Catastrophe Collection (page 13)

Map of London, 1667. The upper section shows a map of the City of London, City of Westminster, River Thames and part of south London

Map showing the extent of the damage caused by the Great Fire of London, 1666. Artist
Map showing the extent of the damage caused by the Great Fire of London, 1666

Fire on London Bridge, 1758. View of the fire on 11 April 1758, which destroyed a temporary wooden walkway spanning the centre of London Bridge (shown here on the east side)

Ruins of houses burnt down in a fire in Cornhill, City of London, 25 March, 1748. View with firemen in the foreground. Also includes key to buildings

View of fire engines extinguishing a fire in Cornhill, City of London, 25 March 1748. With ruins of buildings in the background

Plan of buildings destroyed in Cornhill by fire which began in Exchange Alley March 25th, 1748
Plan of buildings destroyed in Cornhill by fire which began in Exchange Alley on 25 March 1748. Shows Cornhill, Abchurch Lane, Birchin Lane, Castle Court, Change Alley, George Yard, Lombard Street

Destruction of the Victoria & Albert Balloon, Arlington St, Westminster, London, 1851. View of the Victoria and Albert hot air balloon crashing into a building

Mount Vesuvius, as represented at the Surrey Zoological Gardens, London, 1837. A recontstruction of an eruption of the volcano Vesuvius, showing lava, flames and smoke pouring from the crater

Fire at the Royal Exchange, London, 1838
View of the Royal Exchange, London engulfed by fire, 1838

Going it by steam, (1829?). Artist: Robert Seymour
Going it by steam, 1829; showing a steam engine, to which a coach has been attached, exploding, causing passengers to fly into the air or fall heavily

Civic anointing - or - the catastrophe of Lord Mayors Day 1827, vide Guildhall, 1827
Civic anointing - or - the catastrophe of Lord Mayors Day 1827, vide Guildhall ; a large board containing fairy lamps plummets towards the new Lord Mayor, Matthias Prime Lucas and guests

Corporation Row, Finsbury, London, c1867; view of police standing amongst debris after a Fenian bomb explosion in Corporation Row, 1867 aimed at blowing up the House of Detention

View of the Cottons Wharf Fire, Bermondsey, London, 1861. The scene as it appeared on the morning of Monday June 24th, after burning for two days and nights

Thames Street Fire, London, 1872. The fire at the City Flour Mills, Upper Thames Street, in 1872. Water from hoses is being directed at the building

Royal Exchange (2nd) fire, London, 1838. Artist: W Clerk
A view of the Royal Exchange, London, engulfed by fire in 1838. In the foreground a horse drawn fire engine rushes to the disaster and firemen direct jets of water towards the fire

The Awful Destruction of the Royal Exchange (2nd) fire, London, 1838. Artist: W Clerk
View of the Royal Exchange, London, engulfed by fire in 1838

Destruction of the Royal Exchange (2nd) fire, London, 1838
A view of the Royal Exchange, London, engulfed by fire in 1838

Royal Exchange (2nd) fire, 1838. Artist: J Graf
A view of the Royal Exchange, London destroyed by fire in 1838. In the foreground firemen operate their engines, directing jets of water towards the flames

Monument, London, c1740
Caius Gabriel Cibbers allegorical relief on the west side of Monuments base, London, c1740. It depicts King Charles II with his retinue coming to the ruined City of Londons aid

Ludgate Hill, London, 1792. Artist: John Thomas Smith
View of the remains of London Wall on Ludgate Hill, London after a fire in 1792. In the foreground a figure clears rubble

London Bridge (old), London, 1758
Three views of old London Bridge and its temporary wooden replacement, London, 1758. The temporary bridge was erected while structural rebuilding was undertaken

London Bridge (old), London, 1775. Artist: Charles Grignion
View of the temporary London Bridge, London, 1775, during a fire on the evening of April 11th, 1758. In the foreground a crowd of people have gathered to watch the disaster

Ludgate, The Great Fire of London, 1811. Artist: John Stow
View of Ludgate having just caught fire as a result of the Great Fire of London 1666, London, 1811. The view shows St Pauls Cathedral and St Mary-le-Bow with families on the move

