Item is a steel engraving of Sir Philip Grey Egerton, an English palaeontologist and politician, born 1806- died 1881. Engraved by by F. C. Lewis, from a drawing by George Richmond. Includes holographic signature.
Item is an electro-steel engraving engraved by W.H. Mote, published by Charles Knight & Co. (Ludgate Street, London) and printed by Alfred Adlard of Camille Desmoulins, born 2 March 1760 and died 5 April 1794. He was a French journalist and politician during the French Revolution, tried and executed alongside his friend Daton when the Committee of Public Safety reacted to Datonist opposition.
Item is an electro-steel engraving of Philippe II, Duke of Orleans, born 1674 and died 1723, who served as Regent of the Kingdom from 1715 to 1723. Engraved by Voyer J. Sculps. from an image by Car. Monnet delin. 1771.
Item is an engraving in color of James Douglas, born 1803 and died 1877, a company fur trader and British colonial governor of Vancouver Island and British Columbia. Signature included.
Item is an electro-steel engraving of Sir Francis Drake, born circa 1540 and died 1596, an English sea captain, privateer, navigator, slaver, and politician during the Elizabethan era. He was the second to circumnavigate the world in a single expedition from 1577 to 1580. He was kighted by Elizabeth I in 1581. Engraved by W. Holl from an original picture in the possession of Sir T.F. Elliot Drake under the superintendance of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Printed by Charles Knight (Ludgate Street, London).
Item is a circular electro-steel engraving of Sir Francis Drake, born circa 1540 and died 1596, an English sea captain, privateer, navigator, slaver, and politician during the Elizabethan era. He was the second to circumnavigate the world in a single expedition from 1577 to 1580. He was kighted by Elizabeth I in 1581.