Built Collection (page 64)

SS Kingfisher, 1906
Photograph of the Turbine Steamer Kingfisher, built in 1906 by Messrs. Denny of Dumbarton for the General Steam Navigation Company

The Duplex Catamaran, 1880
Engraving of a Duplex Catamaran, built in Rhode Island USA, for Mr. Henry N. Custance, honorary treasurer of the Corinthian Yacht Club, August 1880

The Twin Steam-Ship Gemini, 1850
Engraving of the twin steam ship Gemini, designed by Peter Borrie and built in 1850. The ship was fitted with two rudders and two steering positions

The Czars Bedroom, SY Livadia, 1880
Engraving of Czar Alexander IIs bedroom on his steam yacht Livadia, built at John Elders shipyard, Govan, in 1880. Extremely lavishly fitted out, this yacht was given a radical design

SS Carmania, 1905
Photograph of the Cunard turbine steamer Carmania, built in 1905 by the John Brown Shipyard of Clydebank. The Carmania was reputed to be the first very large turbine steamer

The Prussian War-Steamer, Nix, 1851
Engraving of the Prussian War-Steamer Nix, built by Robinson and Russell of Millwall, London, 1851. This paddle steamer underwent trials on the Thames river in March and April of that year

SS Sampo, 1898
Photograph of Steamship Sampo a newly constructed ice-breaker, built by Armstrong, Whitworth and Co. for the Senate of Finland, 1898

The Skerryvore Lighthouse, off Argyllshire, 1844
Engraving of the Skerryvore lighthouse, 1844. Built between 1836 and 1843, with 6000 tons of granite, the lighthouse entered service on 1st February 1844

SY Livadia, 1880
Engraving of Czar Alexander IIs steam yacht Livadia, built at John Elders shipyard, Govan, in 1880. This yacht was given a radical design, supposedly based on the shape of a turbot

Lanteen-rigged Dhows, Luxor, Egypt, 1884
Engraving of a riverside scene at Luxor, Egypt, showing a number of dhows under sails and oars and, in the background, several boats being built on the shore

Cast Iron Lighthouse, intended for Barbados, 1851
Engraving of a Cast Iron lighthouse, designed and built by Alexander Gordon and the Grissell & Co. Ironworks, which was intended for use in Barbados

The Roman Rocks Lighthouse, Simons Bay, Cape of Good Hope
Engraving of the Roman Rocks lighthouse at Simons Bay, Cape of Good Hope, March 1869. This iron lighthouse was built in 1860, but showed signs of structural failure shortly thereafter

Mexico / Archaeology
The PYRAMID OF TENAYUCA near Mexico-city. This pyramid was built in the 13th century by the Chichimecs and remains in excellent condition

Mexico / Yucatan / Labna
The ARCHWAY of the ancient city of Labna, Yucatan with the MIRADOR standing on the ruins of a pyramid in the background. The city was built in the 9th/10th century

Uxmal / Temple Magician
the TEMPLE OF THE MAGICIAN in the ancient Mayan city of Uxmal, Yucatan. This pyramid was built around the 10th century at the end of the Classical Maya period

Banquet given at the Crystal Palace by Sir Joseph and Lady P
Banquet given by Sir Joseph and Lady Paxton in Crystal Palace, London. Paxton (1801-1865) famously built the glass structure to house the Great Exhibition of 1851

A Rival to the Gotterdammerung dinner: Dining in Berlin s
Two ladies and a gentleman sat around a dinner table at the Ice Palace in Berlin. The venue, complete with ice rink was built at a cost of 100, 000 and became a fashionable dining venue

Cant Z. 506 Airone
The CANT Z-506 Airone (Heron) is a seaplane built for Ala Littorias Adriatic routes; when war comes it will be adapted as a torpedo bomber

Machu Picchu / Peru 1982
View of MACHU PICCHU, the ancient inca city built in the 15th century. The Pre- columbian town was discovered in 1911 by Hiram Bingham, a Yale historian and explorer

Crusaders castle / Syria
This fortress was built by the Kurds. It was taken by the crusaders in the 12th century. They made additions to it before the fort was taken by Baybars in the 13th century

Baalbek / Archaeology
The head of a lion and the six columns of the GREAT TEMPLE of JUPITER built by the Romans On the site of the ancient archaeological city of Baalbek once called Heliopolis

Pyramid of Chephren / Giza
The Pyramid of Chephren, son of Cheops, built around 2600BC. Often described as the Great Pyramid of the Giza site

