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Frontispiece Qing Emperor, ShunzhiFrontispiece illustration featuring the Emperor of China (Qing Emperor, Shunzhi (1638-1661) and a globe surrounded by courtiers and prisoners
Dutch ships in stormy seas off the coast of China. From: Het gezandtschap der Ne견 andtsche Oost-Indische Compagnie, aan den grooten Tartarischen Cham
Marianne and the British Bulldog - Franco-British ExhbitionMarianne smiles favourably toward the British Bulldog - a symbolic postcard, denoting the thawing of international relations between France and Britain following the Entente Cordiale (signed in 1904)
Kaiser Wilhelm appeals to Queen AlexandraKaiser Wilhelm II of Germany appeals to Queen Alexandra of Great Britain, who sits atop the vast wealth of the British Empire
George Robinson on his conciliation mission, Tasmania
The Corra Linn of Northern Tasmania -- a landscape of water, rocks and trees. 1870
Churchill present at German manoeuvresGerman army manoeuvres at which Winston Churchill was present in 1909. Churchill was on holiday in Marienbad when he attended the manoeuvres
George V as a German officerGeorge V appearing in uniform at an inspection of his regiment, the 1st Dragoons of the Guards, in Berlin together with Kaiser Wilhelm II during a visit to Germany in 1913 for the wedding of
Parents and brother of Captain Robert Falcoln ScottPortrait of John Edward Scott, father of Captain Scott the polar explorer, together with his mother and his brother, the late Lieutenant Archibald O Connor Scott
Foreign Relations
Japanese depiction of an English ChristmasEnglish Christmas scenes depicted by a Japanese artist, including a pantomime; making a Christmas pudding; Christmas dinner; playing croquet
Japanese Embassy at WashingtonArrival of the Japanese Ambassadors to the United States at Washington on board the steamship Philadelphia. A box containing the treaty and treasure is brought ashore
After Dinner - Uncle Robert holds forth by Van Abbe. Front cover illustration depicting an old uncle entertaining his younger relations by the fireside in what looks to be a very grand room of a
Ball at WarsawAs a public relations gesture, the President of Warsaw invites the bourgeois of Warsaw to a grand ball : hardly any accept, those who do being mainly Germans
The Portuguese Army attempts to seize a railway train, SouthEngraving showing the encounter between a British operated steam train and a detachment of the Portuguese army, Delagoa Bay, South East Africa, 1889
Lord Palmerston addressing the House of Commons, 1864Engraving showing Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865), delivering the ministerial statement on Dano-German relations to the House of Commons, June 1864
War Scare in BerlinA run on a Berlin savings bank at nine o clock in the morning in August 1914. The news that diplomatic relations between Austria-Hungary and Serbia had been broken off caused stampeding upon banks
Landlord Evicts TennantPAY-RENTAL RELATIONS (A Landlord of Limited responsibilities) Landlord - " Didn t think it safe? Well as long as my rent was, that was no business of mine"
F. R. Foster (1889-1958)Photograph of Frank Foster, the Warwickshire and England cricketer, demonstrating his left-arm fast-medium bowling action, c.1910
Edward VII in his studyEdward VII (1841-1910) shown at his desk in his study. Dubbed, The Uncle of Europe and also, Peacemaker, Edward was a skilled diplomat
Royal Review at AldershotEdward VII (1841-1910) accompanied by King Alfonso of Spain on horseback at a Royal Review at Aldershot in 1905. Edward was a renowned diplomat
Fete De LA VieillesseLa fete de la vieillesse - the festival of old age - is a public relations exercise designed to make the Revolution popular with the populace
Moroccan DelegatesMuley Abbas, ambassador from the emperor of Morocco, recently defeated by the Spanish, presents his credentials to Isabela, reopening diplomatic relations
Sher Ali / Afghan EmirSHER ALI Emir from 1863-79, son of Dost Mohammed. His friendly relations with Russia led to conflict with the British
FOLLOWERSFollowers ! Servants seem to have an inexhaustible supply of friends and relations
Edward Vii / P Journal 03Edward VII attends the Paris Opera, not so much for love of the music as to demonstrate his wish for friendly relations between Britain and France
Tommy and Yank 1944Tommy and Yank, British and American brothers in arms, celebrate the Allied victory in Germany
Sher (Shere) Ali & HeirSHER (SHERE) ALI, AND HIS LATE HEIR, ABDULLAH JAN Emir of Kabul from 1863-79, son of Dost Mohammed. Friendly relations with Russia led to conflict with the British
Ratcatcher / Kent / 19th CRelations between rats and people have never been very friendly, and this Kentish rat-catcher is dedicated to diminishing the rat population by fair means
Dutch Take ColomboThe Dutch land in Ceylon 1602, and lay siege to Colombo the following year, under the command of general Gerard Hulst. Subsequently amicable relations are established
Capricorn / FurnessThe Modern Zodiac: An Artists Almanac of English Society. Scenes of the month include snowballing, waits singing carols, pantomime characters, relations, gifts & parties
Caron & Chief TidianiFrench explorer Lieut. Caron, sent to reconnoitre the Niger region, establishes friendly relations with Chief Tidiani at Tombouctou