Cities Collection (page 8)

Genoa, Italy

Acre City Walls
The Medieval city walls at Acre (Akko), Israel. Acre was one of the most contested cities during the Crusades. Date: 1971

Fight between Romulus and Mettius Curtius
Page of text with marginal drawing showing a horseman outside Rome, and a fight between the horseman and another figure. The horse has collapsed under its rider

Jaffa with an Ottoman encampment, Israel
Jaffa, seen from the sea with an Ottoman military encampment in the background. In the foreground is the sea and three ships

View of Rome
An imaginary view of Rome in a marginal drawing. In front of the city stand two men, one of whom is wearing armour. There are birds flying over their heads

Hercules strikes Cacus, and view of Rome
Page of text with marginal drawings. At the top in the left margin is a picture of Rome. In front of the city stand two men, one of whom is wearing armour. There are birds flying over their heads

Cairo, Egypt, with camels and driver
Grand Cairo with its Citadel under Mount Mokattam. The city is in the background with two camels and their driver in the foreground. 1803

Bournville Houses 1905
Streets and houses at Bournville, a suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England, originally designed for workers in Cadburys chocolate factory. Date: 1905

Ungemach Cite Jardin
La place du Bocage in the cite-jardin of Ungemach, near Strasbourg, France. Date: 1929

Ruins of Old Panama destroyed by Morgan 250 Years ago

French Railways Poster for London
Poster by the French National Railways advertising their service from Paris to London departing daily to the ports of Rouen, Dieppe or Newhaven

Serpentine Column and Theodosius Obelisk
The three intertwined bronze serpents were the base of a trophy which once stood in the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. Dedicated to the God Apollo by the 31 Greek cities who defeated the Persians at

Greek Temple of Giunone at Agrigento, Sicily
The remains of the Greek Temple of Hera Lacinia (Giunone) at Agrigento, Sicily. Agrigento is the site of the ancient Greek city of Akragras (also known as Acragas in Greek)

Greek Temple at Agrigento, Sicily
The remains of a Greek temple at Agrigento, Sicily. Agrigento is the site of the ancient Greek city of Akragras (also known as Acragas in Greek, Agrigentum in Latin and Kerkent in Arabic)

Vesuvius Circa 78
A Roman galley sails past Vesuvius, depicted before the catastrophic eruption of 79, which destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum

India Kanchipuram
(formerly Conjeveram) : One of the seven sacred cities of the Hindus, with many magnificent temples : this is the gopura and sacred tank of the Grand Pagoda

Airline Guide
GUIDE DES VOYAGES AERIENS PARIS-LONDRES - passengers guide to the regular services now linking the two cities : the plane represented is the Farman passenger aircraft

Life on the Stars 6
Roads, cities, aerial communication - the inhabitants of the Rigel constellation may not resemble earthfolk, but their civilisation is similar

A City on Saturn
The spider-like inhabitants of Saturn build their cities in volcanic craters, not only for protection but to benefit from the warm temperatures

A City on Europa
Europa, a moon of Jupiter, has cities of glass and plastic, exploiting ersatz science : on the other hand, giant domesticated insects provide the transportation

A City on Io
Temperatures are low on Io, a moon of Jupiter, and its people must wrap up well : their cities are built entirely of crystal, which doesn t make life any cosier

A City on Titan
Here on Titan, largest of Saturns satellite moons, everything is on a massive scale - their cities make New York seem puny. People are intelligent and civilised

A City on Ganymede
Ganymede, a moon of Jupiter, is inhabited by cat-like people, who build their cities at the poles to exploit the magnetic force to provide heat, light and energy

A City on Callisto
Conditions on Callisto, a moon of Jupiter, are comparable to those on Earth, and their people, cities and artifacts are not radically different from ours

A City on Mercury
The inhabitants of Mercury are insectoid, and their techno- -logy is a superior form of that used by ants and bees on Earth : quartz crystals are used to build their cities

Seleucia, Ctesiphon
The ruins of the ancient cities of Seleucia and Ctesiphon, on either bank of the Tigris. A native is paddling his coracle on the river. Date: circa 1835

The Evacuation of Children from London
The evacuation of Britains cities at the start of World War Two was the biggest and most concentrated mass movement of people in Britains history

Louis XII in Italy
Louis XII leads his invading French army in a series of victories againt various Italian states and cities

Letchworth Small Homes
A street of small houses at Hillshott, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, England

Air Wonder Stories scifi magazine cover - CITIES IN THE SKY
CITIES IN THE AIR (Edmond Hamilton) - New York becomes an airborne travelling city which is elevated above the Earths surface to avoid pollutants

Family in a cottage garden
Cottage or tenement? A family stand in an idyllic cottage garden

Panorama of London 1845
Superb panorama of London from 1845, showing the city from Blackfriars Bridge in the City to Vauxhall Bridge. Issued with The Illustrated London News

Sodom, Gomorrah / Martin
The Cities of the Plain are destroyed because God finds their lifestyle unacceptable

Lot Leaves Sodom
Lot and his daughters flee the Cities of the Plain, but his wife turns for one last look and is turned into a pillar of salt

Legend of Cardigan Bay
Cardigan bay was once a lowland with 16 cities until Saethennyn, the drukard son of the king of South Wales opened the sluices of the dykes & flooded it in a mad fit

Letchworth Cottages
Projection, elevation and plan for a detached cottage in Letchworth Garden City

Earthquake in Japan 1923
Over 140, 000 people lose their lives when a great earthquake (the Great Kanto Earthquake) devastes South East Japan including the cities of Tokyo and Yokohama

Dickens / Tale of 2 Cities
Sydney Carton - lawyer who gets a charge of treason reversed for Charles Darnay due to a strong physical resemblance; he takes Darneys place at the guillotine

Bournville Scene
A street scene at Bournville, a suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England, originally designed for workers in Cadburys chocolate factory

Bread Riots in Paris
LA GUERRE DES FARINES When grain crops are hit by disease, it leads to a bread shortage which in turn leads to rioting in Paris and other cities

Federation, Paris 1790
In the Champ de Mars, Paris, as in major cities throughout the country, the Federation is proclaimed by the Assemblee Constituante, to signalise the nation united by revolution

Italian Steam Tram
Steam trams are a nuisance in cities, but on rural routes like this Italian example they are economical and provide low cost transportation for low- paid workers

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