Empire Collection (#49)

Barreto Fights the Kafirs, 1909. Artist: GS Smithard
Barreto Fights the Kafirs, 1909. Francisco Barreto (1520-1573), Portuguese soldier and explorer fought several battles against the Mongas. From Romance of Empire - South Africa by Ian D. Colwin. [T

The Landing of Van Riebeck, 1909. Artist: GS Smithard
The Landing of Van Riebeck, 1909. In 1651 Van Riebeck (1619-1677), volunteered to undertake the command of the initial Dutch settlement in the future South Africa

Going to Market, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
Going to Market, 1912. Going to market in the West Indies. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

Drying the Cocoa, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
Drying the Cocoa, 1912. Cocoa production in the West Indies. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

At Work Among The Sugar-Canes, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
At Work Among The Sugar-Canes, 1912. Harvesting sugar cane in the West Indies. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

Gathering Pineapples, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
Gathering Pineapples, 1912. Harvesting pineapples in the West Indies. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

Port Antonio, Jamaica, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
Port Antonio, Jamaica, 1912. Port Antonio is the capital of the parish of Portland on the northeastern coast of Jamaica. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris

A Garden in the Sea, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
A Garden in the Sea, 1912. Children playing in the Bahamas. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

A Christmas Dinner in New Zealand, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
A Christmas Dinner in New Zealand, 1912. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

Most of these animals are hunted, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
Most of these animals are hunted, 1912. Hunting in New Zealand. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

The Maoris Home, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
The Maoris Home, 1912. A wharenui is a communal house of the Maori people of New Zealand. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

A Kauri Tree, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
A Kauri Tree, 1912. Agathis australis, commonly known by its Maori name kauri, is a coniferous tree of Araucariaceae in the genus Agathis

A Geyser, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
A Geyser, 1912. A geyser in New Zealnd. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

Picking the Fruit, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
Picking the Fruit, 1912. Picking fruit in New Zealnd. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

A Settler Clearing His Land, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
A Settler Clearing His Land, 1912. European settlement, in New Zealand, increased through the early decades of the 19th century, with numerous trading stations established, especially in the North

Wellington, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
Wellington, 1912. Wellington was originally established in 1823 by Lieutenant Percy Simpson in as an agricultural station

The Kangaroo, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
The Kangaroo, 1912. The kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae (macropods, meaning large foot). From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris

The Dam, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
The Dam, 1912. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

An Australian Dairy Farm, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
An Australian Dairy Farm, 1912. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

A Sheep-Station in Australia, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
A Sheep-Station in Australia, 1912. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

Off to the Gold-Fields, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
Off to the Gold-Fields, 1912. During the Australian gold rushes, significant numbers of workers from other areas within Australia

A Settlers Home, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
A Settlers Home, 1912. When the Bellona transport came to anchor in Sydney Cove on 16th January, 1793, she brought with her the first immigrant free settlers to to Australia

The Governor-Generals House, Melbourne, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
The Governor-Generals House, Melbourne, 1912. Government House, Melbourne is the office and official residence of the Governor of Victoria

Early Settlers in Australia, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
Early Settlers in Australia, 1912. When the Bellona transport came to anchor in Sydney Cove on 16th January, 1793, she brought with her the first immigrant free settlers

Aboriginal men approaching a settlers farm, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
Aboriginal men approaching a settlers farm, 1912. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

The Queens House, Colombo, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
The Queens House, Colombo, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

The Martale Hills, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
The Martale Hills, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

The Market, Colombo, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
The Market, Colombo, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

Morning Mists in the Valley of the Mahawelli Gangha, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
Morning Mists in the Valley of the Mahawelli Gangha, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

A Tropical Shower, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
A Tropical Shower, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

The Mountains from Pallekelly, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
The Mountains from Pallekelly, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

A Street Scene in Kandy, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
A Street Scene in Kandy, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

The Temple of the Tooth, Kandy - Interior, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
The Temple of the Tooth, Kandy - Interior, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

The Temple of the Tooth, Kandy - Exterior, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
The Temple of the Tooth, Kandy - Exterior, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

A Feeding-Place for Birds, Ahmedabad, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
A Feeding-Place for Birds, Ahmedabad, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

A Bullock Cart, Jodhpur, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
A Bullock Cart, Jodhpur, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

The Ascent to the Palace, Jodhpur, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
The Ascent to the Palace, Jodhpur, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

Jodhpur - General view of the Fort, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
Jodhpur - General view of the Fort, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

The Tank at the Back of the Dargah, Ajmere, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
The Tank at the Back of the Dargah, Ajmere, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

The Tomb of Khwajah Muin-Ud-Din Chisti, in the Dargah, Ajmere, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
The Tomb of Khwajah Muin-Ud-Din Chisti, in the Dargah, Ajmere, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

The Ana Sagar, Ajmere, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
The Ana Sagar, Ajmere, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

The Cauldron at the entrance to the Dargah, Ajmere, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
The Cauldron at the entrance to the Dargah, Ajmere, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

A Temple in the Tank at Thanesar, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
A Temple in the Tank at Thanesar, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

The Main Street of Alwar, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
The Main Street of Alwar, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

The Golden Temple, Amritzar, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
The Golden Temple, Amritzar, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

A Gateway in the Bazaar, Lahore, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
A Gateway in the Bazaar, Lahore, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

The Tomb of Tughlak Shah, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
The Tomb of Tughlak Shah, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

A Street in Delhi - Looking Towards the Jumma Musjid, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
A Street in Delhi - Looking Towards the Jumma Musjid, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

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