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Warship Hms HoodHMS Hood, completed in 1920, was the worlds largest warship for more than two decades. She was finally sunk by the Bismarck in 1941 at the Battle of Denmark Strait
Norway. Horten. 19th century. View of the city with the port and arsenal of the state with the Spanish frigate Blanca entering in the drydock
Portolan chart, 1591. Map of the Pacific Ocean. It depicts the western coast of Central and South America, from Mexico to the Strait of Magellan. Renaissance art. Miniature Painting
Ile d Oleron - off the French Atlantic CoastIle d Oleron - an island off the Atlantic coast of France, on the southern side of the Pertuis d Antioche strait. It is the second largest island of Metropolitan France, after Corsica
Map of the kingdoms of Granada and Murcia (Granata et Murcia regna) by W. Blaeu. Decorated with the Arms of both States, the figure of a surveyor and a naval combat. Published in Amsterdam, 1635
Dancing Bears - Constantinople, TurkeyTwo attendants/musicians with their dancing bears, performing on their hind legs in Constantinople, Turkey
Tsushima (Schon - 5BATTLE OF TSUSHIMA STRAIT After their overwhelming defeat of the Russian navy, the Japanese tow away the Russian warships they have captured
Tsushima (Schon - 2BATTLE OF TSUSHIMA STRAIT The Japanese Admiral Togo steams into action in his flagship Mikafa, inflicting an overwhelming defeat on the Russian fleet
View across the Golden horn toward Topkapi PalaceView across the Golden Horn (with Topkapi Palace in background) looking over the done and minarets of a Constantinople Mosque
Boatmen on the Bosphorus. The capital city of the Roman Empire between 330-395 AD, in Byzantine times, Byzantium was considered the world centre of civilsation for 600 years
Combat at Tsushima 1904NAVAL ENGAGEMENT in the Tushima Strait - the same location as the decisive battle of the following year
Looking down the Bosphorus toward Istanbul - Sultan's YachtLooking down the Bosphorus Strait towards Istanbul from the Rumelihisari or Bogazkesen Fortress. The Ottoman Sultan's Yacht can be seen moored on the right. Date: circa 1910s
Siberia and Russian America. Map by Thunot Duvotenay (1796-1875). History of Russia by Jean Marie Chopin (1796-1870). Panorama Universal, Spanish edition, 1839
Caspian Sea littoral. Map by geographer Thunot Duvotenay (1796-1875). History of Russia by Jean Marie Chopin (1796-1870). Panorama Universal, Spanish edition, 1839
Russia. Map of Siberia. Engraving, 19th centuryRussia. Map of Siberia. Engraving by Lemaitre. History of Russia by Jean Marie Chopin (1796-1870). Panorama Universal, Spanish edition, 1839
Natural harbor in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, YemenAden (Arabia). View of the natural harbor in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a stopover point between the Mediterranean and the Orient Seas. Present Yemen. Engraving by Rico
Krakatoa volanic eruption, 1883Cover of The Illustrated London News, 8th September 1883 with three pictures about the volcanic eruption of the island of Krakatoa in the Sunda Strait which began on the afternoon of Sunday
Reconstruction of the rich marine life of the Cambrian era. Extinct crinoids, jellyfish, coral and horseshoe crabs
Crossing Northumberland Strait by Ice Boat
The Ramparts and the Harbour - Tangier, MoroccoThe Ramparts and the Harbour - Tangier, a Moroccan port on the Strait of Gibraltar. Date: 1903
Menai Suspension Bridge, Menai Strait, Bangor, North Wales - Painted by artist Frank E Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J
Map of proposed railway Channel Tunnel, Dover to Calais Date: circa 1850
European Turkey map by Th. DuvotenayEuropean Turkey map by Thunot Duvotenay. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840. Date: 2018
Spain, Andalusia, Tarifa. Castle of the GuzmansSpain, Andalusia, province of Cadiz, Tarifa. Castle of the Guzmans or Castle of Guzman el Bueno. It was built in 960 by Abd-ar-Rahman III, Caliph of Cordoba
Melbourne and Tasmanian Mail Routes - AustraliaDetailed map showing Melbourne and Tasmanian Mail Routes across the Bass Strait from Melbourne, Victoria to Burnie, Tasmania - Australia. Date: circa 1910s
The Naruto whirlpools - Hyogo, JapanThe Naruto whirlpools (Naruto no Uzushio) - tidal whirlpools in the Naruto Strait, a channel between Naruto in Tokushima and Awaji Island in Hyogo, Japan. Date: circa 1920s
A view down the Golden Horn, toward the cityA view from the Eyup cemetery looking down the Golden Horn, toward the city of Constantinople. Date: circa 1930
