North West Collection (page 2)

Alexander V. Porus
Alexander defeats PORUS, king of the Pauravas, on the Hydaspes (now Jhelum) river in northwest India/ Pakistan. Date: 326 BC

Dolgelly / Dolgellau
Dolgelly/Dolgellau - View of Town - Square Tower. Part of Box 145 Boswell Collection - East Coast. Dolgellau (/d??l???li/; Welsh pronunciation: [d?l????a)

English Cathedrals - 49 Bangor -South side - Square short- Towered Bangor cathedral -People standing in (foreground). Part of Box 144 Boswell Collection - English Cathedrals Bangor Cathedral is an

Petroglyph with geometric motifs. Work by the ancient settlers of the Canary Islands whose origin came from the northwest

From northwest, Ilkley, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Portland, Oregon - the metropolis of the Pacific Northwest. Print showing bird s-eye view of Portland, Oregon. Date c1888 May 17

From northwest, Waterford. County Waterford, Ireland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Group of Native Americans, three standing, one seated on the ground, possibly Colville or Kutenai, at the winter quarters of the British Northwest Boundary Commission Survey in Colville, Washington

Northwest facade of the White House

View of the camp building at Kitty Hawk from the northwest, showing the old building to the left and the newly constructed building on the right

Greenland Melville
Greenlands icy mountains, on an inlet of Baffin Bay on the northwest coast. Date: 1850

A Guajiro Market - Venezuela
A Wayuu (also Wayu, Wayuu, Guajiro, Wahiro) Market in Venzuela. The Guajiro are an Amerindian ethnic group of the La Guajira Peninsula in northern Colombia and northwest Venezuela. Date: circa 1930s

British Colombia border over to the Yukon
The British Colombia border over to the Yukon - The Royal Canadian Northwest Mounted Police steam launch Gladys on a windy arm of the Tagish Lake

The crew of the Pandora hunting Polar Bears, 1875
Engraving showing the crew of the Arctic exploration ship, Pandora, using one of the ships boats to capture a young Polar bear in Arctic waters, 1875

Captain James Fitzjamess Cabin aboard HMS Erebus, 1845
Engraving showing Captain James Fitzjamess cabin aboard HMS Erebus, pictured shortly before departure, 1845. In 1845 the British Admiralty sent two polar exploration ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror

The Pandora heading for the Carey Islands, 1875
Engraving showing the Arctic exploration ship, Pandora, beating upwind to the Carey Islands, 1875. The Pandora was used by Sir Allen Young in two attempts between 1875

The Musick Hal at Disco Island, 1875
Engraving showing the building on Disco Island, Greenland, which the crew of the Arctic exploration ship, Pandora, had converted to use as a Musick Hal for their entertainment, 1875

The Pandora in Peels Strait, 1875
Engraving showing the Arctic exploration ship, Pandora, in Peels Strait, 29th August 1875. The Pandora was used by Sir Allen Young in two attempts between 1875 and 1876 to find the Northwest Passage

Lady Jane Franklin (1792-1875)
Engraving of Lady Jane Franklin, nee Griffin, the wife of the English explorer, Sir John Franklin. Lady Jane travelled extensively with Sir John through Syria, Turkey, Egypt and Tasmania

Walrus Hunting during the Pandora Arctic Expedition, 1876
Engraving showing the crew of the Arctic exploration ship, Pandora, using the ships boats to shoot walruses in Arctic waters, 1876

Russia Kalinin Tver
Kalinin (formerly Tver) on the Volga, about 160 km northwest of Moscow, on the Moscow to St Petersburg railway

Robert McClure - 4
Sir ROBERT JOHN LE MESURIER MCCLURE (or M Clure) naval officer, explorer in the Arctic, discoverer of the Northwest Passage, wearing the clothes he wore in the Arctic

Queen Victoria visiting HMS Resolute, Cowes, 1856
Engraving showing Queen Victoria of Great Britain boarding the Arctic exploration ship HMS Resolute in Cowes Harbour, 15th December 1856

France Fougeres
General view of the town with its imposing chateau : it is located in northwest France, not far from Rennes

Trouville Fishing Boat
Fishing boat of Trouville, on Frances northwest coast

Ligurian Republic
The inauguration of the Ligurian Republic, created by Napoleon in northwest Italy : soon, though, France will annex these territories

Petrovski Palace
This imperial palace is located to the northwest of the city

Erebus and Terror in search of the Northwest Passage
Scene from Sir John Franklins Canadian Arctic exploration, showing the Erebus and Terror in their attempt to navigate the Northwest Passage. Sadly, both ships and crew were lost

Northwest Wind
the North-West Wind

Ghana / Cape Coast
Two prospects of Cape Coast Castle - above, from the east, below, from the northwest : the British flag flies proudly in the southerly wind

Indian Trappers / 1885
Native Canadian trappers of the Northwest, trudging through a snowy forest

Haida Woman
A Haida woman of Queen Charlotte Island, northwest America : note the lip-plug, an ornament supposed to be attractive

France / Gravelines
A fishing port in northwest France, near Dunkerque

Boys Heads to Bed
A young boy goes to bed with a candle

Attack on Geriah
Geriah Fort, northwest India, stronghold of Maratha pirate Tulagee Angria, is attacked and taken by a combined British/Portuguese force under admirals Pocock and Watson

Pyramid Lake
Located in northwest Nevada, this remote lake is today a popular tourist destination. The pyramid is a natural rock formation, despite its seemingly man-made appearance. Date: 1862

London Bridge 1897
Horse buses, carts and handcarts, pedestrians crossing the bridge : facing northwest

Events / Canada
REBELLION IN THE NORTHWEST The rebel Nor -Westers at Fort William

Natural Phenomena / Space /
Meteorite investigated by prof. Nordenskjold on the northwest coast of Greenland and brought back to Sweden 1st picture of 2

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