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(RM) 609546478
ASCENT OF MR. COXWELL'S GREAT BALLOON FROM THE CRYSTAL PALACE GROUNDS, 1865. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Ascent of Mr. Coxwell's Great Balloon from the Crystal Palace grounds, 1865. 'Mr. Coxwell's balloon, named the Research...is composed of fifty gores, each gore being 44 in. wide at the centre and 105 ft. long. It contains about 112,000 cubic feet of gas...It had rained heavily during the afternoon...Mr. Coxwell remarks, "the lower cloud, one widespread mass, hung heavily over the Crystal Palace, and the tops of the towers were partially obscured...In less than one minute we were lost to sight...the rain ran down the sides of the balloon and covered us by shooting down the neck...in one of the darkest clouds I had ever passed through, it was evident we had entered the very fountain of rainfall...I observed a peculiar vibratory motion of the balloon and car, such as accompanies its passage from still air to an aerial wave of wind and storm. I inferred that we were either entering a fresh current or moving upwards with a spiral motion...On getting 3000 ft. elevation we decided that, as there was little enjoyment to be had, it was better to [look] for a landing-place...We alighted very gently on the grounds of Mr. Peter H. Desvignes, at Lewisham." That gentleman...gave Mr. Cox well and his companions a most hospitable and kindly welcome'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865. Ascent of Mr. Coxwell's Great Balloon from the Crystal Palace grounds, 1865. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609543401
MR. COXWELL'S HIGH-LEVEL BALLOON AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Mr. Coxwell's high-level balloon at the Crystal Palace, 1864. '...the new balloon, named "The Britannia"...has been constructed for the use of Mr. Coxwell and Mr. James Glaisher in their frequent ascents for the scientific purpose of exploring the upper regions of the atmosphere. The "High-Level Balloon"...was examined with much interest by numerous visitors to the Crystal Palace while lying half inflated on the floor of the western transept previously to its first ascent, which took place on the 11th June. The balloon on this occasion rose to a height of two miles, and, after remaining in the air for nearly two hours, was allowed to descend...near Rainham, in Essex. Eight passengers were in the car, including Mr. Coxwell, who then made his 507th aerial trip. The second ascent took place on Monday, the 13th, at seven o'clock. Mr. Glaisher and a party of officers in the Guards...accompanied Mr. Coxwell on this occasion. They did not, however, attain a greater elevation than 3500 ft., and, after crossing the Thames, as in the former trip, the balloon was lowered near Brentwood, in Essex...Its capabilities, therefore, have not yet been severely tested, but, with the exception of M. Nadar's "monster," it is the largest that has yet been made'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Mr. Coxwell's high-level balloon at the Crystal Palace, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609542337
UNDERGROUND WORKS AT THE JUNCTION OF HAMPSTEAD-ROAD, EUSTON-ROAD, AND TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Underground works at the junction of Hampstead-Road, Euston-Road, and Tottenham-Court-Road, 1864. View showing '...what extensive subterranean works are being constructed in different parts of London, yet which make no show on the surface, and the very existence of which is probably unknown to a very large portion of the inhabitants...daily walking over the site...the lines of a number of different works intersect each other [here]. There is, first, immediately under the surface of the road, a double set of mains and pipes for supplying...water and gas. Beneath these passes, transversely, the iron tube belonging to the Pneumatic Dispatch Company, through which parcels are...conveyed backwards and forwards, and occasionally the mail-bags also, between the General Post Office and this district. Under this tube, is the tunnel of the Metropolitan Railway, through which trains are constantly passing and repassing. The Pneumatic Dispatch Company's tube cuts through the crown of this tunnel. On each side of it run large sewers which form part of the London Main-Drainage works. Beneath all these structures we have shown a longitudinal section of the proposed Hampstead, Midland, North-Western, and Charing-cross Railway - a line which is not yet made'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Underground works at the junction of Hampstead-Road, Euston-Road, and Tottenham-Court-Road, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609487190
THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION AT BATH: SIR CHARLES LYELL DELIVERING THE PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS..., 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The British Association at Bath: Sir Charles Lyell delivering the presidential address in the theatre, 1864. 'The New Theatre Royal...was erected...upon the site of the former theatre, built by Mr. Dance, R. A., in 1805, and destroyed by fire...The present edifice was designed by Charles J. Phipps, F.S.A., architect; the auditory will seat commodiously 1750 persons; it has three tiers of boxes and galleries above the pit...The stage arrangements are elaborate and elegant, the house was crowded on the great evening meeting of the inauguration, many ladies being present. The more distinguished members of the association were seated on the stage, which was elegantly fitted up and lighted with gaseliers...[the President] Sir Charles Lyell read his Address with excellent emphasis, and evidenced what Sir William Armstrong described as Sir Charles's talent of "imparting the charm of lucid and elegant language to the communication of ideas." The address was not so much a synoptical view of the progress of all branches of science as an independent contribution to one of them - namely, a monograph on the Bath Waters: their history, the geological theories of their origin, and the geological phenomena to which such agencies are believed to contribute'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. The British Association at Bath: Sir Charles Lyell delivering the presidential address..., 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609485450
