The Lines of Torres Vedras were a triple fortification line of forts around the capital of Portugal.
Category: 19th Century
An old purse worn by Sir Walter Scott for many years, made of mole-skin.
It contains a piece of paper on which is written: “An old purse worn by Sir Walter Scott for many years, made of mole-skin.”
Oxcart of the Portuguese Province of Extremadura
The Portuguese Oxcart of Estremadura has the appearance of a primitive invention.
Landing of the English troops in the Bay of Maceira.
THE fleet with the troops came to an anchor in the open sea, off this Creek, on the 25th of August, 1808.
Abbotsford hall door. A complete suit of feudal steel armour.
Hall door looking towards study and showing corner of desk.
Tyrolean peasants from St. Johann in Tirol 1835.
Tyrolean peasants in Tavern scene near the village St. Johann in Tirol.
Old man in traditional Dutch dress, 1830.
Old man in traditional Dutch dress, 1830.
Dutch woman of Volendam in 1904
Dutch woman of Volendam. Dutch woman in traditional costume sitting in a chair, reading a book and drinking tea. Painting by Nico Jungmann 1904.
Bride from Ehingen in Wedding dress 1830
Bride from Ehingen, Swabia in Wedding dress 1830.
Sir Walter Scott`s Meerschaum pipes, spectacles, case, and paper-cutter.
The pipes are finely coloured meerschaum, mounted in silver and with silver covers.