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Cologne CathedralA 19th century drawing of Cologne Cathedral. Construction began in 1181, initially as a shrine to house the relics of the Three Wise Men who attended Christs birth
Mermaids At BrightonWomen venturing into the water from bathing machines drawn up to the sea at Brighton. They are clad in voluminous bathing dresses
The City of MainzMainz, 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
Grand Junction CanalLocks descending north of the entrance to the Braunston Tunnel on the Grand Junction Canal which linked the Oxford Canal in the Northampton area with London
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)
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
Flauberts StudyThe study, at Croisset in Normandy, of French novelist, Gustave Flaubert (1821 - 1880). Original Artwork: Drawing by Lecomte (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Paris-Orleans TrainTwo children watch as a train passes by on the Paris to Orleans line. Original Artwork: Painting by Hamilton Ellis (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
A Drink By The WayA ladies cycling party pauses for refreshment on the outskirts of Paris. The wearing of knickerbockers, or rational costume for cycling was much more popular in France than in Britain
American Pioneers By LakeIllustration of a log cabin built in the woods beside a lake, with two pioneers standing by the shore, circa 1800s. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Pioneers Crossing The PlainsAn illustration depicting emigrants in horse-drawn wagons crossing the American Plains. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Settlement Camp At NightIllustration of an American settlers at a prairie camp at night, late 19th century. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
American Settlers Crossing The PlainsIllustration of American settlers at a camp while crossing the plains during the Westward Expansion, circa 1850. (Photo by Lawrence Thornton/Getty Images)
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)
Phoenician- Assyrian Bireme Or ShipA model of a two-level Phoenician- Assyrian warship or Bireme, circa 19th Century. (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
Greek Courtcirca 1852: Building commences in the Greek Court of the Crystal Palace during its reconstruction at Sydenham Hill, South London. (Photo by Philip Henry Delamotte/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Village Choir19th December 1863: A village choir rehearsing the Christmas Anthem from a drawing by A Hunt. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - Christmas - pub
Central Manchester1887: The Piccadilly area of central Manchester from the Queens Hotel. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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)
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
La Scalacirca 1890: La Scala, opera house in Milan. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Timbuctoo1828: City of Timbuctoo. Original Artwork: Drawing - Rene Caillie. Engraving - John Clark (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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)
New Eros1893: Crowds in Piccadilly Circus viewing the newly erected statue of Eros. (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
Eaton Hallcirca 1880: Eaton Hall in Cheshire, reflected in a pond. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)