Islands Collection (page 42)

Greece Lesbos
The harbour of Mytilene, seen from inland : the island is today a popular tourist destination with cheap flights to the airport from all over

Greece Antiparos
Visitors to the Grotto - a tourist attraction more than two centuries ago

Greece Patmos
Interior of the Grotto of the Apocalypse, where saint John the Evangelist is said to have written his visionary Book of Revelations

Greece Kefalonia
(or Cephalonia) - The home of the poet Byron when he stayed on this Ionian island, which was nearly destroyed by an earthquake in 1953

Greece Zante
General view of the harbour, seen from inland

Carteret Lands 1767
Captain Philip Carteret, part of the British navys circumnavigation expedition of 1766, takes possession of an island cove in the Pacific

Masks of Tribespeople
Masks are worn for religious purposes in the ceremonies of tribespeople in many parts of the world, notably Africa and the Pacific islands. They generally represent deities

Sir James Leith
SIR JAMES LEITH British military commander, governor of the Leeward Islands

Newborn Calf
A newly-born Guernsey (Channel Islands) calf, only a few minutes old, being licked clean by its mother

Skiathos Town, Greece
Skiathos Town, Skiathos, Greece. Fishing boats, tour boats and fish restaurants line the harbour

William Darling
WILLIAM DARLING father of Grace, lighthouse-keeper at the Longstone Lighthouse, Farne Islands, who sailed with his daughter to rescue the crew of the Forfarshire

Trobriand Racing Canoes
Illustration of several canoes racing off the Trobriand Islands, 1925. With a large lanteen sail and outrigger float, these canoes were steered by use of a large paddle

Jersey Potato Ketch
Potato ketch of the island of Jersey

Racial / Carolines / Abba
Caroline Islands: Abba Thulle, King of Palau, met by Cook

Racial / Carolines / Ludee
Caroline Islands: Ludee, a wife of Abba Thulle, King of Palau, met by Cook

Greek Roadside Church
A small roadsode church on the island of Skiathos, Greece, part of the Sporades group of islands

Opening of the Channel Islands Telegraph
Crowd scene showing people in Jersey celebrating the opening of the Channel Islands Telegraph in 1858

Racial Hinzuan Island
Natives of Hinzuan island - probably an Atlantic Island but I haven t been able to identify it

Jamestown St Helena
Jamestown, in Saint Helena

Racial Types Canary Is
People of Teneriffe

Japanese Sea Battle / Wwii
Japanese inflict serious damage on American warships off Solomon Islands, sinking four ships and only losing one Date: December 1942

Comoro Islands 1873
Mayotte, Comoro Islands, off Madagascar, East Africa: a panoramic view

Skopelos Town, Greece
White painted housed with red tile roofs cling to the hillside town of Skopelos Town, Skopelos, one of the Sporades group of islands, of Greece

Skiathos Town Ferry Port
Skiathos Town, Skiathos, Greece. A ferry boat prepares to leave the port at night

Skiathos Town by Night
Skiathos Town, Skiathos, Greece. Night falls and the bars and restaurants come alive

Hawaii / Mowee 1785
Hawaii (Sandwich Islands): La Perouse anchored at Mowee

Society Islands / Tahiti
Tahiti: Aroai Peak and the Faataua Falls

Pacific / Sewing Machine
Civilisation comes to the Caroline Islands (West Pacific) - natives learn the wonders of the Singer sewing machine Date: circa 1900

Rabbits Magnus 1555
Rabbits on northern islands

Shipwrecks / Rms Rhone
Wreck of the Royal Mail Companys steam-ship RMS Rhone off St. Peters Island, British Virgin Islands

Pacific Tahiti
View of the Bay of Papeete

Pacific Marquesas
Entrance to the valley of Akaoui, on Nuku Hiva

Pacific Vanikoro
also known as La Perouse island, or Santa Cruz : located in the bay of Manevai

Pacific Philippines
General view of the harbour

Pacific Pitcairn
Distant view of the island

Perouse / Massacred / Easter
De Langle and other members of La Perouses voyage are massacred at Maouna, Samoan Islands

Comoro Islands Anjouan
Andouan Island, part of the Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros. Date: circa 1860

Eskimos - Aleutians
People of Unalaska, one of the Aleutian Islands (part of Alaska) - in their home, entered from above to conserve warmth. Bunks are arranged round the walls

Trees Affected by Winds
Trees affected by the prevailing wind in Tuamotu archipelago, French Polynesia

Water Witch on Trial
The Trial of the Royal Yacht Squadron brig WATER WITCH off the Scilly Islands with H M Ships Vernon, Donegal, Stag and Snake

Woman of Tonga

Honduras Bay Islands
Proclamation of the British colony of Bay Islands, Honduras

West Indies Bermuda
The harbour of Hamilton on Bermuda Island, one of some 30 inhabited islands in the group of some 300 islands

West Indies St Vincent
(Windward Islands) - The harbour seen from the sea, with the steamer Bosphorus either leaving or arriving

West Indies St Thomas
(Virgin Islands) the harbour of Charlotte Amalie, viewed from the sea

W Indies Islas De Bahia
(also known as the Bay Islands) Coastal view

W Indies St Kitts
(Leeward Islands) Distant view of the harbour from the sea

Jersey / St Aubin 1904
Jersey: St Aubin, from the grounds of the Somerville Hotel

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