Naples, Napoli, Santa Lucia, ItalyVintage 19th century photograph: Naples, Napoli, Santa Lucia - view from the Mediterranean Sea
The South Mole, harbour, Strait of GibraltarVintage 19th century photograph: Previously known as the New Mole and New Mole Extension, the South Mole, with the rest of harbour, is just north of the east entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar
HMS Rinaldo bombarding Salangore in the Strait of Malacca. Date: 1871
English tourists attacked by Northern gannets in the OrkneysEnglish tourists losing hats and wigs when attacked by Northern gannets in the Orkneys. Seabirds protecting their nests and eggs. Doctor Prosody attacked by Soland fowl in the Orkneys
Training school ship HMS Conway, aground in the Menai StraitTraining school ship HMS Conway, which ran aground on flat rocks - the Platters on the Menai Strait - near the Menai Suspension Bridge - from where this photo was taken. Date: 1953
The Menai Strait, North WalesThe Menai Strait which separates the island of Anglesey from Mainland North Wales. Date: 1953
St Trillo of the L&NWSS on the Menai StraitSt Trillo - formerly St Silio- of the L&NWSS - Liverpool & North Wales Steamship Company - on the Menai Strait. Date: 1953
Britannia Bridge across the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. Date: 1953
Kwakiuti village on Johnston Strait, Vancouver IslandKwakiuti (Chelaski) village on Johnston Strait, Vancouver Island, with painted houses on a terraced hillside, kayaks on the shore. Engraving by Francisco Lavagnoli Veronese
Nutmeg plantation 1868Island of Penang, in the Indian Ocean by the Strait of Malacca, consisted of a vast plantation of fruit trees of which the nutmeg was run by an English enterprise
Istanbul, Turkey - View down onto the Bosphorus. circa 1910s
WW1 - Aerial View of the Dardanelles Battlefields, TurkeyWW1 - Aerial View of the Dardanelles Battlefield theatre, Turkey on 18th March 1915. 1915
Tugboat Piloting Ship Date: 1954
William Ernest HenleyWILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY writer - It matters not how strait the gate, how charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul ! Date: 1849 - 1903
Fuegian man, Native of Tierra del FuegoA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
A Kroomen, an African SailorA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Ruins of ancient Greek city of Panticapaeum. Autonomous RepuUkraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Ruins of ancient Greek city of Panticapaeum, founded by Milesians in Mount Mithridat. Kerch
Mercedes Gleitze greased for Gibraltar swimOpen water long-distance swimmer Mercedes Gleitze greases herself in preparation for her Strait of Gibraltar attempted swim (she succeeded on her second attempt in 1928). Date: 1927
Wien Hotel, Kotzebue, NW Alaska, USAWien Hotel and Alaska Airlines, Kotzebue, NW Alaska, north of the Arctic Circle, Bering Strait, USA. Date: circa 1950
Map of Pantellaria (Pantelleria) by G. H. DavisA contour map of Pantellaria (Pantelleria)
Indigenous Selk nam Indian, Punta Arenas, Patagonia, ChileIndigenous Selk nam Indian of Punta Arenas, Patagonia, Magallanes and Antartica Chilena, Chile - toward the southernmost point on the South American mainland
Istanbul, Turkey - Moda, Kadikoy. Date: circa 1907
Indigenous Selk nam Indians, Punta Arenas, Patagonia, ChileIndigenous Selk nam Indian Woman of Punta Arenas, Patagonia, Magallanes and Antartica Chilena, Chile - toward the southernmost point on the South American mainland, pictured with her laden horse
Gates of the Dolmabahce Palace looking toward the BosphorusThe gates of the Dolmabahce Palace looking toward Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey. Date: 1906
Fuegian women, Natives of Tierra del FuegoA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Killen-Strait armoured tractor, WW1A Killen-Strait armoured tractor, claimed to be the first completed British tank used during the First World War. Date: 1915
Zhongshan Park, Xiamen, China - Buddhist TempleBuddhist Temple at the Zhongshan Park at Xiamen (Amoy) on the southeast (Taiwan Strait) coast of the Peoples Republic of China. Date: circa 1910s
The Yacht Eira in the Arctic, 1881Engraving showing the yacht Eira, used by Benjamin Leigh Smith, to explore the Arctic region around Franz Joseph Land and the ocean North of Russia, 1881-1882
Ufos / Valentich / Bass StNear Melbourne, Australia, Frederick Valentich, flying alone, encounters unknown object over the sea and after a strange radio message he and his plane vanish for ever
Madman in Mad HouseA mental patient, confined in a strait-jacket, is chained barefoot in a small bare cell - a warder opens the door for a visitor to see the wretch, perhaps a one-time friend
