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Background imageGovernor Collection: Major General Sir R. Talbot, K. C. B

Major General Sir R. Talbot, K. C. B
A portrait charcoal drawing of Major General Sir Reginald Arthur James Talbot, K.C.B, a British Army officer, member of parliament and the Governor of Victoria in Australia between 1904 and 1908

Background imageGovernor Collection: The Emperor of India with Lord Hardinge

The Emperor of India with Lord Hardinge descending from the platform on arrival at Delhi to inspect the guard of honour, December 7, 1911

Background imageGovernor Collection: The Main Guard of the Palace, Valetta, Malta

The Main Guard of the Palace, Valetta, Malta
Various depictions of the main guard at the Palace, Valetta, Malta. The Palace, also known as the Grandmaster's Palace or Governor's Palace, was built between the 16th and 18th centuries

Background imageGovernor Collection: American War of Independence. Anglo-Spanish War (1779-1783)

American War of Independence. Anglo-Spanish War (1779-1783)
American War of Independence. Revolution of the Thirteen Colonies. Anglo-Spanish War (1779-1783). Spanish Siege of Pensacola (March 9-May 8, 1781). Capture of Pensacola

Background imageGovernor Collection: Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826). 3rd president of the USA

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826). 3rd president of the USA
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826). Third president of the United States of America (1801-1809), one of the Founding Fathers. He was the author of the Declaration of Independence. Portrait

Background imageGovernor Collection: Turkey. Escort of a provincial governor Pasha. Engraving

Turkey. Escort of a provincial governor Pasha. Engraving
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Escort of a provincial governor Pasha (higher rank in the Ottoman political and military system). Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Montaut

Background imageGovernor Collection: Ottoman Empire. Turkey - Grand Vizier, Kaim-Mekam

Ottoman Empire. Turkey - Grand Vizier, Kaim-Mekam
Turkey. Administration of the Ottoman Empire. From left to right: Grand Vizier, Kaim-Mekam, Reis Efendi and Khadjedhian, member of the Divan. Historia de Turquia, 1840

Background imageGovernor Collection: Luis de Requesens y Zuniga (1528-1576). Spanish military

Luis de Requesens y Zuniga (1528-1576). Spanish military, poltician and diplomat. Governor of the Duchy of Milan (1572-1573) and the Netherlands (1573-1576). Portrait, detail. Illustration by Llanta

Background imageGovernor Collection: Fadrique Enriquez de Velasco (1465-1538)

Fadrique Enriquez de Velasco (1465-1538). Lord of Medina de Rioseco, 4th Admiral of Castile. Portrait, detail. Illustration by Letre. Lithography. Cronica General de Espana

Background imageGovernor Collection: Pedro Menendez de Aviles y Alonso de la Campa (1519-1574)

Pedro Menendez de Aviles y Alonso de la Campa (1519-1574). Spanish marine. Portrait, detail. Illustration by Llanta. Lithography. Cronica General de Espana

Background imageGovernor Collection: Payo Gomez Charino (ca. 1225-1295)

Payo Gomez Charino (ca. 1225-1295)
Payo Gomez Charino (ca.1225-1295). Galician poet and nobleman. Major governor (Adelantado Mayor) of the Kingdom of Galicia and troubadour in the Galician language. Portrait, detail

Background imageGovernor Collection: Turkey. Ephesus city. Pillar with Greek inscription

Turkey. Ephesus city. Pillar with Greek inscription, near the Library of Celsus. Edict of governors Eutropius (c. 371-372) and Festus (372-378)

Background imageGovernor Collection: Marquess of Linlithgow, K. T

Marquess of Linlithgow, K. T
A statue of John Adrian Louis Hope, the 1st Marquess of Linlithgow, who was Governor of Victoria between 1889 and 1895 and first Governor-General from 1901 to 1903

Background imageGovernor Collection: Gruline House, Isle of Mull, Scotland

Gruline House, Isle of Mull, Scotland
This photograph shows Gruline House, the home of Governor Lachlan Macquarie, located in the Isle of Mull, Scotland, in which he resided on his return from New South Wales

Background imageGovernor Collection: Mr. Barron Field

Mr. Barron Field
A miniature portrait painting of Mr. Barron Field, a judge in New South Wales between 1817-1824, during the time of Governor Lachlan Macquarie. Date: circa 1921

