Peril Collection (page 2)

'Passage of the Cordilleras; A Ramble in Peru, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Passage of the Cordilleras; A Ramble in Peru, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

'Miners of the Hartz; From Alsace to the Hartz, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Miners of the Hartz; From Alsace to the Hartz, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Aerostiers et Observateurs en Ballon; Tandis que le ballon, abandonne a son sort, acheve... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Aerostiers et Observateurs en Ballon; Tandis que le ballon, abandonne a son sort, acheve de bruler a terre, deux sapeurs s'efforcent de sauver la soupape qui est la plus precieuse de

Aerostiers et Observateurs en Ballon; Un ballon. Ramene a terre apres... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Aerostiers et Observateurs en Ballon; Un ballon . Ramene a terre apres avoir ete attaque par un avion allemand, s'enflamme entre les mains des servants

Sur le front occidental: la prise de la Crete de Vimy; Prisonniers allemands traversant... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Sur le front occidental: la prise de la Crete de Vimy; Prisonniers allemands traversant les lignes britanniques, sous le tir de barrage de leur propre artillerie, 1917

Shipwreck, mid-late 18th century. Creator: Pierre-Jacques Volaire
Shipwreck, mid-late 18th century. Dramatic scene: survivors cling to rocks being battered by huge waves

Shipwreck, before 1812. Creator: Philip James de Loutherbourg
Shipwreck, before 1812. Dramatic scene: survivors and dead bodies on rocks being battered by huge waves

Surf-boat at Madras going out to a ship, 1876. Creator: J Greenaway
Surf-boat at Madras going out to a ship, 1876. Engraving from a sketch by Captain H. G. Robley, of the 91st Highlanders, of...a "Masoolah, " or surf-boat

Dyke breach, 1765-1873. Creator: Cornelis van Hardenbergh
Dyke breach, 1765-1873

Scene of the Late Fatal Explosion of Fireworks at Lambeth, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the Late Fatal Explosion of Fireworks at Lambeth, 1858. A large order caused extra work, and filled the factory brimful of dangerous missiles...after the men had left

Les precautions contre les gaz; Tous les masques ajustes, aux betes comme aux gens, la colonne pour Creator: Unknown
Les precautions contre les gaz; Tous les masques ajustes, aux betes comme aux gens, la colonne poursuit sa route, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

Les precautions contre les gaz; Les chevaux ont aussi leur appareil special, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Les precautions contre les gaz; Les chevaux ont aussi leur appareil special, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Les precautions contre les gaz; Arrete par un factionnaire muni d'un ecriteau: "Attention, nappe de gaz ", le chef d'une colonne portant des munitions aux batteries en ligne fait

Contre des villes Ouvertes; Les fouilles, pour retrouver la projectile, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Contre des villes Ouvertes; Les fouilles, pour retrouver la projectile, 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

les Italiens en Albanie ; un auto-camion italienen mauvaise posture sur le pont du Sarantaporos, a Creator: Unknown
les Italiens en Albanie ; un auto-camion italienen mauvaise posture sur le pont du Sarantaporos, a la frontiere greco-albanaise, 1916

"The House on Fire on Christmas Eve", 1860. Creator: Unknown. "The House on Fire on Christmas Eve"
"The House on Fire on Christmas Eve", 1860. Illustration from a short story published in "Illustrated London News", 1860

A Woman Saving the Nation: A Chronicle of Great Peace, 1886. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
A Woman Saving the Nation: A Chronicle of Great Peace, 1886

Snapdragon - drawn by C. Keene, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Snapdragon - drawn by C. Keene, 1858. Scene from a short story. Jacob Sharp rang the bell mechanically, and submitted himself without a word to the attentions of the doctor's boy

The Ship "Bengal" rescuing the crew of "The Child of the Regiment", 1858. Creator: Smyth
The Ship "Bengal" rescuing the crew of "The Child of the Regiment", 1858. Engraving from a sketch by Theodore Walter, chief officer of the Child of the Regiment

La Mort de Sappho, 1843. Creator: Honore Daumier
La Mort de Sappho, 1843. The death of Sappho. Jeunes filles, voyez ou nous conduit l'Amour! Sous nos pieds si mignons, le gueux creuse un abime Ou l'on tombe aisement

Sketches in India - the Catamaran Postman, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in India - the Catamaran Postman, 1858. Having..."shinned" up the side [of the ship] via the chains, on to the deck

Entrez donc dans la mer sans crainte... 1856. Creator: Honore Daumier
Entrez donc dans la mer sans crainte... 1856. Entrez-donc dans la mer sans crainte, Monsieur Potard, vous voyez bien qu'il n'y a pas de danger puisque j'y suis

O mon Victor idolatré...il me vient une idée poétique!... 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier
O mon Victor idolatre...il me vient une idee poetique!... 1844. O my idolised Victor...a poetic idea comes to me! From Les Bas-bleus, no. 18

Serpent and Butterflies in the Woods, mid-17th century. Creator: Otto Marseus van Schrieck
Serpent and Butterflies in the Woods, mid-17th century

