Henry II de Valois of France 1519 1559 King of France from 1547 Photo etching from painting by Biozot From the book Lady Jackson s Works VI The Court of France II Published London 1899

General Charles George Gordon aka Chinese Gordon and Gordon Pasha 1833 1885 British General Photographed at Khartoum From the book Chinese Gordon by Archibald Forbes published in London 1886

Maria Theresa Archduchess of Austria and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia 1717 1780 Engraved by W H Mote after G Staal From the book World Noted Women by Mary Cowden Clarke published 1858

Henry StJohn Viscount Bolingbroke 1678 1751 English philosopher From the book The International Library of Famous Literature Published in London 1900 Volume VIII

Boulevard D'vielle Louz (Mouline) Charvot, Eugene(1847-1924 French) Engraving Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville, FL

Battle of Jemmapes or Jemappes Jemappes in Hainaut Belgium 6 November 1792 Engraved by Hurel after De La Charlerie From Histoire de la Revolution Francaise by Louis Blanc

George Frideric Frederick Handel 1685 1759 German born English composer of the late Baroque era Portrait by Chase Emerson American artist 1874 1922

Lisbon from The Rua de San Miguel From the original painting by Lt Col Batty F R S from the book Select Views of some of the Principal Cities of Europe published London 1832 Engraved by T Jeavons

Louis XVI before the convention December 1792 Louis XVI 1754 1793 King of France 1774 1792 Engraved by Meyer Heine after De La Charlerie From Histoire de la Revolution Francaise by Louis Blanc

Adrienne Lecouvreur 1692 1730 French actress Photo etching after the painting by Coypel From the book Lady Jackson s Works III The Old Rgime I Court Salons and Theatres Published London 1899

Frontspiece by Walter Crane 1845 1915 to the book Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes by Robert Louis Stevenson published London 1916

Princess Sophia of Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Countess of Mensdorff Pouilly 1778 1835 From a portrait by Dickinson From the book The Girlhood of Queen Victoria 1832 1840 Published in London 1912

Mark Twain psuedonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens 1835 1910 American writer and humorist From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories American Volume 15

Map of Southern Africa and Madagascar circa 1760 From Atlas de Toutes Les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre by Cartographer Rigobert Bonne Published Geneva circa 1760

Sir William Carr Beresford Viscount Beresford Baron Beresford Of Albuera And Dungarvan Duke duque De Elvas 1768 1854 British General Engraved by PWTomkins after Sir W Beechey From the book National Portrait Gallery Volume I published 1830

French troops attack Bezalu Besalu Girona Spain during the Napoleonic Wars in 1808 19th century lithograph by Engelmann after Langlois

The Coronation of Queen Victoria from the picture by Sir G Hayter From the book V R I Her Life and Empire by The Marquis of Lorne K T now his grace The Duke of Argyll

Margaret of Anjou 1429 1482 French Queen of King Henry VI of England Engraved by W H Mote after G Staal From the book World Noted Women by Mary Cowden Clarke published 1858

Johan August Strindberg 1849 1912 Swedish dramatist From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories Scandinavian and Dutch Volume 19

Thomas Coram 16681751 English philanthropist and colonizer Founder of the Foundling Hospital London in 1739 Engraved by JW Cook from painting by William Hogarth

Lady Frances Nelson 1761 1831 1st Viscountess Nelson Wife of Lord Horatio Nelson From the book The Life of Nelson published 1899

John Thurloe 1616 1668 English secretary of state during Cromwell s protectorate 19th century print engraved by Cosmo Armstrong from the painting by S Cooper

Map of the northern united states of North America circa 1760 From Atlas de Toutes Les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre by Cartographer Rigobert Bonne Published Geneva circa 1760

Luigi Lablache 1794 1858 French opera singer From a sketch by Princess Victoria From the book The Girlhood of Queen Victoria 1832 1840 Published in London in 1912

Thomas Henry Huxley 1825 1895 English physiologist anatomist zoologist anthropologist agnostic and educator From the book The International Library of Famous Literature Published in London 1900 Volume XVIII

Common Cormorant 1827-1838 John James Audubon (1785-1851/American) Engraving The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California, USA

The Battle of Copenhagen April 2 1801 Illustration by Westall From the book The Life of Nelson by Robert Southey published London 1883

Matilda of Scotland aka Edith c 1079 80 1118 Queen of Henry I of England Engraved by W H Mote after J W Wright From the book The Queens of England Volume I by Sydney Wilmot Published London circa 1890

Daniel Defoe 1660 1731 English novelist and journalist From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories English Volume 7

Jean Baptiste Klber 1753 1800 French general of the Revolutionary wars Engraved by Pannemaker Ligny after Linard From Histoire de la Revolution Francaise by Louis Blanc

Marco Polo 1254 1324 Venetian traveller From the frontspiece to the first German edition of his Travels printed at Nuremberg in 1477

Charles John Huffam Dickens 1812 1870 English novelist From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories English Volume 7

George Gordon Lord Byron 1788 1824 Signature English romantic poet From the book National Portrait Gallery Volume I published 1830

Sir Arthure Thomas Quiller Couch psuedonym Q 1863 1944 English author From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories English Volume 9

P O steamer entering the Quarantine Harbour Malta by Charles William Wyllie 1859 1923 from The Picturesque Mediterranean circa 1890

Death of Nelson 1805 Horatio Nelson Lord Nelson Viscount Nelson 1758 1805 British naval commander Illustration by Westall From the book The Life of Nelson by Robert Southey published London 1883

Algeria near Djanet Man of Tuareg tribe Prehistoric rock engraving called THE WEEPING COW in Tassili nAjjer National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site Sahara desert

John Ruskin 1819 1900 English writer art critic and reformer From the book The International Library of Famous Literature Published in London 1900 Volume I

Napoleon Bonaparte 1769 1821 From the picture by Horace Vernet From the book VRI Her Life and Empire by The Marquis of Lorne KT now his grace The Duke of Argyll

The Battle of Bossenden Nr Canterbury England May 1838 The last battle fought in England From the book VRI Her Life and Empire by The Marquis of Lorne KT now his grace The Duke of Argyll

George Washington 1732 1799 First President of the United States 19th century print engraved by William Ensom from a painting by Stuart

Silas Horton Stringham 1798 1876 Union naval commander during the American Civil War and rear admiral in the United States Navy