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Century Collection (page 3)

Background imageCentury Collection: Medieval Archer

Medieval Archer
A medieval archer prepares to fire his bow

Background imageCentury Collection: Titania

Titania
British tea clipper Date: 19th century

Background imageCentury Collection: Lithuania / Vilnius 20C

Lithuania / Vilnius 20C
Vilnius (Polish " Wilno", Russian " Vilna" or " Vilno", German " Wilna" ), now the commercial capital of Lithuania: a church in the snow

Background imageCentury Collection: Chopin / Polish Postcard

Chopin / Polish Postcard
FREDERIC CHOPIN Polish composer

Background imageCentury Collection: Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet
Romeo & Juliet

Background imageCentury Collection: Map / Paris 18C

Map / Paris 18C
Detailed map of Paris, showing the many churches

Background imageCentury Collection: Coates Plymouth Gin

Coates Plymouth Gin
A label for Coates Plymouth Gin

Background imageCentury Collection: Gin Juggarnath, 1835

Gin Juggarnath, 1835
The Gin Juggarnath, or the Worship of the Great Spirit of the age : a satire on gins apparent grip on British life in the early nineteenth century

Background imageCentury Collection: London / City Gates

London / City Gates
Ten of the City gates before demolition: Bishopshate; Cripplegate; Ludgate; Newgate; Moorgate; Aldgate; Bridgegate; Aldersgate; Whitehallgate; Templebar

Background imageCentury Collection: Ramsgate Harbour

Ramsgate Harbour
The harbour and West Cliff, featuring several trams as well as horse-drawn vehicles of various kinds

Background imageCentury Collection: Molluscs / Snails / Print

Molluscs / Snails / Print
Snails on and around various foliage

Background imageCentury Collection: King Athelstan

King Athelstan
KING ATHELSTAN King of England (reigned 924-939)

Background imageCentury Collection: Morning Ride along the Beach, 1876, by Anton Mauve (1838-188

Morning Ride along the Beach, 1876, by Anton Mauve (1838-188
Anton Mauve (1838-1888). Dutch painter. Morning Ride along the Beach, 1876. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Background imageCentury Collection: Egyptian art. Relief depicting Akhenaten, Nefertiti and thre

Egyptian art. Relief depicting Akhenaten, Nefertiti and thre
Egyptian art. A house altar depicting Akhenaten, Nefertiti and three of their Daughters. Relief. Limestone. New Kingdom. Amarna period. 18th dynasty. C. 1350 B.C. Egyptian Museum of Berlin. Germany

Background imageCentury Collection: Cross of Lothair II. Aachen Cathedral Treasury. Germany

Cross of Lothair II. Aachen Cathedral Treasury. Germany
Cross of the Emperor Lothair II (835-869). 11th century. Gold and precious gems. Aachen Cathedral Treasury. Germany

Background imageCentury Collection: Piero della Francesca (c. 1420-1492). Italian painter. The Ba

Piero della Francesca (c. 1420-1492). Italian painter. The Ba
Renaissance Art. Italy. 15th century. Piero della Francesca (c.1420-1492). Italian painter. The Baptism of Christ (c. 1450). Detail. Tempera on panel. National Gallery. London. England. UK

Background imageCentury Collection: The Melton Breakfast by Sir Francis Grant

The Melton Breakfast by Sir Francis Grant
A rare mezzotint of High Leicestershire Lights of the past enjoying breakfast before a hunt. From left to right are Massey Stanley, the Earl of Wilton, Count Matuszevic, Lord Gardner

Background imageCentury Collection: Vasco da Gama in India

Vasco da Gama in India
Portuguese Colonial History Series - Vasco da Gama has an audience with The King of Calicut (Kozhikode), the Samudiri (Zamorin) in May 1498

Background imageCentury Collection: Blue grotto, Capri Island, Italy

Blue grotto, Capri Island, Italy. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageCentury Collection: The Lees i. e. Leas, Folkestone, England

The Lees i. e. Leas, Folkestone, England
The Lees i.e. Leas, Folkestone, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageCentury Collection: Dunn Square, Paisley, Scotland

Dunn Square, Paisley, Scotland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageCentury Collection: Mumbles Head Lighthouse, Mumbles, Wales

Mumbles Head Lighthouse, Mumbles, Wales. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageCentury Collection: Clifton suspension bridge from the cliffs, Bristol, England

Clifton suspension bridge from the cliffs, Bristol, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageCentury Collection: Sackville Street and O Connell Bridge, Dublin. County Dublin

