'Hylobates agilis' [Agile gibbon] star chamber Exterior view of All Hallows

Exterior view of All Hallows Staining

and is shown holding papers relating to the Thames Embankment

This cartoon depicts Napoleon facing up to the representative of the Austrian army

On 24th March 1860 a treaty was signed by Napoleon III and the King of Sardinia concerning the annexation of Savoy and Nice to France

'Hylobates agilis' [Agile gibbon] star chamber Exterior view of All HallowsZoological study of a female agile gibbon Hylobates agilis, native to Malaysia, Thailand and Sumatra. Shown seated in a tree with one arm extended and holding a branch. A juvenile gibbon clings to her breast. Plate 5 from The natural history of monkeys, by Sir William Jardine (Edinburgh, 1833) The Naturalist's Library. Mammalia. Vol. 1. Referred to in the text as 'The active gibbon'. The plate is inscribed: 'PLATE 5. HYLOBATES AGILIS. Female. Lizars