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British Overseas Territory Collection

Background imageBritish Overseas Territory Collection: Longwood, Napoleons Residence at St. Helena, 1896

Longwood, Napoleons Residence at St. Helena, 1896. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) was exiled on the island of Saint Helena from 1815 until his death

Background imageBritish Overseas Territory Collection: Sombrero, one of the Leeward Islands, in the Caribbean Sea, 1865. Creator: Unknown

Sombrero, one of the Leeward Islands, in the Caribbean Sea, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Sombrero, one of the Leeward Islands, in the Caribbean Sea, 1865. Source of...the richest natural deposit of phosphate of lime at present known...a report was made to the British Government

Background imageBritish Overseas Territory Collection: Napoleon Bonaparte, 1816, (1921). Creator: Unknown

Napoleon Bonaparte, 1816, (1921). Creator: Unknown
Napoleon Bonaparte, sketched at St Helena by a British Officer in May last, 1816, (1921). Portrait of former French emperor and military leader Napoleon (1769-1821)

Background imageBritish Overseas Territory Collection: A Visit to the Island of St. Helena; Ladder Hill, on which is situated the Garrison

A Visit to the Island of St. Helena; Ladder Hill, on which is situated the Garrison and Signal Sta Creator: Unknown
A Visit to the Island of St. Helena; Ladder Hill, on which is situated the Garrison and Signal Station, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42

Background imageBritish Overseas Territory Collection: A Visit to the Island of St. Helena; Napoleon's Tomb, 1890. Creator: Unknown

A Visit to the Island of St. Helena; Napoleon's Tomb, 1890. Creator: Unknown
A Visit to the Island of St. Helena; Napoleon's Tomb, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Background imageBritish Overseas Territory Collection: A Visit to the Island of St. Helena; Jamestown, from the Side Path, Looking North, 1890

A Visit to the Island of St. Helena; Jamestown, from the Side Path, Looking North, 1890. Creator: Unknown
A Visit to the Island of St. Helena; Jamestown, from the Side Path, Looking North, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Background imageBritish Overseas Territory Collection: A Visit to the Island of St. Helena; 'Rosemary Hall' -- Residence of the Exiled Zulu Chiefs

A Visit to the Island of St. Helena; "Rosemary Hall" -- Residence of the Exiled Zulu Chiefs, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42

Background imageBritish Overseas Territory Collection: A Visit to the Island of St. Helena; 'Longwood, ' The House where Napoleon Died, 1890

A Visit to the Island of St. Helena; "Longwood, " The House where Napoleon Died, 1890. Creator: Unknown
A Visit to the Island of St. Helena; "Longwood, " The House where Napoleon Died, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Background imageBritish Overseas Territory Collection: Where It Is Always Summer - The Green Isles of Bermudas from the Lighthouse on Gibbs Hill

Where It Is Always Summer - The Green Isles of Bermudas from the Lighthouse on Gibbs Hill, c1930s. Built in 1844 by the Royal Engineers, the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse on Bermuda

Background imageBritish Overseas Territory Collection: Map of Greater Britain in Relation to the Homeland, 1916. Creator: Unknown

Map of Greater Britain in Relation to the Homeland, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Map of Greater Britain in Relation to the Homeland, 1916. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume IV. The Summer Campaign - 1915", edited by J. A. Hammerton

Background imageBritish Overseas Territory Collection: Trackless Tram Cars in Singapore, Straits Settlement, British Malaya, c1930s. Creator: Unknown

Trackless Tram Cars in Singapore, Straits Settlement, British Malaya, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
Trackless Tram Cars Help to Solve a Transportation Problem for Singapore, Straits Settlement, British Malaya, c1930s. States on the Malay Peninsula

Background imageBritish Overseas Territory Collection: Natives Climbing Palm Trees Overhanging an Orient Sea, Island of Ceylon, c1930s

Natives Climbing Palm Trees Overhanging an Orient Sea, Island of Ceylon, c1930s. Sri Lanka on the Indian Ocean was known from the beginning of British colonial rule as Ceylon

Background imageBritish Overseas Territory Collection: A Native Court in Ujili, Tanganyika Territory, Africa, c1930s. Creator: Unknown

A Native Court in Ujili, Tanganyika Territory, Africa, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
A Native Court in Ujili, Tanganyika Territory, Africa, c1930s. Tanganyika was taken under British rule by a League of Nations Mandate in 1922

Background imageBritish Overseas Territory Collection: The Island of St. Helena, 1816. Creator: Unknown

The Island of St. Helena, 1816. Creator: Unknown
The Island of St. Helena, 1816. Saint Helena, a volcanic tropical island and British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean

Background imageBritish Overseas Territory Collection: View of the town, Gibraltar, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd

View of the town, Gibraltar, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
View of the town, Gibraltar, 1895. Disputed piece of land that sits on a narrow strait connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, bordered to the north by Spain

Background imageBritish Overseas Territory Collection: View of the Rock from the sea, Gibraltar, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd

View of the Rock from the sea, Gibraltar, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
View of the Rock from the sea, Gibraltar, 1895. Disputed piece of land that sits on a narrow strait connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, bordered to the north by Spain

Background imageBritish Overseas Territory Collection: Napoleon at St. Helena, c1815, (1896)

Napoleon at St. Helena, c1815, (1896). Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) during his exile on the island of Saint Helena. Typogravure after the painting made in 1894 by L Kratke

Background imageBritish Overseas Territory Collection: Vue de Jams Town, c19th century

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


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