Captain Collection (page 9)

Lieutenant Georges Guynemer and Captain Felix Brocard, French fighter pilots, 5 February 1916. Photograph taken on the day of Guynemers (left) 5th victory

La Perouse, 19th century. Artist: Thomas Woolnoth
La Perouse, 19th century. Jean Francois de Galaup, Comte de La Perouse, 18th century French navigator, astronomer and explorer

Captain Cook, 19th century. Artist: E Scriven
Captain Cook, 19th century. James Cook, English explorer, navigator and hydrographer. Captain Cook (1728-1779) in naval uniform, seated, with his hand resting on a map of the world

Captain Jack, chief of the Native American Modoc tribe, 1872. Captain Jack (c1840-1873), whose Native American name was Kintpuash, was the leader of the Modoc tribe

Captain Kidd Burying his Treasures, 1872. Anglo-American pirate William Captain Kidd (1654-1701) hiding his ill-gotten gains

Sir John Franklin, English sea captain and Arctic explorer, 19th century. Franklin (1786-1847) led an expedition to find the North-West Passage; the entire crew was lost

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

Captain Horatio Nelson, 1777-1781, (19th century). A portrait of Nelson (1758-1805) in captains full-dress uniform, with his hands resting on his sheathed sword in front of him

Shipwreck of a vessel-school, German, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 6th January 1901

The loss of the French destroyer Framee, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 2nd September 1900

Survivors of the Ville de Saint Nazaire, Commander Jagueneau and Captain Nicolai, 1897. Artist: F Meaulle
Survivors of the Ville de Saint Nazaire, Commander Jagueneau and Captain Nicolai, 1897. The passenger ship Ville de Saint Nazaire sank in a hurricane off Cape Hatteras in 1897

Gendarmes de la Garde du Roi, Capitaine-Lieutenant, 1814-15 Artist: Eugene Titeux
Gendarmes de la Garde du Roi, Capitaine-Lieutenant, 1814-15. Histoire de la Maison Militaire du Roi de 1814-1830, volume 2

Captain of the archers in Paris and a cavalier, 15th century, (1887). Artist: A Lemercier
Captain of the archers in Paris and a cavalier, 15th century, (1887). A print from Francois Cudets Histoire des Corps de Troupes de la Ville de Paris, France, 1887

Plan of a Regular Coffee Plantation, 1813. Artist: John Gabriel Stedman
Plan of a Regular Coffee Plantation, 1813. From Narrative, of a Five Years Expedition, against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the West Coast of South Africa, volume II

Manner of Sleeping in the Forest, 1813. Artist: John Gabriel Stedman
Manner of Sleeping in the Forest, 1813. From Narrative, of a Five Years Expedition, against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the West Coast of South Africa, volume II, by J G Stedman

Rural Retreat, The Cottage, 1813. Artist: John Gabriel Stedman
Rural Retreat, The Cottage, 1813. From Narrative, of a Five Years Expedition, against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the West Coast of South Africa, volume II, by J G Stedman, London

View of the Settlement called the Jews Savannah, 1813. Artist: John Gabriel Stedman
View of the Settlement called the Jews Savannah, 1813. From Narrative, of a Five Years Expedition, against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the West Coast of South Africa, volume II

View of the Blue Bergh called, Mount Parnassus, 1813. Artist: John Gabriel Stedman
View of the Blue Bergh called, Mount Parnassus, 1813. From Narrative, of a Five Years Expedition, against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the West Coast of South Africa, volume II

View of the Camp at the Java Creek, 1813. Artist: John Gabriel Stedman
View of the Camp at the Java Creek, 1813. From Narrative, of a Five Years Expedition, against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the West Coast of South Africa, volume II, by J G Stedman

View of the Encampment at Jerusalam, 1813. Artist: John Gabriel Stedman
View of the Encampment at Jerusalam, 1813. From Narrative, of a Five Years Expedition, against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the West Coast of South Africa, volume II

View of the Estate Alkmaar, on the River Commewine, 1813. Artist: John Gabriel Stedman
View of the Estate Alkmaar, on the River Commewine, 1813. From Narrative, of a Five Years Expedition, against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the West Coast of South Africa, volume II

Title page of Samuel Sturmy, Mariners Magazine, London, 1669. Artist: Samuel Sturmy
Title page of Samuel Sturmy Mariners Magazine, London, 1669. Sturmy (1633-1669) was a sea captain and sailed to the West Indies and Virginia

Grenadiers a Cheval du Roi, Capitaine-Lieutenant 1814-15 Artist: Eugene Titeux
Grenadiers a Cheval du Roi, Capitaine-Lieutenant, (petite tenue), 1814-15. Histoire de la Maison Militaire du Roi de 1814-1830, volume 2

Farceurs, 1670. French and Italian characters from the Comedia del Arte. The Captain is 5th from left, Harlequin 6th from left

John Ross, British polar explorer and naval officer, 19th century. In 1818 Ross (1800-1862) led an expedition to search for the Northwest Passage

Natives of the Sandwich Islands, Hawaii, slaughtering swine before Captain Cook, c1778. Captain James Cook, the famed navigator and hydrographer, transformed our knowledge of the Pacific region

Freeing of the Fenian Conspiracy leaders from a police van, Hyde Street, Manchester, 1867. On 18 September 1867, Colonel Thomas J Kelly and Captain Deasy

Captain Lebedief heroically defending the bastion at Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 25 September 1904

The New Captain, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
Mr John Bull, the representative of the British people, is on a boat being sailed by the new Conservative Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury

A Cold Reception and A Warm Welcome, 1876. Artist: Joseph Swain
A Cold Reception and A Warm Welcome, 1876. In the lefthand cartoon, the Queen of the Arctic is perched on top of the snowy peaks of the Arctic

Well Rowed All!, 1869. Artist: Joseph Swain
Well Rowed All!, 1869. This cartoon refers to the development of a special relationship between Britain and the United States

The Officious Passenger, 1866. Artist: John Tenniel
The Officious Passenger, 1866. Lord Russell is shown here as the ships captain. The Officious Passenger is John Bright. At the beginning of January

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