Countries Collection

The King of Kings -- Jesus Christ surrounded by rulers (kings, queens, emperors, etc) from various countries and periods in history. 1916

Daily Mail War Map, WW1
A fold out war map issued by the Daily Mail in the early weeks of the First World War. The map offers statistics regarding the manpower strength of each of the warring nations

World War One Combatants - Map of Europe
The World War. World War One Combatants superimposed on a Map of Europe

Poster advertising Austro-Hungarian War Bonds, with flags of the various countries. early 20th century

Map of Central Europe, World War One
Map of Central Europe in World War One, showing the Principal Theatre of War. Date: World War One

A Cooks Ticket will take you anywhere
A poster or handbill advertising the fact that a Cooks ticket will take you anywhere on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, or round the world

Senegal and Niger, French Colonies in Africa - Map showing main transport routes. Date: circa 1909

Standards of British Commonwealth Countries
Borne in the Coronation procession of Queen Elizabeth II: the standards of British Commonwealth countries. Date: 1953

Princesses Alice and Vicky
Queen Victorias two eldest daughters: on the right, Vicky, Princess Royal, Crown Princess, later Empress of Prussia (1840-1901) and Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse (1843-1878)

The Signing of the Japanese Peace Treaty, San Francisco, 195
Photograph showing Shigeru Yoshida, the Japanese Premier, signing the Peace Treaty at San Francisco, 4th September 1951. This treaty, signed by 48 other countries of the United Nations

Poster, Experienced Travellers Fly British - BOAC and BEA offer services to and from nearly 70 countries Date: circa 1955

Young girl of Carovilli, Molise, Italy, 19th century. She wears a kerchief artfully folded around her head, and a symmetrical motley of patterns of gold braid and embroidery

Nimes, view of the country south, France
" These veteran olives are gnarled, split and twisted trunks, throwing out arms that break into a hundred branches. At a distance the same olives looks hoary

Nyanga Forest and pool - Zimbabwe

Wartime poster, The British Colonial Empire (Ceylon)
Wartime poster, The British Colonial Empire, featuring a member of the Ceylon Garrison Artillery, with the Ceylon badge below, and the names of all the colonial countries listed on either side. 1940s

ECCOSAIS 92nd Regiment d?Infanterie. Colour etching by an unknown artist, 1815 (c). The 92nd (Gordon) Highlanders served in Egypt, the Low Countries, Portugal, Spain and Waterloo

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Iran (Persia). These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

Coronation design, Maison Prunier
Coronation cover from Maison Prunier (a special menu perhaps?) celebrating the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother)

BELGIUM. Sint-Nikls. Mercatormuseum. Leo Belgicus
" BELGIUM. Sint-Nikls. Mercatormuseum. " Leo Belgicus", map with the Seventeen Provinces of the Low Countries depicted in the form of a lion

Closing show of 1960 Scouting Jamboree
Flags from countries around the world are paraded at the closing show of the National Jamboree which was to celebrate the 50th anniversary of scouting in the USA

National Coats of Arms 2
Coats of arms of various countries: Portugal, Austria, Belgium, Spain, Riga, Italy, France, Netherlands, Sweden. (2 of 2)

British Overseas Airways Corporation Lockheed 18-08 Lodestar G-AGDD Loch Losna (msn 2087, ex NX34901, to Royal Norwegian Air Force July 1945 as 2087)

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Barbados. These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

Struggles for independence in Spanish American

Wartime poster, The British Colonial Empire (African Rifles)
Wartime poster, The British Colonial Empire, featuring a member of the Kings African Rifles, with the regiment badge below, and the names of all the colonial countries listed on either side. 1940s

Edward Vii / French Fleet
Edward VII welcomes the visit of the French fleet to Portsmouth - an outward expression of the growing rapprochement between the two countries

MIGNET POU DE CIEL
Henri Mignets Pou-de-ciel (= Flying Flea) is produced under licence in countries outside France - this is a British version by Abbot- Baynes based on Mignet s

Man, woman and baby of Corea, Korea, 1818. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of the Principal Countries of the World, Darton

Map of Europe showing WW2 alliances, September 1939
A map of Europe, colour-coded to represent the different alliances between nations shortly after the outbreak of war, September 1939

Man and woman of China, 1818. Man with tobacco pipe, holding hands with a woman. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of the Principal

Khoikhoi man and woman, South Africa, 1818. They wear animal skins and woven skirts and stand in front of huts covered in animal hides

Man and woman of Cochin China (Vietnam) 1818. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of the Principal Countries of the World, Darton

Young girl from the environs of Bamberg, Franconia, Germany, 19th century. In her Sunday clothes on her way to church, holding a prayer book, with her throat covered by a scarf

German parachute troops, WW2
Germanys Newest Weapon - The Parachute Troops. The New Method of Warfare in the Attack on the Low Countries. Date: 1940

Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R. 1 XV249
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R.1 XV249, of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton. A replacement R.1 modified for use as Electronic and Signals Intelligence gathering aircraft, to replace XW666

Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Willing Volunteers to fight for the cause - We are ready'. Date: 1965

British and Norwegian bases in the South Pole. The routes taken by Captain Amunsden and Captain Scott. The Norwegian base was on the Bay of Whales, the British Base was at Roberston Bay

Route taken to the South Pole by different expeditions
Route taken to the South Pole by Captain Roald Amunsden. He led the first expedition to traverse the Northwest Passage by sea, from 1903 to 1906, and the first expedition to the South Pole in 1911

Positioning of the South Pole
A detailed map of the South Pole in position to other countries in the world. It shows the positioning of the different land masses across islands and countries. Date: 1912

United States, Pantheon of War, WW1
United States, Pantheon of War (Pantheon de la Guerre), Allied participants in WW1 - the painting included the work of 130 artists

Bosnia and Herzegovina Postcard
The card is entitled Correspondez-Karte and the countries are identified as Dopisnica. It has light brown printing on dark buff board with a printed 2.25 Nov stamp. Date: 1879

Karl Marx at IWMA meeting, London
Reproduction of a painting by O.G. Verejski entitled Marx at the IWMA Meeting. Karl Marx was attending, but not speaking at, a meeting of the IWMA (International Working Men's Association)

To His Countries Call - Lieutenant Eric Ball
To His Countries Call. Lieutenant Eric Ball died 15th March 1915. Including photograph. Commemorative Art. Date: 1915

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Evacuacion de Refugiados Espanoles a los Paises de America (Evacuation of Spanish Refugees to American Countries)

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Workers of All Countries, Unite. Republican poster

1979 fuel shortage
A Texaco petrol station runs out of petrol during a national petrol shortage brought about by a price rise by OPEC (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries)

The Ferrer trial in Barcelona
Francisco Ferrer was accused of having taken a leading part in the Barcelona rebellion. The photograph shows Ferrer, top left

British protest to the Ferrer trial
Mr Victor Grayson speaking at the demonstration meeting at Trafalgar Square. Francisco Ferrer was accused of having taken a leading part in the Barcelona rebellion

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