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Windsor Castlecirca 1760: Cattle graze whilst figures sit and walk in the grounds of Windsor Castle, the castle buildings rising from a mound beyond. Original Artwork: Engraved for The Complete English Traveller
Hotel De VilleThe Hotel de Ville or City Hall in Paris, on the bank of the River Seine, circa 1760. From an engraving by Rigaud. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Ready For A Gamecirca 1870: A young girl sits on a bench holding a tennis racquet
Bank Of England1761: Exterior of the Bank of England and St Christophers Church in London. Original Artist: By J Green afters Wale (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Laboratory1763: People at work in a laboratory. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Bay Of Naples1765: Naples harbour, bordering onto the Tyrrhenian Sea, with Mount Vesuvius smoking in the background. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Busy ShipyardWorkers constructing a large wooden vessel in a busy shipyard scene from Diderots Pictorial Encyclopedia of Trades and Industry. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Dr Prosodycirca 1770: Doctor Prosody reproves the audacity of a Highland host during his stay in Scotland
Palazzo Rospigliosicirca 1770: Spectators watching horses exercising in the courtyard of the Rospigliosi Palace in Rome. The palace houses ceiling frescos by Reni Guido painted in early 17th century
Montmusard Palacecirca 1770: Montmusard Palace near Dijon in France. Original Artwork: Engraving by Sparrow. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Battle Of ChesmaThe Russian Baltic fleet defeats the Turkish fleet at the Battle of Chesma off Anatolia, during the Russo-Turkish Wars, 7th July 1770. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Gobelin TapestryAn illustration from volume IX of Diderots Encyclopedie showing the process of manufacture of a Gobelin tapestry. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Making Vices1771: People at work in a factory, making vices. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Peoniescirca 1775: Two peonies and a dragonfly. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Amsterdamcirca 1775: City of Amsterdam with some of its notable buildings, seen from the water. Original Artwork: Engraving by T Prattent (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Drury Lane Theatre1775: The auditorium of the second Drury Lane theatre in London, viewed from the stage. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Christs Hospital30th May 1776: In about 1673 Robert Clayton, alderman of London, founded a free school for the instruction of poorer children at Christs Hospital in London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Knit One Purl Onecirca 1890: A Victorian woman knits in the conservatory of her house. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Rooftop Vistacirca 1920: Rooftops and church spires in the old city, Warsaw, Poland. (Photo by J. Bulhak/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Ottawa Parliamentcirca 1890: The Houses of Parliament in Ottawa, the capital of Canada. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
ChirkThe New Bridge on the River Dee, near Chirk Castle, Denbighshire, Wales, circa 1779. Drawn by P. Sandby, engraved by P. Maxell, published 1779. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
DusseldorfA floating platform on the river in Dusseldorf, in west central Germany. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Kings TheatreThe Italian Opera House or Kings Theatre in Londons Haymarket, built by Sir John Vanbrugh in 1728, as it appeared before the fire of June 1789. The site is now occupied by His Majestys Theatre
Hooker Round-UpFrench prostitutes are tried, convicted and shorn of their hair, before being shipped to America
Arnolds Ballooncirca 1780: A view of the Royal Circus from St Georges Fields at the time of the ascension of Arnolds hydrogen balloon. An engraving by Cook. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Dreams Of Lovecirca 1780: Love in a Gutter by Rowlandson. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Norwich Cathedralcirca 1780: Norwich cathedral in Norfolk. Original Artwork: Engraved by Thornton (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Hereford Cathedralcirca 1780: The cathedral church of St Mary and St Ethelbert in Hereford. Houses the 13th century Mappa Mundi. Original Artwork: Engraved by Thornton (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
St Maria Maggiorecirca 1780: St Maria Maggiore, Rome, where composer Giovanni Palestrina took singing lessons. Original Artwork: Engraving by Piranesi. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
New Yorkcirca 1780: New York City. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Fair Songsterscirca 1780: Two women in classical dress studying a sheet of music. Engraving by J.R. Smith after the painting by the Rev. William Peters R.A. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Royal Georgecirca 1780: The Royal George, a First rate Man of War carrying 100 guns and with a crew of 780 men. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Holland Housecirca 1780: Holland House, an E-plan Jacobean manor in Kensington, London. Original Artwork: Lithograph by Day & Son (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Carlton Housecirca 1780: Carlton House on Pall Mall, London, designed by John Nash. Original Artwork: Engraved by Prattent. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
British Museum1780: People camping in the grounds of Montague House on Great Russell Street in London, the home of the British Museum. Meanwhile, London was in the grip of the anti-Roman Catholic Gordon Riots
Kings Theatrecirca 1780: The Italian Opera House or Kings Theatre in Londons Haymarket, built by Sir John Vanbrugh in 1728. The site is now occupied by His Majestys Theatre. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Japanese Beach Ballcirca 1780: Japanese woodcut of a young girl playing with a ball at a beach on the plains below Mount Fuji. Designed to decorate a hand-held fan. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Eighteenth Century NorwichA south-east view of the city of Norwich, Norfolk, with the River Wensum in the foreground and the Norman cathedral, centre, left, 1780. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Islands Of ParisThe Pont de la Tournelle over the River Seine in Paris, with the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris behind it, 1780. Also pictured are the Ile Saint-Louis, the Isle Louvier and the Quai St Bernard
Wentworth Castle in Yorkshire, circa 1780. It was the seat of the Earls of Strafford until 1799. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Wentworth Castle in Yorkshire, circa 1780. It was the seat of the Earls of Strafford until 1799. Engraved by W. Watts from a drawing by T. Malton. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Wentworth Woodhouse in Yorkshire, the seat of the Marquess of Rockingham, circa 1780. Engraved for The Complete English Traveller. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Gibraltar BlockadedView of Gibraltar showing soldiers encamped and the British Navy under the command of Admiral Darby attacking the Spanish fleet which are blockading Gibraltar
