General Collection (#91)

WRENs PLAN 1666
Wrens plan for the rebuilding of London after the Great Fire. Date: 1666

Dockland Scene
Scene near saint Katherines Dock - the bowsprit of a sailing vessel overarches the street. Date: 1892

Holland House
General view of the house Date: early 20th century

The Western Front Offensive: French Commanders
General Fayolle and General Balfourier. Date: 1916

Organisers of the French Offensive on the Somme
Two famous French Generals Ferdinand Foch (right) and General Emile Fayolle. Date: 1916

A German 15cm Siege gun
A photograph showing a German gun captured by French soldiers during the Battle of the Somme. Intended to be a decisive breakthrough

General Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1921), Leader of the British advance on the Western Front, Commander of the First Corps of the British Expeditionary Force

The General Strike - incidents of the Strike 1926
The arrest of a woman (between two policemen in centre foreground) at Hammersmith Broadway in West London during the General Strike

The General Strike - civil constabulary reserve 1926
A unit of new recruits to the new civil constabulary reserve, equipped with steel helmets, truncheons and armlets, leaving headquarters at Buckingham Gate in London during the General Strike

The General Strike - clearing up Hyde Park 1926
Clearing up in Hyde Park after the end of the General Strike: packing blankets used by volunteers for return to army stores

The General Strike - demobilisation of volunteers 1926
Colonel St. John Fox, Commandant of the Headquarters Central Division of the Metropolitan Special Constabulary Reserve, addressing the division (including regulars)

The Duke of Norfolk, 1904
Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal, Chief Butler of England (27 December 1847 11 February 1917), styled Baron Maltravers until 1856 and Earl of Arundel

Sinaia - General panoramic view
Sinaia - Romania - General panoramic view. A mountain resort in Prahova County, the town was named after the Sinaia Monastery (itself named after the Biblical Mount Sinai and pictured here)

General Sir Douglas Haig, G. C. B, K. C. I. E, K. C. V
General (later Field-Marshal and Earl) Sir Dougals Haig (1861-1928), after his appointment as Commander-in-Chief of the British army in December 1915. 1915

King George V with Queen Mary and General Sir William Robert
King George V (1865-1936) and his wife Queen Mary (1867-1953) standing in the grounds of the Royal Pavilion at Aldershot. They are accompanied by by General Sir William Robertson (1860-1933)

Lieutenant General Sir Archibald Murray
Portrait of Sir Archibald Murray who was the successor of Sir Charles Monro, commander of the forces at Gallipoli. Sir Archibald led the first successful attack against the Turkish forces at Gaza in

Australia Bendigo
General view of Bendigo (Sandhurst) Date: circa 1880

Egypt Philae
General view of the island in the Nile. Date: circa 1840

Map America
Munster has got the general picture reasonably right, including Japan (Zipangri) but the Hesperides surprisingly are in mid- Atlantic and Canada (Francisca) skewed. Date: 1553

India / Calcutta
General view of the city seen from the Maidan, or Esplanade. Date: circa 1840

India Delhi
General view of the city from the Palace Gate. Date: circa 1850

Israel Bethany
General view of the town, located at the foot of the Mount of Olives. Date: circa 1870

Israel Jaffa
General view of the town. Date: circa 1840

France Niort
General view of Niort, in western France, the major source of angelica in all France... Date: 1835

France Nevers
General view of Nevers, in central France. Date: 1835

Brazil Rio De Janeiro
General view of the harbour. Date: circa 1840

Guyane Francaise Scene
(French Guiana/Guyana) Village scene Date: circa 1860

Germany Koln
General view across the Rhine. Date: circa 1840

Germany Koblenz
General view of the town, which is located at the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle rivers. Date: circa 1830

Germany Nurnberg
General view of the town at the close of the 16th century Date: end of 16th century

Germany Speyer
General view of the city from the Rhine. Date: circa 1640

States General
Now declared to be of age, Louis calls a seance of the Etats-generaux. Date: 28 October 1614

France Brest
General view of the harbour Date: circa 1770

Bagneres De Luchon
General view of the town in the Pyrenees. Date: circa 1835

France Avignon
General view of the town, seen from the far bank of the Rhone, showing the famous bridge and the Papal Palace. Date: 1895

Pichegru Arrested
General Pichegru is arrested on grounds of treason : he is deported to Cayenne but will escape : returning to France he plans a royalist rising but is betrayed and strangled. Date: September 1797

General D alton
Satire on general d Alton, who suppresses ruthlessly those Flemish citizens who are foolish enough to sympathise with the French Revolution. Date: circa 1790

Willem III - 1
Willem III, future king of England, is elected stadtholder, captain-general and over-admiral of Holland. Date: February 1675

Battle of Nieupoort 2
After the battle : Dutch general Maurits van Nassau is surprised by archduke Albrecht van Osterreich at Nieupoort, but turns imminent defeat into an important victory. Date: 2 July 1600

Battle of Nieupoort
Dutch general Maurits van Nassau, prince of Orange, is surprised by archduke Albrecht van Osterreich at Nieupoort, but turns imminent defeat into an important victory. Date: 2 July 1600

Funeral of Parma
The funeral at Brussels of Alessandro Farnese, duca di Parma, governor-general of the Netherlands and the generally victorious occupying forces. Date: 1592

Siege of Gibraltar - 5
An allegory of the Great Siege of Gibraltar : Fame crowning General St George Augustus Eliott with the Wreath of Immortality. Date: 1782

Siege of Gibraltar - 3
The Spanish and French besiege Gibraltar 1779 to 1783 : general Eliott directs the artillery towards the floating batteries of the enemy. Date: 13 September 1782

Women helped during the Great Strike 1926
In Mrs Loefflers canteen at Scotland House. Lady volunteers, including Lady Louis Mountbatten, feeding Special Constables, who had come to Scotland Yard to report, while on duty

The General Strike - lorry transporting passengers
A lorry-load of Londoners in Kingsway, returning home after a days work during the General Strike. In support of a strike by coal miners over the issue of threatened wage cuts

The General Strike - distributing the countrys food
Volunteers save the situation: Undergraduate Railway Workers. Illustration by ILN special artist, Steven Spurrier depicting the successful distribution of the countrys food during the General Strike

The General Strike - Sphere emergency number
Front cover of The Sphere emergency number issued during the General Strike. Photograph shows mounted police controlling crowds at Elephant and Castle in South London

The General Strike - reading wireless bulletins 1926
Londoners reading the latest news from wireless bulletins issued at Marconi House in the Strand, London during the General Strike

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