RMWH8TX9–A study of six socialists from a drawing by H G Wells
RMWH8WYA–Making thread from reindeer tendons, drawing by Linnaeus, woodcut from Scheffer's Lapponia, 1673
RMWHBHJB–Chawton Great House. . Drawing by Anna Lefroy. . Collection : Great Grandsons of Admiral Sir Francis Austen. . Jane Austen
RMWHBAAY–Drawing of Mongol ger or yurt
RMWH9HFF–Drawing of Bertioz by A. Legros
RMWH909Y–Attitude of Lady Emma Hamilton, from a drawing by Rehburg..
RMWHAFW9–Prosper Merimee in 1853 after a drawing by Rochard
RMWH9920–Drawing taken from the photo of the steam pinnace dredging in Sydney Harbour
RMWH9FM4–Line drawing of William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898). British Liberal politician, repeatedly Prime Minister.
RMWH99M8–A drawing made by George Dennis of the famous Cortona Candelabrum. the heads of the horned and bearded Bacchus are shown
RMWH9925–Drawing taken from the photo of Mr Wild seated on rock at Kerguelen making a drawing of Royal Sound
RMWH9XYP–Adaptation of the drawing of a Broad-billed Parrot in the manuscript of Wolphart Harmanszoon's journal (c.1601) in the Bibliotheek der Rijksuniversiteit, Utrecht. Length of bird 70cm (28in)
RMWHA4N8–A London courtesan, from a drawing by Macellus Laroon II 1670 - French fashions, 1670. Habit d'Espee. Taken from Pepys, Samuel English diarist and naval administrator; kept diary 1660-1669 (published 1893-1899); president of Royal Society 1684-1686 1633-1703
RMWHBEXJ–Drawing of The Rocket - this locomotive was built by George Stevenson at Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1829 to compete for a prize of £500 offered by the directors of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company for the best locomotive which could at that time be produced. Five locomotives by different makers were entered for the competition which was won by the Rocket after what, in those days, were considered very exhaustive and severe tests. The Rocket weighed four and a half tons.
RMWH9Y0A–Kokakos (Callaeas cinerea), close relatives of Saddlebacks, may now survive only on New Zealand's North Island in small and probably dwindling numbers. Engraving after a drawing by J.G. Keulemans from W.I. Buller's History of the Birds of New Zealand (Wellington, 1882)
RMWH9XYG–Saddlebacks (Philesturnus carunculatus). This New Zealand species was once common on the mainland but the North and South island races now survive only on island sanctuaries offshore. Engraving after a drawing by J.G. Keulemans from W.I. Buller's History of the Birds of New Zealand (Wellington, 1882)
RMWHBH30–The Swan Theatre, London, 1596, (1893). The Swan theatre was built by Francis Langley in c1595. The last known mention of the theatre dates from 1632. After a drawing in the University Library, Utrecht, in Gaedertz, Zur Kenntniss der Alt-Englischen Buhne. An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green, illustrated edition, Volume II, Macmillan and Co, London, New York, 1893. .
RMWHBDCG–A meeting at Merton with Horace Nelson on the left of the group.
RMWHBHJM–Thomas Langlois Lefroy. . 1776 - 1869. .
RMWHB5WF–Haunted Britain. English Folklore by Christina Hole (Balsford 1940). The White Horse at Westbury Wells. .
RMWHBE95–Rome, one of the double page prospects in the famous Nuremberg Chronicle . Although not completely accurate, features such as the Castel de San Angelo, the Vatican, Colosseum and Pantheon are represented. 1493. D Hartmann Schedel was present at the coronation of Alexander VI and wrote a favourable report on the new pope
RMWH8X1C–Carl LInaeus at Drottningholm
RMWHB8TH–Match Girl 1819 drawn and etched by T. S. Busby.
RMWHBE7D–The Fortress of Imola . One of Cesare Borgia's first targets in his Romagna campaign of 1499 to 1500 brought his up against the Sforza family , the enemies of Louis XII . His attack on Imola governed by Caterina Sforza , lasted only a week . The condottiere Dionigi Naldi surrendered the fortress and offered his services to Cesare .
RMWH8H54–A Boer's wagon and oxen. The African Adventure - A History of Africa's Explorers by Timothy Severin page 142.
RMWH8H5J–The wagon which Burchell used on his collecting expedition into the backlands. William John Burchell (1782-1863) is regarded as one of the greatest of the early African explorers. He was an accomplished naturalist, who amassed vast natural history collections and described many new species. The African Adventure - A History of Africa's Explorers by Timothy Severin page 157.
RMWH8FRW–Cover Design for Fabian Essays, 1889, by Walter Crane (1845-1915) . George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was a noted socialist who took a leading role in the Fabian Society. The Genius of Shaw page 117.
RMWH94PT–Valturio's tank was supposed to progress by the pressure of wind on its tiny sails. The earlier design by Guido da Vigevano 1335 also has sails.
RMWH8G3N–The giant determines to find out whether Tom Thumb is edible. The Classic Fairy Tales by Iona and Peter Opie, page 40.
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