Ludgate, Great Fire of London, London, 1792. Artist: William Birch
View of Ludgate, London, 1792; showing the gate on fire during the Great Fire of London 1666 at the point when the walls of Ludgate Gaol fell

Haberdashers Hall, London, 1864. View looking towards the gallery, of the ruins of the banqueting hall at Haberdashers Hall, after a fire in August of that year

Sinking of the Princess Alice on the River Thames, 1878. Scene showing the paddle steamer sinking, surrounded by drowning figures

Fire at Custom House, London, 1814
View of the fire at the Custom House, London, 12th February 1814. Onlookers watch from boats on the Thames

Cheapside, London, 1881
View of a fire at the corner of Cheapside and Bread Street, London, 1881; with the Fire Brigade in attendance

Royal Exchange, London, 1838
Design for the new Royal Exchange by JB Bunning, following the destruction of the previous building by fire in 1838

Map of London, 1666; with the title on a banner flanked by the City of London and royal arms, a numbered key in Dutch and a view of the Great Fire of London

Map of London
Upper panel shows the City of London from Southwark before the Great Fire of London in 1666; middle panel shows the same view after the Great Fire

Map of London, 1666. Artist: RP
Map of the City of London and surrounding area showing the extent of damage caused by the Great Fire of London in 1666

The Great Fire of London, 1666
Upper section shows a panoramic view of London with the Great Fire of London burning in the distance, 1666; lower section contains text

The Great Fire of London, 1666. Artist: Pieter Hendrickcz Schut
Panoramic view of London, above, showing a group of figures and dogs in the foreground watching the Great Fire of London in 1666. The lower section contains Dutch text

Rescued from the Plague, 1898. Artist: Francis William Topham
Rescued from the Plague, 1898; a child is being lifted through an open window during the outbreak of plague which occured in 1665. To the right, a sick woman sits in a doorway

Pye Corner, London, 1812. Artist: George Shepheard
The figure of the boy at Pie Corner off Giltspur Street, London, 1812. The statue commemorates the Great Fire of London in 1666, which started in Pudding Lane and ended at Pie Corner

St Pauls Cathedral (old), London, on fire, 1666. Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar
View of St Pauls Cathedral, London, burning in the Great Fire of London, 1666

Accident in Farringdon Street, London, 1862. Scene of an accident near Coppice Row on Farringdon Street, showing figures attempting to rectify the damage

The Thames Tunnel, London, 1827. Artist: Samuel Knights
THE TUNNEL !!! or another BUBBLE BURST!, 1827; pedestrians walking through the Thames Tunnel, London flee in terror as a torrent of water gushes through the roof. Beneath this image is a moral verse

The German airship Hindenburg blows up, Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA, 6 May 1937. The passenger airship Hindenburg was destroyed when it caught fire while mooring

Example of the way that Okies travelled west, 1937. This family (from Missouri) reported, Broke-baby sick-car trouble. Okies was the name given to people from the American prairie states

Dust storms affecting Cimarron County, Oklahoma, USA, April 1936. The Dust Bowl was a series of devastating dust storms that affected the prairies of the United States and Canada between 1930

The Wall Street Crash, New York City, USA, Thursday, 24 October 1929. The panicking crowds that collected that morning outside the Stock Exchange building at Broad and Wall Streets

Stock-market listings as recorded in the New York Times, Wednesday, 30 October, 1929. Printed the morning after the great liquidation, the famous sixteen-million-share day

Famine in the Volga Valley, Russia, c1921-c1922. The aftermath of the Russian Revolution and Civil War. Groups of peasants starving

The Johnstown Flood disaster, Pennsylvania, USA, 31 May, 1889. Known as the Great Flood of 1889, the disaster killed over 2200 people after the South Fork Dam failed

View from the Carpathia of a lifeboat from the Titanic brought alongside, 15 April, 1912. Operated by the White Star Line, RMS Titanic was the largest and most luxurious ocean liner of her time

Reports of the sinking of the Titanic arrive in New York, USA, April 1912 Artist
Reports of the sinking of the Titanic arrive in New York, USA, April 1912. As the reports of the disaster arrived, people gathered around newspaper bulletin boards

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