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A collection of playbills from Drury Lane Theatre, 1826-1828

This item is a digital reproduction of an image taken of a playbill from Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, for Tuesday, November 13, 1827. Of particular interest is the mention of Mr. Macready (playing Virginius) and Miss Foote (playing Virginia) in the play “Virginius.” A. S. Lyon mentioned seeing them on April 26, 1826.

1831, A gentleman in full dress still has his chapeau bras

This drawing depicts the fashion style elite men had during 1830s in London, England.

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Grace Darling; Or, the Heroine of the Fern Islands

This item is a digital reproduction of an image previously on microfilm, Micropublished in History of Women. It is from the book Grace Darling; Or, the Heroine of the Fern Islands by George William MacArthur Reynolds, published in 1839. The inscription reads: “Mr. Darling & his Daughter rowing to the wreck.” This book details the heroism of Grace Darling, who saved nine crew members from death after the Forfarshire schooner wrecked off the Farne Islands.

Royal Coburg Theatre 1822

A print of the Royal Coburg Theatre, used as promotional material after its creation in 1818.

Sketch of Falmouth Harbour

Lyon took a Steamer to Foulmouth on September 16th, 1835. He stayed at the royal Hotel. [transcribed diary p 37]

Backgammon

This image depicts a board for backgammon, a game made popular in the nineteenth century.

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.

White Note £1

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

Panoramic View of Paris

A Panoramic Daguerreotype of Paris and the River Seine taken by the French Photographer Charles Chevalier (1804-1859) in 1844.

Newcastle-upon-Tyne from New Chatham

Newcastle-on-Tyne, or Newcastle-upon-Tyne is a city in Tyne and Wear, North East England. The city is considered on of the most beautiful and important cities in England.Newcastle-upon-Tyne from New Chatham engraving by William Miller after Thomas Allom, published in Westmoreland, Cumberland, Durham & Northumberland.

Table of whist leads [recto]

Whist is a classic English game played in the 18th and 19th centuries. The game has several variations, and is usually played by four players.

Bay of Biscay

This is a sheet map of the Bay of Biscay and it shows the area where Lyon might have sailed.

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Cowes Harbour

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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Cowes Castle

An image of the late eighteenth-century illustration of Cowes Castle found in Charles Tomkin's book A Tour to the Isle of Wight.

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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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.

The blue devils. A poor depressed man.

The blue devils was a term given to melancholy and sadness. It refers to "intense visual hallucinations that can accompany severe alcohol withdrawal," and as time went on, it came to mean a state of agitation or depression.

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The law and practice of bankruptcy : as founded on the recent statute : with forms

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.

Harbour Parade, Ramsgate

A wide shot photo of Harbour Parade, Ramsgate.

Isle of Wight

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.

At the Marylebone Police Office on Wednesday, a Jew of the Name of Maurice Woolf, Was Brought up on a Warrant Charged with Having Assaulted Mr. Lee, Printed, of 98, Crawford-Street

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.

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