Bad Weather Collection (page 8)

Krishna and the Gopis Take Shelter from the Rain, 1760. Creator: Unknown
Krishna and the Gopis Take Shelter from the Rain, 1760. Krishna shelters from a devastating storm sent by the god Indra

Ship in New York Harbor, ca. 1890. Creator: Unknown
Ship in New York Harbor, ca. 1890

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]

Rocks at Ilfracombe, c1870. Ilfracombe on the North Devon coast is a small harbour surrounded by cliffs. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. II"

In the Pass of Glencoe, c1870. Glen Coe in the Highlands of Scotland was scene of the Massacre of Glencoe in 1692. The Glen is named after the River Coe which runs through it

Mumbles Rocks and Lighthouse, near Swansea, c1870. Mumbles Lighthouse on a headland of Swansea Bay in Wales was built in the 1790s. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. II"

Off Tantalion, c1870. Shipwreck on the rocks below Tantallon Castle on the Firth of Forth in East Lothian, Scotland. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I"

Honister Crag and Pass, c1870. Honister Crag a fell in the Lake District of Cumbria is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Honister Pass has one of the steepest gradients in the area

Entrance to Sedgemoor from Chedzoy, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Entrance to Sedgemoor from Chedzoy, 1898. Sedgemoor is part of the area now known as the Somerset Levels and Moors. Historically known as the site of the Battle of Sedgemoor

Refuge - Applying for Admittance, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Refuge-Applying for Admittance, 1872. A group of destitute men wait outside a night shelter in London. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Blasted trees by the River Ancre, northern France, First World War, 1916, (c1920). The Flooded Battle-field: a scene on the Ancre in the closing months of 1916

The Fountain - Broad Sanctuary, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Fountain-Broad Sanctuary, 1872. Men women and children run for shelter under Buxton Memorial Fountain in memory of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, a philanthropist and anti-slavery campaigner

In the Ypres Salient: British troops leaving their billets... First World War, 1917, (c1920)
In the Ypres Salient: British troops leaving their billets in a badly shelled village, First World War, 1917, (c1920). Soldiers walking on wooden duckboards over floodwaters on the Western Front

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

The same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up... mid 19th century
The same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened, mid 19th century. Biblical scene

After the Rains: Serbian Infantry... during the Floods, First World War, c1915, (c1920)
After the Rains: Serbian Infantry holding their Trenches during the Floods, First World War, c1915, (c1920). From " The Great World War - A History" Volume IV, edited by Frank A Mumby

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

Beachy Head, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Beachy Head, 1890. Beachy Head, the highest chalk sea cliff in Britain. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol. IV - Modern History", by Edmund Ollier

The English Fleet Before Cadiz, (1596), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The English Fleet Before Cadiz, (1596), 1890. The Battle of Cadiz, June 20 to July 5, 1596. English naval forces under Francis Drake delayed Spanish plans to invade England

Flooding in southern France, 1932. Creator: Unknown
Flooding in southern France, 1932. Les Inondations du Midi. People fleeing as debris carried by floodwaters looms towards them. Front cover of " L Illustre du Petit Journal"

Kensington High Street, in 1860, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Kensington High Street, in 1860, (c1876). Kensington High Street is one of west Londons most popular shopping streets, from late 19th century until mid-1970s the street had three classic department

Two policemen save a family, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Two policemen save a family, 1930. Deux Gendarmes Sauvent Une Famille. French policemen rescue a family and their horse from floods. Front cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre"

A home destroyed, 1930. Creator: Unknown
A home destroyed, 1930. Le Foyer Detruit. Flooding in southern France: a distraught elderly couple salvage a few possessions from the wreckage of their home

The Banquet of Nitocris, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Banquet of Nitocris, 1890. Nitocris, 6th century BC Babylonian queen and last pharoah of the Sixth Dynasty, invited the murderers of her brother to a banquet

A Wet Day, Old Berwick Bridge, c1877-1906, (1906). Creator: Robert Buchan Nisbet
A Wet Day, Old Berwick Bridge, c1877-1906, (1906). Watercolour by Scottish artist Robert Buchan Nisbet (1857-1942).From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours"

Scene in Mississippi, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Scene in Mississippi, c1897. Land clearance for plantations altered the Deltas ecology, increasing the severity of flooding. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R

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]

Saved!, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Saved!, 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]

Princess Tarakanova in the Petropavlovsk Fortress at the Time of the Flood, 1863, (1965). Elizabeth Tarakanova (c1745-1775) was a pretender to the Russian throne

Street in St. Ives After A Visit From A Flood, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Street in St. Ives After A Visit From A Flood, 1901. From " The Harmsworth Magazine, Volume VI. February 1901-July 1901", by [Harmsworth Bros, Limited, London, 1901]

Removing Debris Brought Down By A Flood At St. Ives, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Removing Debris Brought Down By A Flood At St. Ives, 1901. From " The Harmsworth Magazine, Volume VI. February 1901-July 1901", by [Harmsworth Bros, Limited, London, 1901]

Clarendon Road, Southsea, After A Thunderstorm, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Clarendon Road, Southsea, After A Thunderstorm, 1901. From " The Harmsworth Magazine, Volume VI. February 1901-July 1901", by [Harmsworth Bros, Limited, London, 1901]

Floods v. Railway Engine - A Collapse Near St. Erth, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Floods v. Railway Engine - A Collapse Near St. Erth, 1901. From " The Harmsworth Magazine, Volume VI. February 1901-July 1901", by [Harmsworth Bros, Limited, London, 1901]

Approaching Storm on Lake Motosu, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
Approaching Storm on Lake Motosu, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Biarritz - Au Rocher de la Vierge par gros remps, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Biarritz - Au Rocher de la Vierge par gros remps, (Rock of the Virgin in bad weather), c1930. From " Souvenir de Biarritz". [Labouche Freres, Toulouse]

Biarritz - Effet de vague a la digue du Rocher de la Vierge, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Biarritz - Effet de vague a la digue du Rocher de la Vierge, c1930. From " Souvenir de Biarritz". [Labouche Freres, Toulouse]

Biarritz - Le Rocher de la Vierge, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Biarritz - Le Rocher de la Vierge, c1930. From " Souvenir de Biarritz". [Labouche Freres, Toulouse]

Jerusalem in Winter - John x. 22, c1924. Creators: James Clark, Henry A Harper
Jerusalem in Winter - John x. 22, c1924. John 10:22 Then came the Festival of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter. From " The Pictorial New Testament", by James Clark, R.I. and H.A

Devastated. - Over sixty yards of snow-shedding destroyed by an avalanche in 1921, 1935. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 1". [The Amalgamated Press Limited, London, 1935]

I am born of a thousand storms, and grey with the rushing rains, from The Years at The Spring, pub. 1920 (colour lithograph), 1920

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

Stormy Seas of the Atlantic Ocean from modern liner, 1936
The Stormy Seas of the Atlantic Ocean do not present such dangers to the modern liner as they did to the earlier sailing vessels, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

Very Unpleasant Weather or the Old Saying verified Raining Cats, Dogs and Pitchforks, 1835
Very Unpleasant Weather or the Old Saying verified Raining Cats, Dogs and Pitchforks, published by Thomas McLean, 26 Haymarket, August 1st 1835, (hand coloured engraving)

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