Distant Collection (#13)

Chattanooga and Tennessee River Valley from Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, c1930s. Chattanoogas scenicountain backdrop trapped industrial pollutants from the citys main industries

Across the Valley to the White Mountains - Mt. Washington in Distance, New Hampshire, c1930s
Charming Outlook across Valley to the White Mountains - Mt. Washington in Distance, New Hampshire, c1930s. The first European sighting of Mount Washington was by Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524

The Roof of the World - the Majestic Himalays, Northern India, c1930s
" The Roof of the World" - the Majestic Himalays, Northern India, c1930s. Mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau

The Route of the Airmen Who Raided Dusseldorf and Cologne, 1915. Creator: Unknown
The Route of the Airmen Who Raided Dusseldorf and Cologne, 1915. On 22 September 1914 and 8 October, the British Royal Naval Air Service bombed Zeppelin bases in Cologne and Dusseldorf

Henley-On-Thames, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Henley-On-Thames, 1898. Cattle grid on the banks of the river Thames at Henley-On-Thameson, Oxfordshire, England. From " Our Own Country, Volume VI"

Lincoln, from Witham Bank, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Lincoln, from Witham Bank, 1898. Lincoln Cathedral viewed from Witham Bank farmland in Lincolnshire. From " Our Own Country, Volume V"

St. Martha s. From Lower Postford Pond, 1898. Creator: Unknown
St. Martha s. From Lower Postford Pond, 1898. St Marthas Church on a hill overlooking the valley of Chilworth on the River Tillingbourne was rebuilt on 12th century ruins in 1848

Oxford, from Headington Hill, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Oxford, from Headington Hill, 1898. Between 1644 and 1646, Headington Hill was used by the Parliamentarian forces while besieging Oxford during the First English Civil War

Gloucester, from the North-West, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Gloucester, from the North-West, 1898. Gloucester on the River Severn with distant view of Gloucester Cathedral. From " Our Own Country, Volume II"

Richmond, from Easby, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Richmond, from Easby, 1898. Easby in North Yorkshire near Richmond on the banks of the River Swale on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. From " Our Own Country, Volume VI"

Distant View of Perth, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Distant View of Perth, 1898. Perth, a city in Scotland on the banks of the River Tay, was perfectly placed to become a key transport centre with the coming of the railways

The Town of Rye, 1835. Creator: Henry Alexander Ogg
The Town of Rye, 1835. In medieval times, Rye was an important member of the Cinque Ports confederation on the English Channel, and almost entirely surrounded by sea

Jim Mollison at Croydon Airport, 1931, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Jim Mollison at Croydon Airport, 1931, (1933). On August 6, 1931, James Mollison broke, by one day, the Australia-England record established but a few days before by his friend C.W.A. Scott

Reaper & Binder Competition, Mount Blowhard, near Ballarat, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Reaper & Binder Competition, Mount Blowhard, near Ballarat, 1901. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

At Lake St. Clair, 1901. Creator: Unknown
At Lake St. Clair, 1901. A natural freshwater lake located in the Central Highlands of Tasmania. The first European explorer to see the lake was surveyor William Sharland in 1832

Approach to Antioch, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Approach to Antioch, 1890. Ancient Greek city on the eastern side of the Orontes River, founded 4th century BC by Seleucus I Nicator

Jaffa, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Jaffa, 1890. Jaffa, an ancient port city, with a broad view of the Mediterranean Sea, had strategic importance in military history

General View of Cairo, 1890. Creator: Unknown
General View of Cairo, 1890. Cairo was founded in 969 AD by the Fatimid dynasty, Cairo Citadel was fortified by Salah al-Din (Saladin)

The Battle of the Pyramids, (1798), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Battle of the Pyramids, (1798), 1890. The Battle of the Pyramids on 21st July 1798. The French army, under Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Egypt, wiping out almost the entire Egyptian Mamluk army

Turin, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Turin, 1890. Turin, located on the western bank of the Po River, from 1563, it was the capital of the Duchy of Savoy and was annexed by the French Empire in 1802

Medina, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Medina, 1890. Medina city in the Hejazi region of the Arabian Peninsula was Muhammads destination of his Hijrah (migration) from Mecca in AD622

Damascus, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Damascus, 1890. Capital of the Syrian Arab Republic conquered by Muslim-Arab general Khalid ibn al-Walid in August - September 634 AD. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Attila on the Pyre, after His Defeat by Aetius, (453AD), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Attila on the Pyre, after His Defeat by Aetius, (453AD), 1890. Flavius Aetius (391-454) mustered a large Roman and allied army to stop the Huns in the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains (451AD)

View of Florence from the Belvedere, 1890. Creator: Unknown
View of Florence from the Belvedere, 1890. Fort Belvedere was designed and built by Bernardo Buontalenti between 1590-1595, by orders of Grand Duke Ferdinando I de Medici

