Strait Collection (page 2)

Killen-Strait armoured tractor, WW1
A Killen-Strait armoured tractor, claimed to be the first completed British tank used during the First World War. Date: 1915

The Yacht Eira in the Arctic, 1881
Engraving 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 St
Near 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 House
A 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 America
Las 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, USA
Construction 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 Marlborough
Coast 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 departs
HMS 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. HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill

Arnavutkoy, European shoreline of Bosphorus strait, Turkey
A 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. Ukraine
Ukraine. 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. Ukraine
Ukraine. 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. Ukraine
Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Melec-Chesmenskyi Kurgan Museum. Burial mound. 4th century BC. Exterior. Kerch

Ruins of ancient Greek city of Panticapaeum. Autonomous Repu
Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Ruins of ancient Greek city of Panticapaeum, founded by Milesians in Mount Mithridat. 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, USA
A view of the Golden Gate - the strait connecting the Pacific Ocean to San Francisco Bay. Date: circa 1895

Thomas Telford - Meyer
Thomas 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 Germans
WW1 - 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

Wien Hotel, Kotzebue, NW Alaska, USA
Wien Hotel and Alaska Airlines, Kotzebue, NW Alaska, north of the Arctic Circle, Bering Strait, USA. Date: circa 1950

Paris, France - General View, The Smallest House
Paris, France - The Smallest House in the city at 39 Rue du Chateau-d Eau. Date: 1897

British midget submarine attack by G. H. Davis
One 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, Turkey
The 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, Turkey
The 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 Hisari
Part 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 Magellan
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Consuls House, Sandy Point, Strait of Magellan
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

MAGELLAND, Ferdinand (1480-1521). Portuguese navigator and discoverer. Map of the Magellans Trip (Ferdinand Magellan) (1519). Southern of the Patagonia and Tierra Del Fuego

Portolan chart, 1587. Map of South America. Made in Messina. Renaissance art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

Syria / Damascus / Straight
Damascus: Straight (or Strait) Street, where St Paul stayed after his temporary blinding Date: 1880

The final battle of Shimonoseki straits, 1864
Two views of the battle of Shimonoseki, where British, French, American and Dutch forces fought against the Japanese for control of the Shimonoseki straits, off the coast of Japan

Buyukdere - Village by Bosphorous - Ploughing
Buyukdere ( Beautiful Meadow ) - Village by Bosphorus on European side - Ploughing with a team of four Anatolian Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) Date: circa 1920s

Sailor ringing new bell of HMS Broke, WW1
A sailor rings the new bell of HMS Broke during the First World War. The ship was badly damaged during the Second Battle of Dover Strait, 21 April 1917. Date: circa 1917

Charybdis

The Brijuni Islands, Croatia
The Brijuni (also known as the Brionian Islands; Italian: Brioni) are a group of fourteen small islands in the Croatian part of the northern Adriatic Sea

Chalcis, Greece - Strait of Evripos
Chalcis (or Chalkida ), Greece - the chief town of the island of Euboea, situated on the strait of the Evripos at its narrowest point as illustrated perfectly on this card. Date: circa 1910s

Fish - Pelorus Jack - New Zealand
Pelorus Jack - a Rissos dolphin that was famous for meeting and escorting ships through a stretch of water in Cook Strait, New Zealand, between 1888 and 1912

Commander E. R. G. R. Evans of HMS Broke
Commander E.R.G.R. Evans of HMS Broke

Allied fleet firing salute in the Bosphorus, WW1
Allied fleet firing a salute in the Bosphorus to signal Peace, probably towards the end of the First World War. Date: circa late 1918

Zhongshan Park, Xiamen, China - Buddhist Temple
Buddhist Temple at the Zhongshan Park at Xiamen (Amoy) on the southeast (Taiwan Strait) coast of the Peoples Republic of China. Date: circa 1910s

Rumeli Hisari - Istanbul, Turkey
Part of the 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

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