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Poster advertising the White Star Line, Europe to AmericaPoster advertising voyages on the White Star Line from Europe to America
Orient-Express
Sailing Ships Date: 1927
Canberra: the swimming-poolColour illustration depicting the swimming pool of P&Os super-liner Canberra. Designed by architects Casson and Rendle, the pool was of white mosaic and set within tiers of sunbathing terraces
Columbus / Voyage MapA map showing the voyages of Christopher Columbus
CUTTY SARK CLIPPERChina clipper, though she only made 8 voyages to China before steamships destroyed the clipper business : she then became a wool carrier, then a training ship
Christopher Columbus, Italian navigator and explorerChristopher Columbus, Italian navigator, coloniser and explorer on behalf of Spain. He undertook four voyages of exploration, first reaching the American continent in 1492
Khakas or Khakass shamans from Saygachi, near Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. They wear helmets decorated with antlers, leather dresses covered with animal bones and hold sacred drums
Outrigger canoe of Easter Island (Rapa Nui). Illustration by Blondela from Jean Francois Laperouses Voyage. Copperplate engraving by Dell Acqua handcoloured Lazaretti from Giovanni Battista Sonzognos
The Bronze Horseman, statue of Peter the Great in St. Petersburg, Russia. Illustration from Andrew Swintons Travels into Norway, Denmark and Russia, 1792
Man and woman of the Mani or Maina peninsula, Greece. Illustration from Francois Pouquevilles Travels through More, Albania and several other parts of the Ottoman Empire, 1805
Silky anteater and black tamanduaSilky anteater or pygmy anteater (Azaras cagouare), Cyclopes didactylus, and black tamandua, Tamandua tetradactyla. From Felix de Azaras Voyages dans l Amerique Meridionale, 1801
Frisian VoyagersAlready an intrepid seafaring people, voyagers from Frisia conduct voyages of exploration into northern latitudes
Lascar Seamen at work and at rest, 1906Series of Photographs showing Lascar seamen at work in the stokehole of a passenger liner (centre image) and at rest in the Home for Asiatic Seamen (bottom images)
Mandinka (Mandingo) man and woman of West Africa. From Mungo Parks Travels in the Interior of Africa. Copperplate engraving by Dell Acqua handcoloured by Lazaretti from Giovanni Battista Sonzognos
The Ali Qapu Palace, or Imperial Palace, in Isfahan, Iran. Built by Shah Abbas I in the early 17th century. Palazzo Reale
Kyrgyz women in traditional costume. Illustration from Peter Simon Pallas Travels through the southern provinces of the Russia Empire, 1812
Women of the Mordvin Moksha people in traditional costume of embroidered skirts and many accessories. Illustration from Peter Simon Pallas Travels through the southern provinces of the Russia Empire
Women of the Mordvin Erzya people in traditional costume. Mordovia. Illustration from Peter Simon Pallas Travels through the southern provinces of the Russia Empire, 1812
Mohammad Karim Khan Zand or Karim Han, founder of the Zand Dynasty, 1705-1779. Illustration from Guillaume-Antoine Oliviers Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801
Chukchi woman with tattoos on her cheek, chin and arm, and ear piercings. (Chukotka region, Russia). From Joseph Billings
Costumes of the people of Manila, Philippines, circa 1800Costumes of the people of Manila, Philippines. Man and woman in striped bandana and shawl. Illustration by Gaspard Duche de Vancy from Jean Francois Laperouses Voyage
Tatars or Tartars in traditional costume. Illustration from Andrew Swintons Travels into Norway, Denmark and Russia, 1792
Ali Pasha of Ioannina, Muslim Albanian ruler of western Rumelia, the Lion of Yannina (1740-1822). Illustration from Francois Pouquevilles Travels through More
Man and woman of the Morea Eyalet, the Peloponnese, Greece. Illustration from Francois Pouquevilles Travels through More, Albania and several other parts of the Ottoman Empire, 1805
Hursid Ahmed Pasha (died 1822), Ottoman governorHursid Ahmed Pasha (died 1822), Ottoman general and governor of the Morea Eyalet (the Peloponnese). Illustration from Francois Pouquevilles Travels through More
Perspective view of the plan of Athens, Greece 1700 Date: 1700
Egyptian Cave Painting
Airplane in the Clouds Date: 1937
Cunard Line, RMS Queen Mary log books - boiler/engine room, voyages 286, 294, 431, 286 and 291. Date: 20th century
Cunard White Star, RMS Queen Mary, engineers logCunard White Star, RMS Queen Mary engineers log, detailing voyage no.1 (27 May 1936, Captain Sir Edgar Britten RD RNR) to no.87 (12 July 1942, Captain J G Bisset)
Leeds Castle Date: 1912