Pond Street, Hampstead, in 1750, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Pond Street, Hampstead, in 1750, (c1876). Hampstead Green referred to as Pond Street, gained importance, on the route by which early carriage visitors reached Well Walk

Church Row, Hampstead, in 1750, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Church Row, Hampstead, in 1750, (c1876). Church Row in Hampstead, built c1720s was to become home to H.G. Wells who moved into number 17 in 1909

Beachy Head, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Beachy Head, 1890. Beachy Head, the highest chalk sea cliff in Britain. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol. IV - Modern History", by Edmund Ollier

Copenhagen, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Copenhagen, 1890. Capital city of Denmark, following plague and fire in the 18th century, the city was redeveloped and during the Danish Golden Age Copenhagens architecture took on a Neoclassical

Camden Town, from the Hampstead Road, Marylebone, 1780, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Camden Town, from the Hampstead Road, Marylebone, 1780, (c1876). Laid out as a residential district from 1791, originally part of Kentish Town and the parish of St Pancras

Highgate Ponds, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Highgate Ponds, c1876. Freshwater ponds on Hampstead Heath, fed by headwater springs of the River Fleet, originally dug in 17th and 18th centuries as reservoirs

Highgate, from Upper Holloway, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Highgate, from Upper Holloway, c1876. Upper Holloway was one of several hamlets within the ancient parish of St Mary Islington

Hampstead, from the Kilburn Road, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Hampstead, from the Kilburn Road, c1876. Kilburn High Road follows a part of the line of the Roman route, Iter III based on an earlier Celtic route from Verlamion to Durovernum Cantiacorum

Queens House, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. London, SE10, England. Creator
Queens House, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. View of the distant hillside Royal Observatory from the arcade that connects the National Maritime Museum and the Queens House, Greenwich, London

Athens, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Athens, 1890. Athens, capital and largest city of Greece, from 900 BC onwards one of the leading centres of trade and prosperity in the region

Salamis, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Salamis, 1890. Salamis Island in the Saronic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, site of the Battle of Salamis, 480BC. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

The Site of Troy, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Site of Troy, 1890. The ancient site of Troy setting of the Trojan Wars c1194-1184 BC. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Ruins at Persepolis, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Ruins at Persepolis, 1890. Persepolis, ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire, the ruins of Persepolis are a World Heritage Site. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

View in Southern Armenia, 1890. Creator: Unknown
View in Southern Armenia, 1890. Armenia became a kingdom in 321BC during the Orontid dynasty, following the conquest of Persia by Alexander the Great it then became a Hellenistic kingdoms of

Le Dunes et la Plage, (Sand Dunes and Beach), c1900. Creator: Unknown
Le Dunes et la Plage, (Sand Dunes and Beach), c1900. Le Zoute on the North Sea, one of the most popular seaside resorts in Belgium. From " Knocke sur Mer - Le Zoute". [Ern. THILL, Bruxelles]

The Piraeus with the Long Walls, Restored, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Piraeus with the Long Walls, Restored, 1890. The Long Walls connected Athens to the ports of Piraeus and Phalerum. Initially constructed in mid 5th century BC

Syracuse, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Syracuse, 1890. Syracuse on the Ionian Sea, notable for its Greek history and culture and birthplace of Archimedes, listed as a World Heritage Site

Bavarian Landscape in Spring, Philipp Graf, 20th century. Artist: Philipp Graf
Bavarian Landscape in Spring, Philipp Graf, 20th century. From a private collection

St. Michaels Mount, c1830s, (1920). Creator: James Baker Pyne
St. Michaels Mount, c1830s, (1920). St Michaels Mount is a small tidal island in Mounts Bay, Cornwall, England. From " The Connoisseur Vol. LVI" [Otto Limited, London, 1920.]

Salmon Nets, Gairloch, Ross-Shire, 1860-1906, (1906). Creator: Frank Walton
Salmon Nets, Gairloch, Ross-Shire, 1860-1906, (1906). Watercolour by Frank Walton (1840-1928). From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours", edited by Charles Holme

The Izar at Tolz, c1875-1906, (1906). Creator: Yeend King
The Izar at Tolz, c1875-1906, (1906). Watercolour by Yeend King (1855-1924). From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours", edited by Charles Holme

Green Lake, Colorado, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Green Lake, Colorado, c1897. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

Drive in Piney Wods Park, Lakewood, New Jersey, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Drive in Piney Wods Park, Lakewood, New Jersey, c1897. The earliest documented European settlement of the present Lakewood area was by operators of sawmills, from about 1750 onward

Shelving Rock Mountain, Lake George, New York, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Shelving Rock Mountain, Lake George, New York, c1897. The first European visitor to the area, Samuel de Champlain, noted the lake in his journal, in 1755

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