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Guests at the cats’ party. A apple pie and other nursery tales. 1870? Frontispiece detail.
A cartoon about cholera in the English magazine Fun, 1866, about 12 years after John Snow published his research showing a link between cholera and contaminated water. The skeleton is ‘King Cholera.’
As the entry on John Snow (1813-1858) describes on the BBC Science site:
At the time, it was assumed that cholera was airborne. However, Snow did not accept this ‘miasma’ (bad air) theory, arguing that in fact entered the body through the mouth. He published his ideas in an essay ‘On the Mode of Communication of Cholera’ in 1849. A few years later, Snow was able to prove his theory in dramatic circumstances. […] After careful investigation, including plotting cases of cholera on a map of the area, Snow was able to identify a water pump in Broad (now Broadwick) Street as the source of the disease. He had the handle of the pump removed, and cases of cholera immediately began to diminish. However, Snow’s ‘germ’ theory of disease was not widely accepted until the 1860s.
Snow was also a pioneer in the field of anaesthetics.
Dr. Pamela K Gilbert describes how ‘Between 1832 and 1866, four cholera epidemics struck Great Britain, as part of pandemic outbreaks that affected the entire globe.[…] The 1832 epidemic was the first one to enter Britain—and also spread to the Americas and Australia—and wreaked panic as well as high death rates where it struck. The 1848 second epidemic was global and caused high death rates in Britain’ (Gilbert, ‘On Cholera in Nineteenth-Century Britain’, Branch). Gilbert notes that, in spite of the impossibility of finding concrete records for the number dead due to cholera, after just the 1848-9 epidemic was ‘believed [to have lead to] 55,181 deaths had occurred from cholera in England alone, besides 28,900 from “diarrhoea” (qtd. in Tanner 588)’ (Gilbert, ‘On Cholera’).
Interestingly, much of the discussion about the spread — and indeed causes — of cholera epidemics in Britain became intertwined with discussions of CLASS, as poor urban areas with little to no sanitation in their water or food were prone to outbreaks. (For more, see Gilbert, ‘On Cholera’.)
For more on John Snow, see the Science Museum’s page; on the science of cholera and 19th-cen. reactions, public and professional, see Harvard, ‘Cholera Epidemics in the 19th-century’.
1897-1898. Collection Jules Beau. Photographie sportive. Cyclisme.
(vía Bibliothèque nationale de France)
Animal Locomotion, Vol. 7 (1872-1885) - Eadweard Muybridge, photographer.
Joan Vilatobà, “¿En qué lugar del cielo te encontraré?” (1903-1905) (por Museo del Romanticismo)
In anticipation of Owl Awareness Day (August 4), we offer some slightly cartoony illustrations of these fascinating members of the genus Strix.
Images taken from Captain Thomas Brown’s “Illustrations of the American ornithology of Alexander Wilson and Charles Lucian Bonaparte“ (1835).
1909. British Army airship Baby.
Car-girder type; inflated fins. Two Buchet engines; one pusher-screw above the car.
Length (m): 25.6 Beam (m): 7.6 Volume (me): 29 Power (h.p.): 16 Speed (km): 29
Note the differences between the first and second version of the airship, in particular the lack of an upper fin on the envelope and the uncovered gondola.
(vía Imperial War Museum)
1887. La moda elegante ilustrada. Disfraz de murciélago.
Había visto este grabado más veces, casi siempre por el nombre de “Victorian Batgirl” y por fin lo encontré en mi archivo de revistas. En España apareció en La moda elegante en 1887, en el número del 22 de enero. Como de costumbre, el suplemento con la hoja de patrones no aparece por ninguna parte, ni siquiera en la Biblioteca Nacional.
1910. Tour Eiffel, peinture (peintre en équilibre sur un escalier de la Tour Eiffel).
(vía Bibliothèque nationale de France)
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Antonio Gisbert - Fusilamiento de Torrijos y sus compañeros en las playas de Málaga. 1888. Museo del Prado.
