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"Land: A Tapestry of Stories and Legends" From the vast plains of Africa to the ancient forests of Norse mythology, land holds tales that transcend time

Background imageLand Collection: View of Cullipool, Isle of Luing, Scotland

View of Cullipool, Isle of Luing, Scotland. circa 1900s

Background imageLand Collection: Map of Lanzarote, Canary Islands

Map of Lanzarote, Canary Islands, with soundings in fathoms. Date: 1835

Background imageLand Collection: Women WW1 Land Army

Women WW1 Land Army
A poster recruiting for the Womens Land Army, showing a land girl feeding a horse and foal. Proclaiming, National Service

Background imageLand Collection: Coal mining by G. H. Davis

Coal mining by G. H. Davis
Coal mine working and outcrop production: how coal, so vital to every form of war industry, can be won from opencast veins at shallow depths. Date: 1944

Background imageLand Collection: 1658, Visscher Map of North America and South America, topography, cartography, geography

1658, Visscher Map of North America and South America, topography, cartography, geography
1658, Visscher Map of North America and South America

Background imageLand Collection: 1855, Colton Map of Scandinavia, Norway, Sweden, Finland, topography, cartography

1855, Colton Map of Scandinavia, Norway, Sweden, Finland, topography, cartography
1855, Colton Map of Scandinavia, Norway, Sweden, Finland

Background imageLand Collection: Ancient map of Persia, lithograph, published in 1877

Ancient map of Persia, lithograph, published in 1877
Ancient map of Persia. Lithograph, published in 1877

Background imageLand Collection: Ocean currents off the Americas

Ocean currents off the Americas. Satellite-based graphic showing ocean currents (swirling coloured lines) on an Earth globe centred on the Americas

Background imageLand Collection: Portsmouth and Southampton

Portsmouth and Southampton
Antique map of a Portsmouth and Southampton

Background imageLand Collection: Range Rover Range Rover Mk. 4 (L405) Vogue SE 2013 Black

Range Rover Range Rover Mk. 4 (L405) Vogue SE 2013 Black
Range Rover Range Rover Mk.4 (L405) Vogue SE 2013 Black

Background imageLand Collection: Range Rover Sport 2006 black

Range Rover Sport 2006 black

Background imageLand Collection: Range Rover Evoque 2013 Red dark

Range Rover Evoque 2013 Red dark

Background imageLand Collection: Continental Drift

Continental Drift
The world 200 million years ago in Upper Triassic times, showing the single continent of Pangaea and the universal ocean, Panthalassa

Background imageLand Collection: Stephensons Rocket - the 1st steam locomotive

Stephensons Rocket - the 1st steam locomotive
George Stephensons " Rocket", which was one of the first travelling steam locomotives invented. Stephenson was an English inventor who was born in 1781 and died in 1848

Background imageLand Collection: Australia, satellite image

Australia, satellite image
Australia. Satellite image of the Earth, set against a background of stars, centred on the island continent of Australia. North is at top. Clouds (white) are seen in the atmosphere

Background imageLand Collection: Homeric cosmogony

Homeric cosmogony. Map of the Earth based on the myths and knowledge of the Ancient Greeks at the time of Homer (1st or 2nd millennium BC)

Background imageLand Collection: 17th Century nautical map of the Atlantic

17th Century nautical map of the Atlantic Ocean. Historical portolan chart showing the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent continents

Background imageLand Collection: Central Manchester, aerial view

Central Manchester, aerial view. North is at top. Manchester is one of the largest cities in the UK. The River Irwell (upper left) flows through the city centre (centre left)

Background imageLand Collection: Antarctic exploration, route maps

Antarctic exploration, route maps
Antarctic exploration. Map of Antarctica showing the routes taken by Ernest Shackleton (1914 to 1916, red), Roald Amundsen (1911 to 1912, brown), Robert Scott (1911 to 1912)

Background imageLand Collection: Land Rover Lightweight Series 3

Land Rover Lightweight Series 3

Background imageLand Collection: Land Rover Defender

Land Rover Defender

Background imageLand Collection: Land Rover Series 1

Land Rover Series 1

Background imageLand Collection: Land Rover Discovery V8

Land Rover Discovery V8

Background imageLand Collection: Affray at Belmullet 1881

Affray at Belmullet 1881
At Grawkill, near Belmullet, County Mayo, Ireland, police accompanying a process-server on his way to serve summonses for the rates are confronted by a gathering of local people

Background imageLand Collection: Porthgain lime workings, Pembrokeshire, West Wales

Porthgain lime workings, Pembrokeshire, West Wales
View of Porthgain lime workings on the Pembrokeshire coast, West Wales. Limestone was shipped in from South Pembrokeshire to produce lime

Background imageLand Collection: Christmas truce WWI

Christmas truce WWI
British and German soldiers meeting in No Mans land during an unoffical truce at Christmas. British troops included the Northumberland Hussars

Background imageLand Collection: Aerial view of salt marsh at Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Aerial view of salt marsh at Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageLand Collection: Australia, topographic map

Australia, topographic map. Highlands and lowlands of the continents are shown as ridges and flat areas. Southeast Asia (top left), New Zealand (lower right) and Antarctica (bottom right)

Background imageLand Collection: Map of Western Europe, 1590

Map of Western Europe, 1590
16th century map of Western Europe. Published around 1590, this map shows the coasts of Western Europe and the Mediterranean

Background imageLand Collection: Syrian Desert, satellite image

Syrian Desert, satellite image. North is at top. Vegetation is red and dark green, while arid areas of sand and rock are light green and light blue. Water is blue

