Ruin Collection (#60)

Chepstow Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales, 1924-1926. Artist: Catharine Chamney
Chepstow Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales, 1924-1926. The construction of Chepstow castle began shortly after the Norman invasion, and was overseen by William the Conquerors castle builder

Ruins on the Hill of Slane, County Meath, Ireland, 1924-1926. Artist: MC Green
Ruins on the Hill of Slane, County Meath, Ireland, 1924-1926. Ruins of a friary church and college, abandoned in 1723. A print from Hutchinsons Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson

Earthquake damage, Duke Street, Kingston, Jamaica, 1907. From the Valentines series of postcards

Chios, Greece, 1895. As seen after the earthquake of 1881. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

The prison of St Paul, Ephesus, Turkey, 1895. Artist: Armand Kohl
The prison of St Paul, Ephesus, Turkey, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

Columns of the Temple of Cybele, Sardes (Sardis), Turkey, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

The ruins of the basilica at Pergamon, Turkey, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

Remains of the Temple of Augustus and Rome, Ancyra (Ankara), Turkey, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII

The mosque and the ruined quarter of Bayazid (Dogubayazit), Turkey, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII

A ruined colonnade at Palmyra (Tadmur), Syria, 1895
A ruined colonnade at Palmyra, Syria, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

The ruined fortress of Veramin, Persia (Iran), 1895. Artist: Armand Kohl
The ruined fortress of Veramin, Persia (Iran), 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

A ruined 14th century mosque, Hamadan, Iran, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

Kandahar, Afghanistan, 1895. Artist: Armand Kohl
Kandahar, Afghanistan, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

Ephesus, Turkey, 19th century. Artist: A Willmore
Ephesus, Turkey, 19th century. Ephesus was an Ionian city in ancient Anatolia which hosted one of the seven churches of Asia, addressed in the Book of Revelation of The Bible

The ruins of Baalbek (Balabakk), Syria, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The ruins of Baalbek (Balabakk), Syria, 1900. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Kasr (Qasr) Ibrim and a view down the Nile in Nubia, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Kasr (Qasr) Ibrim and a view down the Nile in Nubia, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

The Nubian temple of Kalabsheh, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Nubian temple of Kalabsheh, Egypt, 1905. As Egyptian civilisation gradually spread in the country, the Pharaohs built temples here after the Egyptian style; it is incredible how a country of such

A dilapidated cottage, 19th century. Artist: John Ruskin
A dilapidated cottage, 19th century

The tower of Market Hall after a German bombardment, Ypres, Belgium, First World War, (1920). Illustration from The Illustrated War Record of the Most Notable Episodes in the Great European War

Jerusalem as seen from the Damascus Gate, Palestine, 1901. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Jerusalem as seen from the Damascus Gate, Palestine, 1901. Stereoscopic slide. From a series called Travelling in the Holy Land Through the Stereoscope, by Jesse Hurlbut

Hastings Castle, Sussex. Interior of the ruined castle, with the sea and pier beyond

Gateway, Ephesus, Turkey, 1937. Artist: Martin Hurlimann
Gateway, Ephesus, Turkey, 1937. One of the major cities founded by the Ancient Ionian Greeks in Asia Minor, Ephesus was the capital of the province of Asia in Roman times

Mount Etna and a view of Taormina, Sicily, Italy, 19th century. Artist: Hubert Clerget
Mount Etna and a view of Taormina, Sicily, Italy, 19th century

Malwiya tower, Mesopotamia, 1918. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, was under British military control from October 1918. The new nation of Iraq came into being in 1921

Samarra city from the Malwiya tower, Mesopotamia, 1918. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, was under British military control from October 1918

Outside Samarra city, Mesopotamia, 1918. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, was under British military control from October 1918. The new nation of Iraq came into being in 1921

