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English Channel Collection (#3)

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Douer (Dover), 1642. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar

Douer (Dover), 1642. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Douer (Dover), 1642

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Boat in a Storm at Sea, 1784-88. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson

Boat in a Storm at Sea, 1784-88. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Boat in a Storm at Sea, 1784-88

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Embarking from Brighthelmstone to Diepp[e] (from, Imitations of Modern Drawings), 1787

Embarking from Brighthelmstone to Diepp[e] (from, Imitations of Modern Drawings), 1787

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Entrance of Calais Harbour (Liber Studiorum, part XI, plate 55), January 1, 1816

Entrance of Calais Harbour (Liber Studiorum, part XI, plate 55), January 1, 1816

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Martello Towers near Bexhill, Sussex (Liber Studiorum, part VII, plate 34), June 1811

Martello Towers near Bexhill, Sussex (Liber Studiorum, part VII, plate 34), June 1811

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: The Isle of Wight, 1844. Creator: Unknown

The Isle of Wight, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The Isle of Wight, 1844. Map of the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England, made using Mr. Palmers patent Giyphographic process, or Engraved Drawing

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: View of Southampton, 1844. Creator: Unknown

View of Southampton, 1844. Creator: Unknown
View of Southampton, 1844. Port on the south coast of England. Large new docks are in progress, and considering the security of the harbour and its numerous advantages as a packet station

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: View on the Coast at Deal, ca. 1846. Creator: Charles Bentley

View on the Coast at Deal, ca. 1846. Creator: Charles Bentley
View on the Coast at Deal, ca. 1846

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: The French and English Fleets, Cherbourg, August 1858. Creator: Gustave Le Gray

The French and English Fleets, Cherbourg, August 1858. Creator: Gustave Le Gray
The French and English Fleets, Cherbourg, August 1858

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: [Entrance to the Port of Boulogne], 1855. Creator: Edouard Baldus

[Entrance to the Port of Boulogne], 1855. Creator: Edouard Baldus
[Entrance to the Port of Boulogne], 1855

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Captain Matthew Webb, Swam from Dover, England to Calais, France, from Worlds Champions

Captain Matthew Webb, Swam from Dover, England to Calais, France, from Worlds Champions, Series 2 (N29) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: A Long Pull A Strong Pull and a Pull Altogether, November 25, 1813. November 25, 1813

A Long Pull A Strong Pull and a Pull Altogether, November 25, 1813. November 25, 1813
A Long Pull A Strong Pull and a Pull Altogether, November 25, 1813

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: The Departure from the Coast, or the End of the Farce of Invasion, October 1, 1805

The Departure from the Coast, or the End of the Farce of Invasion, October 1, 1805

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Departure of Blanchard and Jeffries Balloon from Dover, January 7, 1785, January

Departure of Blanchard and Jeffries Balloon from Dover, January 7, 1785, January 1794

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Map of France, c1872. Creator: Unknown

Map of France, c1872. Creator: Unknown
Map of France, c1872. Showing the departements or provinces, including the island of Corsica, (inset bottom right). From " The Franco-Prussian War: its causes, incidents and consequences"

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: The South Prospect of Dover, in the County of Kent, 1749, (1942). Creators: Samuel Buck

The South Prospect of Dover, in the County of Kent, 1749, (1942). Creators: Samuel Buck
The South Prospect of Dover, in the County of Kent, 1749, (1942). Sailing ships off the coast, with the town of Dover, the castle and the White Cliffs

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: London Bridge, Torquay, c1870

London Bridge, Torquay, c1870
" London Bridge", Torquay, c1870. Natural arch on the English Channel and coast of Torquay in Devon, England. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. II"

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Off Beachy Head, c1870

Off Beachy Head, c1870. Chalk headland in East Sussex, England on the English Channel and a danger to shipping. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I"

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: The Post-Office and Bellows, c1870

The Post-Office and Bellows, c1870. Blowholes at Kynance Cove on the Lizard peninsula in Mounts Bay, Cornwall. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I"

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: The Steeple, Kynance Cove, c1870

The Steeple, Kynance Cove, c1870. Steeple Rock at Kynance Cove on the Lizard peninsula in Mounts Bay, Cornwall. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I"

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Pilchard Fishing off the Lizard, c1870

Pilchard Fishing off the Lizard, c1870. Lizard Point is the most southerly point on mainland Great Britain. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I"

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Penolver Point, c1870

Penolver Point, c1870. Penolver Point on the Lizard peninsula in southern Cornwall, England, a particularly hazardous shipping seaway. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: St. Michaels Mount, Cornwall, c1870

St. Michaels Mount, Cornwall, c1870. St Michaels Mount is a small tidal island in Mounts Bay, Cornwall, England, From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I"

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Kynance Rocks, Cornwall, c1870

Kynance Rocks, Cornwall, c1870. Kynance Cove on the Lizard peninsula in Mounts Bay, Cornwall. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I"

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: The Torpedoing of the Channel Steamer Sussex, First World War, March 1916, (c1920)

The Torpedoing of the Channel Steamer Sussex, First World War, March 1916, (c1920)....view of the vessel beached at Boulogne, showing how the bows were blown clean off by the explosion

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: The Belgian Court, 1915. Creator: Unknown

The Belgian Court, 1915. Creator: Unknown
The Belgian Court, 1915. In November 1914, the British declared the entire North Sea a war zone and from then it was mined

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Arrival of a Steamer at Southampton Docks, 1898. Creator: Unknown

Arrival of a Steamer at Southampton Docks, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Arrival of a Steamer at Southampton Docks, 1898. The Southampton Docks company was formed in 1835, the first dock opened in 1842 and became known as The Gateway to the Empire

