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Houses of Parliament from the River, temp Charles II.London (Volume II) (1841)

The Houses of Parliament in Westminster, in the time of King Charles II, so between (roughly) 1650 and 1685; this is of course long before th 19th century changes, and before Big Ben was built.

Keywords: government, buildings, royalty, water, towers, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: London; England

Added: 2009-04-21

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Milton at the age of 19London (Volume II) (1841)

A woodcut of the teenaged boy Milton, the famous poet, when he was nineteen years old. I’m sure I didn’t have such a frilly neck as a boy.

Keywords: portraits, people, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-04-21

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[p.210] The Tower of LondonLondon (Volume II) (1841)

A birds-eye view: a map or plan of the castle. From a Print published by the Royal Antiquarian Society, and engraved from the Survey made in 1597, by W. Haiward and J. Gascoigne, by order of Sir J. Pe [...]

Keywords: castles, maps, plans, diagrams, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: LondonLondon; England

Added: 2005-07-15

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Priot Bolton’s Garden-house at CanonburyLondon (Volume II) (1841)

From the house we pass to the lawn, which is terminated by a wall with a raised and embowered terrace, from which we look over on the other side to the kitchen-garden, the New River, and thence onward [...]

Keywords: gardens, greyscale

Places shown: Islington; London; England

Added: 2009-04-27

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[p.242] The Bloody TowerLondon (Volume II) (1841)

The portcullis stands open, and some soldiers with spears and shields are about to enter. From the crosses on their shields (the symbol of death) they are probably crusaders.

Keywords: towers, castles, entrances, people, weapons, greyscale

Places shown: LondonLondon; England

Added: 2005-07-15

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