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THE RIGHT HON. BENJAMIN SAMUEL PHILLIPS, THE NEW LORD MAYOR OF LONDON, 1865. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The Right Hon. Benjamin Samuel Phillips, the new Lord Mayor of London, 1865. Engraving from a photograph by Messrs. Mayall. 'Mr. Phillips...has been a member of the Common Council nearly twenty years, his first appearance there dating as far back as the year 1847, when he was returned as representative of the ward of Farringdon Within. He was at that time thirty-six years of age, and one of the firm of Faudel, Phillips, and Sons, Newgate-street, importers and manufacturers of embroidery and fancy wools, of which firm he is now the head. In his commercial dealings Mr. Phillips had proved himself to be endowed with great common-sense, tact, and judgment, while his business habits and unblemished reputation for integrity, as well as the interest he took in public affairs, recommended him to the confidence of his neighbours as a candidate for their representation in the City councils...Being a member of the Jewish persuasion, and the first Jew admitted into the municipality of London, he will be the second Lord Mayor of that faith, the first being Alderman Salomons. He has more than once shown his practical sympathy with the wants of his brethren, as well as those of every other denomination. He is a member of the Spectacle Makers' Company'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865. The Right Hon. Benjamin Samuel Phillips, the new Lord Mayor of London, 1865. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609487285
RAISING THE COLOSSAL BRONZE STATUE OF HERCULES FOUND UNDERGROUND IN THE CAMPO DEI FIORI, ROME, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Raising the colossal bronze statue of Hercules found underground in the Campo dei Fiori, Rome, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by M. Carli, a French artist. 'A discovery of some antiquarian and artistic value has just been made...[under] an old palace in one of the dirtiest parts of Rome, called the Biscione...[It is] a magnificent gilt bronze statue of a youthful Hercules, 14 ft. high. Over the gilding, which is very thick and bright, is a rough calcareous incrustation, which must be carefully removed before the beauty of the statue can be thoroughly appreciated. It was found imbedded in marble chips, such as form the sweepings of a sculptor's studio...It may once have stood in the Temple of Hercules, whence it may have been removed and buried in later times, to prevent its being carried off by the despoilers of Rome. There are, however, some who insist that it is a portrait of Domitian represented as Hercules...men are busy exploring, in the hope of finding one of the feet, which is missing. The club has come up in three pieces, and the lion's skin, which was hung over the shoulder...and which has evidently been cast separately, is especially interesting, as showing the mode in which the ancients executed their work of casting'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Raising the colossal bronze statue of Hercules found underground in the Campo dei Fiori, Rome, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609487180
WEDDING GIFT TO THE PRINCESS OF WALES FROM THE LADIES OF VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Wedding gift to the Princess of Wales from the ladies of Victoria, Australia, 1864. 'It was determined that this gift should be of colonial material and workmanship and, after much deliberation, a graceful design, by Mr. Chevalier, for a flower-stand, 22 in. in height, was approved, the construction being intrusted to Messrs. Kilpatrick and Co., of Collins-street, Melbourne. Gold is the metal principally employed, but Victoria silver from the St. Arnaud district has been introduced into the base. The latter is triangular, each face presenting an enamelled shield with the arms of the Prince of Wales, of Denmark, and of Victoria respectively. At the angles are represented a bale of wool, a bunch of grapes, and a nugget, as typical of colonial industry; whilst higher up, as representing the fauna of the country, an emu, a kangaroo, and a lyre bird are grouped round the foot of "a tree fern." The stem of this fern is encircled by a clematis, and the expanding fronds which rise from it serve as a support for the flower-vases. These consist of five emu eggs arranged in the form of a star, each bordered by a wreath of leaves from the native flora, wrought in gold filigree. This wedding present was brought to England by the last Australian mail'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Wedding gift to the Princess of Wales from the ladies of Victoria, Australia, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609487170
THE CHAUDIÈRE GOLD-FIELDS, CANADA: THE DIGGINGS ON A TRIBUTARY OF THE CHAUDIÈRE, 1864. CREATOR: MASON JACKSON.
