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Theatre Royal Drury Lane 1813
This early nineteenth-century illustration depicts an enthralled audience viewing a play at the Drury Lane Theatre in London. -
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
A photograph of the Globe Theatre. -
Leadenhall Street
Leadenhall Street in the City of London. Engraving by J Hopkins after a drawing by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. Published 1837. -
Fugitive Poetry
A poem by Emma Lyon, A.S. Lyon's sister. "Stanzas to the Moon" written by Miss Emma Lyon, selected and published by a monthly magazine from London, England. -
Miss Emma Lyon. Poems. Daughter of Rev. Solomon Lyon, Case 347
A digital photocopy of handwritten letters and excerpts of poems by Emma Lyon, a published poet and the daughter of Revd. Solomon Lyon. The document contains several letters written in 1813. Page 2 credits Sir Benjamin Hobhouse as a sponsor for the content. -
Untitled
This oil painting portrays the moon as it rises over a harbor and boats sitting in the wharf. -
The Three Hunchbacks; Or, The Sabre Grinders of Damascus
Photo copy of the first page of The Three Hunchbacks play script, from page 175 of Lord Chamberlain's Plays. Vol. XII. Jan.-Feb. 1826 (a collection of manuscripts and printed play scripts). -
Account of the fatal hurricane by which Barbados suffered in August 1831 : to which is prefixed a succinct narrative of the convulsions of the elements which at several times have visited and injured the West Indian Islands
A digital reproduction of an image taken of “Account of the fatal hurricane by which barbados suffered in August 1831," a meteorological journal. It provides a brief account of Sir James Lyon’s character and reputation as he responds to the devastation of the hurricane. -
The History of England
The title page for David Hume's six volume work, entitled The History of England. -
South East View of St. Paul's Cathedral
This 1818 painting illustrates the grand scale of St. Paul's Cathedral in London's East End. -
Sketch of Falmouth Harbour
Lyon took a Steamer to Foulmouth on September 16th, 1835. He stayed at the royal Hotel. [transcribed diary p 37] -
Harbour Parade, Ramsgate
A wide shot photo of Harbour Parade, Ramsgate. -
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. -
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. -
Panoramic View of Paris
A Panoramic Daguerreotype of Paris and the River Seine taken by the French Photographer Charles Chevalier (1804-1859) in 1844. -
Stage Coach and Mail in Days of Yore: A Picturesque History of the Coaching Age
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). -
Trigonometrical Survey of Barbados
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. -
A Backgammon Board
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. -
The Bathing Place at Ramsgate
A digital image of a painting, most likely of people vacationing at Ramsgate, a place Lyon visited frequently. -
White Note £1
The first Bank of England £1 note was issued in 1797 to replace gold coin during the French Revolutionary War. -
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Egyptian Hall Mansion House
An 1808 illustration from Ackermann's Microcosm of London depicting the banquet hall of the Lord Mayor's Mansion House in London. -
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. -
The Tete-A-Tete
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. -
English School, 19th Century
This illustration depicts the streets of nineteenth-century Snow Hill, Holburn, a borough of the city of London.