Nursery rhyme and illustration of Little Boy Blue from Old Mother Gooses Rhymes and Tales Illustrated by Constance Haslewood Published by Frederick Warne Co London and New York circa 1890s Chromolithography by Emrik Binger of Holland

The Frog Who Would A Wooing Go from Old Mother Gooses Rhymes and Tales Illustrated by Constance Haslewood Published by Frederick Warne Co London and New York circa 1890s Chromolithography by Emrik Binger of Holland

Nursery rhyme and illustration of Multiplication is vexation from Old Mother Gooses Rhymes and Tales Illustrated by Constance Haslewood Published by Frederick Warne Co London and New York circa 1890s Chromolithography by Emrik Binger of Holland

Esther (c450 BC) before her husband King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I?) of Persia denouncing Haman as the enemy who would have her and her people (Jews) killed: Esther 1-10. From Gustave Dore's illustrated "Bible" 1866. Wood engraving

Merchants entering walled town, mason and carpenter at work, shopkeeper serving customer and men driving swine, Marco Polo (1254-1324) Venetian traveller and merchant. Scene from his Book of Marvels ... early 15th century manuscript illustrated by Masters Boucicaut and Bedford, Bibliotheque National

Dante, guided by Virgil, in third gulf of the eighth circle, observes those guilty of simony suffering burning, buried head first with just legs and feet exposed. Gustave Dore illustrated Dante Inferno 1863. Canto XIX

Inner court, Fleet Prison, London. Prison for debt and contempt of court. From The Microcosm of London, Ackermann, London, 1808-11, illustrated by Pugin and Rowlandson. Aquatint

Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Hungarian pianist and composer in 1832 at the age of 21. Engraving from "The Illustrated London News" (London, 1886)

Baby incubators in use at the Port-Royal Maternity Hospital, Paris, France, which was under the direction of Etienne (Stepahne) Tarnier (1828-1897), French obstetrician. Engraving from The Illustrated London News (London, 8 March 1884). Medicine. Obstetrics.

St George (dc303) killing the Dragon. Perhaps Roman centurion beheaded near modern Tel Aviv. Patron saint of England, Catalonia, Genoa, Greece, Portugal, Russia, Venice, and of soldiers. Headpiece by Heywood Sumner for "The English Illustrated Magazine"((London 1884)

Chromolithographic cover illustration from Old Mother Gooses Rhymes and Tales Illustrated by Constance Haslewood Published by Frederick Warne Co London and New York circa 1890s Chromolithography by Emrik Binger of Holland

Make Way for Ducklings is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey The book's popularity led to the construction of a statue in the Public Garden of the mother duck and her eight ducklings

Hell: the city of Dis, Roman god of the underworld. Sinners burning in Hell 'Their lids suspended; and beneath, / From them forth issued lamentable means' Canto X. Gustave Dore's illustrated Dante Inferno, 1863. Wood engraving

Ejectment of Irish Tenantry, From The Illustrated London News, December 1848, Ebenezer Landells, (1808-1860 British), Wood engraving

The Day After the Ejectment, (Irish Potato Famine), From The Illustrated London News, December 1848, Ebenezer Landells, (1808-1860 British), Wood engraving

Irish Potato Famine: Government potato store being attacked by starving inhabitants of Galway, From The Illustrated London News, June 1842, Wood engraving

Nursery rhyme and illustration of Hey Diddle Diddle from Old Mother Gooses Rhymes and Tales Illustrated by Constance Haslewood Published by Frederick Warne Co London and New York circa 1890s Chromolithography by Emrik Binger of Holland

William Gilbert (WG) Grace Cricket player and Physician From "The English Illustrated Magazine" Engraving by W. Spielmeyer 1890

The Civil War in SpainDon Carlos and his staff Carlos Maria Isidoro de Borbn Conde de Molina 1788-1855 Byname Don Carlos 1st Carlist pretender to the Spanish throne as Charles V From The Illustrated London News Saturday September 27 1873

Wilhelm I (William I 1797-1888) King of Prussia and first emperor of Germany, Engraving from The English Illustrated Magazine (London, 1888)

France, Loire, Loire-Atlantique, Nantes, Musée Jules Verne, copy of the book "Le Tour du Monde en 80 Jours", illustrated, Hetzel collection

John Bunyan (1628-1688) English Puritan preacher & Author of "The Pilgrim's Progress" Portrait from a mid-19th century edition illustrated with Kronheim chromolithographs, with scenes from "The Pilgrim's Progress" at top and bottom.

