Century Collection

Balloon being filled with gas
Balloon in a yard, being filled with gas from a barrel in preparation for flight. late 18th century

Blanchards balloon and apparatus
A representation of Jean-Pierre Blanchards balloon and apparatus, with annotations. Below the large round balloon is a parachute, and under that two men in the gondola with wings for steering. 1780s

Flying machine or airship
A flying machine or airship, 18th century copy of the one designed in the 17th century by Francesco Lana de Terzi, the Italian Jesuit, mathematician, naturalist and aeronautics pioneer. circa 1670

Technical diagram of a flying machine, with measurements and annotations. The small red circle labelled C is the pilots seat. late 18th century

Technical diagram of a flying machine, with pilot
Technical diagram of a flying machine, with measurements and annotations, and a pilot seated at the controls. circa late 18th century

Chocolate box design, lady courted by two men
Chocolate box design, showing an 18th century scene of a lady on a garden terrace being courted by two men. 20th century

Chocolate box design, couple at a stile
Chocolate box design, featuring an 18th century couple chatting at a stile in a field. 20th century

Chocolate box design, lady with book and dog
Chocolate box design, showing an early 19th century scene of a lady in a garden, reading a book, watched by her dog. 20th century

Poster design, Chicago Worlds Fair 1933, featuring a classical figure with arms raised, holding a model of the city. 1933

Chocolate box design, couple with dog

Chocolate box design, couple and coach
Chocolate box design, showing an 18th century scene of a couple greeting each other, with a coach and footmen in the background. 20th century

Chocolate box design, 17th century couple
Chocolate box design, featuring a 17th century couple in a garden. 20th century

Chocolate box design, 18th century scene

Brochure cover, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton
Brochure cover design, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton, originating boot service in the home. Showing an 18th century scene, with a lady trying on a pair of boots. 20th century

Young woman in winter clothing, Japan
Young woman in winter clothing with parasol, Japan. circa 1890s

Boat on inland sea, Japan
Boat on an inland sea, Japan. circa 1890s

Group of Japanese children and a woman. circa 1890s

Shell picking, Yokohama, Japan. circa 1890s

Street food, Japan, with vendor and customer. circa 1890s

Street vendor and customer, Japan

Priests playing checkers, Japan
Priests playing checkers on a board, Japan. circa 1890s

Cherry blossom and rickshaws, Yokohama, Japan
Cherry blossom and passengers in their rickshaws, Noge Hill, Yokohama, Japan. circa 1890s

Yokohama Railway Station, Yokohama, Japan. circa 1890s

Farmer and wife, Japan. circa 1890s

Cape Honmoku, Yokohama, Japan. circa 1890s

View of Kamakura, Japan. circa 1890s

Kintai Bashi Bridge, Iwakuni, Japan
Kintai Bashi (Kintaibashi) Bridge, Iwakuni, Japan. circa 1890s

Tattooed post runner, Japan. circa 1890s

Three soldiers in armour, Japan

Bund, Yokohama, Japan
Bund (waterfront area), Yokohama, Japan. circa 1890s

Nishi Otni Temple, Kyoto, Japan
Nishi Otni (or Otani) Temple, Kyoto, Japan. circa 1890s

Group of geishas, Japan. circa 1890s

Farmer and pack ox, Japan

Women in rickshaw, Japan
Two women in a rickshaw, with two male attendants, Japan. circa 1890s

Geishas at tea stove, Japan
Four geishas at a tea stove, Japan. circa 1890s

Pilgrims walking along a street, Japan

Two women in formal greeting, Japan
Two women bowing to each other in a formal greeting, Japan. circa 1890s

Elderly couple, Japan. circa 1890s

Street scene, Kyoto, Japan. circa 1890s

Yaami Hotel, Kyoto, Japan. circa 1890s

Street acrobats, Japan. circa 1890s

Canal, Osaka, Japan
Canal in Osaka, Japan. circa 1890s

Tokyo Railway Station, Japan
Tokyo Railway Station, with boats in the foreground, Japan. circa 1890s

