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Battle of Cape St Vincent, southern Portugal, 14 February 1797, during the Anglo-Spanish War (1796-1808). The British fleet under Admiral Sir John Jervis defeated a larger Spanish fleet under Admiral
Nelson receiving the swords (as a symbol of surrender) on board the San Jose (later renamed HMS San Josef), a ship captured from the Spanish navy during the Battle of Cape St Vincent
Flight of Hyder Ali, ruler of Mysore in Southern India, after the Battle of Porto Novo (now Parangipettai), between the British East India Company and the Sultanate of Mysore, 1 July 1781
Market Day in the French Basque RegionElderly woman on Market Day in the French Basque Region. Date: circa 1920s
Interior of a womans home - Durban, South Africa. Decorated weaving and beadwork decorate the walls alongside woven baskets, cookware and necklaces
Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany - view across Starnberger SeeStarnberg, Bavaria, Germany - view across the Starnberger See (Lake) with the Alps in the distance. Date: circa 1930s
Vintage 19th century photograph: Pyramid of Cestius. The Porta San Paolo (San Paolo Gate) is one of the southern gates in the 3rd-century Aurelian Walls of Rome, Italy
19th century vintage photograph: horse and cart, passenger carriage, hackney, southern Italy, c.1890
1860s Japan - portrait of a group of southern officers Felice or Felix Beato (1832 - 29 January 1909), Italian-British photographer working mostly in India, Japan, China
View of southern Christchurch, New Zealand, c. 1880 sView of southern Christchurch, New Zealand, c.1880 s
Farmers cart being pulled by a pair of horses, southern ItalyVintage 19th century photograph: farmers cart being pulled by a pair of horses, southern Italy. Sommer studio
The Cave of the Patriarchs or Tomb of the Patriarchs, West BankVintage 19th century photograph: The Cave of the Patriarchs or Tomb of the Patriarchs, known to Jews as the Cave of Machpelah and to Muslims as the Sanctuary of Abraham
Man and his donkey with a heavy load, southern ItalyVintage 19th century photograph: man and his donkey with a heavy load, southern Italy, Sommer studio
Lota, Chile. Biobio RegionVintage 19th century photograph: Lota, Chile. Lota is a city and commune located in the center of Chile on the Gulf of Arauco, in the southern Concepcion Province of the Biobio Region
The Ayyubid Mosque of Omar in JerusalemVintage 19th century photograph: The Ayyubid Mosque of Omar in Jerusalem is located opposite the southern courtyard of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Muristan area of the Christian Quarter
Porta Capuana Naples, southern ItalyVintage 19th century photograph: Porta Capuana is an ancient city gate in Naples, southern Italy
Konstanz Minster or Konstanz Cathedral Germany19th century vintage photograph: onstanz Minster or Konstanz Cathedral is a historical building in Konstanz, southern Germany, the proto-cathedral of the former Roman Catholic diocese of Konstanz
The Theatine Church of St. Cajetan Munich, Germany19th century vintage photograph: The Theatine Church of St. Cajetan is a Catholic church in Munich, southern Germany
The Union Buildings, Pretoria, South Africa - it forms the official seat of South Africas government and houses The Presidency Date: circa 1920s
The arrival of a Russian Steamship at Suez, a seaport city in north-eastern Egypt, located on the north coast of the Gulf of Suez near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal Date: circa 1908
Quai de la Fraternite, Marseilles, France Date: circa 1890s
Box Hill, Hampshire, England Date: circa 1890s
Bournemouth Station with two sailors, a languishing station porter and goods trolley. Date: circa 1940s
Bush House, Kingsway, London. Date: circa 1910s
Illustrations of the Tarantelle - Italys National dance as illustrated by Helen Grenelle, 1928 Date: 1928
Ming tombs, Nanjing, China - The Ming Xiaoling ( Filial mausoleum of Ming ) is the mausoleum of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the Ming dynasty
Arlington HouseResidence of Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington. Constructed in 1675 on the site of where the southern wing of Buckingham Palace now stands. Date: 1875
Gentleman giving out medicines to beggars, 18th centuryEnglish gentleman dispensing his medicine cabinet to beggars at Ivry-sur Seine, 18th century. He gives aerated salts to a one-armed soldier, Bruchsal elixir to an old woman, and magnetic drops
Hotel guest beset by salespeople in the parlour of the Hotel des Quatre Nations, Paris, 18th century. The room is full of furriers, lace sellers, hatters, mercers, hairdressers, tailors
English gentleman consulting a somniloquist, 18th centuryEnglish gentleman consulting a somniloquist in his chambers, 18th century. The sleeping fortune teller lies in a bed in a room decorated with crocodile skin, Egyptian figures and incense burners
Customs inspectors opening luggage at the border, 18th century. Searched by the Douaniers at the French frontiers. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson
Travellers dining at a restaurant in a French inn, 18thCTravellers dining at a restaurant in a French inn, late 18th century. Table d hote. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Journal of Sentimental Travels
English gentleman and sleeping woman in a hotel roomEnglish gentleman with candlesticks in both hands tries to remove a bell rope from the bosom of a sleeping woman. The inn at Marseilles
English gentleman on trial in a religious tribunal in Avignon. He takes out a page with the legend of St. Clara of Falkenstein to the astonishment of an old hag and chaste Clara
A theatre company is disbanded after a charge of blasphemy. Actors, actresses and stage painters react in shock to the news. A tragic story at Avignon
English gentleman and bookseller staring at a young beautyAn English gentleman at a booksellers in Avignon, catching his first glimpse of the beauty Clara with her old aunt. First sight of Clara at Avignon
English gentleman at the tomb of Petrarchs muse, Laura de Sade, Laure des Noves, in the Chapelle des Sade, convent of the Cordeliers, Avignon. At the tomb of Laura
A gentleman and woman kiss on a bench near a town gate as a two-horse phaeton with leering man drives by. The Embrace. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson
Woman about to fall over with her shoes caught in the mud during a walk after the rain. Miseries of the Country. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed
Pine tree lappet, Dendrolimus pini, male, female, larvae, pupa, chyrsalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Georg Klinger from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in
Yungo Dance - Nubian tribe of southern Egypt in their village. Date: circa 1910s
An African tracker, wet from the lake, carrying a grysbok to safety in Southern Rhodesia, during Operation Noah, a large scale operation to rescue animals trapped in trees
Southern HoundsThe southern Hound was a breed of dog that existed in Britain probably until late in the 19th century, now extinct. It is likely that it was gradually interbred with other breeds until the genuine
Riviera Refections by Dell Leigh (1 / 2)Riviera Refections by Dell Leigh (1/2) - To the Riviera by Car (illustration by Helen McKie) and photograph showing holidaymakers on the Croisette at Cannes, France. Date: 1931
A Change of Scene - Advert for Southern Railway 1939A Change of Scene - Advertisement for Southern Railway - Why not try France this Autumn? Date: 1939
Riviera Refections by Dell Leigh (2 / 2)Riviera Refections by Dell Leigh (2/2) - Sunward-bound through France - On the Blue Train (illustration by Helen McKie) and photograph showing speedboating on the Cote d-Azur. Date: 1931
Advertisement for Southern British Railways 1957Advertisement - The Leisurely way to France... via Southampton - Le Havre with Southern British Railways. " A modicum of relaxation in the midst of business is always pleasant..." Date: 1957
Advertisement for Southern Railway - South for SunbathingAdvertisement for Southern Railway - For Perfect Holidays - The Riviera! South for Sunbathing. Date: 1931
