Mamelukes Exercising in the Square of Mourad Bey's Palace Cornwallis XXXV from Micrographia: or some

XXXV from Micrographia: or some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses with observations and Inquiries thereupon

View of the King's Theatre

A Chelsea player gets his head on the ball

'A view of the fire engine of Chelsea Waterworks taken from the roadside'

whilst Policeman A1 stands on guard

Mamelukes Exercising in the Square of Mourad Bey's Palace Cornwallis XXXV from Micrographia: or some'Mamelukes Exercising in the Square of Mourad Bey's Palace', Cairo, Egypt, 1802. The Mamluks (Mamelukes) were a powerful Islamic soldier caste. Murad Bey (1750 1801), who was co ruler of Egypt, was a Mamluk. Plate 35 from Views in Egypt by Luigi Mayer.