Region Collection

St. Peter. Wall painting. From the Church of St. Nicholas. 14th century. Kalotina, Sofia region, Bulgaria. National Archeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, 1845
Engraving showing HMS Erebus (left) and HMS Terror, pictured on the River Thames, 1845

Captain Francis Crozier of HMS Terror, 1845
Engraving of Captain Francis Crozier (1796-1848) of HMS Terror, pictured shortly before departing on the ill-fated Franklin Arctic expedition of 1845

Lebanon - Zahle
The Wadi (the Arabic term traditionally referring to a valley) at Zahle, Lebanon. The Beqaa Valley wine region. Date: circa 1920s

Class 40 Diesel-electric locomotive - English Electric Co
One of the new 2000 b.h.p. Class 40 diesel-electric locomotives built by The English Electric Company Ltd. in conjunction with the Vulcan Foundry Ltd

CLAUS, Emile (1849-1924). The Beet Harvest. 1890. Impressionism. Oil on canvas. BELGIUM. Deinze. Museum of Deinze and the Leie region

The Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by ice, Barro
Engraving showing the Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by pack ice in Barrows Straits, September 1849

The Coat of Arms of Peebles, a royal burgh in Tweeddale, Scottish Borders region of Scotland. Date: circa 1900

Mitchells Corn Palace, Mitchell, South Dakota, USA
Mitchells Corn Palace, The Worlds Only Corn Palace at Mitchell, South Dakota, USA

Winter Landscape, 1835-1838, by Barend Cornelis Koekkoek (18
Barend Cornelis Koekkoek (1803-1862). Dutch painter. Winter Landscape, 1835-1838. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Map of the Dacian Empire and Roman provinces. Date: 1801

NFS (London Region) Pimlico V1 bombing attack, WW2
The aftermath of a V1 flying bomb attack in Winchester Street, Pimlico. NFS firefighters join other rescue workers at the scene

Bedford Heavy Unit in the NFS (London Region)
About 1000 of the pumps were built on a Bedford chassis and most were capable of pumping water at 700 gallons per minute

Starlight bent by the Suns Attraction: The Einstein Theory
This diagram drawn by W. B. Robinson illustrates Professor Einsteins Theory that light is subject to gravitation

Captain Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Engraving of Captain Sir John Franklin in his Royal Navy uniform, pictured shortly before departing on his ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845

A map of the Colne Valley Cloth District
Pictorial map of the Colne Valley Cloth District in Yorkshire, drawn by the poster artist and designer Leslie MacDonald Gill the year before his death, in 1946

Distributions of plants at various altitudes
Coloured engraving of Alexander Humboldt illustration. Tableaux de la Nature, 1865. Date: 1865

The Personification of Finland (Suomi)
The Female Personification of Finland (Suomi), holding aloft the National Flag over the sun rising across the Finnish lakes

NFS London Region control room and officers, WW2
With the Fire Service nationalised in 1941 the London Fire Brigade was combined with its surrounding Fire Brigades to form the London Region of the NFS

The End of Sir John Franklins Arctic Expedition, 1845
Engraving showing the end of Sir John Franklins ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845, entitled They Forged the last link with their lives. This engraving was taken from a painting by W

Spain and Portugal - Leiria Fountain - Fountain foreground - Bullock cart with barrel, people around fountain - houses in background. Part of Box 149 Boswell collection - Portugal and Spain

Vina del Mar, Chile - Panorama of Miramar
Panoramic view of the Miramar beach area of Via del Mar (Spanish for Vineyard of the Sea )

French travel poster
Poster advertising the resorts of Ault-Onival and Bois de Cise in the Somme and Picardy region of France three hours from France via the French National Railway

Sinop - Turkey
Sinop is a city Ince Burun (Cape Ince), by its Cape Sinop (Sinop Burnu, Boztepe Cape, Boztepe Burnu) which is situated on the most northern edge of the Turkish side of Black Sea coast

Silesia Plebiscite
In Silesia, with a mixed German and Polish population, residents of Kattowitz/ Katowice await the results of the plebiscite which will divide the region

Harpers Ferry, Wv
This is where the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers merge, in the Blue Mountain region of West Virginia. In 1859 it will be the scene of John Browns ill-fated raid

France Margaux
Le chateau de Margaux, in the Bordeaux region, justly reputed for its wine

A Clydesdale at Home - Scottish draft horse
The Clydesdale is a breed of draft horse derived from the farm horses of Clydesdale, Scotland, and named after that region. Date: circa 1910s

