This brass compass has a silver plated, etched compass dial. Place it on your desk, bookshelf or hallstand for a unique hint of the past. A needle pointing north. Antique science captured in admiralty brass. Allowing sailors to cross vast oceans, explorers to discover continents. An instrument of exploration that changed the world of Renaissance forever. If we do not have this item in stock we will order it for you from our supplier. Delivery generally takes 3 weeks within the UK. For overseas delivery queries please email sales@stanfords.co.uk ...

A spectacular & engaging non-fiction Eyewitness guide to one of history`s most fascinating periods, the Victorian era. What did the Victorians invent? Was this a peaceful era? How many children did Queen Victoria have? Find out in Eyewitness Victorians & discover this peaceful & prosperous era which produced huge developments in technology & engineering, alongside voting reforms. Eyewitness reference books are now more interactive & colourful, with new infographics, statistics, facts & timelines, plus a giant pull-out wall chart, you`ll be an expert on the Victorian era in no time. Great for projects or just for fun, learn everything you need to know about the Victorians with Eyewitness. ...

` Victorians & Edwardians abroad: the beginning of the modern holiday` reveals a story never told before: the early years of one of Britain`s leading modern travel agencies, the Polytechnic Touring Association (PTA). Created in 1888 within Britain`s first Polytechnic, the PTA was an emblem of the era. It served a growing mass of middle-class & lower middle-class consumers, who found for the first time that they had the time & money to take extended holidays, often abroad. This book explains the creation of the Polytechnic & the PTA, charting the expansion of the travel agency into continental Europe & beyond. ` Victorians & Edwardians abroad` uncovers the recollections of those who went on ` Poly holidays` before 1914: how they experienced the journeys, what they did when they reached their destinations & what they thought holidays should be about. For all the serious strictures from their social `betters` about the educational & `improving` aspects of travel, PTA holidaymakers enjoyed themselves: liberating pork pies from train carriages, annoying foreign policemen & even beating the German Emperor to the last horses in town. Letters, articles & diaries of Poly holidays reveal a penchant for fun, even naughtiness, not often associated with the Victorians & Edwardians. Also included are a selection of postcards, photographs & promotional items from the PTA archives. Victorians & Edwardians abroad is a fascinating glimpse into holidays as they were, just over a hundred years ago. ...

`A work of formidable scholarship that propels the reader from idea to idea. Reading it is like unravelling the bandages on a mummy to find the face of the past staring back in all its terrible & poignant humanity` Financial Times A groundbreaking account of what it was like to live in a Victorian body from one of our best historians. Why did the great philosophical novelist George Eliot feel so self-conscious that her right hand was larger than her left? Exactly what made Darwin grow that iconic beard in 1862, a good five years after his contemporaries had all retired their razors? Who knew Queen Victoria had a personal hygiene problem as a young woman & the crisis that followed led to a hurried commitment to marry Albert? What did John Sell Cotman, a handsome drawing room operator who painted some of the most exquisite watercolours the world has ever seen, feel about marrying a woman whose big nose made smart people snigger? How did a working-class child called Fanny Adams disintegrate into pieces in 1867 before being reassembled into a popular joke, one we still reference today, but would stop, appalled, if we knew its origins? Kathryn Hughes follows a thickened index finger or deep baritone voice into the realms of social history, medical discourse, aesthetic practise & religious observance
- its language is one of admiring glances, cruel sniggers, an implacably turned back. The result is an eye-opening, deeply intelligent, groundbreaking account that brings the Victorians back to life & helps us understand how they lived their lives.
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A groundbreaking account of what it was like to live in a Victorian body from one of our best historians. Why did the great philosophical novelist George Eliot feel so self-conscious that her right hand was larger than her left? Exactly what made Darwin grow that iconic beard in 1862, a good five years after his contemporaries had all retired their razors? Who knew Queen Victoria had a personal hygiene problem as a young woman & the crisis that followed led to a hurried commitment to marry Albert? What did John Sell Cotman, a handsome drawing room operator who painted some of the most exquisite watercolours the world has ever seen, feel about marrying a woman whose big nose made smart people snigger? How did a working-class child called Fanny Adams disintegrate into pieces in 1867 before being reassembled into a popular joke, one we still reference today, but would stop, appalled, if we knew its origins? Kathryn Hughes follows a thickened index finger or deep baritone voice into the realms of social history, medical discourse, aesthetic practise & religious observance
- its language is one of admiring glances, cruel sniggers, an implacably turned back. The result is an eye-opening, deeply intelligent, groundbreaking account that brings the Victorians back to life & helps us understand how they lived their lives.
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The blue Victorinox Swiss Card multi-purpose tool from the makers of Swiss Army knives is the size of a credit card, giving you convenient access to useful tools both at the desk or out & about. In a choice of colours, the translucent casing is a smart, practical format to keep some essential gadgets near to h&. A perfect gift for a busy traveller. Tools included:- Small letter-opener knife blade- Compact scissors- Pressurised ballpoint pen- Nail file- Screwdriver- Toothpick- Tweezers- Protractor- Pin- Ruler (cm/in) Please note that this knife is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By placing an order for this product, you declare that you are 18 years of age or older. This item must be used responsibly & appropriately. ...

