1827-1902). English chemist and inventor. Explosives: (with James Dewar) invented cordite: New method for manufacturing gun-cotton. Abel at 50. Engraving published 1893

British Collection: George Abbott (1562-1633)

George Abbott (1562-1633). English cleric; Archbishop of Canterbury 1611, holding prayerbook(ja) supporter of Puritans. From 17th century engraving by Simon Pass

British Collection: Grand Junction Canal

Grand Junction Canal. Pound locks descending to north entrance of the Braunston tunnel, Northampstonshire. Chief engineer, William Jessop: Resident engineer, James Barnes

British Collection: View of wound in skull after trephination

View of wound in skull after trephination and removal of shattered bone, shown at bottom left. From Charles Bell " The Great Operations of Surgery" London, 1821

British Collection: Cat in affectionate frame of mind

Cat in affectionate frame of mind. From Charles Darwin " The Expression and Emotions in Man and Animals", London, 1872. Engraving

British Collection: SS Great Eastern, Isambard Kingdom Brunels great steam ship

SS Great Eastern, Isambard Kingdom Brunels great steam ship, launched from John Scott Russells yard on the Thames in 1858. Chromolithograph published London at about the time of her launch

British Collection: Isambard Kingdom Brunels steam ship

Isambard Kingdom Brunels steam ship Great Eastern showing housing for paddle wheel, and sails. Print published London 1857

British Collection: Henry Thompson (1820-1904)

Henry Thompson (1820-1904) cartoon by Ape (Carlo Pellegrini), " Vanity Fair", London, 1 August 1874. British surgeon (Lithotomy) treated Leopold I and Napoleon III

British Collection: Cat terrified by a dog

Cat terrified by a dog. From Charles Darwin " The Expression and Emotions in Man and Animals", London, 1872. Engraving

British Collection: Gillray cartoon on vaccination against Smallpox using Cowpox serum, 1802

Gillray cartoon on vaccination against Smallpox using Cowpox serum, 1802. In 1796 the English physician Edward Jenner (1749-1823) proved efficacy of practice, but opposition continued for a while

British Collection: Edward Jenner (1749-1823)

Edward Jenner (1749-1823) English physician, vaccinating a child against Smallpox using Cowpox serum. Artists impression from " Le Petit Journal", Paris, 1901

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Turtle (1787), submarine by David Bushnell (1742-1824) American inventor. Operator turned handle to work propeller. Air in vessel sufficient for it to remain submerged 30 minutes

British Collection: Captain Matthew Webb (1848-1883)

Captain Matthew Webb (1848-1883) English swimmer. First man to swim the English Channel, 24-25 August 1875. Took 21 3/4 hours to cross from Dover to Calais

British Collection: Britannia Tubular Bridge over Menai Straits, Wales

Britannia Tubular Bridge over Menai Straits, Wales: Chester and Holyhead Railway. Begun 1846, opened 18 March 1850. Engineer: Robert Stephenson. Box Girder Bridge. From a Baxter needlebox print

British Collection: The Last Shot in the Sudan

The Last Shot in the Sudan. Chromolithograph published 1885 showing the end of one of the British campaigns in the Sudan

British Collection: Indian Mutiny (Sepoy Mutiny) 1857-59

Indian Mutiny (Sepoy Mutiny) 1857-59: Desperate defence of the fort at Futtegurgh where 150 British, of whom only one quarter could bear arms, were under siege

British Collection: Seypoys, native troops employed by East India Company

Seypoys, native troops employed by East India Company. It was the Sepoys who began the Indian (Sepoy) Mutiny 1857-1859 which brought about the transfer of government from the Company to the British

British Collection: Indian Mutiny (Sepoy Mutiny) 1857-1859

Indian Mutiny (Sepoy Mutiny) 1857-1859: Lt. De Kantzow at Mynpooree holding the mutineering 9th Sepoys at bay for three hours until rescued by an influential Indian

British Collection: Indian Mutiny (Sepoy Mutiny) 1857-1859: Highlanders capturing the muntineers guns at Cawnpore

Indian Mutiny (Sepoy Mutiny) 1857-1859: Highlanders capturing the muntineers guns at Cawnpore, 16 July 1857. Wood engraving c.1895

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Indian Mutiny (Sepoy Mutiny) 1857-1859: Siege of Delhi - engineers blowing up the Cashmere Gate so that Colonel Cambells men could pass into the city, September 1857. Wood engraving c1895

Indian Mutiny (Sepoy Mutiny) 1857-1859: Mounted rebel Sepoys charging through the streets of Delhi - May 1857. Engraving published c1895

Indian Mutiny (Sepoy Mutiny) 1857-1859: First relief of Lucknow, 25 September 1857. Highlanders entering the city. Troops under command of Havelock lifted siege on 29 June

British Collection: William Hensons (1805-1888)

William Hensons (1805-1888) Aerial Steam Carriage of 1843. Henson and his partner Stringfellow managed to get a model of this steam powered flying machine airborne

British Collection: George II (1683-1760)

George II (1683-1760) King of Great Britain and Ireland and Elector of Hanover from 1727. Wood engraving

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Samuel Franklin Cody (1862-1913) in his biplane. American-born British aviator

British Collection: Habibollah Khan (1872-1919) in 1893

Habibollah Khan (1872-1919) in 1893. Eldest son of Abdor Rahman Khan and great-grandson of Dost Mohammad Khan. Ruler of Afghanistan 1901-1919: Barakzai dynasty. Wood engraving

British Collection: Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-1880

Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-1880: Capture of Ghunzee by British forces, March 1880. Tinted lithograph

British Collection: First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842

First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: William McNaghten (1793-1841) British diplomat, orientalist and colonial administrator; instigated interventionist policy in Afghanistan

British Collection: Austen Henry Layard (1817-1894)

Austen Henry Layard (1817-1894) British archaeologist, politician and diplomat. Excavated Nimrud/Nineveh, Iraq. Wood engraving, London, 1851

British Collection: Man is but a worm. Cartoon from Punch, London, 6 December 1881

Man is but a worm. Cartoon from Punch, London, 6 December 1881
Man is but a worm. Cartoon from " Punch", London, 6 December 1881, the year in which Darwin published " The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the action of Worms"

British Collection: George Boole (1815-1865)

George Boole (1815-1865). English mathematician and logician. Wood engraving, 1865

British Collection: Lucy Locket, Lost her pocket / Kitty Fisher found it

Lucy Locket, Lost her pocket / Kitty Fisher found it
Lucy Locket, Lost her pocket/Kitty Fisher found it. Illustration by Kate Greenaway (1846-1901) for a book of nursery rhymes. Chromolithograph

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