Imperial Collection (page 69)

Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914 -1917
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: how and whence the expedition proposes to start. Showing the proposed methods of transport from the Weddell Sea Base to the South Pole. Date: 1914

Sir Douglas Haig and Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito, WW1
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig and Fleet Admiral Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito of the Japanese imperial family, meeting during World War One. Date: circa 1916

1937 Coronation - Imperial mantle of cloth of gold
The magnificent vestment, the Imperial mantle donned by King George VI following his anointing in the Coronation ceremony, seen as it was nearing completion at the Royal School of Needlework

Flying Boat in River Dangu
The Corsair flying boat is manoeuvred into position for take off from a specially constructed dam on the River Dangu, Belgian Congo (Zaire)

The South Africans arrive for the 1937 Coronation
The scene outside Waterloo Station as 150 officers and men forming the South African Coronation contingent started their march to Wellington Barracks after leaving the Gloucester Castle boat train

Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, Japan, with a decorative flower border. Date: circa 1916

Tatler front cover - Lord & Lady Curzon in India
George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859 - 1925), British Conservative statesman, Viceroy and Governor General of India and Foreign Secretary, pictured with his first wife

Indian troops arriving in France, WW1
Indian troops arriving in France (Marseilles) during the early stages of the First World War. Date: September 1914

Adverts and messages commemorating the coronation
On the left, an embroidery created by the Royal School of Needlework for the makers of Capstan cigarettes (branch of The Imperial Tobacco Co.)

Cartoon, Italian light infantryman with Austrian eagle, WW1
French cartoon of an Italian light infantryman (Bersaglieri) during the First World War. He is holding an Austrian eagle upside down so that its imperial crown falls off

Scylla L17 biplane on an airfield
The Scylla L17 British four-engine biplane, designed and built by Short Brothers. It was used by Imperial Airways for scheduled flights between London and various European cities

Kaiser Wilhelm II cheered
Following the declaration of war on Russia, Kaiser Wilhelm II is cheered outside the Imperial Palace, Berlin Date: 1 August 1914

Crown Prince Wilhelm cheered
Crown Prince Wilhelm, eldest son of the Kaiser, is cheered as he leaves the Imperial Palace in an open top car following the German declaration of war on Russia Date: 1 August 1914

Imperial Palace Berlin
On the brink of war. The scene at the Imperial Palace, Berlin on the evening of 31 July 1914, as Kaiser Wilhelm II addresses the gathered crowd from a balcony

Princes of the Fatherland
Three sons of Kaiser Wilhelm II dressed in full military uniform. From left, Prince Eitel-Friedrich, Crown Prince Wilhelm and Prince August-Wilhelm

General Alexis Nicholaievitch Kuropatkin
Alexei Nikolaievitch Kuropatkin (1848-1925), Russian Imperial Minister of War (1898-1904), active in the Russo-Japanese War. Pictured here on the front cover of The Tatler at that time. Date: 1904

Royal Box at Crystal Palace for Festival of Empire concert
The reception of King George V & Queen Mary on their arrival in the Royal Box at the Crystal Palace for the Imperial concert at the opening of the Festival of Empire exhibition. Date: 12th May 1911

Last days of Emperor Nicholas II and his family
An article recounting the last days of the imperial family. The photograph shows the familys faithful entourage during internment at Tsarkelo-selo in the summer of 1917

Lord Chesham, Vanity Fair, Spy
CHARLES COMPTON WILLIAM CAVENDISH, 3rd Baron Chesham (1850-1907) British Conservative politician who served as the last Master of the Buckhounds

Forbidden City, Pekin
The Forbidden City (the Chinese imperial palace) in Peking (now Beijing) in China. Date: c.1910

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)

China Beijing
Bird s-eye view of t The Great Imperial Throne. Date: 1752

Brazil Petropolis
Imperial palace at Petropolis, near Rio de Janeiro. Date: circa 1870

Admiral Alfred Friedrich von Tirpitz (1849 - 1930), pictured when serving as Secretary of State for the Imperial German Navy, 1909

Cattle Recovered
Imperial forces recover the cattle which had been sequestered by the Flemish rebels. Date: 1485

Johann Von Tilly - 3
JOHANN TSERCLAES, freiherr von TILLY Flemish military commander in the imperial service. Date: 1559 - 1632

Johann Von Tilly - 5
JOHANN TSERCLAES, freiherr von TILLY Flemish military commander in the imperial service. Date: 1559 - 1632

Johann Von Tilly - 4
JOHANN TSERCLAES, freiherr von TILLY Flemish military commander in the imperial service. Date: 1559 - 1632

Johann Von Tilly - 1
JOHANN TSERCLAES, freiherr von TILLY Flemish military commander in the imperial service, depicted on horseback at the siege of Magdeburg. Date: 1559 - 1632

Nicholas Viscount Taaffe
NICHOLAS sixth viscount TaFFE Military commander in the Imperial (Austrian) service Date: 1682 - 1769

Graf Stahremberg
ERNST RUDIGER, graf von STAHRENBERG Austrian military commander in the imperial service Date: 1635 - 1701

Ernst Count Suys
ERNEST COUNT SUYS Dutch soldier in the Imperial service Date: ? - 1645

Nicolas Count Serin
NICOLAS ESDRIN, count of SERIN Hungarian military commander in the imperial service, who played a crucial role in repelling the Turkish invasion of Europe. Date: - 1529?

Ambrogio Spinola - 4
AMBROGIO DI SPINOLA Italian military commander in the Imperial service. He is surrounded by vignettes of his celebrated victories. Date: 1569 - 1630

Ambrogio Spinola - 2
AMBROGIO DI SPINOLA Italian military commander in the Imperial service. Date: 1569 - 1630

Ambrogio Spinola - 3
AMBROGIO DI SPINOLA Italian military commander in the Imperial service. Date: 1569 - 1630

Carlo Spinelli
CARLO SPINELLI Italian military commander in the Imperial service in the Low Countries. Date: CIRCA 1600

Sebastian Spindler
SEBASTIAN SPINDLER Flemish soldier in the Imperial service. Date: 17TH CENTURY

Ottavio Piccolomini - 1
OTTAVIO PICCOLOMINI Italian military commander in the imperial service Date: 1599 - 1655

Ottavio Piccolomini - 2
OTTAVIO PICCOLOMINI Italian military commander in the imperial service Date: 1599 - 1655

Graf Zu Pappenheim
GOTTFRIED HEINRICH graf zu PAPPENHEIM German military commander in the Imperial service during the Thirty Years War. Date: 1574 - 1632

Francisco Conde Orsino
FRANCISCO, CONDE ORSINO (or Orsini) Possibly a statesman in the Imperial service, but frankly, we are not sure of this identification !) Date: CIRCA 1783

Singapore Clemenceau
Clemenceau Avenue: the Old Chinese House in front of the Oberoi Imperial Hotel. Date: 1984

Carl Graf Mansfeld
CARL GRAF VON MANSFELD German military commander, in the Imperial service. Date: 1547 - 1596

Godefroi I Duc Lorraine
GODEFROI I duc de LORRAINE comte de Brabant etc. French soldier in the imperial service. Date: ? - 1140

Charles V Duc Lorraine
CHARLES V duc de LORRAINE French nobleman and soldier in the imperial service Date: 1643 - 1690

Guillaume Comte Lamboy
WILHELM baron LAMBOY, (or GUILLAUME comte LAMBOIS ?) military commander in the imperial service Date: 1600 - 1659

Heinrich Graf Holke
Feldmarschall HEINRICH graf HOLKE Danish military commander in the Imperial service with his autograph Date: 1599 - 1633

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