The Livingstone Expedition in Africa - H.M.S. "Lynx"... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Livingstone Expedition in Africa - H.M.S. "Lynx", sent for the relief of the Expedition, taking in sail during a squall, 1860. Engraving from a sketch by...T. Baines, Esq

The Bull leaping the barrier; Notes on Spain, 1875. Creator: Unknown
The Bull leaping the barrier; Notes on Spain, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

The Revolution in Sicily - narrow escape of our special artist, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Revolution in Sicily - narrow escape of our special artist, 1860. I met with a gentleman going to Santa Catarina, where the column then was

The Crater of Mount Etna - from a drawing by S. Read, 1860. Creator: M. Jackson
The Crater of Mount Etna - from a drawing by S. Read, 1860. Etna, celebrated from the most remote antiquity for its magnitude and its volcanic eruptions

The Revolution in Sicily - discovery of a train leading to the powder magazine at the fort... 1860. Creator: F. J. S
The Revolution in Sicily - discovery of a train leading to the powder magazine at the fort of Melazzo - from a sketch by T. Nast, 1860

Farina, with a man on his back, crossing the Niagara on a tightrope... August 29, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Farina [sic], with a man on his back, crossing the Niagara on a tightrope - from a sketch taken by the late master H. Ingram, from Clifton House balcony, August 29, 1860....Mr

The Paris Hippodrome: seventeen horses driven by M. Marin, 1860. Creator: Harrison Weir
The Paris Hippodrome: seventeen horses driven by M. Marin, 1860. After numerous attempts M. Marin has just succeeded in the accomplishment of this dangerous exercise by means of a simplification in

Holyhead Harbour Works...the Face of the Mountain after the Grand Blasting Operations... 1857. Creator: Unknown
Holyhead Harbour Works - View of the Face of the Mountain after the Grand Blasting Operations, Jan. 16, 1857: the Quantity of Quartz Rock Displaced 120, 000 Tons, by a Charge of 16

Frolicking on a Frozen Canal in a Town, 1830-1837. Creator: Abraham Johannes Couwenberg
Frolicking on a Frozen Canal in a Town, 1830-1837

View of the fire on the stage of the Schouwburg in Amsterdam on 11 May 1772, (1772-1799). Creator: Anon
View of the fire on the stage of the Schouwburg in Amsterdam on 11 May 1772, (1772-1799). Blazing curtain on the right side of the stage. The actors, the musicians and the audience are in panic

Window washer, 1904. Creator: Herman Heyenbrock
Window washer, 1904. A window-cleaner stands with one foot on a ladder and the other on the windowsill. A young woman is watching in the other window

Destruction of the Docks, Sebastopol - from a sketch by J. A. Crowe, 1856. Creator: J. A. Crowe
Destruction of the Docks, Sebastopol - from a sketch by J. A. Crowe, 1856. Crimean War. It was the intention of our engineers to blow in a portion of the English half of the docks...the charges in

Gale on the Bohuslän Coast, 1857. Creator: Markus Larsson
Gale on the Bohuslan Coast, 1857

Burning Steamer, 1858. Creator: Markus Larsson
Burning Steamer, 1858

English Songs and Melodies: The Dangers, 1856. Creator: J. L. Williams
English Songs and Melodies: The Dangers, 1856. Sheet music:..poetry by Charles Mackay, Air, "Castabella", the symphonies and accompaniment by Sir H. R

A Mid-day Halt on the Rio Trombutas, Brazil, 1857. Creator: Unknown
A Mid-day Halt on the Rio Trombutas, Brazil, 1857. Among the experiences of the Colt revolver we know none more interesting than those of Mr

Mr. Gordon Cumming's South African Entertainment - View on the River Limpopo, with a herd of Hippopotami - painted by Richard Leitch, 1856

Rescue of Capt. Baker and a Seaman by the Royal Mail Steamer "England", 1857. Creator: Unknown
Rescue of Capt. Baker and a Seaman by the Royal Mail Steamer "England", 1857....Archelaus Baker...master of the whaling barque Henry H

Nouveau propriètaire faisant connaissance avec le chien... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Nouveau proprietaire faisant connaissance avec le chien... 19th century. New owner getting acquainted with the dog

Shipwreck of two ships, one of which is under American flag, on a dune coast, 1780-1848. Creator: Martinus Schouman
Shipwreck of two ships, one of which is under American flag, on a dune coast, 1780-1848

Canadians Shooting Rapids in Canoes, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Canadians Shooting Rapids in Canoes, 1911. From "The Book of the Coronation". [Cassell and Company, Ltd. London, 1911]

Jonkheer Gysbert Carel Rutger Reinier van Brienen van Ramerus...with his Wife and...Children, 1804
Jonkheer Gysbert Carel Rutger Reinier van Brienen van Ramerus (1771-1821), with his Wife and four [three?] of their Children, 1804

The Running Down of Lord Alfred Paget's Yacht "Alma" off Dover, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Running Down of Lord Alfred Paget's Yacht "Alma" off Dover, 1856. Collision at sea. Lord Alfred Paget describes the loss of his yacht

"The Sea-Scape" - painted by A. Clint - from the Exhibition of the National Institution, 1856. Engraving of a painting

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