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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. -
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 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). -
Sir Walter Scott
A photograph of a portrait of Sir Walter Scott by Henry Raeburn. Lyon sees Scott on the street during one of his visits to Edinburgh in the 1826-1839 diary. -
The "Arcades." Horticurtural Gardens South Kensington
This is a photograph of The "Arcades" in the Horticulture Gardens of South Kensington from the 19th Century. -
London
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. -
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. -
Tulloch Castle
Photograph of Tulloch Castle and surrounding grounds. -
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
A photograph of the Globe Theatre. -
The chess players
This item is a digital reproduction of a nineteenth-century painting by Thomas Eakins. A. S. Lyon describes mentions his interest in chess on several occasions when he either plays or teaches others how to play chess. -
The Chess Game
The photograph depicts three people playing chess between 1860-1865. Lyon mentions his interest in chess in several places throughout the Diaries. -
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.