Ferdinand Collection

Galley, Zeppelin LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin, 1933. The Graf Zeppelin was the most successful airship ever built. Between its first flight in 1928 and retirement in 1937

The Surrender of Granada in 1492, 1882 (oil on canvas)
3247808 The Surrender of Granada in 1492, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Pradilla y Ortiz, Francisco (1848-1921); 330x550 cm; Palacio del Senado, Madrid

Pinus cembra, Arolla pine - Coloured copper engraving by Warner based on a watercolour by Ferdinand Bauer. A.B. Lambert, A description of the genus Pinus, London, 1803, t. 23 Date: 1803

The Transporter at Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
The Newport Transporter Bridge - a transporter bridge crossing the River Usk in Newport, South Wales (Monmouthshire). A Grade I listed structure, designed by French engineer Ferdinand Arnodin

Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand of Austria (1875-1914) - assassinated by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo on 28th June 1914, the event which led ultimately to the Great War. Date: circa 1910s

Isaac Newton - English physicist, astronomer, mathematician
Isaac Newton (1642-1727). English physicist, astronomer and mathematician. Opuscula Mathematica, Philosophica et Philologica. Volume I: Mathematica

Liskeard and Looe Railway Staff, Wagon Repair Works, Moorswater, Liskeard, Cornwall. December 1908
This staff photograph was taken outside the doors of the wagon repair works at Moorswater in December 1908. Operation of the line was taken over by Great Western Railway (GWR)

Franz Joseph I of Austria (1830-1916) and Ferdinand I of Aus
Franz Joseph I of Austria (1830-1916). Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary and Ferdinand I of Austria (1861-1948). Emperor of Austria. Photograph, 1908. Colored

Aerial view of Tangier, Morocco, from a Zeppelin, 1930 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zeppelin 1932, Dresden, 1933

Araucaria columnaris & A. heterophyllo - Coloured copper engraving by Warner based on watercolours by Ferdinand Bauer, A.B. Lambert, A description of the genus Pinus, London, 1803, t.39 Date: 1803

Brunonia australis, blue pincushion - Blue Pincushion (Brunonia australis) Coloured copper engraving by Ferdinand Bauer based on a watercolour by his own hand, 1813-14

Catholic Kings, Isabella and Ferdinand. Spain. Colored engra
Catholic Kings, Isabella I (1451-1504) and Ferdinand II (1452-1516). Engraving. Colored

COUNT VON WALDSTEIN (1762-1823). Ferdinand Ernst Gabriel. Contemporary oil on canvas

Building Panama canal, Railway Station, Lance
Vintage 19th century photograph: Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps

Representation of the enamel effigy of Geoffrey V on his tomb at Le Mans Cathedral, 1849. Artist: Lemercier
Representation of the enamel effigy of Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou (1113-1151), on his tomb at Le Mans Cathedral, Le Mans, France, 1849

Waddesdon Manor
WADDESDON MANOR, Aylesbury, the seat of baron Ferdinand de Rothschild. Date: 1889

Illustration to John Keats poem Endymion, engraved by F. Joubert, 1872
XJF477744 Illustration to John Keats poem Endymion, engraved by F. Joubert, 1872 (engraving) by Poynter, Edward John (1836-1919) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Archduke Maximilian receives the Mexican delegation
The reception of the Mexican delegation by Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian at Miramar castle, off the coast of Italy. The head of the delegation holds out a letter from Gutierrez de Estrada

King Ferdinand of Bulgaria
King Ferdinand I of Bulgaria(1861-1948). Date: circa 1909

Michiel de Ruyter as Lieutenant-Admiral, 1667, by Ferdinand
Michiel de Ruyter (1607-1676). Dutch Admiral. Portrait of Michiel de Ruyter as Lieutenant-Admiral, 1667, by Ferdinand Bol (1616-1680). Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Transporter Bridge, Newport, Wales
Transporter bridge, Newport, Wales. This type of bridge allowed shipping to pass unimpeded and passengers and goods to be transported across a river on a suspended platform

Ferdinand I of Two Sicilies (1751-1825)
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (1751-1825). King of Sicily, Naples and Two Sicilies. Portrait by Anton Raphael Mengs. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Portrait medallions of Sir William Herschel, Ferdinand, King of Two Sicilies, and Governor William Franklin
FLO4689001 Portrait medallions of Sir William Herschel, Ferdinand, King of Two Sicilies, and Governor William Franklin. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

English actor Charles Potier and Miss Pauline in the comedy L'Homme de Sixty Ans by d'Artois
FLO4562942 English actor Charles Potier and Miss Pauline in the comedy L'Homme de Sixty Ans by d'Artois, Simonnin and Ferdinand at the Theatre des Varietes, 1824

Bulgarian officers of the newly formed army of Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934
3502760 Bulgarian officers of the newly formed army of Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934; (add.info)

Charles Ferdinand d'Artois, Duke of Berry, 1778 - 1820. Younger son of king Charles X of France
3058493 Charles Ferdinand d'Artois, Duke of Berry, 1778 - 1820. Younger son of king Charles X of France. From The Turbulent Duchess by Baroness Orczy, published 1936.; Photo © Hilary Morgan

Prince Wilhelm, Prince Louis, Ferdinand, Prussia, NPG
947751 Prince Wilhelm, Prince Louis, Ferdinand, Prussia, NPG by Unknown photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved.

