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Background imageMainland Collection: View of St Michaels Mount, Cornwall

View of St Michaels Mount, Cornwall
View of St Michaels Mount from the mainland, Cornwall. The Mount is united with nearby Marazion by a manmade causeway which can only be walked on at mid to low tide -- at high tide the sea covers it

Background imageMainland Collection: Thurso Church

Thurso Church
The ruins of St. Peters Church, seen from the quayside, at Thurso, the most northerly town on the mainland of Caithness, Scotland. Date: 1960s photo

Background imageMainland Collection: Bigbury-on-Sea - The Burgh Island Hotel Tractor

Bigbury-on-Sea - The Burgh Island Hotel Tractor
Transportation in the Sea Tractor over to the Burgh Island Hotel, Bigbury-on-Sea, South Devon, allowing guests to travel to/from the mainland at High Tide

Background imageMainland Collection: Coastal view of Funchal, Madeira with seaplane taking off

Coastal view of Funchal, Madeira with seaplane taking off
Coastal view of Funchal, Madeira, Portugal with seaplane taking off on the regular mainland service. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageMainland Collection: View of St Michaels Mount, Cornwall

View of St Michaels Mount, Cornwall
View of St Michaels Mount from the mainland, Cornwall. The Mount is united with nearby Marazion by a manmade causeway which can only be walked on at mid to low tide -- at high tide the sea covers it

Background imageMainland Collection: Dunkirk Evacuation

Dunkirk Evacuation
FRANCE : Beaten back by the German advance, the British evacuate mainland Europe via the beaches of DUNKIRK, under heavy attacks from the enemy

Background imageMainland Collection: Menai Bridge with steamship

Menai Bridge with steamship
The steam ferryboat St. Seiriol passing under the Menai Bridge designed by Thomas Telford. The Menai Suspension Bridge, or Pont Grog y Borth in Welsh

Background imageMainland Collection: Sugar Glider

Sugar Glider
A Sugar Glider (or Flying Sugar), a small gliding possum, native to eastern and northern mainland Australia. Date: 1960s

Background imageMainland Collection: Entrance to Menai Bridge

Entrance to Menai Bridge
The entrance to the Menai Bridge from the Carnarvon shore. The bridge between mainland Wales and Anglesey was designed by Thomas Telford and opened in 1826

Background imageMainland Collection: Crossing Northumberland Strait by Ice Boat

Crossing Northumberland Strait by Ice Boat. These boats were operated in the Northumberland Strait during the 19th century and early 20th century

Background imageMainland Collection: A stone breakwater in Germany

A stone breakwater in Germany between the mainland and Hamburg Hallig. Claimed that these break waters increased territory for Germany. Date: circa 1900

Background imageMainland Collection: Mont St Michel, Low Tide

Mont St Michel, Low Tide
An etching of Mont Saint Michel at low tide, a tidal island and mainland commune in Normandy, France. A statue of Archangel Michael sits atop the spire. Date: circa 1931

Background imageMainland Collection: Eretria, looking across to mainland Greece

Eretria, looking across to mainland Greece Date: 1907

Background imageMainland Collection: The Menai Strait, North Wales

The Menai Strait, North Wales
The Menai Strait which separates the island of Anglesey from Mainland North Wales. Date: 1953

Background imageMainland Collection: Britannia Bridge across the Menai Strait

Britannia Bridge across the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. Date: 1953

Background imageMainland Collection: Post-WW2 export trade of cars to the European mainland

Post-WW2 export trade of cars to the European mainland
Post-WW2 export trade of cars from the UK to the European mainland, using a former wartime tank landing craft. Date: late 1940s

Background imageMainland Collection: Main entrance to Caldey Abbey - Caldey Island

Main entrance to Caldey Abbey - Caldey Island off the southwest coast of mainland Wales, near Tenby in Pembrokeshire. Date: 1937

Background imageMainland Collection: Ponte della Liberta (Bridge of Liberty) - Venice, Italy

Ponte della Liberta (Bridge of Liberty) - Venice, Italy
Ponte della Liberta (Bridge of Liberty) - a road bridge connecting the historical center of the city of Venice to the mainland

Background imageMainland Collection: Clachan Bridge, Easdale

Clachan Bridge, Easdale, which links the west coast of the Scottish mainland to the island of Seil. Designed by John Stevenson of Oban and built between 1792 and 1793 by engineer Robert Mylne

Background imageMainland Collection: HERRERA, Antonio de (1559-1625). General History

HERRERA, Antonio de (1559-1625). General History of the Deeds of the Castilians on the Islands and Mainland of the Ocean Sea Known As the West Indies. 1601 - 1615

