Oporto Collection

Portugal Porto
(aka Oporto) general view of the town on the Douro river

Praca da Liberdade, Porto, northern Portugal
Praca da Liberdade (Liberty Square) and Avenida dos Aliados (Avenue of the Allies), Porto, northern Portugal, with the City Hall at the upper end. Date: 1930s

Cathedral of the Assumption, Porto, northern Portugal
Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady, Porto, northern Portugal, dating back many centuries, but not completed until the 18th century. Date: 1930s

Dom Luis I Bridge, River Douro, Porto, northern Portugal
Dom Luis I Bridge over the River Douro, Porto, northern Portugal, opened in 1886. circa 1910

Wine Boats / Oporto River
Wine boats sailing up the Douro River at Oporto

Passage of the Douro (Second Battle of Porto, Battle of the Douro, Crossing of the Douro), Porto, Portugal, 12 May 1809, fought by Great Britain and Portugal against the French Empire

Photograph of Oporto PH, Limehouse, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Nothing for the Oporto

Photograph of Oporto PH, Holborn, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Nothing for the Oporto

Bridge at Leca da Palmeira, Porto district, Portugal
Bridge over the River Leca at Leca da Palmeira, Matosinhos, Greater Porto area, northern Portugal. Date: circa 1908

Avenida dos Aliados, Porto, northern Portugal
Avenida dos Aliados (Avenue of the Allies, eastern side), Porto, northern Portugal. Date: 1930s

Praca do Infante Dom Henrique, Porto, northern Portugal, with a statue in honour of Prince Henry the Navigator (1394-1460), who encouraged the early voyages of discovery

Praca da Ribeira, Porto, northern Portugal
Praca da Ribeira (Riverside Square), alongside the River Douro, Porto, northern Portugal, with oxen-drawn carts and a narrow street (Rua Sao Joao) sloping up into the city. Date: circa 1905

Foz do Douro, Porto, northern Portugal, looking onto the Molhe beach, where the Douro River meets the Atlantic Ocean. Date: 1930s

Largo da Ribeira, Porto, northern Portugal
Largo da Ribeira (Riverside Square), alongside the River Douro, Porto, northern Portugal, with oxen-drawn carts and a narrow street (Rua Sao Joao) sloping up into the city. Date: circa 1920

Boating near the Crystal Palace, Porto, northern Portugal
People boating on a lake in a park, with the Crystal Palace behind trees on the left, Porto, northern Portugal. Date: circa 1910s

Wine boat on the River Douro, Porto, northern Portugal
Rebello boat for transporting wine, on the River Douro in Porto, northern Portugal. circa 1908

Oporto Exhibition 1865
The Crystal Palace of the Portuguese International Exhibition at Oporto. Date: 1865

PLUMPER SEA SERPENT
Marine creature sighted from HMS Plumper near Oporto, Portugal, from a sketch by a witness; he said it seemed to have something like a mane Date: 31 December 1848

Spain and Portugal - Oporto, Bridge of Luis - View of metal arched bridge, houses in Background B/W. Part of Box 149 Boswell collection - Portugal and Spain

Royal Wedding of King Manuel of Portugal, 1913
A family group taken before the marriage ceremony between ex-King Manuel of Portugal and Princess Augusta (Augustine) Victoria of Hohenzollern on 4 September 1913

Portugal. Porto. Crystal Palace. Engraving by Llonch. La Ilustracion, 1887. Colored

Oporto. Portugal. Liberation of Lisbon from the Arabs. Comme
The day June 17, 1147, the Bishop of Porto called the army of the Second Crusade, to aid the king Alfonso I to liberate Lisbon from the Arabs. Commemorative plaque in the Seo. Square. Oporto. Portugal

Portugal / Oporto Bridge
Oporto: the Dom Fernando Bridge over the river Douro Date: 1877

Wellington at Douro 1809
PENINSULA CAMPAIGN In Portugal, Wellington crosses the Douro river, and in a battle against a French army twice his size, drives the French from Oporto Date: 12 May 1809

Oporto Exhibition / 1865
The crystal palace of the Portuguese International Exhibition at Oporto Date: 1865

Wine Boats at Oporto Date: 1877

Battle of Oporto, 1809 during the Napoleonic Wars. Painting. FRANCE. Versailles. National Museum of Versailles

Portugal / Oporto C1850
Oporto: general view from above Date: circa 1850

Junta Fleet
Government forces enter Oporto and the fleet of the Junta, opposing queen Maria II, is taken

Revolutionary Leaders
Blindfolded, the leaders of the unsuccessful revolutionary coup are brought to negotiate at Oporto with government representatives

Porto Trade Centre
Vasco da Gama, by rounding the Cape of Good Hope and discovering the Indies, makes Porto (aka Oporto) one of Europes foremost trading centres

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