RM2WT1D54–‘Hold Up Your End! – War Fund Week One Hundred Million Dollars’ 1918 American Red Cross poster designed by W.B. King (1880-1927) and featuring a nurse holding up one end of an empty stretcher looking directly at the viewer with explosive ordnance going off in the background. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2WP587E–UND DU?’ [AND YOU?] ('And you?') 1929 recruitment poster for the ‘Stahlelm, Bund der Frontsoldaten’ [Steel Helmet, League of Front Soldiers] a German First World War veteran's organisation that existed from 1918 to 1935. It was the largest paramilitary organization of Weimar Republic but was eventually integrated by the Nazis in 1934 before being dissolved by decree of Adolf Hitler on 7 November 1935. Photograph of an original 1929 poster featuring artwork by Ludwig Holwein (1874-1949). Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2WJ6FA5–‘Serpent-Auréole’1890 lithograph by Odilon Redon (1840-1916) showing a large snake coiled around a naked pregnant woman on a pedestal. Photograph of an original 1890 print. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2WHB1BH–Political cartoon showing Irish nationalist politician Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-1891) as Macbeth and Dr Patrick Cronin (1846-1889) as Banquo's ghost. Cronin was murdered by affiliates of Clan na Gael who were part of the Fenian dynamite campaign. During the Parnell Commission in 1889 an undercover British spy revealed he had met with Parnell in 1881 and that he knew of the plan to use violence to achieve home rule. Cartoon by William Mecham (1853-1902) published under his pen name Tom Merry 29 June 1889. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2WE6K70–‘San Francisco – Via TWA’ by Trans World Airlines 1952 Tourism Poster showing cable cars on Nob Hill passing Chinatown and with the view down Nob Hill to San Francisco Bay Bridge. Artist unknown. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2WDXRMR–‘Portugal – Fly TWA Jets’ by Trans World Airlines 1960 Tourism Poster for the American market featuring the sun, a mermaid, windmill and boat. Artwork by David Klein (1918-2005). Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2WDWC2C–Marquis François Laurent d'Arlande (1742-1829) pioneering French aviator who made the first untethered manned balloon flight on 21 November 1783 with Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier on 21 November 1783. Photograph of engraving by André Pujos (1738-1788) published in 1784.
RM2WDYFCD–‘Aux Vainqueurs du Concours de la VIII Olympiade Chamonix, Mont-Blanc 25 Janvier – 5 Fevrier 1924’ ['To the Winners of the Competition of the VIII Olympiad Chamonix, Mont Blanc 25 January – 5 February 1924] Poster showing an eagle holding a wreath and olive branches tied with French flag flying over a bobsleigh team with the mountain and railway bridge in the background. Artwork by Auguste Matisse (1866-1931) for Paris Lyon Mediteranée Company (PLM) railway.
RM2WDXRN0–‘California – Fly TWA’ by Trans World Airlines 1954 Tourism Poster featuring the Wawona Tunnel Tree in Yosemite National Park, a giant sequoia which fell in 1969. Artwork by David Klein (1918-2005). Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2WDNA8F–‘Der Aerostat’ [Balloon] illustration by Johann Rudolph Schellenberg (1740-1806) from ‘Freund Heins Erscheinungen in Holbeins Manier' no doubt based on the then recent tragic death of Jean François Pilâtre de Rozier that year. Photograph from a 1785 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2WCXKAF–‘Death’s Dance’ frontispiece illustration from volume 1 of ‘The English Dance of Death’ by William Combe, illustrated by Thomas Rowlandson showing a rather bored death sat on a globe with various instruments of death displayed below. Photograph from a 1815 first edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2WCF31B–Lord Loam: “My friends, I am glad to see you all looking so happy.” From ‘The Admirable Crichton’ comic stage play written in 1902 by J. M. Barrie (1860-1937), illustration by Hugh Thomson (1860-1920). Photograph of frontispiece illustration from a 1914 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2WC702E–'Ancient Morris Dance' 19th century woodcut print after the 15th century 'Ornamental Engraving with Morris Dancers' engraving by Israhel van Meckenem (circa 1440-1503) showing Morris dancers or lovers surrounding an elegant lady.