River at Punta Arenas, Magallanes, Chile, South AmericaLas Minas River and Magellan Strait at Punta Arenas (Sandy Point), Magallanes, Chile, South America. Date: circa 1910
Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, USAConstruction of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, USA by the Pacific Bridge Company. The designers were Joseph Strauss, Irving Morrow, and Charles Ellis. Date: circa 1935
The Galata Bridge - Istanbul. The capital city of the Roman Empire between 330-395 AD, in Byzantine times, Byzantium was considered the world centre of civilsation for 600 years
The Shore of the Bosphorus - view from HMS MarlboroughCoast of the Bosphorus Strait. HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Istanbul, Turkey - View of the Bosphorus from Taxim Gardens - a view which no longers exists following extensive development in this area of the city. Date: 1923
Shipping moored at the mouth of the Golden Horn with a view across to the Asian side of the Bosphorus - Istanbul, Turkey. Date: 1923
The fishing area at Beykoz - nets hung from poles, which are pulled up as the shoal moves over the area. Date: 1923
Turkish Floating dock in the Bosphorus, the former home of the SMS Goeben (which became the flagship of the Ottoman Navy as Yavuz Sultan Selim, usually shortened to Yavuz) during World War One
HMS Marlborough - Lining Ships side as the General departsHMS Marlborough - Lining Ships side as General Harrington departs in his launch - at Dolmabahce, Bosphorus Strait, Istanbul, Turkey
American Destroyer - USS Parrott (DD218) - Istanbul. Date: 1923
HMS Marlborough - Last look up the Bosphorus before departure - Istanbul
Arnavutkoy, European shoreline of Bosphorus strait, TurkeyA view of Arnavutkoy (" Albanian village" ) a historic neighbourhood in Istanbul, Turkey on the European shoreline of the Bosphorus strait. Date: circa 1910s
Map of the Iberian Peninsula. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598). First Edition. Antwerp, 1574
Yeni-Kale fortress. Crimea. UkraineUkraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Yeni-Kale fortress, built by the Ottoman Turks, 1699-1706, under the direction of Goloppo. Near Kerch
Tsarsky Kurgan. Royal burial mound. 4th century BC. UkraineUkraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Tsarsky Kurgan, royal burial mound who probably is buried the King Leucon I. 4th century BC. Kerch
Melec-Chesmenskyi Kurgan Museum. 4th century BC. UkraineUkraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Melec-Chesmenskyi Kurgan Museum. Burial mound. 4th century BC. Exterior. Kerch
Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Kerch. The Great Mithridates Staircase leading on top of the Mount Mithridat. Griffin
The Golden Gate, San Francisco Bay, California, USAA view of the Golden Gate - the strait connecting the Pacific Ocean to San Francisco Bay. Date: circa 1895
Thomas Telford - MeyerThomas Telford (1757 - 1834) Scottish civil engineer, specialising in canals and the Menai Strait suspension bridge (1819-26)
WW1 - Second Battle of Dover Strait - HMS Broke rams GermansWW1 - During the Second Battle of Dover Strait, HMS Broke rammed SMS G42 on 21st April 1917 near the Goodwin Sands. In confusing action, there was close-quarter fighting between the crews
Il Colosso di Rodi. Allegory of the British Empire as the Colossus of Rhodes monitoring and controlling the passage of the Bosphorus
Paris, France - General View, The Smallest HouseParis, France - The Smallest House in the city at 39 Rue du Chateau-d Eau. Date: 1897
British midget submarine attack by G. H. DavisOne of the Second World Wars most daring exploits: the British midget submarine (XE3) attack which gained VCs for Lieutenant Ian Fraser RNR and Leading Seaman James Magennis
The Narrowest spot in the Dardanelles, TurkeyThe Narrowest spot in the Dardanelles, a narrow strait in northwestern Turkey connecting the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara. Date: 1901
Rumeli Hisari on the European Side of the Bosphorus, TurkeyThe Rumeli Hisari, a Fortress on the European side of the Bosphorus. Built by Mehmet II 1451-1452 prior to his conquering of Constantinople. The castle was completed in 4 months
The Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey - Rumeli HisariPart of the Rumeli Hisari, a Fortress on the European side of the Bosphorus. Built by Mehmet II in 1451-1452, prior to his conquering of Constantinople
Bone diggers, Elizabeth Island, Strait of MagellanA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes