Landed Collection

The Normandy Landings - 6th June 1944 - WW2. Note the American soldier in the landing craft holding a metal detector to sweep for landmines. Date: 1944

Apollo 17 astronaut. US astronaut and geologist Dr Harrison Schmitt exploring the Taurus-Littrow region of the Moon, as part of NASAs Apollo 17 mission

A Fish Pontoon at Grimsby by Fortunio Matania
An illustration of what was described in the Sphere as one of the greatest fishing ports in the world. In 1790 the population was less than 1, 000 and in 1907 it was 65, 000

Our ?Little Contemptibles?, 1914.Oil on canvas by William Barns Wollen (1857-1936), 1918 (c); exhibited at the Royal Academy 1918 (No 260).Composed of regular soldiers and reservists

Gun Running by Ulster Volunteer Force
Rifles and ammunition are landed at Donaghadee, County Down, by the Ulster Volunteer Force and loaded onto a charabanc usually used in the summer for tourists to the area

Pheidippides Runs
BATTLE OF MARATHON Athenian courier Pheidippides sent to Sparta to request help when the Persians landed at Marathon in 490 BC, died after completing his run

Oxton House, Devon, seat of Rev. John Beaumont Swete. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts, London, 1827

Pynes House, Exeter, Devon, 1825
Pynes House, Exeter, Devon, the seat of Sir Stafford Henry Northcote 1792-1850. Queen Anne style red brick house with slate roof and four brick chimney stacks built by architect Inigo Jones

Victorian woman (Polhill-Turner family)
An upper class Victorian woman, probably a member of the Polhill-Turner family of Howbury Hall, Renhold, Bedfordshire. Seen here in a studio photograph, leaning on the back of a chair

Flying Saucers Have Landed, book cover
FLYING SAUCERS HAVE LANDED, a book by Desmond Leslie and George Adamski. In it, Adamski tells of his meeting with a Venusian in the Californian desert on 20 November 1952

WALES / DALE
A glimpse of the fine beach at Dale, on Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It was here that Henry Tudor landed in August 1485, on his way to the Battle of Bosworth. Date: 1950s

Victorian mother and three children (Polhill-Turner family)
A Victorian mother and three children. They are Mrs Polhill-Turner (nee Emily Frances Barron, d 1913)), wife of Frederick Charles Polhill-Turner (1826-1881), with Alice (Alice Kate Frances)

Madocs Voyage / America
Prince Madoc Ab Owain Gwynedd of Wales is said to have landed at Mobile Bay, Alabama in the 12th century, based on medieval texts and a Cherokee tale of people called Welsh

Victorian family group - Rodbourne House, Wiltshire
A Victorian family group and servants pose in the garden of Rodbourne House, St Paul Malmesbury Without, Wiltshire. This fine house was the home of the Hungerford Pollens who had an active interest

Ufos / Cussac, France
Two boys report seeing four aliens - they describe them as little devils - who fly round a spherical craft landed in a field

Ufos / Zamora / Socorro
New Mexico patrolman Lonnie Zamora sees a landed UFO and two occupants; they depart rapidly when he approaches

The Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 landed at Hanworth Aero Park
The Graf Zeppelin, LZ 127, landed at Hanworth Aero Park from Germany, 18 August 1931. Date: 1931

Ufos / Michalak
At Falcon Lake, Manitoba, Stephen Michalak, a Pole, approaches a landed UFO and receives a grid-pattern of burns on his chest

RAF lifeboats to the rescue
RAF motor boats rescuing a pilot who has crash landed at sea. The boats were built at the British Power Boats works at Southampton and with 100 h.p. engines, could travel at 26 miles per hour

American Paratrooper near St. Mere Eglise; Second World War
Photograph showing an American paratrooper taking a brief rest on the roadside at St. Mere Eglise, Normandy. This town was captured by airborne American troops soon after they landed on D-Day

Mars 96 surface station, artwork
Mars 96 surface station. Artwork showing one of the surface stations of the Russian Mars 96 mission landing on Mars after being released from orbit

American Liberator bomber by G. H. Davis
President Roosevelts promise is fulfilled as the American Liberator bomber arrives in Britain during the Second World War

Victorian girl with her nanny (Polhill-Turner family)
An upper class Victorian girl, Beatrice (Emily Beatrice Violet, d 1930), standing on a chair, with her nanny standing next to her. They lived at Howbury Hall, Renhold, Bedfordshire

Crashed Me-110 fighter-bomber; Second World War, 1940
Photograph showing a German Messerschmitt Me-110 fighter-bomber, which crash-landed near Hastings after being shot up by a British fighter, during the summer of 1940

Tractor with landed fishing boat on shingle beach, Weybourne, Norfolk, England, august

Leningrad Library
Reading in the library despite constant bombing - during the siege, bombs landed about every 3 minutes. The sign reads Please keep quiet

The Port of Bordeaux in 1804. Merchant vessels are at anchor, being loaded and unloaded by smaller vessels. Among the cargoes being landed are timber and stone

Frogmore House, Windsor, bequeathed by Queen Charlotte to Princess Augusta. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by John Gendall from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts

New Lodge or White Lodge, Richmond Park, seat of Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth. Hunting lodge designed by the Earl of Pembroke for King George I

Enmore Castle, Somerset, seat of the Earl of Egmont. Home to John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester in the 17th century. In the 18th century, John Pereval, 2nd Earl of Egmont

