Continent Collection (page 6)

Egberg Borchgrevink - 2
CARLSON EGBERG BORCHGREVINK Norwegian explorer, one of first to land on the Antarctic continent and the first to winter there. Date: 1864 - 1934

Indian Colonial Interior
Interior of colonial home in Indian sub-continent (probably Sri Lanka/Ceylon) Date: 1920

Cover of Eve Magazine 29 June 1927
Portrait of Lilian Harvey, British born actress and singer attaining stardom on the continent mostly in German movies Date: 1927

Cartoon, Wife & No Wife, or, A trip to the Continent, by James Gillray. Showing the secret marriage believed to have taken place between the Prince of Wales (later George IV) and Mrs Fitzherbert

Allied Invasion forces gather
The scene in an English village in May 1944, as the Allied forces gather in preparation for the invasion of the continent

European coastline 1944
A double page spread of The Illustrated London News, published less than a month before the Allied D-Day Normandy landings

Rocket firing tests by G. H. Davis
Firing rockets across half a continent: the new V2 test range. The UK-Australian experimental guided missiles range, with 1200 miles from firing point to coastline

Summer sport on the Continent
Supplement cover of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, reporting on the sporting possibilities on the Continent. A young woman in tennis costume points across the Channel while her male

American occupation of Iceland by G. H. Davis
The USA in European waters: American occupation of Iceland during the Second World War. A detailed relief map of Iceland, its fjords and mountains, showing distances from America

Poster design, New York Central Station building, Park Avenue, at the gateway to a continent. Date: 20th century

Proterozoic Ice Age

Du cours de l Orenoque
Plate 16 from Atlas Geographique et Physique du Nouveau Continent (1814) by Al. de Humboldt

Diagram showing the Earths interior
Crust - continents 35km, oceans 6km. Mantle - peridotite 2900km. Outer core - iron (liquid) 2000km. Inner core - iron (solid) 1370km

Subduction zone
An illustration of a subduction zone at work beneath the South American continent. Fig 20 from The Story of the Earth 1977, London

Raft of the Guayaquil seaside. Picture of the
" Raft of the Guayaquil seaside. Picture of the work by Alexander von Humboldt " Voyage aux regions 鱵 inoxiales du Nouveau Continent" (Strasbourg, 1805). Engraving. ECUADOR

Stanley, Sir Henry Morton (1841-1904). Through
" Stanley, Sir Henry Morton (1841-1904). " Through "

Across the continent, Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way. Settlement with school and church, railroad train, Indians, etc. Date c1868

The cross-continent craze. Illustration shows a vignette cartoon of scenes depicting transcontinental journeys by various modes of transportation

Vauxhall Continental
The new big Vauxhall is a brave bid for the middle-range touring saloon market, just the thing for your next trip to the Continent. Date: 1937

Egberg Borchgrevink - 1
CARLSON EGBERG BORCHGREVINK Norwegian explorer, one of first to land on the Antarctic continent and the first to winter there. Date: 1864 - 1934

Booklet, Springboks during Second World War
Pages from a booklet, A Picture Story of the Union of South Africa, produced by the Ministry of Information. Showing South African troops, nicknamed Springboks, during the Second World War. 1940s

Nash Car 192
Warren. Nash Motor Corporation - Nash Car 192 Model after trip across continent with driver

Sturts Explorations in Australia - At Depot Creek
Captain Charles Sturt (1795 - 1869) - English explorer of Australia, part of the European Exploration of Australia. He led several expeditions into the interior of the continent

Le Five O Clock At Deauville by Edmund Blampied
An impression of the polo ground at Deauville during the tea hour. Since the war, afternoon tea - that formerly despised meal - has become the most fashionable of ceremonies among l haut monde

Swearing In Indian Recruits to the British Army, 1878
Engraving showing the swearing in of an Indian recruit to the British Army, on a parade ground in the sub-continent, 1878

German woman and her daily ration, Berlin, 1945
Photograph showing a German woman in Berlin holding her daily ration: a small piece of bread, a few carrots and some dehydrated potatoes, August 1945

Earls Court as a dormitory
Photograph of the auditorium at Earls Court, converted into a dormitory to house refugees from the war-torn continent. With tiers of beds, the auditorium held around 2000

William John Wills (1834-1861)
Engraving of William John Wills, the Australian surveyor and explorer, pictured in 1860. Wills was born in England and emigrated to Australia in 1852, joining the staff of Melbournes observatory

Playing Diabolo while the motor gets mended 1907
Photograph showing ladies playing Diabolo whilst the car is mended. Motorists on the continent carry a set with them to pass the time in event of breakdown

Chile Cape Horn
View of the southern extremity of the American continent

Advert / Dover-Ostend
The Continent via Dover and Ostend

Sf Earthquake Cartoon 2
Help for San Francisco after the earthquake comes from across the continent

Greyhound Coach 1931
Take the GREYHOUND LINES to New York - or cross the continent to Los Angeles - the scenic, friendly, enjoyable way to go

Advert / Harwich Gateway
HARWICH the Gateway to the Continent

Colonel James Churchward (1852-1936), soldier, researcher into lost continent of Mu

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