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Skull of Toxodon K030053DOWN HOUSE, Kent. " Side View of the Skull of Toxodon" engraving from " The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle, Part I Fossil Mammalia". Plate II. Edited by Charles Darwin
Frogs K030073DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Engraving of frogs including " Pleurodema Darwinii" from " The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle, Part V Reptiles". Plate XVII. Edited by Charles Darwin
Lizards K030072DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Engraving of lizards including " Naultinus Grayii" from " The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle, Part V Reptiles". Plate XIII. Edited by Charles Darwin
Cofsyphus Darwini K030069DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Engraving of a fish " Cofsyphus Darwini" from " The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle, Part IV Fish". Plate XX. Edited by Charles Darwin
Westminster Palace a98_06490Burning of Parliament, London. Copy of an etching looking north across the River Thames showing the destruction of the Houses of Lords and Commons by fire on 16th October 1834
Nunney Castle engraving N070775NUNNEY CASTLE, Somerset. North east view of Nunye Castle in the county of Somerset by Samuel and Nathaniel Buck, 1733
Sporting sculpture PLA01_03_0517Lords Cricket Ground, Relief Sculpture, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, Greater London. The relief sculpture of sportsmen
Balloon crash CVS01_01_031Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving showing a maritime rescue that took place on 1st September 1874. French balloonists Jules
Ballooning CVS01_01_011Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of two men shooting at Jean-Pierre Blanchards Vaisseau Volant as it passes over France in 1784
Ballooning CVS01_01_040Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of a distant balloon ascending through clouds and rain. From the Cecil Victor Shadbolt collection of lantern slides dating from 1882-1892
Ballooning CVS01_01_033Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of James Glaisher and Henry Coxwell in the basket of a gas balloon during their ascent to c.10000 feet in 1862
Balloon flight CVS01_01_068Tales of balloon flight.Four men in a gas balloon basket as it launches, passing a tree top. One man, possibly the pilot, stands on the edge of the basket
Amazing flying machines CVS01_01_007Amazing flying machines. A hand-coloured engraving of a man flying using Besniers Flying Machine of 1678. From the Cecil Victor Shadbolt collection of lantern slides dating from 1882-1892
Gritting the roads 9M_HIL_1840Tower Hill, London. Miss Rist scattering ashes on Tower Hill; (to assist traffic in the snow). Woodcut by J. Knight, vignetted, c.1840. Mayson Beeton Collection
Whitehall in the 1790s 6C_WHI_1794Whitehall, Westminster, London. looking south along Whitehall, showing the Banqueting House. Coloured aquatint by Thomas Malton, published in 1794. Mayson Beeton Collection
Whitehall Palace, 1650 6C_WHI_1650Palace of Whitehall from the River Thames, Westminster, London. Whitehall Palace was the main royal residence in London between 1530 and 1698
Lace advertisement 8E_STR_1820392 The Strand, London. An engraving dated 1820 showing the elevation of 392 Strand, premises of Urlings Lace. The engraving was produced as an advertisement for G F Urling and Company
Piccadilly in 1830 5D_PIC_1830Piccadilly, London. An engraving showing Piccadilly from Coventry Street with Tichborne Street visible to the right. Coloured engraving from the Mayson Beeton Collection
London Female Mission 65A_LON_1830Probationary House Of The London Female Mission, 57 White Lion Street, Islington, London. An engraving showing women hanging washing on the line in the courtyard at the rear, circa 1836
Entrance to Hastings 163_HAS_1790_SMAYSON BEETON COLLECTION. Entrance to Hastings, East Sussex (from Old London Road, showing All Saints Church). Anon. c.1790. Colour engraving published by E. Nye, Tunbridge Wells
Bear Garden & Globe Theatre, Southwark 65S_BAN_1600_MMAYSON BEETON COLLECTION. Bear Garden and Globe Theatre, Southwark, London, c.1600. Engraving c. 1815. Sparrow.Del, Austin.SC (drawn by Sparrow, engraved by Austin)
Amazing flying machines CVS01_01_002Amazing flying machines. A hand-coloured engraving of the mythological Persian King Kai Kawus, seated on a throne being pulled through the air by four eagles
Amazing flying machines CVS01_01_012Amazing flying machines. Hand-coloured engraving of the Minerva balloon, designed by Etienne-Gaspard Robert in 1804. The original slide is damaged but this image has been repaired
