Abroad Collection (page 2)

TRAVEL TO EAST INDIES
The title page of the eighth part of INDIAE ORIENTALIS an account of recent travels in the East, published in Frankfurt Date: 1607

Pleasures of Pasta
THE HORRORS OF FOREIGN FOOD Water I do declare - with worms in it. (soup with vermicelli) Date: 1830

British horse race meeting in India
Race meeting on a British station in India, from Curry and Rice (on Forty Plates) by Captain Geo. F. Atkinson. Date: 1860

English dinner party in India with servants
A dinner party on an English hill station in India in the British raj, from Curry and Rice (on Forty Plates) by Captain Geo. F. Atkinson. Date: 1860

Ladies in their carriage in India 1860
Ladies in their carriage while their gentlemen admirers crowd round, from Curry and Rice (on Forty Plates) by Captain Geo. F. Atkinson. Date: 1860

BRITISH / INDIA / CHRISTMAS
A Christmas hamper in the jungle Date: 1878

Airspeed AS. 65 Consul G-AIUV
Airspeed AS.65 Consul G-AIUV (msn 5098) of Hornton Airways Ltd. (Sold abroad in March 1950) Date: circa 1949

King Prempeh Is humiliation, 1896
" One of the Govenors demands made after the Ashanti rebellion was that King Prempeh should make abject submission in accordance with the native custom

Christmas in India 1881
British residents in India enjoy Christmas despite the heat

Indian factory workers making munitions, 1915
" How India is doing her bit at home: a munitions factory in the Great Dependency." Cartridge and shell making in India during World War One by native Indians, for use by the British. 1915

42nd Highlanders by the Sphinx at Giza, Egypt, c. 1882
Soldiers serving in Egypt were always keen to visit and photograph Egypts historic landmarks. In this image, the officers and men of the 42nd (Royal Highland)

Morosis mountain stronghold in Basutoland, South Africa
British soldiers inspect from afar the stronghold of Morosi, a chief of the Bapedi, in the rugged highland country of the Basutos in South Africa

The Southern Star newspaper, Montevideo
The Southern Star or La Estrella del Sur newspaper for Saturday 2nd October 1943, published in Montevideo, Uruguay, mostly in English with a few advertisements (and one article) in Spanish

Open Sedan Chair - China
Going to a Picnic - Mode of travelling a long journey in China. A European gent is carried by two Chinese porters in a bamboo pole open sedan chair or litter

British in Himalayas / C19
An afternoon outing in Simla

A Modern Venetian Night
Depiction of British society-women enjoying old-style balls on the Venetian Lido. 1928

Fashion from the French Riviera, 1928
The Sketch features a range of stylish beachwear being sported at the spa town of Juan-les-Pins in the C� d Azur 1928

A Manicure on the French Riviera, 1928
Woman dressed in bathing suit and wide-brimmed hat enjoys a manicure at the spa town of Juan-les-Pins on the C� d Azur. 1928

The interior of a court house, Ceylon
The interior of a court house in the Kandian provinces in Ceylon(Sri Lanka). The young Kandian woman complains of the treatment she has recieved at the hands of her husband

Nurse with the Army Abroad, 1960 (c).Photolithograph recruiting poster, (APD 304), published for the War Office by the Central Office of Information

The British residency at Gilgit, 1892
The British residency at Gilgit, Kashmir, 1892. Date: 1892

Table showing emigration from the UK between 1825-1849
A table showing the emigration from the United Kingdom during the 25 years from 1825-1849. Date: 1850

Return of the Duke and Duchess of York - Royal group
The Homecoming of the Duke and Duchess of York following their tour of New Zealand and Australia in 1927 (without the young Princess Elizabeth) - Royal group

Poster, Wintersport with Frames Tours, showing a smiling woman in a snowy alpine landscape (Engelberg, Central Switzerland). Date: 1957-1958