A 1754 Spanish gold 8-doubloon coin, or piece of eight, showing the head of the Spanish king Ferdinand VI
3432503 A 1754 Spanish gold 8-doubloon coin, or piece of eight, showing the head of the Spanish king Ferdinand VI , from Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui

Ferdinand Magellan's ship The Nao Victoria, which took part in the expedition in 1519 to circumnavigate the earth
3058539 Ferdinand Magellan's ship The Nao Victoria, which took part in the expedition in 1519 to circumnavigate the earth

Christopher Columbus greeted by Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella of Castile on his return from his first voyage to
528577 Christopher Columbus greeted by Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella of Castile on his return from his first voyage to the New World, February 1493

Lake Dwellings (Pile dwellings - Pfahlbauten) and associated artefacts. Based on mid-19th century work of Swiss
533822 Lake Dwellings (Pile dwellings - Pfahlbauten) and associated artefacts. Based on mid-19th century work of Swiss archaeologist Ferdinand Keller

Fernando Alvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3rd Duke of Alba (engraving)
5322623 Fernando Alvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3rd Duke of Alba (engraving) by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Fernando Alvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3rd Duke of Alba, 1507 to 1582)

Christopher Columbus
5308259 Christopher Columbus.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Christopher Columbus taking leave of his patrons, Ferdinand and Isabella, to set sail on his historic voyage of discovery)

Ferdinand Victor Eugene Delacroix, from L'Univers Illustre, pub. June 1863
3473159 Ferdinand Victor Eugene Delacroix, from L'Univers Illustre, pub. June 1863; (add.info.: Ferdinand Victor Eugene Delacroix, 1798 - 1863. French Romantic school artist)

Ferdinand Magellan (c1480-1521) on his ship 'Victoria'. Allegorical celebration of the first voyage of
527801 Ferdinand Magellan (c1480-1521) on his ship 'Victoria'. Allegorical celebration of the first voyage of circumnavigation (1519-1522) led by Magellan

The Risen Christ appearing to the king of Spain (Ferdinand II of Aragon and Ferdinand V of Castile 1452-1516)
527798 The Risen Christ appearing to the king of Spain (Ferdinand II of Aragon and Ferdinand V of Castile 1452-1516), 1497 (woodcut); (add.info)

The Romanian Royal Family. King Carol I of Romania (1839-1914) and Queen Elisabeth (Pauline Elisabeth Ottilie Luise of Wied) (1843-1916) with future King Ferdinand (Ferdinand Viktor Albert Meinrad)

Moltke at Paris, September 1870, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Moltke at Paris, September 1870, (1936). Moltke Vor Paris, September 1870. German Field Marshal Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke (1800-1891) at the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War

Tower and city ramparts of the Ferdinand Walls, Porto, Portugal

The Denial of Saint Peter, 1926. Artist: Ferdinand Graf von Harrach
The Denial of Saint Peter, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 1: The Birth of Christianity, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

Agnes Sorel (1421-1450), mistress of King Charles VII of France, c1450 (1849). Agnes Sorel was the model for this Virgin and Child Surrounded by Angels

WWI: CARTOON, 1918. And this is no scrap of paper. Comment on the close of World War I from the New York Herald, depicting French Marshal Foch presenting Germany with a demand for reparations

A Storm - Prospero, Miranda and Caliban Spy the Shipwreck, 1778 (oil on canvas)
NGW184283 A Storm - Prospero, Miranda and Caliban Spy the Shipwreck, 1778 (oil on canvas) by Jones, Thomas (1743-1803); 123.2x155 cm; National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Building Panama canal, Excavator
Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps. Excavator

Princess Hermine of Reuss, second wife of the ex-Kaiser
Princess Hermine of Reuss, second wife of Kaiser Wilhelm II (by the time of their marriage, ex-Kaiser), with her children at Doorn - Prince Georg Wilhelm

Ferdinando Cortes imprisoning Montezuma
LLM456910 Ferdinando Cortes imprisoning Montezuma by Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ferdinando Cortes imprisoning Montezuma)

Christening of Prince Peter of Yugoslavia (1923-1970) in October 1923 in Belgrade.Albert, Duke of York (1895-1952) (later King George VI) acted as Chief Witness as he did at King Alexanders wedding

Loie Fuller (Mary Louise Fuller) American dancer doing her Serpentintanz or Serpentine Dance - London, March 8th 1912. 1912

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"Ferdinand: A Journey Through Time and Space" Step aboard the galley of history as we embark on a captivating journey through various realms connected by the name Ferdinand. From the majestic Zeppelin LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin soaring through the skies in 1933 to The Transporter at Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, transporting us across landscapes with its efficient prowess. Pause for a moment to witness The Surrender of Granada in 1492, immortalized on canvas in 1882. Feel the weight of history as you stand amidst Pinus cembra, an ancient Arolla pine that has witnessed centuries unfold. Delve into tales of power and influence with Archduke Franz Ferdinand, whose life sparked a chain reaction that would shape world events forever. Marvel at Brunonia australis, the vibrant blue pincushion flower symbolizing resilience and beauty even amidst adversity. Intrigue awaits with Michiel de Ruyter portrayed as Lieutenant-Admiral in 1667 by Ferdinand's skilled hand. Travel back to December 1908 when Liskeard and Looe Railway Staff diligently worked at Wagon Repair Works in Moorswater, Liskeard, Cornwall - their dedication keeping wheels turning smoothly. Discover Count Von Waldstein (1762-1823), captured brilliantly on canvas during his time - an enigmatic figure who left behind an indelible mark. Gaze upon Tangier from above as a zeppelin glides effortlessly over Morocco's landscape in 1930 (1933). Witness nature's wonders embodied by Araucaria columnaris & A. Heterophyllo trees standing tall against time's relentless march. Finally, be captivated by Isabella and Ferdinand - Spain's Catholic Kings depicted vividly in colored engravings; their reign marked by grandeur and cultural transformation. Ferdinand beckons us to explore diverse chapters interwoven by a common thread.