Rhodes Collection (page 8)

The palace of the great masters in Rhodes, drawing by Eugene Flandin
LSE4324805 The palace of the great masters in Rhodes, drawing by Eugene Flandin, to illustrate his journey to the island of Rhodes in 1844

Plan of Cagliari (Calaris), Sardinia (Italy), Malta (Malta)
LRI4708517 Plan of Cagliari (Calaris), Sardinia (Italy), Malta (Malta), Rhodes (Rhodus) and Famagusta (Famaugusta), Cyprus (etching, 1572-1617) by Hogenberg

The port of Rhodes in Greece (Detail of the portulan of Castellini, 17th century)
LRI4648281 The port of Rhodes in Greece (Detail of the portulan of Castellini, 17th century) by Unknown Artist, (17th century); Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence

Rhodes (engraving)
3655079 Rhodes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rhodes. Illustration for The Illustrated Universal Gazetteer edited by William Francis Ainsworth)

Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World: Colossus at Rhodes (engraving)
6026093 Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World: Colossus at Rhodes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colossus at Rhodes)

The Honourable Abe Bailey (colour litho)
613337 The Honourable Abe Bailey (colour litho) by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Honourable Abe Bailey, Rhodes the Second, 15 December 1898)

Rhodes, from the heights, near Sir Sidney Smiths Villa (engraving)
978263 Rhodes, from the heights, near Sir Sidney Smiths Villa (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rhodes, from the heights)

Philippe de Villiers de L Isle-Adam (engraving)
816639 Philippe de Villiers de L Isle-Adam (engraving) by Thevet, Andre (1504-92) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Philippe de Villiers de L Isle-Adam)

Rhodes (engraving)
2811089 Rhodes (engraving) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rhodes. Illustration from a volume of Byron-related prints published by John Murray)

Scenes in England, Regency era. English sailor setting out from home for the merchant navy 1, view of ships on the Thames in London 2, view of John o Groats in Scotland 3

British CWGC Cemetery Tyne Cot, Passchendaele, Belgium
This is the largest British War Cemetery in the world and was designed by Sir Hebert Baker (who designed the tomb of Cecil Rhodes in Delhi)

Representation of the Seven Wonders of Antiquite: the Colossus of Rhodes
GIA4816214 Representation of the Seven Wonders of Antiquite: the Colossus of Rhodes. in the Atlas of Jansson Jannsonius printed in Amsterdam in 1630. Private collection

Seven wonders of the world: the Colossus of Rhodes (statue of Helios)
JLJ4647633 Seven wonders of the world: the Colossus of Rhodes (statue of Helios). Tapestry made by the workshop of the Gobelins

Map of Asia Minor (Istanbul and Turkey with the islands of Rhodes and Cyprus)
LRI4705006 Map of Asia Minor (Istanbul and Turkey with the islands of Rhodes and Cyprus), 1570 (engraving) by Ortelius, Abraham (1527-98); Museo Navale di Pegli, Genoa, Italy; (add.info.: Natoliae)

Cyprus and the Islands Stalimini (Lemnos) Chios, Mitilene, Negroponte
LRI4718763 Cyprus and the Islands Stalimini (Lemnos) Chios, Mitilene, Negroponte, Cerigo and Rhodus (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cyprusins)

Colossus of Rhodes - "The Colossus of Rhodes"
XEE4162442 Colossus of Rhodes - " The Colossus of Rhodes" (Colosso di Rodi) - engraving 18th century by Unknown artist

Birds eye view of Rhodes, 1480 (engraving)
6029334 Birds eye view of Rhodes, 1480 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birds eye view of Rhodes, 1480)

Pendant, from the Camiros necropolis, c. 630-620 BC (electrum)
PWI95055 Pendant, from the Camiros necropolis, c.630-620 BC (electrum) by Greek, (7th century BC); height: 8 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; ePeter Willi; Greek, out of copyright

Bowl in gold and turquoise from Persia and plate with floral pattern from Rhodes. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery

Rhodes: The Entrance to the Port and the Road Taken by the Knights Hospitaller (chromolitho)
735559 Rhodes: The Entrance to the Port and the Road Taken by the Knights Hospitaller (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rhodes)

View of the Island of Rhodes (w / c on paper)
810265 View of the Island of Rhodes (w/c on paper) by Dadd, Richard (1817-86); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

The colossus at Rhodes, ancient lighthouse. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Ancient pottery (colour litho)
3620520 Ancient pottery (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient pottery: kylix from Capua, Italy; complete amphora; amphora from Camirus, Rhodes)

The last victory, the Turkish garrison of Rhodes, defeated with significant losses... (colour litho)
2808481 The last victory, the Turkish garrison of Rhodes, defeated with significant losses... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The last victory)

Australia beating England at cricket by three runs
An eventful cricket match in which England was beaten by Australia by three runs. This photograph shows Australia at the wickets; Trumper is receiving the bowling from Rhodes; Duff is the batsman at

The Right Honourable Cecil Rhodes. late 19th century

Millwall Athletic Football Team: Lindsay, Gordon, Law, Dewar, Stopher, Kidd, King, Matthew, Graham, Davis, Matthews, Higson, Jones, Whelan, Geddes, McInroy, Saunders, Clark, Rhodes, Leatherbarrow

Cecil Rhodes (1853 - 1902), British mining magnate and politician in southern Africa who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896. Date: late 1890s

