Legendary Collection (page 71)

Maoris Leave for Nz
The legendary departure of the ancestors of the Maori from Hawaiki to New Zealand

TANCRED Crusader, son of Otho the Good, hero of many legendary exploits : here depicted coping with some dubious ladies in the Enchanted Forest

Treasure of Callow Pit
Two men retrieve legendary treasure from Callow Pit, Norfolk. One crows that even Old Nick can t take it from them now, at which a black hand snatches it

Persian Kings
Legendary flying machine of the ancient kings of Persia

Pelagia the Penitent
PELAGIA THE PENITENT actress of Antioch who after hearing a Christian sermon repented of her wicked ways and became a hermit on the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem

Romulus, Founder of Rome
ROMULUS, legendary founder of Rome

Gettysburg - Pickett s
Confederate general Pickett leads his legendary charge, but he cannot prevent an overwhelming defeat in which Lee loses one-third of his army

Whittington Almshouse
Whittingtons Almshouses, Highgate : reputedly founded by the generosity of the semi- legendary Lord Mayor of London

Prester John / Vecellis
PRESTER JOHN Legendary Christian king and priest of the middle ages pictured here with his page

Minos, King of Crete
MINOS, legendary king of Crete. His dates, and even his existence, are uncertain, but his name is given to an archeological era of which we have many superb images

Gaius Marcius taking Corioli
Gaius Marcius, the legendary Roman hero, taking the Volscian city of Corioli, resulting in his additional name, Coriolanus, and his promotion to general

Numa Pompilius becomes ruler of Ancient Rome
Numa Pompilius succeeds Romulus as ruler of Rome, and inaugurates the legendary Golden Age of Ancient Rome

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