Great Mosque of Samarra, Iraq, 1918

Ruined walls of the Enchanted Garden, just outside Samarra City, Iraq, 1917-1919

Brave conduct of sergeant Graham, Battle of Seringapatam, 1894. Artist: Richard Caton Woodville II
Brave conduct of sergeant Graham, Battle of Seringapatam, 1894. In the fourth Anglo-Mysore War in 1799, the Battle of Seringapatam was the final confrontation between the British and Tippu Sultan

Ruins of the thermal baths of Caracalla, Rome, 1886. The Baths of Caracalla were Roman public baths, or thermae, built in Rome between AD 212 and 216, during the reign of the Emperor Caracalla

View from the Ramesseum southeast over the plain of Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
View from the Ramesseum southeast over the plain of Thebes, Egypt, 1905. The Pharaohs of the New Kingdom no longer built pyramids, but hewed out vast tombs in a valley behind yonder cliff, and here

The Ramesseum, the temple of Ramses II, at Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Ramesseum, the temple of Ramses II, at Thebes, Egypt, 1905. The Pharaohs of the New Kingdom no longer built pyramids, but hewed out vast tombs in a valley behind yonder cliff, and here

The brick store chambers of Pithom, built by Hebrew bondsmen, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The brick store chambers of Pithom, built by Hebrew bondsmen, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

The Temple of Luxor, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Temple of Luxor, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

The Forum, Pompeii, Italy, 1893. Artist: John L Stoddard
The Forum, Pompeii, Italy, 1893. Illustration from Portfolio of Photographs of Famous Cities, Scenes and Paintings, (The Werner Company, Chicago, c1893)

St Marys, Drogheda, Ireland, 1791
St Mary s, Drogheda, Ireland, 1791

The Great Fire of London in the year 1666, (19th century). The fire of 1666 was one of the biggest in the history of London

Otto I, King of Greece, landing in Nauplia, 6 February 1833 (1900). The son of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, Otto I (1815-1867)

Ancient Ephesus, Turkey, 1887. Artist: William Richardson
Ancient Ephesus, Turkey, 1887. Roman amphitheatre: from above the theatre - restored from plans and measurements taken on the spot

The ruins of Laodicea, 1887. Artist: W Wallis
The ruins of Laodicea, 1887. Laodicea was the name for at least six Hellenistic cities, which were named for one of the several queens named Laodice in the Seleucid dynasty

The Residency, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, c1925. In 1857, the garrison based at the British Residency in Lucknow was besieged during the Indian Mutiny

Furness Abbey, Cumbria, c1920s. The ruins of the Cistercian monastery of St Mary of Furness which dates from 1123. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd

Egyptian temple by the River Nile, Egypt, c1870. Artist: W Dickens
Egyptian temple by the River Nile, Egypt, c1870. Illustration from Sinai and Jerusalem; or Scenes from the Bible Lands by the Rev FW Holland, (London, c1870)

The Nave, Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire, c1920s. Fountains Abbey was founded in the 1130s as a Cistercian monastery. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd

Kenilworth Castle, England, late 19th century. Artist: John L Stoddard
Kenilworth Castle, England, late 19th century. Illustration from Portfolio of Photographs, of Famous Scenes, Cities and Paintings, published by the Werner Company, (Chicago, c1899)

The Forum, Rome, late 19th century. Artist: John L Stoddard
The Forum, Rome, late 19th century. Photograph from Portfolio of Photographs, of Famous Scenes, Cities and Paintings by John L Stoddard, published by the Werner Company, (Chicago, c1899)

Capernaum, Galilee, Palestine, late 19th century. Artist: John L Stoddard
Capernaum, Galilee, Palestine, late 19th century. The place, near Mehoz, Israel, where Christ is supposed to have healed the lepers

Beaumont Palace, Oxford. Artist: Hawkins
Beaumont Palace, Oxford. Beaumont Palace was built in c1130 as a royal palace by Henry I. It was donated to the Carmelites as the site of a monastery by Edward II

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