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  • Exploration of the Red river of Louisiana, in the year 1852 / by Randolph B. Marcy, captain Fifth infantry U.S. Army ; assisted by George B. McClellan, brevet captain U.S. engineers ; with reports on the natural history of the country and numerous illustrations.
  • Exploration of the Red river of Louisiana, in the year 1852 / by Randolph B. Marcy, captain Fifth infantry U.S. Army ; assisted by George B. McClellan, brevet captain U.S. engineers ; with reports on the natural history of the country and numerous illustrations.
  • Exploration of the Red river of Louisiana, in the year 1852 / by Randolph B. Marcy, captain Fifth infantry U.S. Army ; assisted by George B. McClellan, brevet captain U.S. engineers ; with reports on the natural history of the country and numerous illustrations.
  • Exploration of the Red river of Louisiana, in the year 1852 / by Randolph B. Marcy, captain Fifth infantry U.S. Army ; assisted by George B. McClellan, brevet captain U.S. engineers ; with reports on the natural history of the country and numerous illustrations.
  • Geological atlas projected to illustrate geographic explorations and surveys west of the 100th meridian of longitude : prosecuted in accordance with Acts of Congress under the authority of the Honorable the Secretary of War, and the direction of A.A. Humphreys, embracing results of the different expeditions under Geo. M. Wheeler.
  • Geological atlas projected to illustrate geographic explorations and surveys west of the 100th meridian of longitude : prosecuted in accordance with Acts of Congress under the authority of the Honorable the Secretary of War, and the direction of A.A. Humphreys, embracing results of the different expeditions under Geo. M. Wheeler.
  • Geological atlas projected to illustrate geographic explorations and surveys west of the 100th meridian of longitude : prosecuted in accordance with Acts of Congress under the authority of the Honorable the Secretary of War, and the direction of A.A. Humphreys, embracing results of the different expeditions under Geo. M. Wheeler.
  • Geological atlas projected to illustrate geographic explorations and surveys west of the 100th meridian of longitude : prosecuted in accordance with Acts of Congress under the authority of the Honorable the Secretary of War, and the direction of A.A. Humphreys, embracing results of the different expeditions under Geo. M. Wheeler.
  • Geological atlas projected to illustrate geographic explorations and surveys west of the 100th meridian of longitude : prosecuted in accordance with Acts of Congress under the authority of the Honorable the Secretary of War, and the direction of A.A. Humphreys, embracing results of the different expeditions under Geo. M. Wheeler.
  • Geological atlas projected to illustrate geographic explorations and surveys west of the 100th meridian of longitude : prosecuted in accordance with Acts of Congress under the authority of the Honorable the Secretary of War, and the direction of A.A. Humphreys, embracing results of the different expeditions under Geo. M. Wheeler.
  • The lower Amazon : a narrative of explorations in the little known regions of the state of Pará, on the lower Amazon, with a record of archæological excavations on Marajó Island at the mouth of the Amazon River, and observations on the general resources of the county / by Algot Lange ; with an introduction by Frederick S. Dellenbaugh.
  • Travelling abroad? Exploring the sights? : Many people in the UK have been infected while travelling abroad. Asking for and getting condoms can be difficult, so remember to pack your supply before you go / Brent & Harrow fund this initiative ; this poster was jointly produced by Asian Women's Resource Centre and The Naz Project London.
  • Garrya elliptica Douglas ex Lindl. Garryaceae. Coast silk tassel. Evergreen shrub. Distribution: California and southern Oregon. Named for Nicholas Garry, Secretary of the Hudson Bay Company (1820-1830) who assisted David Douglas in his exploration of the Pacific Northwest (Stearn, 1992). Used by Pomo and Kashaya as an abortifacient and to induce menstruation (Moerman, 1998). Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Copy of letter written by Charles Hall
  • Copy of letter written by Charles Hall
  • Diagram of the Globe showing 'Tabloid' usage
  • Copy of letter written by Charles Hall
  • Copy of letter written by Charles Hall
  • Cover of "The North Pole..."
  • A bitch is sitting in a basket watching her puppies play on a carthographic map on the ground. Line block after J. S. Hayes.
  • Sir Henry Morton Stanley
  • A Burroughs Wellcome Co medicine chest used on the British Antarctic Expedition
  • A title page (right) embellished with illustration of people ascending steep cliffs and a book plate (left) of four birds. Engravings by S. Davenport, ca. 1821.
  • Two balloons in the air over boats in the water to which lines are attached from an anchoring system on the sea bed. Coloured wood engraving.
  • A Burroughs Wellcome Co medicine chest
  • A Burroughs Wellcome Co medicine chest
  • The discoverie of the large rich, and bewtifvl empire of Gviana. With / a relation of the great and Golden Citie / of Manoa (which the Spanyards call El / Dorado) And of the Prouinces of Emeria, / Arromaia, Amapaia, and other Cou- / tries, with their riuers, ad- / ioyning. / Performed in the yeare 1595, by Sir W. Ralegh. Knight, Captaine of her / Maiesties Guard, Lo. Warden / of the Stanneries, and her High- / nesse Lieutenant generall / of the Countie of / Cornewall / [Sir Walter Raleigh].
  • The discoverie of the large rich, and bewtifvl empire of Gviana. With / a relation of the great and Golden Citie / of Manoa (which the Spanyards call El / Dorado) And of the Prouinces of Emeria, / Arromaia, Amapaia, and other Cou- / tries, with their riuers, ad- / ioyning. / Performed in the yeare 1595, by Sir W. Ralegh. Knight, Captaine of her / Maiesties Guard, Lo. Warden / of the Stanneries, and her High- / nesse Lieutenant generall / of the Countie of / Cornewall / [Sir Walter Raleigh].
  • The discoverie of the large rich, and bewtifvl empire of Gviana. With / a relation of the great and Golden Citie / of Manoa (which the Spanyards call El / Dorado) And of the Prouinces of Emeria, / Arromaia, Amapaia, and other Cou- / tries, with their riuers, ad- / ioyning. / Performed in the yeare 1595, by Sir W. Ralegh. Knight, Captaine of her / Maiesties Guard, Lo. Warden / of the Stanneries, and her High- / nesse Lieutenant generall / of the Countie of / Cornewall / [Sir Walter Raleigh].
  • Lions watching an encampment in Africa. Lithograph.