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WW2 - Flower-Class Corvette in heavy seas - Atlantic ConvoyWW2 - Weather hazards which the convoy escorts in the Atlantic Ocean have to face in Winter - a Flower-Class Corvette, of 930 tonnes, being thrown high out of the water by a heavy sea. Date: 1943
Falkland Islands Royal Engineer briefing map, 1982 (c); with typescript annotations relating to the condition and passibility of airfields, roads and tracks by tracked and wheeled vehicles
Kiss of the Oceans - Atlantic meets Pacific - Panama CanalThe Kiss of the Oceans - The Atlantic meets the Pacific due to the construction of The Panama Canal - A lovely allegorical card relating to this phenomenal engineering project
Poster advertising Holland America LinePoster advertising the Holland America Line from Rotterdam, calling at Le Havre, Southampton, Cobh in Ireland, New York and Canadian ports
Falklands War - 1982Directorate of Overseas Surveys map of the Falklands Islands, 1983 (c). One of four maps of the Falkland Islands, 1982 (c)-1984 (c)
Poster, Zeppelin to South AmericaPoster advertising the German Zeppelin Hamburg-American Line, LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin airship service from Friedrichshafen, Germany, to Buenos Aires, Argentina. circa 1934
The RMS Olympic - White Star Line - sister ship of the ill-fated RMS Titanic. Many postcards have the incorrect ship depicted as the two were very similar
Ashleam Bay, Atlantic Drive, Achill Island, County Mayo, Republic of Ireland
Southampton Docks - Great Ocean LinersAerial View of Southampton Docks - Great Ocean Liners awaiting departure on the Trans-Atlantic route. The ships include RMS Olympic. Date: circa 1930
The Blue Comet trainThe Blue Comet, an all-steel passenger train than ran between New Jersey and Atlantic City from 1929 to 1941 on the Central Railroad of New Jersey. Date: c. 1930s
HMS Jervis Bay attacking the Admiral Scheer, Second WorlIllustration showing the Royal Navy armed merchant cruiser Jervis Bay (centre) steaming towards the German pocket-battleship Admiral Scheer, North Atlantic, November 1940
The Spirit of St LouisCharles Lindbergh, in the Spirit of St Louis, sets off from New York on his solo flight across the Atlantic
MAPS / AZORESmaps of the individual islands of the Azores group Date: mid 19th century
Dooey, on Atlantic Drive, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland
Boardwalk - Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA - Rolling ChairsBoardwalk - Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA - note the holidaymakers being pushed around in wonderful little three-wheeled wicker seats (rolling chairs / miniature carriages / carts)
Poster advertising Pan American World AirwaysPoster for Pan American World Airways, later known as Pan Am, advertising a direct service between Paris and New York. Enfin!
St. Georges, Bermuda - Union Flag flies proudlySt. George s, Bermuda - Union Flag flies proudly Date: circa 1920s
Luggage label, Zeppelin to South AmericaLuggage label, Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei (Airline) for the LZ 129 Hindenburg flight to South America. The passenger is a Mrs Sinclair, destination Rio de Janeiro, berth number 32. 1936
Nungessers Attempt - 1French WW1 air ace Charles Nungesser, with colleague Coli, before their attempt to fly the Atlantic in the Oiseau Blanc ( White Bird ) : they vanish, either at sea or in Maine
Royal Line posterPoster promoting Royal Line Northern Canadian railway system and Atlantic steamship service, showing a ship crossing the Atlantic on the way to Canada from Bristol
Ile d Oleron - off the French Atlantic CoastIle d Oleron - an island off the Atlantic coast of France, on the southern side of the Pertuis d Antioche strait. It is the second largest island of Metropolitan France, after Corsica
Map of Lanzarote, Canary Islands, with soundings in fathoms. Date: 1835
Card commemorating Graf Spee destruction, WW2Card commemorating the destruction of the German cruiser, Admiral Graf Spee, on 13 December 1939 by HMS Exeter, Ajax and Achilles following the Battle of the River Plate. Date: 1939
Cabral and Coutinho fly from Portugal to BrazilGabo Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral - Portuguese aviators who flew from Lisbon, Portugal to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1922 in a Fairey IIIB Float plane- the first time this feat was achieved
R. M. S. Queen Mary and R. M. S. Queen Elizabeth, off CowesPhotograph of the two huge liners Queen Mary, in the foreground, and Queen Elizabeth, at top right. The Queen Elizabeth was setting off on her regular service between Southampton and New York
View of the luxurious reading room onboard the TitanicA view of one of the many luxurious interior features of the Titanic; the reading and writing room. First class passengers travelled in style onboard the Titanic, having free use of the gym
Royal Line posterPoster produced by the Royal Line shipping company claiming to have the fastest service from Britain to Canada, perfect for emigrants anxious to get there quickly!
Allan Line to Canada posterPoster advertising the Royal Mail Allan Line passenger service to and from Canada. Passage can be booked through Sercombe and Hayes, emigration and passenger agents based in Dorchester
Rudolph Valentino / SketchRudolph Valentino arrives in England with his wife Natacha Rambova, after crossing the Atlantic on board the Aquitania
Alcock & Brown - 3Captain Alcock and Lieutenant Brown terminate their successful first crossing of the Atlantic by air by crashing their Vickers Vimy in an Irish bog
Atlantic / St Helena C1750St Helena: general view of the island from the sea
Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA - Hotels and the Beach Date: circa 1910s
Markham / Percival GullBeryl Markham, English pioneer aviator, and her Percival Gull: she was the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic from London to North America
HMS Exmouth - Royal Navy predreadnought battleshipHMS Exmouth - a Duncan class predreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy. HMS Exmouth was launched in August 1901 and served as a flagship for various fleets including the Mediterranean Fleet
HMS Helmsdale, North Atlantic, 1944Painting showing HMS Helmsdale, a River class Frigate of the Royal Navy, on convoy escort duty in the North Atlantic, 1944
Great EasternLaying the Atlantic Cable
Daedalus Sea SerpentMarine creature sighted from HMS Daedalus in the south Atlantic between the Cape and St Helena : the creature passes under the stern of the ship (picture 2 of 3)
Locomotive no 902 Highland Chief
The tug Slavonia parting company with Dredger 13An episode of the recent winter storms: The tug Slavonia parting company with Dredger 13 in the trough of gigantic waves as an Atlantic hurricane snaps the powerful hawser like a strand of cotton
Earhart / Lockheed VegaAmelia Mary Earhart (Mrs Putnam) and her Lockheed Vega: she was the first woman to fly the Atlantic solo (1932)
Transport / Flight / AmeliaAmelia Earhart at Hanworth after the first womans Atlantic flight W-E
Signpost at Lands End, Cornwall, giving the distance to John o Groats, New York and other distant places. circa 1980s
Cable Bay, Rhosneigr, Anglesey, North WalesView of Cable Bay, Rhosneigr, Isle of Anglesey, North Wales. The underwater Atlantic telegraph came ashore here. Date: early 20th century
Poster, French Line CGT, Plymouth to New YorkTravel poster, French Line CGT, designed by Rodmell, Harry Hudson (1896?1984), Plymouth direct to New York, lithograph in colours backed onto linen. Printed by EDIA, Paris. 40ins. 25ins
Cooling Buoys Icing the Gulf Stream to Chill the EnemyBritish U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic, showing mine-like cooling-buoys armed with icing apparatus for lowing the Gulf Stream temperature and the morable! Date: 1941
Elbow Beach Surf Club, Bermuda Date: late 1950s
GPO map of Mail Steamship Routes. Date: circa 1950s
Map of La Palma, Canary Islands. Date: circa 1908