Portrait of James William Gilbart (1794-1863) mb-code 1194555 carrying a basket of meat

carrying a basket of meat

The cable was taken aboard two naval vessels detailed for the task by their respective governments - the American Niagara and the British Agamemnon

Peter Asher and Gordon Waller

Plate 19 from the paper 'Account of an assemblage of fossil teeth and bones of elephant

Portrait of James William Gilbart (1794-1863) mb-code 1194555 carrying a basket of meatHead and shoulders portrait of J W Gilbart wearing a dark suit with a high white collar and tie. Dark background with squared off corners. Inscribed: 'G. B. Black. H. Adlard. Jas. Wm. Gilbart, F. R. S. General Manager of the London & Westminster Bank.' In pencil lower left 'Elected 1846'. James William Gilbart was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1846. Original: stipple engraving. ca. 1850