Interior view of Astley's Amphitheatre in London as it appeared in 1777 sea basses wearing a plain dark brown

wearing a plain dark brown suit and black tie

one of the Seven Plagues of Egypt

no 62 (London

Immediately behind is the billowing smoke coming from a steam boat and St Pauls cathedral with more smoke coming from an industrial source nearby

from a fan in Abu Dubai

Interior view of Astley's Amphitheatre in London as it appeared in 1777 sea basses wearing a plain dark brownInterior view of Astley's Amphitheatre in London as it appeared in 1777, (1840). Philip Astley was the father of modern circus. Illustration from Historical and Literary Curiosities consisting of Fac similies of Original Documents, by Charles John Smith, (Henry G Bohn, London, 1840).