Settlement Collection (#7)

Plan of the Battle of Ghingilovo, c1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1880]

Vue de Jams Town, c19th century. Jamestown is the capital and historic chief settlement of the island of Saint Helena

Augsburg. The Fuggerei, the first settlement houses in Germany, founded by Fugger in 1519, 1931. Artist: Kurt Hielscher
Augsburg. The Fuggerei, the first settlement houses in Germany, founded by Fugger in 1519, 1931. From Deutschland by Kurt Hielscher. [F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1931]

Aux Portes Du Desert, c1920, (1923). Artist: Maxime Dethomas
Aux Portes Du Desert, c1920, (1923). From The Studio Volume 84. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1923]

Where Now The Great City of Cape Town Stands, They Set Up Their Tents And Huts, c1908, (c1920). The Cape Colony 1652-1691, South Africa

Foundation of Cienguegos, (1819), 1920s
On January 1st 1819 Infantry Lieutenant Colonel Juan Luis Lorenzo De Clouet, proposed the foundation of the town of Cienguegos, to the governor of the island, Don Jose Cienfuegos

First University in Cuba, (1728), 1920s
First University in Cuba. By Royal Decree on September 23, 1728 it was ordered that a university be built. It opened in 1735, taught theology, law, medicine, philosophy, mathematics

Foundation of Santa Clara, (1699), 1920s
Foundation of Santa Clara. Capitan General Severino de Manzanera gave the order to relocate thirty-two families from Remedies to Santa Clara and with it a Villa was founded on July 15th, 1699

Foundation of Matanzas, (1693), 1920s
Matanzas in 1693, was founded 10th October 1693 by Captain General Don Severino Manzanera with thirty families who came from Canarias. In 1684, they began building the castle of San Severino

View of Havana, (1680), 1920s
View of Havana in 1680. In 1667, Havana was the capital of the island of Cuba with five thousand inhabitants. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

First drawings of Matanzas, (1680), 1920s
Drawing of Matanzas in 1680. The field Master and Captain General Don Jose Fernandez de Cordova sent the King in 1680 the first drawings of Matanzas so the city could be founded ccordingly

Aerial view of a desert settlement, with a shadow cast by a Zeppelin, 1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zeppelin 1932

Visit of James Oglethorpe to the Highland colony, Georgia, c1730s (c1880). General James Oglethorpe established a new colony called Georgia in 1733

A view of the town of Savanah, in the colony of Georgia, South Carolina, 1741, (c1880). Savannah was the site chosen by General James Oglethorpe in 1733 for his colony of Georgia

Part of Captain John Smiths map of New England, 17th century (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume I, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Khoikhoi huts and kraal, South Africa, 1931. Plate taken from Historic Farms of South Africa, by Dorothea Fairbridge, published by Oxford University Press (London, 1931)

The Beni-Ramasses quarter, Constantine, Algeria, 1895. Artist: Ivan Pranishnikoff
The Beni-Ramasses quarter, Constantine, Algeria, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XXII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

Signing the Locarno Treaties at the British Foreign Office, London, 1925 (1926). The Locarno Treaties were seven agreements negotiated at Locarno, Switzerland

Ruins at Laodicea, Turkey

Chicago in 1833, c1930 (1933). Artist: Raoul Varin
Chicago in 1833, c1930 (1933). From a print originally printed by Arthur Ackermann & Sons. From The Studio Volume 106. [The Offices of the Studio, London, 1933]

Arx Carolina, the ancient fortified settlement at Charleston, South Carolina, c1673 (1901)
Arx Carolina, the fortified settlement at Charleston, South Carolina, c1673 (1901). Built between the rivers Ashley and Cooper

Cliff Palace in Cliff Palace Canyon, southwest Colorado, USA, 1901. Built by the Native American Pueblo culture, Cliff Palace is the largest cliff dwelling in North America

Taklakot Fort, Tibet, 1898. Plate taken from In The Forbidden Land (an account of a journey in Tibet, capture by the Tibetan authorities, imprisonment, torture, and ultimate release), volume II

William Penns Treaty with the Indians, Pennsylvania, 1681. Artist: J Rogers
William Penns Treaty with the Indians, Pennsylvania, 1681. William Penn (1644-1718) was known as an early champion of democracy and religious freedom

