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A man lying in bed with his wife is visited by two solemn and imposing ghosts cloaked in shrouds

Masutti, Antonio

1813

1895

I misteri di Roma contemporanea, vol. 1

1861

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24437095M/I_misteri_di_Roma_contemporanea

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You Here, Targhini and Montanari!

Woe is me! You here, Targhini and Montanari!

A man lying in bed with his wife is visited by two solemn and imposing ghosts cloaked in shrouds as two children look on from a smaller bed on the side. Angelo Targhini and Leonida Montanari were members of the Carbonari—a network of secret revolutionary societies—who got arrested for having attempted to kill an undercover agent. They were sentenced to death for lese-majesty and beheaded in Rome, in 1825. The caption reads in the original Italian: Miserere di me ! Voi qui Targhini e Montanari !

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/corpse/

Two men standing in a street stare down at a naked dead body released from a fallen coffin

Masutti, Antonio

1813

1895

I misteri di Roma contemporanea, vol. 1

1861

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24437095M/I_misteri_di_Roma_contemporanea

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A Corpse

"Good God! What is this?" "A corpse."

Two men standing in a street stare down at a naked dead body released from a fallen coffin as a boy comes running toward them and a hearse can be seen in the distance, standing out against the silhouette of the Colosseum. The caption reads in the original Italian: — Buon-Dio ! Questo che cos’è — Un cadavere.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/woman-parrot/

A woman is gazing up to the green parrot she's tempting with a fruit she holds in her hand

Jank, Angelo

1868

1940

L'Estampe Moderne, vol. 2 (May 1898-April 1899)

[ca. 1899]

nan

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Woman with Parrot

Woman with parrot.

A woman with a half-smile is gazing up to the green parrot she’s tempting with a fruit she holds in her hand. The caption reads in the original French: La Femme au Perroquet.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/hair/

A woman with bared shoulders is seen from the back doing her hair in shadowy light

Flandrin, Jules Léon

1871

1947

L'Estampe Moderne, vol. 2 (May 1898-April 1899)

[ca. 1899]

nan

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Hair

Hair.

A woman with bared shoulders is seen from the back doing her hair in shadowy light. The caption reads in the original French: La chevelure.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/enigma/

A woman and a man are seen from the side looking into each other's eyes with passionate abandon

Bellery-Desfontaines, Henri

1867

1909

L'Estampe Moderne, vol. 2 (May 1898-April 1899)

[ca. 1899]

nan

People

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The Enigma

The enigma.

A woman and a man wearing a laurel wreath are seen from the side looking into each other’s eyes and touching each other’s face with passionate abandon, framed with garlands of daisies and oak leaves and acorns. The caption reads in the original French: L’énigme.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/girl-orange/

A melancholy young girl dressed in red is seen sitting on a chair holding an orange in her lap

Breslau, Louise Catherine

1856

1927

L'Estampe Moderne, vol. 2 (May 1898-April 1899)

[ca. 1899]

nan

People

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Girl with Orange

Girl with orange.

A melancholy young girl in a red dress and a red hat is seen from the side sitting on a chair and holding an orange in her lap. The caption reads in the original French: Fillette à l’orange.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/black-country/

A miner is going to work with a lamp hanging from one shoulder and a coal pick slung over the other

Besson, Jules Gustave

1868

19??

L'Estampe Moderne, vol. 2 (May 1898-April 1899)

[ca. 1899]

nan

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The Black Country

In the Black Country.

A coal miner is seen from the side going to work with his lamp hanging from one shoulder and his coal pick slung over the other while washerwomen are busy in the background. The caption reads in the original French: Au pays noir.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/toll-gate-dance-hall/

View of a mixed crowd in a busy dance hall, showing couples dancing while others stand watching

Steinlen, Théophile-Alexandre

1859

1923

L'Estampe Moderne, vol. 2 (May 1898-April 1899)

[ca. 1899]

nan

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Toll Gate Dance Hall

Toll gate dance hall.

View of a mixed crowd of workers, rogues, and prostitutes—plus a conspicuous soldier standing tall—in a busy dance hall, showing couples dancing while others stand watching from the side or sit at tables at the back. Nineteenth-century toll gate inns and dance halls were a manner of duty-free places located in strategic spots around Paris, where the tax on goods entering the city had not yet been applied. Food and alcohol were therefore cheaper, although of an often mediocre quality, and the gentler prices, along with some shady activity, such as smuggling, drew to these places people from all walks of life, including the occasional upper-class party come for the thrill. The caption reads in the original French: Bal de barrière.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/chief-malems-house/

Interior with men awaiting an audience while in a smaller room, an older man greets a visitor

Allen, William

1793

1864

Picturesque views on the river Niger

1840

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL27954670M/Picturesque_views_on_the_river_Niger_sketched_during_Lander's_last_visit_in_1832-33

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Chief Malem’s House

The interior of the chief Malem's house.

Interior view of a house showing the main reception area filled with men awaiting an audience while in a brightly lit smaller room at the back, an older man greets a visitor offering his respects. Such a ceremonial is described as follows by the author: Following my guide, I entered a court-yard filled with people. On the opposite side was a square building having more pretensions to architectural design, than any I had seen. On each side of a low doorway, were placed a drawn dagger and a book. I entered, rather reluctantly, a large apartment dimly lighted and filled with people. It was divided by a wall, through which were three openings; that in the centre being an archway ornamented with a moulding. Through one of these I was led to a venerable man, who sat alone on a white bull’s hide, his elbow resting on a cushion. A single ray of light from a narrow window streamed full on his long snowy beard and white dress. All around was perfectly dark; at least to me, who had just left the light of the sun.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/mount-patteh/

Mount Patti is seen in the distance from the east bank of the Niger River

Allen, William

1793

1864

Picturesque views on the river Niger

1840

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL27954670M/Picturesque_views_on_the_river_Niger_sketched_during_Lander's_last_visit_in_1832-33

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Mount Patti

Mount Pattèh from Bàngadeh.

Mount Patti is seen in the distance from the east bank of the Niger River as in the foreground, a few people stand near a couple of huts. According to the map included at the beginning of the volume, “Bangàdeh” lies inside the loop formed by the confluence of the Niger and Benue rivers, approximately facing today’s Lokoja.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/palaver/

A group of men is sitting in a circle, having a discussion while onlookers stand at some distance

Allen, William

1793

1864

Picturesque views on the river Niger

1840

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL27954670M/Picturesque_views_on_the_river_Niger_sketched_during_Lander's_last_visit_in_1832-33

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The Palaver

The palaver.

