Worlds Collection (page 5)

The War of the Worlds - Quietly observing a martian
" I began to closely observe this fighting machine, making sure, first, that the hood (cap) contained a species which was actually Martian." Date: First published: 1898

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth - New York Worlds Fair
King George VI (1895-1952) and Queen Elizabeth (1900-2002) - visiting the New York Worlds Fair in 1939. The border illustration depicts the Trylon and Perisphere. Date: 1939

Paris Exhibition of 1900 - Traditional Vietnamese House
Paris Exposition of 1900 - Indochina - Traditional Vietnamese House - Pagode (Pagoda) of Phuoc-Kien at Cholon (Ho Chi Minh City) (Cochinchina - French Vietnam)

Roman rings. Gold, malachite and emerald. From Empuries. Cat
Roman rings. The small (gold and malachite). The big (gold and emerald). From Empuries. Catalonia. Episcopal Museum. Vic. Spain

The Chrysler Building at the Chicago Worlds Fair)
The Chrysler Building at the Century of Progress International Exposition (Chicago Worlds Fair) 1933. It was held to celebrate the citys centennial

Morane Saulnier Type P reconnaissance plane
Morane Saulnier Type P French two-seater reconnaissance plane used by both France and Britain during 1916 and 1917. Date: circa 1916-1917

Henschel Hs 293 -seen on handling trolley, this was the worlds first production air-launched anti-ship missile

Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 -a handful built of this, the Worlds first transport helicopter

Paris, France - The Big Wheel (Grande Roue de Paris), erected as part of the Exposition Universelle of 1900 Date: circa 1902

Otto Von Guericke / Worlds
OTTO VON GUERICKE German physicist, famous for his experiment of the Magdeburg hemispheres to demonstrate air pressure

Chauve Souris Theatre, Bat Theatre Moscow
Reverse of the flyer for Chauve Souris Theatre at the Kings Theatre in Hammersmith commencing on 28th November 1938. It lists seven reasons why it is the worlds most unusual entertainment including

The War of the Worlds - The City watching me
" The whole city seemed to look at me with eerie eyes. White house windows were empty sockets in skulls, and my imagination set around me a thousand silent enemies." Date: First published

The War of the Worlds - Comtemplating life in the sewers
" We will have to lead a life underground, do you understand? I thought about the sewers..." Date: First published: 1898

Zanzibar, after the bombardment in 1896 (Anglo-Zanzibar War)
Zanzibar, after the bombardment in 1896. (Anglo-Zanzibar War sometimes known a the worlds shortest war ). Date: 1896

Fantastic Adventures - Nine worlds west
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, April 1951, featuring the story Nine worlds west by Clee Garson. Green skinned weird looking man watches a young screaming woman falling into a burning abyss. Date: 1951

Fantastic Adventures - Forgotten Worlds
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, May 1948, featuring the story Forgotten Worlds by Lawrence Chandler. A muscular man surrounded by a bizzare glow holds the globe in his hands. Date: 1948

Marquis of La Fayette (1757-1834). Colored engraving
Marquis of La Fayette (1757-1834). French military and politician. Engraving. Colored

Encounter between two Worlds. Sculpture. Spain
Encounter between two Worlds. Monument by Magin Picallo, 1993. Baiona. Galicia. Spain

Traces on the Moon
Space travellers of days to come may well find traces of the Moons former inhabitants lying about among the ruins of their civilisation

FONTENELLE
BERNARD LE BOVIER DE FONTENELLE French writer, author of The Plurality of worlds Date: 1657 - 1757

The Hall of Science Chicago Worlds Fair
The Hall of Science at the Century of Progress International Exposition (Chicago Worlds Fair) 1933/4. It was held to celebrate the citys centennial

Wight Trainer Seaplane first of only two built Although rejected, this aircraft could be considered the worlds first type specifically designed for training

Voisin, Gabriel, designer pilot and manufacturer with his 1915 Voisin triplane bomber

Voisin Triplane Bomber shown in final 1916 form Only two built

Voisin 7 or LC two seater of 1916, seen with a nose mounted 37mm cannon

Vickers FB26 Vampire completed in May 1917, this was the last of a line of Vickers pusher engined fighters Only a handful built

Vickers FB24C of 1917 was another one-off Vickers type that underwent numerous transformations

Sunbeam Bomber built for the RNAS, this single seat torpedo bomber flew in late 1917 but proved a failure

SPAD A II a two seat scout first flew in May 1915 Unusual in having propeller behind the gunner to give a good field of fire 99 built for France and Russia

SPAD VII first flown in May 1916, the VII was faster than the opposition Once early engine troubles had been rectified the VII was adopted by France, Britain and the US

Sopwith Hispano -Suiza Triplane-built and flown closely after the smaller Triplane in 1916, it never went into poroduction

Sopwith 1F Camel entered service in mid 1917 with both the Royal Navy and Army air arms

Sopwith 2B2 Rhino first flown in October 1917, two were built but poor performance led to itsabandonment

Short Type 184 was used in the the Dardinelles in 1915 and the Battle of Jutland in 1916

Short S81 Only one built for the Royan Navy and used to test various gun armaments from early 1914 until October 1915

Sopwith 2FR2 Bulldog first flown in early 1918, this wouldbe Bristol F2B replacement was one of Sopwiths failures

Short Bomber of 1915 owed much to the earlier Type 184 83 built, the type being withdrawn from use in April 1917

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