Background imageGovernor Collection: Sydney as Macquarie Found It

Sydney as Macquarie Found It
A painting depiction of Sydney, circa 1809, as Governor Lachlan Macquarie found it. On the left hand side is Government House and its garden

Background imageGovernor Collection: Gregory Blaxland

Gregory Blaxland
A portrait of Gregory Blaxland, who in 1813, obtained approval from Governor Lachlan Macquarie to lead an expedition, consisting of William Lawson

Background imageGovernor Collection: John Macarthur

John Macarthur
A miniature portrait painting of the father of the wool industry in Australia, John Macarthur, 1767-1834. He was instrumental in organising a rebellion against the colonial government

Background imageGovernor Collection: Simeon Lord

Simeon Lord
A portrait painting of Simeon Lord, a pioneer merchant and magistrate in Governor Lachlan Macquarie's day. He became one of Sydney's wealthiest men, and often traded shipping cargoes

Background imageGovernor Collection: Sydney in 1813

Sydney in 1813
This view was taken from Grosvenor Street which is in the foreground. George Street crosses this at right angles in front of the white buildings with five windows on upper floor

Background imageGovernor Collection: Mrs. Macquarie

Mrs. Macquarie
Portrait from a miniature which now belongs in the Hobart Museum. The subject lady is Elizabeth Macquarie, second wife of Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales between 1810 and 1821

Background imageGovernor Collection: Governor Macquarie

Governor Macquarie
A portrait painting of Colonel Lachlan Macquarie, 1762-1824, a British Army officer and colonial administrator from Scotland, who served as the fifth governor of New South Wales between 1810 to 1821

Background imageGovernor Collection: Colonel Lachlan Macquarie

Colonel Lachlan Macquarie
A portrait painting of Colonel Lachlan Macquarie, 1762-1824, a British Army officer and colonial administrator from Scotland, who served as the fifth governor of New South Wales between 1810 to 1821

Background imageGovernor Collection: Governor Bourke Hotel

Governor Bourke Hotel
An etching showing two horse drawn carts outside the Governor Bourke Hotel, Old Sydney. Date: circa 1917

Background imageGovernor Collection: Governors of West African colonies

Governors of West African colonies
Five Governors of British West African colonies, gathered for a conference in Lagos, Nigeria. Sir Thomas Southorn (1879-1957), Sir Arnold Hodson (1881-1944), Sir Bernard H

Background imageGovernor Collection: Portrait of Lady Islington

Portrait of Lady Islington
Anne Dundas, Lady Islington, was the wife of Sir John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Governor-General of New Zealand from 1910 until 1912. Date: 1910

Background imageGovernor Collection: King Manoel II of Portugal (1899-1932) and his mother Queen Amelia

King Manoel II of Portugal (1899-1932) and his mother Queen Amelia, leaving the Cathedral in a carriage at Gibraltar. Outdoor reportage photograph with carriage, horses and spectators

Background imageGovernor Collection: Chair in which died Mariano Alvarez de Castro (1749-1810). S

Chair in which died Mariano Alvarez de Castro (1749-1810). S
Mariano Alvarez de Castro (1749-1810). Spanish military. Chair in which he died. Castle of Saint Ferdinand. Figueres. Spain

Background imageGovernor Collection: Mausoleum who kept the remains of Mariano Alvarez de Castro

Mausoleum who kept the remains of Mariano Alvarez de Castro
Mariano Alvarez de Castro (1749-1810). Spanish military. Mausoleum who kept the remains of Alvarez de Castro, before being buried in Figueres. Museum of City History. Girona. Spain

Background imageGovernor Collection: Death of Mariano Alvarez de Castro (1749-1810)

Death of Mariano Alvarez de Castro (1749-1810)
Mariano Alvarez de Castro (1749-1810). Spanish military. Corpse of Alvarez de Castro. Drawing after a painting by T. Munoz Lucena

Background imageGovernor Collection: Charles Swart, South African politician and lawyer

Charles Swart, South African politician and lawyer
Charles Robberts Swart (1894-1982), South African National Party politician and lawyer. He was the last Governor-General of the Union of South Africa (1960-1961)