A group of men is sitting in a circle on the ground, having a discussion while onlookers and villagers stand at a little distance.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/huts-jogguh/

View of a group of huts in an African village, with local people sitting in the shade

Allen, William

1793

1864

Picturesque views on the river Niger

1840

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL27954670M/Picturesque_views_on_the_river_Niger_sketched_during_Lander's_last_visit_in_1832-33

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Huts at Joggùh

Huts at Joggùh.

View of a group of huts in an African village, with local people sitting in the shade. According to the map provided at the beginning of the volume, “Joggùh” lies at the confluence of the Niger and Benue rivers and could correspond to modern-day Lokoja, Nigeria.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/attah-bokweh/

Set of two panoramic illustrations showing distinct locations on the course of the river Niger

Allen, William

1793

1864

Picturesque views on the river Niger

1840

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL27954670M/Picturesque_views_on_the_river_Niger_sketched_during_Lander's_last_visit_in_1832-33

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Cliffs at Attàh—Mountains and Market Canoes near Bokwèh

Cliffs at Attàh.

Set of two panoramic illustrations showing distinct locations on the course of the river Niger. At the top, a cliff and a hillock dotted with trees can be seen across the water as a canoe glides past; the bottom picture shows numerous canoes approaching a busy bank in the foreground while on the other side, a mountainous landscape stretches into the distance. According to the map provided at the beginning of the volume, “Attàh” could correspond to modern-day Idah, Nigeria, and “Bokwèh” is to be found upstream, seemingly in the area of Geregu.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/procession-ibu/

View of the river Niger and the tropical forest showing numerous rowing boats on the water

Allen, William

1793

1864

Picturesque views on the river Niger

1840

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL27954670M/Picturesque_views_on_the_river_Niger_sketched_during_Lander's_last_visit_in_1832-33

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Procession to Ibu

Procession to Ibu.

View of the river Niger and the tropical forest in an area located in today’s Nigeria, showing numerous rowing boats on the water, one of which has just capsized, leaving its occupants waiting for the approaching rescue. According to the map included at the beginning of the volume, “Ibu” could be the modern-day Aboh, or a place in its vicinity.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/monkshood/

Four Art Nouveau ornamental patterns with floral design based on monkshood flowers and leaves

Martin, Anna

18??

19??

La plante et ses applications ornementales

n.d. [ca. 1896]

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25591928M/La_plante_et_ses_applications_ornementales

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Monkshood

Monks hood.

Set of four Art Nouveau ornamental patterns with floral design based on monkshood flowers and leaves.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/nasturtium/

Four Art Nouveau ornamental patterns with floral design based on nasturtium flowers and leaves

Pillard Verneuil, Maurice

1869

1942

La plante et ses applications ornementales

n.d. [ca. 1896]

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25591928M/La_plante_et_ses_applications_ornementales

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Nasturtium

Nasturtium.

Set of four Art Nouveau ornamental patterns with floral design based on nasturtium flowers and leaves.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/jonquil-2-hervegh/

Four Art Nouveau ornamental patterns with floral design showing stylized jonquils

Hervegh, Emma

18??

19??

La plante et ses applications ornementales

n.d. [ca. 1896]

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25591928M/La_plante_et_ses_applications_ornementales

Ornaments & patterns

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Jonquil (Hervegh)

Jonquil.

Set of four Art Nouveau ornamental patterns with floral design showing stylized jonquil flowers and leaves.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/jonquil-1-verneuil/

Set of four Art Nouveau ornamental patterns with floral design based on jonquil flowers and leaves

Pillard Verneuil, Maurice

1869

1942

La plante et ses applications ornementales

n.d. [ca. 1896]

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25591928M/La_plante_et_ses_applications_ornementales

Ornaments & patterns

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Jonquil (Verneuil)

Jonquil.

Set of four Art Nouveau ornamental patterns with floral design based on jonquil flowers and leaves.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/arrowhead-verneuil/

Three Art Nouveau patterns with floral design based on broadleaf arrowhead leaves and flowers

Pillard Verneuil, Maurice

1869

1942

La plante et ses applications ornementales

n.d. [ca. 1896]

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25591928M/La_plante_et_ses_applications_ornementales

Ornaments & patterns

Portrait (taller)

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Arrow-head.

Set of three Art Nouveau ornamental patterns with floral design based on broadleaf arrowhead leaves and flowers.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/iris-2-hervegh/

Set of three Art Nouveau ornamental patterns with floral design based on iris flowers and leaves

Hervegh, Emma

18??

19??

La plante et ses applications ornementales

n.d. [ca. 1896]

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25591928M/La_plante_et_ses_applications_ornementales

Ornaments & patterns

Portrait (taller)

Iris (Hervegh)

Iris.

Set of three Art Nouveau ornamental patterns with floral design based on iris flowers and leaves.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/temple-dancing-girl/

The figure of a dancer extends beyond the frame of a picture featuring a creature with rainbow wings

Shaw, Byam

1872

1919

The garden of Kama

n.d. [1914]

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7021145M/The_garden_of_Kama_and_other_love_lyrics_from_India

People

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The Temple Dancing Girl

The temple dancing girl.

The figure of a dancing woman, seen in full-length facing the viewer, extends beyond the frame of a picture featuring a kneeling teenager and a creature with rainbow-colored wings.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/zahir-u-din/

A woman and a man are floating in the air, rising above the clouds darkening the fiery sunset

Shaw, Byam

1872

1919

The garden of Kama

n.d. [1914]

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7021145M/The_garden_of_Kama_and_other_love_lyrics_from_India

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Three Songs of Zahir-U-Din

Three songs of Zahir-U-Din

A woman and a man are blissfully floating in the air, their figures rising above the clouds darkening the fiery sunset.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/song-gulbaz/

A man kisses a young woman lying on a bed overgrown with climbing roses

Shaw, Byam

1872

1919

The garden of Kama

n.d. [1914]

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7021145M/The_garden_of_Kama_and_other_love_lyrics_from_India

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Song by Gulbaz

Song by Gulbaz.

A man kisses a young woman lying on a bed overgrown with climbing roses. (Click on any high-resolution link to view the unblurred image.)

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/garden-by-bridge/

A man leans his head back on a woman's shoulder, blissfully asleep as she looks to the side

Shaw, Byam

1872

1919

The garden of Kama

n.d. [1914]

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7021145M/The_garden_of_Kama_and_other_love_lyrics_from_India

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The Garden by the Bridge

The garden by the bridge.

