Captain Josling, of HMS Euryalus Size:M: 50 x 40cm the ant's sting (fig

the ant's sting (fig

Downhill from the observatory is Greenwich and the river Thames

Putney Heath

The future King Edward VII's (1841-1910) elephant charged by a tiger in the Nepal Terai

He served as President of the Royal Society 1827-1830

Captain Josling, of HMS Euryalus Size:M: 50 x 40cm the ant's sting (figCaptain Josling, of HMS 'Euryalus', 1863. Josling commanded the 'Euryalus', flagship of the British squadron at the bombardment of the Japanese port of Kagoshima in August 1863. He and his second in command, Commander Wilmot, were killed during the fighting when they were both decapitated by the same cannonball, fired from the Japanese forts on the shore. A print from The Illustrated London News, 14th November 1863.