Disputed Collection

Metope. Parthenon marbles depicting part of the batlle betwe
South metope XXX. Parthenon marbles depicting part of the batlle between the Centaurs and the Lapiths. 5th c. BC. Athens. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Fable / Wind and Sun
THE WIND AND THE SUN Both disputed over who could cause the traveller to shed his cloak; the wind blew strongly, but in the suns gentle heat the man derobed

German Railway gun captured at the Battle of Amiens - WW1
A huge German Railway gun captured at the Battle of Amiens on 8th August 1918 became a source of some Allied controversy. The Australian 31st Battalion effected its capture, but

British Navy taking Curacao, Napoleonic Wars
The British Navy taking the Caribbean island of Curacao during the Napoleonic Wars

Defeat and death of General Braddock, North America
Defeat and death of General Edward Braddock in North America during the French and Indian War. 1755

Coronation of King Henry VI of England as a boy of eight. He succeeded to the throne when he was less than one year old. He was also, for a time, the disputed King of France. Date: 1429

Limit of French Zone in the Ruhr
France extend their sphere of influence after German default in reparations - limit of French Zone in the Ruhr. 1923

South metope XXXI. Parthenon marbles depicting part of the b
South metope XXXI from the Parthenon marbles depicting part of the battle between the Centaurs and Lapiths. 5th century BC. Athens. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Metope. Parthenon marbles. Battle between the Centaurs and t
Metope IV from the Parthenon marbles depicting part of the battle between the Centaurs and the Lapiths. 5th century BC. Athens. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Bruce Castle C17
Bruce Castle, Tottenham : the subject of interesting legal altercations in the 17th century involving a deserted husband, a natural daughter and a disputed will. Date: 1686

Map of the Black Sea and the Crimea, 1854
Engraving of a map of the area around the Black Sea with the borders between Turkey and Russia, showing the disputed Crimea region. Date: 1854

The disputed title. Illustration shows Uncle Sam holding a map of The United States and Theodore Roosevelt with a quill pen in his mouth

Aerial photograph of trenches and mine craters, WW1
Aerial photograph (British) of trenches, mine craters and shell pitted ground, somewhere on the western front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Army barracks in Arica, Chile, South America, connected with a failed plebiscite in 1893 regarding the disputed border towns of Arica and Tacna

Avenida Jeneral Baquedano, Tacna, Peru, South America
Avenida Jeneral Baquedano, Tacna, a mining town in Peru, South America. A disputed border town, it was in Chile before 1929. Date: circa 1912

Mesopotamia. Terracotta vase. Probably from Umma. Iraq. Early Dynastic Period. 2330 BC. Document referring to a conflict between the city-states of Umma and Lagash in ancient Sumer

South metope XXXII. Parthenon marbles depicting part of the
South metope XXXII from the Parthenon marbles depicting part of the battle between the Centaurs and Lapiths. 5th century BC. Athens. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Metope. Parthenon marbles. Centaur. 5th century BC
Metope V from the Parthenon marbles depicting part of the battle between the Centaurs and the Lapiths. Centuur. 5th century BC. Athens. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Metope. Parthenon marbles. Battle between the Centaurs and A
Metope II from the Parthenon marbles depicting part of the battle between the Centaurs and Athenian hero. 5th century BC. Athens. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Caricature of Richard Claude Belt, English sculptor
Caricature of Richard Claude Belt (1851-1920), English sculptor -- The Champion-Belt. A libel case between him and a former employer, Charles Lawes, ran for six months in 1882

Theatre of war on Western Front by G. H. Davis
The theatre of war on the Western Front at the start of the Second World War: the region of the Maginot and Siegfried Lines

Pulling down German frontier pole at Alsace, WW1
Alsace Returns -- for a Moment. Frenchmen pulling down a German frontier pole at Alsace on the border between France and Germany at the start of the First World War. Date: August 1914

China - Dalian City
Dalian, China. The settlement was occupied by the British in 1858, returned to the Chinese in the 1880s, and then occupied by Japan in 1895 during the first Sino-Japanese War

Aramides gutturalis, red-throated wood-rail
The Red-throated Wood-rail (Aramides gutturalis) is an disputed extinct species of bird in the Rallidae family. This species is now considered invalid

A disputed heat: Claiming a foul!. Date 1878

Summit of the Ballon D alsace, Vosges, France
An early airship (the Adjudant-Reau )passing the Monument of Joan of Arc, built on the summit of the Ballon D alsace - one of the most famous summits in the Vosges mountains

Frontier with Afghanistan
The Atak Bridge forming the frontier between India (now Pakistan) and Afghanistan

Khyber Pass, Afghanistan
Zakka Village - Khyber Pass, North West Frontier Province, Afghanistan - Pakistan Border. Throughout history, the Khyber Pass has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia

Dalian, China - The Harbour and Railway Depot, during Japanese occupation. The settlement was occupied by the British in 1858, returned to the Chinese in the 1880s

Riots in Croatia
Just who will rule Croatia is much disputed, leading to riots such as these at Agram : eventually count Khven- Hedervary will be installed as Ban of Croatia

French in the Tagus
Disputed succession to the Portuguese throne leads to intervention by the great powers : a French fleet sails up the Tagus to promote French interests

Elections Versailles
In the wake of the Commune, the French elections are hotly disputed : the scene outside the Palais de Justice at Versailles

Solomons Judgment
He adjudicates in a case of disputed maternity, confirming his reputation for wisdom

Philippe VI De Valois
PHILIPPE VI DE VALOIS king of France, succeeded when Marie de Luxembroug, widow of Charles IV, bore a daughter : Edward III disputed his claim, leading to 100 Years War

Robert Edwin Peary, American explorer
Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920), American explorer who claimed to have been the first to reach the North Pole in 1909. Though this was accepted for a long time, it is now disputed

James Macpherson, Scottish writer and politician
James Macpherson, Scottish writer, poet, literary collector and politician, known as the " translator" of the Ossian cycle of poems (their authenticity has been disputed)

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