A man leaning his head back on a woman’s shoulder is seemingly blissfully asleep as she looks to the side, brooding. Their busts are surrounded by a flower wreath while below, in the foreground, scenes of violence, suffering, and death are taking place.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/deserted-gipsys-song/

Split illustration showing a couple sitting together and a woman lying on a bed, about to cry

Shaw, Byam

1872

1919

The garden of Kama

n.d. [1914]

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7021145M/The_garden_of_Kama_and_other_love_lyrics_from_India

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Deserted Gipsy’s Song

Deserted Gipsy's song: Hillside camp.

Split illustration showing a couple sitting together with the woman stroking her lover’s face, and below, at a larger scale, a woman lying on a bed with her head between her hands and looking about to cry.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/ojira/

The picture of a woman standing with her hands to her head is framed over a flower in full bloom

Shaw, Byam

1872

1919

The garden of Kama

n.d. [1914]

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7021145M/The_garden_of_Kama_and_other_love_lyrics_from_India

People

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Ojira

Ojira, to her lover.

The full-length picture of a woman standing with her hands to her head and a yearning expression on her face is framed over the center of a red and yellow flower in full bloom.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/garden-kama-frontispiece/

Five Hindu female dancers prance around a garden as a parrot carrying a kissing couple flies past

Shaw, Byam

1872

1919

The garden of Kama

n.d. [1914]

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7021145M/The_garden_of_Kama_and_other_love_lyrics_from_India

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The Garden of Kama—Frontispiece

The garden of Kama.

Five Hindu celestial female dancers (devatas) are prancing around in a garden against a background of trees covered with fruit as a green parrot carrying a majestic kissing couple flies past above their heads. (Click on any high-resolution link to view the unblurred image.)

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/director-his-post/

A man stands on a walkway, leaning on the end of a large telescope trained on the moon

Montaut, Henri de

1829

1889

De la terre à la lune

n.d.

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25129214M/De_la_terre_a_la_lune

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The Director at His Post

The director at his post.

A man stands on a walkway, leaning on the end of a large telescope trained on the moon, which can be seen in the top right corner, partly veiled by wisps of clouds. The caption reads in the original French: Le directeur était à son poste.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/interior-projectile/

Cross-section of the cabin of a cannon shell-shaped rocket showing a man inspecting a closet, etc.

Montaut, Henri de

1829

1889

De la terre à la lune

n.d.

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25129214M/De_la_terre_a_la_lune

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The Interior of the Projectile

The interior of the projectile.

Cross-section of the cabin of a cannon shell-shaped rocket showing a man inspecting a closet full of jars, two dogs, gardening tools, a young tree ready to be planted, a gun rack, etc. The caption reads in the original French: L’intérieur du projectile.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/grown-fat/

A man appears through an opening at the top of a cannon shell-shaped rocket, greeted by his friends

Montaut, Henri de

nan

nan

De la terre à la lune

nan

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25129214M/De_la_terre_a_la_lune

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J. T. Maston Had Grown Fat

J. T. Maston had grown fat.

A man appears triumphantly through an opening near the top of a cannon shell-shaped rocket, greeted by his friends and the assistant, still perched on a ladder, who came to release him. The caption reads in the original French: J. T. Maston avait engraissé.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/bird-struggling/

A man in a tropical forest happens upon a small bird caught in the web of a large spider

Montaut, Henri de

1829

1889

De la terre à la lune

n.d.

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25129214M/De_la_terre_a_la_lune

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In the Midst of This Snare

In the midst of this snare was a poor little bird.

A man in a tropical forest happens upon a small bird caught in the web of a large spider. The caption reads in the original French: Au milieu du réseau, un petit oiseau se débattait.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/trains-to-moon/

A rocket pulling four separate compartments is darting toward the moon across the starry sky

Montaut, Henri de

1829

1889

De la terre à la lune

n.d.

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25129214M/De_la_terre_a_la_lune

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Projectile Trains for the Moon

Projectile trains for the moon.

A rocket pulling four separate compartments strung together is darting toward the moon across the starry sky. The caption reads in the original French: Les trains de projectiles pour la lune.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/gun-club-meeting/

view of a conference hall showing a cheering audience seen from behind and a speaker on a platform

Montaut, Henri de

1829

1889

De la terre à la lune

n.d.

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25129214M/De_la_terre_a_la_lune

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Meeting of the Gun Club

Meeting of the Gun Club.

view of a conference hall with pillars and an imposing glass chandelier, showing a cheering audience seen from behind and a speaker standing on a platform at some distance, a gun at his side. The caption reads in the original French: La séance du Gun-Club.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/end-journey/

A stagecoach is reaching its destination, greeted by a stable boy as passengers start getting off

Thomson, Hugh

1860

1920

Coaching days and coaching ways

1888

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL6922771M/Coaching_days_and_coaching_ways

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The End of the Journey

The end of the journey.

A stagecoach is reaching its destination, greeted by a stable boy and another man already chatting with the coachman as passengers start getting off the coach, one of them yawning and stretching on the roof. Coaching Days and Coaching Ways was illustrated by Hugh Thomson and Herbert Railton, and shows no clear indication of which artist did what. It should therefore be noted that our attribution of this illustration to Hugh Thomson is no more than a guess. Thomson’s particular talent for character drawing, and attention to the difference in style between the two artists make it plausible, however, that for this book, Thomson was assigned illustrations which focused on people while Railton took care of the quieter depictions of buildings, courtyards, etc.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/seeing-them-off/

A group of people is seen looking in the direction of a stagecoach which has just departed

Thomson, Hugh

1860

1920

Coaching days and coaching ways

1888

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL6922771M/Coaching_days_and_coaching_ways

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Seeing Them Off

Seeing them off.

A group of people is seen from the side looking in the direction of a stagecoach which has just departed, a woman in the middle waving her handkerchief. Coaching Days and Coaching Ways was illustrated by Hugh Thomson and Herbert Railton, and shows no clear indication of which artist did what. It should therefore be noted that our attribution of this illustration to Hugh Thomson is no more than a guess. Thomson’s particular talent for character drawing, and attention to the difference in style between the two artists make it plausible, however, that for this book, Thomson was assigned illustrations which focused on people while Railton took care of the quieter depictions of buildings, courtyards, etc.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/clandestine-interview/

A woman stands on a porch, listening to a man on horseback who covers his mouth with his hand

Thomson, Hugh

1860

1920

Coaching days and coaching ways

1888

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL6922771M/Coaching_days_and_coaching_ways

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A Clandestine Interview

A clandestine interview.

