Adventure Collection (page 7)

The story teller, Livingstone to Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia, 1925 (1927). Artist: Thomas A Glover
The story teller, Livingstone to Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia, 1925 (1927). A print from Cape to Cairo, by Stella Court Treatt, George G Harrap & Company Ltd, 1927

Chaplin Court Treatt, British motoring pioneer, mending his veldtschoen (shoes), c1924-c1926 (1927). The notion of a Pan-African Highway crossing the continent from north to south was a British

A boy with horns, Abercorn to Tukuyu, Tanganyika, 1925 (1927). Artist: Thomas A Glover
A boy with horns, Abercorn to Tukuyu, Tanganyika, 1925 (1927). A print from Cape to Cairo, by Stella Court Treatt, George G Harrap & Company Ltd, 1927

Stuck in a bog, Bulawayo to Dett, Southern Rhodesia, c1924-c1925 (1927). Artist: Thomas A Glover
Stuck in a bog, Bulawayo to Dett, Southern Rhodesia, c1924-c1925 (1927). A print from Cape to Cairo, by Stella Court Treatt, George G Harrap & Company Ltd, 1927

Awemba girl, Livingstone to Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia, 1925 (1927). Artist: Thomas A Glover
Awemba girl, Livingstone to Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia, 1925 (1927). A print from Cape to Cairo, by Stella Court Treatt, George G Harrap & Company Ltd, 1927

A rocky road, Abercorn to Tukuyu, Tanganyika, 1925 (1927). Artist: Thomas A Glover
A rocky road, Abercorn to Tukuyu, Tanganyika, 1925 (1927). A print from Cape to Cairo, by Stella Court Treatt, George G Harrap & Company Ltd, 1927

Arthur Rimbaud, French poet and adventurer, 1895 (1956). Rimbauds (1854-1891) career as a poet was brief but dazzling. He wrote his last poem at the age of 19

The Adventure with a Hippopotamus, 1883. A print from The Life and explorations of David Livingstone, LL.D. compiled from reliable sources, Adam and Co, 14 Ivy Lane, London and Newcastle, 1883

Captain Boytons voyage across the Channel, 1875. An Irish-born American showman and adventurer, Paul Boyton became known as the Fearless Frogman for his exploits in long-distance open-water swimming

Sophie Dawes, Baronne de Feucheres (c1795-1840), 1910. Dawes was an English-born adventuress, best known as a mistress of Louis Henry II, Prince of Conde. From The Connoisseur magazine (June 1910)

Horseman for the Battle of Cadore, c1525, (1937). Artist: Titian
Horseman for the Battle of Cadore, c1525, (1937). A print from Titian Paintings and Drawings, introduction by Hans Tietze, Phaidon Press, Vienna, 1937

Sir Walter Raleigh, English writer, poet, courtier, adventurer and explorer, 1924
Sir Walter Raleigh, English writer, poet, courtier, adventurer and explorer, (1821). Raleigh (1554-1618) was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585

Boy scouts, 20th century. The boy scout movement was started in 1907 by Lieutenant-General Robert Baden-Powell (1857-1941)

Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, early 19th century. Artist: Robert Cooper
Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, early 19th century. Cochrane (1775-1860) was a Scottish politician and naval adventurer

Sir Walter Raleigh in the Tower of London, 1603-1616 (1836). Artist: J Jackson
Sir Walter Raleigh in the Tower of London, 1603-1616 (1836). Raleigh (1554-1618) was an English adventurer, explorer and writer, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585

Thomas Cochrane (1775-1860), 10th Earl of Dundonald, 1837. Cochrane was a Scottish politician and naval adventurer. He was one of the most daring and successful captains of the Napoleonic Wars

Hobart Pasha, Marshal of the Ottoman Empire, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Hobart Pasha, Marshal of the Ottoman Empire, 1882. The third son of the Earl of Buckinghamshire, Augustus Charles Hobart-Hampden (1822-1886) served in the Royal Navy from 1835-1862

Captain Frederick Burnaby, officer in the Royal Horse Guards, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Captain Frederick Burnaby, officer in the Royal Horse Guards, 1877. A traveller and adventurer, Burnaby became famous when he published A Ride to Khiva

Merian Caldwell Cooper, American aviator, adventurer, director, screenwriter and producer, 1933. Coopers (1893-1973) most famous film was the 1933 movie King Kong

Alexandre Dumas, 19th century French author, (1902). Dumas (1802-1870) is best known for his numerous historical novels of high adventure, such as The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo

Sir Walter Raleigh parting his wife on the morning of his execution, 1618, (1872). Raleigh (1554-1618) was an English adventurer, explorer and writer, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I

Sir Walter Raleigh, writer, poet, courtier and explorer, (19th century). Artist: R Cooper
Sir Walter Raleigh, writer, poet, courtier and explorer, (19th century). Raleigh (1554-1618) was an English adventurer, explorer and writer, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I