Geisha in rickshaw, Japan. circa 1890s

Vegetable stall, Japan. circa 1890s

Cherry blossom, Yokohama, Japan. circa 1890s

Asakusa, Toyko, Japan

Daikoku Bridge, Osaka, Japan. circa 1890s

Benten Dori, Yokohama, Japan
Benten Dori, a shopping street in Yokohama, Japan. circa 1890s

Mentaki, Nunobiki Falls, Kobe, Japan

Tea warehouse, Japan. circa 1890s

Street view, Tokyo, Japan

Torii and park, Japan
Torii (wooden gateway) and park, Japan. circa 1890s

Dotonbori, Osaka, Japan

Samurai of the Satsuma Clan, Japan, looking at a map. circa 1890s

Tea house, Japan. circa 1890s

Tattooed wrestlers, Japan. circa 1890s

Geishas in intimate pose, Japan. circa 1890s

Shinto priests, Japan. circa 1890s

Women washing clothes, Japan. circa 1890s

Bathing place, Honmoku, Japan. circa 1890s

Torii and Temple, Japan
Torii (gateway) leading to a Shinto Temple, Japan. circa 1890s

Buddhist priests, Japan. circa 1890s

Buckingham Palace, c. 1820s
Buckingham Palace as it looked in the early 19th century before the front fascia was added. Date: c.1820s

Mayfair in 1716
A decidedly rural looking Mayfair, now the most prestigious and expensive area of London, pictured in 1716. Date: 1716

British Museum with new front
Front of the British Museum in the mid-19th century. Date: c.1852

St. Georges Church, Hanover Square, built in the early 18th century and designed by John James, part of a plan to construct fifty churches within London (the Queen Anne churches)

Treport Mers travel poster
French railway poster advertising Treport Mers on the Picardy coast, which, together with nearby Mer-les-Bains became popular seaside resorts in the 19th century due to the development of

Domes of the Assumption Cathedral, Sergiyev Posad, Russia
View from below of three of the domes of the Assumption Cathedral, in the town of Sergiyev Posad, Russia. The cathedral was built in the 16th century

Runestone, Gripsholm Castle, Mariefred, Sweden
A runestone, known as the Gripsholm Runestone, dating from the 11th century, in the grounds of Gripsholm Castle, Mariefred, Sodermanland, Sweden

Medieval fortified church in Cristian, Sibiu, Romania
View of a medieval fortified church in Cristian (Grossau), Sibiu, Romania. The church was built in the 13th century. Date: early 21st century

Uppsala Cathedral, Uppland, Sweden
View of Uppsala Cathedral in Uppsala, Uppland, Sweden, dating back to the late 13th century. It is the seat of the Archbishop of the (Lutheran) Church of Sweden. early 21st century

Head and shoulders portrait of a sailor, taken during a visit from the Missions to Seamen. The Missions to Seamen (renamed The Mission to Seafarers in 2000)

RMS Olympic invitation, restaurant card
An invitation, bearing the name of Mr George F Morrell of The Graphic, for a Channel trip on the White Star Line cruise ship, the RMS Olympic

Anon. Warne alphabet 1875. STUV
Page from a 19th century alphabet book withs for saucepan, T for tree, U for uncle and V for violets. Date: 1875

Uspenski Cathedral, Vladimir, Russia
View of the Uspenski Cathedral (Uspenski Sobor, or Mariae Ascension Cathedral), built in 1158-1160, in Vladimir, Russia. early 21st century

Costume design by Herbert Norris for 1780, London, 1897 1897

Two girls in a rickshaw, Japan. circa 1890s

Theatrical performers, Japan
Two theatrical performers, Japan. circa 1890s

Woman with gift, Japan. circa 1890s

Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan. circa 1890s

Prostitutes on display, Japan
Prostitutes on display in a cage, Japan. circa 1890s

Vegetable vendor, Japan
Vegetable street vendor, Japan. circa 1890s

Shinto priest making offering, Japan
Shinto priest making an offering, Japan. circa 1890s

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