Online exhibitions
Discover thousands of historic images, chosen by our experts. Just choose the collection you'd like to see from one of the lists below. You can then zoom in on the images.
Crace Collection of Maps of London
Over 1200 maps and plans of the capital: a fascinating collection brought together by the Victorian designer, Frederick Crace
Early photographically illustrated books
Images of Victorian Britain captured in 1,500 original photographic book illustrations
Evanion Collection of ephemera
1,800 printed items from everyday 19th century life collected by the Victorian conjurer, Evanion.
The Spice Trail: food and flavours from Southeast Asia
Natural history drawings from Indonesia and Malaysia
Points of View: Capturing the 19th Century in Photographs
Follow photography from its invention
Henry VIII: Man and Monarch
Key documents from the life and times of the pious yet bloodthirsty king