Amasya, Turkey, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

Shechem, south-west from Mount Ebal, Palestine, 1900s. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Shechem, south-west from Mount Ebal, Palestine, 1900s. Stereoscopic slide. From a series called Travelling in the Holy Land Through the Stereoscope, by Jesse Hurlbut

The brick store chambers of Pithom, built by Hebrew bondsmen, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The brick store chambers of Pithom, built by Hebrew bondsmen, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

The ruins of Laodicea, 1887. Artist: W Wallis
The ruins of Laodicea, 1887. Laodicea was the name for at least six Hellenistic cities, which were named for one of the several queens named Laodice in the Seleucid dynasty

Burning of Port Royal (Nova Scotia), AD 1613, (1877). The French settlement was burnt to the ground by an English invasion force

Natives of Queensland, Australia, late 19th century. Artist: John L Stoddard
Natives of Queensland, Australia, late 19th century. Group portrait of Aboriginal people, whose culture and way of life were suppressed by white settlers

Building the Ships. Study, 1903. Artist: Roerich, Nicholas (1874-1947)
Building the Ships. Study, 1903. Found in the collection of the International Centre of the Roerichs, Moscow

Messenger, 1897. Artist: Roerich, Nicholas (1874-1947)
Messenger, 1897. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

The Varangian Way, 1904. Artist: Roerich, Nicholas (1874-1947)
The Varangian Way, 1904. From a private collection

Circle Dance, Early 1900s. Artist: Roerich, Nicholas (1874-1947)
Circle Dance, Early 1900s. Found in the collection of the State M. Nesterov Art Museum of Republic Bashkortostan, Ufa

The Three Joys, 1916. Artist: Roerich, Nicholas (1874-1947)
The Three Joys, 1916. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Gorodishche (Old slavic fortified settlement). Artist: Roerich, Nicholas (1874-1947)
Gorodishche (Old slavic fortified settlement). Found in the collection of the Regional Art Gallery, Tver

Gulbishche, 1900s. Artist: Roerich, Nicholas (1874-1947)
Gulbishche, 1900s. From a private collection

Ready for the Campaign (The Varangian Sea), 1910. Artist: Roerich, Nicholas (1874-1947)
Ready for the Campaign (The Varangian Sea), 1910. Found in the collection of the International Centre of the Roerichs, Moscow

The Temple of Segeste, c1810-1822 Artist: Achille Etna Michallon
The Temple of Segeste, c1810-1822

View of the Settlement called the Jews Savannah, 1813. Artist: John Gabriel Stedman
View of the Settlement called the Jews Savannah, 1813. From Narrative, of a Five Years Expedition, against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the West Coast of South Africa, volume II

The Round Pound at Kestor Settlement, Dartmoor, Devon, 20th century. Bronze Age settlement and farming area consisting of stone lined field systems known locally as reaves, droveways and huts

Village of Littlebredy, Dorset, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Village of Littlebredy, Dorset, 20th century. The parish contains the Valley of Stones National Nature Reserve and is in an area rich with evidence of early human occupation, including stone circles

Neolithic Village of Skara Brae, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. Stone-built Neolithic settlement, on the Bay of Skaill consisting of eight clustered houses

Settlements on the shore of the Bosphorus, near the Black Sea, Turkey, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Settlements on the shore of the Bosphorus, near the Black Sea, Turkey, 20th century. An internationally-significant waterway located in northwestern Turkey forming part of the continental boundary

Devon, Kestor, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Devon, Kestor, 20th century. Bronze Age / Iron Age Settlement Site. The Round Pound is an Archaeological Site in Chagford

View of a monastic settlement, 10th century
View of a monastic settlement, chapel, and Muiredachs cross from the top of the Celtic round tower, 10th century

Braiid Norse site on the Isle of Man. In the foreground is a Norse longhouse, and beyond it is a Norse boat-shaped house, and on the right is a Celtic roundhouse

Interior of Neolithic Hut at Skara Brae Neolithic settlement, Orkney. Stone furniture can be seen. The hearth is in the centre, and there are stone beds on the left and right sides

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