World Collection (page 20)

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

Elves and fairies teasing a butterfly by pulling its wing. Handcoloured woodblock print by Edmund Evans after an
FLO4614841 Elves and fairies teasing a butterfly by pulling its wing. Handcoloured woodblock print by Edmund Evans after an illustration by Richard Doyle from In Fairyland

Elves in a snail race in Fairyland. Handcoloured woodblock print by Edmund Evans after an illustration by Richard Doyle
FLO4614817 Elves in a snail race in Fairyland. Handcoloured woodblock print by Edmund Evans after an illustration by Richard Doyle from In Fairyland, a series of Pictures from the Elf World, Longman

Elf climbing into a bird's nest. Handcoloured woodblock print by Edmund Evans after an illustration by Richard
FLO4614814 Elf climbing into a bird's nest. Handcoloured woodblock print by Edmund Evans after an illustration by Richard Doyle from In Fairyland, a series of Pictures from the Elf World

Elf stealing eggs from a bird's nest. Handcoloured woodblock print by Edmund Evans after an illustration by Richard
FLO4614782 Elf stealing eggs from a bird's nest. Handcoloured woodblock print by Edmund Evans after an illustration by Richard Doyle from In Fairyland, a series of Pictures from the Elf World

Elves sleeping under a toadstool. Handcoloured woodblock print by Edmund Evans after an illustration by Richard Doyle
FLO4614732 Elves sleeping under a toadstool. Handcoloured woodblock print by Edmund Evans after an illustration by Richard Doyle from In Fairyland, a series of Pictures from the Elf World, Longman

Statue of Cybele, the earth mother goddess, seated on her lion throne with sceptre and mural crown
FLO4622239 Statue of Cybele, the earth mother goddess, seated on her lion throne with sceptre and mural crown. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Luigi Giarre from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Presentation of Union Jacks to British Service Battalions in France after World War One
3058498 Presentation of Union Jacks to British Service Battalions in France after World War One, as a mark of royal recognition of their valour

French crowds cheer Scots soldiers arriving at Boulogne, France with the British Expeditionary Force during WWI (litho)
3252894 French crowds cheer Scots soldiers arriving at Boulogne, France with the British Expeditionary Force during WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

German troops commandeering much needed bread in the Place du Marche, Liege, Belgium (litho)
3252889 German troops commandeering much needed bread in the Place du Marche, Liege, Belgium (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

The king of Belgium in the trenches with his soldiers during WWI. Albert I (litho)
3252869 The king of Belgium in the trenches with his soldiers during WWI. Albert I (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: The king of Belgium in the trenches with his soldiers during WWI)

Map showing the North sea and the Baltic sea at the time of the first world war (litho)
3252859 Map showing the North sea and the Baltic sea at the time of the first world war (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

Allied soldiers of France, Britain and Belgium join hands (litho)
3252856 Allied soldiers of France, Britain and Belgium join hands (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: Allied soldiers of France, Britain and Belgium join hands)

No Surrender! A British artillery officer who sold his life dearly when his battery was attacked, Belgium, WWI (litho)
3252853 No Surrender! A British artillery officer who sold his life dearly when his battery was attacked, Belgium, WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: No Surrender)

British artillery smashing a German pontoon bridge across the Petit Morin River, France (litho)
3252915 British artillery smashing a German pontoon bridge across the Petit Morin River, France (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

British soldiers bravely removing boxes of ammunition to avoid enemy fire during the Battle of the Marne, 1914 (litho)
3252912 British soldiers bravely removing boxes of ammunition to avoid enemy fire during the Battle of the Marne, 1914 (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

Soldiers wounded during WWI arriving at Waterloo Station, London, England (litho)
3252909 Soldiers wounded during WWI arriving at Waterloo Station, London, England (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: Soldiers wounded during WWI arriving at Waterloo Station, London)

French soldiers rescuing a mechanic left behind (litho)
3252906 French soldiers rescuing a mechanic left behind (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: French soldiers rescue a mechanic left behind when Captain Gerard, a daring French aviator)

German soldiers using women and children as a battle screen during WWI (litho)
3252904 German soldiers using women and children as a battle screen during WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: German soldiers using women and children as a battle screen during WWI)

French soldiers wounded on the western front during WWI arriving in Paris (litho)
3252902 French soldiers wounded on the western front during WWI arriving in Paris (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: French soldiers wounded on the western front during WWI arriving in Paris)

Brave Nurse Agassiz protecting her wounded British patients from the Germans during WWI (litho)
3252886 Brave Nurse Agassiz protecting her wounded British patients from the Germans during WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

Destruction caused by a British bomb, WWI (litho)
3252882 Destruction caused by a British bomb, WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: Destruction caused by a British bomb thrown from an aeroplane onto a German cavalry column)

Plan of the immense fortress town of Antwerp, Belgium (litho)
3252881 Plan of the immense fortress town of Antwerp, Belgium (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plan of the immense fortress town of Antwerp, Belgium)

Searchlights of British destroyers sweeping the Thames estuary, London and guarding Britain's food supplies during
3252858 Searchlights of British destroyers sweeping the Thames estuary, London and guarding Britain's food supplies during WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

Title page of the book " Un autre Monde" by J.J. Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard, dit)
PCT4293724 Title page of the book " Un autre Monde" by J.J. Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard, dit, 1803-1847) during its first publication in thirty-six editions of Fournier