A woman wearing a bonnet stands on a porch, leaning on a wood railing while listening to a man on horseback who wears a top hat and covers his mouth with his hand not to wake up a second man asleep on a bench. Coaching Days and Coaching Ways was illustrated by Hugh Thomson and Herbert Railton, and shows no clear indication of which artist did what. It should therefore be noted that our attribution of this illustration to Hugh Thomson is no more than a guess. Thomson’s particular talent for character drawing, and attention to the difference in style between the two artists make it plausible, however, that for this book, Thomson was assigned illustrations which focused on people while Railton took care of the quieter depictions of buildings, courtyards, etc.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/giving-start/

A youth pulls a stagecoach horse by the reins, looking at a man flinging his whip at another horse

Thomson, Hugh

1860

1920

Coaching days and coaching ways

1888

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL6922771M/Coaching_days_and_coaching_ways

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Giving Them a Start

Giving them a start.

A young man runs at the front of a stagecoach, pulling one horse by the reins and looking at a man flinging his whip at the horse on the other side while the coachman and passengers on the roof look on. Coaching Days and Coaching Ways was illustrated by Hugh Thomson and Herbert Railton, and shows no clear indication of which artist did what. It should therefore be noted that our attribution of this illustration to Hugh Thomson is no more than a guess. Thomson’s particular talent for character drawing, and attention to the difference in style between the two artists make it plausible, however, that for this book, Thomson was assigned illustrations which focused on people while Railton took care of the quieter depictions of buildings, courtyards, etc.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/snow-drift/

A stagecoach has hit a snowdrift and leans on one side as passengers are reeling from the shock

Thomson, Hugh

1860

1920

Coaching days and coaching ways

1888

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL6922771M/Coaching_days_and_coaching_ways

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The Snowdrift

The snow-drift.

A stagecoach has hit a snowdrift and leans perilously on one side as passengers are left somewhat reeling from the shock and the coachman tries to make his way to the snowed up horses. Coaching Days and Coaching Ways was illustrated by Hugh Thomson and Herbert Railton, and shows no clear indication of which artist did what. It should therefore be noted that our attribution of this illustration to Hugh Thomson is no more than a guess. Thomson’s particular talent for character drawing, and attention to the difference in style between the two artists make it plausible, however, that for this book, Thomson was assigned illustrations which focused on people while Railton took care of the quieter depictions of buildings, courtyards, etc.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/waiting-stagecoach/

Passengers are seen coming out of a country inn to catch the soon-to-arrive stagecoach.

Thomson, Hugh

nan

nan

Coaching days and coaching ways

1888

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL6922771M/Coaching_days_and_coaching_ways

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Waiting for the Stagecoach

Waiting for the stage coach.

Passengers are seen coming out of a country inn to catch the soon-to-arrive stagecoach. Coaching Days and Coaching Ways was illustrated by Hugh Thomson and Herbert Railton, and shows no clear indication of which artist did what. It should therefore be noted that our attribution of this illustration to Hugh Thomson is no more than a guess. Thomson’s particular talent for character drawing, and attention to the difference in style between the two artists make it plausible, however, that for this book, Thomson was assigned illustrations which focused on people while Railton took care of the quieter depictions of buildings, courtyards, etc.

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A woman sits on the floor, wrapping up a baby lying in her lap as a candle burns in the foreground

Campillo, Andrés

18??

?

Los mexicanos pintados por si mismos

1854

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24139480M/Los_mexicanos_pintados_por_si_mismos_tipos_y_costumbres_nacionales

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The Midwife

The midwife.

A woman sits on the floor, wrapping up a newborn baby lying in her lap as a candle burns on a low stand in the foreground and dishes and pieces of cloth can be seen within her hand’s reach. The caption reads in the original Spanish: La partera.

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A dry-goods dealer stands in the middle of a street with a basket full of notions items on his arm

Campillo, Andrés

18??

?

Los mexicanos pintados por si mismos

1854

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The Notions Dealer

The notions dealer.

A dry-goods dealer stands facing the viewer in the middle of a street with a basket full of notions items on his right arm and a selection of ribbons hanging from his left hand. The caption reads in the original Spanish: El mercero.

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A dapper compositor in a top hat is smoking a cigar while filling in a line of type

Iriarte, Hesiquio

ca. 1820

ca. 1897

Los mexicanos pintados por si mismos

1854

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The Compositor

The compositor.

A dapper compositor in a top hat is smoking a cigar while holding a composing stick in his left hand to fill in a line of type. The caption reads in the original Spanish: El cajista.

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A smiling middle-aged man sits on a chair playing the twelve-string mandolin

Iriarte, Hesiquio

ca. 1820

ca. 1897

Los mexicanos pintados por si mismos

1854

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The String Musician

The string musician.

A smiling middle-aged man sits playing the twelve-string mandolin with his hat laid on the floor on one side of the chair, and a bottle and a plate of food on the other. The caption reads in the original Spanish: El músico de cuerda.

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A woman with a feather duster tucked under her arm polishes the back of a chair with her apron

Iriarte, Hesiquio

ca. 1820

ca. 1897

Los mexicanos pintados por si mismos

1854

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The Maid

The maid.

A young woman with braided hair and a feather duster tucked under her arm polishes the back of a chair with her apron. The caption reads in the original Spanish: La recamarera.

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A man sitting in a café plays chess on his own, carefully pondering his next move

Iriarte, Hesiquio

ca. 1820

ca. 1897

Los mexicanos pintados por si mismos

1854

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The Chess Player

The chess player.

A man in a top hat is sitting in a café, cigar butts littering the floor under the table as he plays chess on his own and carefully ponders his next move while hovering a piece above the board. The caption reads in the original Spanish: El jugador de ajedrez.

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Two women stand in a spacious Russian country interior witha suspended bed area and an oven

Unknown

nan

nan

Histoire pittoresque de l'architecture en Russie

1864

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25228175M/Histoire_pittoresque_de_l'architecture_en_Russie

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Peasant’s House with an Oven

Interior of a peasant's house with an oven.

Two women stand in a spacious Russian country interior with an oven on the side and a suspended bed area from which a man is looking down, leaning on his elbows. The caption reads in the original French: Intérieur d’une maison de paysan à cheminée.

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Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge, Moscow's first stone bridge, with the Kremlin in the background

Unknown

nan

nan

Histoire pittoresque de l'architecture en Russie

1864

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25228175M/Histoire_pittoresque_de_l'architecture_en_Russie

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Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge

View of the Moscow Stone Bridge, built in 1812.

View of Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge with the Kremlin in the background. All Saints Bridge was the former name of Moscow’s first stone bridge over the Moskva River, completed at the end of the seventeenth century. It was almost entirely rebuilt between 1809 and 1812, to be finally demolished and replaced by the Second Stone Bridge in 1859. The caption reads in the original French: Vue du pont en pierre à Moscou, construit en 1812.