Plan and elevation of a Regency Era, Gothic style cottage. Floorplan shows dining parlor, library, parlor, kitchen, scullery, hall and lobby

South Hill House, Cranmore, Somerset, seat of Thomas Chatham Strode. 18th century manor house. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts, London, 1827

Imperial sledge or sleigh used at a party in Vienna, 1815
Imperial sledge or sleigh used by the Emperors of Austria and Russia at a sledge party in Vienna, January 1815. Phaeton carriage with elaborate gilt work upholstered in gold and green velvet

Southill Park, the seat of William Henry Whitbread
Southill Park, Bedfordshire, the seat of William Henry Whitbread, of the brewing family. Georgian house with gardens landscaped by Capability Brown

Headstone Major Gus March-Phillips, St Laurent sur Mer
The grave is in the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery. March-Phillips commanded a Small Scale Landing Force that came ashore here in a Commando operation named Aquatint on 12 September 1942

Elizabeth In Wartime
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, Elizabeth In Wartime, written by Florence Kilpatrick. The image portrays Elizabeth, who has dropped her domestic work to help with the war effort

Piper PA-28 G-BCIE
Piper PA-28-151 G-BCIE (msn 28-7415405). (Written off on 27 May 1999 when it landed long at Perth/Scone Airfield, ran out of runway and overturned.) Date: circa 1995

British soldiers had landed in Italy by parachute, here is an illustration by William Heath Robinson showing how they returned! Date: 1941

Second Battle of Abukir : 5000 newly-landed British troops under Abercromby drive 2000 French from their positions, but with heavy losses from the French guns Date: 8 March 1801

Douglas AD-4N Skyraider F-AZDP (MSN 7452, ex 124146). Involved in a mid-air collision with P-51D 44-72218 at Duxford on 10July 2011. Landed safely with missing wing segment, but P-51D was destroyed

The Wreck of the P and O Steamer "Travancore"in Castro Bight near Otranto (engraving)
1045305 The Wreck of the P and O Steamer " Travancore" in Castro Bight near Otranto (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Aerial Ropeway Car descending from the Sugar Loaf Mount, showing Botafogo Bay on the right
5221667 The Aerial Ropeway Car descending from the Sugar Loaf Mount, showing Botafogo Bay on the right, and the Atlantic on the left, Estacio de Sa, the Founder of the City

The Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle prepares to land, 1969 (photo)
5322846 The Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle prepares to land, 1969 (photo); (add.info.: Apollo 11 mission of July 1969 was the first manned moon landing); Photo © NASA

Apollo 11 Patch in safekeeping for first Mars Crew, 2014 (colour photograph)
5322861 Apollo 11 Patch in safekeeping for first Mars Crew, 2014 (colour photograph); (add.info.: Apollo 11 mission of July 1969 was the first manned moon landing This framed patch signed by crew)

The interior of the South Taku Fort, on the Pei-ho River, showing the place where the allies landed on 25 June 1859
6003782 The interior of the South Taku Fort, on the Pei-ho River, showing the place where the allies landed on 25 June 1859 (b/w photo) by European Photographer

The Zulu War, the Naval Brigade landed from HMS "Active"(engraving)
1059007 The Zulu War, the Naval Brigade landed from HMS " Active" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Zulu War)

A Tale of the Sea, told in Four Well-Known Proverbs (engraving)
1038300 A Tale of the Sea, told in Four Well-Known Proverbs (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Tale of the Sea, told in Four Well-Known Proverbs)

The Belgian African Expedition, disembarking Elephants at Msasani Bay (engraving)
1045216 The Belgian African Expedition, disembarking Elephants at Msasani Bay (engraving) by Dollman, John Charles (1851-1934) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Belgian African Expedition)

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"Landed: From Apollo 17 Astronaut to the Normandy Landings, a Journey through History" In the vast expanse of space, an Apollo 17 astronaut gazes upon Earth, marveling at our little blue planet. As he reflects on his incredible journey, he can't help but draw parallels to other significant landings throughout history. One such landing takes us back to the year 1914 when brave soldiers faced unimaginable horrors in World War I. Known as "Our Little Contemptibles, " they landed on foreign soil with unwavering determination and resilience. Fast forward three decades later, and we find ourselves amidst the chaos of World War II. On June 6th, 1944, the Normandy Landings marked a pivotal moment in history as Allied forces stormed the beaches of France. The bravery displayed by those who landed that day forever changed the course of the war. But landings are not limited to battlegrounds alone; sometimes they involve extraordinary feats of endurance. Pheidippides' legendary run from Marathon to Athens is a testament to human perseverance and determination—a landing that symbolizes victory against all odds. However, not all landings are noble or heroic. Gun running by Ulster Volunteer Force reminds us that some actions have darker motives—landings driven by political unrest and conflict rather than unity. As we delve into more localized stories, Oxton House in Devon becomes our focus—a place where Reverend John Beaumont Swete's footsteps once landed upon its grounds. Similarly, Pynes House in Exeter stands tall as a historical landmark since its construction in 1825—an architectural marvel that has witnessed countless arrivals and departures over time. Shifting gears from houses to harbors brings us face-to-face with Fortunio Matania's depiction of A Fish Pontoon at Grimsby—a bustling scene capturing fishermen returning home after their successful catch—yet another kind of landing that sustains communities.