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Falklands War - 1982Directorate of Overseas Surveys map of the Falklands Islands, 1983 (c). One of four maps of the Falkland Islands, 1982 (c)-1984 (c)
The Zulu war. Lord Chelmsfords retreat from Isandhlwana theLord Chelmsford surveying the damage after the Battle of Isandlwana. The battlefield strewn with corpses is in the foreground, Isandhlawana Hill is in the distance, as are the Zulu impi (warriors)
Larkswood LidoTwo glamorous girls in bathing costumes and high heels surveying the scene at Larkswood open air swimming pool, Chingford, Essex
Surveyors sitting in a circle during a meeting. Miniature of the 14th century
Trigonometry PointA Trigonometry Point at Buvita in the Belgium Congo, topped off with a broom!
SURVEYING LEVELSA whole selection of different surveying instruments, and diagrams relating to their specific uses. Date: 1810
James Brindley / ParsonsJAMES BRINDLEY English canal engineer
Surveying in a coal mine
Coal Mine Surveyor early 1900s
English lady surveying fancy room with covered chandeliersEnglish lady surveying a fancy room with covered furniture and chandeliers in brown-holland balloons, 19th century. Housekeeper Mrs Mustard showing Mrs Lucy Somerville around the drawing room
Calm Captain in Storm Date: 1947
Elderly Couple on Christmas Morn
Whats left?, woman and children waiting for leftoversA woman and a group of children wait for leftovers at a fishmonger and poulterers shop. A well-to-do mother and daughter are seen leaving the shop
SURVEYING / TELEMETROGRAPHTELEMETROGRAPH Date: 1885
TUNNEL SURVEY / 1906Tunnel surveying with a theodolite atop Mount Leone by three intrepid surveyors! Date: 1906
Andreossi Surveys EgyptComte Andreossi surveys antique sites for Napoleon. Date: 1788
TRIGONOMETRIC SURVEYA Trigonometric survey in North America. Date: circa 1900
PEDOMETER / PERAMBULATORA Perambulator or pedometer. Date: 1797
Engineering survey using divers - The Trans-Baikal RailwayThe Trans-Baikal Railway - a subsidiary of the Russian Railways headquartered in Chita and serving Zabaykalsky Krai and Amur Oblast
Charles Darwin during his voyage on the BeagleCharles Darwin during his voyage on the HMS Beagle in the 1830s, when he discovered a variety of flora and fauna and begins to have thoughts about the origin of species and evolution
Oxus River (Amu Darya)The Oxus River (Amu Darya) at Khami-i-ab, looking east, near Khoja-Saleh. The river supplied irrigation for the ancient oasis kingdoms of Khiva and Khwarism. Date: 1885
Fuegian (Yapoo Takeenica)
French Railway Alphabet - N for Nivellement (levelling, surveying). 19th century
Communist China - surveying in a fieldCommunist China - young people with surveying equipment on a tripod in a field, doing a waterway survey and combining knowledge learnt in school with practical activities. circa 1960s
Edwardian ladies in winterXmas. Two Edwardian ladies dressed in warm coats, hats and muffs surveying the winter scene. Date: circa 1904
Underwater theodolite off the coast of MaltaDiver using a theodolite to survey the best location for an inflatable house which was anchored to the seabed, some 50 feet deep, in Paradise Bay, off the coast of Malta
Mining. Surveying by the mines compass. Diorama. Deutsches Museum. Munich. Germany
Survey Party / AustraliaThree aboriginal men look on in interest as three surveyors map out part of the Hampton Plains in Western Australia. Date: 1891
Field Marshal Sir Arthur Wellesley, 1st The Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) as an old man surveying the battlefield of Waterloo, 1840 (c)Oil on canvas, after Benjamin Robert Haydon (1786-1846)
Portable theodolite by Edward Troughton.. Portable theodolite by Edward Troughton. Copperplate engraving by W. Lowry after an Illustration by J
Military Surveying Instrument - MEK GS Right InstrumentMilitary Surveying Instrument - MEK.GS Right Instrument No. 10490, E. R. Watts & Son, 1916, Includes a leather case. Firearms & Equipment
Big fighting ships auxiliaries by G. H. DavisNavy notes of the week. A big fighting ships auxiliaries: some little-known members of the British fleet. 1912
Ships that pass by G. H. DavisShips that pass -- some notes for our readers who are spending their holidays by the sea shore. The ships are: cargo steamer, liner, coasting steamer, seagoing tug, oil carrier, racing yawl
18th century French surveying techniquesAn explanation of six surveying techinques from 18th century France. Date: 18th Century
Aaron RathboneaRON RATHBONE mathematician and author of a treatise on surveying. Date: 1572 - ?
Italy - Laboratorio di precisione, Roma - Precision OpticsItaly - Laboratorio di Precisione, Roma - Precision Optics made in Rome - produced optical instruments used in WW1 - suppliers to the Royal family in Italy Date: circa 1906
Fuegians going to trade with Patagonians in Zapallos
Practical Geometry by Allain Manesson Mallet" Practical Geometry" by Allain Manesson Mallet. Fol. 85 depicting the surveying of fields (1702). Engraving. FRANCE. Paris. National Library."
Arnaldus de Villa Nova (1240 - 1312); BOYSSET, Bertrand (1355-1415). Surveying treaty. 1250 - 1312. Surveying and demarcation of land. Illustration of Boysset. Ms 327 fol.28r. Gothic art
Ufos / Hall / BoiseAt Boise, Idaho, surveyor E G Hall sees a UFO through his surveying instrument Date: 20 February 1948
View of San Francisco, California: taken from Telegraph Hill, April 1850, by Wm. B. McMurtrie, draughtsman of the U.S. Surveying Expedition. Date c1851
Defending Law and OrderGenerals Cavaignac and Lamoriciere ride through the streets of Paris, surveying the damage and debating how to deal with the insurrection. Date: 22 June 1848
World War Two Bomb DamageA couple survey the damage caused by a bomb dropped on the UK during World War Two. Date: circa 1942
Sir Richard Turnbull inspecting Scout quadrangleSir Richard Turnbull, G.C.M.G. Chief Scout for Scouts Arabia, inspects the quadrangle of the new Headquarters of the South Arabian Boy Scouts Association in Aden. circa 1966
Officials inspecting Scout headquartersSir Richard Turnbull, G.C.M.G. Chief Scout of Aden, led by the Chief Commissioner, Mr J.J. Greene O.B.E. inspecting the new Headquarters of the South Arabian Boy Scouts Association. circa 1966
Surveying in AfghanistanA mile-measuring machine (perambulator) being used by the Afghan Boundary Commission. Date: circa 1884
French Survey AlgeriaThe French whilst surveying the Sahara, stop for refreshment at an oasis Date: 1906
Surveyor at work with a theodoliteA surveyor at work with a theodolite level