Images Dated 22nd June 2004 (page 4)

The Hydromotor Ship, 1881
Engraving of the Hydromotor Ship, invented by Dr. Emil Fleischer of Dresden, September 1881. Instead of propellor or paddle-wheel

The Winans Ocean Steamer, 1858
Engraving of the Winans Ocean Steamer cigar ship, launched at Ferry Bay, Baltimore, on 6th October 1858. Intended as an ocean-going vessel, she was 180 feet long and had a displacement of 350 tons

The Skerryvore Lighthouse, off Argyllshire, 1844
Engraving of the Skerryvore lighthouse, 1844. Built between 1836 and 1843, with 6000 tons of granite, the lighthouse entered service on 1st February 1844

The Mouth and Carriage of the Pneumatic Letter and Parcel Co
Engraving showing the mouth of the despatch-tube and a carriage, carrying mail, of the Pneumatic Despatch Company, Battersea, London

Police Road Block, France, 1958
Photograph of a Police Road block, on the highway between Versailles and Louveciennes, near Paris. At this time, the Police were intensifying their hunt for Algerian Terrorists

SY Livadia, 1880
Engraving of Czar Alexander IIs steam yacht Livadia, built at John Elders shipyard, Govan, in 1880. This yacht was given a radical design, supposedly based on the shape of a turbot

HMS Goliath, 1907
Photograph of HMS Goliath, a Canopus Class battleship of 12, 950 tons, launched in 1898. She was sunk in May 1915, off Cape Helles, Dardanelles, with the loss of most of her crew

Gyrostatic Compass, 1912
Photograph of a new Anschutz gyrostatic compass, February 1912. This type of compass was expected to significantly outperform previous compasses in its ability to give a consistantly strong true

Lanteen-rigged Dhows, Luxor, Egypt, 1884
Engraving of a riverside scene at Luxor, Egypt, showing a number of dhows under sails and oars and, in the background, several boats being built on the shore

Cast Iron Lighthouse, intended for Barbados, 1851
Engraving of a Cast Iron lighthouse, designed and built by Alexander Gordon and the Grissell & Co. Ironworks, which was intended for use in Barbados

Fire Control Top of an American Warship, 1910
Illustration of an American battleships Fire Control Top, November 1910. In battle, the officers in these elevated positions would pick targets for their gun crews

Admiral McDonalds Folding Boat, 1878
Engraving of Admiral McDonalds Patent Folding Boat, as exhibited at the Crystal Palace, London, November 1878. This lightweight

The First Railway Motor-Coach in Britain, 1903
Photograph of the first railway motor-coach in Britain, June 1903. The London and South-Western Railway were experimenting with motor-coaches for light suburban traffic

James Robb, Winner of the Golf Amateur Championship, 1906
Photograph of James Robb, winner of the Golf Amateur Championship at Hoylake, May 1906. Mr. Robb, of Prestwick, St. Nicholas, beat Mr. C.C

The Roman Rocks Lighthouse, Simons Bay, Cape of Good Hope
Engraving of the Roman Rocks lighthouse at Simons Bay, Cape of Good Hope, March 1869. This iron lighthouse was built in 1860, but showed signs of structural failure shortly thereafter

A Surf-Boat, Sri Lanka, 1887
Engraving of a Sri Lankan (then Ceylon) surf-boat, under sail, riding the waves, from The Graphic, 1887. With an outrigger and fairly large sail, this vessel looks a stout craft

The Rotor Ship Buckau, 1924
Photograph of the experimental Rotor ship Buckau, on sea trials, 1924. Anton Flettner equipped the 680 ton schooner, Buckau, with two rotating cylindrical towers to test his Flettner rudder

Professor Alfred Henry Garrod, F. R. S. (1846-1879)
Engraving of Professor Alfred Henry Garrod, F.R.S. the eminent ornithologist, who died of tuberculosis on 17th October 1879

The Crater of Mont Pelee, Martinique, 1926
Photograph showing an aerial view of Mont Pelee, Martinique, the volcano that erupted and destroyed St. Pierre in May 1902

Three Frontiersmen Mending their Canoe, Canada, 1883
Engraving of three frontiersmen mending their canoe with hot wax or gum, in the Canadian back woods

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