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Mullion Cove, 1898. Creator: Unknown

Mullion Cove, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Mullion Cove, 1898. Mullion Cove is a small community on the west coast of the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall, England and on the eastern side of the Mounts Bay on the English Channel

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: The Town of Rye, 1835. Creator: Henry Alexander Ogg

The Town of Rye, 1835. Creator: Henry Alexander Ogg
The Town of Rye, 1835. In medieval times, Rye was an important member of the Cinque Ports confederation on the English Channel, and almost entirely surrounded by sea

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Hastings, 1835. Creator: Unknown

Hastings, 1835. Creator: Unknown
Hastings, 1835. From " The History, Antiquities, and Topography of the County of Sussex, Volume the First", by Thomas Walker Horsfield, F.S.A. [Baxter, Sussex Press, Lewes; Messrs

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Cave at Pegwell Bay, 1898. Creator: Unknown

Cave at Pegwell Bay, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Cave at Pegwell Bay, 1898. From " Our Own Country, Volume I.". [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1898]

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: The Prince of Wales... laying the Foundation Stone of the new Eddystone Lighthouse

The Prince of Wales... laying the Foundation Stone of the new Eddystone Lighthouse
The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh laying the Foundation Stone of the new Eddystone Lighthouse, August 19, 1879, (1901)

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: The sinking of the Anglia, First World War, 17 November 1915, (c1920)

The sinking of the Anglia, First World War, 17 November 1915, (c1920). Mined in the English Channel: the sinking of the Hospital Ship Anglia

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Landing of Julius Caesar, c1890. Creator: Unknown

Landing of Julius Caesar, c1890. Creator: Unknown
Landing of Julius Caesar, c1890. Julius Caesar (100 BC- 44 BC) first landed in Britain on August 26th, 55 BC in Pegwell Bay on the Isle of Thanet, Kent

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Canute Reproving the Flattery of his Courtiers, c1890. Creator: Unknown

Canute Reproving the Flattery of his Courtiers, c1890. Creator: Unknown
Canute Reproving the Flattery of his Courtiers, c1890. King Canute (c995-1035), explaining his humanity, the sea would not obey him. From " Cassells Illustrated History of England"

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: The Logan Rock, Cornwall, 1929. Creator: Unknown

The Logan Rock, Cornwall, 1929. Creator: Unknown
The Logan Rock, Cornwall, 1929. Granite logan or rocking stone on sea cliffs above the English Channel near the village of Treen in Cornwall, England

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Lands End, Cornwall, 1929. Creator: Unknown

Lands End, Cornwall, 1929. Creator: Unknown
Lands End, Cornwall, 1929. Headland of granite cliffs at Lands End on the Penwith peninsula, the most westerly point of mainland Cornwall and England

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: St. Michaels Mount, Cornwall, 1929. Creator: Unknown

St. Michaels Mount, Cornwall, 1929. Creator: Unknown
St. Michaels Mount, Cornwall, 1929. Tidal island on the English Channel in Mounts Bay, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Newquay. The Headland, 1929. Creator: Unknown

Newquay. The Headland, 1929. Creator: Unknown
Newquay. The Headland, 1929

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Beachy Head from Beach, 1929. Creator: Unknown

Beachy Head from Beach, 1929. Creator: Unknown
Beachy Head from Beach, 1929. The highest chalk sea cliff in Britain, formed in the Late Cretaceous era

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Dunkirk, 1890. Creator: Unknown

Dunkirk, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Dunkirk, 1890. Disputed territory between Spain, the Netherlands, England and France in 16th century, Dunkirk wassold to France by Charles II for £ 320, 000 in 1662

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: A Frenchwomans achievement, 1929. Creator: Unknown

A Frenchwomans achievement, 1929. Creator: Unknown
A Frenchwomans achievement, 1929. La Performance d Une Francaise. 22-year-old Aimee Pfanner crossed the Channel, from Calais to Dover

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Landing of Julius Caesar, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion

Landing of Julius Caesar, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Landing of Julius Caesar, 1773. Julius Caesar (100 BC- 44 BC) first landed in Britain on August 26th, 55 BC, it was almost another hundred years before the Romans actually conquered Britain in AD 43

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Honfleur Harbour, c1911. Artist: Albert Marquet

Honfleur Harbour, c1911. Artist: Albert Marquet
Honfleur Harbour, c1911. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Map of Central Europe, Showing the Principal Theatre of War, 1919

Map of Central Europe, Showing the Principal Theatre of War, 1919. Europe during the First World War, 1914-1919. From " The History of the Great European War: its causes and effects", Vol

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: Lured from her own, her native home... c1820. Creator: George Cruikshank

Lured from her own, her native home... c1820. Creator: George Cruikshank
Lured from her own, her native home, the home of early life, and doom d in stranger realms to roam; a widow! Yet a wife! - Phillipss Lament, c1820

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: A Modern Battleship -- H. M. S. Jupiter, c1900. Creator: Unknown

A Modern Battleship -- H. M. S. Jupiter, c1900. Creator: Unknown
A Modern Battleship -- H.M.S. Jupiter, c1900. From " The British Navy - Primus Magic Lantern Slides - Junior Lecturers Series B". [W. Butcher & Sons]

Background imageEnglish Channel Collection: The Attempted Balloon Voyage Across The Channel, 1882. Creator: Unknown

The Attempted Balloon Voyage Across The Channel, 1882. Creator: Unknown
The Attempted Balloon Voyage Across The Channel, 1882. 1. inflating the balloon, 2. the start from Canterbury, 3. passing over Folkestone, 4. the basket and its lifebuoy



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