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Trinity Church in Nikitniki, a 17th-century building standing in central Moscow

Unknown

nan

nan

Histoire pittoresque de l'architecture en Russie

1864

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25228175M/Histoire_pittoresque_de_l'architecture_en_Russie

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Church of the Trinity in Nikitniki

Church of the Trinity in Nikitniki.

Perspective view of Trinity Church in Nikitniki, a seventeenth-century building standing, at the time of this drawing, near the eastern wall of Kitay-gorod, an area in central Moscow. The caption reads in the original French: Église Notre-Dame de Géorgie à Moscou.

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The wooden church of the Gethsemane skete, or hermitage, part of the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius

Unknown

nan

nan

Histoire pittoresque de l'architecture en Russie

1864

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Church of the Gethsemane Skete

Church of the Gethsemane skete near the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius.

View of the wooden church of the Gethsemane skete[1]—or, hermitage—a small community part of the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius located some 2 miles (3 km) east of the monastery. Of the Gethsemane skete, only a wall and a tower remain today, and it has been superseded by the Chernigovsky skete, which stands on the opposite bank of the Konchura River. The church was a sixteenth-century construction originally built in the village of Podsosene, a little over 100 miles (160 km) north-west of Moscow, and moved in 1844 to Serguiev Possad. According to the author, it is of the type of the oldest Russian buildings. The walls were made of squared-off beams. The upper floor was rectangular, surrounded on three sides by a gallery. Three apses surmounted by kokoshniks[2] were built onto the eastern façade and light came into the sanctuary through three windows. The main dome was topped with a four-branch cross. The caption reads in the original French: Église de l’ermitage de Gethsemanne, près du couvent de St.-serge à Troïtsa. ^ A skete is a monastic community in Eastern Christianity that allows relative isolation for monks, but also allows for communal services and the safety of shared resources and protection. It is one of four types of early monastic orders, along with the eremitic, lavritic and coenobitic, that became popular during the early formation of the Christian Church. More at Wikipedia. ^ Kokoshnik is a semicircular or keel-like exterior decorative element in the traditional Russian architecture. More at Wikipedia.

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Saint Basil's Cathedral on the Red Square, Moscow, as seen from slightly above ground level

Unknown

nan

nan

Histoire pittoresque de l'architecture en Russie

1864

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25228175M/Histoire_pittoresque_de_l'architecture_en_Russie

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Saint Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow

Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed (Blazhenny).

View of Saint Basil’s Cathedral as seen from slightly above ground level. The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed is a sixteenth-century building standing on the Red Square in Moscow. It was named after an eccentric Orthodox saint of the “holy fool” description, who was buried in the vaults. The caption reads in the original French: Église de St. Basile le Bienheureux (Vassily Blagénnoy) à Moscou.

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View of a guard tower and wall of the citadel at Veliky Novgorod

Unknown

nan

nan

Histoire pittoresque de l'architecture en Russie

1864

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25228175M/Histoire_pittoresque_de_l'architecture_en_Russie

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Tower at the Novgorod Detinets

Tower at the Novgorod detinets.

Guard tower and crenellated wall of the citadel at Veliky Novgorod. Standing on a hill overlooking the Volkhov River, the detinets, or kremlin, was the Novgorod stronghold between the eleventh and seventeenth centuries. The caption reads in the original French: Tour de la forteresse de Novgorod.

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A little girl wearing a hat jumps from stone to stone across a stream

Greenaway, Kate

1846

1901

Mother Goose: or, The old nursery rhymes

n.d.

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7030215M/Mother_Goose

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Little Jumping Joan

Little jumping Joan.

A little girl wearing a hat jumps from stone to stone across a stream. The rhyme goes as follows: Here am I, little jumping Joan; When nobody’s with me, I’m always alone.

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A girl wearing a cottage bonnet hiding her face stands on one leg in a meadow

Greenaway, Kate

1846

1901

Mother Goose: or, The old nursery rhymes

n.d.

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Little Betty Blue

Little Betty Blue.

A girl wearing a cottage bonnet hiding her face stands on one leg in a meadow. The rhyme goes as follows: Little Betty Blue, Lost her holiday shoe. What will poor Betty do? Why, give her another, To match the other, And then she will walk in two.

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A girl wearing a hat and a haughty air stands in front of a hedged-in garden with flower beds

Greenaway, Kate

1846

1901

Mother Goose: or, The old nursery rhymes

n.d.

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7030215M/Mother_Goose

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Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary

Mary, Mary, quite contrary.

A girl wearing a hat and a haughty air is seen from the side standing in front of a hedged-in garden with a row of shrubs growing in pots and flower beds. The rhyme goes as follows: Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With silver bells, and cockle shells, And cowslips all of a row.

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A girl wearing a straw cottage bonnet looks annoyed as two jeering children follow her around

Greenaway, Kate

1846

1901

Mother Goose: or, The old nursery rhymes

n.d.

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Tell Tale Tit

Tell Tale Tit.

A girl wearing a loose straw cottage bonnet is seen from the side looking annoyed as two nagging children follow her around, jeering and pointing their fingers downward. The rhyme goes as follows: Tell Tale Tit, Your tongue shall be slit; And all the dogs in the town Shall have a little bit.

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Two girls in mobcaps stand side by side in a garden and stamp the ground dotted with marigolds

Greenaway, Kate

1846

1901

Mother Goose: or, The old nursery rhymes

n.d.

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Draw a Pail of Water

Draw a pail of water.

Two little girls wearing the same mobcaps and green dresses stand side by side in a garden, facing the viewer and looking down while stamping the ground dotted with marigold flowers. This version of the rhyme goes as follows: Draw a pail of water, For my lady’s daughter; My fathers a king, and my mother’s a queen, My two little sisters are dressed in green, Stamping grass and parsley, Marigold leaves and daisies. One rush! two rush! Pray thee, fine lady, come under my bush.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/elsie-marley/

A young woman wearing a sleep cap lies asleep on her back in a bed framed by open curtains

Greenaway, Kate

1846

1901

Mother Goose: or, The old nursery rhymes

n.d.

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Elsie Marley

Elsie Marley has grown so fine.

