Colony Collection (page 5)

Scenes of the Khoikhoi in South Africa, 1820
Khoikhoi people in kross sheepskin capes and aprons outside a hut 49, kraal or village of huts 50, and ostrich hunting 51. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev

Extinct crinoid Encrinus, Encrino d Europa. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence

Interior of the Chapel of Mount Calvary, Jerusalem, 1800s. Cappella del monte Calvario. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient

Rubber Rule in Africa - Methods of Barbarism. The atrocities carried out against the native population in Belgina Congo, Africa. An elderly Chief is shot for not meeting his rubber collection target

Papworth Colony - Model Cottages
Model cottages at the Papworth Tuberculosis Colony, established in 1918 as the Cambridgeshire Tuberculosis Colony, following a campaign led by Elsbeth Dimsdale. Date: Date unknown

Papworth Colony - Hospital Ward
A hospital ward at the Papworth Tuberculosis Colony, established in 1918 as the Cambridgeshire Tuberculosis Colony, following a campaign led by Elsbeth Dimsdale. Date: Date unknown

Papworth Colony - Open Air Chalets
Open air chalets at the Papworth Tuberculosis Colony, established in 1918 as the Cambridgeshire Tuberculosis Colony, following a campaign led by Elsbeth Dimsdale. Date: Date unknown

South African female soldier in the Boer War 1900
Female South African soldier Mrs Otto Krantz with her horse and in a field, at the time of the Boer War. The Sphere describes the military role of Boer women beyond preparation

Mettray Agricultural Colony
A bird s-eye view of the Agricultural Colony at Mettray, France - a reformatory for juvenile offenders. Date: Date unknown

Hollesley Bay Colony
The gymnasium at the Hollesley Bay Colony, near Woodbridge, Suffolk. In 1938, the establishment became a training institution for young offenders as part of the Borstal system. Date: circa 1945

Quarriers Homes - Colony of Mercy
The Colony of Mercy - a facility for epilepsy sufferers at the Quarriers Orphan Homes of Scotland site, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Date: circa 1900

View of Kowloon, Hong Kong, China, at the time a British colony. Date: 1842

View of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R. Ackermann, London, 1824

Ascidiae or sea squirts: Boltenia echinata, Eugyra arenosa, Aplidium elegans, Polyclinum constellatum, Synoicum turgens, Botryllus schlosseri and Botrylloides leachii colonies

Siphonophora jellyfish colony. Physophora hydrostatica (Discolabe quadrigata), colony, gas bladder, swimming bell, polyp, etc

Siphonophorae hydrozoa: Porpema prunella and Porpita species, young and adult colonies, gas bladder, etc. Chromolithograph by Adolf Glitsch from an illustration by Ernst Haeckel from Art Forms in

Workers building the Dutch fortress at Batavia, now Jakarta, Indonesia. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

View of the hill of Padang, Sumatra, circa 1800
View of the hill of Padang, West Sumatra, with its Dutch fortress, circa 1800. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Dutch castle of Zeelandia (Tainan) on Formosa (Taiwan)
The castle of Zeelandia (Tainan) on Formosa (Taiwan) built by the Dutch East India Company. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique

Map of the European colonies in the New World, 1846
Map of the European colonies in the New World (North and Central America), 1846. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

View of the city of Paramaribo, Surinam, with sailing ships in the harbour. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Extinct New Zealand giant penguin, Pachydyptes ponderosus. Chromolithograph from Alfred Brehms Tierleben (Life of Animals), Liepzig, 1890

Novelty Patriotic Lion, mane spells British Empire colonies
Novelty Patriotic Lion - The Glory of a Lion is his Mane. The names of British Empire colonies are hidden in the mane - Canada, India, Australia, New Zealand, African Colonies. early 20th century

Basuto clay models from Basutoland (Lesotho)
Basuto clay models from Basutoland, formerly a British Crown colony in southern Africa (now Lesotho)

