Two specimens of snail shells young men seen from across the River

seen from across the River Thames

The phenomenal growth and popularity of the railways between the 1830s and the 1850s brought about the speedy demise of the horse drawn coach

'The Popular Poll-Parrot'

St Pancras Old Church surrounded by fields with animals grazing

The home of John Bishop

Two specimens of snail shells young men seen from across the RiverZoological studies of mollusc shells. Lower figures described by the author as Bulimulus trifasciatus (now Bulimulus guadalupensis acutus) 'from Guadaloupe'. Upper figures described as Bulimulus acutus. Front and back views of each shell. Plate 18 from The zoological miscellany; being a description of new, or interesting animals, by William Elford Leach, volume 1 (London, 1815). The plate is inscribed: 'Drawn Engraved & Published by R. P. Nodder