1808

4 photos and 53 illustrations tagged 1808, from 3 members of Flickr Commons.

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Tapiirs. Ostriches and Hippotamuses in Sackville Street from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded August 2025
The BL King’s Topographical Collection: "To the Right Honble Visct Morpeth this View of KESWICK LAKE, CUMBERLAND, is with the utmost deference and respect inscribed by his Lordships very obedient servants Jukes & Sarjent." from British Library uploaded August 2020
The BL King’s Topographical Collection: "To the Right Honble Viscount Lowther This view of part of ULSWATER LAKE, is with the utmost deference and respect inscribed by his Lordships very obedient servants Jukes & Sarjent. " from British Library uploaded August 2020
The BL King’s Topographical Collection: "A VIEW of the HIGH TORR, MATLOCK. " from British Library uploaded August 2020
The BL King’s Topographical Collection: "A VIEW taken on the WATER opposite the NEW BATH, MATLOCK. " from British Library uploaded August 2020
The BL King’s Topographical Collection: "POWANGER IN THE PROVINCE OF GUZERAT. " from British Library uploaded August 2020
The BL King’s Topographical Collection: "THE PROCESS OF PLANTING, GROWING & CURING TEA " from British Library uploaded August 2020
The BL King’s Topographical Collection: "THE PROCESS OF PLANTING, GROWING & CURING TEA " from British Library uploaded August 2020
The BL King’s Topographical Collection: "THE PROCESS OF PLANTING, GROWING & CURING TEA " from British Library uploaded August 2020
The BL King’s Topographical Collection: "THE PROCESS OF PLANTING, GROWING & CURING TEA " from British Library uploaded August 2020
The BL King’s Topographical Collection: "This View of the HOUSE and CHAPEL of the Revd Rowland Hill at Wotton-under-Edge Gloucestershire " from British Library uploaded August 2020
The BL King’s Topographical Collection: "RUIN AT BASINGSTOKE. " from British Library uploaded August 2020
The BL King’s Topographical Collection: "MARGATE from the PARADE. " from British Library uploaded August 2020
The BL King’s Topographical Collection: "Epitaph TO THE MEMORY OF THE Honble Dowager Lady Dacre OF LEE, IN KENT, Who Died Septr 11 1808. " from British Library uploaded August 2020
The BL King’s Topographical Collection: "From an Original executed in Ancient Stained Glass in one of the South Windows of BROWNE'S HOSPITAL, Stamford. " from British Library uploaded August 2020

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Tapiirs. Ostriches and Hippotamuses in Sackville Street

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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Suck Diesel said:
Yes, 1808

www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0711/1495830-elephant-house-du...
beachcomber australia said:
"Stephen Polito (also known as Stephano, Stephani and Stephanus Polito; 1763/64–1814) was a menagerie owner of Italian descent in Georgian England.
Polito was born in Moltrasio, Italy. He owned a menagerie which he toured around England in the late 18th century. He went into partnership with another menagerist named Miles in 1798, and "Miles and Polito's Menagerie" exhibited at St Bartholomew's Fair in 1799. Polito's menagerie also attended Nottingham Goose Fair in 1807. ... ...

From - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Polito

Staffordshire pottery flat back mantelpiece ornament, c. 1830 of the Menagerie of the Polito family. V&A Museum
John Spooner said:
Early 1908, a notice with similar wording appeared in Saunders's News-Letter on Tuesday 26 January 1808.

Mr Pollito had been in Briston in September 1807.

The adverts in Saunders News-letter continued until 14th May 1808, At some point between 26th January and 4th March the admission price was reduced to "One British Shilling".

So some time between ~~26th~~ early January and 4th March 1808.
beachcomber australia said:
There is another one in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Via Simon Wilkinson who includes a bit of history -
Suck Diesel said:
Of course, the Zoo didn’t open until 1831, so these were great novelties