Empire Collection

Map of Ancient Greece
A map showing the extent of the Greek Empire and the surrounding territories

Bust of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD)
Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD). Roman emperor. Roman bust. Marble. From Kandilli, Lamunia (Bozhoyuk). Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Jamaicans on board the Empire Windrush
Jamaican men on board the Empire Windrush who have come to Britain to seek work; some of the men, dressed smartly in jackets and ties, are reading a newspaper

Map / Asia / Mongol Empire
The Mongol Empire at its greatest extent : commenced by Genghis Khan in the 13th century, it was enlarged by Kublai Khan but broke up after about 1380

Map of The Byzantine Empire
A map showing the extent of the Byzantine Empire - the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Date: 1800

Map of the Roman Empire
A map showing the extent of the Roman Empire

Defenders of the Empire - British Army, Navy and Airforce with the King at the fore. Date: 1924

Map of the Ancient Persian Empire, encompassing Greece to the north west, Arabia to the south east, Egypt and Libya to the south west and deep in the Caucasus in the north east. Date: 1798

Map of Ceylon showing tea industry plantations
Map of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) showing tea industry plantations. Date: circa 1920

World Map Empire McVitie
A map of the world, showing the British Empire coloured in red at the end of the nineteenth century

Map of the Empire of King Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon 356323 BC), from Greece in the west to India in the east. Date: 1807

Empire flying boat
Poster advertising the most luxurious flying boat in the world, the Empire flying boat. This particular model is the G-ADHL of Imperial Airways

Together Poster, showing the armed forces of the British Empire marching together

WWI Poster, The Empire Needs Men
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, design by Arthur Wardle (1864-1949), The Empire Needs Men! Enlist Now. Depicting a lion and cubs, representing Britain and her Empire. Date: 1915

The British Empire
Citizens of the British Empire, the Greatest Empire the World has ever known

Egyptian art. Nefertiti bust. Limestone and stucco. Neues Mu
Egyptian art. Nefertiti. 14th century B.C. Egyptian Princess, wife of Amenhotep IV Akhenaton. Bust. Limestone and stucco. It is believed to have been crafted in 1345 BC by the sculptor Thutmose

Personification of the Austro-Hungarian Empire with Flag - interesting only captioned as Austria. Date: circa 1910

Poster advertising the British Empire Exhibition 1924
Poster advertising the British Empire Exhibition, held at Wembley between April and October 1924... to serve as model for the mighty world

British Empire Map 1880
Map showing the extent of the British Empire circa 1880

Egyptian art. Relief depicting Akhenaten, Nefertiti and thre
Egyptian art. A house altar depicting Akhenaten, Nefertiti and three of their Daughters. Relief. Limestone. New Kingdom. Amarna period. 18th dynasty. C. 1350 B.C. Egyptian Museum of Berlin. Germany

Cross of Lothair II. Aachen Cathedral Treasury. Germany
Cross of the Emperor Lothair II (835-869). 11th century. Gold and precious gems. Aachen Cathedral Treasury. Germany

Royal crowns and sceptre
Symbols of imperial Majesty: St Edwards Crown, with 444 precious stones, remains one of the senior Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, being the official coronation crown

Guidebook - Seeing Glasgow by Tram and Bus. Issued in conjunstion with the Empire Exhibition at Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, Scotland

Empire Exhibition - Bellahouston Park, Glasgow
The Tait Tower at the Empire Exhibition - Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, Scotland

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881 - 1938) a Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, and founder of the Republic of Turkey as well as its first President. A very rare image

Ottoman Empire / Map 16C
Istanbul in the 16th century, after the Turks captured it. The map is entitled Byzantium, now Constantinople

Map / Europe / Russia Empire
Map of the Russian Empire

RIVERA, Diego (1886-1957). Totonaca Civilization. 1950. MEXICO. Mexico City. National Palace. Mexican Mural Painting. Fresco

British Royal Navy Fleet
The British Empire on the Sea - the Royal Navy depicted en masse during the reign of King George V (1910-1936). Date: circa 1912

Roman Empire (4th c. AD). Scale model of the city of Rome

Great Orders of Knighthood and other high decorations
Insignia of the chief orders following in importance that of the Garter. The ribbons are represented by the backgrounds, except in the Order of Merit, and that of the Companions of Honour. Date: 1937

Building Emp State Buil
A dizzy perch 350 yards above street level: A New York workman (Carl Russell) engaged on the worlds tallest bulding (at the time), the Empire State Building

Mount Lavinia Hotel, Mount Lavinia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Mount Lavinia Hotel and seashore, Hotel Road, Mount Lavinia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1920

King George V - Scenes of the British Empire
One King, One Flag, One Fleet, One Empire - inset portrait of King George V (1865-1936) surrounded by images of the varied animals and wildlife of the British colonial territories (4/4)

Defenders of the Empire - British Military Might
Defenders of the Empire - an allegory: King Edward VII stands surrounded by his loyal and devoted military. Image produced by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd

Napoleonic Wars. Cuirassier. French Army. Heavy cavalry. Engraving. 1806

Aqueduct in Segovia. 1st c. SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. SEGOVIA. Segovia. Roman aqueduct, built at the of 1st century. Roman art. Early Empire. Architecture

Izmir, Turkey - Camel brand figs
Camel brand Figs from Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey. An advertising card featuring two laden camels from a camel train led by a driver riding a mule Date: circa 1901

Map / Roman Empire / Cup
Part of the Roman Empire, showing St Pauls journeys

Queen Boudicca inciting the Britons to revolt
Queen Boudicca of the Iceni tribe inciting the Britons to revolt against Roman domination. circa 60 AD

Hackney Empire, Hackney, East London. Date: circa 1908

His Masters Voice (HMV) Gramophone Company Exhibition Stand, British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, Brent, London, England. Date: 1924

WW2 poster, The British Commonwealth of Nations Together. 1941

Grand Hotel, Chowringhee Road, Calcutta, India
Grand Hotel, Chowringhee Road, Calcutta (Kolkata), India. Date: circa 1905

Cecil Avenue, Ndola, Northern Rhodesia, South Central Africa
Aerial view of Cecil Avenue, Ndola, Northern Rhodesia (now part of Zambia), South Central Africa. Date: 1940s

Empress Theodora. Basilica of Saint Vitale. Italy
Empress Theodora I (500-548) with a court of ladies. Mosaic. 6th century. Basilica of Saint Vitale. Ravenna. Italy

Augustus Prima Porta. Vatican Museums
Augustus (61 BC-14 AD). First roman emperor. Marble statue of Augustus of Prima Porta. (1st century) in the role of commander of the army. Vatican Museums. Vatican City State

MV Empire Windrush, best known for the arrival of West Indian immigrants at Tilbury Docks on 22 June 1948. Date: circa 1948

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