George Newnes Ltd Collection (page 6)

The Capitol, Washington DC, USA, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
The Capitol, Washington DC, USA, 1895. The home of the two houses of the US Congress was originally built in the early 19th century but was burned down by the British in the War of 1812

Broadway, New York, USA, 1895. Creator: Unknown
Broadway, New York, USA, 1895. Trams and pedestrians near the Post Office in one of New Yorks busiest streets. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

General view showing the Brooklyn Bridge, New York, USA, 1895. Creator: Unknown
General view showing the Brooklyn Bridge, New York, USA, 1895. Cable-stayed/suspension bridge over the East River. Started in 1869, it is one of the oldest road bridges in the United States

The Massachusetts State House, Boston, USA, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
The Massachusetts State House, Boston, USA, 1895. The state capitol and seat of government for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts was designed by Charles Bulfinch

The Citadelle and the St Lawrence river, Quebec, Canada, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The Citadelle and the St Lawrence river, Quebec, Canada, 1895. View of La Citadelle, on Cap Diamant, built as part of the defensive ramparts of Quebec City

The Rockies: Chancellor Peak, Leanchoil, Canada, 1895. Creator: William Notman & Son
The Rockies: Chancellor Peak, Leanchoil, Canada, 1895. View of Chancellor Peak, a 3, 266-metre (10, 715-foot) mountain summit in Yoho National Park, British Columbia

The Rockies: Loop showing four tracks, 1895. Creator: William Notman & Son
The Rockies: Loop showing four tracks, 1895. Railway through the Rocky Mountains, with stumps of felled trees. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

View from the Government Buildings, Victoria, Canada, 1895. Creator: William Notman & Son
View from the Government Buildings, Victoria, Canada, 1895. The harbour and bridge at Victoria on Vancouver Island, British Columbia

The Great Daibutsu, Kamakura, Japan, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
The Great Daibutsu, Kamakura, Japan, 1895. People sitting on the 13th century monumental outdoor bronze statue of Amida Buddha, a famous icon of Japan, at Kotoku-in temple, Kamakura

After the earthquake, Gifu, Japan, 1895. Creator: Unknown
After the earthquake, Gifu, Japan, 1895. Destruction caused by the Mino-Owari earthquake of 1891. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

Fujiyama, The Sacred Mountain, from Jedzumi Village, Japan, 1895. Creator: Unknown
Fujiyama, The Sacred Mountain, from Jedzumi Village, Japan, 1895. View of Mount Fuji, which at 3, 776.24 metres (12, 389 feet) is the highest volcano in Japan

A tea plantation outside the town, Kobe, Japan, 1895. Creator: Unknown
A tea plantation outside the town, Kobe, Japan, 1895. Workers picking tea on terraced land. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

The Great Wall, Pekin, China, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The Great Wall, Pekin, China, 1895. View of the wall at what is now known as Beijing. Built on Chinas northern border to keep out Turkic and Mongol raiders

General view showing the ruins of the Cathedral, Tien-Tsin, China, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
General view showing the ruins of the Cathedral, Tien-Tsin, China, 1895. Wanghailou Church was built as the Cathedrale Notre-Dame-des-Victoires in the French concession at Tien-Tsin, (now Tianjin)

The Race Course from Morrisons Hill, Hong Kong, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
The Race Course from Morrisons Hill, Hong Kong, 1895. View of the Happy Valley race course in what was then a British colony, now part of mainland China

The base of the Grand Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The base of the Grand Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1895. Buddhist shrines in what is now Yangon, Myanmar. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

A waterfall near the village, Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
A waterfall near the village, Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon, 1895. Waterfall in a rocky canyon in what is now Sri Lanka. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

Street scene near the Town Hall, Colombo, Ceylon, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
Street scene near the Town Hall, Colombo, Ceylon, 1895. Pedestrians and carts on a road in what is now Sri Lanka. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

Interior of the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Palestine, 1895. Creator: Unknown
Interior of the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Palestine, 1895. The grotto inside the church is believed by Christians to have been the birthplace of Jesus

The Pool of Siloam, Jerusalem, Palestine, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
The Pool of Siloam, Jerusalem, Palestine, 1895. Rock-cut pool, built c715-687 BC, to provide a water supply inside the city to protect it from a siege

The Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Palestine, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
The Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Palestine, 1895. The grotto inside the church is believed by Christians to have been the birthplace of Jesus

Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, Palestine, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, Palestine, 1895. The mount has been used as a Jewish cemetery for over 3, 000 years. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

The Garden of Gethsemane, Jerusalem, Palestine, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
The Garden of Gethsemane, Jerusalem, Palestine, 1895. Christians believe this to be the place where Jesus underwent the agony in the garden and was arrested the night before his crucifixion

The Wailing Wall, Jerusalem, Palestine, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
The Wailing Wall, Jerusalem, Palestine, 1895. Women mourning at the holiest place where Jews are permitted to pray - Jewish law imposes restrictions on entering Temple Mount which lies beyond