The great British R 100 arrived at Cardington after return flight from Montreal, in 78 hours. The damaged fin in a thunderstorm over the St
Plan of the King of Sines palace, Joal, Senegambia, 18th century. Entrance A, courts B, connecting huts C, kings hut D, wives huts E, reception area F, dining area G, servants huts H
Americans queuing to try and leave Britain, September 1939American nationals queuing outside the United States Lines offices in a n attempt to return home, following the outbreak of war in September 1939
Native of King Georges Sound, Australia, by John Webber, 1783, in a book about the voyages of Captain James Cook. 1783
View of Mount Carmel taken from St. Jean d Acre, Palestine. Illustration by Ali Bey el Abbassi from his Travels in Morocco, Tripoli, Cyprus, Egypt, Arabia, Syria and Turkey, London 1816
The gate of Cairo called Beb el Fath. Illustration by Ali Bey el Abbassi from his Travels in Morocco, Tripoli, Cyprus, Egypt, Arabia, Syria and Turkey, London 1816
House constructed in a rock at Old Paphos 1, and catacomb at Paphos, Cyprus 2. Illustration by Ali Bey el Abbassi from his Travels in Morocco, Tripoli, Cyprus, Egypt, Arabia, Syria and Turkey
A fountain among the mountains of Paphos, Cyprus. Illustration by Ali Bey el Abbassi from his Travels in Morocco, Tripoli, Cyprus, Egypt, Arabia, Syria and Turkey, London 1816
View of the ancient temple at Amathus, Cyprus. Illustration by Ali Bey el Abbassi from his Travels in Morocco, Tripoli, Cyprus, Egypt, Arabia, Syria and Turkey, London 1816
View of the ruins of the Queens Palace, MoroccoView of the ruins of the Queens Palace near the Monsastery of Saint Chrysostom, Morocco. Illustration by Michallon from Ali Bey el Abbassis Travels in Morocco, Tripoli, Cyprus, Egypt, Arabia
A Moroccan cavalry soldier and Ali BeyA Moroccan soldier on horseback attacking an enemy a, and Ali Bey traveling on horseback b. Illustration by Michallon from Ali Bey el Abbassis Travels in Morocco, Tripoli, Cyprus, Egypt, Arabia
View of Morocco and the cordillera of the Atlas mountains. Illustration by Michallon from Ali Bey el Abbassis Travels in Morocco, Tripoli, Cyprus, Egypt, Arabia, Syria and Turkey, London 1816
Castle or Alcazaba, Tangier, Morocco. Illustration by Michallon from Ali Bey el Abbassis Travels in Morocco, Tripoli, Cyprus, Egypt, Arabia, Syria and Turkey, London 1816
Wild horse of Siberia, or Yakutian horse. Equus ferus caballus. Illustration from Peter Simon Pallas Travels through the southern provinces of the Russia Empire, 1812
Figures of divinities in the Kalmyk religion: Maidarin, Amitabha and Shakyamuni. Illustration from Peter Simon Pallas Travels through the southern provinces of the Russia Empire, 1812
Man and woman of the Nenets or Samoyeds people. Illustration from Peter Simon Pallas Travels through the southern provinces of the Russia Empire, 1812
Kalmyks in traditional costumeKalmyk man and woman in traditional costume. Illustration from Peter Simon Pallas Travels through the southern provinces of the Russia Empire, 1812
Ancient Tatar tomb of a Khan in Kasimov on the Oka River (Ryazan Oblast, Russia). Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume-Antoine Oliviers Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801
Villa of the Shah of Persia, Qajar Dynasty. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume-Antoine Oliviers Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801
Ruins of Persepolis, or Takht-e-Jamshid, capital of the Achaemenid Empire. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume-Antoine Oliviers Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801
Fath Ali Chah, second Qajar emperor or Shah of Iran (1772-1832). Illustration from Guillaume-Antoine Oliviers Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801
Portrait of Shah Mohammad Ali Han of Persia, 1760-1779. Illustration from Guillaume-Antoine Oliviers Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801
Portrait of Nadir Shah of Persia, 1698-1747. Illustration from Guillaume-Antoine Oliviers Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801
Persian woman in dance costume. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume-Antoine Oliviers Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801
Persian woman in city dress. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume-Antoine Oliviers Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801
Persian man in summer dress. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume-Antoine Oliviers Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801
Reilefs from the momument of Taq-e Bostan on the outskirts of Kermanshah, Persia. The king hunting elephant, deer and boar 2, and the coronation of Shah Khosrau II, 1
