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General Charles George Gordon, Aka Chinese Gordon And Gordon Pasha, 1833-1885. British General

General Charles George Gordon, Aka Chinese Gordon And Gordon Pasha, 1833-1885. British General. Photographed At Khartoum. From The Book Chinese Gordon By Archibald Forbes, Published In London 1886

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Black And White, British, Charles, Chinese Gordon, Engraving, Gordon, Gordon Pasha, Illustration, Plate, Portrait, Vertical

Maria Eugenia Ignacia Augustina Palafox De Guzman Portocarrero & Kirkpatrick 9Th

Maria Eugenia Ignacia Augustina Palafox De Guzman Portocarrero & Kirkpatrick 9Th Countess Of Teba 1826-1920. Empress Eugenie Consort Of France Wife Of Napoleon Iii From The Miniature By Sir W.K.Ross At Windsor Castle.From The Book “The Letters Of Queen Victoria 1854-1861 Vol Iii” Published 1907.

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Magic Lantern Slide Circa 1900 Hand Coloured.john Gilpin Coloured Illustration.john Gilpin

Magic Lantern Slide Circa 1900 Hand Coloured.john Gilpin Coloured Illustration.john Gilpin (18th Century) Was Featured As The Subject In A Well-Known Comic Ballad Of 1782 By William Cowper, Entitled The Diverting History Of John Gilpin. Cowper Had Heard The Story From His Friend Lady Austen.gilpin Was Said To Be A Wealthy Draper From Cheapside In London, Who Owned Land At Olney, Buckinghamshire, Near Where Cowper Lived. It Is Likely That He Was A Mr Beyer, A Linen Draper Of The Cheapside Corner Of Paternoster Row.the Poem Tells How Gilpin And His Wife And Children Became Separated During A Journey To The Bell Inn, Edmonton, After Gilpin Loses Control Of His Horse, And Is Carried Ten Miles Farther To The Town Of Ware.

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