This friendly zebra gazes out from the pages of Ulyssis Aldrovandi’s De Quadrupedibus solipedibus, published in Bologna in 1649. This important zoological work illustrates and describes several important hoofed quadrupeds,...
This image from John Rocque’s 1746 Plan of the cities of London and Westminster shows the church of St Mary’s Whitechapel, where in 1817 John Leech was a guest at...
Chetham’s is proud to have developed strong links with Bolton University’s MA Photography course, led by a good friend of the Library, Ian Beesley. For the last couple of years,...