PRESENTATION TO THE COUNTESS OF YARBOROUGH OF AN EQUESTRIAN PORTRAIT OF HER LADYSHIP..., 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Presentation to the Countess of Yarborough of an equestrian portrait of her Ladyship by the gentlemen of the Brocklesby Hunt, 1864. 'A gratifying testimonial of public and private respect has recently been made to the Countess of Yarborough at Brocklesby Hall, Lincolnshire. Both the Earl and the Countess enjoy the pleasures of the chase, and, it being their delight that others should participate in the amusement, the Brocklesby hunt is kept up with the prestige which has always rendered it famous among the packs of England...The portrait is of life size, the picture measuring 10 ft. by 6 ft. The Countess is represented on her favourite hunter Brilliant, with two favourite hounds, named Gambler and Charity, at its feet. It is a striking and pleasing likeness, and was executed by F. Grant, Esq., at a cost of five hundred guineas...Mr. Joseph Kirkham, the secretary to the committee, who has been indefatigable in carrying out the presentation, read, on behalf of the subscribers, an address to her Ladyship..."I shall always value it," said her Ladyship, "as a work of art; but it is still dearer to me as a mark of the love and good-feeling existing between us".' From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Presentation to the Countess of Yarborough of an equestrian portrait of her Ladyship..., 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609484370
SKETCHES FROM NEW YORK: A GARTEN WIRTHSCHAFT, 1864. CREATOR: MASON JACKSON.
Sketches from New York: a Garten Wirthschaft, 1864. 'There is hardly a street, lane, or alley in the city of New York in which the lager beer saloon, in some of its various forms, is not to be found. The Garten Wirthschaft...is most endeared to the contemplative Teuton...Music is always a leading attraction here. From the afternoon until a late hour of night the band performs industriously in a gallery high over head; and each musician removes the ophicleide or flute from his lips only to refresh them with a mug of lager beer. In the intervals of the music the players light their pipes or cigars, and sit gravely studying the scores before them. In some of these places there is a small stage at one end, with a piano and a stout woman in fancy costume who sings gutturally to the twanging of a monstrous guitar. The company are chiefly well-to-do mechanics and tradespeople, who bring their wives, and children with them, and even the baby is sure to be treated with a modicum of the ruddy malt. The waiters deftly wind in and out through the crowd, with three or four mugs in each hand and a couple of glasses on the top. Small girls parade up and down with little trays of sweetmeat for sale...There is invariably a shooting-gallery...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Sketches from New York: a Garten Wirthschaft, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609483700
THE BANQUET GIVEN TO M. BERRYER IN THE MIDDLE TEMPLE HALL BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ENGLISH BAR, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The banquet given to M. Berryer in the Middle Temple Hall [in London] by the members of the English Bar, 1864. 'We give an Illustration of the festive scene in the Middle Tempie Hall, on the evening of Tuesday week, upon the occasion of the banquet in honour of M. Berryer, the illustrious French advocate and statesman. More than 400 gentlemen sat down to table...After the usual loyal toasts the health of the Emperor of the French was proposed, and then came the toast of the evening, the health of M. Berryer, who was commended by the chairman not only as the greatest living master of French eloquence and the acknowledged head of his profession in France, but as a consistent advocate of political freedom. The toast having been drunk with hearty cheering, M. Berryer replied in his own language. He was followed by M. Desmarest and M. Rodot, on behalf of the French Bar. The health of the Judges of England was next given, and acknowledged by Lord Chief Justice Cockbum, and that of her Majesty's Ministers by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, while Lord Brougham and Lord Kingsdown spoke for the members of the House of Lords present on this occasion'. Middle Temple Hall was completed in the early 1570s. Its hammerbeam roof has been said to be the best in London. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. The banquet given to M. Berryer in the Middle Temple Hall by the members of the English Bar, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609483085
THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION: VENTILATING GLOBE LIGHTS BY MESSRS. RICKETT AND HAMMOND, 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The International Exhibition: ventilating globe lights by Messrs. Rickett and Hammond, 1862. 'Its application is twofold - first, as an ordinary pendant for illumination simply...producing a powerful, steady, and shadowless light; secondly, as a ventilating globe light, combining all the advantages derived in the first with a most efficient system of ventilation, conveying away every product of the combustion of the gas itself; establishing a healthy, gentle current for the removal of heated and vitiated air...and greatly assisting to maintain a cool and equable temperature. The importance of such result is manifest in places of public assembly, where large numbers of people are dependent upon a limited supply of air, needing constant renewal; in picture-galleries, where valuable works of art are to be well lit and yet protected against any risk of damage; in libraries, whore costly bindings require a similar care; and in conservatories, where delicate plants are peculiarly sensitive to any impurities of the atmosphere...A: the tube for carrying off the products of combustion, B B: apertures in the ceiling- plate, communicating with the pipe C C: by which the heated air of the room is conveyed away'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The International Exhibition: ventilating globe lights by Messrs. Rickett and Hammond, 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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