A young woman wearing a sleep cap lies asleep on her back in a bed framed by open curtains. This nursery rhyme shortens to its first verse a longer folk song based on an inn-keeper who lived in the eighteenth century. Elsie Marley* Elsie Marley’s grown so fine She cannot get up to serve the swine, But lays in bed till eight or nine, And surely she does take her time. Chorus: And do you ken Elsie Marley, honey? The wife that sells the barley, honey; She lost her pocket and all her money A back o’ the bush i’ the garden, honey. Elsie Marley is so neat. ‘Tis hard for one to walk the street, But every lad and lass you meet, Cries, do you ken Elsie Marley, honey? (Chorus) Elsie Marley wore a straw hat, But now she’s getten a velvet cap, The Lambton lads mun pay for that— Do you ken Elsie Marley, honey? (Chorus) Elsie keeps good gin and ale In her house below the dale, Where every tradesman up and down, Does call and spend his half-a-crown. (Chorus) The farmers as they come that way, Drink with Elsie every day, And call the fiddler for to play, The tune of “Elsie Marley,” honey. (Chorus) The pitmen and the keelmen trim, They drink humho made of gin, And when to dance they do begin The tune is “Elsie Marley,” honey. (Chorus) Those gentlemen that go so fine, They’ll treat her with a bottle of wine, And freely will sit down and dine Along with Elsie Marley, honey. (Chorus) So to conclude these lines I’ve penn’d, Hoping there’s none I do offend, And thus my merry joke doth end Concerning Elsie Marley, honey. * From Sharp, Cuthbert. The Bishoprick garland, or A collection of legends, songs, ballads, &c. London: Nichols, and Baldwin & Cradock, 1834. Hide quotation

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A man falls through the sky, desperately clinging to a winged apparatus as a balloon hovers above

Miranda

18??

18??

Les merveilles de la science, supplement 1

n.d. [after 1887]

nan

People

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Flying Man Vincent de Groof Falling Down

Fall of the Flying Man, London.

A terrified man is falling through the sky, desperately clinging to a tangled winged apparatus as the hot-air balloon from which his flying attempt was launched can be seen hovering above. Vincent de Groof was a Belgian shoemaker who styled himself the “Flying Man.” On July 9, 1874, he had his ornithopter launched from a balloon in an attempt to fly across the London sky. He met his death in Robert street (now part of Sydney street). This story was told at greater length in the Daily Telegraph and the Penny Magazine. The caption reads in the original French: Chute de l’homme volant, à Londres. Death of the “Flying Man” It was announced yesterday that, at 7.30 p.m., M. de Groof, the “Flying Man” would repeat at the Cremorne Gardens “his astounding performance of flying through the air a distance of 5,000 feet.” True to this announcement, the Flying Man did endeavour to repeat the exploit which he had accomplished in safety ten days before, and perished in the attempt. M. de Groof was a Belgian, who had expended years in constructing for himself an apparatus with which he believed it possible to imitate the flight of a bird. The general outline of this apparatus was an immitation of a bat’s wings, the framework being made of cane, and the intervening membrane of stout waterproof silk. The wings were in all 37 feet long, with an average breadth of 4 feet, while the tail was 18 feet by 3. These wings were inserted into two hinged frames that were attached to a wooden stand upon which the aeronaut took his place. Here he had three levers which he worked by hand to give his machine propulsion or guidance as might be required; his theory being that having started from a given height, he could manage his descent so as to reach the earth by a sort of inclined swooping motion, without risk of concussion. About a year ago M. de Groof made an attempt, of which our correspondent at the time telegraphed the particulars. to descend from a great neight on the Grande Place at Brussels. The effort was a failure, but l’Homme Volant as he was then called, escaped unhurt, though his network was afterwards torn in pieces by the crowd. On Monday, the 20th ultimo, however, M. de Groof repeated his experiment at Cremorne Gardens, with success. Mr. Baum, tho proprietor of the gardens, had, it seems, after making an engagement with him, felt some uneasiness as to the result, and at first refused to allow the trial to be made. The “Flying Man” protested the absolute feasibility of his scheme, and insisted on the contract being carried out; and this was done. The wings and stand were attached to a balloon guided by Mr. Simmons, who, after drifting over London towards Brandon, in Essex, released his companion at a considerable height—three or four hundred feet, it is said—and the flying apparatus was immediately set in motion. “For a time” it is stated, “it was a race between the aeronaut and the flyer, De Groof winning by two flelds’ lengths, and attaining the ground in perfect safety.” How the accident occurred last night cannot be clearly ascertained. The apparatus, previous to the ascent, seemed in satisfactory order, and De Groof—though, according to custom, he took an affectionate farewell of his wife—appeared fully confident of making a successful ascent. About a quarter to 8 o’clock the balloon was cut loose, and rose slowly in the air, bearing with it the Flying Man and his gear. There was hardly a breath of air, a circumstance which might have been supposed to be favourable to the performance of an aeronautical feat of the kind. Be this as it may, however, when the balloon had attained a height of three or four hundred feet, the unfortunate performer seemed either to mistrust his own powers or the capability of his apparatus, for he was heard by the spectators below shouting to the man in the balloon to bring him nearer the earth. This request was complied with, and the balloon descended slowly towards Robert-street, which lies a quarter of a mile or so to the north of Cremorne Gardens. On approaching St. Luke’s Church, Mr. Simmons, the balloonist, was heard to say: “Yon must cut loose now, or you’ll come on the church roof.” The answer was, “Yes; let me drop into the churchyard,” and these were, no doubt, the last words De Groof uttered. He cut the rope when about eighty feet from the ground, but, to the horror of the spectators, who must have numbered many thousand, the apparatus, instead of inflating with the pressure of the air, collapsed, and, turning round and round in its descent, fell with great violence in Robert-street, a yard or two from the kerbstone. Assistance to the unfortunate man was instantly forthcoming. Although still breathing, he was insensible; but the despatch with which he was extricated from the wreck of his apparatus and conveyed to Chelsea Infirmary proved in vain. He never recovered consciousness, and on his arrival at the hospital the surgeons pronounced him dead, Madame oe Groof, who witnessed her husband’s fall, fainted at the sight, and a still more painful scene took place a short time later at the hospital, when she learned the whole sad truth. The apparatus was carried off in shreds by the crowd before the police could secure it. From the hospital the body was removed to the dead-house, where it now awaits the inquest. It only remains to add that the balloon, on being freed from the weight of De Groof and his flying machine, soared away over the metropolis in a north-easterly direction; and, at dark, was seen at a great height above Victoria Park, where it was watched with much interest by large numbers of people, who were, of course, ignorant of the shocking tragedy in which it had played a part. From the Daily Teleqraph, July 10, 1874. Hide article The Shocking Death of the Flying Man The most dramatic event involving St. Luke’s and the Burial Ground came in 1874. From its early days as a pleasure garden, entertainments at Cremorne Gardens (near to where Lots Road Generating Station now stands) had featured parachutists and balloonists. The need for increasingly spectacular displays brought the “flying man” M. Vincent de Groof, variously described in contemporary newspapers as a Frenchman and a Belgian, and his flying machine to Cremorne on June 29th. The flying machine was in fact a glider of cane and waterproof silk, “flown” by operating the wings and tail from a caged platform slung in the centre. Initial ascent was achieved by attachment to a balloon, and de Groof intended to cast himself loose from the balloon at a suitable height and fly back down to the Gardens. On June 29th, however, the balloon—the “Czar”, flown by Mr. Simmons—was carried away to Brandon in Suffolk where de Groof was supposed to have made a successful descent. Another attempt was organised, with much publicity, for 9th July, andagain de Groof and his machine were hoisted from the Gardens by the “Czar”. After hovering over the Gardens the balloon was blown close to St. Luke’s Church, and the crowd was then treated to the awesome spectacle of de Groof and his machine plunging out of control to crash on to Robert Street, now the part of Sydney Street by the church. De Groof was rushed to Chelsea Infirmary where he died from his injuries. The balloon, suddenly freed of the weight of man and machine, rose so sharply upwards that Simmons lost consciousness. When he came to, he was again being carried eastwards over London, this time towards Springfield in Essex. Simmons attempted to land but his grapnel dragged and he came down on the Great Eastern Railway line. A passing train stopped to avoid collision, and the engine crew helped Simmons in the last few feet of his descent. Public opinion and the Press were much exercised over the affair, and the desirability of people risking their necks to experiment and to entertain. Simmons felt the need to write to the main papers, thanking the Great Eastern Railwaymen and denying any responsibility for de Groof’s fall: according to Simmons, there was never any communication between the two men except for bi-lingual confirmation of their altitude and the signal de Groof was supposed to give when he was about to sever contact with the balloon. At the public inquiry, Simmons said his first intimation of the turn of events was a sideways pull on the basket; when he looked over the side he saw de Groof and his machine commencing their fall, already hopelessly tilted and out of control. Later in the inquiry, estate workers at Brandon cast doubt on the successful flight on June 29th, and it is possible that the flying machine had never been properly tried at the time that de Groof met his death. The verdict was death by misadventure, no blame being attached to Simmons or the Gardens’ managers. More skilled men than de Groof were later to die testing gliders in the development of manned flight, men like Otto Lilienthal and Percy Pilcher; there was, however, a prophetic footnote to the sensational affair in the Daily News, July 11th 1874: “Flying Machines, properly devised and driven as they must be driven, if they are to fly at all, at enormous speed, may be among the most advantageous modes of conveyance of future times.” From the Penny Magazine, July 18, 1874. Hide article

