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...Introduction à l’histoire du Buddhisme indien (1844), and Hermann Oldenberg’s Buddha: Sein Leben, seine Lehre, seine Gemeinde (1881). Over the course of the nineteenth century, the European portrayal of Buddhism underwent a profound metamorphosis: from a form of idolatry practiced by pagans, to a religion, and a world religion, finally to something beyond the...

...project. He also, was glad to hear that the riots were better. Tuesday 13th June 1848 A fine morning, and we were out for some time. There was an alarm, which however ended in nothing, of 40 Chartists having come over to Cowes, with the intention of coming up here [Osborne House, the royal residence on the Isle of Wight]. In an instant all Cubitt's men & all our labourers...

...projection to suit its size. Gill was already famous for his playful pictorial underground map (The Wonderground Map of London Town, 1914), with its whimsical speech bubbles and rhymes designed to entice the viewer to visit new locations. Gill placed Britain at the centre of Highways of Empire, and let loose his artistry and playfulness. He even misplaced polar bears in...