Old St Pauls N110245ST PAULs CATHEDRAL, St Pauls Churchyard, City of London. London in 1540 showing the Old cathedral before the fire of 1666
Frost fair on the Thames N110260RIVER THAMES, London. " The Great Frost, or London in 1814". Coloured woodcut engraving. From the Mayson Beeton Collection
Frost fair on the Thames N110258RIVER THAMES, London. " Gambols on the River Thames, Feb 1814". Cartoon etching by Cruikshank. From the Mayson Beeton Collection
Wellington Arch N110232WELLINGTON ARCH, Hyde Park Corner, Westminster, London. " Entrance to the Kings Palace" by T H Shepherd. Published in James Elmes (1827) " Metropolitan Improvements
Wellington Arch and Apsley House N110231APSLEY HOUSE and WELLINGTON ARCH, Piccadilly, Hyde Park Corner, Westminster, London. " Triumphal Arch and Duke of Wellingtons Statue" by T H Shepherd
Great Exhibition in Hyde Park 1851 N110264GREAT EXHIBITION OF 1851, Hyde Park, Westminster, London. Crystal Palace. The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park. Bragg delin. Lithograph in black and tints. From the Mayson Beeton Collection
Great Exhibition in Hyde Park 1851 N110263GREAT EXHIBITION OF 1851, Hyde Park, Westminster, London. Crystal Palace. Interior of the Great Exhibition looking West. Durond lith in black and tints. From the Mayson Beeton Collection
St Marys Abbey, York N110165MAYSON BEETON COLLECTION. St Marys Abbey, York. " St Marys Abbey near York", showing the ruined arcades with a gatehouse in the distance. Line coloured engraving dated 1720
Apsley House engraving N110159APSLEY HOUSE, Piccadilly, Hyde Park Corner, London. " View of Piccadilly from Hyde Park Corner Turnpike" dated 1810. No 19 of Ackermanns Repository of Arts
French Dragoon J840003Engraving of a French Napoleonic soldier produced in Paris. A corporal of the 16th Regiment of Dragoons, leaving camp. Pencil annotation indicates that for this regiment the plume should be red
Cruikshank - Picture of London N110040MAYSON BEETON COLLECTION. Picture of London, 1820 by George Cruikshank. Satirical coloured engraving from the Mayson Beeton Collection
The Duke of Wellingtons Bedroom J050175APSLEY HOUSE, London. Engraving of " The Duke of Wellingtons Bedroom at Apsley House"
Furniture designs for Kenwood from Adams Works J920247KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London. Engraving of furniture designed for Kenwood, from R. and J. Adams " Works"
Charterhouse Hospital c. 1710 N990022MAYSON BEETON COLLECTION. " The Charter House" by Johannes Kip, c.1710
Kenwood House engraving K900329KENWOOD HOUSE, London. Exterior view. Engraving of the North front of Kenwood House, 1788. Heath after Metz. Caen Wood
William Pitt K021638WALMER CASTLE, Kent. Coloured engraving of the Right Honourable William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) in military garb on horseback with Walmer Castle (or an equivalent fortification)
Part of the East Side of Regent Street 1827 J000144MAYSON BEETON COLLECTION. " Part of the East Side of Regent Street" London from " Metropolitan Improvements..." by James Elmes 1827
Prudhoe Castle engraving N070743PRUDHOE CASTLE, Northumberland. The South View of Prudhoe Castle in Northumberland engraving by Samuel and Nathaniel Buck, 1728
Ballooning CVS01_01_035Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving showing the Saladin balloon flying over cliffs near Bridport. MP Walter Powell was aboard the Saladin when it was carried out over the English
Balloon crash CVS01_01_037Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving showing two figures in the basket of a balloon which has ditched into the water. A crowd is gathered on the river bank
Balloon crash CVS01_01_032Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of a balloon ditched in the sea. From the Cecil Victor Shadbolt collection of lantern slides dating from 1882-1892
Ballooning CVS01_01_043Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of a balloon flying above a town or city - probably London. From the Cecil Victor Shadbolt collection of lantern slides dating from 1882-1892
Ballooning CVS01_01_044Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of a balloon in flight, with a rainbow in the background. From the Cecil Victor Shadbolt collection of lantern slides dating from 1882-1892
Ballooning CVS01_01_036Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving showing MP Walter Powell and Captain Templer in the basket of the Saladin balloon
Ballooning CVS01_01_047Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of a balloon flying through clouds above the sea at sunset. From the Cecil Victor Shadbolt collection of lantern slides dating from 1882-1892