RM2WC896C–‘Tarzan of the Apes’ by Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) title page of 1914 first edition published by A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago featuring artwork by J. Allen St. John (1872-1957). Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2WBGCT7–Eve with the mighty brontosaurus, illustration from ‘Eve’s Diary’ by Mark Twain (1835-1910), artwork by Lester Ralph (1876-1927). Photograph from an 1906 first edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2WBAR7Y–Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, frontispiece illustration from ‘Eve’s Diary’ by Mark Twain (1835-1910), artwork by Lester Ralph (1876-1927). Photograph from an 1906 first edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2WBAR7C–‘The Baton Rouge’ frontispiece illustration from ‘Life on the Mississippi’ by Mark Twain (1835-1910), artwork by Edmund Henry Garrett (1853-1929). Photograph from an 1883 first edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2WB9409–‘Huckberry Finn’ frontispiece illustration from ‘Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade)’ by Mark Twain (1835-1910), artwork by E. W. Kemble (1861-1933). Photograph from a 1885 US first edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2WB9TK4–‘Tom Sawyer’ frontispiece illustration from ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ by Mark Twain (1835-1910), artwork by True Williams (1839-1897). Photograph from an 1876 first edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2WBAR8W–'I saw he meant business’ frontispiece illustration from ‘A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court’ by Mark Twain (1835-1910), artwork by Daniel Carter Beard (1850-1941). Photograph from an 1889 first edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2WAG10P–‘Tarzan Lord of the Jungle’ by Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950). Photograph of 1928 first edition published by A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago featuring artwork by J. Allen St. John (1872-1957). Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2WAG9DN–‘The Princess Astrella’ frontispiece from ‘The Face in the Pool: A Faerie Tale’ written and illustrated by J. Allen St. John (1872-1957). Photograph from a 1905 first edition published by A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TDWD71–Darius the Great (522BC – 486BC) (Darius I) Persian king of the Achaemenid Empire with attendants. Photogrpah of a lithograph by M. & N. Hanhart based on an ancient frieze at the Palace of Darius I in Shush (ancient Susa), Iran.
RM2TDB80M–Ivan-Tsarevich and the firebird from Contes de l'isba by H. Isserlis and B. Auroyet published in 1931, illustration by Ivan Bilibine (1876-1942) showing Prince Ivan a Russian folk catching the firebird’s feather.
RM2TDAB0B–‘Coming up to the surface they climbed into the boat’ from ‘Folk-tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TDAAX3–‘At dawn he used to cull flowers in the forest’ from ‘Folk-tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TDAMYJ–‘Brer B'ar tied Hard en fas’ from ‘Uncle Remus and his Friends’ by Joel Chandler Harris (1848-1908), illustration by A.B. Frost (1851-1928). Photograph from a 1892 first edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TDBE9D–‘Groa’s Incantation’ from the ‘Poetic Edda’ a collection of traditional Old Norse poems translated by Olive Bray (1878-1909) first published in 1908. Illustration by W. G. Collingwood (1854-1932) showing Gróa, a seeress in Norse Mythology, helping her son Svipdagr from beyond the grave in a scene from the poem Grógaldr.