The blue Victorinox Swiss Card multi-purpose tool from the makers of Swiss Army knives is the size of a credit card, giving you convenient access to useful tools both at the desk & out & about. In a choice of colours, the translucent casing is a smart, practical format to keep some essential gadgets near to h&. This is a perfect gift for a busy traveller. Tools included:- Small letter-opener knife blade- Compact scissors- Pressurised ballpoint pen- Nail file- Screwdriver- Toothpick- Tweezers- Stainless Pin- Ruler (cm/in) Please note that this knife is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By placing an order for this product, you declare that you are 18 years of age or older. This item must be used responsibly & appropriately. ...

The onyx Victorinox Swiss Card multi-purpose tool from the makers of Swiss Army knives is the size of a credit card, giving you convenient access to useful tools both at the desk or out & about. In a choice of colours, the translucent casing is a smart, practical format to keep some essential gadgets near to h&. A perfect gift for a busy traveller. Tools included:- Small letter-opener knife blade- Compact scissors- Pressurised ballpoint pen- Nail file- Screwdriver- Toothpick- Tweezers- Protractor- Pin- Ruler (cm/in) Please note that this knife is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By placing an order for this product, you declare that you are 18 years of age or older. This item must be used responsibly & appropriately. ...

The red Victorinox Swiss Card multi-purpose tool from the makers of Swiss Army knives is the size of a credit card, giving you convenient access to useful tools both at the desk or out & about. In a choice of colours, the translucent casing is a smart, practical format to keep some essential gadgets near to h&. A perfect gift for a busy traveller. Tools included:- Small letter-opener knife blade- Compact scissors- Pressurised ballpoint pen- Nail file- Screwdriver- Toothpick- Tweezers- Protractor- Pin- Ruler (cm/in) Please note that this knife is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By placing an order for this product, you declare that you are 18 years of age or older. This item must be used responsibly & appropriately. ...

The blue Victorinox Swiss Card multi-purpose tool from the makers of Swiss Army knives is the size of a credit card, giving you convenient access to useful tools both at the desk & out & about. In a choice of colours, the translucent casing is a smart, practical format to keep some essential gadgets near to h&. This is a perfect gift for a busy traveller. Tools included:- Small letter-opener knife blade- Compact scissors- Pressurised ballpoint pen- Nail file- Screwdriver- Toothpick- Tweezers- Stainless Pin- Ruler (cm/in) Please note that this knife is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By placing an order for this product, you declare that you are 18 years of age or older. This item must be used responsibly & appropriately. ...