The First Landing of Columbus on San Salvador Island, West Indies, from The Great Explorers Columbus and Vasco Da Gama
3742815 The First Landing of Columbus on San Salvador Island, West Indies, from The Great Explorers Columbus and Vasco Da Gama, after a print in De Bry's Voyages

The creation of Adam and Eve from the Nuremburg Chronicle
3740696 The creation of Adam and Eve from the Nuremburg Chronicle; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the creation of Adam and Eve from the Nuremburg Chronicle by Hartmann Schedel (1440-1514)

World War I Polish army recruitment poster, 1917. Casimir Pulaski and Thaddeus Kosciuszko
528548 World War I Polish army recruitment poster, 1917. Casimir Pulaski and Thaddeus Kosciuszko, 18th/19th century Polish heroes used to appeal to Polish nationalism to recruit men to fight for

World War I 1914-1918: Get into Khaki We are doing our bit -. Australian recruitment poster showing soldier with rifle
528749 World War I 1914-1918: Get into Khaki We are doing our bit -. Australian recruitment poster showing soldier with rifle in one hand gesturing toward other soldiers in battle (1914-1918)

World War I 1914-1918: British recruitment poster for 2nd City of London Battalion Royal Fusiliers
528458 World War I 1914-1918: British recruitment poster for 2nd City of London Battalion Royal Fusiliers. Column of soldiers in khaki, wearing puttees and carrying rifles, march along road

Arms of Death - Arms for Life: Two young men forging swords into ploughshares
528526 Arms of Death - Arms for Life: Two young men forging swords into ploughshares. Italian 1918 poster for the Victory Loan. Ending of World War I 1914-1918

World War I 1914-1918: Italian poster of a cannon in a mass of gold coin, mountains in background
528518 World War I 1914-1918: Italian poster of a cannon in a mass of gold coin, mountains in background. Text encourages everyone to donate to Peace and Victory.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Are YOU in this? First World War recruitment poster by Baden Powell showing helpers on the home front giving backup to
528124 Are YOU in this? First World War recruitment poster by Baden Powell showing helpers on the home front giving backup to fighting soldiers and sailors.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Belgian King Albert 1st (king from 1909 to 1934) here during the great war, 1914 (b/w photo)
1702776 Belgian King Albert 1st (king from 1909 to 1934) here during the great war, 1914 (b/w photo)

The Ferris wheel in Paris : built in 1900 for the world fair, taking down in 1937(b/w photo)
1737030 The Ferris wheel in Paris : built in 1900 for the world fair, taking down in 1937(b/w photo)

World map based on the vision of the Greek geographer Eratosthene (276-194 BC). Colouring engraving of the 19th century
NWI4851714 World map based on the vision of the Greek geographer Eratosthene (276-194 BC). Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Portulan showing the journey of Magellan's voyage. 16th century
GIA5033448 Portulan showing the journey of Magellan's voyage. 16th century.; © Giancarlo Costa

Original First World War postcard
2915213 Original First World War postcard; Photo © Hilary Morgan

World War I: US Army enlistment poster Destroy this Mad Brute
530743 World War I: US Army enlistment poster Destroy this Mad Brute.; Universal History Archive/UIG

A wiring party. Soldiers erecting barbed wire entanglements in No Man's Land under cover of darkness during World
3058448 A wiring party. Soldiers erecting barbed wire entanglements in No Man's Land under cover of darkness during World War One

The diagram of the globe of 1492 by Martin Behaim (1459-1507, German cartographer and navigator)
NWI4846980 The diagram of the globe of 1492 by Martin Behaim (1459-1507, German cartographer and navigator), describing the totality of the world, without the New World (American continent)

Portion of the Hauslab Globe based on the Martin Hylacomylus Waltzemu¨ller map of 1507
2915319 Portion of the Hauslab Globe based on the Martin Hylacomylus Waltzemu¨ller map of 1507. From the book Life of Christopher Columbus by Clements R

World Map and Wind Map
2531457 World Map and Wind Map; (add.info.: Science. Geography. Mappemonde and wind map. Woodcut in: Geography, by Claudius Ptolemy, Basel (Switzerland), 1545

French battleship Bouvet, launched in 1896, sunken in 1915 during Dardanelles battle
1721588 French battleship Bouvet, launched in 1896, sunken in 1915 during Dardanelles battle; (add.info.: French battleship Bouvet, launched in 1896, sunken in 1915 during Dardanelles battle)

What we shall lose 1919 German poster showing result if Upper Silesia became part of Poland after the end of World War
528530 What we shall lose 1919 German poster showing result if Upper Silesia became part of Poland after the end of World War I in 1918. Eventually split between Germany and Poland

The king of Belgium in the trenches with his soldiers during WWI. Albert I (litho)
3252875 The king of Belgium in the trenches with his soldiers during WWI. Albert I (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: The king of Belgium in the trenches with his soldiers during WWI)

American General John Pershing (American Expeditionary Force) and French marshal Ferdinand Foch (l)
1708765 American General John Pershing (American Expeditionary Force) and French marshal Ferdinand Foch (l) at one of the us war memorial in France, 1st world war

Wold war one Poster showing women at work. This was a propaganda poster in England during the First World War
529926 Wold war one Poster showing women at work. This was a propaganda poster in England during the First World War. dated 1915-17; Universal History Archive/UIG

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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.