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Background imageEurope Collection: LEJEUNE, Louis-Fran篩s, baron (1775-1848). Visiting

LEJEUNE, Louis-Fran篩s, baron (1775-1848). Visiting
LEJEUNE, Louis-Fran篩 s, baron (1775-1848). Visiting a Bivouac on the Eve of the Battle of Austerlitz, 1st December 1805, 1808. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. YVELINES. Versailles

Background imageEurope Collection: Tango, 1912. Dance originating in Argentina that

Tango, 1912. Dance originating in Argentina that was introduced in Europe after World War I

Background imageEurope Collection: ANGELICO, Fra. The Annunciation Altarpiece

ANGELICO, Fra. The Annunciation Altarpiece
ANGELICO, Fra (1387-1455). The Annunciation. 1430s. Left lower detail of the predella, depicting the wedding between Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Tempera on wood

Background imageEurope Collection: Britains frogmen divers by G. H. Davis

Britains frogmen divers by G. H. Davis
Introducing Britains frog-men: diving wreckers who blasted open a path to the Normandy beaches. These underwater commandos worked off the D-Day beaches

Background imageEurope Collection: Asteroceras, fossil ammonite

Asteroceras, fossil ammonite
A 16 cm diameter specimen of the Jurassic ammonite Asteroceras from the Lower Jurassic of Dorset, England

Background imageEurope Collection: Polacanthus

Polacanthus
This dinosaur was from the family of armoured skinned dinosaurs, the Ankylosaurs. It was around 14 feet in length living around 125 million years ago. Fossils have been found in the Isle of Wight, UK

Background imageEurope Collection: Geological unconformity on the river Jed

Geological unconformity on the river Jed. Plate 3 from Theory of the Earth (1795) Vol. 1, by James Hutton

Background imageEurope Collection: Map / Europe / Madeira 19C

Map / Europe / Madeira 19C
Map of Madeira

Background imageEurope Collection: Box Tunnel, Wilts

Box Tunnel, Wilts
Isambard Kingdom Brunels famous Box Tunnel, Corsham, Wiltshire, took 5 years (1836- 41) to build. Two miles long, it was the longest railway tunnel in Europe when it opened

Background imageEurope Collection: Illuminated Wenzelbibel manuscript

Illuminated Wenzelbibel manuscript
A page from the illuminated manuscript known as the Wenzelbibel (or Wenzelsbibel), named after King Wenzel (Wenceslaus) IV of Bohemia

Background imageEurope Collection: Portrait of Saint John the Evangelist, ca. 1605, by El

Portrait of Saint John the Evangelist, ca. 1605, by El
El Greco (1541-1614). Cretan painter. Saint John the Evangelist, ca. 1605. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageEurope Collection: Poster, Imperial Airways

Poster, Imperial Airways -- Fly through Europe in perfect comfort. circa 1930s

Background imageEurope Collection: Mother of God (Glykophilousa). Crete, 15th-16th century. Nati

Mother of God (Glykophilousa). Crete, 15th-16th century. National Gallery. Prague. Czech Republic

Background imageEurope Collection: Dolls House of Petronella Dunois, c. 1676

Dolls House of Petronella Dunois, c. 1676
Dolls House of Petronella Dunois (1650-1695), c. 1676. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Background imageEurope Collection: The Shell (Conus marmoreus), 1650, by Rembrandt (1606-1669)

The Shell (Conus marmoreus), 1650, by Rembrandt (1606-1669)
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). Dutch painter. The Shell (Conus marmoreus), 1650. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Background imageEurope Collection: Head of a statue of Ares. Roman sculpture after original of

Head of a statue of Ares. Roman sculpture after original of
Ares, the god of war. Roman equivalent : Mars. Head of a statue of Ares. Roman sculpture after original of about 430 BC. Glytothek. Munich

Background imageEurope Collection: Duns Scotus (1266-1308). Philosopher-theologians. Scriptum q

Duns Scotus (1266-1308). Philosopher-theologians. Scriptum q
Duns Scotus (1266-1308). Philosopher-theologians of the High Middle Ages. Scholasticism school. Scriptum quartum a Joanne Duns Scoto super quarto sententiarum editum. Edit, 1517

Background imageEurope Collection: Leonidas I (died 480 BC). King of Sparta. Monument in Spart

Leonidas I (died 480 BC). King of Sparta. Monument in Spart
Leonidas I (died 480 BC). Also known as Leonidas the Brave was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line King of Sparta[

Background imageEurope Collection: William Pitt (1708-1778). British politician

William Pitt (1708-1778). British politician
PITT, William (London 1708-Hayes, 1778), first Earl of Chatham, called Pitt the Elder or Prime Pitt. Also konwn as The Great Commoner. British politician. He joined the ranks of Commons Whig in 1735

Background imageEurope Collection: Saint George. Byzantine icon. XIV century. Greece

Saint George. Byzantine icon. XIV century. Greece
BYZANTINE ART. GREECE. Icon with Saint George made by the workshop of Constantinople. Dated at XIV century. Byzantine Museum. Athens

Background imageEurope Collection: Map of Central Europe, World War One

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

Background imageEurope Collection: Geological Map of Oxfordshire

Geological Map of Oxfordshire
Delineation of Strata of Oxfordshire by William Smith

Background imageEurope Collection: Archaeopteris hibernica, fossil plant

Archaeopteris hibernica, fossil plant
A fern-like plant, beautifully preserved in yellow sandstone from the Devonian, Kilkenny, Ireland. Specimen is 25 cms long

Background imageEurope Collection: Homo neanderthalensis in action at Swanscombe, UK

