Kite Collection (page 5)

Tatars or Tartars in traditional costume. Illustration From Andrew Swinton (18th-19th century) Travels into Norway
FLO4722164 Tatars or Tartars in traditional costume. Illustration From Andrew Swinton (18th-19th century) Travels into Norway, Denmark and Russia, 1792

The Uraniborg, or City of Heaven, on the Island of Hven, Denmark. Observatory built by the celebrated Danish astronomer
FLO4722115 The Uraniborg, or City of Heaven, on the Island of Hven, Denmark. Observatory built by the celebrated Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe

Armenian bride wrapped in a sack, supported by two of her nearest relations
FLO4721928 Armenian bride wrapped in a sack, supported by two of her nearest relations. Illustration From Francois Pouqueville (1770-1838), Travels through More

Turks dancing on the island of Prinkipo (Buyukada), near Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey
FLO4721913 Turks dancing on the island of Prinkipo (Buyukada), near Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey. Illustration From Francois Pouqueville (1770-1838), Travels through More

Man and woman of the Mani or Maina peninsula, Greece. Illustration From Francois Pouqueville (1770-1838)
FLO4721872 Man and woman of the Mani or Maina peninsula, Greece. Illustration From Francois Pouqueville (1770-1838), Travels through More, Albania and several other parts of the Ottoman Empire, 1805

Reis of Barbary, Ottoman naval captain. Illustration From Francois Pouqueville (1770-1838), Travels through More
FLO4721813 Reis of Barbary, Ottoman naval captain. Illustration From Francois Pouqueville (1770-1838), Travels through More, Albania and several other parts of the Ottoman Empire, 1805

Milan: Gothic Cathedral of Milan, La Nativite, 1885
LUX4712512 Milan: Gothic Cathedral of Milan, La Nativite, 1885; (add.info.: Milan: Gothic Cathedral of Milan, La Nativite, 1885); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Jean Galeas Visconti (Gian Galeazzo Visconti, 1351-1402) surprises and imprisoned his uncle Barnabe (Bernabo)
FLO4630198 Jean Galeas Visconti (Gian Galeazzo Visconti, 1351-1402) surprises and imprisoned his uncle Barnabe (Bernabo) Visconti (1323-1385), with 400 men

K : kite, 1872 (illustration)
DUV4225081 K : kite, 1872 (illustration); 27x23 cm; (add.info.: Aunt Louisa's alphabet book, Country alphabet, made of three illustrated abecedaries, Frederick Warne and Co, editeurs)

Buzzard, Buteo buteo, and red kite, Milvus milvus. Handcoloured engraving on steel by Oudet after a drawing by Edouard
FLO4597987 Buzzard, Buteo buteo, and red kite, Milvus milvus. Handcoloured engraving on steel by Oudet after a drawing by Edouard Travies from Richard's " New Edition of the Complete Works

Investigating atmospheric electricity
865087 Investigating atmospheric electricity; (add.info.: Investigating atmospheric electricity in normal cloudy conditions, but not during a thunderstorm)

Aesop's Fables, The Kite, the Frog and the Mouse (colour litho)
8644916 Aesop's Fables, The Kite, the Frog and the Mouse (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aesop's Fables, The Kite, the Frog and the Mouse)

Autumn (colour litho)
8633182 Autumn (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Autumn. Illustration for The Children's Object Book (Frederick Warne)

Yellow-billed kite and swallow-tailed kite
5855203 Yellow-billed kite and swallow-tailed kite; (add.info.: Yellow-billed kite, Milvus aegyptius, and swallow-tailed kite, Elanoides forficatus)

Saint Peter sculpture formerly capital of the Cathedral of Milan, Italy Archeveche
QUA5034639 Saint Peter sculpture formerly capital of the Cathedral of Milan, Italy Archeveche; (add.info.: Saint Peter sculpture formerly capital of the Cathedral of Milan)

Ney, Michel, Duke D'Elchingen, Prince of the Moskowa (1769-1815). English marshal
CUL4867852 Ney, Michel, Duke D'Elchingen, Prince of the Moskowa (1769-1815). English marshal, duke of Elchingen and prince of La Moskova. Engraving. ITALY. LOMBARDY. Milan

View of Italy: The Cathedral of Milan.. Engraving by Deroy, 19th century after the Daguerrian photographic excursions
JEB4834551 View of Italy: The Cathedral of Milan.. Engraving by Deroy, 19th century after the Daguerrian photographic excursions. In " Most Remarkable Views and Monuments of the Universe"

LINNAEUS, Carolus (1707-1778). Swedish naturalist. Engraving. ITALY. LOMBARDY. Milan
CUL4849754 LINNAEUS, Carolus (1707-1778). Swedish naturalist. Engraving. ITALY. LOMBARDY. Milan. Civica Raccolta delle Stampe " Achille Bertarelli" (Achille Bertarelli collection of prints)

