Adversity Collection (page 3)

The Shipwreck, ca. 1638-41. Creator: Claude Lorrain
The Shipwreck, ca. 1638-41

Nipped in the Ice, 1876-94. 1876-94. Creators: Nathaniel Currier, James Merritt Ives
Nipped in the Ice, 1876-94. Three-masted whaling ship caught on ice in the ocean

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"

Coaling the Fleet During a Gale, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Coaling the Fleet During a Gale, 1917. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VII. The Autumn Campaign of 1916", edited by J. A. Hammerton

A Rough Road, Tasmania, 1901. Creator: Unknown
A Rough Road, Tasmania, 1901. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

The Camp at Valley Forge. Officers cloaks and Dutch blankets for soldiers, c1777, (1937)
Picture of the Camp at Valley Forge, showing military cloak and great coat worn by the officers and the Dutch blankets worn by the private soldiers, c1777, (1937)

The English Passing The Somme, (1346), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The English Passing The Somme, (1346), 1890. Battle of Crecy (1346), during the Hundred Years War - the French under King Philip VI blockaded the River Somme trapping the English army led by King

Bringing Cedar from Lebanon, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Bringing Cedar from Lebanon, 1890. Lebanese cedar (Cedrus libani), a valued source timber, imported for ancient woodworking. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

The Macedonians Crossing the Jaxartes, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Macedonians Crossing the Jaxartes, 1890. The Battle of Jaxarte, 329 BC Alexander the Great and his Macedonian army cross the River Jaxartes, or Syr Darya River to meet the Scythians

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]

Wreck of the Northam Castle, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Wreck of the Northam Castle, 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]

Joseph Cox: Coxswain of the Hope, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Joseph Cox: Coxswain of the Hope, c1900. From " Primus Magic Lantern Slides - Junior Lecturers Series B". [W. Butcher & Sons]

On the way to the wreck, c1900. Creator: Unknown
On the way to the wreck, c1900. From " Primus Magic Lantern Slides - Junior Lecturers Series B". [W. Butcher & Sons]

Passage of the East Rongbuk Glacier, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Passage of the East Rongbuk Glacier, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Mount Everest from the Base Camp, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Mount Everest from the Base Camp, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

North East Ridge of Mount Everest, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
North East Ridge of Mount Everest, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

The fury of the blizzard makes no impression on this mammoth locomotiv, 1935
The fury of the blizzard makes no impression on this mammoth locomotive - over the snow-swept track the giant mass of steel answers the roar of the gale with the thunder of its pounding wheels, 1935

Fuji from the Ford at Kanaya, c1833. Creator: Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
Fuji from the Ford at Kanaya, c. 1833 (colour woodblock print). Print shows porters carrying litters, sedan chairs, and individual persons across the river near the Kanaya station on the Tokaido

Nichiren Calming the Storm, c1830s. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861)
Nichiren Calming the Storm, c. 1830s (colour woodblock print). Nichiren (1222-1282) was a Buddhist saint whose life was studded with miracles; this image depicts one such miracle

The Waterspout That Joins Cloud and Sea, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 1, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London, ]

The Grandeur of the Lightning Flash, 1935
The Grandeur of the Lightning Flash, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 1, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London, ]

The Sandstorm Threatens The Travellers, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 1, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London, ]

Yawning Crevasse By The Bergli Above Grindelwald, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume III, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

A Destroyer in Heavy Weather, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Oil on Troubled Waters, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

The same to you sir, and many of em, 1827. Artist: George Hunt
The same to you sir, and many of em, 1827; a woman walking with an umbrella in a snowstorm, and a horse and carriage battling against the snow and wind

Grace Darling Rows Out To The Wreck, c1907. From My Book of True Stories. [Blackie and Son Limited, London]

Unloading Coal into Barges, 1910. Artist: William Lionel Wyllie
Unloading Coal into Barges, 1910. From The British Isles in Pictures, by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. D.Lit. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1910]

