Rope Collection (page 7)

Gallows Bird, from The Comic Natural History of the Human Race, 1851

Yusuf is Drawn Up from the Well, Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami, second half 16th century

Sailing Among the Hebrides (Picturesque Beauties of Boswell, Part the Second), June 10, 1786

How to Vault in the Saddle or a New Invented Patent Crane for the Accomodation or Rheumatic Rump d Rectors, December 30, 1813

Don Michele Getting Up the Ships Side, from Naples and the Campagna Felice: in a
Don Michele Getting Up the Ships Side, from " Naples and the Campagna Felice: in a Series of Letters Addressed to a Friend in England in 1802", June 1, 1815

Fraternization in Grand Cairo, or The Mad General & his Bonny Party Likely to Become Tame Musselmen, October 9, 1798

The Tocsin of Liberty-Rung by the State House Bell, (Independence Hall) Philadelphia, July 4th, 1776, " Proclaim liberty throughout all the land

Tortoises and Crabs, 19th century. Creator: Shibata Zeshin
Tortoises and Crabs, 19th century

Saint Margaret of Cortona, ca. 1758. Creator: Gaspare Traversi
Saint Margaret of Cortona, ca. 1758

The Rope Dance. Creator: Leonard Defrance
The Rope Dance

The Penitent Magdalen, ca. 1750. Creator: Corrado Giaquinto
The Penitent Magdalen, ca. 1750

Crossing the Komati River, 1902. Creator: Donald McCracken
Crossing the Komati River, 1902. On November 7, 1900 the banks of the Komati were the site of a battle between the British Empire and the Boers. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol

Ferry at Chattanooga, 1872. Creator: John Filmer
Ferry at Chattanooga, 1872. Cable ferry across the Tennessee River near Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

A Ferry on the French Broad, 1872. Creator: John Karst
A Ferry on the French Broad, 1872. Rope ferry across the French Broad River which flows from North Carolina into Tennessee, USA

In Shrinkle Bay, South Wales, c1870. Sea cliffs at Shrinkle Bay in Pembrokeshire, Wales. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. II". [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London, 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"

Native Californians Lassoing a Bear, 1874. Creator: Francis Holl
Native Californians Lassoing a Bear, 1874. Three American men on horseback attempt to rope a grizzly bear. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

Hayboat on the Thames, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Hayboat on the Thames, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Warehousing in the City, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Warehousing in the City, 1872. Men and boys lifting bales and barrels at warehouse depot. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Pickle Herring Street, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Pickle Herring Street, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

A River Side Street, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
A River Side Street, 1872. Victorian warehouse alleys in 19th century London. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Porters at Work, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Porters at Work, 1872. Taking cargo at London Docks. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Ferry at Renovo, 1874. Creator: A. Measom
Ferry at Renovo, 1874. River crossing at Renovo, Pennsylvania, USA. There is a mountain-road here which penetrates through the country to the southward

Off Billingsgate, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Off Billingsgate, 1872. From, " LONDON. Men singing sea shanties on fishing boat at Billingsgate Wharf. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Opium Smoking - The Lascars Room in Edwin Drood, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Opium Smoking-The Lascars Room in Edwin Drood", 1872. Limehouse and Pennyfields had opium-smoking and gambling rooms

Inside the Docks, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Inside the Docks, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Ammunition Forward: Rushing Up Shells for the Heavy Howitzers, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Ammunition Forward: Rushing Up Shells for the Heavy Howitzers, 1917. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VIII. Ending The First Three Years", edited by J. A. Hammerton

Difficulties of Gun Transport: Man Power Reinforces Horse Power, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Difficulties of Gun Transport: Man Power Reinforces Horse Power, 1917. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VIII. Ending The First Three Years", edited by J. A. Hammerton

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

Royal Round Tent made for Muhammad Shah (Roof), 1834-1848. Creator: Unknown
Royal Round Tent made for Muhammad Shah (Roof), 1834-1848

Men in traditional dress, Mühlviertel, Upper Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Men in traditional dress, Muhlviertel, Upper Austria, c1935. Men from the Muhlviertel region wearing waistcoats, decorated belts and climbing boots, and holding lengths of rope

Loading Camels, on an Australian Station, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Loading Camels, on an Australian Station, 1901. The very first camel toarrive in Australia soil arrived from the Canary Islands in 1840. From " Federated Australia"

Murray Barges and Steamboats at Echuca, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Murray Barges and Steamboats at Echuca, 1901. Echuca on the banks of the Murray River From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Full Width of the Street Swung The Pendent Figure, 1910. Creator: W. R
" Full Width of the Street Swung The Pendent Figure", 1910. Illustration to " Colbys Crux", a short story about the fire brigade by Edward Price Bell

Gunbei had watched the execution of his cruel order from the veranda, 1919. Creator: Unknown
Gunbei had watched the execution of his cruel order from the veranda, 1919. But what was his surprise when he came upon her bound to the cherry-tree." Jurobei, at last you have come

Mount Cook, and the Hooker Glacier and Valley, New Zealand, c1909. Creator: George Rose
Mount Cook, and the Hooker Glacier and Valley, New Zealand, c1909. as seen from a spur on Mount Wakefield. One of a set of stereocard views by George Rose

Escape of Marius the Younger at Praeneste, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Escape of Marius the Younger at Praeneste, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History Vol. II - Rome", by Edmund Ollier

Execution of Lord Ferrers at Tyburn, 1760, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Execution of Lord Ferrers at Tyburn, 1760, (c1876). Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers (1720 - 1760) hung at Tyburn on convistion of murdering his steward John Johnson

A condemned man escapes from the gallows, 1931. Creator: Unknown
A condemned man escapes from the gallows, 1931. Un Condamne A Mort Parvient As Enfuir Au Pied De La Potence. A man with a noose round his neck flees from the scaffold, chased by police

Kirkes villainy & cruelty to a young woman who beg d him to save his brothers life, 1773. Colonel Percy Kirke (c1646- 1691)

Royal Field Artillery Kite Balloons Were The Eyes of Our Guns in France, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: The observers were highly trained men

Inspecting a Brand on the Prairies, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Inspecting a Brand on the Prairies, c1897. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

To the rescue: the life-buoy, c1900. Creator: Unknown
To the rescue: the life-buoy, c1900. From " Primus Magic Lantern Slides - Junior Lecturers Series B". [W. Butcher & Sons]

Palling Boat: Throwing the life-line, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Palling Boat: Throwing the life-line, c1900. From " Primus Magic Lantern Slides - Junior Lecturers Series B". [W. Butcher & Sons]

Rope Screen Used For Protection While Pressing Explosive Gun-Cotton, 1901. Creator: Unknown
This Rope Screen Is Used For Protection While Pressing The Explosive Gun-Cotton At The Cordite Works, 1901. From " The Harmsworth Magazine, Volume VI

E - An Alphabet by Hans Weiditz, c1520-1521, (1908). Creator: Hans Weiditz
E - An Alphabet by Hans Weiditz, c1520-1521, (1908). After designs by Durer.. From " The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs, Volume 12 - October 1907 to March 1908"

Happu Konno, The Hunter (In Centre) and Two Ainu Fishermen, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
Happu Konno, The Hunter (In Centre) and Two Ainu Fishermen, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Frank rescues Colman, c1850. Creator: George Cruikshank
Frank rescues Colman, c1850. Frank rescues Coleman - ropes are used to drag two boys from the sea after their boat overturns

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