Journey Collection (page 6)

Customs inspectors opening luggage at the border, 18th century. Searched by the Douaniers at the French frontiers. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson

Travellers dining at a restaurant in a French inn, 18thC
Travellers dining at a restaurant in a French inn, late 18th century. Table d hote. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Journal of Sentimental Travels

English gentleman and sleeping woman in a hotel room
English gentleman with candlesticks in both hands tries to remove a bell rope from the bosom of a sleeping woman. The inn at Marseilles

English gentleman on trial in a religious tribunal in Avignon. He takes out a page with the legend of St. Clara of Falkenstein to the astonishment of an old hag and chaste Clara

A theatre company is disbanded after a charge of blasphemy. Actors, actresses and stage painters react in shock to the news. A tragic story at Avignon

English gentleman and bookseller staring at a young beauty
An English gentleman at a booksellers in Avignon, catching his first glimpse of the beauty Clara with her old aunt. First sight of Clara at Avignon

English gentleman at the tomb of Petrarchs muse, Laura de Sade, Laure des Noves, in the Chapelle des Sade, convent of the Cordeliers, Avignon. At the tomb of Laura

A gentleman and woman kiss on a bench near a town gate as a two-horse phaeton with leering man drives by. The Embrace. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson

Woman about to fall over with her shoes caught in the mud during a walk after the rain. Miseries of the Country. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Men and women skating on thin ice and falling into a freezing river. Cold Broth and Calamity. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Costume of ancient Germanic peoples on a journey. They wear short capes and tunics and carry spears and swords. After Philipp Cluvers Germania Antiqua. Antichi Germani in viaggio

Family of ancient Germanic hunters, showing their short capes and other clothes. Man with club, woman on animal skin with child. After Philipp Cluvers Germania Antiqua. Famiglia di Antichi Germani

Plymouth Harbour, Devon, with ships and lighthouse -- a modern view, 300 years after the Pilgrim Fathers set out on the Mayflower. Date: 1920

Mayflower celebrations, Plymouth, Devon
Mayflower celebrations in Plymouth, Devon, on the tercentenary of the Founding Fathers setting sail for America. Showing a procession of people dressed as pilgrims parading along the street

The Mayflower setting out from Plymouth on her way to the New World. Date: 1620

Mayflower-related locations, Plymouth, Devon
Mayflower-related locations in Plymouth, Devon -- the stone marking the site where the Mayflower moored, the last meeting place of the Pilgrim Fathers at the Plymouth Barbican before sailing

Excelsior
From the poem Excelsior by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow which describes a young mans journey through a mountain village carrying a banner inscribed Excelsior ( Onward and Upward)

Mr Fords arrival at the Hippodrome in 15 hp Darracq car
Mr A. Ford appearing in the arena of the London Hippodrome where he finally came to a stop after completing a record-breaking non-stop drive of 2, 390 miles between Liverpool, Brighton

Extension of London Underground railway, 1906
Extension of the London Underground railway in 1906, showing the Booking Office at Piccadilly Station, the line running from Hammersmith in the west to Finsbury Park in the north

Map of London Underground railway, 1906
Map of the London Underground railway in 1906, showing its expansion in all directions. Date: 1906

Travellers Joys, the right clothes for the journey, 1950
Travellers Joys: the Right Clothes for the Journey. Talking to driver F.W. Page, who leans from the cab of a West of England express, the girl on the left is wearing Jaegers pure camel hair top coat

Jean Froissart and Sir Espaing de Lyon on their way to the court of Gaston de Foix at Orthez, south-west France. 1388

Hop-picking season in Kent 1901
Summer months were very popular for going to Kent for the annual hop-picking season. People would come from miles around to spend the summer months sleeping in primitive camps for two or three weeks

Map of Marquettes Explorations
A map of Jacques Marquettes missionary journey up the Mississippi river towards New France. A small dotted line marks the route there up through Green Bay to the Mississippi

Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers
A group of men and women on a beach huddle around a fire from the cold, as more arrive from the Mayflower ship anchored in the bay, having waded up to the beach

Cattle steamship at sea 1891
Vessels were tied up to the docks in Jersey City and Weehawken in America. The cattle were loaded up onto narrow gang-planks

The Embarkation of Emperor Maximilian
The embarkation of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico on board the Austrian war-frigate Novara at Miramar. Two large ships wait at the port, with men lining the mastpoles

The Joneses Holiday Beano by H. M. Bateman
A couple in a motorbike and sidecar find themselves bullied on the road by charabancs full of braying holidaymakers. 1926

Columbus Second Voyage
Christopher Columbus second voyage, the first mass said on American soil. A priest holds up a crucifix as sailors kneel in prayer and to listen, and native people sit in a gathering. Date: 1493

Columbus presenting an account of his discovery of America to Ferdinand and Isabella, King and Queen of Spain. Columbus kneels presenting a written account of his journey to Ferdinand. Date: 1493

Columbus Ships on the First Voyage
Christopher Columbus three ships on the First Voyage. Date: 1492

Columbus outlines journey to the Scientific Commission
Christopher Columbus outlines journey plans to the Scientific Commission at Salamanca. Columbus explains his project of discovery, pointing at a globe. Date: 1492

The Embarkation of Columbus at Palos 3 August 1492
The embarkation of Columbus at Palos, 3 August 1492. Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) kneeling at stern of boat with crew, receiving blessing from monk, with various onlookers and weeping women

Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett, explorer, as part of an article by Sir John Squire. Fawcett led an expedition to central Brazil in 1925 and disappeared. 1953

Saloon Steam-Packet Companys vessel Alexandra 1865
Saloon Steam-Packet Companys vessel Alexandra, conveying passengers from London Bridge to Gravesend, travelling nearly twenty miles an hour, length being 240 ft and the breath 22 ft 9 in

Advert for Cadburys Cocoa drink 1900
Advertisement for Cadburys cocoa featuring a coach and horses who have stopped for a warming drink of cocoa. 1900

Dick Whittington and his cat on a postcard. Date: 20th century

The Ticket Inspector - People You See. From Teddy Bear (28 November 1964). Original artwork loaned for scanning by the Illustration Art Gallery. Date: 1964

Dr. Frederick Cook photograph of Eskinmo companisions 1908
Polar exploration in 1908, Dr. Frederick Cooks photograph of an igloo with the Stars and Stripes, United States of Americas flag with two Eskimos companisions, Etukishook and Ahwelsh

North Pole, looks like according to Frederick Cook 1908
Polar exploration in 1908 on the front cover of The Sphere, showing Dr. Frederick A. Cook setting-up camera equipment to take a photograph of an igloo with the United States of Americas flag with two

Jumbo the elephant: on the way to Millwall docks
Jumbo the African elephant was purchased by the American showman P.T Barnum from at the Zoological Society of London in 1882

Jumbo the elephant: on the way to St Katherines docks
Jumbo the African elephant was purchased by the American showman P.T Barnum from the Zoological Society of London in 1882

Jumbo the elephant: on the way to the docks
Jumbo the African elephant was purchased by the American showman P.T Barnum from the Zoological Society of London in 1882

Jumbo the elephant: the barge voyage to Millwall
Jumbo the African elephant was purchased by the American showman P.T Barnum from the Zoological Society of London in 1882

Meal on the Road 1910
Horses outside The Plough pub drinking from a trough before their next journey. Date: 1910

A Daimyo and his suite making a journey Date: circa 1870

Best Wishes for your Confirmation
A card sending best wishes on the day of confirmation of German girl Edith Belger. circa 1910s

Perspective view of the plan of Athens, Greece 1700 Date: 1700

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping