Catastrophe Collection (page 14)

Wreck of the White Ship, France, 1120 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Wreck of the White Ship, Normandy, France, 1120 (1864). The wreck of the White Ship claimed the life of the 17 year old William Adelin (1103-1120)

Music in the Hut, Scotts South Pole expedition, 1911. Artist: Herbert Ponting
Music in the Hut, Scotts South Pole expedition, 1911. Scene during the Terra Nova Expedition (1910-1913). Scott and four companions reached the Pole on 17 January 1912

The Main Party at Cape Evans after the Winter, Scotts South Pole expedition, Antarctica, 1911. Group portrait of the members of the expedition taken before the polar party set out in October 1911

Captain Scotts last Birthday Dinner, Antarctica, June 6th 1911. During the Terra Nova Expedition (1910-1913) to the South Pole

The San Francisco Earthquake, California, USA, 1906. A major earthquake struck San Francisco on 18th April 1906. As well as damaging many buildings, the quake ruptured gas lines

Herbert Ponting, British photographer, in the Antarctic, 1910-1912. Ponting (1870-1935) with a cinematographic camera on the Terra Nova expedition (1910-1913) to the South Pole led by Captain Scott

Captain Scott, British polar explorer, in the Antarctic, 1911. Artist: Herbert Ponting
Captain Scott, British polar explorer, in the Antarctic, 1911. Scott (1868-1912) in his den at Winter Quarters, during the Terra Nova Expedition (1910-1913) to the South Pole

The Shipwreck, c1870. From The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe. [Cassell, Petter and Galpin, London]

Titanic Memorial, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2010. The memorial, designed by Sir Thomas Brock, stands in the grounds of Belfast City Hall

House destroyed by lava flow, Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy

Earthquake ruined bell-tower, Monastery of Agrilion, Kefalonia, Greece. The monastery was founded in the 18th century on the site where, in 1722, two shepherds discovered the icon of Agios Theotokos

The last Day of Pompeii, 1833. Artist: Briullov, Karl Pavlovich (1799-1852)
The last Day of Pompeii, 1833. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

The Great Plague: scenes in the streets of London, 1665-1666 (1905). From Cassells History of England, Vol. III, [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1905]

The Ill-Fated R101, 1927. From The Wonder Book of Aircraft, edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co, Limited, London & Melbourne, 1927]

The Heavy Cavalry Charge at Balaclava, 1902. Artist: Walker & Boutall
The Heavy Cavalry Charge at Balaclava, 1902. Battle of Balaclava, 25th October 1854, (c1920). Lord Raglan gave the order for the disastrous British cavalry charge, immortalised in Tennysons poem

Plan of London and Westminster, 1749 (1903). A plan of London published in The Gentlemans Magazine in June 1749 showing the 1643 defences for the Civil War

Saving the Asakusa Temple from Fire (After the Great Earthquake), 1926. Artist: Fukunaga Seihan
Saving the Asakusa Temple from Fire (After the Great Earthquake), 1926. From The Studio Volume 91. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1926]

Plan of the Disaster on the Intombe River (March 12, 1879), c1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1880]

The burning of St Pauls Cathedral during the Great Fire of London, c1902. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume III (c1902). (Colorised black and white print)

The sinking of SS Titanic, 14 April 1912. An artists impression of the ship going down. Operated by the White Star Line, on 14 April 1912 SS Titanic struck an iceberg in thick fog off Newfoundland

The Titanic colliding with an iceberg, 1912. The SS Titanic, operated by the White Star Line, struck an iceberg in thick fog south of Newfoundland en route from Southampton to New York just before

The Shipwreck, c1805. Artist: JMW Turner
The Shipwreck, 1805. Painting held at the Tate Britain, London. From Adventures By Sea From Art of Old Time, by Basil Lubbock. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1925]

S. S. Titanic - In Belfast Lough - April 1912, 1912
S.S. Titanic - In Belfast Lough - April 1912, 1912. Operated by the White Star Line, RMS Titanic struck an iceberg in thick fog off Newfoundland on 14 April 1912

Titanic - Dock, Wharf, Riverside, and General Workers Union statement, 1912. On April 19th, 1912, the Marine Department of the Board of Trade received a letter from the Dock, Wharf, Riverside

Titanic - Iceberg Telegram, 1912. A telegram transmited from RMS Titanic (M.G.Y.) to the S.S. Birma, April 15, 1912, reading, We have struck iceberg sinking fast come to our assistance. Position Lat

The Nancy Packet, 1784. Artist: James Gillray
The Nancy Packet, 1784. The wreck of the Nancy, an East India Company ship, in a storm off the Scilly Isles in 1784. One of the passengers killed in the disaster was the celebrated opera singer Ann

Wreck of the Lady Hobart, 1803, 1925. The Lady Hobart was a Post Office packet which sank after striking an iceberg en route to England from Halifax, Nova Scotia

The Burning of the Ocean Monarch, c1848. Artist: Francois d Orleans, Prince de Joinville
The Burning of the Ocean Monarch, c1848. The Ocean Monarch set sail from Liverpool bound for Boston on 24 August 1848, carrying passengers

Entrance of the Meuse: Orange-Merchant on the Bar, Going to Pieces, c1819. Artist: JMW Turner
Entrance of the Meuse: Orange-Merchant on the Bar, Going to Pieces, c1819. Painting held at the Tate Britain, London. From Adventures By Sea From Art of Old Time, by Basil Lubbock. [The Studio Ltd

After the Honeymoon - The House Breaks Up, 1927. From The Sphere, October 29, 1927. [London Illustrated Newspapers Ltd, London, 1927]

House of the Vettii, Pompeii, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
House of the Vettii, Pompeii, Italy, 1927. The House of the Vettii is one of the most famous luxurious houses preserved by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD

View of the forum with Mount Vesuvius in the distance, Pompeii, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
View of the forum with Mount Vesuvius in the distance, Pompeii, Italy, 1927. From Italien in Bildern, by Eugen Poppel [August Scherl, Berlin, 1927]

Street ascending to the forum, Pompeii, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
Street ascending to the forum, Pompeii, Italy, 1927. From Italien in Bildern, by Eugen Poppel [August Scherl, Berlin, 1927]

Street between ruins, Pompeii, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
Street between ruins, Pompeii, Italy, 1927. From Italien in Bildern, by Eugen Poppel [August Scherl, Berlin, 1927]

Pompeii, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
Pompeii, Italy, 1927. From Italien in Bildern, by Eugen Poppel [August Scherl, Berlin, 1927]

An Irish Eviction, 1850 (1906). Artist: Frederick Goodall
An Irish Eviction, 1850 (1906). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol. V. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1906]

Yokohama Earthquake, 1923. Yokohama, City of Yokohama, Japan. Yokohama was destroyed on September 1st 1923 by the Great Kanto earthquake

The Monument, City of London, c1755 (1903). Artist: Thomas Bowles
The Monument, City of London, c1755 (1903). The Monument comprises a fluted Doric column built of Portland stone topped with a gilded urn of fire

Plan of London and Westminster, 1749 (1903). A plan of London published in The Gentlemans Magazine in June 1749 showing the 1643 defences for the Civil War

We are beaten, o Romans, in a great battle, our army is destroyed, c1912 (1912). The announcement by Marcus, one of the Roman praetors

Fire at Toppings Wharf, London Bridge, 1843, c1843, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

Reduced from the Plague, London, 1665 (1905). A victim of thee Great Plague of London. From Cassells History of England, Vol

The Great Plague: the Maniac Pronouncing the Doom of London, 1665-1666 (1905). Artist: AB Frost
The Great Plague: the Maniac Pronouncing the Doom of London, 1665-1666 (1905). From Cassells History of England, Vol. III, [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1905]

The Great Fire of London, 1666 (1905). From Cassells History of England, Vol. III, [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1905]

Lifeboat Memorial, Margate, Kent c1905. A memorial to the 9 crew of the Friend to All Nations who died in the storm of 1897, designed by Frederick T Callcott. [G. W. Saxby, Margate]

Collision of the Bywell Castle with the Princess Alice, 1878 (1906). Artist: J Nash
Collision of the Bywell Castle with the Princess Alice, 1878 (1906). The paddle steamer Princess Alice was rammed by the collier Bywell Castle off Tripcock Point in the Thames Estuary on 3 September

The Burning Village, c1880. Artist: Alphonse Legros
The Burning Village, c1902. From the etching (No. 509). From The Studio Volume 27. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1902-3]

The Opening of the Fifth and Sixth Seals, 1498 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Opening of the Fifth and Sixth Seals, 1498 (1906). Scene from the Apocalypse. From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig

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