Isles Collection (#6)

Map of the West of African coast with the Islands of Macaronesia, the Canary Isles and Cape Verde. 1514. Miniature Painting. PORTUGAL. Lisbon. Maritime Museum

Lord of the Isles steam train, 1851
The Great Western Railway Broad Gauge Locomotive Lord of the Isles, 1851. Date: 1851

The Bishop Rock Lighthouse, Scilly Isles, 1849
Engraving of the first Bishop Rock lighthouse, which was built in 1847 and destroyed by storms on 5th February 1850. The design, by Walker and Burges

Diagram of a Whirlpool
The form of the whirlpool at the south-east of Sumbo, Sunderoe Island, Faeroe Isles, aka Monck Rock whirlpool, with the soundings

Advertisement, Lancastria Cruises, Cunard White Star
Advertisement for Lancastria Cruises via Cunard White Star. circa 1938

View from the top of Bishop Rock lighthouse, Isles of Scilly, 160 feet above sea level

Marathon stilt walker at Lands End, Cornwall
Marathon stilt walker, Russell Fowler, at Lands End, Cornwall, after completing his Tamar Bridge to Lands End marathon walk. Date: circa 1980s

Prince Charles visiting St Marys, Isles of Scilly
Prince Charles on a visit to St Mary s, Isles of Scilly, Date: 1982

German submarine on the surface at night, 1915
A German submarine running on the surface of the sea at night in 1915 during the German blockade of the British Isles in World War One. Date: 1915

Ambodifotatra on Nosy Boraha island, Madagascar
Crowd at the beach of Ambodifotatra on Nosy Boraha island (ά e Sainte-Marie) in the Indian Ocean in front of the eastern coast of Madagascar. Date: circa 1908

Osbert G Mackie, Rugby player and Anglican priest
Osbert Gadesden Mackie (1869-1927), English Rugby union player and Anglican priest. He played rugby for Wakefield Trinity, Cambridge University, Yorkshire, Barbarians, British Isles XV and England

Maize farm and windmill, Sao Miguel Island, Azores, Atlantic Ocean. Date: circa 1908

The Commercial School - Halki Bay, Turkey
The Commercial School - Halki Bay on Heybeliada or Heybeli Ada (Halki), the second largest of the Princes Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul, Turkey. A health resort. Date: circa 1910s

Poster, Night Telegraph Letters. 20th century

Poster, Telegrams to Europe at Half Rates. 20th century

Tresco - The Valhalla - Figureheads from Shipwrecks
Tresco, The Isles of Scilly - The unique Valhalla collection, situated within Tresco Abbey Garden, containing some 30 figureheads

Off-duty sailors from HMS Marlborough - Picnic - Heybeliada
Off-duty sailors from HMS Marlborough enjoying a Picnic and Bathing party on Heybeliada (or Heybeli Ada / Halki), the second largest of the Princes Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul

Halki Bay on Heybeliada, Princes Islands - Turkey
Halki Bay on Heybeliada or Heybeli Ada (Halki), the second largest of the Princes Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul, Turkey. A health resort. Date: 1923

Buyukada, Turkey - The British Fleet off the Islands Date: 1923

Buyukada, Turkey - The 8th Destroyer Flotillas of the British Royal Navy. Date: 1923

Buyukada - Landing Stage and Casino - Turkey
Buyukada (Prinkipo - Princes Islands) - Landing Stage and Casino - Turkey. Date: 1923

The Goeben - Ottoman Navy Flagship - imprisoned off Buyukada
The SMS Goeben (which became the flagship of the Ottoman Navy as Yavuz Sultan Selim, usually shortened to Yavuz) - imprisoned off Buyukada (Princes Islands (Isles) - Prinkipo). Date: 1923

Map of the British Isles. 16th century. 1543

Map of the cities of North Africa. 16th century

Service Helicopter and Round Island - Scillies

Music cover, The Rowing Club, Sports & Pastimes of the British Isles by Ralph Alard. 1911

Boat Trip around Bishop Rock Lighthouse, Isle of Scilly
People on a boat trip to the Bishop Rock Lighthouse. Bishop Rock is a small rock at the westernmost tip of the Isles of Scilly. It is the smallest island in the world to have a building on it

Bishop Rock Lighthouse - Isle of Scilly

Prehistoric Houses
Pre-historic dwellings at Sumburgh, Shetland. These buildings were excavated by H. M. Office of Works and were communal villages of the past, partly built underground Date: March 1939

Masque / I. Jones Costumes
Figures designed by Inigo Jones for the Masque of The Fortunate Isles. Date: early 17th century

Thomas Pennant
THOMAS PENNANT traveller in the British Isles, naturalist, author and antiquary Date: 1726 - 1798

Stationery, Bunt & Sons, Penzance, Cornwall
Stationery, Bunt & Sons, Alverton Street, Penzance, Cornwall, also St Mary s, Scilly Isles, with an advertisement for Miers Box Calf Finest Leather Boots. circa 1900

Elephant writing a greeting on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Arch in Abbey Gardens, Tresco, Isles of Scilly. circa 1980s

Sunset in the harbour, St Marys, Isles of Scilly
Sunset with boats in the harbour, St Mary s, Isles of Scilly. circa 1980s

The Old Quay, St Marys, The Isles of Scilly, England
The Old Quay, St Mary s, The Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England. Date: 1917

Eastern Isles, Scilly, Cornwall
Eastern Isles, Scilly, near Higher Town, Cornwall, England. View from St Martins Date: 1920s

Port Jack, Onchan, Isle of Man, British Isles. Showing the Bay View Hotel Date: 1900s

WW2 - German Military Underground Hospital
World War 2 Entrance Corridor, German Military Underground Hospital/Hohlgangsanlage 9, Jersey, Channel Islands, British Isles. Date: 1940s

Pension Marina, Havre des Pas, St Helier, Channel Islands
Pension Marina, Havre des Pas, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, British Isles. Date: 1900s

A Guernsey Lieutenant with Cannon, Channel Islands, British Isles. Date: 1900s

The Water Wheel, Groudle Glen, Isle of Man
The Water Wheel, Groudle Glen, Onchan, Isle of Man, British Isles. Date: 1910s

Weigh Bridge & West Park, St Helier, Channel Islands
Weigh Bridge & West Park, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, British Isles. Date: 1920s

WW2 Christmas card, Father Christmas with a telescope, watching ships and aeroplanes supplied by America to Britain (inside). Date: circa 1942

WWI Poster, Surely you will fight
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Surely you will fight for your King and Country. Come along, boys, before it is too late. Date: 1915

WWI Poster, Britons! Your Country Needs You
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Britons! Your Country Needs You. Dramatic red text superimposed on a map of the British Isles. Date: 1915

San Carlos Settlement, East Falklands, with a flock of sheep. circa 1915

WWI pictorial hankerchief - A soldier waving farewell
First World War pictorial hankerchief depicting a soldier in France waving farewell to loved ones in Great Britain. The background is a map of the British Isles entitled Its a long

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