Fin D Collection

HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, 1845
Engraving showing HMS Erebus (left) and HMS Terror, pictured on the River Thames, 1845. In 1845 the British Admiralty sent two polar exploration ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror

Captain Francis Crozier of HMS Terror, 1845
Engraving of Captain Francis Crozier (1796-1848) of HMS Terror, pictured shortly before departing on the ill-fated Franklin Arctic expedition of 1845

The Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by ice, Barro
Engraving showing the Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by pack ice in Barrows Straits, September 1849. These two ships were used by Sir James Clark Rosss Expedition of 1848-1849 to search

The End of Sir John Franklins Arctic Expedition, 1845
Engraving showing the end of Sir John Franklins ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845, entitled They Forged the last link with their lives. This engraving was taken from a painting by W

Captain Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Engraving of Captain Sir John Franklin in his Royal Navy uniform, pictured shortly before departing on his ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845

Scott at Amundsens Tent
Scotts team arrive at the South Pole to find that Amundsens crew have beaten them to it; frozen and demoralised, they perished weeks later

Redcross War Dogs Rescue
Two Red Cross rescue dogs, a German Shepherd - at this date also named Police Dog - and a Belgian Shepherd Dog, find the body of a man killed on the battlefield

Cadillac Advert
If you are among those who have cherished an ambition to own one of these distinguished cars, you will now find a Cadillac well within your means

James Gordon Bennett Jr
JAMES GORDON BENNETT (JUNIOR) American editor : established New York Evening Telegram, sent Stanley to find Livingstone and financed various other expeditions

Jason & Golden Fleece
Jason and the Argonauts reach Colchis and find the Golden Fleece - but have to deal with its defenders before they can obtain it

Arriving home to Supper
A couple arrive home to find their supper is ready in the Patent Triplex Grate

Hamlet Slays Polonius
While talking with his mother, Hamlet detects an intruder hiding behind a curtain : he stabs him, only to find it is his girl-friends father, Polonius

Nativity - Seeking Room
Joseph and Mary look for somewhere to stay in Bethlehem, and find that all the hotels are full

Napoleon & the Sphinx
EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN L Oedipe - Napoleon face to face with the Sphinx

Earths Core
Hollow Earth theories suggest that there could be entrances to our planet at the Poles, giving us potential access to Earths core : who knows what we might find ?

Devils Balalaika
Wedding guests of Bessarabia, Russia, foolishly dance in a graveyard, find themselves dancing to the Devils balalaika; when he stops they turn into a circle of stones

Gladstone out of a Job
Defeated in the July 1886 election because of his backing for Irish Home Rule, Gladstone and his supporters find themselves among the unemployed, eating Irish stew

Find syphilis Help employees get blood tests. Poster promoting employer-sponsored blood tests for the detection of syphilis, showing a doctor drawing blood from a worker in an industrial setting

Maid Maleen / Rackham
They find the castle in ruins (GRIMM)

Girl Finds Kittens 1905
A little girl finds some newborn kittens in a hayloft. Date: 1905

Gossip about Fairies 24
Fairies live on good terms with animals and birds - here, fairies are combing goats beards, something which goats themselves find it hard to do, having no hands (or combs)

Mermaids and Torpedoes
The Mer-people find their peaceful domain invaded by the torpedoes of World War One

Mu Revealed by Tony Earll (nom de plume of Raymond Buckland) which describes a successful archeological expedition to find the manuscript of a priest of Mu

Naughty Nuns - 2
Two naughty nuns, sworn to celibacy, find compensation

7 Ravens Sister Angel
A little girl sets out to find her seven brothers, and receives help from an angelic lady

Children Find a Lobster
Children playing in a rockpool discover a lobster

Deep Sea Diver
A deep sea diver finds a bottle from a shipwreck. 1892

Sir Henry Morton Stanley with a Maxim Automatic Machine-Gun
Engraving of Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), the Anglo-American journalist and explorer, sitting astride a Maxim Automatic Machine-gun, 1887

Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover, The Alien Room
THE ALIEN ROOM - Climbers find a spaceship on Everest - they enter it, one of them presses a button and whoosh ! off to Outer Space !

Bears Find the Chairs
Father Bear, Mother Bear and Baby Bear come home to find that someone has been sitting in their chairs, and has broken Baby Bears chair

Finding of the body of Saint Thomas in India
The Portuguese in India find the body of Saint Thomas at Meliapur (near Madras) and take it to Goa

GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). Busca un m餩 co (Find a doctor). Romanticism. Drawing. SPAIN. Madrid. Prado Museum

You will not find it

Peary & Cook / Assiette
Returning from the North Pole, Robert Peary returned home to find Frederick Cook claiming he had reached it the previous year. " What a hole, the Pole!" Date: 1909

My wife and my mother-in-law. They are both in this picture - find them. Illustration is an optical illusion showing a portrait of the artists wife, head-and-shoulders

Find the range of your patriotism by enlisting in the Navy. Poster showing soldiers firing a cannon as a plane flies over. Date 1918

Girls - are you interested in a job? Find out what an occupation has to offer you in pay, employment, security, and promotion : Free classes in occupations

Boys - are you interested in a job? Find out what an occupation has to offer you in pay, employment, security, and promotion : Free classes in occupations

Find the Lady
Title block for a trick in a Magic dealers trick catalogue Date: 1952

Nimes / Boulevard
Follow the boulevard Victor- Hugo and you ll find yourself at the Roman arena. Date: circa 1900

Exiled Communards 2
Living as best they can, French communist refugees after the collapse of the Commune find refuge in London. Date: 1872

Hunters and Signpost
Two German hunters have lost their way and try to find out from a signpost whether they should go this way, that way or the other... Date: early 20th century

Hunt the slipper
All dressed up for the evening, just about to go out when she can t find one of her shoes. The maids look everywhere, and when asked, they just shrug their shoulders

Chester Rows
Collectorss Find Antiques on the famous Rows, Lower Bridge Street, Chester, Cheshire, England. Date: 1960s

Belgian Air Force 4
Michel Donnet and Leon Divoy, after the German defeat of Belgium, find and repair an old aeroplane and make a daring escape to England where they fight with great success. Date: 1916+

Boy on beach with Sea Mine
" Look what I ve found Mummie!" A small boy discovers a mine on the beach whilst making a sandcastle. His Mother is fainting in shock at this explosive discovery. Date: 1940s

Nautical Students 1930S
Young men, students at the London School of Engineering and navigation, learning how to take a bearing by sextant to find the position of a ship when out at sea. Date: 1930s

Paul and Barnabas
At Lystra, Paul and Barnabas find that - thanks to their miracle-working - they are being worshipped as gods ! Date: 1st century

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