World Collection (page 19)

It´s Love That Makes the World Go Round
Rikke Løndager Boisen

L'Etoile du berger, engraving by Grandville illustrating a chapter in Mery's book: " The Stars", 1849
PCT4261545 L'Etoile du berger, engraving by Grandville illustrating a chapter in Mery's book: " The Stars"

World War one-The wreck of the steamship Ancona, sunk into the Tyrrhenian Sea in 1915 by a German submarine while
5314224 World War one-The wreck of the steamship Ancona, sunk into the Tyrrhenian Sea in 1915 by a German submarine while carrying 496 passengers and a ton of gold; (add.info)

The new world, the discovery of the Americas: Combat of September 5. 1519
5313670 The new world, the discovery of the Americas: Combat of September 5. 1519.; SeM Studio/UIG

Earth globe represented in a 15th century atlas
GIA5033431 Earth globe represented in a 15th century atlas.; (add.info.: Earth globe represented in a 15th century atlas.); © Giancarlo Costa

Aleksei Alekseevich Brusilov, Russian general, from The Year 1916 Illustrated
498904 Aleksei Alekseevich Brusilov, Russian general, from The Year 1916 Illustrated; Private Collection; (add.info.: Aleksei Alekseevich Brusilov, 1853-1926. Russian general)

The new world, the discovery of the Americas: Briard while he hits a mannequin
5313702 The new world, the discovery of the Americas: Briard while he hits a mannequin.; SeM Studio/UIG

The new world, the discovery of the Americas: Alexander of Humboldt
5313696 The new world, the discovery of the Americas: Alexander of Humboldt.; SeM Studio/UIG

The new world, the discovery of the Americas: De Cussy attacks and conquers Santiago
5313685 The new world, the discovery of the Americas: De Cussy attacks and conquers Santiago.; SeM Studio/UIG

The new world, the discovery of the Americas: The Captain of the Squirrel ship during the storm
5313681 The new world, the discovery of the Americas: The Captain of the Squirrel ship during the storm.; SeM Studio/UIG

The new world, the discovery of the Americas: Jacopo Cartier at the time of the discovery of Canada
5313679 The new world, the discovery of the Americas: Jacopo Cartier at the time of the discovery of Canada.; SeM Studio/UIG

The new world, the discovery of the Americas: Drake hangs John Doughly
5313676 The new world, the discovery of the Americas: Drake hangs John Doughly.; SeM Studio/UIG

The new world, the discovery of the Americas: Selkirk abandoned on a beach by his captain
5313675 The new world, the discovery of the Americas: Selkirk abandoned on a beach by his captain.; SeM Studio/UIG

The new world, the discovery of the Americas: The shaman shows trays with still warm hearts inside
5313672 The new world, the discovery of the Americas: The shaman shows trays with still warm hearts inside. The people who worship him bow before him.; SeM Studio/UIG

The new world, the discovery of the Americas: Illustration of the death of Juan Diaz De Solis killed in an aggression
5313666 The new world, the discovery of the Americas: Illustration of the death of Juan Diaz De Solis killed in an aggression by the indigenous peoples.; SeM Studio/UIG

Bresil (colour litho)
5213934 Bresil (colour litho) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bresil. Illustration for L'Epanouissement du Monde (Blonder La Rougery)

Mexique (colour litho)
5213932 Mexique (colour litho) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mexique. Illustration for L'Epanouissement du Monde (Blonder La Rougery)

Chine et Japon (colour litho)
5213921 Chine et Japon (colour litho) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chine et Japon)

Chulalongkorn or Rama V (1853-1910). Fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri. Engraving. Private Collection
CUL4853947 Chulalongkorn or Rama V (1853-1910). Fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri. Engraving. Private Collection by Unknown Artist; (add.info.: Chulalongkorn or Rama V (1853-1910)

SWIFT, Jonathan (1667-1745). Irish clergy and satirist writer. Portrait as dean of St
CUL4859304 SWIFT, Jonathan (1667-1745). Irish clergy and satirist writer. Portrait as dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral of Dublin after painting of Charles Jervas (1675-1739). Engraving