The Lost Path, 1863, (1912). Artist: Fred Walker
The Lost Path, 1863, (1912). From Bibbys Annual 1912, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1912]

High Adventure in the Arctic Regions, c1925. Artist: Archibald Bertram Webb
High Adventure in the Arctic Regions, c1925. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler. [The Waverley Book Company, Ltd. London, c1925]

The King and Queen survey bomb damage, Buckingham Palace, London, WWII, 1940. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth looking at the aftermath of a German bombing raid on 11 September 1940 which destroyed

The Harbour Bar, 1889, (1935). Artist: Thomas Bush Hardy
The Harbour Bar, 1889, (1935). From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the Collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume II. - D to H, by C. Reginald Grundy. [Bemrose and Sons Ltd

Christian Fighting Apollyon, 1895, (1923). Artist: William Strang
Christian Fighting Apollyon, 1895, (1923). From: The pilgrims progress, in the centre, Christian is falling back under the weight of Apollyon, a winged demon

Cheapside - A Rainy Day, 1891. Artist: William Luker
Cheapside - A Rainy Day, 1891. Cheapside is a street in the City of London, the historic and modern financial centre of London

Whirlwind in the Desert, c1880, (1904). Artist: Robert George Talbot Kelly
Whirlwind in the Desert, c1880, (1904). From Egypt, by R. Talbot Kelly. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]

Channel Astern of the Fram. June, 1895, (1897). Fram (Forward) was a ship used in northern and southern polar expeditions by the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen

Fitting the Hand-Sledges with Runners. July, 1895, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

The Fram when dug out of the Pressure-Mound. End of March, 1895, (1897). Fram (Forward) is a ship used in northern and southern polar expeditions by the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen

Ice near the Fram, 4th July 1894, (1897). Artist: Fridtjof Nansen
Ice near the Fram, 4th July 1894, (1897). Fram (Forward) was a ship used in northern and southern polar expeditions by the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen

The Fram in the Ice. 1895, (1897). Fram (Forward) was a ship used in northern and southern polar expeditions by the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen. It was launched in 1892 and used until 1912

The Fram after an Ice-Pressure. 10 January, 1895, 1895 (1897). Fram (Forward) is a ship used in northern and southern polar expeditions by the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen

Mr. Jorrocks has a Bye Day, 1854. Artist: John Leech
Mr. Jorrocks has a Bye Day, 1854. From Handley Cross; or, Mr. Jorrockss Hunt, by Robert Smith Surtees. [Bradbury and Evans, London, 1854]

We Come Up Through Many Slaveries Into Freedom, c1918, (1918). Artist: Edmund Joseph Sullivan
We Come Up Through Many Slaveries Into Freedom, c1918, (1918). The title is a quote from The Hive by Will Levington Comfort published in 1918. From Bibbys Annual 1918, edited by Joseph Bibby

The Road of Victory - Stage VI, c1920. Artist: Bernard Partridge
The Road of Victory - Stage VI, c1920. From The Art of the Illustrator - Bernard Partridge and his work, by Percy V Bradshaw. [The Press Art School, London, c1920]

The View, 1865. Artists: John Leech, Hablot Knight Browne
The View, 1865. From Mr. Facey Romfords Hounds, written by Robert Smith Surtees, illustrated by John Leech and H.K. Phiz Browne. [Bradbury, Evans & Co. London, 1865]

The Liverpool Mail Near St. Albans, c19th century. Artists: Robert Havell, Henry Thomas Alken
The Liverpool Mail Near St. Albans, c19th century. After Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851). From Connoisseur Extra No. 5 - Old Sporting Prints by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur Magazine, London, 1908]

Phoebus et Boree, 19th century. Artist: Jean Francois Millet
Phoebus et Boree, 19th century. From The Studio Volume 59 by Ralph Nevill. [The Offices of the Studio, London, 1913]

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