Salvation Army Colony, Hadleigh, Essex. Date: circa 1910

Box label, Tunis Dates, Micasar, Algeria

Using Riley spray on greenfly in a vineyard, Algeria 1885
Using the Riley insecticide spray on greenfly in a vineyard, Algeria. Date: 1885

Moorish rebels taking cover, Spanish War in Morocco
Moorish rebels taking cover during the Spanish War in Morocco. 1925

Horton Epileptic Colony / St Ebbas Hospital, Epsom
A view of the Horton Epileptic Colony, opened in 1903 on Hook Road, Epsom. In 1918 it became the Ewell War Hospital, then was renamed St Ebbas Hospital in 1938. Date: 1903

Proposed leper colony, Siberia, Russia. 1893

Beaconsfield Concert Company, South Africa, 1903
Group photo, Beaconsfield Concert Company, South Africa. Date: 1903

America - The Stamp Act - Celebrating the repeal of the Act of March 22, 1765 in May 1766 with The Liberty-Pole Festival. The Liberty Pole was known to be a symbol of dissent against Great Britain

Gorton Party attacked in Masachusetts
A group of men, women, and children run through the water towards a moored rowboat, as those on board help others climb on. Soldiers with guns in the distance chase them

Roger Williams Building his Own Home
Roger Williams, founder of the colony of Rhode Island, early abolitionist, and Puritan minister, stands looking out at the landscape, holding an axe, a partially constructed log house behind him

The Debarkment of Provisions in American Colonies
French sailors move provisions on shore, carrying sacks and barrels towards where more men are building houses. A group of Native Americans stand in the middle, directing people. Date: circa 1700

The Battle of Bloody Brook
An ambush on the escorted harvest wagons for the Deerfield settlements by Nipmuc warriors, led by the sachem Muttawmp. This was in retaliation to the Deerfield colony encroaching on their allies

Map of Marquettes Explorations
A map of Jacques Marquettes missionary journey up the Mississippi river towards New France. A small dotted line marks the route there up through Green Bay to the Mississippi

Map of New Netherlands
Map of the New Netherlands area in 1652, from the writings and descriptions of Adriaen Vanderdonck. Date: 1656

The Surrender of Jamestown
The Governor of Jamestown and the Jamestown Council stand before the ministers of the Commonwealth, holding a treaty that acknowledges the new English parliament

Landing of Swedish Settlerd at Delaware Bay
Swedish settlers, under Peter Minuit, land at Paradise Point along Delaware Bay. The settlers arrive onshore and start to explore the land in groups

The Landing of Leonard Calvert at St. Mary s
The landing of Leonard Calvert, the first governor of Maryland, at St. Marys City, the first English settlement and colony in the Maryland area. Date: 1634

Oldham Expelled from Plymouth 1623
John Oldham is expelled from the Plymouth colony, a soldier hitting him on the backside with the butt of his rifle to move him through a crowd. Date: 1623

Allyn House, New Plymouth, Pilgrams house 1621
A 3 storey house, built by one of the pilgrim fathers in the construction of New Plymouth. A large wood framed house with a central chimney

Landing on Cape Cod 1620
A group of men with rifles stand in the distance on the beach of Cape Cod, as women in the foreground tend fires for cooking and begin washing clothes. Date: 1620

The First Sabbath on Clarks Island
A man holding a bible stands by a small fire and holds a sermon to various men sat around him, to celebrate the first Sunday they have spent on land in the New World. Date: 1621

Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers
A group of men and women on a beach huddle around a fire from the cold, as more arrive from the Mayflower ship anchored in the bay, having waded up to the beach

The Embarkation of the Pilgrim Fathers
A man surrounded by kneeling men, women, and children, holds a bible in one hand as he raises his head and arms skyward. The ship that will take them to America waits in the background. Date: 1620

Samoset Visits Pilgrims at Plymouth
Samoset, an Abenaki Sagamore, or lesser chief, who had learned English from fisherman and sailors off Maine, walked into Plymouth colony and startled the pilgrim colonists by speaking English

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