Schonbrunn Palace1782: Schonbrunn, the Imperial Summer Palace in Vienna, built in the rococo style. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Dublin18th May 1782: The countryside surrounding Dublin, the capital of the Republic of Ireland, including the River Liffey. Original Artwork: Engraving by F Cary. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Alnwick Castle, seat of the Duke of Northumberland, circa 1783. Engraving by W Watts after Lord Duncannon. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Up She Comes1783: Showing how two boats attempted to raise HMS Royal George at Spithead by slinging ropes round the hull. Original Artist - William Tracy (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Scottish CockfightA cockfight between Lanark and Haddington in Scotland, 1785. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Sees CathedralMay 1786: Various elevations of the Cathedral Church in Sees, Normandy. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Holdenby HouseA view of Holdenby House in Northamptonshire, England where King Charles I was imprisoned after the Battle of Naseby in 1645
Grand CoiffuresA sketch entitled Mode des Grandes Coiffures, Academie de Coiffure showing an assistant weighed down by the excessive hairstyle of a customer. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Burning The GuardhouseThe burning of the guardhouse on the Pont Neuf in Paris, the year before the start of the French Revolution, 29th August 1788. Drawn and engraved by Girardet and finished by Niquet
Off To Fetch The KingA large crowd of soldiers, accompanied by women from the markets of Les Halles, on their way to Versailles to bring King Louis XVI and Queen Marie-Antoinette back to Paris
Poor Puppy DogMister Scavenger! have you seen a nice clean puppy dog? hes just slipt from this here ribbond. No Muster Johnny. No I haven t seed not nothing of the sort afore today
SteelworksThe interior of a smelting house at Broseley in Shropshire. Original Artwork: After Robertson. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Wool Machine1790: Mr Hughes machine for twitching wool. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Love Nestcirca 1790: A Man of Feeling by Rowlandson. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Dr Syntaxcirca 1790: Dr Syntax is discovered by his wife in a Paris library, and a look of terror comes over his face as she rushes towards him
Covent Garden Squarecirca 1790: Covent Garden Market and piazza, London, surrounded by houses with arcades beneath. Original Publication: From Old And New London (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Collecting Tollscirca 1790: Traffic on a road with a toll house stretching across it. Searle Collection (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Rheims Cathedralcirca 1790: A west view of Rheims cathedral. Original Artwork: Engraving by W Thomas published 1793 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Mstrichtcirca 1790: A general view of Mstrict in the late 17th Century. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The Fashionable MammaAn extravagantly-dressed woman breastfeeding her child in a caricature by James Gilray entitled The Fashionable Mamma, or, The Convenience of Modern Dress, circa 1790
Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales, circa 1790. Published 1794, engraved by Thomas. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Peloponnese PeninsulaA map of the The Peloponnese peninsula showing the mainland of southern Greece, the Cyclades (right) and the north-west tip of Crete (bottom, centre), circa 1790
Mozarts death placeExterior view of the Rauhensteingasse apartment building in which Mozart died, Austria, Vienna, Austria, 1791. (Engraving by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Spring Hook Fishing1791: An illustration/drawing showing the manner of catching fish by the spring hook. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Le CelerifereTwo designs for Le Celerifere, an early bicycle said to have been invented by le Comte de Sivrac, circa 1791
FrankfurtThe free imperial city of Frankfurt-Am-Main, situated on the River Main in west central Germany. Original Artwork: By Mechel after C G Schutz. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Theatre RoyalThe interior of the old Theatre Royal on Drury Lane, London. Original Artwork: Engraving by Howlett after Capon. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Four Poster Twin1792: A Sheraton summer bed divided into two compartments with a four-poster canopy and curtains. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Battle Of JemappesA plan of the Battle of Jemappes in Belgium during the French Revolutionary Wars, 6th November 1792. Here the French Revolutionary Army defeated the Austrian Army
No Change There Then1793: An illustrated depiction of a postman of 1793 delivering the mail. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Battle Of NeerwindenA plan of the Battle of Neerwinden in Belgium during the French Revolutionary Wars, 18th March 1793. Here the Austrians under Prince Josias of Coburg defeated the French under General Dumouriez
Revolutionary TypesFour generic examples of French revolutionaries. Left to right :a member of the Commune of 1793, a jailer from the Tour du Temple, a thuggish follower of one of the comites, and a drummer boy
Carib FamilyA family of Carib, or Kalinago, people on the island of Saint Vincents in the Windward Islands of the Caribbean, 1794. Engraving by Milton after a painting by Agostino Brunias
Northern Citycirca 1900: Horse drawn omnibuses travelling from Pier Head towards the elevated railway and St Nicholass church in Liverpool. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Opera House15th September 1794: The original entrance to the Covent Garden Opera House in London. Double doors are visible at the end of the arcade with double pillars on each side and a coat of arms above
Antwerp1st February 1795: A view of Antwerp from across the Scheld. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Fashion FollowerA fashionable lady in a sedan chair on her way to a ball in 1796 has an umbrella held above the ridiculously high feather in her hat
PalanquinSeptember 1796: The Palanquin, a covered litter carried by six men, presented by the Marquis Cornwallis to Prince Abdul Calic, oldest son of Tippoo Sultaun. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Blowy DayWomens seaside morning dress. Two late 18th century women in bonnets on a breezy day by the sea. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland, circa 1797. Engraving by J. Walker from a drawing by Girlin. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)