Treacherous Collection

Cod Fishing Newfoundland
Cod fishing on the Grand Banks, Newfoundland

WWII - Remember Pearl Harbour
Remember Pearl Harbour First Day Cover illustration depicting the Japanese aerial assault on the American Naval base at Pearl Harbour, a lagoon harbour on the island of Oahu, Hawaii

The Empress Dowager Cixi (Tzu-Hsi)
L Dorado. The Empress Dowager Cixi (Tzu-Hsi) (1835-1908) causing trouble for a (representation of) the Chinese Emperor. Date: 1900

Byrd Antarctic Expedition II - Dog team on dangerous ice
Byrd Antarctic Expedition II - Dog team crossing treacherous pressure ice. On his second expedition in 1934, Richard E. Byrd (1888-1957)

Japan - Poling a barge along the Hozu River
Japan - A brave boatman poling a barge solo along the Hozu River - a part of Katsura River in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan Date: circa 1910s

Coaches descending Kirkstone Pass, Lake District, Cumbria. Postcard published by George Perry Abraham (1844-1923), a photographer, postcard publisher, and mountaineer. Date: 1923

MAGELLAN
Fernao de Magalhaes dies at the hands of Philippine natives, after making an alliance with a treacherous native chieftain Date: 27 April 1521

SERBIAN TROOPS 1916
Serbian troops in a mountain trench on the Salonika Front the treacherous mountain range between Albania and Greece. Date: 1916

Japan - Poling rafts along the Hozu River - a part of Katsura River in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan Date: circa 1910s

Tank trapped in mud of Flanders, WW1
A tank stuck in the mud by the side of the Fampoux Road on the Western Front, a victim of the treacherous, waterlogged conditions Date: 1918

Japan - Navigating the rapids of the Hozu River - a part of Katsura River in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan Date: circa 1910s

Japan - Poling rafts along the Hozu River - a part of Katsura River in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan Date: circa 1910s

WW1 - German attack under the cover of the white flag
WW1 - A scene during the fighting at St. Julien on the Western Front. As reported by the 90th Winnipeg Rifles, the Germans dressed in the uniforms of the dead Canadian Scottish troops

Story of Cruel Joseph - Joseph Chamberlain and Paul Kruger
The Story of Cruel Joseph (cont.) - Joseph Chamberlain tries to reach accord with the South African Boer leader Paul Kruger (1825-1905) (as a boar), but only ends up getting his ankles bitten

Newfoundland, Canada - Quidi Vidi - The Gut
Newfoundland, Canada - Quidi Vidi Harbour - known locally as " The Gut". Date: circa 1910s

Titanic - Danger Field of the Atlantic with routes through i
A diagram or map showing the dangerous area of the Atlantic Ocean indicating steamer routes that cut through fog and ice. It was here that the Titanic hit an iceberg on 15 April 1912

Italian soldiers fighting in the Dolomites
The Italians fought a ferocious war in the mountains of the Dolomites during the First World War - not only against each other but also against the hostile conditions. Date: circa 1916

A ships photographer coping with the storms
Photography in treacherous conditions; a ships photographer recording conditions on board

Spanish Cross Sierra
After landing in Mexico the Conquistadors cross the Sierra

Avoid that Sinking Feeling
Enables the tourist to cross the most treacherous quick-sands with impunity. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Diligence in Mountains
A Diligence on the road to Granada

Cartoon / Fox on Elephant
CARLO KHANs TRIUMPHAL ENTRY INTO LEADENHALL STREET Fox as an Indian astride an elephant with the face of Lord North heralded by Edmund Burke A satire on lofty ambition

Titanic / French Cruiser
A French cruise ship navigates the treacherous icefields which proved to be so fatal to the Titanic

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