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Background imageRough Collection: Albrecht Durers Rhinoceros

Albrecht Durers Rhinoceros
An Indian rhinoceros, is the largest of the Asian species, as depicted by Albrecht Durer. It has a thick, dark grey hide, which folds like armour

Background imageRough Collection: Ultra-Marine by William Heath Robinson

Ultra-Marine by William Heath Robinson
One of Margates new " Neversink" pleasure boats for keeping an even keel inthe roughest seas. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger

Background imageRough Collection: Skerryvore Lighthouse, west coast of Scotland

Skerryvore Lighthouse, west coast of Scotland
View of Skerryvore Lighthouse, off the west coast of Scotland, completed in 1844. Seen here with a typically rough sea

Background imageRough Collection: Kraken attacking ship during a storm

Kraken attacking ship during a storm
A mythical Kraken attacking a sailing vessel during a storm

Background imageRough Collection: Captain Berrys dachshunds in the park

Captain Berrys dachshunds in the park
A large number of dachshunds, one of them a rough coated specimen, are taken for a walk in the park. They belong to a Captain Berry of Queens Gate Terrace, South Kensington, London

Background imageRough Collection: Buffalo Bills Wild West

Buffalo Bills Wild West
Promotional postcard for Buffalo Bill Codys Wild West Show and Congress of Rough Riders of the World featuring the Union Jack flag and the Stars and Stripes

Background imageRough Collection: Land Rover advertisement, 1960

Land Rover advertisement, 1960
Advertisement for Land Rover showing a photograph of it in use to travel over rough terrain during the work on the new Slough - Maidenhead by-pass in 1960. Date: 1960

Background imageRough Collection: British submarine HMS E6, WW1

British submarine HMS E6, WW1
British submarine HMS E6. Date: circa 1915

Background imageRough Collection: Grace Darling, rowing with her father

Grace Darling, rowing with her father
Grace Horsley Darling (1815 - 1842), daughter of the lighthouse keeper, William Darling, on the Farne Islands, seen here rowing with her father to the sinking steamboat the SS Forfarshire in 1838

Background imageRough Collection: Bell Rock Lighthouse, near Arbroath, Scotland

Bell Rock Lighthouse, near Arbroath, Scotland
View of Bell Rock Lighthouse, near Arbroath, Scotland. Bell Rock is also known as the Inchcape Rock (made famous by a poem by Robert Southey)

Background imageRough Collection: Prehistoric Art. Greece. Handmade vase without decoration

Prehistoric Art. Greece. Handmade vase without decoration. Globular body with two small handles, wide mouth and foot. National Archaeological Museum. Athens. Greece

Background imageRough Collection: Stormy Scarborough

Stormy Scarborough
Rough sea and waves lashing the Yorkshire coastline at Scarborough, England, much to the delight of wet holidaymakers! Date: 1950s

Background imageRough Collection: The Cromdale wrecked at Bass Point, The Lizard, Cornwall

The Cromdale wrecked at Bass Point, The Lizard, Cornwall
The Cromdale, a fully rigged iron sailing barque, wrecked in heavy fog at Bass Point, The Lizard, Cornwall, on 23 May 1913. Date: 1913

Background imageRough Collection: The Nakhla meteorite

The Nakhla meteorite fell as a shower of stones in Egypt in 1911. SNCs (Sherogtty, Nakhla and Chassigny) are a group of stony meteorites thought to come from Mars

Background imageRough Collection: Shackleton / Sledging / 1908

Shackleton / Sledging / 1908
Ernest Shackletons expedition reached within 100 miles of the South Pole. Relaying sledges over the rough terrain. Date: 1908

Background imageRough Collection: Jersey Airways Poster

Jersey Airways Poster
Poster, I d prefer Jersey Airways. A cartoon of animals powering and piloting a flying machine above a rough sea, with a Jersey Airways biplane high above them

Background imageRough Collection: HMS Iron Duke, British battleship

HMS Iron Duke, British battleship, launched 1912, served as the flagship of the Grand Fleet during the First World War, used as a base ship at Scapa Flow during the Second World War

Background imageRough Collection: Naval Captain 1800

Naval Captain 1800
A captain of the Royal Navy stands on the taffrail, on the poop deck of his vessel

