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The Work of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
The history of Kew Gardens and its role in empire.
"Reasons Humbly Proposed"
A measure presented in Parliament in 1680 opposing a bill that restricted the use of drift-nets in coastal fishing.
St. Ives 1910, from "From Devon to St. Ives"
A photo taken of a beach town in St. Ives, Cornwall.
Gulls at St. Ives
Gulls fly around boats docked in a St. Ives port. Plate printed in The Land's End: A Naturalist's Impressions in West Cornwall: With Forty-Nine Illustrations by A. L. Collins
"Grafton Gallery: Manet and the Post-Impressionists"
The cover to the exhibition catalog for "Manet and the Post-Impressionists," held at the Grafton Galleries from November 8th, 1910 to January 15th, 1911. The poster's image is based on an 1896 painting by French artist Paul Gauguin titled "Barbarian…
Rooks and Men: Allies of Civil Life
Article printed in the London Times dealing with the habits of rooks in British gardens.