Christ mocked and the Crown of Thorns placed on his head. St John. From Gustave Dore's illustrated "Bible", 1866. Wood engraving

North Carolina, the Political Campaign: Colored Voters from the Interior Journeying to the Polling Stations From 'Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper' 13 November 1880 Artist Unknown Engraving Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., USA

The 'Extinct Animals' model room at Crystal Palace, Sydenham, showing models of dinosaurs being prepared for display. Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins (1807-89) prepared the display. From "The Illustrated London News" (London, December 31, 1853) Wood engraving

Title page illustration from Old Mother Gooses Rhymes and Tales Illustrated by Constance Haslewood Published by Frederick Warne Co London and New York circa 1890s Chromolithography by Emrik Binger of Holland

Women's ward in the Middlesex Hospital, London. From The Microcosm of London, Ackermann, London, 1808 -11. Illustrated by Pugin and Rowlandson. Aquatint

Nursery rhyme and illustration of One Two Buckle My Shoe from Old Mother Gooses Rhymes and Tales Illustrated by Constance Haslewood Published by Frederick Warne Co London and New York circa 1890s Chromolithography by Emrik Binger of Holland

Flemish Proverbs Illustrated in a Village Pieter Bruegel the Younger (ca.1564-1638/Flemish) Christie's Images, London, England

American Civil War Slave labour strengthening the fortifications of Savannah, Georgia Published in the Illustrated London News of 18 April 1863 Wood engraving

Abraham Lincoln 16th President of the United States (1809-1865) From "Leslie's Illustrated History of the Civil War" 19th Century Artist Unknown

American Civil War 1861-1865: Cartoon from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, New York, 1861, showing how 'contrabands' could be made useful. 'Contrabands' were Negro slaves who had escaped or been brought across Union (northern) lines. Wood engraving

Schliemann's excavations at Mycenae. Illustrated London News artist sketching in front of the Lion gateway at Myceneae 1877. Engraving.

The Stampede from Bull Run, July 21, 1861 during American Civil War From "The Illustrated London News" (London, August 17, 1861) Frank Vizetelly (1830-1883 English) Engraving

Otto von Bismarck (1815-98) German/Prussian statesman & Chancellor of Germany, From The Illustrated London News (London, 1866), Engraving

Samuel White Baker (1821-1893) English explorer and anti-slavery campaigner. Baker's steamboat being hauled through cuttings in river grass during his expedition up the White Nile. Wood engraving from The Illustrated London News 1874

Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Spanish soldier and one of the founders of the Jesuits Engraving from "The Illustrated Globe Encyclopaedia of Universal Knowledge, Vol. V"

Collecting limpets and seaweed for food in the west of Ireland after failure of the potato crop, From The Illustrated London News, 1886

Dog-headed men from the Isle of Agaman, Gulf of Bengal, Marco Polo (1254-1324) Venetian traveller. Book of Marvels?. Early 15th century manuscript illustrated by Masters Boucicaut and Bedford. B.N., Paris

St. Luke's Hospital, Old Street, London. Lunatic asylum. Female patients in their day gallery. Each patient had own room. Architect, George Dance jnr (1741-1825). From The Microcosm of London, Ackermann, London, 1808-11. Illustrated Pugin and Rowlandson.

Albion Mills, on the south side of Blackfriars Bridge, burning, March 2, 1791, after set alight by arsonists, From Microcosm of London, Rudolph Ackermann, London 1808-10, illustrated Pugin and Rowlandson. Aquatint: colour