«El general D. José María de Torrijos, «en cuerpo tan dispuesto, en armas tan mañoso, en ánimo tan esforzado, en juicio tan delicado, en condición tan bienquisto y en edad tan mozo», peleó por la independencia de la patria en la primera invasión francesa, y por la libertad en la funesta campaña de 1823, y habiéndose refugiado en Gibraltar, salió de allí en 1831, engañado con falsas promesas, para desembarcar en Málaga y proclamar la Constitución de 1812, como años antes habían salido de la misma plaza inglesa y con igual propósito el coronel Valdés para Tarifa y el regidor del Ayuntamiento de Madrid D. Pablo Iglesias para Almería: Valdés tuvo la fortuna de librarse de sus perseguidores; Iglesias, preso en Cullar de Baza y conducido á la Cárcel de Corte de Madrid, fue ahorcado en la plaza de la Cebada el 25 de Agosto de 1825; Torrijos y sus compañeros, aprehendidos con las armas en la mano en la alquería del Conde de Mollina, cerca de Málaga, fueron fusilados por la espalda, y en dos tandas, en la playa de San Andrés, á las once y media de la mañana del II de Diciembre del citado año 1831, «y la católica España (escribe la viuda del héroe de aquella triste jornada, Sra. D.ª Luisa Sáenz de Viniegra, en su Vida del general Torrijos) vio por primera vez una ejecución patibularia en día festivo, pues era domingo, para la que González Moreno (el capitán general del distrito) tuvo que pedir permiso, por estar prohibido por los cánones, al Obispo de la diócesis, que lo era entonces D. José Bonell y Orbe».
Cincuenta y dos eran los compañeros de Torrijos (no cuarenta y nueve, según se dice en un libro recientemente publicado), y entre ellos hombres como D. Juan López Pinto, teniente coronel de Artillería; D. Manuel Flores Calderón, presidente de las Cortes de 1823; D. Francisco Fernández Golfín, ministro de la Guerra en dicho año; D. Francisco de Borja Pardio (no Pardillo, como se dijo en la Gaceta extraordinaria de Madrid del 15 de Diciembre de 1831); D. Domingo Valero y Cortés, capitán de la Milicia Nacional; D. Francisco Arcas, capitán de buque mercante; D. Manuel Real, hijo del general Real (y no mencionado en dicha Gaceta extraordinaria); Sir Roberto Boyd, oficial del ejército británico, y otros no menos distinguidos.
«Llegaron al sitio fatal (leemos en la Vida del general Torrijos). La tiranía, bajamente envidiosa y cobardemente avara de toda gloria para su víctima, no le permitió mandar el fuego y recibir la descarga sin vendarle los ojos, única gracia que mi esposo se había permitido pedir. Se manifestó urbanamente agradecido á su confesor: dio á conocer su satisfacción por la conformidad y entereza de sus compañeros, y saludando con éstos el objeto de sus afanes y la causa que le había empeñado en este mismo sacrificio con un enérgico Viva la Libertad, cayó mi esposo y cayeron sus 52 compañeros á los mortales rayos lanzados á la voz de la perfidia, por orden de la airada y sangrienta tiranía.»
Esta horrible hecatombe, cruenta escena de las discordias civiles de la patria, es el asunto del cuadro que reproducimos (sobre fotografía directa de Laurent) en el grabado de la pág. 121, titulado Fusilamiento de Torrijos y sus compañeros, y original del eminente artista D. Antonio Gisbert.
Las víctimas están en fila y atadas; la figura de Torrijos es admirable de verdad; las de Flores Calderón, Sir Roberto Boyd, Fernández Golfín, López Pinto y Ruiz Jara expresan con pasmosa exactitud sentimientos diversos; completan la composición las de los otros sentenciados, las de los frailes, las del piquete de granaderos que se distinguen en segundo término, y el montón de cadáveres de la primera tanda, todos á la orilla del mar, destacándose entre las colinas lejanas y el nebuloso cielo de invierno.