Background imageRough Collection: GOLDEN HIND (FORD)

GOLDEN HIND (FORD)
SIR FRANCIS DRAKE The ship of sir Francis Drake, formerly named Pelican

Background imageRough Collection: A Rough Day, Whitby, North Yorkshire

A Rough Day, Whitby, North Yorkshire
A Rough Day in Whitby, North Yorkshire. Date: early 20th century

Background imageRough Collection: Ducks flying across rough water during a storm

Ducks flying across rough water during a storm

Background imageRough Collection: Cromer Beach 1930S

Cromer Beach 1930S
Rough seas on the coast of Norfolk at Cromer, England, with its bathing huts on the beach and pier in the background

Background imageRough Collection: Cheddar Gorge

Cheddar Gorge, Somerset - even more spectacular with only a rough country road passing through it

Background imageRough Collection: Sailors rescued by fishing boat during First World War

Sailors rescued by fishing boat during First World War
Torpedoed sailors are rescued by a Brixham fishing boat, aptly named the Provident, during the First World War. The Provident, also known as BM291, was built in the shipyard of J

Background imageRough Collection: Grace Darling, lighthouse keeper's daughter

Grace Darling, lighthouse keeper's daughter
Grace Horsley Darling (1815 - 1842), daughter of the lighthouse keeper, William Darling, on the Farne Islands, who rowed with her father to the sinking steamboat the SS Forfarshire in 1838

Background imageRough Collection: William Thompsons fight off Poole, Dorset, 30 May 1695

William Thompsons fight off Poole, Dorset, 30 May 1695. Thompson was a local fisherman whose fishing boat was fired on by a French privateer near the Isle of Purbeck

Background imageRough Collection: Mr Peggotty and Little Emily - David Copperfield, Dickens

Mr Peggotty and Little Emily - David Copperfield, Dickens
Mr Peggotty and Little Emily - David Copperfield, Charles Dickens. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageRough Collection: WW2 poster, Merchant Navy Comforts Service

WW2 poster, Merchant Navy Comforts Service
WW2 poster advertising the Merchant Navy Comforts Service, which organised parcels of food, drink, clothing and other comforts during the war. Date: 1940s

Background imageRough Collection: Collies Rough & Smooth

Collies Rough & Smooth
Two collies - rough and smooth-coated tricolour

Background imageRough Collection: Sandown Castle

Sandown Castle - view across rough terrain towards walls. Part of Box 3 Boswell Collection Series of Ancient Britain. Date: circa 1900

Background imageRough Collection: Dutch men-of-war in a storm off a rocky coast, 1672, by Wille

Dutch men-of-war in a storm off a rocky coast, 1672, by Wille
Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633-1707). Dutch painter. Dutch men-of-war in a storm off a rocky coast, 1672. National Museum of Art. Copenhagen. Denmark

Background imageRough Collection: Map of Yugoslavia by G. H. Davis

Map of Yugoslavia by G. H. Davis
Map of Yugoslavia, Britains latest ally in the Second World War: her defensive mountains and valleys. Mountainous Yugoslavia, her valleys and airfields. Date: 1941

Background imageRough Collection: 6th Battalion Royal Tank Corps - manoeuvres in Egypt

6th Battalion Royal Tank Corps - manoeuvres in Egypt
6th Battalion Royal Tank Corps - manoeuvres in the Egyptian desert near Cairo from their base at Abbassia. This photograph shows light tanks in action over some rough ground. Date: 1936

Background imageRough Collection: 2 MEN CANOEING 1960S

2 MEN CANOEING 1960S
J. Campbell and P.L. Pye race through rough water during the twelve-mile Bradford-Avon competition. Date: 1960s

Background imageRough Collection: Cut diamond and crystals

Cut diamond and crystals
A cut diamond surrounded by rough crystals. Diamond is comprised of compacted carbon and is the hardest natural substance known on Earth

Background imageRough Collection: LCC-LFB Serious office fire, Farringdon Street EC4

LCC-LFB Serious office fire, Farringdon Street EC4
Two turntable ladders deployed at an office building fire in Farringdon Street, City of London, 16 November 1934. The top of the turntable ladder on the left is totally engulfed in the swirling black

