Achievements Collection

WW2 Poster -- Map of the British Army
A Map of the British Army with Battle Honours, Military Achievements and Regimental Badges, first published in 1944 by HM Forces Savings Committee

Death of Sir John Moore, 17 Jan 1809. Aquatint by T Sutherland, after W Heath, published by J Jenkins, 2 Jan 1815. At the Battle of Corunna, Peninsular War (1808-1814)

Measuring a Gold
Archery is much favoured by Victorian females, who are seen here measuring their achievements

Les Diables Bleus - 21st Regiment of the Chasseurs Alpins
Les Diables Bleus - the 21st Regiment of the Chasseurs Alpins. A platoon on a mountain path by a stream. Pierre Comba (1859-1934)

The Monument to the Conquerors of Space, Moscow
The Monument to the Conquerors of Space - erected in Moscow in 1964 to celebrate achievements of the Soviet people in space exploration. Date: 1986

Book cover design, The Romance of Aeronautics: an Interesting Account of the Growth and Achievements of All Kinds of Aerial Craft, by Charles C Turner, London: Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, 1912

Patriotic poster, Buy British - Britain Always First
Britain Always First - poster celebrating Britihs achievements in breaking speed records on land, water, air and rail. Part of a government campaign to tackle a balance of payments crisis

Poster celebrating Leon Vanderstuyft
Poster celebrating the achievements of Leon Vanderstuyft, the Belgian racing cyclist who amazingly covered over 125 kilometers in one hour. The poster lists various speeds and victories

Achievements

Samuel Cody assorted memorabilia
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: Extremely important Royal Aero Club Aviators Certificate No.9, 1910, issued to S. F

The Paris exhibition at night. The Exposition Universally of 1900, better known in English as the 1900 Paris Exposition, was a world's fair held in Paris, France

Parade for Harold Gatty and Wiley Post
A parade along Broadway for navigator Harold Gatty 1903-1957) and pilot Wiley Post (1898-1935), celebrating their record-breaking achievement of flying around the world in under nine days. Date: 1931

Robert Stephenson (1803 - 1859), English civil engineer and designer of locomotives. Montage of some of bridges that Stephenson had engineered in his lifetime

Great Achievements of the National Government
Diagram by G. H. Davis representing the progress made by the coalition government between August 1931 and April 1934. Illustrations on employment, trade, finance, housing, mining, fishing

Calendar, Womens Achievements in reign of Queen Victoria
Calendar of Womens Achievements in the Reign of Queen Victoria. 1897

BATTLE OF CHAMPAUBERT
CAMPAIGN IN FRANCE Battle of CHAMPAUBERT Napoleon wins the first of four battles in 5 days against Blucher & others, considered one of his finest achievements Date: 10 February 1814

Jan De Witt - 1
JAN DE WITT and his brother CORNELIS : Dutch statesmen : despite their achievements, they were murdered by the populace when France invaded the Netherlands. Date: 1625 - 1672

Jan De Witt - 4
JAN DE WITT Dutch statesman with his daughters : despite his achievements, he will be murdered by the populace when France invades Netherlands. Date: 1625 - 1672

Les Diables Bleus - A patrol of WWI Chasseurs Alpins
Les Diables Bleus - A patrol of First World War Chasseurs Alpins resting on a mountain path. Pierre Comba (1859-1934). Pierre Comba Dedicated Himself To The Representation Of The French Military

Two Chasseurs of 27e Battalion de Chassuers Alpins resting
Two Chasseurs of the 27e Battalion de Chassuers Alpins resting on a mountain path. Pierre Comba (1859-1934). Pierre Comba Dedicated Himself To The Representation Of The French Military

Queen Elizabeth II and a thousand years of greatness
Illustration celebrating the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 depicting the Queen in her ceremonial regalia surrounded by historical figures which have contributed to Britains greatness

A memorial card for Umberto I, King of Italy (1844-1900), detailing his achievements on the world stage. Date: 1900

Battle of Quatre Bras, 16 June 1815. Aquatint by T Sutherland after W Heath, published by J Jenkins, 1 Dec 1815. From ?Napoleonic Wars