Sackville Street and O Connell Bridge, Dublin. County Dublin, Ireland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageCentury Collection: The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch
Members of The Wild Bunch in Fort Worth, Texas: sitting (l to r): Harry A Longabaugh, alias the Sundance Kid, Ben Kilpatrick, alias the Tall Texan, Robert Leroy Parker

Background imageCentury Collection: Boston Church / Lincs 19C

Boston Church / Lincs 19C
Boston Church, Lincolnshire Date: 19th century

Background imageCentury Collection: The Prospect of Whitby

The Prospect of Whitby
Painting of the famous old down river inn in Shadwell whose door opens onto Wapping Wall. Said to have a long history, it was claimed that pirates were hanged there. The pub still exists today

Background imageCentury Collection: Rainy Street, Manchester

Rainy Street, Manchester
A typical English street on a rainy shopping day: an elderly couple use the zebra crossing

Background imageCentury Collection: Greyfriars Bobby

Greyfriars Bobby lying near the grave of his master, John Gray

Background imageCentury Collection: Plants / Humulus Lupulus

Plants / Humulus Lupulus
HOP

Background imageCentury Collection: Map of Africa illustrating travels of explorers

Map of Africa illustrating travels of explorers
A map of Africa which illustrates the travels of the explorers Livingstone, Stanley and Cameron

Background imageCentury Collection: Gravesend / Milton Place

Gravesend / Milton Place
Gravesend, Kent: Public Library, Reading Rooms, and Subscription Promenade Rooms in Milton Place

Background imageCentury Collection: Sikh Soldier Ww1

Sikh Soldier Ww1
A Sikh officer from India, fighting with the Allies in World War One

Background imageCentury Collection: Guardian Angel at Bed

Guardian Angel at Bed
A guardian angel raises an arm in blessing while a girl helps her younger sister to say her evening prayers

Background imageCentury Collection: Lucerne / Lion Sculpture

Lucerne / Lion Sculpture
Lucerne: the lion sculpture

Background imageCentury Collection: Mary, Russian Icon

Mary, Russian Icon
Mary and Jesus, with attendant angels, as depicted in a Russian icon

Background imageCentury Collection: Zebras Pull Mazawattee

Zebras Pull Mazawattee
Four zebras in harness pull a Mazawattee tea cart -- purely for publicity purposes, we understand!

Background imageCentury Collection: Rude Gargoyle

Rude Gargoyle
Gargoyle on a medieval seminary (now a girls school) at Tours, France : masons often amused themselves by cutting such subjects on respectable buildings

Background imageCentury Collection: Flags & Funnels

Flags & Funnels
House flags and funnels carried by steam ships belonging to some of the main companies of the British Mercantile Marine

Background imageCentury Collection: Man with Ear Trumpet C18

Man with Ear Trumpet C18
Man with ear trumpet. (James Hutton, founder of the Moravian Church in Britain)

Background imageCentury Collection: Skerryvore Lighthouse, west coast of Scotland

Skerryvore Lighthouse, west coast of Scotland
View of Skerryvore Lighthouse, off the west coast of Scotland, completed in 1844. Seen here with a typically rough sea

Background imageCentury Collection: Flea Circus

Flea Circus
An advertisement for Professor Likontis wonderful Roumanian Fea Circus

Background imageCentury Collection: The friendship of David and Jonathan

The friendship of David and Jonathan - 1 Samuel 20. circa 1690

Background imageCentury Collection: Triumph of the Immaculate, 1710-1715, by Paolo de Matteis (1

Triumph of the Immaculate, 1710-1715, by Paolo de Matteis (1
Paolo de Matteis (1662-1728). Italian painter. Triumph of the Immaculate, 1710-1715. Gemaldegalerie. Berlin. Germany

Background imageCentury Collection: Map of Tenochtitlan. Mexico, 1560. By Alonso de Santa Cruz

Map of Tenochtitlan. Mexico, 1560. By Alonso de Santa Cruz
Map of Tenochtitlan. Mexico, 1560. General islario of all the islands in the world. Work of the chronicler and cosmographer Alonso de Santa Cruz (1505-1567). National Library. Madrid. Spain

Background imageCentury Collection: Winged Assyrian Bull

Winged Assyrian Bull
Winged, human-headed bull, from the facade of the Palace of King Sargon II, Khorsabad, Late Assyrian Period, c.725 BC (gypsum)

Background imageCentury Collection: Cathedral, Chichester, England

Cathedral, Chichester, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageCentury Collection: The Pier, with Drakes Island, Plymouth, England

The Pier, with Drakes Island, Plymouth, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900



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