Foreground Collection (page 25)

PRS Nimrod moored in London, 1909
Illustration showing Sir Ernest Shackleton, leader of the Nimrod Antarctic Expedition of 1908-09, and his wife (left foreground) welcoming visitors onto the deck of the Polar Research Ship Nimrod

The Marquis of Salisbury opening the Liverpool Docks Overhea
Engraving showing the Marquis of Salisbury (1830-1903) turning on the current at the generating station, Bramley-Moore Dock, Liverpool, 4th February 1893

Tunisia Rhardaia
Distant viuew of the town, with the tents of an exploring expedition in the foreground

H. M. Stanleys Expedition fighting the Bangala, Central Afri
Engraving showing a battle between Sir Henry Morton Stanleys Anglo-American expedition of 1874-1877 and the war-canoes of the Bangala or Mangala tribe; Congo River, February 1877

Making Tea on the deck of an Emigrant Ship, 1849
Engraving showing the galley on the deck of an emigrant ship, with a small group of people gathered around a tea urn. In the foreground of the image is a horse in its box

A Royal Galleon in the Pool of London, 16th century
Illustration of an Elizabethan galleon in Pool of London, from The Sphere 24th November 1913. A royal barge appears in the foreground and the old London Bridge and a Dutch galleon in the background

Cooking Soup on an Emigrant Ship, 1849
Engraving of the galley on the deck of an emigrant ship, where passengers are being doled out soup, 1849. In the foreground is a cannon and a door down to the hold with lifting gear

The Crew of the Eira Arctic Expedition reach safety, 1882
Engraving showing the crew of the Eira Arctic Expedition of 1881-1882, led by Benjamin Leigh Smith, in the boats (foreground) reaching the safety of the yacht Hope, August 1882

Native American Indian Village, British Columbia, 1882
Illustration showing the collection of wooden native American Indian dwellings of a village on the East coast of British Columbia, 1882. In the foreground is one of their canoes

HMS Alert and HMS Discovery seen from the deck of HMS V
Engraving showing HMS Alert and HMS Discovery (both in the background) parting company with HMS Valorous (foreground) at the beginning of the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876

Winter Quarters, Arctic Explorers, c. 1849
Engraving of an imaginary scene showing a British Arctic expedition in the Arctic, c.1849. The engraving shows a group of men building an ice house in the foreground

Sledging Party cooking lunch, British Arctic Expedition, 187
Engraving showing a sledging party of the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876, preparing to have their lunch. In the foreground can be seen their sledge with various equipment attached

Passengers claiming luggage at Liverpool Railway Station, 18
Engraving of the crowded Liverpool railway station, with children sitting on baggage in the foreground, and a huge luggage trolley holding hundreds of trunks in the background

Old Basing / Hampshire
A scene of Old Basing, Hampshire, with a fisherman in the foreground

The First Shell to land in Paris; Franco-Prussian War, 1870
Illustration showing a street scene with men and women at the barricades, houses destroyed and glass broken in the window panes; Franco-Prussian War

USA Galveston
The port of Galveston viewed from the sea, with a rather odd-looking steamboat in the foreground

Belgian Factory
Etablissements & Charbonnages du Grand-Hornu, near Mons : a passenger train is passing in the foreground, and over on the right is a freight train carrying coal to the works

Zulu wars. Zulu women selling sugar cane in Pietrmaritzburg
Following the end of the conflict the scene shows Zulu women conversing with zulu men selling sugar cane. There are black soldiers in European dress and children

Spain Segovia
General view, with the amphitheatre in the foreground

The Amundsen Antarctic Expedition camping on the Level Barri
Photograph showing the sledge team of the Amundsen Antarctic Expedition camping on the Level Barrier, on their way to the South Pole, 1911

Mount Erebus, Antarctica, 1903
Photograph showing Mount Erebus, the 13, 200 foot volcano, that towers over Ross Island, Antarctica. This picture was taken during the National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-04

Beijing Palace
A View in the Gardens of the Imperial Palace in Pekin, with various boats in the foreground

Schinss, Iran
A pirate stronghold on the Straits of Hormuz. A British warship is anchored in the foreground

Iran / Lufi
A pirate stronghold on the Straits of Hormuz. A British warship is anchored in the foreground

France Reims
General view of the town, dominated by its magnificent cathedral where the kings of France used to come to be crowned. A diligence is passing in the foreground

Distant View of Acre
Distant view of Acre, with the Royal Navy ship Tigre and a native fishing boat in the foreground

ASTRAKHAN
General view of Astrakhan seen from across the Volga. Carts drawn by horses and camels are in the foreground

Lebanon - Tarabulus
Distant view of Tarabulus (formerly known as Tripoli or Tripolis) with a native fishing boat in the foreground

The Making of the Illustrated London News: How the paper is
Illustration by Samuel Begg, showing an army artists at work in the offices of The Illustrated London News. At times of exceptional pressure, for instance, during a Coronation or a State Funeral

Passenger ship off St. Vincent, 1873
Engraving of a passenger ship anchored off the Caribbean island of St. Vincent, in quarantine, 1873. In the foreground of the image can be seen local traders, in their little boats

The Express Mail Train, 1844
Engraving showing the Mail train from Folkestone to London, with three lights on the front to indicate that its the Express train, carrying post from India and the Far East

The Wicklow Head Lighthouse, 1869
Engraving of the Wicklow Head Lighthouse, 1869. The lighthouse lantern was converted from oil to gas in 1868, which required a small gas works at the lighthouse (seen in the foreground)

Malta / Tarxien Temple
TARXIEN on the island of Malta This neolithic temple dates from between 3000 and 1400 BC. A huge stone jar stands in the foreground

Cairo / Circa 1970
General view of Cairo from the Citadel, with Old Cairo in the foreground

Edwardian Class System
The Edwardian Country House, with the Lord and Lady of the manor and their family in the foreground and all of their various servants dutifully standing in the background

Java / Djakarta C1700
Djakarta (formerly Batavia): general view of land and sea, with someone riding on an elephant in the foreground

Iraq / Amara C1700
Amara: general view of the town, with travellers in the foreground

Iran / Esfahan C1700
Esfahan: general view, with travellers in the foreground

Jerusalem / General C1700
Jerusalem: general view, with travellers in the foreground

Java / Banten / Bantam C1700
Banten (formerly Bantam): general view from the sea, with ships in the foreground

Council of Amagni 2
The Council of Anagni, under Alexander IV, is notable for Thomas Aquinas (back to us in foreground)s defence of the attack on the monastic orders made by Paris university

Langstone Mill
Langstone windmill and tide mill, Havant, Hampshire. The tower mill was used for milling cereals, the tide mill is in the foreground. Both date from the 18th century

Spain / Seville C1700
Seville: general view, with people and oxen in the foreground

Stockholm / General C1700
Stockholm: general view, with travellers in the foreground

Russia / Dagestan / Derbend
Derbend, Dagestan: general view, with people and camels in the foreground

Copenhagen / Distant C1700
Copenhagen: distant view, with people on horses in the foreground

Poland / Gdansk C1700
Gdansk, formerly Danzig: distant view, with travellers in the foreground

Menai Bridges / Hawkins
The Britannia Tubular Bridge (foreground) designed by Robert Stephenson and opened in 1850 and the Menai Suspension Bridge designed by Thomas Telford, opened in 1826

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