Poster, Holidays Abroad with Frames Tours, Summer 1958, with a scene in Palma, Majorca. Date: 1958

Robert Charles Dallas
ROBERT CHARLES DALLAS Jamaica-born writer, best known for his association with Byron, about whom he wrote a volume of reminiscences. He lived mostly abroad. Date: 1754 - 1824

Reception at Zanzibar
The Sultan of Zanzibar (present-day Tanzania) receives a British delegation in his palace. Date: 1889

Dinner Time in Ethiopiaa
British officers sit on the ground to dine with natives in Abyssinia (Ethiopia). Date: 1868

Mixed Group of People
A group photo at Delhi including leading men and women, civilian and military. Date: 1918

Having Photo Taken
A soldier & his girl have their photo taken at the army camp before he goes abroad to fight. Date: 1939 - 1945

Tennis Party India C1920
A jolly tennis party. Date: circa 1920

Colonial Couple 1930S
A colonial couple outside their house in Sri Lanka. Date: 1930s

Edward VII heads for Paris, c. 1890
Pleasure-seeking Edward VII (1841-1910), hurries across the Channel to Paris, where life is more amusing than in Britain under his mother Queen Victorias shadow. Date: 1890

British colonials enjoying an excursion by elepant, India
British colonials enjoying an excursion by elephant in India. Date: circa 1918

WW1 - Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force - Christmas card
WW1 - A small-format Christmas greetings card sent home from Egypt by Corporal Sidney R Davis (T.59454) of 5. T.T. Company Royal Army Service Corps (R.A.S.C.)

A page from The Illustrated London News, 28th November 1857
A page from The Illustrated London News, dated 28th November 1857, reporting on the history of the British empire in India

A Young Englishmans First Experiences in India, 1889
A Young Englishman does his best to fit into colonial life in India. He purchases a solar topee, bathes in the Indian style and is waited upon by Indian servants

Savages feel our muscle, Taiwan, 1890
Natives of the hill country of Bankimsing, Formosa(today Taiwan), explore the possessions of some English visitors that they encounter

Royal tour: Prince Edward of Wales in Hamilton, Bermuda, 1931
Prince Edward of Wales (future Edward VIII) shown as he arrived in Hamilton, Bermuda, coming from the dock to the carriage, accompanied by F.G Roundthwaite, Superintendent of the Mid-Ocean Golf Club

Queuing to return home following the outbreak of World War I
Many British people were enjoying their summer holidays abroad when the war began and as the crisis became more acute, there was an eager rush for home

The British encampment at Mogok, Burma, 1887
With the Chindwin force in Upper Burma-an attack on a fortified position at Toung-ta-long, near Kindat, 1887. On this occasion, Lance-Naik(Lance-Corporal)Bhagat Bir, 18th Bengal Infantry

Wolseley at Myat-Toons stronghold, Burma, 1853
Sir Garnet Wolseley(1833-1913) as a young officer in the British army, storming Myat-Toons stronghold, Burma, February 1853

British troops respond to an attack in Burma, 1890. Date: 1890

The embarkation of British troops at Kyook Phyoo, Burma
The embarkation of the Arracan Battalion for Rangoon, in the steam-frigates Zenobia and Mozuffer, at Kyook Phyoo, Burma in 1853. Date: 1853

Their Work Endureth 1924
A satire on the English presence in Egypt, featuring Lord Kitchener and the Earl of Cromer as the Colossi of Memnon. 1924

The Queen in Pakistan during her royal tour
Queen Elizabeth attends a naval review and presidential banquet during her visit to Pakistan, part of a 6 week tour which also took her to India, Nepal and Iran. Date: 1961

The Queen at Indias Republic Day
The Queen visits the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi, during her 6 week tour of India, Pakistan, Nepal and Iran. Date: 1961

The Innocent Abroad, by Bairnsfather
The Innocent Abroad Out Since Mons: " Well, what sort of night ave yer ad?" Novice (but persistent optimist): " Oh, alright

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