Landing Place in a Small Harbour at Rhodes, 1837 (engraving)
981312 Landing Place in a Small Harbour at Rhodes, 1837 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Landing Place in a Small Harbour at Rhodes, 1837)

Tirailleur Francais et Chevau Leger de l Armee du Pacha de Rhodes
1275088 Tirailleur Francais et Chevau Leger de l Armee du Pacha de Rhodes, or The Evolutions of French Mounted Riflemen, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Cecil John Rhodes (1852-1902) English-born South African statesman
538267 Cecil John Rhodes (1852-1902) English-born South African statesman, asking the German emperor for permission to run a telegraph line through German East Africa

The Coast of Asia Minor, c. 1867 (oil on canvas)
2956892 The Coast of Asia Minor, c.1867 (oil on canvas) by Leighton, Frederic (1830-96); 20.32x40.64 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The attack on Rhodes (engraving)
653900 The attack on Rhodes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The attack on Rhodes)

Lindos, Rhodes, c. 1867 (oil on canvas)
5984051 Lindos, Rhodes, c.1867 (oil on canvas) by Leighton, Frederic (1830-96); 25.7 x 45.4 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

View of the city of Rhodes (Greece) with the square tower Saint Michel (Saint Michel)
XEE4164473 View of the city of Rhodes (Greece) with the square tower Saint Michel (Saint Michel), destroyed during an earthquake in 1863

Bronze statue of an aristocratic boy, 27 BC-14 AD (bronze)
3614034 Bronze statue of an aristocratic boy, 27 BC-14 AD (bronze) by Roman Imperial Period (27 BC-476 AD); 118.1 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Rue des Chevaliers, a Rhodes (engraving)
3644925 Rue des Chevaliers, a Rhodes (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rue des Chevaliers, a Rhodes. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1857)

The Sovereigns of Italy and the Princesses in Rhodes, where they received delirious receptions from the population
2783495 The Sovereigns of Italy and the Princesses in Rhodes, where they received delirious receptions from the population (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Grand Vizier directing the assault on Rhodes (engraving)
2808406 The Grand Vizier directing the assault on Rhodes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Grand Vizier directing the assault on Rhodes)

Panoramic view of Rhodes, 1486 (hand-coloured woodcut)
985810 Panoramic view of Rhodes, 1486 (hand-coloured woodcut) by Reuwich, Erhard (fl.1488); 30.1x86 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Panoramic view of Rhodes)

Pierre d Aubusson, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller, in the breach of the Tower of St Nicholas, Siege of Rhodes
1094410 Pierre d Aubusson, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller, in the breach of the Tower of St Nicholas, Siege of Rhodes, 1480 (chromolitho) by French School

Pinak or Plate, Archaic Period, from Camiros, Rhodes, showing Fylfot, and Sun Signs, and Sacred Boar (engraving)
670281 Pinak or Plate, Archaic Period, from Camiros, Rhodes, showing Fylfot, and Sun Signs, and Sacred Boar (engraving) by English School

Rhodes statue, Botanic Gardens, Cape Town (photo)
6025368 Rhodes statue, Botanic Gardens, Cape Town (photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rhodes statue, Botanic Gardens, Cape Town)

Rhodes (colour litho)
6004796 Rhodes (colour litho) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rhodes)

The Colossus of Rhodes (chromolitho)
974541 The Colossus of Rhodes (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Colossus of Rhodes)

Harbour of Rhodes (engraving)
974090 Harbour of Rhodes (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harbour of Rhodes. Fortifications erected by the Knights of Rhodes)

Rhodes, the Ancient Dodanim, with the Channel between the Island and Asia Minor (engraving)
978262 Rhodes, the Ancient Dodanim, with the Channel between the Island and Asia Minor (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rhodes)

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"Exploring the Rich Legacy of Rhodes: From Ancient Greece to Modern Wonders" Rhodes, a name that resonates with history and beauty, takes us on a captivating journey through time. Steeped in ancient Greek mythology and once part of its vast empire, this enchanting island has witnessed the rise and fall of civilizations. In Ancient Greece and its colonies around the Aegean, Rhodes stood as a beacon of knowledge and culture. Its renowned Colossus statue symbolized their grandeur while welcoming travelers from afar. As we delve into history, Cecil Rhodes emerges as an influential figure who left his mark on Africa but bears no connection to this magnificent place. The Mappa Mundi from 1290 reveals how Rhodes was intricately woven into medieval cartography, showcasing its strategic location amidst trade routes. Fast forward to modern times; posters advertising Aegean cruises lure wanderers seeking sun-kissed shores and tales of antiquity. Beyond maritime adventures lies another facet - sports. The Yorkshire County Cricket Team's visit in 1912 exemplifies how even sporting events became intertwined with Rhodes' allure. Millwall Athletic football team's group photo adds another layer to this diverse tapestry. Today, visitors flock to marvel at Lindos Acropolis overlooking Megali Paralia Beach – an awe-inspiring sight where ancient ruins meet pristine sands. Hypocratus Square in bustling Rhodes Town beckons explorers with its vibrant atmosphere filled with shops offering treasures from all corners of the world. As we ascend towards Lindos' Acropolis perched above the bay, our spirits soar alongside breathtaking views that have captivated countless souls throughout centuries past. St Pauls Bay whispers stories of apostolic journeys while Lindos Charm enchants visitors with quaint streets lined by whitewashed houses adorned by bougainvillea blooms. Rhodes is not merely an island; it is a testament to human resilience, creativity, and endurance.