Archaeology Collection (#25)

Distant view of the Citadel, Cairo, Egypt, 1895. Creator: Unknown
Distant view of the Citadel, Cairo, Egypt, 1895. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs: From London Bridge to Charing Cross via Yokohama and Chicago"

Tower from which St Paul descended in a basket, Damascus, Ottoman Syria, 1895. Creator
Tower from which St Paul descended in a basket, Damascus, Ottoman Syria, 1895. The early Christian saint Paul was supposedly let down in a basket from the walls of Damascus

The Agora and Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The Agora and Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 1895. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs: From London Bridge to Charing Cross via Yokohama and Chicago"

Aragonese Castle, Ischia, Italy, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
Aragonese Castle, Ischia, Italy, 1895. Ancient site which dates from 474 BC, off the island of Ischia. The castle was built in the 14th century

The Forum at Pompeii and Vesuvius, Italy, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The Forum at Pompeii and Vesuvius, Italy, 1895. The ancient Roman city of Pompeii in southern Italy was completely destroyed by a deadly eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD

The Colosseum, Rome, Italy, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
The Colosseum, Rome, Italy, 1895. The Colosseum or Coliseum, also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, was completed in 80 AD and is the largest amphitheatre ever built

General view of the Forum, Rome, Italy, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
General view of the Forum, Rome, Italy, 1895. Ancient Roman ruins, the centre of public life of the classical age. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

The famous colonnade of the great Hypostyle Hall in the Temple of Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, 1897. Hieorglyphics carved into the pillars of the Hypostyle Hall at the great temple of Amun

Cairo - The Sphinx, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Cairo - The Sphinx, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Cairo - Prayer near the Great Sphinx, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Cairo - Prayer near the Great Sphinx, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Cairo - The Pyramids of Girzeh, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Cairo - The Pyramids of Girzeh, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Cairo: Road to the Pyramids, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Cairo: Road to the Pyramids, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Cairo: Village near the Gizeh Pyramids, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Cairo: Village near the Gizeh Pyramids, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Cairo: The Pyramids, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Cairo: The Pyramids, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Memphis - The Alabaster Sphinx, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Memphis - The Alabaster Sphinx, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Memphis - The Colossal Statue of Rameses II (Detail), c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Memphis - The Colossal Statue of Rameses II (Detail), c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Memphis - The Colossal Statue of Rameses II, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Memphis - The Colossal Statue of Rameses II, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Cairo - Flood Time near Pyramids, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Cairo - Flood Time near Pyramids, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Cairo - The Great Sphinx, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Cairo - The Great Sphinx, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Cairo - At Twilight, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Cairo - At Twilight, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Saqqara - The Step Pyramid, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Saqqara - The Step Pyramid, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Cairo: The Pyramids of Gizeh, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Cairo: The Pyramids of Gizeh, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Cairo - Sphinx and Pyramids, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Cairo - Sphinx and Pyramids, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Cairo: Inondation of the Gizeh Pyramids, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Cairo: Inondation of the Gizeh Pyramids, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Courtyard of the temple of Medinet Hobou, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Courtyard of the temple of Medinet Hobou, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Luxor. Temples, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Luxor. Tempel - Temples, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Saqqara - The Step Pyramid seen from the Sycomore, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Saqqara - The Step Pyramid seen from the Sycomore, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Memphis - Head of the Statue of Rameses II, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Memphis - Head of the Statue of Rameses II, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Aqueducts, 1889. Creator: W & AK Johnston
Aqueducts, 1889. Remains of Aqueduct of Metz [France, Roman]; Aqueduct of Pont du Gard near Nismes [over the River Gardon near Nimes, France

Baalbec, 1841, (1922). Creator: David Roberts
Baalbec, 1841, (1922). The Gateway to the Great Temple at Baalbec, 19th century depiction of Roman ruins at the ancient site of Baalbek in the Lebanon

Rome, 1820s. Creator: Robert Sands
Rome, 1820s. View of the city of Rome, Italy, with women in traditional costume on the banks of the River Tiber in the foreground

Napoli - Museo Nazionale, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Napoli - Museo Nazionale, c1900. The National Archaeological Museum of Naples was built as a cavalry barracks in 1585. From 1616 to 1777 it was the seat of the University of Naples

Fragment of London Wall at St. Giles, Cripplegate, 1812, (1925). Creator: John Thomas Smith
Fragment of London Wall at St. Giles, Cripplegate, 1812, (1925). Depiction of the wall as it stood in the churchyard of St Giles without Cripplegate in 1793

Te Wairoa After The Eruption of Tarawera, 1923. Creator: Unknown
Te Wairoa After The Eruption of Tarawera, 1923. From " Australia, New Zealand and Oceania in Pictures", by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. Blitt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1923]

Churchill With British Troops in North Africa, June 1943, (1945). Creator: Unknown
Churchill With British Troops in North Africa, June 1943, (1945). British Prime Minister Winston Churchill congratulates troops on their victories against the Germans during World War Two

The Colosseum, Rome - AD 70-82, (1951). Creator: Shirley Markham
The Colosseum, Rome - AD 70-82, (1951). Upper storey added AD 222-224. The ancient roman Colosseum in Rome, Italy, is the largest amphitheatre ever built

The Pantheon, Rome, Italy, 1951. Creator: Shirley Markham
The Pantheon, Rome, Italy, 1951. Roman architecture - The Pantheon, Rome - AD 120-124. Section and view of interior: Eye, Portico and Rotunda

Arch of Trajan, Ancona, 1951. Creator: Shirley Markham
Arch of Trajan, Ancona, 1951. The Arch of Trajan in Ancona, Italy, is a Roman triumphal arch erected in honour of the Emperor Trajan (reigned 98-117 AD)

The Forum, Rome, c1950. Creator: Shirley Markham
The Forum, Rome, c1950. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Ruins of the Barbican on Ludgate Hill, 1792, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Ruins of the Barbican on Ludgate Hill, 1792, (1897). Remains of a Roman watch tower in the City of London. A barbican was a fortified outpost or gateway

Altar of Diana, 1897. Creator: Unknown
Altar of Diana, 1897. Roman altar of Diana discovered in 1830 while excavating for the new Goldsmiths Hall in Foster Lane, Cheapside, City of London

Ancient Roman Pavement Found in Threadneedle Street, 1841, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Ancient Roman Pavement Found in Threadneedle Street, 1841, (1897). Roman mosaic floor discovered in the City of London. From Old and New London, Volume I, by Walter Thornbury

John Lubbock, 1896. Creator: Unknown
John Lubbock, 1896. Portrait of banker, scientist and Liberal politician Sir John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury (1834-1913). His Prehistoric Times, first published in 1865

Junction of the Rhone and Saone, Roman Ruins near Lyons, c1835. Landscape with ancient Roman remains in eastern France

Roman Wall on Tower Hill, c1872. Creator: Unknown
Roman Wall on Tower Hill, c1872. Part of the old Roman walls round the City of London. From Old and New London, Vol. II: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places, by Walter Thornbury

Roman Remains Found in Billingsgate, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Roman Remains Found in Billingsgate, (c1872). A Roman house and baths were discovered at Billingsgate in the City of London in 1848, while the Coal Exchange was being built on the site

Red figured Oenochoe: a Chariot Driven by Two Goats, 4th century BC. Creator: Art of Ancient Rome
Red figured Oenochoe: a Chariot Driven by Two Goats, 4th century BC. Found in the Collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, 1894. Prehistoric monument of standing stones aligned to the sunset of the winter solstice and the opposing sunrise of the summer solstice

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