Gavarni, Hippolyte-Guillaume-Sulpice Chevalier, called Paul (1804-1866). Edmond
CUL4854756 Gavarni, Hippolyte-Guillaume-Sulpice Chevalier, called Paul (1804-1866). Edmond and Jules de Goncourt in a box at the theatre. 1853. GONCOURT, Edmon Huot of (1822-1896)

Spain (19th c.). Carlist Wars. Album of the Carlist troops of the North. Cavalry Honour Guard. Litography
CUL4879384 Spain (19th c.). Carlist Wars. Album of the Carlist troops of the North. Cavalry Honour Guard. Litography. Private Collection; (add.info.: Spain (19th c.). Carlist Wars

Spain (19th c.). Carlist Wars. Album of the Carlist troops of Aragon. Battalions of Valencia. Litography
CUL4879808 Spain (19th c.). Carlist Wars. Album of the Carlist troops of Aragon. Battalions of Valencia. Litography. Private Collection; (add.info.: Spain (19th c.). Carlist Wars

Spain (19th c.). Carlist Wars. Album of the Carlist troops of the North. Castilian Infantry. Litography
CUL4879479 Spain (19th c.). Carlist Wars. Album of the Carlist troops of the North. Castilian Infantry. Litography. Private Collection; (add.info.: Spain (19th c.). Carlist Wars

Geography: Earth globe realized by cartographer Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638)
VEN5030415 Geography: Earth globe realized by cartographer Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638). Debut of the 17th century Biblioteca Angelica

Geography: detail of a globe by cartographer Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638)
VEN5030414 Geography: detail of a globe by cartographer Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638). Debut of the 17th century Biblioteca Angelica

GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jose (1886-1945). Men wearing masks on horseback. Expressionism. Oil on canvas. Private Collection
CUL4864315 GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jose (1886-1945). Men wearing masks on horseback. Expressionism. Oil on canvas. Private Collection by Gutierrez Solana, Jose (1886-1945); (add.info.: GUTIERREZ SOLANA)

GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jose (1886-1945). Masks. Expressionism. Oil on canvas. Private Collection
CUL4864283 GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jose (1886-1945). Masks. Expressionism. Oil on canvas. Private Collection by Gutierrez Solana, Jose (1886-1945); (add.info.: GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jose (1886-1945). Masks

The girls of the world, facts and figures, 1871
3479865 The girls of the world, facts and figures, 1871; (add.info.: The girls of the world, facts and figures. A census of women from 1871)

Women volunteers making bandages and crutches during World War One, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934
3502767 Women volunteers making bandages and crutches during World War One, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934; (add.info.: Women volunteers making bandages and crutches during World War One)

The sinking of HMS Audacious after striking a German naval mine off the northern coast of Donegal, Ireland in 1914
3502731 The sinking of HMS Audacious after striking a German naval mine off the northern coast of Donegal, Ireland in 1914, from The Pageant of the Century

A British submarine, during World War One, showing the wireless apparatus, from The History of the Great War, pub.c
3502729 A British submarine, during World War One, showing the wireless apparatus, from The History of the Great War, pub.c

A German officer in a heavily sandbagged observation point during WWI, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934
3502708 A German officer in a heavily sandbagged observation point during WWI, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934; (add.info)

Civilians using their daily trades, in this case bridge building, during WWI, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934
3502706 Civilians using their daily trades, in this case bridge building, during WWI, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934; (add.info.: Civilians using their daily trades)

Dogs used to pull the machine guns of the Belgian army during WWI, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934
3502694 Dogs used to pull the machine guns of the Belgian army during WWI, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934; (add.info.: Dogs used to pull the machine guns of the Belgian army during WWI)

Belgian soldiers landing in Ostend under British supervision, 1914, to defend the port against the approaching enemy
3502692 Belgian soldiers landing in Ostend under British supervision, 1914, to defend the port against the approaching enemy, from The Pageant of the Century

Albert Theodor Otto Emmich, from 1913 von Emmich, 1848-1915, Prussian general, from The History of the Great War
3502826 Albert Theodor Otto Emmich, from 1913 von Emmich, 1848-1915, Prussian general, from The History of the Great War, pub.c

Aerial view of the capture of a war balloon on the western front during World War One, from The Pageant of the Century
3502791 Aerial view of the capture of a war balloon on the western front during World War One, from The Pageant of the Century