RM2TCNC18–‘A bright light, like that of the moon, was seen shining on his forehead from ‘Folk-tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TCNC4P–‘They ran away in great fear, leaving behind them the money and jewels’ from ‘Folk-tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TCNBXT–‘Thus the princess was deserted’ from ‘Folk-tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TCNC1A–‘The jackal… opened his bundle of betel-leaves, put some into his mouth, and began chewing them’ from ‘Folk-tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TCNBBE–‘The Suo queen went to the door with a hand full of rice’ from ‘Folk-tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TCNB3E–‘Instead of sweetmeats about a score of demons’ from ‘Folk-tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TCNC1C–‘The lady, king, and hiraman all reached the king’s capital safe and sound’ from ‘Folk-tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TCNATE–‘You would adorn the palace of the mightiest sovereign’ from ‘Folk-tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TCNC4A–‘The camel-driver alighted, tied the camel to a tree on the spot, and began smoking’ from ‘Folk-tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TCNB36–‘In a trice she woke up, sat up in bed, and eyeing the stranger, inquired who he was’ from ‘Folk-tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TCNB6H–‘The prince revived, and, walking about, saw a human figure by the gate’ from ‘Folk-tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TCNC43–‘The moment the first stroke was given, a great many ghosts rushed towards the Braham’ from ‘Folk-tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TCNAYR–‘Hundreds of peacocks of gorgeous plumes came to the embankments to eat the Khai’ from ‘Folk-tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TCNB67–‘At the door of which stood a lady of exquisite beauty’ from ‘Folk-tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TCNB9H–‘She rushed out of the palace… and came to the upper world’ Frontispiece from ‘Folk-tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TCNB3A–‘The Girl of the Wall-Almirah’ from ‘Folk-tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TCNC3X–‘The Brahan’s wife had occasion to go to the tank, and as she went she brushed by a Sankchinni’ from ‘Folk-tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TCNB9B–‘She took up the jewel in her hand, left the place, and successfully reached the upper world’ from ‘Folk-tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TCNC03–‘The six queens tried to comfort him’ from ‘Folk-tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TCNC47–‘How is it that you have returned so soon’ from ‘Folk-tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TCNC1F–‘What princess ever puts only one ruby in her hair’ from ‘Folk-tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TCNBY2–‘They approached a magnificent pile of buildings’ from ‘Folk-tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TCNAYE–‘A monstrous bird comes out apparently from the palace’ from ‘Folk-tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TCNB30–‘Then they set out of their journey’ from ‘Folk-tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TCNBRR–‘When she got out of the water, what a change was seen in her!’ from ‘Folk-tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TCNC13–‘Now barber I am going to destroy you. Who will protect you?’ from ‘Folk-tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TCNC6A–‘Husband, take up all this large quantity of gold and precious stones’ from ‘Folk-tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TCNB6D–‘He rushed out of his hiding-place and killed the serpent’ from ‘Folk-tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TCNB02–‘On a sudden an elephant gorgeously caparisoned shot across his path’ from ‘Folk-tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2TCNATM–'He saw a beautiful woman coming out of the palace' from 'Folk-tales of Bengal' by Lal Behari Day (1824-1882), illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1972). Photograph from a 1912 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2T1A102–Lucius Tarquinius Priscus (Reign c. 616-578BC) fifth king of Rome, engraving by Frans Huys (ca. 1522-1562) from Roman Emperors and Empresses published in 1550.
RM2T1A0YY–Ancus Marcius (Reign c. 640-616BC) fourth king of Rome, engraving by Frans Huys (ca. 1522-1562) from Roman Emperors and Empresses published in 1550.
RM2T1A10J–Tullus Hostilius (672-640 BC) third king of Rome, engraving by Frans Huys (ca. 1522-1562) from Roman Emperors and Empresses published in 1550.
RM2T1A104–Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (died 495 BC) seventh and final king of Rome, engraving by Frans Huys (ca. 1522-1562) from Roman Emperors and Empresses published in 1550.
RM2T1A100–Servius Tullius (Regin c.578-535BC) sixth king of Rome, engraving by Frans Huys (ca. 1522-1562) from Roman Emperors and Empresses published in 1550.
RM2T08FKK–‘Cyclists…Stop This’ 1949 safety poster designed by Hans Schleger (1898-1976) for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA).
RM2HWC56M–Olympic Games, 1-16 August 1936, Berlin Germany poster designed by Franz Würbel (1896-1944) featuring gold coloured male athlete with a laurel wreath behind a silhouette of the Brandenburg Gate.
RM2HTK7EN–Pierre François Lacenaire (1803-1836) French murderer and writer who achieved notoriety in French society when writing his memoirs whilst awaiting execution for a double murder. Photograph of an illustration published in 1864.
RM2HPBRH1–Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) French sculptor with his sculpture The Eternal Idol (1893) in the background.
