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India DisplayThe India stand at the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace, the glass and iron building designed by Joseph Paxton, at Hyde Park, London
Canadian DisplayA display from Canada at the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace, the glass and iron building designed by Joseph Paxton, at Hyde Park, London
Steam HammerJames Naysmiths invention, the steam hammer, in operation at an iron foundry. Original Artwork: From a painting by Naysmith himself. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Late ComersA teacher looking at his watch as a group of tired children arrive late for Sunday school. Original Artwork: From The Life & Adventures of Michael Armstrong the Factory Boy by Francis Trollope
Charlie BoyA gentleman pushing over a watchmans hut to the delight of passers by. Entitled, Getting the Better of a Charlie. Original Artwork
Bored And DrunkA drunken revelry with drinkers collapsing under the table, dancing on its top and being sick. Entitled, Miseries of the Country
Bow Street RunnerJohn Townsend, a Bow Street Runner. The Runners were forerunners of the modern police force and policed the streets in conjunction with nightwatchman but were more efficient
Westminster LampsA few pedestrians linger beneath the gas lamps on Westminster Bridge while a carriage crosses the bridge. Original Artwork: Engraving by Gustave Dore. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Keeping The PeaceCartoon titled A Slap At The Charleys or A Tom And Jerry Lark published in response to Robert Peels reorganization of the London metropolitan police force
Kilsby TunnelBroken sleepers and pieces of stone on the track in the great ventilation shaft at Kilsby Tunnel, built by Robert Stephenson for the London and Birmingham line
Safer StreetsA line of policemen in beards striking terror into the hearts of the local children, entitled, The Police wear Beards and Moustaches - Panic Among The Street Boys
Welsh QuarryA black marble quarry near Red Wharf Bay in Anglesea. Original Artwork: Aquatint by William Daniell (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Les FumeursA group of men smoking a selection of pipes and cigarettes. Les Fumeurs Original Artwork: Engraving by Boilly (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
A Little NuisanceA young passer-by disturbs a courting couple. The caption reads The fat boy awoke on this occasion only. Original Artwork
Press RepressionGendarmes arrive to seize printing presses in an attempt to limit freedom of expression during the July Revolution which deposed Charles X
Classroom ChaosA view of French education before the Guizot reforms of 1833 - a classroom rife with indiscipline and disorder. Original Artwork
Charles DarwinBritish naturalist Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882). Original Artwork: Woodbury type by Lock & Whitfield. (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Getty Images)
Shopping Under SiegeUnder siege by the Prussian army, Parisians are reduced to buying cat, dog and rat meat at a butchers stall during the Franco-Prussian war
American Settlers CampIllustration of American settlers cooking at camp site. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Engraving Of Delaware Indian FamilyEngraving of an American Indian man, woman and child in Delaware, holding axes and a bow and arrow, 19th century. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Delaware American Indian ChiefColored engraving of a Delaware American Indian chief wearing a feathered headdress and holding a rifle, 19th century. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Madame Tussauds Wax MuseumEngraved scene of people visiting and looking at statues in Madame Tussauds Wax museum on Baker Street, London, circa 1830s. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Egyptian Inscription26th May 1804: Hieroglyphics and images of ritualistic animals and objects adorn an Egyptian manuscript found amongst the swathing of a mummy. Original Artwork: Engraved by J Chapman after Denon
Abu Simbelcirca 1840: The four colossal statues of Ramses II at the entrance to the larger of the two temples at Abu Simbel. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Russian Peasantscirca 1850: A Russian farm labourer returns home for a tea break with his family. Original Artwork: Engraved by Adolphe Yvon (1817 - 1893) (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Battle Of Alma20th September 1854: The Highland Regiment attack the Russian defences at the Battle of the Alma, a major engagement of the Crimean War
Lifeboat Launchcirca 1860: Flotsam floats ashore as the crew of a lifeboat struggle to launch their vessel and go to the aid of a stricken ship
Wading Through Watercirca 1850: A young boy rolling up his trousers as he wades through water. Original Artwork: Engraving by Meason from London Labour and London Poor by Henry Mayhew
South Sea HouseFebruary 1810: The dividend hall of South Sea House, a banking establishment on Threadneedle Street, London. Original Artwork: Drawn and engraved by Rowlandson and Pugin, aquatinted by Sutherland
Munich Opera Housecirca 1890: The Hof Theatre or Opera House in Munich. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Declaration Of Lovecirca 1820: A young Victorian man etches the name of his lover, Ellen. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
City Of Musiccirca 1835: A view of Leipzig, one of the music centres of Europe. Liszt, Mendelssohn, Marschner and Schumann, who taught at the Leipzig Conservatoire
Leipzig Cemeterycirca 1840: The cemetery and church in Leipzig. Original Artwork: Engraving by J C A Richter after F Horausch. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Medici Gardens1st May 1833: A scene in the gardens of the Villa Medici in Rome. Original Artwork: Engraving by Pinelli. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Eglise De Sorbonnecirca 1830: The church of the Sorbonne in Paris. The Sorbonne was originally a theological college and later part of University of Paris
Sainte Chapellecirca 1840: An example of 13th century gothic architecture, Sainte Chapelle in Paris. The composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier was made Director of Music for the chapelle in 1698
Cathedral Of Romecirca 1840: Church of St John Lateran, Rome known as the Cathedral of Rome. Built in the 4th century and remodelled between 1642 - 1660 in the Baroque style by Francesco Borromini
Serving Soupcirca 1820: A mother serving soup to her family from a pot over the fire. Original Artwork: Engraving by Edward Caslon entitled La Soupe. (Photo by Edward Gooch/Edward Gooch/Getty Images)
Parliament Housecirca 1890: Parliament House in Melbourne, Australia. Original Artwork: Engraving by H Miller (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The Operacirca 1800: The Royal Academy of Music in Paris, later the Paris Opera. Original Artwork: Lithograph by Delpech. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
City Centrecirca 1840: Saint Martins in the Bull Ring and High Street, Birmingham in the West Midlands (Warwickshire). Original Artwork: Engraved by A B Johnson (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Lord Byroncirca 1879: A skectch of a statue of poet, George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788 - 1824). The bronze statue by Richard Belt, unveiled on 24th May 1880, is in Hyde Park, London
Dr Syntax1st April 1813: Dr Syntax spends a day at the race track in York, and dances with rage upon losing his money. Original Artwork: Drawn and engraved by Thomas Rowlandson
The Fireside Albumcirca 1875: A family sitting beside a cosy fire on the front cover of a musical score by Adam Wright, contraining a quadrille, a polka and a waltz. Original Artwork: Lithograph by T Packer
Going To Churchcirca 1812: A parson greets members of his congregation outside the church. Original Artwork: Engraving by Is Agar after a drawing by R Westall. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Game Fellowscirca 1870: A card game in an old English tavern draws a small group of spectators. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
The Sermon1812: A family sit gravely listening to a church sermon. Original Artwork: Engraving after a drawing by R Westall. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Black Mondaycirca 1800: Black Monday or The Departure For School. Two young boys bid their family a tearful farewell upon leaving for school. Original Artwork: After W R Biggs
