The Lyon Archive

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  • PerrysBankruptandInsolventGazette_1829.pdf

    Columns in Perry's Bankrupt and Insolvent Gazette announcing bankruptcies in London, England.
  • Van Oven.jpg

    A digital image of an advertisement for a new medical book written by Barnard Van Oven, MD, most likely the same Dr. Van Oven that A.S. Lyon visits.
  • NewTheatreRoyal_DruryLane_PublicLedger.png

    This newspaper announcement, made on December 9th, 1823, highlights a performance of "Guy Mannering" by His Majesty's Servants at the New Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London. A.S. Lyon attends this same performance, noted in his personal diaries.
  • Isle of Wight.PNG

    An article from The Weekly True Sun, detailing events in the Isle of Wight in 1837, about 8 years after Lyon's visit. The periodical shares information about what Lyon may have seen or experienced during his visit.
  • somersethouse_yorkshiregazette.png

    This column in the Yorkshire Gazette from May 31st, 1823 details the exhibition of paintings at Somerset House taking place the same day. A.S. Lyon mentions visiting this exhibition in his own diary.
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    The diary is an unpublished manuscript copy that has been photographed and displayed on this site.
  • The_Barbadoes_Mulatto_Girl.jpg

    This 18th-century illustration depicts a biracial "mulatto" woman conversing with two women in Barbados.
  • Grodzicki_Praying_Jew.jpg

    This oil painting shows a devout Jewish man in the process of praying.
  • Abbotsford_Morris_edited.jpg

    A digital image of a coloured chromolithograph in the 1880 book Country Seats by Morris. Sir Walter Scott was successful enough to purchase Abbostford, although it consumed a great deal of his time and funds. Abbotsford attracted tourism while Scott was in residence, and continues to do so today.
  • Backgammon_(1895)_(14596242107).jpg

    This image depicts a board for backgammon, a game made popular in the nineteenth century.
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    A digital rendering of a "Proof before letters" map of 1830s London surrounded by pictorial views of London landmarks including East India House, Marble Arch, Westminster Abbey, and Waterloo Bridge.
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    Maurice Woolf, a Jewish man, assaulted Mr. Lee when Lee accused Woolf's wife of stealing a sheet from his kitchen. Lee detailed that Woolf was occupying a portion of Lee's house and claimed to be working as a tailor. Lee then discovered that Woolf was part of a gang of thieves and approached Woolf about the missing sheet. These events were documented in an essay called The Man. A Rational Advocate.
  • English_School,_19th_Century,_Snow_Hill,_Holburn,_London.jpg

    This illustration depicts the streets of nineteenth-century Snow Hill, Holburn, a borough of the city of London.
  • Tete-a-tete.jpg

    A digital image of the illustration "The Tete-A-Tete," created in 1839 and published in issue 49 of The Odd Fellow on December 7, 1839. "Tête-à-tête" means face-to-face in French, a commonly used phrase to describe a private conversation, typically between a man and woman. A.S. Lyons refers to several tête-à-tête conversations throughout his diaries.
  • Screen Shot 2016-10-27 at 1.17.33 PM.png

    A digital rendering of the title page and advertisements of a print book on bankruptcy and financial practices of London from 1831. Includes the advertisement notes from the 3rd and 4th editions of the volume.
  • Egyptian_Hall_Mansion_House_edited.jpg

    An 1808 illustration from Ackermann's Microcosm of London depicting the banquet hall of the Lord Mayor's Mansion House in London.
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  • White-note-1-pound-1805.jpg

    The first Bank of England £1 note was issued in 1797 to replace gold coin during the French Revolutionary War.
  • Ramsgate.jpg

    A digital image of a painting, most likely of people vacationing at Ramsgate, a place Lyon visited frequently.
  • Backgammon_(1895)_(14779602481).jpg

    This is a drawing for Backgammon board, one of the oldest games. The game requires two players. There are several games' versions for Backgammon. Generally, the pieces are moved according to the role of dice that has six faces i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 dots. For some, it is a game depends on luck; for others, it depends on planning.
  • Barbados.jpg

    A digital image of a map of Barbados created in June 1825 from a trigonometrical survey of the island conducted by Captain F. Barrallier of the 25th Light Dragoons. After leaving London but before settling in Jamaica, Lyon first settled in Barbados.
  • 14595893388_9b91092121_o.jpg

    This illustration is one of many in a book called, "Stage Coach and Mail in Days of Yore: A Picturesque History of the Coaching Age," by author Charles George Harper from 1903. This illustration depicts what Lyon may have traveled in, or how he traveled (sitting outside on top of the carriage).
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    A Panoramic Daguerreotype of Paris and the River Seine taken by the French Photographer Charles Chevalier (1804-1859) in 1844.
  • Screen Shot 2016-10-31 at 2.24.59 PM.png

    An image of the late eighteenth-century illustration of Cowes Castle found in Charles Tomkin's book A Tour to the Isle of Wight.
  • Screen Shot 2016-10-31 at 2.25.57 PM.png

    An image of the late eighteenth-century illustration of W, Cowes Harbour found in A Tour to the Isle of Wight by Charles Tomkins.
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