Twelve specimens of foraminifera Size:Large: 7 x 5in People in the the audience

People in the the audience chamber in St James's Palace

View of Tower Bridge under construction with river traffic in the foreground

Panoramic view of London from the South Bank looking across the River Thames towards the Tower of London

upon which rests a steel magnet

(c1900-c1920

Twelve specimens of foraminifera Size:Large: 7 x 5in People in the the audienceA composite illustration built up from individual plates within the book Conchyliologie systematique, et classification methodique des coquilles by Pierre Denys de Montford (2 volumes, Paris, 1808 1810). Each specimen of foraminifera [single celled marine organisms with shells] is inscribed with De Montford's 'genre' number and a brief caption. Each appears with an indication of the actual size of the specimen, drawn alongside the magnified