Islands Collection (page 38)

Italy - Venice - Map of the local region Date: circa 1910s

Mount Orgueil Castle, Gorey, Jersey, Channel Islands Date: 1920s

Corbiere Lighthouse
Sunset over Corbiere Lighthouse, on the west coast of Jersey, Channel Islands. Date: 1950s

Viking Ruins
The ruins of a fine dry stone building, reputed to have once been the stronghold of the former Norse Chieftains of the islands, Jarlshof, Sumburgh, Shetland, Scotland. Date: 9th or 10th century

Scene during Battle of the Falkland Islands, WW1
Scene from the land during the Battle of the Falkland Islands, First World War. Showing a sinking ship. Date: 8 December 1914

Atalaya - Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Date: 1905

New Zealand / Russell
An aerial view of Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Date: 1950s

Ruins at Iraklion
Ruined buildings at Iraklion, Candia, Crete. Date: 1850

MARTHAs VINEYARD
Paddle steamer serving the islands of the New England coastline. Date: 1874

Gathering seaweed for fertiliser - Channel Islands
Gathering seaweed ( wracking ) for use as fertilizer at a low spring tide - Channel Islands Date: 1907

The Orkney Express
A slightly mocking postcard entitled: The Orkney Express, depicting an ox-drawn cart carrying peat and a local farmer Date: 1910s

The Brijuni Islands, Croatia
The Brijuni (also known as the Brionian Islands; Italian: Brioni) are a group of fourteen small islands in the Croatian part of the northern Adriatic Sea

Grandmere De Chimquiere
La Grandmere de Chimquiere, a stone fertility figure which stands beside St. Martins Church, Guernsey. A fine example of a prehistoric statue of the Earth Mother

Underwater Habitat
Diving chemists taking water samples for analysis at the Tektite II underwater habitat, which involved an all-female team of aquanauts, 50 feet off St. Johns, U.S. Virgin Islands Date: 1970

The Pinnacles, Farne Islands, off the coast of Northumberland, England, home to thousands of sea birds during the mating season. Date: 1930s

Guillemots & Kittiwakes
Guillemots and Kittiwakes on rocks on the Farne Islands. Date: 1930s

Drinks on the Terrace
A waiter serves drinks to people sitting on the shady terrace of the Fort Burt Hotel, Road Town, Tortola, Virgin Islands, West Indies. Date: late 1960s

Bonne Nuit Bay, Jersey, Channel Islands. Date: 1989

Mount Orgveil Castle
Mont Orgueil Castle (Gorey Castle), Jersey, Channel Islands. Construction of the present castle followed the division of the Duchy of Normandy in 1204. Date: 1990

Clachan Bridge

Virgin Islanders
A jolly-looking middle aged couple of West Indian Virgin Islanders at the market on Tortola, Virgin Islands, West Indies. Date: late 1960s

New Guinea Scenery
10, 000 foot peaks which lie between the Markham and Wagi Valleys, commonplace terrain of New Guinea. Date: 1940s

St. Magnus Cathedral
Norman pillars inside St. Magnuss Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland. Founded in 1137, it was mainly built in the 12th century with later additions Date: 12th century

Hawaiian Schoolgirls
Japanese Hawaiian schoolgirls in the grounds of McKinley High School, Honolulu, Hawaii, Pacific Islands, U.S.A. Date: 1940s

Japanese Hawaiians, Pacific Islands, U.S.A. Date: 1940s

Bowring (Maclise)
SIR JOHN BOWRING Traveller and author, depicted as translator of the poetry of the Sandwich Islands. Date: 1792 - 1872

County ensign hoisted, Battle of the Falkland Islands, WW1
The county ensign is hoisted on the main mast of HMS Kent at the start of the Battle of the Falkland Islands during the First World War. Date: 8 December 1914

British ships in Battle of the Falkland Islands, WW1
British ships under way at 9.45am from Port Stanley to take part in the Battle of the Falkland Islands during the First World War. They are HMS Kent, HMS Inflexible, HMS Glasgow and HMS Invincible

Hole in HMS Kent, Battle of Falkland Islands, WW1
A hole in the British Monmouth-class armoured cruiser HMS Kent, caused by a 4.1 inch German shell during the Battle of the Falkland Islands, First World War. Date: 8 December 1914

Street scene, South American mainland, WW1
Street scene on the South American mainland around the time of the Battle of the Falkland Islands, First World War. Date: circa December 1914

Opening fire, Battle of the Falkland Islands, WW1
HMS Inflexible opening fire at the enemy at about 1pm, beginning the Battle of the Falkland Islands during the First World War

Damaged mast, HMS Kent, Battle of Falkland Islands, WW1
The foretop gallant mast of the British Monmouth-class armoured cruiser HMS Kent, shot away by a shell from the German light cruiser Nurnberg during the Battle of the Falkland Islands

Shetland Islands - Scalloway from the East
Shetland Islands - Scalloway harbour, castle and town from the East. The town has (in 20 years) grown considerably - in comparison to picture 10546891. Date: circa 1930s

Shetland Islands - Lerwick
Lerwick - the capital and main port of the Shetland Islands, Scotland (" A Northern Venice" !). Date: circa 1910s

Ships and boats at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands
View of Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, with various ships in the distance. Date: 20th century

Two tribesmen - Sao Vicente, Cape Verde Islands
Two Tribesmen wearing traditional costume from Sao Vicente Island (Portuguese for " Saint Vincent" ) in The Republic of Cape Verde - an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central

Posillipo - Isola di Nisida, Naples, Italy
Cape Posillipo - Isola di Nisida, Naples, Italy Date: circa 1920

Action during Battle of the Falkland Islands, WW1
The scene of action at 4.17pm during the Battle of the Falkland Islands, First World War. From left to right: the Scharnhorst turning over and sinking, the Gneisenau still firing all her guns

HMAS Sydney landing party, Direction Island, WW1
Landing party of HMAS Sydney in a rowing boat, just about to arrive at Direction Island, in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean, during the early part of the First World War

Salvo falling, Battle of the Falkland Islands, WW1
The first enemy salvo falling in the wake of HMS Invincible at the start of the Battle of the Falkland Islands during the First World War. Date: 8 December 1914

A Crofters Cottage, Shetland, Scotland Date: circa 1930s

Vathy, Island of Samos, Greece Date: circa 1920s

HMS Inflexible, British battlecruiser, Falklands, WW1
HMS Inflexible, British Invincible-class battlecruiser, launched 1907, served in various locations during the First World War, decommissioned 1920

HMS Kent, British armoured cruiser, WW1
HMS Kent, British Monmouth-class armoured cruiser, launched 1901, served during the First World War, decommissioned 1920. Showing damage to her upper deck, with crew members standing on either side

Chalcis, Greece - Strait of Evripos
Chalcis (or Chalkida ), Greece - the chief town of the island of Euboea, situated on the strait of the Evripos at its narrowest point as illustrated perfectly on this card. Date: circa 1910s

Syra, Greece
View from the sea of Ermoupoli (Ermoupolis / Hermoupolis / Town of Hermes ) on the island of Syros (Siros / Syra), in the Cyclades, Greece. Date: circa 1910s

Zakynthos, Greece - The Boulevard d Ammos
Zakynthos (Zante / Zacinto) a city on the island of Zakynthos, Ionian Islands, Greece. The Boulevard d Ammos. Date: 1908

Mykali Straits, Island of Samos, Greece Date: circa 1920s

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