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Split illustration showing a woman answering a call and plugging a cord into the switchboard

Rose, Victor

18??

19??

Les merveilles de la science, supplement 1

n.d. [after 1887]

nan

People

Landscape (wider)

Switchboard Operator

Receiving a call and connecting two phone users.

Split illustration showing a standing woman, first answering a call, then plugging a cord into the switchboard. The caption reads in the original French: Réception d’une demande et mise en communication de deux abonnés.

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Cross-Section of the steamship La Champagne showing the boiler room, coal bunkers, and passengers

Rose, Victor

18??

19??

Les merveilles de la science, supplement 1

n.d. [after 1887]

nan

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SS La Champagne—Cross-Section through the Boiler Room

Cross-section of

Cross-Section of the steamship La Champagne showing the boiler room, a funnel, coal bunkers, and passengers going about on the decks. La Champagne was equipped with cylindrical iron boilers feeding a power plant which could deliver between 7,000 and 7,500 horsepower in regular service. Like her sister ships La Bourgogne, La Bretagne, and La Gascogne, she was built with the help of government subsidies, on the condition she could be taken over in case of war. The detailed caption reads as follows: a. Donkey engine. — bb. Steam storage tanks. — c. Funnel. — dd. Fireboxes. — ee. Smoke boxes. — ff. Coal bunkers. The full caption reads in the original French: Coupe transversale de La Champagne par la chambre des chaudières. a. Petit cheval alimentaire. — bb. Réservoirs de vapeur. — c. Cheminée. — dd. Foyers. — ee. Boîtes à fumée. — ff. Soutes à charbon.

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Cross-Section of the steam ship La Champagne, showing the engine rising as high as the main deck

Rose, Victor

18??

19??

Les merveilles de la science, supplement 1

n.d. [after 1887]

nan

Science & technology

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SS La Champagne—Cross-Section through the Engine Room

Cross-section of

Cross-Section of the steamship La Champagne showing the engine rising as high as the main deck while the various levels are peopled with mechanics, maids, and passengers in the cabins and on the promenade. La Champagne was equipped with three Wolf triple-expansion engines driving a single screw propeller with a 23 ft (7 m) diameter. She could do 17.5 knots (20 mph/32 km/h) and complete the transatlantic crossing between Le Havre and New York in seven and a half days. The detailed caption reads as follows: a. Small cylinder. — b. Large cylinder. — c. Driving shaft. — d. Bend of the driving shaft. — e. Connecting rod. — f. Piston rod. — g. Condenser. — i. Device operating the shift to reverse/forward. The full caption reads in the original French: Coupe transversale de La Champagne par la chambre des machines. a. Petit cylindre. — b. Grand cylindre. — c. Arbre moteur. — d. Coude de l’arbre. — e. Bielle. — f. Tige du piston. — g. Condenseur. — i. Appareil manœuvrant le changement de marche.

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Longitudinal section and plans of the upper deck and holds of the ocean liner La Champagne

Rose, Victor

18??

19??