Background imageRough Collection: Turkish Zeibek warriors - Izmir, Turkey

Turkish Zeibek warriors - Izmir, Turkey. Zeibeks or sometimes Zeybeks were irregular militia and guerilla fighters living in the Aegean Region of the Ottoman Empire. Date: 1901

Background imageRough Collection: Reculver, Kent

Reculver, Kent
The church at Reculver, on the north Kent coast. This engraving graphically depicts the erosion of the coastline which will, sadly but inevitably, destroy the village and its church

Background imageRough Collection: Yorkshire Coastal Scene

Yorkshire Coastal Scene
The Yorkshire coast at Filey Brigg - a rough sea breaking on the rocks. Date: circa 1909

Background imageRough Collection: Glasgow / Kelly 1817

Glasgow / Kelly 1817
General view of the city, with a wagon approaching on a rough-surfaced road, a carrier and his donkey, factory smoke polluting the air

Background imageRough Collection: Lightning Strikes Ship

Lightning Strikes Ship
Sailing ship in stormy seas struck by lightning

Background imageRough Collection: Lifeboat to Sail Ship

Lifeboat to Sail Ship
Lifeboat going to the aid of a sailing ship in trouble

Background imageRough Collection: Launching the Lifeboat

Launching the Lifeboat
Launching the lifeboat from a carriage into a rough sea whilst the crew climb aboard

Background imageRough Collection: The Lifeboat Men

The Lifeboat Men. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1966. Date: 1966

Background imageRough Collection: Tintagel Castle, Cornwall

Tintagel Castle, Cornwall, on a stormy day with a rough sea and a ship drifting dangerously near to the rocks. The castle ruins can be seen in the top right. Date: circa 1832

Background imageRough Collection: Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Cracker and Bogie

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Cracker and Bogie
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Cracker subjecting a small dog called Bogie to a nightly ordeal, holding her collar in his mouth and dragging her round the lawn on her back. Date: 1927

Background imageRough Collection: WW2 poster, The Fairey Fulmer

WW2 poster, The Fairey Fulmer, the Navys fastest fighter. Date: 1940

Background imageRough Collection: Rough Sea in Lerwick Harbour

Rough Sea in Lerwick Harbour, Shetland Islands, Scotland. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageRough Collection: British battlecruisers HMS Indomitable and Inflexible, WW1

British battlecruisers HMS Indomitable and Inflexible, WW1
British Invincible-class battlecruisers, HMS Indomitable and HMS Inflexible, travelling at speed on a rough sea during the First World War. 1914-1918

Background imageRough Collection: J Mercer. 3 wise men of Gotham

J Mercer. 3 wise men of Gotham
Three wise men of Gotham went to sea in a bowl, if the bowl had been stronger, my song would have been longer. 20th century

Background imageRough Collection: Warrior Square, Hastings

Warrior Square, Hastings
A view of the square complete with promenaders strolling along the seafront. The sea is choppy with waves breaking against the sea-wall but a boating party brave it. Date: 1860s

Background imageRough Collection: Hastings at High Tide

Hastings at High Tide
Rough waves pound the sea wall during high tide at Hastings. A small sailing boat is tossed by the swell

Background imageRough Collection: Rough Sea, Sunshine Slopes, Morecambe, Lancashire

Rough Sea, Sunshine Slopes, Morecambe, Lancashire, England. Date: 1937

Background imageRough Collection: Mountain travellers in Kashgar, western China

Mountain travellers in Kashgar, western China
Travellers making their way through the mountains of Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Background imageRough Collection: The British Rough

The British Rough A criminal is restrained by the arm of the law

Background imageRough Collection: British Tank on the move; First World War, 1916

British Tank on the move; First World War, 1916
Photograph showing a British tank, perhaps a Mark IV Male, on the move over rough ground somewhere in France during the latter part of 1916

Background imageRough Collection: Rough Collie and Boy

Rough Collie and Boy
Collie with a boy in a sailor suit

Background imageRough Collection: New type of light tank demonstrated at Aldershot

New type of light tank demonstrated at Aldershot
A group of small machines with a pill-box turret, working over rough ground at Aldershot

Background imageRough Collection: Seascape on a sail-shaped Christmas card

Seascape on a sail-shaped Christmas card
Seascape with sailing boat on a sail-shaped Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageRough Collection: Merthyr Tydfil boys playing

