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978-1-906267-11-7 Jameson 1854 Handbook to the Courts of Modern Sculpture

Courts of Modern Sculpture (Crystal Palace Guide 14) | EGP

An inventory for the statues and sculptures displayed in the Crystal Palace and Park. It’s a celebration of modern sculpting, 17th to 19th century, with English work set alongside French, German, and Italian masters. Individual […]

George Baxter print showing Crystal Palace 1854 Sydenham view from the north

Guide to Crystal Palace and Park from 1871 | EGP

The Crystal Palace Company published a Guide to Crystal Palace and Park nearly every year in the first few decades after opening their attraction in Sydenham in 1854. These guides described main attractions – especially […]

Joshua Reynolds two statues in courtyard of Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, London

Portrait Gallery (Crystal Palace Guide 2) | EGP

This guide to the Portrait Gallery in Crystal Palace lists names of those chosen for display, plus biographical information. In effect, this offers a directory of those held in high esteem by mid-Victorian society. It’s […]

Professor Joe Cain

UCL Professor of History and Philosophy of Biology

Synthesis Period in Evolutionary Studies

Joseph Henry Woodger (1894-1981) Papers at University College London (UCL)

Sergei Sergeevich Chetverikov (1880-1959) Russian population geneticist

Evolution: Sewall Wright Taught Me, volume 1 | EGP

George Gaylord Simpson (1902-1984) bibliography

Historical Significance of George Gaylord Simpson’s Tempo and Mode in Evolution (1944)

Crystal Palace Dinosaurs

Punch 1855 Cartoon Dreaming of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs

Guide to Crystal Palace and Park from 1871 | EGP

New Crystal Palace at Sydenham – 1852 – First Look

Megalosaurus damage – sad day for Crystal Palace Dinosaurs

Crystal Palace Dinosaurs – Rare 1968 Pamphlet – 150,000,000 B.C.

History of Science

Eyewitness to the Brown Dog Affair

Darwin in London – Commemorative Plaques and Family Baptism Records

New Evidence on Dobzhansky 1936 “Jesup” lectures

George Carpenter’s 1894 Essay on Collections to Illustrate Evolution and Geographical Distribution of Animals

Robert Fitzroy is buried in Upper Norwood Cemetery (photographs)

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Crystal Palace Guides | Euston Grove Press

Courts of Modern Sculpture (Crystal Palace Guide 14) | EGP

Guide to Crystal Palace and Park from 1871 | EGP

Portrait Gallery (Crystal Palace Guide 2) | EGP