NFS-London Region 50ft wheeled escape ladder, WW2
An Ajax style wheeled escape ladder, wound out in its carriage, from Fire Force Area 34 Acton fire station (E1Z) located at 24 Gunnersbury Lane, Acton, West London

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Iran (Persia). These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

Poster, Velke Karlovice, Raj Lyzaru
Czech poster, Velke Karlovice, Raj Lyzaru, by Ladislav Horak -- Great Karlovice (a village in Vsetin District, Zlin Region, Czech Republic), a paradise for skiers. Date: 1946

Rooftops of Roseau - Dominica
The Rooftops of Roseau viewed from the Cathedral - Dominica

NFS (London Region) ordinary fire in Islington, WW2
A fire in a shop and dwelling in Liverpool Street, Islington, North London

NFS (London Region) narrow boat fitted with fire pumps
There were 18 river fire stations along the length of the River Thames during WW2. They were used to accommodate the crews on a 24 hour standby to operate the fireboats

View of Dessie (Dese, Dessye, Dixan), Ethiopia
A view of Dessie (Dese, Dessye, Dixan), in Amhara region, north central Ethiopia

Princess Nirgidma visits Citroen Central Asian Expedition
Princess Palta (Nirgidma), Princess of the Torghuts, a nomadic people in Central Asia visits the Citroen Central Asian Anthropological Expedition (3rd Mission, led by Haardt) at Ouroumtsi

Man in traditional costume of Dubrovnik region of Croatia
Man in the traditional costume of Dubrovnik region of Croatia. Date: circa 1920s

Peru - Huancayo in Wanka Quechua (Wankayuq) - the capital of the Junin Region, in the central highlands. Date: circa 1910s

Basque Dancing Men
A troupe of male dancers from the Basque region (Pyrenees), France. Date: 1930s

The Mohne Dam Breached; Second World War, 1943
Aerial photograph showing the Mohne Dam and reservoir (top) after the Dambusters raid of 1943

Stanislau Urbans partisan hat. Latvia
Latvian national partisans. Stanislau Urbans partisan hat. Occupation Museum of Latvia. Riga

Sete, France - The Harbour and Town
Sete, France, in the Herault department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France - a lovely view of the Harbour and the town. Date: circa 1910s

Aerial view North of Fulham Road near Stamford Bridge
This view is one taken in a north easterly direction and illustrates the region to the north of Fulham Road near the Stamford Bridge football ground

NFS-London Region 100ft turntable with pump, WW2
A Merryweather turntable ladder fitted with an integral fire pump that feeds the monitor at the head of the ladder and therefore does not require a separate pumping appliance to feed it

Members of the Canadian Fire Service join the NFS, WW2
Detachments from the Canadian Fire Service arrive in the UK to supplement National Fire Service numbers. Groups were allocated to the various Fire Regions

First Austrian POWs at Ust-Kamenogorsk, WW1
The first Austrian prisoners of war (mostly Czech) arrive at Ust-Kamenogorsk (Semipalatinsk region) on the Eastern Front (now in Kazakhstan) during the First World War. Date: 24 September 1914

Pyrenean Woman force-feeding a goose in order to fatten up the liver of the bird for making foie gras pate. Date: circa 1910s

Revnic - Czech Republic
Greetings postcard from Revnice, a small town south west of Prague in the Czech Republic, in the Central Bohemian Region. It was here that tennis player Martina Navratilova grew up!

Kos - Women (Ottoman era)
This picture is from Ottoman times and depicts women sitting, having been drinking wine, in traditional costume, on the Island of Kos (or Cos) (Turkish - Istankoy, Italian - Coo, English - Stanchio)

Mastodon / Prehistoric US
A family of Mastodon, roaming the area of modern-day Manhattan Island. Bones of this large forerunner of the modern-day elephant have been found in this region

Cross-country skier - A young cross-country skier crossing the snow in an alpine region. Date: circa 1916

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Barbados. These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

Spain. Murcia. Main Square and St. Nicholas Church
Spain. Murcia. Main Square (detail). At background, the tower of the Church of St. Nicholas (1735), baroque temple by Jose Perez

Bibbiena, Italy - a town and comune in the province of Arezzo, Tuscany Date: 1905

Old houses in Chinon, France
Chinon is a commune located in the Indre-et-Loire, Region Centre, France. The regional area is called the Touraine, which is known as the " garden of France". Date: 1904