Kurdish man with shield and club. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume-Antoine Oliviers Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801
Woman of Baghdad in everyday dress of botanical-print robes, harem pants and sandals. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume-Antoine Oliviers Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801
Woman of Baghdad in formal dress. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume-Antoine Oliviers Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801
Francois Le Vaillants camp at Great Fish River (Groote Visrivier), South Africa. From Francois Le Vaillants Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa
Francois Le Vaillants camp at Pampoen-Kraal (Durbanville), West Cape, South Africa. From Francois Le Vaillants Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa
Cape baboon or chacma baboon, Papio ursinus. From Francois Le Vaillants Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa. Copperplate engraving by Dell Acqua handcoloured by Lazaretti from Giovanni Battista
Male giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis. From Francois Le Vaillants Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa. Copperplate engraving by Dell Acqua handcoloured by Lazaretti from Giovanni Battista
Young San woman nursing child, South Africa. She wears a cape, necklaces and beaded skirt. From Francois Le Vaillants Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa
Young San man, with bow and arrows, South Africa. From Francois Le Vaillants Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa. Copperplate engraving by Dell Acqua handcoloured by Lazaretti from Giovanni
Woman and child of the San people, South AfricaWoman and child of the San people (Housouana or Bushmen). From Francois Le Vaillants Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa
Man of the San people, South AfricaMan of the San people (Housouana or Bushmen), South Africa. With bow, arrows, feather and belt. From Francois Le Vaillants Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa
Noble Namaqua man of South Africa. He wears a fur cape and codpiece, and holds a spear. From Francois Le Vaillants Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa
Spotted hyena, Crocuta crocuta, eating a sheep. From Francois Le Vaillants Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa. Copperplate engraving by Dell Acqua handcoloured by Lazaretti from Giovanni
Khoikhoi (Hottentot) woman in full dress of fur cape, beaded skirt, anklets, necklaces. From Francois Le Vaillants Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa
Francois Le Vaillants camp at Heere, Verloore ValleyFrancois Le Vaillants camp at Heere (Verloore Valley, northwest of Piketberg), Western Cape, South Africa. From Francois Le Vaillants Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa
Head of a giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis. From Francois Le Vaillants Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa. Copperplate engraving by Dell Acqua handcoloured by Lazaretti from Giovanni Battista
Female hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius. From Francois Le Vaillants Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa. Copperplate engraving by Dell Acqua handcoloured by Lazaretti from Giovanni Battista
Head of a male hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius. From Francois Le Vaillants Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa
Mandinka people dancing to drums in a festivalMandinka (Mandingo) people dancing to drums in a festival in Dramanet, Kingdom of Galam (upper Senegal River). From Mungo Parks Travels in the Interior of Africa
Pagoda of Linqing, Daqiao village, Shandong province, China. Eight-story tower in white brick and varnished tile, about 240 feet high
Great Wall of China near Kou-pee-keow, passView of the Great Wall of China near Kou-pee-keow, at the pass between China and Eastern Tartary. From Samuel Holmes Journal of a Voyage to China and Tartary, 1798
Japanese sailboat. Illustration by Jean Louis Prevost from Jean Francois Laperouses Voyage. Copperplate engraving by Dell Acqua handcoloured Lazaretti from Giovanni Battista Sonzognos Collection of
Natives of the Baie de Langle, Sakhalin Island, and a Manchu Tartar. Illustration by Gaspard Duche de Vancy from Jean Francois Laperouses Voyage
California thrasher, Toxostoma redivivum. (Promerops of California). Illustration by Jean Louis Prevost from Jean Francois Laperouses Voyage
Specimens of the Umin and Uchen characters in the language of Tibet. Illustration by Lieutenant Samuel Davis from Captain Samuel Turners Account of an Embassy to the Court of the Teshoo Lama in