El Sr. Gisbert, insigne autor de El Suplicio de los Comuneros y El Desembarco de los Puritanos en la América del Norte, ha ejecutado una obra artística verdaderamente magistral, página de historia que contribuirá á perpetuar el recuerdo de aquellos desventurados mártires de su fidelidad á un juramento sagrado, y víctimas tal vez de cobarde perfidia.
Este cuadro, que se encuentra expuesto en el Palacio de Exposiciones del Parque de Madrid, pertenece ya al Estado.»
La Ilustración Española y Americana, 30 de agosto de 1888.
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Some beautiful illustrations for cephalopod week from The Cephalopoda, atlas.
In the 19th century, just after the daguerreotype’s introduction in the United States, there was a fashionable moment for portraits of women breastfeeding. via Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America/Flickr)
Truth Coming Out of Her Well to Shame Mankind, 1896 by Jean-Léon Gérôme
Lady Macbeth Kenny Meadows 1850 Engraving
Photograph of Thereza Dillwyn Llewelyn (1834-1926) studying specimens through a microscope ( with a border of maidenhair fern).
Photograph by John Dillwyn Llewelyn (British, Swansea, Wales 1810–1882 ) Taken from Emma Charlotte Dillwyn Llewelyn’s album (1853-56).
Image and text courtesy The Met
Fotógrafa y astrónoma. Se carteaba con Charles Darwin.
Detail of a photograph of Confederate soldiers captured at Gettysburg, July 1863. Source: LOC.
#MondayMotivationOwl
These two, too fancy, Victorian owls come from Album des bêtes à l'usage des gens d'esprit texte published in 1864. If these two can be this well put together on a Monday I guess we can too … maybe … if we have to.
Don’t worry about what time it is, just get out there and waltz through your day.
These images may seem familiar as we also presented a Caturday post featuring images from this book.
Last week, after reaching 8,000 followers, we said we would revive our “This One’s for You” series in recognition of some of our most active followers. Early last year we initiated the series as we were approaching 6.500 followers. Back then we highlighted @detroitlib, @hagleyvault, @hdslibrary, @macalesterarchives, @nextdoriskearns, @othmeralia, @starpointeprice, and @stuffaboutminneapolis, who are still active followers today. Thanks, you guys!
But, today, in recognition of #MondayMotivationOwl …
This One’s For You ~
… . @muspeccoll!
@muspeccoll is the Tumblr blog for Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books at the University of Missouri Libraries. One of the great things about following other special collections on Tumblr is that we get to learn the scope and nature of collections at other institutions that we might not be able to otherwise. We have learned a great deal about the outstanding collections at Mizzou over the several years we’ve followed them. We encourage you to do the same. One of the things we appreciate most about them is that their approach is similar to ours … they don’t just post images from their collections with minimal context; they discuss their materials, offering insight into the historical and material importance of each item for research or simple enjoyment. Their posts are beautiful, engaging, fun, and sometimes just plain stunning.
We recognize @muspeccoll with this post because they initiated the hashtag #MondayMotivationOwl some time ago, and because they recognized our unnatural fixation with birds, they challenged us right away to participate with a post. While they and others have diminished their activities with the hashtag, we just keep finding more owls, and can’t seem to stop ourselves from posting them every week. Gee, thanks so much, @muspeccoll.
So, for all you do, @muspeccoll, these creepy, anthropomorphic, but very motivated owls are for you!!
And if that weren’t enough, here are some more Owls to motivate you!
We found that we actually don’t have as many owls (or as much motivation) as we thought we did… so we are very grateful to @uwmspeccoll for providing enough owls to keep us all going. And, we must say, these are especialy fabulous owls.
We are honored to have a Monday dedicated to us! Thanks, @uwmspeccoll!!