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CRESQUES, Jafuda (1350-1410); CRESQUES, Abraham ( -1381). Catalan Atlas. 1375. Fifth Leaf. Map of Delli. Detail. Camel caravan in the Silk Road to Catai crossing the mountains of Tian Shan
Blanchard and Jeffries crossing English ChannelJean-Pierre Blanchard and Dr John Jeffries crossing the English Channel by balloon. They left Dover, crossed the sea, and landed near Blanay, between Calais and Boulogne
British R34 airship emerging from hangarThe British R34 (R33 class) airship emerging from her hangar. She was a rigid airship, built for the RNAS (Royal Naval Air Service) during the First World War
HURRY! SLOWLYHurry! Slowly! This curiously worded signpost is to be seen by the roadside near Ashby-de-la-Zouche, Leicestershire, England. It warns of a open Level Crossing Date: 1950s
Widnes Transporter BridgeThe Widnes Transporter Bridge - opened by Sir J T Brunner on 29th May 1905. A span of 1000ft from the centre to the centre of each tower, each 1000ft in height
Embankment and River Thames, LondonView of the Embankment and River Thames, London, on a misty day, with traffic crossing a bridge. circa 1940s
The Long, Long DriftIllustration by Raymond Sheppard to an article entitled: The Long, Long Drift by John Prebble, relating to the The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-17
U-Boat - Deutschland - crossing the Atlantic OceanU-Boat Deutschland - the first submarine to cross the Atlantic Ocean - pictured arriving in Baltimore with Civilian Captain Paul Konig in July 1916
Alcock and Brown - AviatorsBritish aviators John Alcock (1892 - 1919) and Arthur Whitten Brown (1886 1948) made the first non-stop transatlantic flight in June 1919.[1] They flew a modified World War I Vickers Vimy bomber
Actions of the Somme Crossings 1918Actions of the Somme Crossings, Nesle Sector. Men of the 20th British Division and of the 22nd French Division in hastily dug rifle pits covering a road at the Battle of the Somme on the Western
Policeman & TrafficA policeman on traffic duty sees a group of children safely across a busy city street, holding up the traffic with outstretched arm
Wwi / Italy / Sacile AdvanceFollowing their victorious crossing of the Piave and Monticano, British troops passed through Sacile over hastily-made pontoon bridges
Battle of HastingsAt Hastings, Harolds army - exhausted after fighting the Norsemen at Stamford Bridge - encounter the Normans, after their Channel crossing : victory goes to the invaders
Washington crossing the Delaware RiverWashington and his army crossing the Delaware River, prior to the Battle of Trenton
Vintage photograph WW II - British Churchill tankVintage photograph World War II - British Churchill tank, Italian campaign, crossing of the Senio River
Advert, Rolls-Royce, Vickers Vimy biplaneAdvert for Rolls-Royce, 25th anniversary of a Vickers Vimy biplane with Rolls-Royce engines, first direct Atlantic crossing by air, June 1919. 1944
Cross-country skier - A young cross-country skier crossing the snow in an alpine region. Date: circa 1916
Cunard Line posterFabulously detailed poster for Cunard Line shipping company showing a passenger liner in cross-section with cabins and rooms visible on various decks
SS Lucania - CunardSS Lucania. This Cunarder is the first ship to be equipped with Signor Marconis wireless system : for a while she holds the Blue Riband for the fastest Atlantic crossing. Date: circa 1920s
Victoria Falls and Zambesi River, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)Victoria Falls and bridge with crossing train over the Zambesi River, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Date: 1906
Florence (Firenze), Italy - On the Ponte Vecchio (shops and pedestrians). Date: circa 1910s
May good luck always cross your path. A black cat crossing the path of a traffic policeman
To England! German dreams of an invasion by sea and airTo England! German dreams of an invasion by sea (warships) and air (a fleet of Zeppelins). Postcard sold to raise money for the German air war effort. Date: circa 1916
Aberdeen, Scotland - Brig O BalgowmieOld Aberdeen, Scotland - Brig O Balgowmie (Bridge of Don) over the River Don. Date: 1920
Johann GerhardJOHANN GERHARD German Protestant divine, standing in his library, unaware that a mouse is crossing his floor Date: 1582 - 1637
Foyer Falls / PennantsA view of people crossing the bridge over the upper fall of Fyers or Foyers, Scotland
DATCHET - 1906Level Crossing Datchet Berkshire
The 21st Reg t Wisconsin Vol. crossing the pontoon bridge, at Cincinnati, Saturday, Sept. 13, 1862. Print showing Union soldiers of the 21st Regiment of Wisconsin Volunteers marching across a pontoon
A view in the island of Jamaica, of the bridge crossing the River Cobre near Spanish Town. Published 1778
Starucca Vale and Viaduct PennsylvaniaRailway train from the N.Y. & Erie R.R. (New York and Erie Railroad) crossing Starucca Viaduct over Starucca Creek in Starucca Vale, Pennsylvania, America Date: ca. 1860
Chitral Relief ForceThe Chitral Relief force crossing the Swat River. Sketch by Lietenant C.H Elger, Ist Bedforshire Regiment. Date: May 1895
Traffic lights in Oxford StreetThe new traffic light system in operation in Oxford Street, London in 1931 with uncertain pedestrians still warily looking for oncoming traffic
Istanbul - Galata BridgeA view across the Galata Bridge and Golden Horn, with motorbuses, trams, cars and pedestrians packing the crossing
The French Liner Normandie, February 1935Photograph of the liner Normandie at St. Nazaire, February 1935. Launched in 1932, it took three years to fit her out. When she made her maiden voyage to New York in June 1935
The Steamer Tiverton off Gravesend, 1884Scene on the River Thames at Gravesend prior to the transatlantic crossing of the emigrant steam ship Tiverton, 1884
Trans=Siberian RailwayMounted soldiers at a crossing watch a train of the Trans- Siberian Railway steams through the snow
Crossing CaucasusSoviet soldiers cross the Caucasus Mountains on the way to the front
Hannibal / Naples BronzeHANNIBAL Carthaginian general, famous for his crossing of the Alps
STEAMSHIP DORICWhite Star liner on the Atlantic crossing from Liverpool to Canada
Steamship berengaria bePassenger ship on the Atlantic crossing, at this time the largest liner in the Cunard fleet
IMPERATOR STEAMSHIPLiner of the Hamburg-Amerika line - the worlds largest ship in her day: she made only one crossing, then war came, after which she became the Cunarder Berengaria
Alcock & Brown - 2The Vickers Vimy in which Captain Alcock and Lieutenant Brown made the successful first crossing of the Atlantic by air
French Line Cruise ShipsAdvertisement for the French Line transatlantic crossing on board the Ile de France : " come aboard for all the fun of France"
Crossing St BernardNAPOLEON I crossing the Saint-Bernard pass through the Alps, 1800
Vikings Sail to EnglandVikings crossing the North Sea to attack England, with three vessels lashed together for protection
Futuristic fast food stops on the Channel crossingA futuristic scene showing fast food stops for aeroplane pilots on the Channel crossing