RM2HND0M7–Noah’s Ark and the deluge, woodcut from 1550 edition of ‘Cosmographia’ by Sebastian Munster (1488-1552). Photograph from original 1550 Latin edition of 'Cosmographia'.
RM2HNB8N1–Illustration from ‘Le Sportsman Parisien’ [The Parisian Sportsman] by Rodolphe d'Ornano (1861-1865) by Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Photograph of an original hand coloured engraving published in 1840.
RM2HN7ENP–Jane Eyre: An Autobiography. Edited by Currer Bell. Photograph of the title page to the first edition of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë which was published in 1847 under her pen name Currer Bell.
RM2HMTM22–Backgammon set and players from Stichtelyke Zinnebeelde by Arnold Houbraken (1660-1719). Photograph of original engraving published in 1723.
RM2HMJEPR–‘The Woman and the Moon’ from ‘Salomé A Tragedy in One Act’ a play by Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) illustration by Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898).
RM2HMHPX6–James Joyce (1882-1941) influential Irish writer whose novel Ulysses is widely considered one of the most important works of modernist literature.
RM2HKYRTC–Mr. Tumnus the faun with Lucy Pevensie from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis (1898-1963). Photograph of coloured illustration by Pauline Baynes (1922-2008) from a 2014 edition published by HarperCollins. Credit: Pauline Baynes / HarperCollins Publishers
RM2HKYRTM–Là-bas [The Damned] by Joris-Karl Huysmans (J.-K./J.K.Huysmans) 1848-1907 French author and art critic first published in 1891 introducing the character Durtal who investigates Satanism in France. Photograph of title page from a 1924 edition featuring artwork by Henry Chapront (1876-1965).
RM2HKYRTP–Hortus Sanitatis [The Garden of Health] by Jacob Meydenbach published in 1491 in Mainz, Germany describes species of plants with medicinal uses. Photograph shows hand coloured woodcut illustration of a man extracting a swallow stone (chelidonius) which was believed to alleviate melancholy and periodic psychosis.
RM2HKYRTX–Le Rouge et le Noir [The Red and the Black] by Stendhal (Marie-Henri Beyle) (1783-1842) title page from Book 1 featuring artwork by Henri Dubouchet (1833-1909) ) showing Julien Sorel looking on at Monsieur de Rênal's wife and Elisa the chambermaid who discovers their affair.
RM2HKYRTJ–House of Incest by Anaïs Nin (1903-1977) US first edition published by Gemor Press in 1947. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2HKYRTF–Quarto de Despejo: Diário de uma favelada [Child of the Dark: The Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesús ] by Carolina Maria de Jesus (1914- 1977) [ ( Carolina Maria De Jesus ). Photograph of 1960 first edition published by Francisco Alves. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2HKYRTT–Le Rouge et le Noir [The Red and the Black] by Stendhal (Marie-Henri Beyle) (1783-1842) title page from Book 1 featuring artwork by Henri Dubouchet (1833-1909) ) showing Julien Sorel looking on at Monsieur de Rênal's wife and Elisa the chambermaid who discovers their affair.
RM2HETY34–General view of the Ur Royal Cemetery excavations looking South-East showing the grave of Meskalamdug the royal tomb and the great death pit. Photograph taken in 1928 during the Joint Expedition to Mesopotamia by the British Museum and the Museum of the University of Pennsylvania.
RM2H2CJAA–Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571) Italian goldsmith and sculptor best remembered for his infamous and colourful autobiography about life during the Renaissance period. Photograph of an original 19th century engraving.
RM2H0PT40–Undine rises from the fountain weeping from ‘Undine’ illustrated by Arthur Rackham (1867-1939). Photograph of an original illustration from a 1909 first edition.