An economy measure used during World War One was the mixing of coal-slack with clay to make an efficient substitute for
3502783 An economy measure used during World War One was the mixing of coal-slack with clay to make an efficient substitute for coal, from The Pageant of the Century

German soldiers, seen here in a French village, recieve packages of food from home during World War One
3502752 German soldiers, seen here in a French village, recieve packages of food from home during World War One, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934; (add.info.: German soldiers)

Geoffrey Malins, 1886-1940, cinematographer, seen here in the fighting line during World War One
3502739 Geoffrey Malins, 1886-1940, cinematographer, seen here in the fighting line during World War One, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934; (add.info.: Geoffrey Malins, 1886-1940)

Salvation Army officers with a motor ambulance during WWI, The Salvation Army ran field kitchens
3502704 Salvation Army officers with a motor ambulance during WWI, The Salvation Army ran field kitchens and shelters near the firing line, from The Pageant of the Century

The blowing up of H.M.S, Amphion by a German mine during World War One, from The History of the Great War, pub.c. 1919
3502831 The blowing up of H.M.S, Amphion by a German mine during World War One, from The History of the Great War, pub.c. 1919; (add.info.: The blowing up of H.M.S)

Map showing the area in the North Sea mined by the British during WWI, from The War Illustrated Album Deluxe, pub.1915
3502686 Map showing the area in the North Sea mined by the British during WWI, from The War Illustrated Album Deluxe, pub.1915; (add.info)

CARLOS VII, Carlos Maria de los Dolores de Borbon y Austria-Este (1848-1909) (engraving)
CUL4936581 CARLOS VII, Carlos Maria de los Dolores de Borbon y Austria-Este (1848-1909) (engraving); (add.info.: CARLOS VII, Carlos Maria de los Dolores de Borbon y Austria-Este (1848-1909)

The sixth day of creation from the Nuremburg Chronicle
3732381 The sixth day of creation from the Nuremburg Chronicle; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the sixth day of creation - God creating Adam- from the Nuremburg Chronicle by Hartmann Schedel)

An elf flying away on an insect. Handcoloured woodblock print by Edmund Evans after an illustration by Richard Doyle
FLO4615018 An elf flying away on an insect. Handcoloured woodblock print by Edmund Evans after an illustration by Richard Doyle from In Fairyland, a series of Pictures from the Elf World, Longman

Cruel elves holding on to a cricket's leg. Handcoloured woodblock print by Edmund Evans after an illustration by
FLO4614895 Cruel elves holding on to a cricket's leg. Handcoloured woodblock print by Edmund Evans after an illustration by Richard Doyle from In Fairyland

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"Exploring the Vastness: A Journey through the World" Embarking on a historical voyage, we delve into the depths of time with Al-Idrisi's world map from 1154. This ancient cartographic masterpiece unveils the intricate knowledge and curiosity that shaped our understanding of the world. As dusk descends upon Uluru, Ayers Rock in Australia, nature paints a breathtaking canvas with hues of orange and pink. The sunset at this sacred site reminds us of Earth's awe-inspiring beauty and its ability to captivate our senses. Traveling back to 1886, we uncover Walter Crane's map showcasing the vast expanse of the British Empire. It serves as a reminder of an era when nations sought to expand their influence across continents, leaving lasting imprints on history. In Namibia's Walvis Bay, white pelicans gracefully glide over shimmering waters. Their presence symbolizes harmony within nature and highlights how diverse ecosystems coexist harmoniously in different corners of our planet. The scars left by war are etched into Brampton Road in Bexleyheath from World War II bombings. These remnants serve as poignant reminders that peace is fragile and must be cherished above all else. A satirical cartoon by James Gillray takes us back to 1805 when Napoleon Bonaparte attempted peace negotiations with British Prime Minister William Pitt. Depicting them carving up the world like plumb pudding, it humorously portrays political power struggles amidst global affairs. Revving engines echo as BMW S1000RR motorcycles race against time, embodying human innovation and pushing boundaries beyond what was once thought possible – reminding us that progress knows no bounds. Al-Idrisi's Tabula Rogeriana transports us further back to medieval times when maps were meticulously hand-drawn for Sicilian King Roger II. This remarkable piece showcases early geographical knowledge while highlighting cultural exchange between civilizations.