Augustus Charles Hobart-Hampden, (1822-1886), English naval captain Artist: George J Stodart
Augustus Charles Hobart-Hampden, English naval captain and Turkish admiral, 19th century. Hobart Pasha (1822-1886), Marshal of the Ottoman Empire, was the third son of the Earl of Buckinghamshire

Sir Walter Raleigh, 1860. Artist: J Posselwhite
Sir Walter Raleigh, 1860. Raleigh (1554-1618) was an English adventurer, explorer and writer, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585

Sir Walter Raleigh, 1775. Artist: W Sharp
Sir Walter Raleigh, 1775. Raleigh (1554-1618) was an English adventurer and writer, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585

Portrait of the Author Alexandre Dumas, 19th century. Artist: Georg Wilhelm Timm
Portrait of the Author Alexandre Dumas, 19th century. Dumas (1802-1870) was the author of popular historical adventure classics including The Man in the Iron Mask

Centenary of the birth of Alexandre Dumas, 1902. Artist: Yrondy
Centenary of the birth of Alexandre Dumas, 1902. Alexandre Dumas, (1802-1870) was a French writer, best known for his numerous historical novels of high adventure such as The Three Musketeers

Illustration for Louis Henri Boussenard and Henri Makins book Orphelin, 1894. Artist: Frederic Lix
Illustration for Louis Henri Boussenard and Henri Makins book Orphelin, 1894. From Le Petit Journal, 14th May 1894

Sir Walter Raleigh and his son, 1602, (1896). English writer, poet, courtier and explorer, Raleigh (1554-1618) was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585

Telemachus accompanied by Mentor, relates his Adventures to Calypso, 1774. Artist: J Collyer
Telemachus accompanied by Mentor, relates his Adventures to Calypso, 1774. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1774

Balloon of the Aero Club, 18th March 1899. A print from La Vie au Grand Air, 18th March 1899

Arethusa Pursued by Alpheus and Turned into a Fountain, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
Arethusa Pursued by Alpheus and Turned into a Fountain, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Fround in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Castor and Pollux, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
Castor and Pollux, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Fround in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

The Argonauts Pass the Symplegades, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
The Argonauts Pass the Symplegades, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Fround in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

View of the Pyramids, Egypt, 19th century. Artist: Wilkinson
View of the Pyramids, Egypt, 19th century. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque nationale de France, Paris

A Boat on the Nile, Ibrim, Nubia, 1827-1829. Artist: Louis M. A. Linant de Bellefonds
A Boat on the Nile, Ibrim, Nubia, 1827-1829. Louis Maurice Adolphe Linant de Bellefonds better known as Linant Pasha (1799-1883) was an explorer of Egypt

Approach to the Tombs of the Kings at Thebes, 19th century. Artist: George Barnard
Approach to the Tombs of the Kings at Thebes, 19th century

Greeting the Knight, c1880-1932. Artist: Armand Point
Greeting the Knight, c1880-1932

Popular Spanish view of Napoleons life, 19th century

Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), 18th century. Persian manuscript in Islamic style illustrating the12th century Persian poem Book of Alexander the Great (Eskandar-nameh) by Nezami

Dog-headed men, late 13th century, (early 15th century). Artist: Master of Boucicaut
Dog-headed men, late 13th century, (early 15th century). Mythical dog-headed men from the Isle of Agaman, Gulf of Bengal. Marco Polo (1254-1324) Venetian traveller and merchant

Kublai Khan paying for purchases, c1280s, (early 15th century). Artist: Master of Boucicaut
Kublai Khan paying for purchases, c1260s, (early 15th century). Marco Polo (1254-1324) Venetian traveller and merchant, left Venice with his father and uncle in 1271

The King of Kashmir dispenses justice, late 13th century, (early 15th century). Artist: Master of Boucicaut
The King of Kashmir dispenses justice, late 13th century, (early 15th century). Marco Polo (1254-1324) Venetian traveller and merchant, left Venice with his father and uncle in 1271

Kublai Khan gives the Polos their passport, c1280s, (early 15th century). Artist: Master of Boucicaut
Kublai Khan gives the Polos their passport, c1265-1269, (early 15th century). Marco Polo (1254-1324) Venetian traveller and merchant, left Venice with his father and uncle in 1271

The Adventuress, c1717. Artist: Jean-Antoine Watteau
The Adventuress, c1717. From the collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Troyes, France

The Argonauts finding the Golden Fleece, 1556
The Argonauts finding the Golden Fleece, a fleece placed in a spring by the Colchians to collect alluvial gold dust, 1556

Alexandre Dumas the Elder, French novelist and playwright, c1840-1860. Dumas (1802-1870) was the author of popular historical adventure classics including The Man in the Iron Mask

Jules Verne, French adventure and science fiction author, late 19th century. Jules Verne (1828-1905) was one of the pioneers of science fiction

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