The Chaudière Gold-Fields, Canada: the diggings on a tributary of the Chaudière, 1864. 'Forty-eight years ago a woman, engaged in washing, found a large nugget of gold, which she sold for a trifle as a curious stone...In 1849 a small company was formed...and a great deal of gold was found, but not enough to enable the directors to declare a dividend...Since the abandonment of the company's works a few of the neighbouring habitans have obtained considerable quantities by means of washing with tin pans. As few strangers visited the locality, they managed to conceal their great success until a year ago, when a new party struck upon a deposit so rich that secrecy was no longer possible. The result has been that a gold fever raged all last summer, and threatens to break out again with increased fury whenever gold-washing can be resumed...During last season the men engaged to give one fourth of the gold found as tribute: as this, however, depended entirely upon their own good faith, it is impossible to estimate the average yield per man. One party of four, during eleven days' work, gave up 2 lb. 9 oz. as tribute...Some others gave quantities more or less reasonable, but by far the greater number made no return whatever'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. The Chaudière Gold-Fields, Canada: the diggings on a tributary of the Chaudière, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609484035
NOVA SCOTIAN GOLDFIELDS: LAIDLAW'S FARM, NEAR HALIFAX, 1862. CREATOR: SMYTH.
Nova Scotian Goldfields: Laidlaw's Farm, near Halifax, [Canada], 1862. Engraving of a photograph by Captain W. D. Tompson, of the 17th Regiment. 'This auriferous deposit is entirely different from any hitherto discovered, and, when laid open, presents the appearance of trees or logs of wood laid together side by side...From this circumstance the miners have applied the name of "barrel quartz" to the formation, which in many cases presents an appearance not unlike a series of small casks laid together side by side and end on end. The rock covering this remarkable horizontal vein is exceedingly hard, but beneath it for some little distance it is softer and somewhat more fissile. The quartz is itself foliated parallel to the lines of curvature, and exhibits a tendency to break in accordance with these striae. Large yields have lately been realised by many of the claims at those mines, but it is impossible to form any trustworthy estimate of the total amount of gold which has hitherto resulted from the mining operations, as the claims are for the most part worked by private individuals, who are generally indisposed to furnish information either as to their success or failure, and no official returns on the subject have as yet appeared'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Nova Scotian Goldfields: Laidlaw's Farm, near Halifax, 1862. Creator: Smyth. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609484030
NOVA SCOTIAN GOLDFIELDS: HORIZONTAL FORMATION OF AURIFEROUS QUARTZ AT LAIDLAW'S FARM, 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Nova Scotian Goldfields: horizontal formation of auriferous quartz at Laidlaw's Farm, [Canada], 1862. Engraving of a photograph by Captain W. D. Tompson, of the 17th Regiment. 'One of the most remarkable deposits of auriferous quartz hitherto found is undoubtedly that at Laidlaw's Farm, in Nova Scotia. The principal workings are here situated near the summit of a hill composed of hard metaphoric shales, where openings have been made to the depth of some four or five feet upon a nearly horizontal bed of corrugated quartz of from eight to ten inches in thickness. This auriferous deposit is entirely different from any hitherto discovered, and, when laid open, presents the appearance of trees or logs of wood laid together side by side...From this circumstance the miners have applied the name of "barrel quartz" to the formation, which in many cases presents an appearance not unlike a series of small casks laid together side by side and end on end. The rock covering this remarkable horizontal vein is exceedingly hard, but beneath it for some little distance it is softer and somewhat more fissile. The quartz is itself foliated parallel to the lines of curvature, and exhibits a tendency to break in accordance with these striae'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Nova Scotian Goldfields: horizontal formation of auriferous quartz at Laidlaw's Farm, 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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