Instructions
Instructions for using the Civil Defence Corps Real Paint transfer. It is printed in blue ink on glossy paper. The transfer and instructions belonged to Arthure James Smith. Arthur James Smith was born ...
Instructions
Printed instructions on how to wear a military ribbon. The instructions accompany the Civil Defence Long Service Ribbon that belonged to Arthur James Smith. The instructions are printed on cream coloured ...
International Boxing Tournament Programme
A printed programme for the International Boxing Tournament held at the Royal Albert Hall, featuring Randolph Turpin, 29 November 1948.
Investment of National Statement
Printed document giving information about the investment of national savings. The Royal coat of arms is printed at the top.
Jan Berenska Concert Programme
An orange coloured programme for two Jan Berenska concerts that were held at the Royal Pump Rooms and the Town Hall, Leamington Spa on 21 December 1941. The afternoon session in the Royal Pump Rooms consisted ...
Jan Berenska Concert Programme
A programme for two Jan Berenska concerts that were held at the Royal Pump Rooms and the Town Hall, Leamington Spa, 26 September 1943. The afternoon session in the Royal Pump Rooms consisted of Jan Berenska ...
Jodocus Hondius, America, 1619 Map of the Americas - whole map, hand-coloured.
The Americas in the reign of James I, Shakespeare’s patron.
Courtiers of James I were familiar with travelers returning from the new found lands of North and South America, including Sir Walter ...
Jodocus Hondius, America, 1619, Map of the Americas - detail, a galleon and a flying fish, off the coast of Brazil.
Many of Shakespeare's contemporaries sailed to America.
English ships were famed for their ease of manoeuvrability and sea-worthiness, on which sailors and explorers depended as they travelled to America ...
Jodocus Hondius, America, 1619, Map of the Americas - detail including British Isles
Shakespeare’s England, on the edge of a world to be explored.
Maps of the known world were becoming more widely available to Shakespeare's contemporaries. Maps often use Latin, then an international ...
Jodocus Hondius, America, 1619, Map of the Americas - detail of northern part of South America
Guiana, in South America was explored by men known to Shakespeare.
The Spanish ‘conquistadors’ who explored and sought to colonise the Amazon valley followed tales of a golden wealth beyond ...
Jodocus Hondius, America, 1619, Map of the Americas - detail, creature off the coast of California. [Probably a diving whale's tail]
The ocean : a place of danger for Shakespeare’s contemporaries.
Ships returning to England after travel around the world with Francis Drake, or across the Atlantic with Walter Raleigh, brought ...
Jodocus Hondius, America, 1619, Map of the Americas - detail, exotic bird and fish.
Stories of strange birds and beasts were brought back to Shakespeare’s London.
In Shakespeare's The Tempest Trinculo, finding 'the monstrous' Caliban on the beach speculates on how an Englishman ...
Jodocus Hondius, America, 1619, Map of the Americas - detail, Florida and the east coast.
Virginia became England’s colony in Shakespeare’s time.
Virginia, named for England’s virgin queen, Elizabeth, was established in 1584 by Walter Raleigh, and Jamestown was settled ...
Jodocus Hondius, America, 1619, Map of the Americas - detail, Flying fish (a real species) and an unidentified creature.
Sea monsters were legendary for Shakespeare's contemporaries.
In The Tempest (2,2, lines 24-40) Trinculo imagines he has found a sea-monster when he discovers Caliban hiding from the approaching storm ...
Jodocus Hondius, America, 1619, Map of the Americas - detail, The Pacific Ocean and Solomon Islands, showing a galleon and a sea creature, probably a whale.
Ships from Shakespeare’s England explored the world.
The sailing vessels that traded up the river Thames to London and set off from the English Channel, or from West country ports, were familiar ...
Jodocus Hondius, America, 1619, Map of the Americas - detail, The southern Carribean including Trinidad, also a galleon.
Ships from Shakespeare’s London sailed to the Caribbean.
As English settlements were established in the Americas pamphlets describing their experiences were published in London. The slave trade ...
John Norden, The View of London Bridge from east to west, [1597]
London Bridge, looking upstream in Shakespeare's time.
London's medieval bridge was thronged with passers-by entering the city. At the south end (left on this contemporary engraving) lay the gate above ...
John Norden, The View of London Bridge from east to west, [1597] - detail - note the water-wheel under the bridge.
The northern bank of the Thames at London in Shakespeare's time.
The water-tower at the northern end of London Bridge raised river water to distribute it into the city.
Full title: John Norden, ...