RM2GANNRB–‘République du Tchad’ [Republic of Chad] circa 1952 Tourism Poster by Chad tourism service with the French overseas agency showing a Wodaabe woman in headdress. Artwork by Alain Cornic. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2G93YEN–Frontispiece from ‘Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus’ by Mary Shelley (1797-1851) first published in 1818 showing Victor Frankenstein fleeing the room as the Creature comes to life. Photograph of an illustration by Theodor von Holst (1810-1844) from an original 1831 edition. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2G74GRP–‘The Chief Way’ 1947 Sante Fe Railroad Travel Poster showing a head and shoulders portrait of a Native American wearing headdress staring directly at the viewer. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) flagship streamliner passenger train between Chicago and Los Angeles was called the ‘Super Chief’, and the name and iconic imagery of this poster are both evocative of the West of America. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2G75HY4–‘The Lake District for Holidays’ circa 1930 Tourism Poster by LMS (London, Midland, & Scottish Railway) showing Honister Crag fell overlooking Fleetwith Pike. Artwork by Algernon Talmage (1871-1939). Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2G72A2J–‘Cornwall’ circa 1935 Tourism Poster for the American market by GWR (Great Western Railways) showing the cobbled streets of St Ives. Artwork by Sir Brian Caldwell Cook Batsford (1910-1991). Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2G72A2R–‘Hawaii’ circa 1958 Tourism poster showing surfers featuring artwork by Chas Allen. Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2G6TEKF–‘ENLIST’ 1915 poster showing a mother and child drowning published by the Boston Committee of Public Safety featuring artwork by Fred Spear. This iconic poster was published a month after the sinking of the RMS Lusitania on 7 May 1915 by a German U-boat. 1198 passengers and crew died including 128 American citizens which heightened tensions between the U.S. and Germany and helped sway American opinion to enter World War 1.
RM2G6M46M–The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming (1908-1964) the ninth novel featuring British Secret Service agent 007 James Bond. A cautionary tale written from the perspective of a woman who finds herself in trouble and rescued by a chance encounter with Bond.
RM2G6GF9Y–‘La Lune à un mètre!’ (The Moon at One Meter!) 1900 poster showing the ‘Grande Lunette’ (the world’s largest refracting telescope) installed in the Palace of Optics at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris with the image of the moon with a face projected on a screen inspired by Georges Méliès’ 1898 film of the same name. Artwork by Louis Abel-Truchet (1857-1918). Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2G69BAT–‘Air France, Africa’ 1962 Tourism Poster featuring tribal art by Jacques Nathan-Garamond (1910-2001). Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2G69BAM–'Canberra, Australia Federal Capital and Garden City’ 1934 Tourism Poster released by Australian National Travel Association designed by James Northfield (1887-1973). Credit: Private Collection / AF Fotografie
RM2C3W0DB–“Ladies whipping girls” illustration from ‘Picture of slavery in the United States of America’ by George Bourne (1780-1845) a founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society, Published in 1834 the book detailed the trade, abuse and corrupt life styles of those involved in slavery to further the abolitionist cause.
RM2C3W0D3–“Flogging American Women” illustration from ‘Picture of slavery in the United States of America’ by George Bourne (1780-1845) a founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society, Published in 1834 the book detailed the trade, abuse and corrupt life styles of those involved in slavery to further the abolitionist cause.
RM2C3W0DF–“Tanning a boy” illustration from ‘Picture of slavery in the United States of America’ by George Bourne (1780-1845) a founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society, showing a kidnapped white boy being darkened so that he could be sold as a slave. Published in 1834 the book detailed the trade, abuse and corrupt lifestyles of those involved in slavery to further the abolitionist cause.
RM2C3W0DY–“Kidnapping” illustration from ‘Picture of slavery in the United States of America’ by George Bourne (1780-1845) a founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society, Published in 1834 the book detailed the trade, abuse and corrupt life styles of those involved in slavery to further the abolitionist cause.
RM2C3W0D7–“Exchanging Citizens for Horses” illustration from ‘Picture of slavery in the United States of America’ by George Bourne (1780-1845) a founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society, Published in 1834 the book detailed the trade, abuse and corrupt life styles of those involved in slavery to further the abolitionist cause.
RM2C3W0DM–“Auction at Richmond” illustration from ‘Picture of slavery in the United States of America’ by George Bourne (1780-1845) a founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society, Published in 1834 the book detailed the trade, abuse and corrupt life styles of those involved in slavery to further the abolitionist cause.
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