Background imageGovernor Collection: GULLIVER IN LAPUTA

GULLIVER IN LAPUTA
He meets the Governor of the Island of Sorcerers, where the servants are dead spirits : great men of the past are summoned and speak with him. Date: First published: 1726

Background imageGovernor Collection: Siege of Porto Bello

Siege of Porto Bello
The Spanish governor of Porto Bello, Panama, dies heroically, trying to defend the town against Morgan's buccaneers Date: 1668

Background imageGovernor Collection: Diplomatic visit between British Navy and a Chinese Provincial Governor. Date: 1887

Diplomatic visit between British Navy and a Chinese Provincial Governor. Date: 1887

Background imageGovernor Collection: The Reception of Rifat Pasha, Turkish Governor of Thrace - Istanbul, Turkey. Date: 1922

The Reception of Rifat Pasha, Turkish Governor of Thrace - Istanbul, Turkey. Date: 1922

Background imageGovernor Collection: Governor going to Mosque, Tangier, Morocco, c. 1900

Governor going to Mosque, Tangier, Morocco, c. 1900
Governor going to the Mosque, Tangier, Morocco, c.1900

Background imageGovernor Collection: Military ceremony at Hong Kong, c. 1890 s. / 1900

Military ceremony at Hong Kong, c. 1890 s. / 1900
19th century vintage photograph: military ceremony at Hong Kong, c.1890 s./1900, presumably to welcome an imperial official or guest, such as a new Governor

Background imageGovernor Collection: Field Marshal John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton

Field Marshal John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton
Vintage 19th century photograph: Field Marshal John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton, GCB, GCMG, GCH, PC (Ire) (16 February 1778 - 17 April 1863) was a British Army officer and colonial governor

Background imageGovernor Collection: Sir Charles Hastings Doyle, KCMG

Sir Charles Hastings Doyle, KCMG
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sir Charles Hastings Doyle, KCMG (10 April 1803 - 19 March 1883) was a British military officer

Background imageGovernor Collection: Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva, Hungarian

Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva, Hungarian
Vintage 19th century photograph: Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva was a Hungarian nobleman, lawyer, journalist, politician

Background imageGovernor Collection: Cadwallader Washburn

Cadwallader Washburn
Cadwallader Colden Washburn (1818-1882). An American businessman, politician and soldier who founded a mill that later became General Mills

Background imageGovernor Collection: Christopher Columbus on Hispaniola

Christopher Columbus on Hispaniola
Christopher Columbus firing the cannon for the Taino chieftain or cacique Guacanagar??x on Hispaniola 4, Columbus attacking the Native American army on Hispaniola 5

Background imageGovernor Collection: Scenes from Mozambique, 1820s

Scenes from Mozambique, 1820s
Vasco da Gama meeting Muslim natives in Mozambique 64, Francisco Barreto tricked over sliver mines by natives at Chicoa, Mozambique 65, and Portuguese cheating natives with trinkets for gold dust 65

Background imageGovernor Collection: Governor Landenberg, medieval Switzerland

Governor Landenberg, medieval Switzerland. The local peasants present him with customary gifts of chickens, goats, and baskets of wool. Balio di Landerberg

Background imageGovernor Collection: Poet and Doctor Colonel John McCrae Memorial

Poet and Doctor Colonel John McCrae Memorial
McCrae, who served in the Boer War, is popularly remembered as the author of what is probably the best-known poem of the First World War -In Flanders Fields

Background imageGovernor Collection: Containing a memorial to the Pilgrim Fathers, the east end of the new St

Containing a memorial to the Pilgrim Fathers, the east end of the new St. Brides Church in Fleet Street. Date: 1957

Background imageGovernor Collection: Portraits of Sir William Herschel, King Ferdinand

Portraits of Sir William Herschel, King Ferdinand
Portrait medallions of Sir William Herschel, Ferdinand, King of Two Sicilies, and Governor William Franklin. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

Background imageGovernor Collection: Jean IV de Melun, governor of Ghent, 1396-1484

Jean IV de Melun, governor of Ghent, 1396-1484. Chromolithograph from Loredan Larcheys Ancien Armorial Equestre de la Toison d Or et de l Europe au 15e siecle



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