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Week 11 of and K is for Kennet and Avon. We love these watercolour sketches of bridges and structures on the canal by John Rennie. https://t.co/F76TUhQZl5

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J is for And with lockdown measures continuing to ease, a lot of us are very excited to be able to get back out into the wide world again. Where will you go?

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I is for Illustrated London News (ILN), a wonderful source of images (and not just about London). Thames embankment under construction, Kings Cross station, Loch Karine water supply opening and bridge at London Bridge station

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This week for we are considering the letter F. We present a sample of some of the magnificent (and perhaps, unexpected) “flying” machines depicted in our collections, including the “Flying Hamburger” train, the Inverness flying boat and the Oehmichen flying balloon.

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1/2 We can't leave `E' week without `E is for engineers and engineering'. Our collections contain records relating to infrastructure e.g. water supply, drainage, transport, structures, tunnels etc.

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This week's letter is E and we have chosen to highlight...engines. We hold material on steam engines, internal combustion engines, model engines and more! Check out the collection gallery on our Virtual Archive dedicated entirely to engines: https://t.co/jVV5syqZua?

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In this week's , D is for Dragon! This emblem, of a dragon devouring its own tail, is from our Young collection: Michael Maier, Atalanta Fugiens (1618) an alchemical work that includes illustrations, poems and music! https://t.co/yX4NU0RA1d

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D is for dinosaur! Tiere der Urwelt (Animals of the Prehistoric World) is a c.1910s set of cards made by a German chocolate company. Issued as a series, it includes many drawings of dinosaurs, so we call it "the dinosaur book." See all the cards: https://t.co/igt4YBsnSo

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Letter D for and is looking at the stunning archive of botanical watercolours by Sarah Dickson (1821-1896). Who was she? Read more 👉 https://t.co/ZPsUL2vbSi

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Our final ‘C’ for is COMPASS ROSE.

Found on many early they show north, south, east, west and intermediate points. They can also be very beautiful!

We’ve made one for in 😀Download a PDF >
https://t.co/E1ceCE8EVz

Enjoy!

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Letter C for and are celebrating the archive of a local man from Morpeth, Northumberland. Naturalist, Artist and Henry D Thoreau expert John Caffrey (1938-2016). Read more 👉 https://t.co/oFA5HvXrCp

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C is for coffee! Here’s a beautiful pic of a coffee seller from a series of paintings of Turkish costumes (MS 60638) https://t.co/uR5TYC5esH

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One final B is for ... Bridges. The original Wearmouth Bridge opened in 1796. Constructed at a cost of £35,000, it was claimed to have the largest arch in the world. Engraving courtesy of .

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For today's 'B' is for Brassworkers & Button-makers

Two trades which emerged from the Midlands metal industry feature in our digitised archives on the 'Sweated Trades' - find out more about the workers, their wages & conditions @ https://t.co/WHnY9j8Vs2

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B is for Busy Beavers on Herman Moll's 1715 map of British colonial territory in North America.
📂 WO 78/419/8 https://t.co/5CfHSVWkyc

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Once upon a time we had an Artist in Residence in the archive. Lucy Roscoe took inspiration from our Criminal Register to create a series of fabulous illustrations. Read more on the project here https://t.co/KbWYg6kUJt

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