Aka Collection (page 3)

Antiquities of Samarkand. Tomb of Saint Kassim ibn Abass (Shakh Zinde) and adjacent mausoleums. Section of column on the exterior of the facade of Kutuluk Turdi Bek Akas mausoleum

Germany Schulpforta
The Cistercian monastery at Pforta, aka Schulpforta, in Sachsen, eastern Germany. Date: circa 1840

Namibia Luderitz
(aka Angra Pequena) - the harbour

Barberry / Berberry
barberries, aka berberries

Oh; but I insist! by Fougasse
Humorous illustration by Fougasse (aka Cyril Kenneth Bird) depicting a man on a Tube train offering his seat to a woman

Marie Lohr Smoking
Lady Thomasin, aka Miss Marie Lohr striking a masculine stance as she lights a cigarette. Taken during her stint in The Amazons

Portugal Sao Vicente
(aka Cape St Vincent) anciently regarded as the furthest point of Europe, and indeed, of the known world. The British defeated a Spanish fleet here in 1797

Poland Gdansk Danzig
(aka Danzig) view of the harbour in the 16th century, when it was one of the principal ports of the Hanseatic League

Poland Kostrzyn
(aka Kustrin) situated at the confluence of the Oder and Warta rivers : often held by the Germans, but finally bestowed on Poland in 1945

Romania Danube
The river at Calafat (aka Kalafat), which is linked to Vidin in Bulgaria by ferryboat

Alexander at Silvnica
Prince Alexander of Bulgaria on the battlefield of Silvnica (aka Slivnitza) where his men will inflict a crushing defeat on the Serbs

Sudan Scenery
Primeval forest at Fazogli (aka Fazogli)

Koeniggratz - Retreat
BATTLE OF KOENIGGRATZ (aka Sadowa) - the defeated Austrians retreat

Croatia Zagreb
[aka Agram) general view of the town, dominated by its cathedral

Turkey Pergamom
Restoration of Pergamum (aka Pergamon), Greek city which flourished in the 3rd/2nd centuries BCE

Croatia Pula
(aka Pola or Pulj) The square of the forum

Spain Cordoba
(aka Cordova) Bridge and mosque

Russia Yekaterinburg
aka Ekaterinburg, and (under the communists) Sverdlovsk : it was here that Nikolai II, last of the tsars, and his family were murdered

Spain Zaragoza
(aka Saragossa) The famous Leaning Tower. (We have other engravings showing it leaning at other angles, if this one doesn t suit you; but this is probably the most accurate)

Joss-House at Ning-Bo
Chinese joss-house, a place of worship where joss-sticks (incense) are burnt, at Ning- bo (previously Ning-po, aka Ning-hsien), Treaty Port opened to European trade 1842

Pampas Grass Cultivate
Pampas Grass (cortaderia selloana) (aka gynerion) is cultivated extensively in southern South America for use in building and basket making, also for its decorative value

The Stag Seeing Himself
THE STAG DRINKING aka SEEING HIS REFLECTION IN THE WATER A stag is impressed with his antlers, & bemoans his spindly legs, but these legs are useful for running from danger

Vaux Le Vicomte
(aka Vaux-Praslin) The magnificent chateau built by Fouquet near Melun, 60 km SE of Paris, which inspired Louis XIV, not to be outdone by his minister, to build Versailles

Porto Trade Centre
Vasco da Gama, by rounding the Cape of Good Hope and discovering the Indies, makes Porto (aka Oporto) one of Europes foremost trading centres

Juno Music Sheet
(aka Hera in Greek mythology) Wife and sister of Jupiter/Zeus, queen of heaven and protector of women, as depicted in a Victorian music for quadrille

Battle of Ceresuola
At the battle of Ceresuola (aka Cerisolles) Francois de Bourbon obtains a clear victory over the Imperial army

Hunting Antelope
British sportsmen on the African veldt pursue the besbok (aka bontebok) (damatiscus albifrons)

Morocco ? Sale
(aka Sallee, Sla, Sali etc) Harbour, once a notorious pirates lair

Nicolaus Stensen
(aka Steno) - Danish medical, physiologist, geologist, priest and bishop in Leyden and elsewhere

Thomas Bartholin
THOMAS BARTHOLIN (aka Bartholinus) Danish medical, anatomist and writer

Egypt Mount Sinai
(aka Mount Horeb) in the Sinai desert, the scene of many remarkable happenings

Libya Tripoli
aka Tarabulus al-Gharb Viewed from the roadstead

Alpha and Omega
I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last : and behold, I make all things new... JHVH, aka Yahweh, Jehovah etc) depicted as the origin of the cosmos

Vietnam Da Nang
(aka Turon or Touraine) - the subterranean Buddhist temple

Mali Tombouktou
(aka Timbuktu etc) Rooftop view

D annunzio & Henchmen
Poet and adventurer Gabriele D Annunzio and his entourage celebrate the anniversary of the battle of the Piave river (aka Sernaglia) when Italians defeated the Austrians 1918

Panama Colon
(aka Aspinwall) The United States Mail Steam- ship Companys offices

Charles Halle
CHARLES HALLE (AKA CARL HALLE) British-German conductor and pianist

F. Christmas / Parachute
Harold Kraner, dressed as Santa Claus, parachutes into Boston laden with gifts, but the wind carries him out into Boston Bay where he drowns

Katherine Philips / Poet
KATHERINE PHILIPS aka ORINDA English poet

Racial Type / India / Multan
Inhabitants of Mooltan (aka Multan) - this city is in eastern Pakistan

Chronicle of El Cid
Chronica del Famoso Cavallero Cid Ruydiez Campeador (Chronicle of El Cid) aka Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar Date: First published: 1593

Law / Trial by Ordeal / Emma
Emma ( - 1052) aka Aelfgifu, widow of Cnut, proves her innocence by walking over red-hot plow- shares. Tried by Ordeal at Winchester

SAMUEL CHAPPEL GRATER
SAMUEL CHAPPEL a.k.a grater after his habit of grating his bread an act that was necessary due to his lack of teeth. He was a resident of Oxford

Pulj Amphitheatre
The Roman amphitheatre at Pulj (aka Pula, Pola)

Tzu-Hsi, Aka Hsiao-Ch in
TZU-HSI, also known as HSIAO-CH IN &c Empress of China

Caesar-Aug. De Bellegde
CAESAR-AUGUSTE DE BELLEGARDE - aka Marquis de Termes and Comte de Montbard - French equestrian

Tz u-Hsi, Chinese Royal
TZU-HSI, aka Hsiao-ch in &c, Empress Dowager, concubine of emperor I-chu, mother of Tsai- ch un, regent for nephew Tsai-t ien, virtual dictator from 1875 to 1900

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