Background imageMainland Collection: Seaspeed Hovercraft

Seaspeed Hovercraft
The Seaspeed Hovercraft which ferries passengers from the Isle of Wight to mainland England. Date: 1960s

Background imageMainland Collection: Queen of Spains chair

Queen of Spains chair - Black and white view from mainland of Gibraltar. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageMainland Collection: View through palm trees, Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa

View through palm trees, Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa
View through palm trees from the mainland, Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageMainland Collection: Ceuta, Spain - Almina Bridge and Liberty Street

Ceuta, Spain - Almina Bridge and Liberty Street
Ceuta, Spain - one of two permanently inhabited Spanish territories in mainland Africa - Almina Bridge (Puente Almina) and Liberty Street (calle de la Libertad). Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMainland Collection: London, England - Indian Elephant

London, England - Indian Elephant - Elephant and Rider. Part of Box 23 Boswell Collection. A Day trip to London.The Indian elephant (Elephant maximus indicus)

Background imageMainland Collection: Lebanon / Tyre 1847

Lebanon / Tyre 1847
Tyre: general view from the mainland Date: 1847

Background imageMainland Collection: Aerial view of Lizard Point, Cornwall

Aerial view of Lizard Point, Cornwall, the most southerly point of mainland Great Britain. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageMainland Collection: Artist at work, St Michaels Mount, Cornwall

Artist at work, St Michaels Mount, Cornwall
An artist at work on the beach, painting St Michaels Mount, Cornwall. The Mount is united with nearby Marazion by a manmade causeway which can only be walked on at mid to low tide -- at high tide

Background imageMainland Collection: Switzerland - The Falls of the Rhine, Neuhausen

Switzerland - The Falls of the Rhine, Neuhausen
Coloured lantern slide of a view across the Rhine Falls. Neuhausen is a small municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland; the little town is well known for the Rhine Falls

Background imageMainland Collection: Earthquake victims arriving at hospital, Greece

Earthquake victims arriving at hospital, Greece
Earthquake victims arriving at a hospital, Greece. Many earthquakes occurred in the Ionian area in August 1953, the worst one destroying many buildings in Kefalonia and Zakynthos

Background imageMainland Collection: Earthquake victims in a hospital, Greece

Earthquake victims in a hospital, Greece
Earthquake victims and staff in the dining room of a hospital, Greece. Many earthquakes occurred in the Ionian area in August 1953, the worst one destroying many buildings in Kefalonia and Zakynthos

Background imageMainland Collection: Scouts escorting earthquake victims, Greece

Scouts escorting earthquake victims, Greece
Scouts escorting earthquake victims to the mainland, Greece. Many earthquakes occurred in the Ionian area in August 1953, the worst one destroying many buildings in Kefalonia and Zakynthos

Background imageMainland Collection: Scouts from Patras, Greece

Scouts from Patras, Greece
Scouts from Patras (Patra), Greece, on one of the islands affected by an earthquake in August 1953 which destroyed many buildings in Kefalonia and Zakynthos

Background imageMainland Collection: Scouts with earthquake victims in Patras, Greece

Scouts with earthquake victims in Patras, Greece
Scouts with earthquake victims in Patras (Patra), Greece. Many earthquakes occurred in the Ionian area in August 1953, the worst one destroying many buildings in Kefalonia and Zakynthos

Background imageMainland Collection: Luoyang Bridge, Quanzhou, Fujian Province, China

Luoyang Bridge, Quanzhou, Fujian Province, China
Luoyang Bridge, Quanzhou - the longest bridge in the Fujian Province (Fukien or Foukien), a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMainland Collection: Britannia Tubular Bridge - Menai Straits

Britannia Tubular Bridge - Menai Straits
Britannia Tubular Bridge - between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales over the Menai Straits. It was originally designed and built by Robert Stephenson. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMainland Collection: View of Mombasa, Kenya

View of Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa from the Mainland. Date: 1930s

Background imageMainland Collection: Title page from the Historia General de los

Title page from the Historia General de los
" Title page from the " Historia General de los hechos de los castellanos en las islas y tierra firme del mar Oc顮 o"

Background imageMainland Collection: Roman invasion of Britain

Roman invasion of Britain
Julius Caesar leads an attempted landing on the British mainland, somewhere on the Kent coastline. Facing the Britons gathered on the shore

Background imageMainland Collection: Chicago - Pier

Chicago - Pier
The East End Recreation Pier will include Concert Halls, Dance Hall, Childrens Amusements and Refectory, accessed by street car from the mainland. Date: 1916

Background imageMainland Collection: Stones of Stenness

Stones of Stenness
Orkneys, Scotland - The Standing Stones of Stenness on the Mainland, some prehistoric monoliths, probably the temple of a long vanished race

