Sujet
John Lawson Johnston, Scottish-born businessman, 1897. Artist: Spy
Légende
John Lawson Johnston, Scottish-born businessman, 1897. In about 1863 Johnston (d1900) developed a beef extract, at first known as 'liquid beef' but later named 'Bovril', a named derived of Bos, the Latin for ox, and Vrilya, the life force in The Coming Race, a novel by Bulwer Lytton. He victualled armies and helped provision three Polar expeditions. Cartoon titled 'Dietetics' from Vanity Fair. (London, 18 February 1897).
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1897
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B66_168
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (2,0Mo) / 27,5cm x 45,5cm / 3252 x 5370 (300dpi)