Distant Collection (page 12)

Manchester / Distant View
Manchester: a distant view

Argentina Aconcagua
Distant view of Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Andes and indeed in the Western hemisphere : it was first climbed in 1897

Jamaica / Kingston
Distant view of the harbour

Canada Calgary
Distant view of the rising town from the Canadian Pacific Railway

Venezuela Caracas
Distant view of the capital city of the republic of Venezuela

Venezuela Naiguata
Distant view of the Pico Naiguata, the highest point in the Cordillera de la Costa. Date: 1872

Canada Hamilton Ontario
Distant view of the town, from near the suspension bridge and depot of the Great Western Railway

French Artilleryman
An officer of the horse artillery of the French Garde Royale orders his men into position : another gun is already in place. Soon that distant village will be blown to bits

Moscow in 1813
Distant view of the city from the convent of Spasna Novoi on the Moskva river. The skyline has changed somewhat since 1803

Ukraine - Odessa
Distant view of the city (also spelt Odesa)

Nice / the Port
Distant view of the Port

Wwi / 1915 / Champagne
A distant view of the night- time offensive by the British and French forces at Champagne. Artillery and grenades light up the sky

Napoleon at Cairo
Napoleon, at Cairo during his Egyptian campaign, goes out riding all by himself, and stops on a hill to look at the city, while on a distant rooftop Egyptians pray

Fire at the Tower 1841
Two views of the great fire which destroyed much of the Armoury - as seen from within the Tower precinct, and a more distant view from Tower Hill

Malvern / Worcs / Cig Card
Malvern, Worcestershire: a distant view

Italy / San Gimignano 1913
San Gimignano: distant view, showing the many towers

Austrian Beacons 1909
A beacon lit by the Austrian forces fighting rebel forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina informs distant units that they are in trouble. Date: 1909

Wimbledon Common 1907
Wimbledon Common, with sheep and a distant windmill

New Zealand / Nelson 1908
Nelson: distant view

Alexei Tolstoy, Photo
ALEXEI TOLSTOY Russian author, a distant relative of Leo T. After 1917, a White Russian emigre in Paris, returned to USSR and became an honoured writer

Jerusalem, Mount Zion
A distant view of Mount Zion, on the outskirts of the city, seen from the Hill of Evil Counsel

Carlisle, Cumbria
A distant prospect of the city of Carlisle, Cumberland (now Cumbria) - the castle and the cathedral are clearly seen, also the city walls

Tunis Circa 1780
View of the City of TUNIS the Capital of that Kingdom on the Coast of Barbary. - distant view of the city, with shipping in the harbour

Naval Lieutenant & Boy
A Lieutenant and a Signal Boy who holds a telescope to help make out the flags on distant ships

Holyrood - Distant
Distant view of the Palace, with Arthurs Seat and Salisbury Crags behind

Niagara Falls (Cole)
Two Native Americans stand on a rock enjoying a Distant View of the Falls of Niagara

Newport I. O. W
A distant view of the town and the valley of the Medina

Quiet Day in Odessa
Quiet days in Odessa... droshkys await customers in a tranquil street where the revolution seems a distant prospect

Buffon Experiment
BUFFON experiments with lenses, harnessing the heat of the sun to set fire to a distant tree

View from Sarna, Sweden
Fields, a village, a river and distant mountains seen from Sarna

Windsor (Haslehust)
A distant prospect of Windsor Castle, from the river Thames

France / Nice [Distant]
General view of Nice from the land

Valier rocket taking off from the moon
Max Valier, Munich engineer, proposes using a lunar base for rockets travelling to distant planets. (3 of 3)

Valier rocket lunar base
Max Valier, Munich engineer, proposes a lunar base using solar power, from which travel to more distant destinations will be easier than from Earth. (2 of 3)

View of Augsburg, Germany
A distant view of Augsburg in Bavaria, Germany

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