Storms Collection

Cargo ship Tresillian wrecked in storm, 1954
Cargo ship Tresillian of the Hain Steamship Co. (St Ives) lost on the night of 29th to 30th November 1954 in St Georges Channel near Ireland with heavy loss of life

Scene with ships during the Spanish Armada, when the expedition sent by King Philip II of Spain was met by the Royal Navy and out-manoeuvred. The surviving Spanish ships were badly damaged in storms

The Thunderstorm by Edmund Blampied
A woman cowers under her bed covers as a thunderstorm is in progress outside. Date: 1914

Storm of The Battle of Tinderley Down by C K Monro
Promotional postcard for Storm or The Battle of Tinderley Down by C. K. Monro. First produced at the Ambassadors Theatre, 13th August 1924. The title refers to the expression storm in a tea-cup

Treaty of San Stefano, signing for peace treaty between Turkey and Russia, cartoon showing Bismarck, Minister President of Prussia at the time trying to control the winds " confound the easterly

Greatheads Lifeboat rescues a ship in trouble. Date: 1791

DEVIL ATTACKS SHIP, C15
A devil attacks a merchant ship in a storm while God watches from above Date: 15th Century

CYCLONE, ALABAMA
Two Alabama women are in bed when a violent wind carried them several hundreds of metres Date: 1932

Imaginary inhabitants of the planet Neptune
The imaginary inhabitants of the planet Neptune have to put up with an unstable surface which is largely liquid, a dense atmosphere, very high gravity, and chemical storms. Date: 1940

Jan Peeters
JAN PEETERS Flemish artist noted for battles at sea, storms at sea, and galleys but who could turn his hand to townscapes and chateaux if called upon, Date: 1624 - 1677

A tornado in South Wales, 1913
Page from The Illustrated London News reporting on the havoc wrought by a tornado that passed through South Wales on the night of October 27th 1913. Date: 1913

The Channel Islands - Creux Harbour - Small - walled harbour - boats inside. Part of Box 234 Boswell Collection - The Channel Islands The first harbour at Creux was built in 1588 by the first

Message in Bottle
The captain of a fishing boat, disabled by a storm, puts an S.O.S. message in a bottle, hoping it will be found by someone who can (a) read and (b)initiate a rescue. Date: 1884

Egyptian Sand Whirlwind
An Arab rider is menaced by a whirlwind of sand Date: 1904

Sandstorm, Egypt
Arab riders spur their camels to escape a sandstorm Date: 1904

The aftermath of the great storm in London
A page with several engravings showing the destruction caused by a great storm in 1846, as well as an image of the storm in full-swing over Blackheath. Date: 1846

Carriage and pedestrians in thunderstorm, c. 1800
A coach and pedestrians in a thunderstorm with lightning, c. 1800 Date: C.1800

Resue of the crew of the Benvenue 1891
Sandgate life-boatmens plucky resue of the crew of the ship Benvenue in heavy seas. Date: 11 November 1891

Coal barge wreck, Pemberton, Massachusetts, USA
Coal barge wreck at Pemberton, Massachusetts, USA. It was driven ashore during the great November storm of 1897. Date: circa 1905

A researcher outside of a hut of hunters and fishermen on a Kara sea shore, in a blizzard. Such blizzards in Russian Arctic may go on for a week, and visibility is restricted to a few metres

RAINBOW - Kenya. Africa

Optimistic Sundial
An optimistic sundial on the side of a private house at South Holmwood, Surrey, England : Let others tell of storms and showers, I mark the sunny morning hours... Date: 19th century

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