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  Knucks Down

  This painting shows three boys as they play a game called "Knucks Down" with marbles.
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  Their First Smoke

  This painting depicts two young boys smoking cigarettes for the first time.
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  The Bride or My Ewens Bride

  Cameron set up a private studio at her Isle of Wight home at the age of 48, after her daughter gave her a camera, and she became an expert at using the collodion wet-plate process. She employed friends, servants and neighbours as subjects, including scientists Charles Darwin and John Herschel, as well as poet Alfred Lord Tennyson. Much of her work reflects the Pre-Raphaelite painting style which was popular at the time.
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  A View of the Palace at Kew from the Lawn

  This 1763 engraving portrays Kew Palace and the gardens stretching beyond it.
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  The West Indiaman "Britannia"

  A digital image of the painting, The West Indiaman Britannia by Joseph Walter. The painting is housed at the National Maritime Museum. A "West Indiaman Ship" was the name given to merchant ships traveling from England to the West Indies The name A. S. Lyon mentions is "The Britannia." He mentions the ship when he describes seeing his brother off on his journey from Barbados to London (Diary May 26, 1829).
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  Poetical excursions in the Isle of Wight

  Cover page for Poetical Excursions in the Isle of Wight.
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  Barbadoes

  This map, published in Thomas's New General Atlas (1817), outlines the island of Barbados.
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  Map image of Goodman's field in 1746

  This map depicts Goodman's Fields in London, England.
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  Map of Jamaica

  Digital reproduction of a map of Jamaica in 1671.
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  Father Thames Introducing His Offspring to the Fair City of London

  A political cartoon highlighting the class imbalance in Victorian London and the general dirt and disease present in the city due to pollution, particularly in the River Thames.
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  William Charles Macready

  This is a black and white digital image representing a painting of British stage actor William Charles Macready, painted by John Jackson, who died in 1831. Macready is credited with helping revive Shakespeare on the London stage and abroad.
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  The original Picture of London (1826)

  As could be deduced by other items in this archive, Lyon lived in London for several years to do business and spend quality time with the Harts family. His brother married into that family, and they partially financed the Lyons' business. This is an illustration from one of the years that Lyon lived in London, offering an idea of what Lyon might have seen on a typical day.
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  Front View of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane

  This engraving portrays the front entrances to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, as well as the surrounding bustle of street traffic.
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  HMS Barham at Malta on 25 September 1833

  A digital image of the painting, HMS Barham at Malta on 25 September 1833 by James Kennett Willson. The painting is housed at the National Maritime Museum.
  
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  Le pilote: roman américain

  Le Pilote: Roman Américain is the fourth volume of the series written by James Fenimore Cooper and Auguste-Jean-Baptiste Defauconpret. This is most likely the Pilote that Lyon refers to reading in his diary.
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  Nocturne in Blue and Silver: The Lagoon, Venice

  This painting depicts the dark scene of a lagoon near Venice at nightfall. Boats and gondolas float in the waters beyond the cityscape.
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  The Counting-House Assistant, or, A Brief Digest of American Mercantile Law

  A digital .pdf of The Counting-House Assistant, or, A Brief Digest of American Mercantile Law, published in Pittsburgh in 1818. It describes the rules of American mercantile law in the nineteenth century. A.S. Lyon would have worked in similar conditions and legal frameworks.
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  The Royal Exchange and Cornhill in London

  This illustration portrays the bustling streets at the Royal Exchange in London, England.
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  The Mansion House in London

  An engraving of the Mansion House in London.
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  James Johnson 1777-1845

  A digital image of a painting of Dr. James Johnson, one of A.S. Lyon's doctors. Painted by J. Wood and engraved by G.H. Phillips.
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  Breathing a vein

  This etching depicts the practice of bloodletting, as a doctor bleeds his ill patient in order to cure him of an ailment.
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  Monument, near the Military Hospital, Barbados

  This etching depicts a monument erected near the military hospital in Barbados.
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  A wedding of the middle 1800s

  A digital image of the engraving by J. B. Forrest.
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  The Great Eastern Steam Ship

  This illustration depicts the exterior view of the Great Eastern Steam Ship, as well as a cross-section revealing its interior layout, drawn by I.K. Brunel Esqr. F.R.S.
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  Warning Baake in Clyde River

  A painting by German artist Hermann Eschke of the River Clyde in Scotland. The painting's dramatic aspect depicts the ship and dinghy passing through the mouth of the river. The River Clyde is located near Glasgow.