Climate Collection

First Portrait of King Charles III
Portrait of King Charles III commissioned from artist Alastair Barford by ILN. The portrait was painted in oils by the artist Alastair Barford

Union Castle Line poster
Poster advertising the service of the Union Castle Line to South and East Africa, encouraging travellers to avoid cold winters in Britain and to instead enjoy the winter months in a warmer climate

Normandy Duke Rollo
ROLLO, DUKE OF NORMANDY Norse invader of France who, preferring the climate to that of the North, establishes himself in France

Sinai, by Max Schmidt (1818-1901). Date: 1844

Salem Witches
At Salem, Dr Wilkinson is pursued by a sinister wolf which, in the prevailing climate of panic, is linked to the witchcraft scare

Peary and Cook dispute over the North Pole
Robert Peary and Frederick Cook dispute over who reached the North Pole first -- but the real question is whether either of them got there at all

The outer boulevards, Snow, 1879, by Camille Pissarro
Camille Pissarro (1830- 1903). French painter. The outer boulevards, Snow, 1879. Marmottan Monet Museum. Paris. France

British six-pounder gun by G. H. Davis
The British six-pounder gun: explanatory drawings. It was an efficient field and anti-tank gun of high velocity, used for example against Rommels German army in the desert, Second World War

Lieutenant Bowers, at the Antarctic

Dr Wilson at the Antarctic
Dr Wilson, at the Antarctic

A nomad riding a camel in the desert

Puerta del Sol, circa 1900, by Enrique Martinez Cubells
Enrique Martinez Cubells (1874-1947). Spanish painter. Puerta del Sol, circa 1900. History Museum. Madrid. Spain

Captain Scott and his team hauling their sledge in the Antarctic Date: early 1910s

Captain Scott's South Pole ill-fated party Date: 1910s

Train in the Snow or The Locomotive, 1875 by Monet
Claude Monet (1840-1926). French impressionist painter. Train in the Snow or The Locomotive, 1875. Marmottan Monet Museum. Paris. France

Gustave Caillebotte - Paris Street; Rainy Day, 1877
Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894). French painter. Paris Street; Rainy Day, 1877. Marmottan Monet Museum. Paris. France

Avro aircraft with Shackleton Antarctic expedition
Avro aircraft exploring with Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition Date: 1922

Four Horses in Front of a Cottage, 1876, by Jozef Chelmonski
Jozef Chelmonski (1849-1914). Polish painter. Four Horses in Front of a Cottage, 1876. Detail. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland. Date: 2018

The Grazny Staw Tarn - Blizzard, 1892, by Witkiewicz
Stanislaw Witkiewicz (1851-1915). Polish painter. The Grazny Staw Tarn - Blizzard, 1892. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland. Date: 2018

Strong Wind in the Mountains, 1895, by Stanislaw Witkiewicz
Stanislaw Witkiewicz (1851-1915). Polish painter. Strong Wind in the Mountains, 1895. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland. Date: 2018

Thunderstorm, by Jozef Chelmonski (1849-1914) in 1896. Polish painter. Oil on canvas. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland. Date: 2018

The Motor Picture Book, A Motor Tractor in the Desert Date: 1930

Laplanders and Reindeer brought to London by W Bullock Date: 1822

Michael Meacher, British Labour politician
Michael Hugh Meacher (b 1939), British Labour politician, served as Minister of State for the Environment 1997-2003. Seen here campaigning with others against the closure of the Peter Pan Ward in

Comic postcard, Two dogs in the desert Date: 20th century

Colonials in Persia, transporting luggage by camel
British colonials in Persia, transporting luggage by camel. Date: circa 1900s

Autumn in early summer, Kensington Gardens
Girls in Kensington Gardens playing among dried leaves fallen from the trees during a period of hot weather and prolonged drought in the summer of 1921. Date: July 1921

View on the North Downs towards Aldershot, showing fires on the heath during a prolonged period of drought in the summer of 1921. Date: 1921

Molesey Weir, usually noted for its rush of water, shown completely dry during a period of prolonged drought in 1921. Date: 1921

The upper reaches of the Thames running dry in Gloucestershire, just above Lechlade in Gloucestershire, during a period of prolonged drought in the summer of 1921. Date: 1921

Motor Car and Camel Train, Egypt
Crossing the Desert old and new - Motor Car and Camel Train, Egypt. circa 1923

Railway tramcar or riding trolley, Mozambique
Railway tramcar or riding trolley on a banana plantation in Mozambique. 19th century

African labourers lined up to receive their wages
African labourers on a farm or plantation lined up to receive their wages. Date: 1950s

People of Tierra del Fuego, South America 1842
People of Tierra del Fuego, South America, based on illustrations from the HMS Beagle expedition. Date: 1842

Street scene, Bathurst (now Banjul), Gambia, West Africa
Street scene in Bathurst (now Banjul), Gambia, West Africa. Date: circa 1920

Zoo Animals Up To Date on Cycles - Polar Bear on Bicycle
Zoo Animals Up To Date on Cycles - Polar Bear on a Bicycle. 1892

Advertisement, Thomas Cooks Nile Service. 1912

Emigration - Infested by Mosquitoes. 19th century

US mailcoach held up en route to Bullfrog, Nevada, USA. Date: circa 1906

The Bottle House, Rhyolite, Nevada, USA - built by miner Tom T Kelly in around 1906, later used as a movie location (The Air Mail, starring Douglas Fairbanks Jnr). Date: circa 1930

View of the eastern Nevada Desert, USA, west of Wendover. Date: circa 1930s

View of the Nevada Desert, USA, with hills in the distance. Date: circa 1930s

Easter on the Italian Riviera
Afternoon tea in a Mediterranean Garden of Eden, looking out over the azure waters of the Italian Riviera. Date: 1913

Windmill for processing sugar cane, Barbados, West Indies
A windmill is used for the processing of sugar cane in Barbados, West Indies (then in the British Empire). Date: 1922

Women working in sugar cane field, Jamaica, West Indies
Women working in a sugar cane field, tending the young crops, Jamaica, West Indies (then in the British Empire). Date: 1922

Prince Edward of Wales in the South of France -- he is possibly already King Edward VIII, as the black armband could be for the death of his father, King George V. Date: circa 1936

Couple in Summer Storm Date: 1948

Tornado Sweeps Fields Date: 1950

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