Mountains Collection (page 53)

Mountain fir tree forest
A light, atmospheric view of mountains seen through the green silhouettes of fir trees on the lower slopes. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Androsace Chumbii (Chumbyi) in winter
Androsace Chumbii (Chumbyi), of the Primulaceae family, also known as rock jasmine or fairy candelabra, seen here in winter

Androsace Glacialis, of the Primulaceae family, also known as rock jasmine or fairy candelabra. They flourish in rock clefts on alpine summits, with pink flowers fading to white in the early spring

Austrian Tyrol - Rallenberg
The village of Rallenberg in the Austrian Tyrol

Poster advertising Harrismith, South Africa
Poster advertising Harrismith, a large inland town in South Africa, named after the British Governor, Sir Harry Smith. The western gateway to the Drakensberg mountains

Norway - Stalheimskleven
Pony and trap traversing a barren track with a stunning view at Stalheimskleven, Norway

Panoramic view of Bergen, Norway
Bergen, Norway - in the county of Hordaland on the south-western coast. The city centre is situated among a group of mountains known as De syv fjell ( The Seven Mountains )

Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, Alberta, Canada
The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel is a former railway hotel constructed in Scottish Baronial style, located in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Two whales in the sea, with birds and mountains
The fins of two whales in the sea, with birds flying above and mountains in the background

Poster advertising Norway via Royal Mail
Poster for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, advertising trips to Norway and northern capitals. Luxury cruises on the SS Arcadian

Winter sports in the Pyrenees poster
Poster advertising the area around Chemin de Fer in the midi Pyrenees in France as the ideal destination for winter sports. These jolly sledgers seem to think so anyway. Date: c.1920

Bulgaria - Borovets - bringing home fruit
Bulgaria - Borovets - Women return home with baskets of berries. Borovets is now a popular Bulgarian ski resort

Mountain scene with travellers, Kashgar, western China
A mountain scene, showing people travelling in horse-drawn wagons, in Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Himalayas
The Himalayan Mountains. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts, taken on a journey he took from Kashmir to Kashgar in Chinese Turkestan

Uniformed men in Kashgar, western China
A group of uniformed men in the mountains of Kashgar, western China. They are lined up in two rows, with one man at the centre, with a square archway behind him. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Southern China - Local Man on horseback
A Turkic man sat on a mighty steed in a mountain pass in the far north of India or the very south of Xinjiang Province, China on the road through the mountains to Kashgar

Wooden building in Kashgar, western China
A wooden building in the mountains of Kashgar, western China, with a donkey or mule tethered up outside. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Group of local men, Kashgar, western China
A group of local men, probably travel guides, in the mountains of Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Mountain scene in Kashgar, western China
A mountain scene in Kashgar, western China, showing men, horses and donkeys. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Tatler Winter Sports Number 1954
Lovely 1950s illustration by David Judd for the front cover of The Tatlers Winter Sports Number, showing a lone female skiier arriving at a quaint looking chalet on the ski slopes

The National Dance of Bulgaria - Panagurichte
The National Dance of Bulgaria performed at Panagyurishte. Panagyurishte is a town in Pazardzhik Province, western Bulgaria. The town is situated in a small valley in the Sredna Gora mountains

Bulgaria - close to Schipka - Russian Seminary

Colombian Artillery - Bogota
Colombian horse-drawn Artillery - Bogota, Colombia

Morocco - Xauen (now Chefchaouen, or Chau) situated in the Rif Mountains, just inland from Tangier and Tetouan. The city was founded in 1471, as a small fortress which still exists to this day

Camp in the Mountains of Iran
A temporary camp in the mountains of Iran, close to oil exploration works undertaken in the early 1920s by British Petroleum

Mount Rigi - Switzerland
Mount Rigi, known as " The Queen of the Swiss Mountains". A ferry crosses Lake Lucern toward the landing stage for the railway which climbs up to the viewpoint

Retreat to Albania 1915
A medical team, led by Mrs St Clair Stobart (Mabel Ann Stobart Greenhalgh) rest during the retreat through the Albanian mountains by Serbian forces in the face of the Bulgarian advance

Car taking believers to Lourdes
A large car taking nine pilgrims from Gavarnie to the holy grotto at Lourdes

Innsbruck, Austria - Maria Theresienstrasse with dramatic mountain backdrop

Morocco - Marrakesh - Ramparts
The Old Walls (Ramparts) of the city of Marrakesh in Morocco with the snow-capped Atlas Mountains in the background

Winter sports in the Vosges, the Munster Valley and the Hohneck with a skier zooming down a snowy slope between fir trees. Travel and tourism poster for Alsace and Lorraine Railways

North West Frontier Province, India - Srinigar. House Boats on the Dal Lake - luxuriously equipped for the tourist market. Srinigar lies on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus

General view, Iranian desert with buildings
General view of the Iranian desert, with a few buildings, and mountains in the background

People and their cars, Iran
People and their cars, somewhere in Iran

People outside a building, unidentified location
An unidentified location, somewhere in the Middle East: a small square building like a fort, with a few people and animals outside. There are hills or mountains in the background

The cemetery and racecourse at Hong Kong
A view of the Hong Kong racecourse, in very close proximity to the cemetery: The races took place last week in the Happy Valley

Tibetan Stupa, Tibet, Himalayan Mountains, Southern China

Croatia - Makarska. During World War Two, Makarska was part of the Independent State of Croatia. It was a port for the nations navy and served as the headquarters of the Central Adriatic Naval Command

Omis - Croatia
Omis, Croatia - Port and Harbour

Rural scene with swallow and stream
A pretty rural scene with a swallow swooping above a stream, with red poppies in the foreground and a lake and mountains in the background

Scenery with mountains, lake and trees
Rural scenery with mountains, a lake, and fir trees, with two birds flying across

Mountain Lake - Fantasy Landscape
A Fantasy landscape with two ducks taking flight from the still water. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Mountain landscape with water and birds
A mountain landscape with two birds flying above a lake or river

Winter lake with mountains with Snowy Owl
A view toward a snow-capped peak across a cold wintery lake. A snowy Owl has been added to th border framing the scene. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Two Jaguars - South America
Two Jaguars (Panthera onca). The jaguars present range extends from Mexico across much of Central America and south to Paraguay and northern Argentina

Mersin, Turkey - Zaffer Street
Zaffer Street, Mersin, Turkey. A large city and a busy port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey and is the capital of the Mersin Province

Mersin, Turkey - General View
A general view of Mersin. A large city and a busy port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey and is the capital of the Mersin Province

German machine guns on temporary mountains for use against war planes

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