Tsar Nicholas II in his hunting Lodge, 1894
Tsar Nicholas II (1868 - 1918) seated and reading in his hunting Lodge in Sarikamis, a town in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. Date: 1894

Fig sorting - Djanik Elmassian Fig Factory, Izmir, Turkey
Fig sorting at the Djanik Elmassian Fig Factory and depot at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey. A very traditional scene in the main fig-producing region in Turkey. Date: circa 1910s

Caves de J M Monmousseau at Montrichard
Labelling fine sparkling wine in the Wine Cellars of J M Monmousseau at Montrichard, Touraine Region Date: circa 1910s

Abano Terme, Italy - Imposing entrace to the Ancient Springs
Abano Terme is a spa town and commune in the province of Padua, in the Veneto region, Italy, on the eastern slope of the Colli Euganei

Returning from market - Leiria, a city and a municipality in the Centro Region of Portuga, the capital of Leiria District Date: 1909

Kilid Bahr, Turkey
Kilid Bahr (south of Eceabat, formerly Maydos), Turkey - overlooking the Dardanelles a number of the buildings shown in this photo still stand (including the mosque)

Portolan Atlas, 1587. Map of the Iberian Peninsula, the north coastline of Africa and the Vasque Countrys region in France. Made in Messina. Facsimile. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. Madrid

A woman of the Auvergne collecting walnuts
A woman of the Auvergne region of France loading a wickerwork pannier backpack with the walnuts she has been collecting in her straw basket Date: 1910

Chomutov - Czech Republic
Chomutov (Komotau) is a city in the Czech Republic, in the Usti nad Labem Region

Poster advertising Pontresina in Switzerland
Poster advertising Pontresina, an alpine village in the Engadin region of Switzerland, not far from St Moritz

St Julien, Medoc
Beycheville Saint-Julien, Medoc - a wine chateau in the Bordeaux region

Steam Locomotive
Steam train on the Southern Region, nr. Three Bridges, Sussex, England

Jacob Kettler (1610-1682). 3rd Duke of Curland and Semigallia (1642-1682). Portrait. Engraving. 17th century

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Egypt. These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

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US Naval personnel visit the ruins at Ephesus, an ancient city in Turkey's Central Aegean region, near modern-day Selcuk

Matavun in the Littoral region of Slovenia
Matavun - a settlement near the entrance to Skocjan Caves (Grotte di San Canziano) in the Municipality of Divaca in the Littoral region of Slovenia. The Caves Hotel run by J. Gombac. Date: circa 1910s

Maori from the Otago Region, New Zealand Date: circa 1905

Pontarlier, France - a commune and one of the two sub-prefectures of the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region in eastern France near the Swiss border

Baloch Family, Quetta, Pakistan
Baloch Family, Quetta, the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Balochistan. The city is near the Bolan Pass which was on a major gateway from Central Asia to South Asia

A Mozabite Grocer shop, Algeria. The Mozabite people or Banu Mzab are a Berber ethnic group inhabiting the M'zab natural region in the northern Sahara in Algeria. Date: circa 1910s

Street Scene - Interlaken, Switzerland
Street Scene - Interlaken, a traditional resort town in the mountainous Bernese Oberland region of central Switzerland Date: circa 1908

Monte-Carlo - the route to the sea towards Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (simply Roquebrune until 1921) - Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region, Southeastern France

French Revolutionary Wars. Battle of Jemappes (6 November 1792)

Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). Turkish infantry column crossing the Dobrutscha swamps. Engraving by Vierge. Detail. La Guerra de Oriente (The Russo-Turkish War). Volume I. 1877

The Nativity of Christ. Mural painting. Detail
The Nativity of Christ. Mural painting. From the Church of St. Petka. Krapets, Pernik region, Bulgaria. 17th century. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

The Baptism of Christ. Mural painting. From the Church of St. Petka. Krapets, Pernik region, Bulgaria. 17th century. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

The Raising of Lazarus. Mural painting. From the Church of St. Petka. Krapets, Pernik region, Bulgaria. 17th century. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

The unbelief of St. Thomas the Apostle. Mural
The unbelief of St. Thomas the Apostle. Thomas denies the Resurrection of Christ, as long as he is not able to see and touch the wounds suffered by Jesus on the Cross. Mural painting

The Holy Face. Wall painting. From the Church of St. Nicholas. 16th century. Zhelezna, Montana region, Bulgaria. National Archeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

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