The Church of St Anne, Jerusalem, Palestine, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The Church of St Anne, Jerusalem, Palestine, 1895. The first church on the site was a Byzantine basilica built in the 5th century

Tower from which St Paul descended in a basket, Damascus, Ottoman Syria, 1895. Creator
Tower from which St Paul descended in a basket, Damascus, Ottoman Syria, 1895. The early Christian saint Paul was supposedly let down in a basket from the walls of Damascus

City panorama from Sulhieh, Damascus, Ottoman Syria, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
City panorama from Sulhieh, Damascus, Ottoman Syria, 1895. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs: From London Bridge to Charing Cross via Yokohama and Chicago"

View of the city with Mount Lebanon, Beirut, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
View of the city with Mount Lebanon, Beirut, 1895. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs: From London Bridge to Charing Cross via Yokohama and Chicago"

The Agora and Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The Agora and Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 1895. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs: From London Bridge to Charing Cross via Yokohama and Chicago"

The Bosphorus looking towards Scutari, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, 1895. Creator
The Bosphorus looking towards Scutari, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, 1895. Ships at anchor in what is now Istanbul, Turkey

The entrance to the Golden Horn, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
The entrance to the Golden Horn, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, 1895. Ships at anchor in what is now Istanbul, Turkey. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

The Galata bridge across the Golden Horn, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, 1895. Creator
The Galata bridge across the Golden Horn, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, 1895. Ships on the river in what is now Istanbul, Turkey

General view, Brindisi, Italy, 1895. Creator: Unknown
General view, Brindisi, Italy, 1895. Port on the Adriatic coast in southern Italy. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

Town and harbour, Trieste, Italy, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
Town and harbour, Trieste, Italy, 1895. Seaport in northeastern Italy, between the Adriatic Sea and Slovenia. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

The Buda Castle Tunnel, Budapest, Austria-Hungary, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The Buda Castle Tunnel, Budapest, Austria-Hungary, 1895. The tunnel under Buda Castle was designed by Scottish civil engineer Adam Clark, and opened in 1856

Monument to Wilhelm von Tegetthoff on the Praterstern, Vienna, Austria, 1895. Creator: Unknown
Monument to Wilhelm von Tegetthoff on the Praterstern, Vienna, Austria, 1895. 11-meter-high column with bronze statue, erected in honour of Austrian admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff (1827-1871)

The Karolinenplatz, Munich, Germany, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
The Karolinenplatz, Munich, Germany, 1895. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs: From London Bridge to Charing Cross via Yokohama and Chicago"

The Graben, Vienna, Austria, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The Graben, Vienna, Austria, 1895. Street which dates back to the old Roman encampment of Vindobona. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

View of the city of Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1895. Creator: Unknown
View of the city of Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1895. Bridges over the river Vltava. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

Parkstrasse, Carlsbad, Czechoslovakia, 1895. Creator: Unknown
Parkstrasse, Carlsbad, Czechoslovakia, 1895. Tree-lined street with the synagogue at the top on the left. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

Statue of Frederick the Great, Unter Den Linden, Berlin, Germany, 1895. Creator
Statue of Frederick the Great, Unter Den Linden, Berlin, Germany, 1895. Bronze equestrian statue unveiled in 1851, honouring King Frederick II of Prussia

Cologne, Germany, 1895. Creator: Francis Frith & Co
Cologne, Germany, 1895. View from the right bank of the river Rhine showing pontoon bridge and the cathedral. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

The Fortress of Ehrenbreitstein on the Rhine, Germany, 1895. Creator: Francis Frith & Co
The Fortress of Ehrenbreitstein on the Rhine, Germany, 1895. Ehrenbreitstein Fortress, built in the 19th century, with pontoon bridge in the foreground

Rheinstein Castle on the river Rhine, Germany, 1895. Creator: Francis Frith & Co
Rheinstein Castle on the river Rhine, Germany, 1895. Constructed c1316, Rheinstein Castle near the town of Trechtingshausen in Rhineland-Palatinate, was important for its strategic location

The Katz overlooking the Rhine, St Goarshausen, Germany, 1895. Creator: Francis Frith & Co
The Katz overlooking the Rhine, St Goarshausen, Germany, 1895. Katz Castle was built c1371 by Count William II of Katzenelnbogen

View from Sachsenhausen, Frankfurt, Germany, 1895. Creator: Francis Frith & Co
View from Sachsenhausen, Frankfurt, Germany, 1895. The Eiserner Steg (iron footbridge) over the River Main. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

The Castle, Heidelberg, Germany, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
The Castle, Heidelberg, Germany, 1895. Heidelberg Castle, on the river Neckar, dates mainly from the 14th-17th centuries and features examples of medieval, Renaissance

The Falls of the Rhine, Schaffhausen, Switzerland, 1895. Creator: Francis Frith & Co
The Falls of the Rhine, Schaffhausen, Switzerland, 1895. Bridge over the river Rhine, with vineyards in the foreground. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

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