Background imageLand Collection: Land Girls WWII

Land Girls WWII
Land Girls working as milkmaids milking cows on a farm in Tooting during World War II. Miss Ivy Baldwin (on the left) was a mulitple shop worker)

Background imageLand Collection: Land Girls WWII

Land Girls WWII
Land Girls, Mrs. Gosden, Miss Peggy Rose and Miss Ivy Baldwin, with a horse and hay cart farming on a farm in Tooting during World War II

Background imageLand Collection: Land Girls WWII

Land Girls WWII
A Land Girl working picking strawberries on a farm during World War II

Background imageLand Collection: 8th Crusade - Fleet

8th Crusade - Fleet
EIGHTH CRUSADE The ships which carried Louis IX from France to Carthage on his fatal crusade in North Africa

Background imageLand Collection: Continental drift diagrams

Continental drift diagrams
A) The continents 175 million years ago. B) The continents 50 million years ago. Figs 65 & 67 from The Age of the Earth. See also < a href= http://piclib.nhm.ac.uk/results.asp

Background imageLand Collection: Stanley Steamer car, 1906

Stanley Steamer car, 1906
Stanley Steamer car. This is the 1906 model of the steam-powered car produced by the Stanley Motor Carriage Company, a US company that operated from 1902-1917

Background imageLand Collection: Card celebrating 20 years of Czechoslovakia

Card celebrating 20 years of Czechoslovakia (1918 - 1938)

Background imageLand Collection: The Conference of Kaw Indians with the United States Governm

The Conference of Kaw Indians with the United States Governm
Image showing the Kaw native American Indians appealing to the United States Commissioner of Indian Affairs to protect their land from settlers, 1857

Background imageLand Collection: Aerial image of Battlesbury Camp, an Iron Age Hill fort, Warminster, Wiltshire

Aerial image of Battlesbury Camp, an Iron Age Hill fort, Warminster, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageLand Collection: Messerschmitt Me 262A -the only way Allied fighters cou

Messerschmitt Me 262A -the only way Allied fighters could tackle this fast jet was to pouce on it as it slowed to land

Background imageLand Collection: Baldwins knitting leaflet, WW1

Baldwins knitting leaflet, WW1
Knitted Comforts for Men on Land and Sea - front cover of a booklet published by J & J Baldwin s, yarn manufacturers of Halifax

Background imageLand Collection: 1855, Colton Map of Persia, Afghanistan, and Arabia, topography, cartography, geography

1855, Colton Map of Persia, Afghanistan, and Arabia, topography, cartography, geography
1855, Colton Map of Persia, Afghanistan, and Arabia

Background imageLand Collection: 1848, Crutchley Pocket Map or Plan of London, England, topography, cartography, geography

1848, Crutchley Pocket Map or Plan of London, England, topography, cartography, geography
1848, Crutchley Pocket Map or Plan of London, England

Background imageLand Collection: 1818, Pinkerton Map of the British Isles, England, Scotland, Ireland, John Pinkerton

1818, Pinkerton Map of the British Isles, England, Scotland, Ireland, John Pinkerton, 1758 - 1826, Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, UK

Background imageLand Collection: Ireland. Skellig Michael Island. European Westernmost Point. UNESCO World Heritage

Ireland. Skellig Michael Island. European Westernmost Point. UNESCO World Heritage
Ireland. Skellig Michael Island. Europes westernmost point. UNESCO World Heritage Site

Background imageLand Collection: Sweden and Norway, lithograph, published in 1878

Sweden and Norway, lithograph, published in 1878
Ancient map of Sweden and Norway. Lithograph, published in 1878

Background imageLand Collection: Herring Boats landing their catch - Whitby, North Yorkshire

Herring Boats landing their catch - Whitby, North Yorkshire
Herring Boats landing their catch at the Port of Whitby, North Yorkshire. Date: circa 1907

Background imageLand Collection: Israel, Massada. RUins of Massada

Israel, Massada. RUins of Massada



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"Land: A Tapestry of Stories and Legends" From the vast plains of Africa to the ancient forests of Norse mythology, land holds tales that transcend time, and is a canvas upon which history, culture, and human resilience are painted. In the political map of Africa, borders define nations but fail to capture the rich tapestry of diversity within its lands. Each region carries stories etched in its soil - from tribal traditions to struggles for independence. The Iroquois creation myth introduces us to Sky Woman, whose descent from above brought forth life on Earth. Her story reminds us that land is not merely a physical entity but also a sacred space intertwined with spirituality. Yggdrasil, the Tree of Life in Norse mythology, stands tall as an emblematic representation of interconnectedness between realms. Its roots delve deep into the earth's core while branches reach towards celestial heights - reminding us that all life stems from this shared ground. Amidst the chaos and devastation of World War I, a momentary respite emerged during the Christmas Truce in 1914. Soldiers laid down their weapons on foreign soil and celebrated together - proving that even amidst conflict, humanity can find solace in our collective connection to land. Australia's map showcases diverse landscapes; from arid deserts to lush rainforests teeming with unique flora and fauna. This continent bears witness to millions of years' worth continental drifts shaping its terrain - a testament to nature's ever-evolving dance with time. The Royal Logistic Corps embodies how land serves as both protector and provider. From supplying troops on distant battlefields to aiding disaster-stricken regions worldwide, they exemplify how our relationship with land extends beyond boundaries or borders. Ceylon's tea industry plantations paint vivid scenes across its map - showcasing laborers working tirelessly amidst rolling hills covered in emerald green leaves. These plantations stand as testaments to human ingenuity harnessing the land's resources to create livelihoods and cultivate a beloved beverage.