Land Collection (page 62)

Crusaders Ships
Crusaders embarking for the Holy Land - galleys row them out from the shore to the sailing ship where the crew are stowing away the cargo

John Mandeville
JOHN MANDEVILLE - writer of travels to India and the Holy Land - seen here taken the leave of Edward III

Garibaldi Lands Marsala
THE RISORGIMENTO Garibaldi and the thousand land at Marsala, Sicily - the first incident in the campaign which will lead to the unification of Italy

Rescue Breeches Buoy
The crew of a sailing ship which has wrecked on a rocky shore are carried to dry land by a breeches buoy slung between the vessel and the beach where rescuers wait

COCHIN, INDIA, 1671
Four views of Cochin under Dutch occupation - to the North, on the sea side, and two aspects of the land side

Dutch Take Colombo
The Dutch land in Ceylon 1602, and lay siege to Colombo the following year, under the command of general Gerard Hulst. Subsequently amicable relations are established

Dutch & Emperor Ceylon
A Draught of the most Splendid Audience given by ye Emperor of Ceylon, King of Candy, to Gerard Hulst, ye Dutch General. (The Dutch land 1602, take Colombo 1603)

Australian Squatter
A squatter carries out his daily morning inspection of his land and stock

Bleriot Near Dover
The intrepid Frenchman approaches the white cliffs of Dover, on which he is about to land after being airborne for 37 minutes

No Mans Land Wwi
British infantry advancing against the Forest of Houthouist heavily shelled by artillery

No Mans Land 1st Ww
Under great difficulties, British troops carry supplies over destroyed bridges on the Yeer Canal

Licking River Kentucky
Twenty miles up the Licking. A view down river looking towards two log cabins

Unification of Italy
ITALIAN WAR OF UNIFICATION: During the war for Italian independence French troops land at Genoa

Taking Bull by Horns
William Gladstone taking the (Irish) bull by the horns

Henry Rogers
HENRY ROGERS Cornwall, who after a land dispute was decided against his favour would not give up the land & shot several persons to boot! Nasty man

Hue (Liebig)
Annamese fishermen land their catch in the harbour at Hue, across the water from a waterfront temple

Mississippi Operation
Lightning flashes as Union forces land on Island number 10, where the Confederates have a battery which threatens river traffic

The Promised Land
Moses sends his scouts to view the Promised Land : they find it, starting a controversy which is still with us more than 2000 years later

Pilgrim Fathers Land
The landing of the Pilgrim Fathers : their first task is to gather firewood to keep warm !

Landing at Schipol
An Armstrong Whitworth Argosy of Imperial Airways prepares to land at Schipol, the airport of Amsterdam

Land League Meeting
Police surprise a clandestine meeting of the outlawed Land League, which advocates non- payment of rent and other forms of resistance to the authorities

Farm Destroyed
When tenant-farmer M Cormack pays his rent contrary to Land League instructions, his home is burnt down by moonlighters (terrorists)

Trader Boycotted
A shopkeeper of county Mayo, who has paid his rent despite Land League instructions to refuse, is boycotted by his customers

Land League Demo
The Land League stage a demonstration at Limerick, calling on tenant farmers to refuse to pay rent so long as the Land League is outlawed by the authorities

Parnell Arrested
Parnell, Irish leader, is sent to Kilmainham gaol charged with obstructing the Land Act. He instructs his followers to pay no rent while the Land League is outlawed

Jerusalem 1493
The city of Jerusalem as depicted in the 15th century, and as the pilgrims to the Holy Land expected to see it !

The Land of Dreams

Coronation Ring
THE CORONATION RING used to help crown English sovereigns was given to pilgrims in the Holy Land by Saint John the Evangelist who owed Edward the Confessor a favour

Germans Occupy Norway
Norway : German troops occupying this huge and rugged country position their guns in a tactical position

German Machine Gunners
German machine-gun crew ready and waiting

Calypso & Odysseus
Odysseus, though not unresponsive to Calypsos charms, nevertheless pines for Peneleope and his native land

Relics / Thorn Crown
Louis IX, king of France, brings back Jesus crown of thorns from the Holy Land, and bears it in procession to Notre Dame, Paris

Modoc Forced to Move
When the Modoc refuse to move to land selected for them, the U.S. government compels them to do so by force

France / Nice [Distant]
General view of Nice from the land

Land of Music
A Dweller in the Land of Music

Pan & Wendy Sit / Postcard
Peter Pan and Wendy sit in a treetop in Never-Never Land

First Sight of Dry Land
NOAHs ARK - The Arks passengers have their first sight of land

Water Babies / Doasyoulike
The Doasyoulike ladies of Readymade Land gathering gossamer in autumn

Events / Ireland
Land League supporters(whose policy is not to pay rent to English landlords) demonstrate at a forced sale of cattle seized from a farmer in lieu of rent

Mediumship / Mrs Guppy
Helped by Katie King, Agnes Nichol, the second Mrs Guppy, flies through the night sky over northern London, to land heavily where she has been summoned at a seance

Cook Lands in Tasmania
He lands at Adventure Bay, Van Diemens Land (Tasmania)

China / Hong Kong 1856
Hong Kong harbour, from the land

Emile Aubrun spotting submarines from his aeroplane
The French aviator Emile Aubrun (1881-1967) at Cherbourg demonstrates that submarines under water can be detected from aircraft flying at a height of 500 metres

Richard I in Palestine during the Third Crusade
King Richard I in action in Palestine, during the Third Crusade

Two Polish aviators confronted by hungry wolves
Two Polish aviators, forced to crash land in the forests of Transylvania, Romania, have to defend themselves against a pack of hungry wolves

Columbus lands on Watling Island (San Salvador)
Columbus lands on Watling Island (now San Salvador), in the Bahamas

View of Ein Kerem, near Jerusalem
View of Ein Kerem, a village 5 km from Jerusalem. On the right the ancient ruins of the Church of the Visitation can be seen. According to tradition, it is there that John the Baptist was born

View of Bethabara on the River Jordan
A view of Bethabara on the River Jordan, in modern-day Jordan, the actual place where Jesus is believed to have been baptised by John the Baptist

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