EditorialJohn Laird Mair Lawrence, 1er Bar?n Lawrence (1811-1879). Pol?tico brit?nico que sirvi? como Virrey y Gobernador General de la India entre 1864 y 1869. Retrato realizado por George Frederic Watts (1817-1904). Oleo sobre tabla, 1862. National Portrait G...
EditorialEstadistas de la Primera Guerra Mundial. De izquierda a derecha, sentados en la mesa: Joseph Cook, Billy Hughes, David Lloyd George, Alfred Milner, Winston Churchill, Edward Grey, Herbert Asquith (en el extremo derecho de la mesa) y William Ferguson Ma...
EditorialModel of an Ironclad Monitor, Polychromed and witnessed block model of a monitor, the floorboard missing. The model has a vertical bow that rises above the deck, a sharp cruiser fence, rudder with rounded blade, steering wheel on the campaign deck, two...
EditorialThe land of Israel; a text-book on the physical and historical geography of the Holy Land embodying the results of recent research : Stewart, Robert Laird, 1840-1916.
EditorialModel of an Ironclad Ram Ship, Polychromed and witnessed block model of a ram tower ship, the floorboard is missing. It has the Rijkswapen in bow and mirror. The model has a ramsteven, a sharp cruiser fence, a rudder with a rounded blade, two two-leaf ...
EditorialHalf Model or an Ironclad Ram Ship, Stack Model and Half Model (starboard) of a ram tower ship. It has a ramstevening, cruiser fence, rudder with rounded rudder blade. On the deck are two deck houses, one in front and one in the back, both triangular i...
EditorialModel of an Ironclad Ram Ship, Polychromed and witnessed block model of a ram tower ship, the floorboard is missing. It has the Rijkswapen in bow and mirror. The model has a ram's stern, crutch fence with balance rudder, steering wheel on the rear of t...
EditorialHalf Model or an Ironclad Monitor, Stack Model and Half Model (starboard) of a ram tower ship. It has a ramstevening, cruiser fence, rudder with rounded rudder blade. On the deck are two deck houses, one in front and one in the back, both triangular in...
EditorialSampler. Stitched by Nancy Laird (American, 1793-1884); United States. Date: 1808. Dimensions: 41.7 x 46.4 cm (16 3/8 x 18 1/4 in.). Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in bullion, cross, eyelet, stem, and surface satin stitches. Origin: United S...
EditorialSampler. Stitched by Nancy Laird (American, 1793-1884); United States. Date: 1808. Dimensions: 41.7 x 46.4 cm (16 3/8 x 18 1/4 in.). Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in bullion, cross, eyelet, stem, and surface satin stitches. Origin: United S...
EditorialSir John Laird Mair Lawrence (1811-1879). Viceroy of India 1863-89. Photographic Portraits of Living Celebrities executed by Maull and Polyblank; with biographical notices by E. W. [and others]. London, 1856-1859. Source: 10804.f.6. Language: English.
EditorialMr. G. L. Jessop, Gloucestershire. Gilbert Laird Jessop (1874-1955) was an English cricketer, often reckoned to have been the fastest run-scorer cricket has ever known. The Empire's Cricketers. From original drawings by A. Chevallier Tayler. With biogr...
EditorialThree Edinburgh bucks: the daft highland laird James Robertson, the town guardsman John Dhu or Dow, and the idiot Jamie Duff. Copperplate engraving by John Kay from A Series of Original Portraits and Caricature Etchings, Hugh Paton, Edinburgh, 1842.
EditorialJames Robertson of Kincraigie, the daft highland laird, with his staff topped by a bust of city guardsman John Dhu. Copperplate engraving by John Kay from A Series of Original Portraits and Caricature Etchings, Hugh Paton, Edinburgh, 1842.
EditorialThe famous miser Dr Glen and the daft highland laird, James Robertson, holding a fool's stick with a human bust on it. Copperplate engraving by John Kay from A Series of Original Portraits and Caricature Etchings, Hugh Paton, Edinburgh, 1842.
EditorialCAPTAIN BARCLAY, THE CELEBRATED PEDESTRIAN, DIED MAY 15, 1854. Robert Barclay Allardice, 1779 - 1854, the 6th Laird of Ury, generally known as Captain Barclay, was a notable Scottish walker of the early 19th century, known as the celebrated pedestrian....