Discovery Collection (page 9)

The Discovery of Cuba, (15th century), 1920s
The island of Cuba was discovered on October 28 1492 by Christopher Columbus and his fleet of three ships: La Pinta, La Nina and La Santa Maria on his first trip to the New World

Geometric map of islands, Willian H. Bacock, 1919
The American geographer Willian H. Bacock studying in 1918 the maps of Italian geographers of the 15th century, found accordance in them the Atlantic and from 1414

Two Natives Dispute Captain Cooks Landing, 1904
Two Natives Dispute Captain Cooks Landing. James Cook, English explorer, navigator and hydrographer, 1775-1776. Captain Cook (1728-1779) in naval uniform. Cook made three voyages of discovery

The Cacique Placing a Crown Upon the Head of Columbus, 1904
A chief, probably Guacanagarix, placing a crown on the head of Christopher Columbus (c1451-1506). Guacanagarix was one of the five caciques of Hispaniola

Columbus Takes possession of San Salvador for Spain, 1904
It is believed that during Columbus (c1451-1506) first expedition to the New World, San Salvador Island was the first land he sighted and visited on 12 October 1492

An illustration of Robert Brownings (1812-1889) poem Rabbi Ben Ezra, 1916. Artist: Bernard Partridge
An illustration of Robert Brownings (1812-1889) poem Rabbi Ben Ezra. Illustrated by John Bernard Partridge (1861-1945) often refered to as Bernard Partridge. From The Connoisseur 1916, VOL. XLIV

Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727), English mathematician, astronomer and physicist, 1924
Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727), English mathematician, astronomer and physicist, 19th century. Newtons discoveries were prolific and exerted a huge influence on science and thought

Contemporary painting of King Richard III (1452-1485), 2013. Artist: Karen Humpage
Contemporary painting of King Richard III (1452-1485), 2013. Based on the facial reconstruction, which was created after the discovery of the Kings body at the site of the former Greyfriars Church in

Land! Land! Land!, Columbus arriving in America, 1492 (late 19th or early 20th century)
Land! Land! Land!, Christopher Columbus arriving in America, 1492 (late 19th or early 20th century). Sponsored by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain

Sir Henry Morton Stanley meets David Livingstone, Africa, 1871. The historic meeting between Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) Welsh explorer and journalist

Bringing David Livingstones body down to the coast, Africa, 1873. Scottish missionary and explorer Livingstone (1813-1873)

David Livingstone being carried on a makeshift stretcher through the jungle, Africa, 19th century. Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone (1813-1873)

Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone being attacked by a lion, Africa, 19th century. Livingstone (1813-1873)

Rennells map of the Syrian desert, dated 1809, published 1831 (1937). A print from The Syrian Desert: Caravans, Travel and Exploration, by Christina Phelps Grant, A & C Blacks Ltd, London, 1937

Franz Josef Land, 1899. Map showing discoveries from 1894 to 1897. From an account of the Jackson-Harmsworth Expedition to Franz-Josef Land in the Arctic

Western Franz Josef Land, 1896 (1899). Map showing exploration up to end of Spring 1896 by the Jackson-Harmsworth Expedition to Franz-Josef Land in the Arctic

Edward Jenners thatched hut, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, 20th century. Artist:s Pead
Edward Jenners thatched hut, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, 20th century. The hut where Jenner administered smallpox vaccinations to the poor free of charge

Jean-Baptiste Charcot, French explorer, 1910. Charcot (1867-1936) commanded the French Antarctic Expeditions of 1904-1907 and 1908-1910

Howard Carter and a colleague excavating a tomb in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. Artist: Harry Burton
Howard Carter and a colleague excavating a tomb in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. Carter famously discovered the intact tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun in 1922

Pierre Curie, French chemist and physicist, 1899. Curie (1859-1906) was awarded the Nobel prize for Physics in 1903, jointly with his wife, Marie, and Henri Becquerel

Henri Becquerel, French physicist, late 19th or early 20th century. In 1896 Becquerel (1852-1908) discovered that uranium, when placed on a sealed, light-tight photographic plate, exposed the plate

Louis de Broglie, French physicist, 1933. De Broglies (1892-1987) work on a new branch of quantum physics called wave mechanics won him the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1929

Claude Bernard, French physiologist, 1876. Bernard (1813-1878) investigated the liver, discovering glycogen, and determined that most of the process of digestion occurs in the small intestine

Lewis and Clark Exposition, Government Building, Guilds Lake, Portland, Oregon, USA, 1905. Artist: HC White
Lewis and Clark Exposition, Government Building, Guilds Lake, Portland, Oregon, USA, 1905. The Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition was staged to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the expedition