View of the rock and castle of Asiom Karaissar (Afyonkarahisar, Turkey) in Asia Minor
FLO4721754 View of the rock and castle of Asiom Karaissar (Afyonkarahisar, Turkey) in Asia Minor. Illustration by Ali Bey el Abbassi from his Travels in Morocco, Tripoli, Cyprus, Egypt, Arabia

Mandinka (Mandingo, Mandingo) people dancing to drums in a festival in Dramanet, Kingdom of Galam (Gadjaga, Gajaaga)
FLO4722647 Mandinka (Mandingo, Mandingo) people dancing to drums in a festival in Dramanet, Kingdom of Galam (Gadjaga, Gajaaga, Gadiaga) (upper Senegal River)

Portrait of Nadir Shah of Persia, 1698-1747 (Nader Khan Qirqlu Afshar, Nadir Chah)
FLO4723003 Portrait of Nadir Shah of Persia, 1698-1747 (Nader Khan Qirqlu Afshar, Nadir Chah). Illustration from Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814) Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia

Portrait of Shah Mohammad Ali Han of Persia (Mohammad Ali Khan Zand, Mehemet Khan), 1760-1779
FLO4722993 Portrait of Shah Mohammad Ali Han of Persia (Mohammad Ali Khan Zand, Mehemet Khan), 1760-1779. Illustration from Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814) Travels in the Ottoman Empire

Costumes of a man and woman of the Tlingit nation, Port des Francais (Lituya Bay), Northwest coast of America (Alaska)
FLO4722373 Costumes of a man and woman of the Tlingit nation, Port des Francais (Lituya Bay), Northwest coast of America (Alaska)

Residence of the Lama Ghassatoo (Ghassatou), Bhutan (Bouthan). Illustration by Lieutenant Samuel Davis From Captain
FLO4722311 Residence of the Lama Ghassatoo (Ghassatou), Bhutan (Bouthan). Illustration by Lieutenant Samuel Davis From Captain Samuel Turner (1759-1802)

Woman and child of the San people (Housouana or Bushmen). From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant)
FLO4722798 Woman and child of the San people (Housouana or Bushmen). From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant, 1753-1824) Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa

Peasants of Darlana or Dalecarlia county, Sweden. Illustration From Andrew Swinton (18th-19th century)
FLO4722252 Peasants of Darlana or Dalecarlia county, Sweden. Illustration From Andrew Swinton (18th-19th century) Travels into Norway, Denmark and Russia, 1792

Reilefs from the momument of Taq-e Bostan on the outskirts of Kermanshah, Persia
FLO4722946 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

Lappet-faced vulture or Nubian vulture, Torgos tracheliotos (endangered). From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant)
FLO4722849 Lappet-faced vulture or Nubian vulture, Torgos tracheliotos (endangered). From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant, 1753-1824) Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa

Taschichhoedzong, Buddhist monastery and fortress near Thimphu, Bhutan (Thimphu, Bhutan)
FLO4722290 Taschichhoedzong, Buddhist monastery and fortress near Thimphu, Bhutan (Thimphu, Bhutan). Illustration by Lieutenant Samuel Davis From Captain Samuel Turner (1759-1802)

Costumes of a chief and a youth of the Tlingit nation, Port des Francais (Lithuya Bay)
FLO4722261 Costumes of a chief and a youth of the Tlingit nation, Port des Francais (Lithuya Bay), Northwest coast of America (Alaska)

Young Gonaqua man, with bow and arrows, of the South African Khoikhoi (Hottentot)
FLO4722717 Young Gonaqua man, with bow and arrows, of the South African Khoikhoi (Hottentot). From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant, 1753-1824) Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa

Narina, a young Gonaqua woman in the Kok's Kraal area of the Eastern Cape
FLO4722710 Narina, a young Gonaqua woman in the Kok's Kraal area of the Eastern Cape. English explorer Francois Le Vailllant became infatuated with Her.from Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant)

Man and woman of the Nenets (Nenetses ou neneens) or Samoyeds (Yurak samoyede) people
FLO4723099 Man and woman of the Nenets (Nenetses ou neneens) or Samoyeds (Yurak samoyede) people. Illustration from Peter Simon Pallas (1741-1811)

House constructed in a rock at Old Paphos 1, and catacomb at Paphos, Cyprus 2
FLO4723276 House constructed in a rock at Old Paphos 1, and catacomb at Paphos, Cyprus 2. Illustration by Ali Bey el Abbassi (Domingo Badia y Leblich, 1767-1818) from his Travels in Morocco, Tripoli

Kyrgyz (Kirgize) women in traditional costume. Illustration from Peter Simon Pallas (1741-1811)
FLO4723122 Kyrgyz (Kirgize) women in traditional costume. Illustration from Peter Simon Pallas (1741-1811), in Travels through the southern provinces of the Russia Empire, 1812

Diverse nations of the Russian Empire: Siberians, Tongusians (tungouze, tungounse), Kalmyks (kalmouk), Tartars (Tatar)
FLO4722211 Diverse nations of the Russian Empire: Siberians, Tongusians (tungouze, tungounse), Kalmyks (kalmouk), Tartars (Tatar), Finns (Finnish), Cossacks, etc