Merthyr Tydfil boys playing
Two boys play on a bench above the steel works (now closed) at Merthyr Tydfil. Vintage black and white image. First published The Sunday Times c1989 1989

Background imageRough Collection: Vessels of the Spanish Armada wrecked on the rocky Irish west coast after being driven

Vessels of the Spanish Armada wrecked on the rocky Irish west coast after being driven there by storms, September 1588. Date: 1588

Background imageRough Collection: Comic postcard, Married couple fighting Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Married couple fighting Date: 20th century

Background imageRough Collection: Comic postcard, Sea sickness in a rowing boat Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Sea sickness in a rowing boat Date: 20th century

Background imageRough Collection: Sawfish, angular rough shark, spotted catshark, and young

Sawfish, angular rough shark, spotted catshark, and young
Largetooth sawfish, Pristis pristis 18, young sawfish 19, angular rough shark, Oxynotus centrina 20, small spotted catshark, Scyliorhinus canicula 21, and young dogfish 22-24

Background imageRough Collection: Piper PA-11 Cub Special N4873M

Piper PA-11 Cub Special N4873M (msn 11-390), seen fitted with the Whittaker tandem-wheel landing gear system. This device, which consisted of dual main wheels fixed one behind the other

Background imageRough Collection: COLLIES & SHETLAND DOGS COLLIES & SHETLAND DOGS

COLLIES & SHETLAND DOGS COLLIES & SHETLAND DOGS
Colonel Wilberforce with some of his Dellwood Shetland Sheepdogs and Rough Collies. He is holding them on leads in front of his car. Date: 1937

Background imageRough Collection: An old man with a donkey in a back street of Avanos

An old man with a donkey in a back street of Avanos, Nevsehir Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. He wears rough clothes

Background imageRough Collection: Old man in cloth cap - Thassos, Greece

Old man in cloth cap - Thassos, Greece
Portrait of an old man wearing cap and old cardigan as he stands beside a blue-painted window. Thassos, Greece Date: circa 1995

Background imageRough Collection: Ironclads in stormy weather. The behaviour of large ironclad warships in rough weather at sea is

Ironclads in stormy weather. The behaviour of large ironclad warships in rough weather at sea is an important consideration for the British Royal Navy. Date: 1889

Background imageRough Collection: Linen manufacture, bale of rough flax

Linen manufacture, bale of rough flax Date: late 19th century

Background imageRough Collection: Rough sleeping, London, early 1900s

Rough sleeping, London, early 1900s Date: early 1900s

Background imageRough Collection: Sleeping rough in London

Sleeping rough in London Date: early 1900s

Background imageRough Collection: Rough sea, Margate

Rough sea, Margate

Background imageRough Collection: Calendar cover, The Ancient Order of Foresters

Calendar cover, The Ancient Order of Foresters, Always Ready To Help - lifeboat rescue scene. Date: 1936

Background imageRough Collection: Winter Gardens Pavilion, Ventnor, Isle of Wight

Winter Gardens Pavilion, Ventnor, Isle of Wight - Painted by artist Charles Howard for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageRough Collection: Rough sea at La Corbiere, Jersey, Channel Islands

Rough sea at La Corbiere, Jersey, Channel Islands - Painted by artist Clifford Blampied for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageRough Collection: Saignee Bay, Sark, Channel Islands

Saignee Bay, Sark, Channel Islands - Painted by artist Clifford Blampied for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageRough Collection: Rough sea off the coast of Worthing, Sussex

Rough sea off the coast of Worthing, Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageRough Collection: Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, viewed from the sea

Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, viewed from the sea - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageRough Collection: Rough sea on The Cobb, Lyme Regis, Dorset

Rough sea on The Cobb, Lyme Regis, Dorset - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageRough Collection: Rough sea at Llandudno, Conwy, North Wales

Rough sea at Llandudno, Conwy, North Wales - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageRough Collection: Maughold Head, Ramsey, Isle of Man

Maughold Head, Ramsey, Isle of Man - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Background imageRough Collection: Rough sea at Ilfracombe, North Devon

Rough sea at Ilfracombe, North Devon - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Background imageRough Collection: Rough sea at Filey Brigg, North Yorkshire

Rough sea at Filey Brigg, North Yorkshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J



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