Victoria Falls of the Zambesi, 1883. Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone (1813-1873) was the first European to see the great falls on the River Zambezi in 1855

Captain Richard Burton, British explorer, c1880-1882. Artist: Charles Waltner
Captain Richard Burton, British explorer, c1880-1882. After the portrait by Sir Frederic Leighton. Richard Francis Burtons (1821-1890) extensive travels included a journey to Mecca

The cover of The Illustrated London News, 29th May 1875. Artist: WJ Palmer
The cover of The Illustrated London News, 29th May 1875. Preparing to start on a sledge journey. The British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876, led by Sir George Strong Nares

HMS Discovery and HMS Alert, British Arctic expedition, 1875. Artist: Wells
HMS Discovery and HMS Alert, British Arctic expedition, 1875. The British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876, led by Sir George Strong Nares

Elisha Kent Kane and his companions in Greenland, c1855 (c1880). Kane served as senior medical officer on the Grinnell Arctic Expedition of 1850-1851

Mutiny on Henry Hudsons ship, 1611 (c1880)
Mutiny on Henry Hudsons ship, c1880. English navigator Henry Hudson was set adrift in a boat together with his son and seven others after the crew of his ship the Discovery mutinied in Hudson Bay

Abel Tasman, 17th century Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant, c1870. Artist: JH Rennefeld
Abel Tasman, 17th century Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant, c1870. Tasman is best known for his discovery of Tasmania in 1642

Captain James Cook, 18th century British naval officer and explorer, 1879. Artist: McFarlane and Erskine
Captain James Cook, 18th century British naval officer and explorer, 1879. A print from The History of Australasia, by David Blair, McGrady, Thomson, and Niven, 1879

William Dampier, English buccaneer, sea captain, author and scientific observer, (1879). Artist: McFarlane and Erskine
William Dampier, English buccaneer, sea captain, author and scientific observer, (1879). Dampier (1652-1715) mapped the coasts of New Guinea and Western Australia (then known as New Holland)

Chart of the West Indies, with the adjacent Coast of South America, 1830. Artist: J&C Walker
Chart of the West Indies, with the adjacent Coast of South America, 1830. Map of the Caribbean, showing the tracks of Christopher Columbus

Golden shrine in the antechamber of Tutankhamuns tomb, Egypt, 1933-1934. Embossed with scenes representing incidents in the lives of the departed Pharaoh and his queen

One of the twin supports of a ceremonial couch found in Tutankhamuns tomb, Egypt, 1933-1934. The discovery of Tutankhamuns tomb in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter (1874-1939)

A ransacked Egyptian tomb, 1933-1934. A print from Wonders of the Past, Volume I, 1933-1934

The first glimpse of Tutankhamuns tomb, Egypt, 1933-1934. The sight that met the eyes of Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter when they broke down the sealed doorway which divided the ante-chamber of

Hole made by robbers to gain admission to Tutankhamuns tomb, Egypt, 1933-1934. The discovery of Tutankhamuns tomb in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter (1874-1939)

Wooden statue of Tutankhamun, Egypt, 1933-1934. Statue of Tutankhamun, one of two that stood outside the sealed up entrance to his sepulchral chamber

Position of the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of Kings, Egypt, 1933-1934. The discovery of Tutankhamuns tomb in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter (1874-1939)

Alabaster vases, Tutankhamuns tomb, Egypt, 1933-1934. The discovery of Tutankhamuns tomb in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter (1874-1939)

Painted clothes chest, which lies at the foot of Tutankhamens statue, Egypt, 1933-1934. The discovery of Tutankhamuns tomb in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter (1874-1939)

The departure of Albert and Discovery from Portsmouth, 19th century
The departure of Albert and Discovery from Portsmouth, Hampshire, 19th century. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume X, published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co

Oliver Cromwell discovering the letter of King Charles I at the Blue Boar, Holborn, London, c1902

The Mining Business in Four Pictures, 19th century (1937). Artist: Britton & Rey
The Mining Business in Four Pictures, 19th century (1937). From Old California, In Pictures and Story, by Stewart Edward White and published by Doubleday, Doran and Company (New York, 1937)

The Greely expedition, 1893. Artist: BW Kilburn
The Greely expedition, 1893. The purpose of the Greely expedition was to establish one of a chain of meteorological-observation stations as part of the (first) International Polar Year

The magnificent jewellery of Queen Ahhotep (c1560BC-1530BC), Cairo Museum, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The magnificent jewellery of Queen Ahhotep (c1560BC-1530BC), Cairo Museum, Egypt, 1905. These luxurious adornments were found with the body of Queen Ahhotep at Thebes in 1860

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