Jephson Gardens Boating Lake, Leamington Spa
This postcard depicts a view of the boating lake in the Jephson Gardens, Leamington Spa. It was printed by Stengel And Co between 1901-1904.
Jephson Gardens, Leamington Spa
A colour postcard with a painting of the Jephson Gardens and bandstand, Leamington Spa. There is a boat on the river Leam in the foreground. The postcard was produced by Raphael Tuck & Sons.
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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, 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, 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 of capsized rowing boat
A ‘taxi-boat’ in difficulties on the river Thames in Shakespeare's time.
Small rowing boats were the most common method of crossing the river Thames. These ferries acted as taxis and would ...
John Norden, The View of London Bridge from east to west, [1597] - detail, a 'taxi' boat passes freight-carrying-boats at anchor
River transport in Shakespeare's London.
In London the main means of crossing the river, apart from the only bridge, was by small rowing boat ferries, which acted as ‘taxi-boats’. These ...
John Norden, The View of London Bridge from east to west, [1597] - lower left corner, dedicating the engraving to The Lord Mayor.
Dedication of the view of London bridge as Shakespeare knew it.
Norden dedicated his engraving to the Lord Mayor of London, Sir Richard Saltonshall, as this corner of the engraving shows.
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John Norden, The View of London Bridge from east to west, [1597] - Southern bank details including a crane, and heads on spikes above the gateway.
The south end of London Bridge, close to Shakespeare’s Globe.
The southern end of London Bridge led directly into the parish of St. Mary Overy. This was a busy area for industry as is indicated ...
Landguard Point, Felixstowe
Allan Walton (1891-1948)
Landguard Point, Felixstowe
Watercolour on paper
350mm x 470mm
A view of sailing boats near to the shore at Landguard Point in Felixstowe, Kent.
Landscape With Boats
Alma Ramsey (1907-1993) Landscape With Boats Pastel on paper 382mm x 507mm Ramsey trained as a sculptor at the Royal College of Arts, under the direction of Gilbert Ledward and Henry Moore. While there, ...
Leamington Spa. Adelaide Bridge
Boating on the Leam during the early 1900s.
Leamington Spa. Adelaide Bridge
The river Leam, Adelaide Bridge and York Walk, Leamington Spa. 1907
Leaves From A Sketch Book
John Burgess (Jnr) (1813-1874)
Leaves From A Sketch Book
Watercolour on paper
70mm x 140mm
This is one of eight sepia drawings taken from a sketch book and mounted within one frame.