Homo neanderthalensis in action at Swanscombe, UK
An illustration by Angus McBride showing a group of Homo neanderthalensis on the ancient banks of the river Thames in modern day Swanscombe, Kent

Background imageEurope Collection: Archaeopteryx lithographica [London specimen]

Archaeopteryx lithographica [London specimen]
Main slab of rare fossil dinobird and earliest bird found in the Upper Jurassic of Solenhofen in Germany, now on display at The Natural History Museum, London. Known also as the London Archaeopteryx

Background imageEurope Collection: Scene in Wealden Times

Scene in Wealden Times
Scene from the Wealden times, during the Cretacous period. Painting, oil on canvas, by Eli Marsden Wilson (1877-1965), before 1935. Original held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageEurope Collection: Cro-magnon and Neanderthal skull comparison

Cro-magnon and Neanderthal skull comparison
Side view comparison of casts of Cro-Magnon skull from Brno, Czech Republic, Upper Palaeolithic (right), and Neanderthal skull from La Chapelle, France, Middle Palaeolithic (left)

Background imageEurope Collection: Coal forest diorama

Coal forest diorama
A diorama of a Carboniferous coal forest (354 to 290 million years ago) previously on display at the former Geological Museum which is now part of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageEurope Collection: Austria. Vienna. Vienna

Austria. Vienna. Vienna
AUSTRIA. VIENNA. Vienna

Background imageEurope Collection: Raphael (1483-1520). Transfiguration. 1517 -

Raphael (1483-1520). Transfiguration. 1517 -

Background imageEurope Collection: Gjermundbu Viking Helm. 10th c. Decorative Arts

Gjermundbu Viking Helm. 10th c. Decorative Arts. NORWAY. Oslo. University Museum of National Antiquities. Proc: NORWAY. BUSKERUD. Ringerike

Background imageEurope Collection: Phaistos Disc. s. XV BC. GREECE. Phaistos. A side

Phaistos Disc. s. XV BC. GREECE. Phaistos. A side
Phaistos Disc. s.XV BC. GREECE. Phaistos. A side. Minoan art / Cretan art. GREECE. Iraklion. Archaeological Museum

Background imageEurope Collection: Tholos of the Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia. ca

Tholos of the Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia. ca. 370 -360 BC. GREECE. CENTRAL GREECE. PHOCIS. Delphi. Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia. Classical Greek art. Architecture

Background imageEurope Collection: Alhambra. SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. Granada. Alhambra

Alhambra. SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. Granada. Alhambra. Patio of the Lions. Hispano-Moresque art. Nasrid dynasty. Architecture

Background imageEurope Collection: Imperial Airways Poster, Travel Luxuriously

Imperial Airways Poster, Travel Luxuriously in the Worlds largest air liners, serving Europe, Africa, India and the Far East. Showing two pilots in the cockpit of a Heracles, and passengers boarding

Background imageEurope Collection: Holy Monastery of Kykkos, Troodos Mountains, Cyprus

Holy Monastery of Kykkos, Troodos Mountains, Cyprus: mosaic, Jacob wrestling with an angel, Genesis 32 and Hosea 12 Date: 2011

Background imageEurope Collection: WW1 naval blockades

WW1 naval blockades
Map of English and German naval blockades around Britain, France, Belgium, Germany, Denmark and Norway

Background imageEurope Collection: French Wagons-Lit poster

French Wagons-Lit poster
Poster advertising the French National Railways Wagon-Lits (sleeper train) service to Switzerland, Italy and the Cote d Azur

Background imageEurope Collection: Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Berlin, Germany

Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Berlin, Germany
The Protestant Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedachtniskirche) on the Kurfurstendamm in Berlin, Germany. It was badly damaged in a bombing raid in 1943

Background imageEurope Collection: Poster advertising Amboise

Poster advertising Amboise
Poster for French railways advertising Amboise and the chateaux of the Loire

Background imageEurope Collection: The Marriage of General Mite and Millie Edwards, Mancheste

The Marriage of General Mite and Millie Edwards, Mancheste
Engraving showing a series of scenes from the marriage of General Mite, real name Francis Joseph Flynn, and Miss Millie Edwards held at St. James Hall, Manchester, 1884

Background imageEurope Collection: Map / Europe / Germany 18C

Map / Europe / Germany 18C
Showing the end of the old German Empire and the reconstruction of the German States, 1791 - 1815

Background imageEurope Collection: MAYFLOWER MODEL

MAYFLOWER MODEL
Model of the ship which carried the Pilgrim Fathers from Europe to the New World

Background imageEurope Collection: Map / Europe / France C1000

Map / Europe / France C1000
France in feudal times, with the country allotted to various nobles who bore more or less allegiance to the king, whose acquisitions are shown in map lower left

Background imageEurope Collection: Map / Europe / France / Paris

Map / Europe / France / Paris
Map showing the growth of Paris from its earliest origins to the latest projects under Napoleon III

Background imageEurope Collection: Map / Europe / Austria 1857

Map / Europe / Austria 1857
Map of the Austrian Empire

Background imageEurope Collection: Chalice with a paten. Vermeil. 20th century. Cabot workshop

Chalice with a paten. Vermeil. 20th century. Cabot workshop, Barcelona, 1913. Treasure of the Cathedral of Barcelona

Background imageEurope Collection: Hundred Years War. 1337 to 1453. Battle. Miniature. 15th c

Hundred Years War. 1337 to 1453. Battle. Miniature. 15th c
Hundred Years War. Conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453, pitted the Kingdom of England against the Valois Capetians for control of the French throne. Battle. Miniature. 15th century



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