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Anti-Corn LawA cartoon showing the floor of Covent garden being scrubbed clean of the words Anti-Corn Law whilst a top-hatted man and his assistants purify the air
Sea BathingA huddle of bathing machines trundle into the sea at Scarborough, allowing demure tourists to swim in total privacy. Original Artwork
Locomotive LegA cartoon depicting John Bulls locomotive leg. Original Artwork: From Punch (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
India DisplayThe India stand at the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace, the glass and iron building designed by Joseph Paxton, at Hyde Park, London
Palace TranseptThe Transept 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
Junks At WarThe Honourable East India Cos steamer Nemesis and the boats of the Sulphur, Calliope, Larne and Starling destroying Chinese war junks at Ansons Bay during the First Opium War
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)
Conway Castle (also Conwy) in Carnarvonshire, north-west Wales, built by Edward I to subdue the Welsh in about 1284. Original Artwork
LMS RailwayEntrance of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway line at Edge Hill in Liverpool. Original Artwork: Drawing by TT Bury, engraved by H Pyall and published by Ackerman
A Grimm TaleLittle Red Riding Hood meets the Wolf on her journey through the wood, in a scene from the Grimm fairy tale. Original Artwork: An engraving by A H Payne after E Speinbruck
PaulskircheThe Paulskirche, Church of St Paul, in Frankfurt Germany. It was the meeting place of the Frankfurt Parliament (German National Assembly)
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
Mainz Cathedral in Germany. Construction began in 980 but had to be restarted after a fire in 1081. Original Artwork: Drawing by W L Leitch. Engraved by J Redaway
WormsThe town of Worms in Germany. One of the Rhenish towns that joined the League of the Rhine in 1254, a political and economic union which stretched from Lubeck to Zurich
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
National AssemblyThe Frankfurt Parliament (German National Assembly) gathered between 1848 and 1849 during the period of widespread revolution at the Paulskirche in Frankfurt. Original Artwork: Engraving by Verleger
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
Make No MistakeElinor Dashwood talking to Lucy Steele in a scene from Jane Austens Sense And Sensibility. Then taking a small miniature from her pocket she added, to prevent the possibility of a mistake
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)
Taking SnuffA group of women taking snuff. Tis very good!(Indeed) 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
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
Village Choir19th December 1863: A village choir rehearsing the Christmas Anthem from a drawing by A Hunt. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - Christmas - pub
Crimean Battle24th January 1856: The storming of the Malakoff leaving the remains of the Tower in Sebastopol, during the Crimean War. Original Artwork
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
Cherbourg Fireworks1865: A firework display in the inner harbour of Cherbourg, in honour of the British Channel Squadron. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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
Quakers Meeting1st April 1809: A meeting of Quakers or members of the Religious Society of Friends. Original Artwork: Drawn and engraved by Thomas Rowlandson and A C Pugin. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Toronto Quaysidecirca 1841: Fishermen and boats at the quayside in Toronto. Original Artwork: Engraving - William Henry Bartlett (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
Opera Housecirca 1850: The Italian Opera house in Paris. Original Artwork: Engraving by A H Payne. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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)
St Petersburgcirca 1800: A view of St Petersburg (Leningrad) from across the River Neva. The cathedral of St Isaac is background right
Drury Lane Theatre1840: The wrestling scene in a performance of Shakespeares As You Like It at Drury Lane Theatre. Original Artwork: Engraving by T H Ellis after T H Shepherd (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)
Peter The Greatcirca 1850: Statue of Peter the Great in St Petersburg (Leningrad) riding a horse. Original Artwork: Engraving by A H Payne after H Bydgoszog (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
Saint Stephens Cathedral in Viennacirca 1825: St Stephens cathedral in Vienna. Original Artwork: Engraved by Andreas Winkler (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
