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Background imageMountainous Collection: REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO. KOTOR. General view of the city. Wor

REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO. KOTOR. General view of the city. Wor
REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO. KOTOR. General view of the city along the fjord and the ancient wall. In 1979 UNESCO declared World Heritage the whole Natural, Cultural and Historical region of Kotor

Background imageMountainous Collection: REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO. KOTOR. Partial view of the city alon

REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO. KOTOR. Partial view of the city along the fjord and the church of Our Lady of Remedy (1518). In 1979 UNESCO declared World Heritage the whole Natural

Background imageMountainous Collection: Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes. Catalonia. Spain

Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes. Catalonia. Spain
Benedictine Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes. Founded around the year 900. The present building is dated 11th century. Scenery. Catalonia. Spain

Background imageMountainous Collection: REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO. Perast. Lady of the Rock Island

REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO. Perast. Lady of the Rock Island

Background imageMountainous Collection: Around Fier. Rural scenary. Republic of Albania

Around Fier. Rural scenary. Republic of Albania
Rural scenery around the ruins of Apollonia. Fier. Republic of Albania

Background imageMountainous Collection: Monastery, Vallombrosa, Tuscany, Italy

Monastery, Vallombrosa, Tuscany, Italy
" SHOULD you be in Florence in the summer, visit Vallombrosa, one of the greatest natural curiosities in Tuscany, though Milton mentions only an ordinary circumstance

Background imageMountainous Collection: Alps from Verona, Italy

Alps from Verona, Italy
" The strange sweeping loop formed by the junctions of the Alps and Appenines [encloses]... the great basin of Lombardy

Background imageMountainous Collection: Florence, view across the plain to the hills, Italy

Florence, view across the plain to the hills, Italy
" The Appenine in the light of day Is a might mountain dim and grey, Which between the earth and sky doth lay; But when night comes a chaos dread On the dim starlight then is spread

Background imageMountainous Collection: Florence from the olive gardens of San Domenico, Italy

Florence from the olive gardens of San Domenico, Italy
" In our wanderings amongst the gardens and olive grounds we used to be joined by the children of Walter Savage Landor

Background imageMountainous Collection: Florence, Italy

Florence, Italy
Florence, looking south-east from San Domenico after a fall of snow. "... Though winter be over in March by rights, Tis May perhaps ere the snow shall have withered well of the heights; You have

Background imageMountainous Collection: Carrara mountains from the sea-coast, Tuscany, Italy

Carrara mountains from the sea-coast, Tuscany, Italy
" the sand dunes stretch for miles between the sea and a low wood of stone-pines, with the Carrara hills descending from their glittering pinnacles by long lines to the headlands of the Spezzian

Background imageMountainous Collection: Cannes and the Esterel Mountains, France

Cannes and the Esterel Mountains, France
" The fortified hill-towns were the chief characteristic of the Riviera... Even Cannes and Nice and Mentone were once only hill-towns for defence

Background imageMountainous Collection: Spring-time in Syracuse, Etna in the distance, Italy

Spring-time in Syracuse, Etna in the distance, Italy. Syracuse is a historic city in Sicily, the capital of the province of Syracuse

Background imageMountainous Collection: Peach Blossom, Italy

Peach Blossom, Italy Date: 1918

Background imageMountainous Collection: Portofino, Italian Riviera

Portofino, Italian Riviera
Portofino, founded by the Romans and named Portus Delphini, or Port of the Dolphin, due to the large number of dolphins that inhabited the Tigullian Gulf

Background imageMountainous Collection: Dogana, bay of Naples, San Marino

Dogana, bay of Naples, San Marino
Dogana is a town and a civil parish in the north-eastern part of San Marino. San Marino is an enclaved microstate surrounded by Italy

Background imageMountainous Collection: View of Florence, Tuscany, Italy

View of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
A distant view of Florence, Italy. Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. Date: 1918

Background imageMountainous Collection: Tuscan Villa, Tuscany, Italy

Tuscan Villa, Tuscany, Italy
Tuscany is a region in central Italy. The regional capital is Florence. Date: 1918

Background imageMountainous Collection: Lake Maggiore, Lago Verbano, Italy, Switzerland

Lake Maggiore, Lago Verbano, Italy, Switzerland
Located on the south side of the Alps, the lake and its shoreline are divided between the Italian regions of Piedmont and Lombardy and the Swiss canton of Ticino

Background imageMountainous Collection: Orange Grove, Italian riviera, Italy

Orange Grove, Italian riviera, Italy
The Italian Riviera, is the narrow coastal strip which lies between the Ligurian Sea and the mountain range formed by the Maritime Alps and the Apennines. Date: 1918

Background imageMountainous Collection: Alpine Pass, Italy

Alpine Pass, Italy. Date: 1918

Background imageMountainous Collection: Dent Blanche in the Alps

Dent Blanche in the Alps
The Dent Blanche is in the Pennine Alps, lying in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. With a 4, 357 metres high summit, its one of the highest peaks in the Alps. Date: 1918

Background imageMountainous Collection: Natural Garden in the Alps, Italy

Natural Garden in the Alps, Italy. Date: 1918

Background imageMountainous Collection: BUNYAN, John (1628-1688). English Christian writer

BUNYAN, John (1628-1688). English Christian writer and preacher, who is well known for his book The Pilgrims Progress. Bunyans dream in which he saw the story of Pilgrims Progress. Engraving

Background imageMountainous Collection: SYRIA. Palmira. Great Colonnade. In the background

SYRIA. Palmira. Great Colonnade. In the background, the Castle of Qalaat ibn Maan. Roman art. Early Empire

