Island Collection (page 96)

Heligoland - The New Port. A small German archipelago in the North Sea. Formerly Danish and British possessions, the islands (population 1)

Montenegro - Sveti Stefan, near Budva. Formerly a fishing village, but in the 1950s the last inhabitants were evicted and the town was turned into a luxury Hotel - the most exclusive resort

Igorote woman carring water pots and a baby. Igorot are the people of the Cordillera region, on the Philippino Island of Luzon

The Governors Palace, Rhodes, Greece
The Governors Palace on the Island of Rhodes, Greece. It is one of the most considerable buildings construced during the Italian occupation of the island

Cyclone damage on Martinique
Cyclone Damage to the Mairie (Town Hall) at Gros Morne on the Island of Martinique - 8th August 1903

Black Tower. Island of Rhodes, Greece
Island of Rhodes, Greece. Black Tower and ancient Knights Cannon

Ye Olde Jersey Milk Can
A Jersey Milk Can with a (rather faint and poorly detailed) central scene of the export of Jersey Cattle

The Vicious Circle
THE VICIOUS CIRCLE Unsportsmanlike conduct of a trout during the trouting season on Hampstead Ponds Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger

German troops at Oesel Island
German troops, wearing lifebelts, in a small boat having disembarked from the larger troopship alongside, prepare to make an amphibious landing on Oesel Island (Saaremaa)

Venice - The Extreme outer border of Venice, marked by a small island and statue of the Virgin Mary. The distinctive Venetian skyline is visible in the background

The Tower, Puffin Island, Anglesey
The Tower, the solitary building on Puffin Island, Anglesey with Welsh slate roof (slate likely to have originated from Port Dinorwic across the Menai Straits)

The Egyptian Temple Island of Philae, Egypt flooded
The Egyptian Temple Philae, Egypt under flood water. The Temple, under threat from the Nile throughout history, was eventually moved brick by brick to a new location in 1970 to prevent complete

1957 nuclear test: The men who dropped Britains H-bomb
Britains first nuclear weapons test took place on May 15th 1957, when a nuclear device was successfully exploded high in the air over Christmas Island in the Central Pacific

The Birthplace of the Empress Josephine
The birthplace of the Empress Josephine (wife of Napoleon) on the Caribbean Island of Martinique

1957 nuclear test: First hydrogen bomb test
After Britains first hydrogen bomb test over the pacific on May 15th 1957: the mushroom cloud photographed from a ship. The bomb was exploded in the air high above the sea off Christmas Island

People of the Andaman Islands - a fishing party

Croatia - Hvar
Croatia - Town of Hvar, on the Island of Hvar. A long and distinguished history as center for trade and culture in the Adriatic and an important naval base

Fijian Feast (Giant Turtles)
Giant Turtles captured for eating in a grand feast on Fiji. The turtles have been rolled onto their backs (possibly so they don t escape...)

Levuka - The Old Capital of Fiji

Shipwrecked on a Tropical Island
Front cover illustration showing a young woman shipwrecked on a tropical island. Dressed only in a slip, she nevertheless ensures her lipstick is expertly applied. Date: 1928

Island of Samos - Turkish Troops evacuating
Island of Samos - Turkish troops called to evacuate island after the Revolution of September 1912 - the infantry is seen boarding Samos sailing vessels

Heligoland, Germany, 1859
Engraving showing the island of Heligoland, Germany, in 1859. In the foreground a sailing tjalk is shown, lying at anchor

Ada-Kaleh - Bego Mustaffa
Bego Mustaffa - almost certainly the ruler and headman of the fortified Turkish Island of Ada-Kaleh (1895 - 1900). The town is now underwater

Buyukada - Bathing
Constantinople - Princes Islands - Buyukada - the largest of the nine islands (a place of exile for the Byzantine Empresses) set within a border of seashells

Ada-Kaleh, The Mosque
Ada-Kaleh - The Mosque. The fortified Turkish Island of Ada-Kaleh, now underwater. Situated on the Danube - submerged in 1970 due to the building of a hydro-electric station

St Helena - The Wharf
The Wharf, St Helena

Entrance to the Sweet Waters of Europe
Constantinople - The entrance to the Sweet Waters of Europe viewed from an ancient Ottoman graveyard

Flannan Isles
Impression of the second landing place on the remote Flannan Isles where three lighthouse keepers mysteriously disappeared in December 1900

Scenes during a days fishing off St. Helena, c. 1877
Engraving showing a number of scenes on St. Helena and during a fishing trip off the island, c.1877. The centre image shows one of the European fishermen hauling in an eel

King Sebastian is the subject of many Portuguese legends : here he is depicted enjoying the pleasures of the fabulous island of Incoberta

Turks Take Rhodes
The Ottoman empire has another go at Rhodes, and this time they are successful : the Knights of St John are defeated and expelled, and the island is under Turkish rule

Refugee at Rhodes
Pierre d Aubusson, Grand Master of the Knights of St John, entertains the son of the Turkish sultan who has sought refuge on the island

Medieval Whaling Legends
Medieval sailors mistake a sleeping whale for an island, disembark in order to cook their lunch

Island of Krakatoa, in the straits of Sunda. The volcano erupted 4 times in 1883. The blast was estimated to have had the power of 10000 hydrogen bombs

The Dutch Arctic Expedition at Zeeuwsche Uitkyk, North Spitz
Engraving showing members of the Dutch Arctic Expedition ashore at Zeeuwsche Uitkyk, North Spitzbergen during 1878. The expeditions schooner Willem Barents can be seen in the background

A Young Family waving goodbye to the British Arctic Expediti
Engraving showing a young mother and two children waving farewell to the ships of the British Arctic Expedition, as they depart

The smallest tortoise and the Largest tortoise in the New Yo
The smallest Albemarble Island specimen in the New York zoological park, weighing 3 3/4oz, perched on the head of the largest Galapagos tortoise in the park

Immigrants at Ellis Island, New York, 1911
Photograph showing a potential immigrant being rejected by US officials, one of whom is marking him with chalk to signify his rejection, Ellis Island, New York, 1911

A Funeral in the Ice, British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876
Engraving showing a funeral taking place in the Arctic, during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. In the summer of 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two ships

The Currency Exchange on Ellis Island, New York, 1911
Photograph of immigrants queueing up at a counter to exchange their native currency for American dollars, Ellis Island, New York, 1911

Native American Indians in a large canoe, c. 1862
Illustration of eight Native American Indians in a large canoe, off Vancouver Island, c.1862

Pacific Norfolk Island
Landing at Norfolk Island is often a dangerous matter, as the boats crew of the Maeander are learning

The Crew of HMS Alert Burning Guy Fawkes, November 1875
Engraving showing the crew of HMS Alert burning a Guy Fawkes, during the British Arctic Expedition, 5th November 1875. In the summer of 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two

HMS Alert towing HMS Discovery through Icebergs, British
Engraving showing HMS Alert towing HMS Discovery through icebergs, with Disco Island in the background, as seen from HMS Valorous (left foreground) during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876

Victoria, Vancouver Island, 1882
Panorama of Victoria, the main town on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, 1882

The Crew of the Pandora Recovering Mail from the Cairn on
Engraving showing the crew of the ship Pandora recovering mail, left by the British Arctic Expedition of 1875, from the cairn on top of Carey Island

New Zealand Milfordsound
An inlet off the Tasman Sea, South Island

A Surgeon examining an Immigrant, Ellis Island, New York, 19
Illustration showing a well dressed female immigrant having her eyes examined for infectious diseases by a doctor at Ellis Island in New York, 1906. In the background a baby is being examined

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