Civilisation Collection (page 3)

Palmyra, Syria - Tetrapylon with view of hilltop Arab Castle
Palmyra, Syria - The Tetrapylon with view of hilltop Fakhr-al-Din al-Maani Castle in rear. circa 1980s

Palmyra, Syria - The Colonnade with view of Arab Castle
Palmyra, Syria - The Colonnade with view of Fakhr-al-Din al-Maani Castle circa 1980s

Egyptian room. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany

The Rise of Civilization by Richard Westmacott (1775-1856). 1852. Pediment of the British Museum. London. United Kingdom

George Rogers Clark
GEORGE ROGERS CLARK American military, active on the frontiers of civilisation against the Native Americans, British and suchlike lesser breeds. Date: 1752 - 1818

Cartoon, How Many Lumps? WW1
Cartoon, How many lumps? The French comic actress Cecile Sorel serves her guests, including a bearded man who has been fighting in the war. On the left sits the French philosopher Voltaire. Date: 1917

French Colonial
CIVILISATION ON THE MARCH The Germans despised the French for using their Colonial troops, and liked to depict them as apes and (as here) rapists Date: 1920

Cartoon, In the back, WW1
Cartoon, In the back. The woman on the right is criticised for reminding a social gathering that people are killing each other just 80 kilometers away. Date: 1915

Cartoon, Boche, Wild Mammal, WW1
Cartoon, Boche, Wild Mammal, on display in a zoo, an imaginary scene looking forward to 1956. Date: 1915

TOYNBEE, Arnold Joseph (1889 - 1975). British historian and philosopher. Oil

Embarkation of a sailing boat, Qianlong Period (1736-96). Chinese art. SWITZERLAND. Bern. Bernese Historical Museum

Savages feel our muscle, Taiwan, 1890
Natives of the hill country of Bankimsing, Formosa(today Taiwan), explore the possessions of some English visitors that they encounter

Poster advertising Greece and the Palace of Knossos in Crete. Date: 1949

The reception of Benjamin Franklin in France. Benjamin Franklin standing with two other people outside house next to river, gondolas(?) on water. Date c1882

Sir John Marshall (1876 - 1958)
Sir John Marshall, Director-General of the Archaelogical Survey of India, responsible for the excavations that led to the discovery of Harappa and Mohenjodaro

Large building in Chile, South America
Hacienda or Country Mansion -- a large building in Chile, South America, with people riding and training horses, and the Andes in the background. 1824

Two Araucanos playing pelican, Chile, South America
Two Araucanos (natives of Chile) playing at pelican, or bandy-ball, a game similar to hockey, in the high mountain valley of Cuevas, Chile, South America. 1824

Travels into Chile, over the Andes
The Canada, a street in Santiago, Chile, South America, with buildings, people and animals. 1824

SECRET OF BURIED CITY
SECRET OF THE BURIED CITY (John Russell Fearn) The Earth is destroyed to make way for a better civilisation Date: 1939

Telegraph Wires
The advance of civilisation - a bear investigates a telegraph pole amid the mountains of Sweden. Date: 1907

Ruins in Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
View of ruins and pillars in the Roman Forum, or Forum Romanum, Rome, Italy. This was the central area around which the ancient Roman civilization developed

North side of Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
View towards the north side of the Roman Forum, or Forum Romanum, in Rome, Italy, with sightseers walking through. The Forum was the central area around which the ancient Roman civilization

Archaeological excavations, Roman Forum, Rome, Italy

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

Life on Jupiter
The largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter is 318 times as large as Earth, so perhaps supports a huge population which may surpass our civilisation in every way

Life on the Stars 2
Sirius, brightest star in the Canis Major constellation, may well have developed a highly advanced civilisation with sophisticated technology

Great Zimbabwe / Ruins
The majestic remains of a once thriving trading civilisation who were the ancestors of the Shona peoples of Zimbabwe

Italians in Tripolitania
The Italians bring civilisation to Tripolitania - by occupying it !

Pacific / Sewing Machine
Civilisation comes to the Caroline Islands (West Pacific) - natives learn the wonders of the Singer sewing machine Date: circa 1900

Racial / Japan 1875
Progress of civilisation in Japan is the caption for this illustration, but we suspect the writer is being ironic

Colonial Polka C1870
THE COLONIAL POLKA - when colonial meant conferring the blessings of civilisation on the benighted natives

Civilisation Triumphs
THE TRIUMPH OF CIVILISATION the water-closet

French Morocco Cannon
The French bring civilisation to Morocco - by teaching the natives to use quick-firing guns

French in Morocco
The French bring the blessings of civilisation to Morocco : the Moroccans - in this picture, anyway - are suitably grateful

Ht Buckle / Mayall Cdv
HENRY THOMAS BUCKLE Historian of civilisation

Zimbabwe / Great Zimbabwe
The massive conical tower in the amazing Iron Age site of Great Zimbabwe, the greatest expression of the building skills and trading wealth of the Shona empire

Civilising the World
The colonial powers have a sacred mission : to bring peace and civilisation to the ignorant natives

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