Background imageMainland Collection: Street scene, South American mainland, WW1

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

Background imageMainland Collection: Stockholm, Sweden - Skansbron Bridge

Stockholm, Sweden - Skansbron Bridge
Skansbron Bascule Bridge (" The Fortlet Bridge" ) over the Hammarbykanalen canal connecting the major Sodermalm Island to the southern mainland district (Sodra Hammarbyhamnen)

Background imageMainland Collection: Tsing-Tao 1914

Tsing-Tao 1914
British and Japanese soldiers mingle on the beach in the Tsing-Tao area, following the joint operation to land forces with the aim of capturing the German base on the Chinese mainland

Background imageMainland Collection: The Britannia bridge

The Britannia bridge
Three views of the Britannia bridge, which was built across the Menai strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. The bridge was begun in 1846 and completed in March 1850

Background imageMainland Collection: Trogir (Trau), Croatia

Trogir (Trau), Croatia
Trogir (Trau) is a historic town and harbour on the Adriatic coast in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. The historic city is situated on a small island between the Croatian mainland

Background imageMainland Collection: Bangor - looking down the Menai Straits

Bangor - looking down the Menai Straits, past the Menai Suspension Bridge, or Pont Grog y Borth, designed by Thomas Telford and opened in 1826

Background imageMainland Collection: Tangiers, Morocco - Royal Moorish Bazaar

Tangiers, Morocco - Royal Moorish Bazaar
The Royal Moorish Bazaar at Tangiers, Morocco, looking out across the Straits of Gibraltar toward Mainland Europe and Spain, visible on the horizon

Background imageMainland Collection: Horse & Cart on Sands

Horse & Cart on Sands
A horse and cart (and a car in the far distance) drive over the sands at Holy Island (Lindisfarne) at low tide, a three mile ride from the mainland, possible twice daily

Background imageMainland Collection: Sketching the Lion Gate

Sketching the Lion Gate
The artist for The Illustrated London News talks to local shepherds as he sketches the Lion gate at Mycenae, the earliest relief sculpture on the Greek mainland

Background imageMainland Collection: Maes-How (Scotland)

Maes-How (Scotland)
Maes-how tomb near the Stones of Stenness and the Ring of Brodgar on the Orkney Mainland. The stucture dates to c.3000 BC. Nordic raiders

Background imageMainland Collection: Landing on Mainland

Landing on Mainland
Volunteers for Garibaldis army land on the Calabrian coast at the villa San Giovanni

Background imageMainland Collection: Garibaldi Leaves Marsala

Garibaldi Leaves Marsala
Garibaldis thousand embark at Quarto, Sicily, to invade the mainland

Background imageMainland Collection: Invasion Fleet

Invasion Fleet
Garibaldis invasion fleet on the beach at Messina, Sicily, ready to invade the Italian mainland at Calabria

Background imageMainland Collection: Embarking for Italy

Embarking for Italy
Following on the invasion by Garibaldis thousand. Missoris expedition embarks from the Faro Point, Messina, to invade the Italian mainland at Calabria

Background imageMainland Collection: Garibaldi Invasion Fleet

Garibaldi Invasion Fleet
The invasion fleet carries Garibaldis thousand from Quarto, Sicily, to invade the Italian mainland

Background imageMainland Collection: French Take Dieppe

French Take Dieppe
The French take the bastille built by the English before the port of Dieppe - one step in the expulsion of the English from mainland Europe

Background imageMainland Collection: Giants Causeway C1840

Giants Causeway C1840
Looking towards the mainland : a local explains the formation of the Giants Causeway to a group of visitors

Background imageMainland Collection: Lion Gate at Mycenae

Lion Gate at Mycenae
The Lion Gate at Mycenae represents the earliest large relief structure on the Greek mainland. The carvings were placed into an open triangle left by the corbelled blocks. Date: 1855

Background imageMainland Collection: Lorgues / Usa Mainland Map

Lorgues / Usa Mainland Map
A map showing the travels of Columbus off the American mainland

Background imageMainland Collection: Ryde, Isle of Wight

Ryde, Isle of Wight
The town seen from the sea : in the harbour are sailing vessels and a paddle- steamer - presumably a ferry from the mainland

Background imageMainland Collection: Rama in Lanka

Rama in Lanka
Rama, Hindu divine hero, is able to successfully invade the island of Lanka because friendly apes build a bridge for him from the mainland

Background imageMainland Collection: Vespucci (Liebig)

Vespucci (Liebig)
AMERIGO VESPUCCI Italian navigator, discoverer of mainland to which he gave his name

Background imageMainland Collection: Siege of Dieppe

Siege of Dieppe
The French take the bastille built by the English before the port of Dieppe - one step in the expulsion of the English from mainland Europe



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