Les merveilles de la science, supplement 1

nan

nan

Science & technology

Landscape (wider)

SS La Champagne—Deck Layout

La Champagne

Longitudinal section and plans of the upper deck and holds of the steamship La Champagne, an ocean liner sailing for the French Line. Primarily located in the front part of the ship were the first-class accommodations, divided into luxury, family, and ordinary cabins. At the rear were twelve bedrooms accommodating seventy-five second-class passengers. Immigrants traveled in the steerage. A typical bedroom (one has to assume in the first class) is described by the author as being furnished with two bunks, screened by a curtain, on one side, a convertible sofa on the opposite side, a double washbasin with a swing mirror, coat-pegs, and a net to store light luggage. The detailed captions read as follows: Longitudinal section. A. Forecastle. — B. Poop deck. — C. Greater deckhouse. — D. Front lesser deckhouse. — E. Rear lesser deckhouse. — F. Smocking room. — H. Conversing lounge. — K. Kitchen and ancillary departments. — W. Ballast tank. — O. Captain’s deckhouse. — a. First-class dining-room and lounge. — g. Third-class accommodations. — h. Passenger baggage hold. — i. Engines. — j. Boilers. Upper deck. a. First-class dining-room and lounge. — b. First-class cabins. — c. Luxury cabins. — d. Ladies’ lounge. — e. Second-class cabins. Holds. k. Goods. — l. Engines. — m. Boilers. — n. Coal. — p. Electric lighting apparatus. The full captions read in the original French: La Champagne (coupe longitudinale). A. Gaillard d’avant. — B. Dunette. — C. Grand roof. — D. Petit roof d’avant. — E. Petit roof d’arrière. — F. Fumoir. — H. Salon de conversation. — K. Cuisines et services annexes. — W. Water-ballast. — O. Roof du capitaine. — a. Salle à manger et salon des premières. — g. Logement des passagers de 3me classe. — h. Soute à bagages des passagers. — i. Machines. — j. chaudières. La Champagne (plan du premier entrepont). a. Salle à manger et salon des premières. — b. Cabines de 1ere classe. — c. Cabines de luxe. — d. Salon pour les dames. — e. Cabines de 2me classe. La Champagne (plan des cales et des soutes). k. Marchandise. — l. Machines. — m. Chaudières. — n. Charbon. — p. Appareils pour l’éclairage électrique.

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SS La Champagne, an ocean liner which sailed for the French Line on the route Le Havre-New York

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Les merveilles de la science, supplement 1

n.d. [after 1887]

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Science & technology

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SS La Champagne

La Champagne

View engraved after a photograph of the steamship La Champagne, an ocean liner which sailed for the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, commonly known as the French Line. La Champagne made her maiden voyage in 1886 as one of four sister ships on the route Le Havre-New York. She was outfitted with two funnels and four masts carrying a barquentine rig. With 6,726 gross tons, 508 ft (155 m) in length, and 52 ft (16 m) in width, she could accommodate, according to the author, 226 first-class, 75 second-class, and 900 third-class passengers. On May 28, 1915, La Champagne was caught in a storm, ran aground near the entrance of the port of Saint-Nazaire, and broke in two. The caption reads in the original French: La Champagne, paquebot de la Compagnie transatlantique.

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A corpse lies decaying on a bed as a physician performs arcane techniques to try and revive it

Clarke, Harry

1889

1931

Tales of mystery and imagination

n.d.

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Detestable Putridity

Upon the bed there lay a nearly liquid mass of loathsome—of detestable putridity.

A corpse lies decaying on a bed as a physician performs arcane moves and techniques in a last-ditch attempt to revive it. Illustration to “The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar.”

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A spectral figure wearing loose bandages stands in front of a hall holding up a grimacing mask

Clarke, Harry

1889

1931

Tales of mystery and imagination

n.d.

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The Dagger Dropped

The dagger dropped gleaming upon the sable carpet.

A spectral figure with loose bandages hanging from its body stands at the entrance of a hall, holding up a grimacing mask for the viewer to contemplate, while behind, the frightened guests in fancy dress have moved to the back of the room. Illustration to “The Masque of the Red Death.”

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A man stands behind a spectral image of himself clutching the sword which runs through its chest

Clarke, Harry

1889

1931

Tales of mystery and imagination

n.d.

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Thou Hast Murdered Thyself

In my death, see by this image, which is thine own, how utterly thou hast murdered thyself.

A man stands triumphant behind a spectral image of himself clutching the blade of the sword which runs through its chest. Illustration to “William Wilson.”

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A female figure stands out against a large halo as a man kneeling before her toys with her hair

Clarke, Harry

1889

1931

Tales of mystery and imagination

n.d.

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I Would Call Aloud

I would call aloud upon her name.

A female figure is seen from the side standing out against a large halo as a man kneeling before her toys with her unrealistically abundant hair while brandishing what looks like an opium pipe. Illustration to “Ligeia.”

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A figure stands at the top of a pyramid in a landscape of sprawling vegetation and grim animals

Clarke, Harry

1889

1931

Tales of mystery and imagination

n.d.

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But There Was No Voice

But there was no voice throughout the vast, illimitable desert.

In an oneiric landscape made of sprawling vegetation, grim-looking animals, and a curtain of tall cypresses opening onto a pitch-black night sky, a figure stands at the top of a pyramidal structure bearing the letters of the word “silence” on its side. Illustration to “Silence.”

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A man carrying a torch stands on a gondola drifting on a canal, watched by a group of onlookers

Clarke, Harry

1889

1931

Tales of mystery and imagination

n.d.

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No Power to Move

I had myself no power to move from the upright position I had assumed.

A man carrying a torch stands on a gondola drifting on a Venice canal, watched by a group of onlookers gathered at window as two bridges can be seen in the background. Illustration to “The Assignation.”

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A man lies wistfully leaning on his elbow as figures from his daydream float around him

Clarke, Harry

1889

1931

Tales of mystery and imagination

n.d.

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Its Figures Passed by Me

The earth grew dark, and its figures passed by me, like flitting shadows, and among them all I beheld only—Morella.

A man with a goatee lies wistfully leaning on his elbow as figures from his daydream float around him in a scenery lush with floral ornaments. Illustration to “Morella.”

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A kingfisher spreads its wings on a twig hanging over water lily blooms and buds

Müller, Eduard

1823

1876

Flore pittoresque

1872

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Flore pittoresque—Plate 19

Plate 19 from "Flore pittoresque."

A kingfisher spreads its wings on a twig hanging over water lily blooms and buds.

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A garden vase is overflowing with daisies, drooping leaves and grasses, and fading blooms

Müller, Eduard

1823

1876

Flore pittoresque

1872

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Flore pittoresque—Plate 18

Plate 18 from "Flore pittoresque."

A garden vase is overflowing with daisies, drooping leaves and grasses, and fading blooms as a bird seems to have just landed on a twig fallen near the base.

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A small bird is about to take flight from the branch of a flowering wild rose shrub

Müller, Eduard

1823

1876

Flore pittoresque

1872

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Flore pittoresque—Plate 8

Plate 8 from "Flore pittoresque."

Plate showing a small bird about to take flight from the branch of a flowering wild rose shrub against a background of lush vegetation.

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Plate showing a blooming rose shrub growing in front of a garden wall overgrown with vines

Müller, Eduard

1823

1876

Flore pittoresque

1872

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