Horatio Nelson Testimonial -- the building of Nelsons column in Trafalgar Square to commemorate Nelson and his achievements. circa 1840s

VDNKh - trade show and amusement park in Moscow
VDNKh - a permanent general purpose trade show and amusement park in Moscow, Russia. The acronym VDNKh stands for Russian vystavka dostizheniy narodnogo khozyaystva

John Ericsson (Profile
JOHN ERICSSON Swedish-American inventor whose achievements ranged from telephones to warships. Date: 1803 - 1889

John Ericsson (Adlard)
JOHN ERICSSON Swedish-American inventor whose achievements ranged from telephones to warships. with his autograph, 1865 Date: 1803 - 1889

Cornelis De Witt - 1
CORNELIS DE WITT Dutch admiral and statesman. Despite their achievements, he and his brother Jan were murdered by the populace when France invaded Netherlands. Date: 1623 - 1672

Jan De Witt - 2
JAN DE WITT Dutch statesman : despite his achievements, he and his brother Cornelis were murdered by the populace when France invaded Netherlands. Date: 1625 - 1672

Jan De Witt - 3
JAN DE WITT Dutch statesman : despite his achievements, he and his brother Cornelis were murdered by the populace when France invaded Netherlands. Date: 1625 - 1672

Cornelis De Witt - 2
CORNELIS DE WITT Dutch admiral and statesman. Despite their achievements, he and his brother Jan were murdered by the populace when France invaded Netherlands. Date: 1623 - 1672

William Spens Simpson
WILLIAM SPENS SIMPSON scientist, whose achievements, like the man himself, have been forgotten - not in any reference book or the internet... such is fame ! Date: CIRCA 1910

Calendar - British Military
The Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Colour photolithograph calendar by unknown artist, 1910. Published by Gale and Polden Limited, Aldershot, 1910

Chasseurs d Alpins (the Blue Devils) marching
A company of the Chasseurs d Alpins (the Blue Devils) marching along a Mediterranean coastal road.. Pierre Comba (1859-1934)

French Line Regiment patrolling a Mediterranean road
A company of a French Line Regiment patrolling a Mediterranean coastal road, c. 1914. Pierre Comba (1859-1934). Pierre Comba Dedicated Himself To The Representation Of The French Military

Les Diables Bleus - a mountain camp of the Chasseurs Alpins. Pierre Comba (1859-1934). Pierre Comba Dedicated Himself To The Representation Of The French Military, In Particular The Chasseurs Alpins

A patrol of Chasseurs Alpins - Vosges, Summer 1916, by Pierre Comba (1859-1934). Comba dedicated himself to the representation of the French military, in particular the Chasseurs Alpins

Outstanding flying achievements: a pictorial record of the recent advances in speed, distance, height and endurance. Date: circa 1930s

Book cover design, The Mastery of the Air, by William J Claxton, Glasgow: Blackie and Son Limited, 1914. 1914

Industry Rewarded
The reign of Louis XVI sees important advances in agriculture : a farmer from Tonnerre receives a medal from le marechal de Vaux for his achievements. Date: 1789

Thomas Amory
THOMAS AMORY Churchman, of whose aspirations, achievements, accidents and adventures we sadly know nothing. Date: 1701 - 1774

Charles Edward, 2nd Duke of Albany, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1884-1954), as a member of the Borussia Corps of Bonn University in about 1904

English Journal
The first issue of The Communist International, an english-language periodical intended to inform the world about the achievements and benefits of the Soviet regime

Sir Robert Peel, c. 1850
Engraving of Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850), the English statesman and Prime Minister, surrounded by illustrations of his political achievements

William Edwards, Engineer
WILLIAM EDWARDS Engineer, specialising in bridges - the Taaffe Bridge is one of his achievements

D ANNUNZIO IN 1917
GABRIELE D ANNUNZIO Italian writer, freshly decorated for his wartime achievements, with a dog of a size appropriate to his heroic self-image

Themistocles & Xerxes
Themistocles, ostracised from Athens for boasting of his achievements, prostrates himself before Xerxes, King of Persia

Themistocles in Persia
Themistocles, ostracised from Athens for boasting of his achievements, is received by Artaxerxes, King of Persia

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