Antiquarian and Liberal Politician.
Born at Castle Horneck, Penzance, the only son of Samuel Borlase and his wife Mary Ann (nee Copeland).
His great great grandfather was Dr. William Borlase, Cornish Historian.
William Andrew Beer (1862–1954) was an English artist, known for painting racing pigeons, in oil on canvas, under the working name of Andrew Beer. A racing pigeon enthusiast himself, he was a judge at competitive pigeon shows.
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Cosmas was a Greek mapmaker and monk living in the 6th century. This image shows 4 men standing on the cardinal points, their feet touching, thus proving to Cosmas that they couldn't all be upright.
The slide is labelled "The Plans of Cosmas - The…