Background imageMountainous Collection: Civitatis Orbis Terrarum. Malaga

Civitatis Orbis Terrarum. Malaga
BRAUN, George (1541-1622). Civitatis Orbis Terrarum (Theatrum orbis terrarum). 1572-1617. Malaga (1599). Etching. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Historical Archive of Barcelona

Background imageMountainous Collection: Town by the sea with an inland dock

Town by the sea with an inland dock
Hand coloured. A town by the sea with some kind of inland dock. The background is somewhat mountainous but appears green and fertile. In the centre of the image is a church

Background imageMountainous Collection: Illustration of a picturesque mountainous scene

Illustration of a picturesque mountainous scene
Hand coloured. Illustration of a picturesque mountainous scene from a lake or river. In the foreground is the sail boat on which the artist must have been sitting

Background imageMountainous Collection: Rome, Italy - Mer de Glace

Rome, Italy - Mer de Glace
Hand coloured. A snowy glacier in a mountainous area (northern slopes of Mont Blanc, France). A mountaineer stands in the foreground.. Part of Box 196, Rome, Boswell collection. Silde number 9

Background imageMountainous Collection: Switzerland - The Mer de Glace, Chamounix

Switzerland - The Mer de Glace, Chamounix
Black and white. A snowy glacier in a mountainous area (northern slopes of Mont Blanc, France).. Part of Box 196, Rome, Boswell Collection. Slide number 8. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageMountainous Collection: View across water showing five sail boats

View across water showing five sail boats
Hand coloured. View across water showing five sail boats with snow covered, mountainous ridges in the background. This image is believed to be a photograph but due to high colouration it is difficult

Background imageMountainous Collection: Visit to Madeira - Funchal - The Pico Fort

Visit to Madeira - Funchal - The Pico Fort
Black and white lantern slide of a fort built in a valley of a mountainous area. There are smaller white buildings around it.. Part of Box 125, Madeira, part of Boswell collection. Slide number 43

Background imageMountainous Collection: Visit to Madeira - In the Ribiero Frio

Visit to Madeira - In the Ribiero Frio
Black and white lantern slide of a track leading through a mountainous area with lots of wild vegetation. Three men, one on horseback, are travelling on the path

Background imageMountainous Collection: India - Sanjoli Village, Simla

India - Sanjoli Village, Simla
Black and white. A village made up of largely wooden buildings (some three or four storeys high) spread over a mountainous area.. Part of India Box, Boswell Collection. Slide number 196

Background imageMountainous Collection: India - Simla Kasumpti Bazaar

India - Simla Kasumpti Bazaar
Black and white. A collection of roughly made buildings in a mountainous area. There are piles of wooden beams all around.. Part of India Box, Boswell Collection. Slide number 195. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageMountainous Collection: Spain - Ronda

Spain - Ronda
A black and white slide showing a landscape dominated by a large cliff face. Ronda is a city in the Spanish province of Mᬡga

Background imageMountainous Collection: Visit to Madeira - Machico - General View

Visit to Madeira - Machico - General View
Black and white lantern slide of a rocky, mountainous area by the sea with a village in the valley.. Part of Box 125, Madeira, part of Boswell collection. Slide number 49. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageMountainous Collection: Visit to Madeira - Road near the Grand Curral

Visit to Madeira - Road near the Grand Curral
Black and white lantern slide of several men at the top of a road, in the background is mountainous terrain - Visit to Madeira. Part of Box 125 - Madeira. Boswell Collection. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageMountainous Collection: Here They Are, by Bairnsfather

Here They Are, by Bairnsfather
Here They Are " This ere countrys a bit too - corrugated for me, Bert" A cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander featuring his popular characters Old Bill

Background imageMountainous Collection: A Visit to the Alpini - 19? by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1

A Visit to the Alpini - 19? by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1
The war was over some time ago, but this man hasn t heard about it yet, and nobody can get up to tell him. His sniping is therefore very annoying to that Austrian village in the valley

Background imageMountainous Collection: A Visit to the Alpini by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon

A Visit to the Alpini by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon
You might think the Austrians were safe on top of a place like this - but they re not. Cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander showing three Austrian soldiers staked out atop a

Background imageMountainous Collection: Retreat of Serbian Army

Retreat of Serbian Army
A group of Serbian soldiers bivouac in the mountainous district of Western Serbia during the armys retreat. Gathered round a camp fire

Background imageMountainous Collection: Artillery mule on Italian frontier

Artillery mule on Italian frontier
On the Italian frontier, an artillery mule is lowered on to a ledge in the Alps. The mules were used by the Italian Alpine artillery to carry gun parts on their backs across the mountainous terrain

Background imageMountainous Collection: French scouts carrying planks of wood

French scouts carrying planks of wood in a mountainous area

Background imageMountainous Collection: Onward roads to Rome by G. H. Davis

Onward roads to Rome by G. H. Davis
The onward roads to Rome: the terrain of spectacular advances during the Second World War. A panoramic map from the Liri Valley and Pontine Marshes, showing the main highways to Rome. Date: 1944

Background imageMountainous Collection: Map of Sardinia by G. H. Davis

Map of Sardinia by G. H. Davis
A contour map of Sardinia, showing airfields and seaplane bases during the Second World War. The island was experiencing concentrated bombing by the Allied Strategic Air Force. Date: 1943

Background imageMountainous Collection: Russian Guard in the Balkan Mountains

Russian Guard in the Balkan Mountains
A small battalion of Russian soldiers based within the Balkan Mountains during the Russo-Turkish war (April 24, 1877 March 3, 1878). Date: circa 1877

Background imageMountainous Collection: German soldier in a trench, WW1

German soldier in a trench, WW1
Artists impression of a German soldier in a trench, with a fence of barbed wire, in a mountainous area during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918



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