Edinburgh Castle from the Grass Market 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 R Brandard

Home of Charles Darwin 1809 1882 British Naturalist Downe Beckenham Kent England His study where The Origin of Species was written and his favourite walk From the book The International Library of Famous Literature Published in London 1900 Volume XIII

Francis II Francois de Valois 1544 1560 King of France Photo etching from painting by Rauch From the book Lady Jackson s Works VII The Last of the Valois I Published London 1899

Engraving from The Dore Bible illustrating Genesis xiii 8 and 9 The Dove Sent Forth From the Ark by Gustave Dore 1832 1883 French artist and illustrator

Queen Margot Margeurite de Valois 1553 1615 1st wife of Henry IV daughter of Henry II of France and Catherine de Medicis From an engraving by Merger after the painting by Vincent

Battle of Valmy near the town of Sainte Menehould in northeastern France 20th September 1792 Engraved by Maurand after De La Charlerie From Histoire de la Revolution Francaise by Louis Blanc

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Diwan-i-Khas a pavillon for imperial private audience in white marble inlaid with precious stones, , Red fort (Lal Qila), built in 1639 by Shah Jahan, on the World Heritage list of UNESCO , Delhi, India

CLEOPATRA VII FILOPATOR 69 A C - 30 A C Last queen of Egypt of the LAGIDA Dynasty 51 A C - 30 A C 1872 engraving that shows the death of Cleopatra An Aspid bit her

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

Direct person-to-person blood transfusion at the wrist. After engraving from George Abraham Mercklino Tractatio med. Curiosa de murto et occasu transfusionis sanguinis Nuremberg., 1679, Engraving

Tennyson of Aldworth and Freshwater Alfred Tennyson 1st Baron byname Alfred Lord Tennyson 1809 1892 English poet laureat Engraved by GJ Stodart from a photograph by J Mayall

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

Engraving from The Dore Bible illustrating Genesis xxiii 19 and 20 The Burial of Sarah by Gustave Dore 1832 1883 French artist and illustrator

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Perigord 1754 1838 French politician and diplomat Engraved by Launy Marchand after E Parmentier From Histoire de la Revolution Francaise by Louis Blanc

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Normal method of applying petard (explosive device) to gate of fortress. The fuse has just been lit and the Fusilier is retreating quickly in order not to be 'hoist with his own petard'. Stipple engraving c1800

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

David Livingstone (1813-1873) saved from a lion by Mebalwe, a native school master, From Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa David Livingstone (London 1857), Engraving,

Headstone of Charles Stewart Parnell, Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Co Dublin, Ireland, founder and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party