Step Pyramid / Saqqara
The step pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, the oldest stone monument in the world, built around 2770 BC

Luxor (Front View)
The Great front Pylon of Luxor Temple, which originally was fronted by 6 statues of Rameses II, two sitting and four standing. Built around 1250 BC

Muhammed Ali Mosque
Mosque of Muhammed Ali, the Alabaster Mosque, built around 1824

The Sphinx / Circa 1970
The Sphinx, believed to have been built by the Pharoah Chephren around 2650 BC. Extensive weathering has eroded the monument which is undergoing extensive repair

Mr. Lairds ship-building yard, Liverpool
Engraving of Mr. Lairds ship-building yard in Liverpool. Iron ship-building on an extensive scale originated from this prolific ship-yard

Launch of H. M. S. Nankin
An engraving of a noble and beautiful specimen of naval architecture, H.M 50-gun Frigate Nankin, designed by Oliver Lang and built at Woolwich

First attempt to launch the Bermuda floating dock
Engraving from the front cover of the ILN, showing the first attempt to launch the Bermuda floating dock at North Woolwich, built by Messrs. Campbell, Johnson and Co. of Silvertown

The Great Eastern steam ship under construction
The Great Eastern steam-ship on the stocks at Millwall shipyard. Built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, at the time of her launch in 1858, she was the largest steam ship in the world

Grammes dynamo-electrical machine
Engraving by W. Bazzett Murray showing Grammes direct-current dynamo. Zenobe Theophile Gramme (1826-1901) built the first successful dynamo in 1869

De Havilland Comet
Grosvenor House, one of three Comets built for the England-Australia Race, won by Scott and Black in this aircraft

FAIREY HENDON
This is the first monoplane bomber with the Royal Air Force : it also boasts an enclosed cockpit. But few are built and it will be withdrawn from service in 1939

Bristol Blenheim Prototy
This is the 142M Britain First, prototype of the Blenheim which will be one of the most successful light bombers of World War Two, more than 3000 being built

Chester City Walls
The city walls at the Northgate, Chester, built over 2000 years ago, known to the Romans as Deva or Castra Devana. It was built as a fortress against Welsh Celts

Park Crescent, London
Park Crescent, west London. Situated at the northern end of Portland Place, the imposing colonnaded front is by the architect John Nash, and was built in 1812

Rosses Giant Telescope
William Parsons, 3rd earl of Rosse, built his giant telescope, known as the Leviathan, at Parsonstown, near Dublin and with it made several important discoveries. Date: 1845

Harvesting Hay, Duncan
Harvesting the hay on an English farm : four horses are needed to haul a cart-load of hay to where the hay-stack will be built near the farm

Regency Town Houses
The Royal Terrace, Southend- on-Sea, Essex. These attractive houses, built in around 1794, with added Regency verandahs, overlook the sea front

Vatican Palace / Rome / C17
The Papal Palace and grounds of the Vatican, showing the new gateway built in 1618, the Library, the Old and New Palaces, courtyards and long passageway. Date: 17th century

NORGE AT NORTH POLE
The Italian-built Norge of the Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile expedition drops flags of Italy, Norway and USA at the North Pole

NORGE IN ARCTIC
The Italian-built Norge of the Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile expedition which will fly from Spitzbergen to Alaska via the North Pole, making Amundsen the first to visit both Poles

Howden Reservoir
The huge, impressive barrage of Howden Reservoir, north north Derbyshire, built in 1912 to supply water to Derby, Leicester, Nottingham and Sheffield

Triangular Lodge
Part of the curious Triangular Lodge at Rushton, Northants. built by Sir Thomas Gresham in 1593, planned as an emblem of the Holy Trinity, everything in a series of threes

Castle Stalker
A girl looks towards Castle Stalker, Argyllshire, Scotland, built by Duncan Stewart of Appin, in about 1540 on an islet known as the Rock of the Cormorants

Timber-Frame / Lincoln
A timber-frame house built on a bridge in Lincoln. The house dates from 1540, but the bridge is thought to be Norman and one of the oldest in Britain

Half-Timbered Houses
Fine Tudor half-timbered shops and houses on High Bridge, Lincoln, built on a ribbed Norman arch, c.1160. The dark vault under the bridge is the Glory Hole

Inverness Castle, seen from the bridge, Scotland. It was built in 1835 on the site of a much earlier fortress and sits on a low cliff overlooking the River Ness

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