The Bronze Horseman, statue of Peter the Great in St. Petersburg, Russia. Illustration From Andrew Swinton
FLO4722195 The Bronze Horseman, statue of Peter the Great in St. Petersburg, Russia. Illustration From Andrew Swinton (18th-19th century) Travels into Norway, Denmark and Russia, 1792

Livonians or Livs (Livonian), indigenous people of Latvia (Latvia) and Estonia (Estonia)
FLO4722145 Livonians or Livs (Livonian), indigenous people of Latvia (Latvia) and Estonia (Estonia). Man in a wagon with woman passenger

Sami people or Lapplanders (Laplanders) in traditional costume, a man riding a sleigh pulled by a reindeer
FLO4722134 Sami people or Lapplanders (Laplanders) in traditional costume, a man riding a sleigh pulled by a reindeer. Illustration From Andrew Swinton (18th-19th century) Travels into Norway

View of the harbour of Kalvag (Kielvig), Norway. Illustration From Leopold von Buch (1774-1853) Travels through Norway
FLO4722090 View of the harbour of Kalvag (Kielvig), Norway. Illustration From Leopold von Buch (1774-1853) Travels through Norway, and Lapland, 1813

The Sund (channel) with Kronborg Castle, Helsingor (Elsinore), Denmark and Helsingborg, Sweden, on the other side
FLO4722019 The Sund (channel) with Kronborg Castle, Helsingor (Elsinore), Denmark and Helsingborg, Sweden, on the other side

Man, woman and child of Souli, Orthodox Christian community of Epirus, Greece
FLO4721982 Man, woman and child of Souli, Orthodox Christian community of Epirus, Greece. Illustration From Francois Pouqueville (1770-1838), Travels through More

Spanish commandant and a woman of Concepcion, Chile, in full skirts with petticoats, plaited hair and shawl
FLO4721958 Spanish commandant and a woman of Concepcion, Chile, in full skirts with petticoats, plaited hair and shawl. Illustration by Gaspard Duche de Vancy From Jean Francois de Galaup

The Great Lord on a stroll with his retinue. Illustration From Francois Pouqueville (1770-1838), Travels through More
FLO4721893 The Great Lord on a stroll with his retinue. Illustration From Francois Pouqueville (1770-1838), Travels through More, Albania and several other parts of the Ottoman Empire, 1805

Greek Orthodox Bishop. Illustration From Francois Pouqueville (1770-1838), Travels through More
FLO4721868 Greek Orthodox Bishop. Illustration From Francois Pouqueville (1770-1838), Travels through More, Albania and several other parts of the Ottoman Empire, 1805

Italy, Lombardy, Milan: Passage Victor Emmanuel (Victor-Emmanuel, Vittorio Emanuele), animated view with pegs
LUX4769406 Italy, Lombardy, Milan: Passage Victor Emmanuel (Victor-Emmanuel, Vittorio Emanuele), animated view with pegs, horse-drawn cars and electric trams, 1900; (add.info.: Italy, Lombardy)

Italy, Milan: the square of the cathedrale, animated view with many passers-by and tram
LUX4795514 Italy, Milan: the square of the cathedrale, animated view with many passers-by and tram, 1900 - tram n°233 with advertisement: choccolato Sucerna; (add.info.: Italy)

Mr. Dick and his Kite (colour litho)
3101094 Mr. Dick and his Kite (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr. Dick and his Kite)

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"Captivating Red Kite Soars Through the Skies of Wales and Beyond" Witness the majestic beauty of a Red Kite in flight, as it gracefully glides through the skies above Powys, Wales, UK. This adult bird showcases its vibrant red feathers against a backdrop of endless blue, captivating all who are lucky enough to witness its aerial prowess. At Gigrin Farm in Rhayade, Powys, Mid-Wales lies an RSPB site that acts as a haven for these magnificent creatures. Up to 300 red kites gather here daily to feast on their nourishing meals provided by dedicated caretakers, and is truly a sight to behold as these birds fill the sky with their graceful presence. Delve into history and admire historical artwork depicting the striking image of a Red Kite in flight. These depictions serve as reminders of this species' significance throughout time and its enduring allure. Protected within the United Kingdom's borders, this beautiful raptor is steadily increasing its range. While predominantly found in Wales, it can also be spotted across western Europe and even parts of northern Africa. Its preferred habitat consists of open wooded land where it thrives amidst nature's embrace. Venturing beyond Wales takes us to Lower Saxony, Germany where we find another stunning display - a Red Kite soaring over its nest territory in April. The breathtaking scenery adds another layer of wonderment to this already awe-inspiring creature. For those seeking adventure on water rather than air, kite surfing awaits you in Maldives' crystal-clear waters within the Indian Ocean off Asia's coast. Embrace adrenaline-fueled excitement while harnessing wind power with your kite high above you - an exhilarating experience like no other. Whether at Gigrin Farm or any other location around Wales or beyond, witnessing a Red Kite take flight is nothing short of magical.