Tc And Ec Collection (page 9)

Bloemfontein, 1901. Creator: Donald E M Cracken
Bloemfontein, 1901. The town of Bloemfontein, capital of the Orange Free State, an independent Boer sovereign republic until 1902, and now part of South Africa

Paardeberg: The Assault on Cronjes Position, (1901). Creator: Unknown
Paardeberg: The Assault on Cronjes Position, (1901). The Boer general Piet Cronje surrendered to Lord Roberts, the British commander-in-chief in South Africa, after the Battle of Paardeberg in 1899

Lord Roberts and Sir Alfred Milner with their Personal Staffs, 1900, (1901). Creator: Unknown
Lord Roberts and Sir Alfred Milner with their Personal Staffs, December 1900, (1901). Group portrait of British officers taken at Government House, Cape Town, South Africa

Just Like Bobs, (1901). Creator: Unknown
Just Like Bobs, (1901). British commander Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832-1914) fought the Boers in South Africa, 1899-1900

The Taking of the Kashmir Gate, (1901). Creator: Unknown
The Taking of the Kashmir Gate, (1901). Delhi was besieged and captured by the British in 1857 during the Indian Mutiny. The capture of the city from the mutineers was vital to the British due to its

Pyrrhus, King of Epirus, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Pyrrhus, King of Epirus, c1930. Colossal marble statue of the god Mars, often misidentified as King Pyrrhus, from the Forum Transitorium in Rome

An English Ship in the Armada Fight, c1930. Creator: Unknown
An English Ship in the Armada Fight, c1930. 16th-century galleon in the English naval fleet which defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588. From a tapestry woven in commemoration of the great victory

English Ships of War at Boston (Where The Tea-Party Took Place) In 1768, c1930. View of the harbour in Boston, Massachusetts

Digging and Washing For Gold In Australia In 1851, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Digging and Washing For Gold In Australia In 1851, c1930. The first Australian gold rush began in May 1851 after prospector Edward Hargraves claimed to have discovered payable near Orange in New

A Great Gothic Building: The Cathedral at Rheims, Built in the 13th and 14th Centuries, c1930
A Great Gothic Building: the Cathedral at Rheims, built in the 13th and 14th Centuries, c1930. View of the cathedral at Reims (or Rheims), northern France

The Great Emperor Akbar Enters His City in State, 1572, (1590-1595), (c1930). Creator
The Great Emperor Akbar Enters His City in State, 1572, (1590-1595), (c1930). The Mughal emperor Akbars triumphant entry into the fort of Surat in western India, after taking the city in 1572

Winnipeg To-Day; Looking Up Main Street. - The Rapid Growth of Modern Canada, c1930. Winnipeg, capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba

The Embarkation of William of Orange from Holland for England, 1688, c1930. Creator: Unknown
The Embarkation of William of Orange from Holland for England, 1688, c1930. The departure of William III of Oranges invasion fleet from the port of Hellevoetsluis in the Netherlands on 11 November

The Great Nobles of Hungary Take the Oath of Loyalty to Maria Theresa... in 1740, (c1930)
The Great Nobles of Hungary Take the Oath of Loyalty to Maria Theresa, The Young Empress of Austria, in 1740, (c1930). Maria Theresa (1717-1780)

A Sea-Fight Between Admiral Blake and the Dutch, c1930. Creator: Unknown
A Sea-Fight Between Admiral Blake and the Dutch, c1930. The English fleet take on the Dutch in a naval battle in the 1650s

Philip II. Of Spain and the Netherlands, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Philip II. Of Spain and the Netherlands, c1930. Philip II of Spain (1527-1598), called the Prudent, was King of Spain, King of Portugal, King of Naples and Sicily

King Henry VIII. Meeting... Francis at the... Field of the Cloth of Gold, 1520, (c1930)
King Henry VIII. Meeting The French King Francis at the Famous Field of the Cloth of Gold, 1520, (c1930). Lavishly decorated tents were constructed at the field of the Cloth of Gold

Cosmo De Medici as One of the Wise Men, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Cosmo De Medici as One of the Wise Men, c1930. Italian banker and politician Cosimo de Medici (1389-1464) depicted kneeling in front of the Virgin in a nativity scene

A Great Church of the Renaissance: St. Peters, Rome... c1930. Creator: Anderson
A Great Church of the Renaissance: St. Peter s, Rome, For the Building of Which Tetzels Indulgences Were Sold, c1930. View of St Peters Basilica, regarded as one of the holiest Catholic shrines

Sir Francis Drake, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Sir Francis Drake, c1930. Portrait of English navigator, privateer and adventurer Francis Drake (1540-1596). Drake was the most renowned seaman of the Elizabethan Age

Joan of Arc Comes to the Court of the French King, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Joan of Arc Comes to the Court of the French King, c1930. King Charles VII of France receiving Joan of Arc (centre, wearing armour), at the Castle of Chinon in 1429

Methods of Warfare During The Hundred Years War, c1400, (c1930). Creator: Unknown
Methods of Warfare During The Hundred Years War, c1400, (c1930). The English attacking a French town: archers shoot arrows from a wooden siege tower as troops climb ladders

John Huss Condemned and Led To Execution, c1930. Creator: Unknown
John Huss Condemned and Led To Execution, c1930. Jan Husss priests robes are removed (top); he is clothed as a heretic and led to the stake (below)

An Early Printers Office, c1930. Creator: Unknown
An Early Printers Office, c1930. From a 16th-century engraving. From " The Worlds Story, a Simple History for Boys and Girls", by Elizabeth O Neill. [T. C. & E. C

Dante in Purgatory Sees The Vision of Beatrice, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Dante in Purgatory Sees The Vision of Beatrice, c1930. Italian author Dante Alighieri and the Roman poet Virgil looking at a vision Beatrice Portinari

St. Francis of Assisi Takes the Lady Poverty To Be His Bride, c1930. Creator: Unknown
St. Francis of Assisi Takes the Lady Poverty To Be His Bride, c1930. St Francis (1182-1226), Italian priest and founder of the Franciscan order, (in dark robes, left)

St. Louis, King of France, Crosses the Sea to the Holy Land, 13th century, (c1930). Depiction of Louis IX of France (1214-1270), commonly known as Saint Louis

A Pilgrimage to the Great Mohammedan Shrine at Mecca, c1930. Creator: Unknown
A Pilgrimage to the Great Mohammedan Shrine at Mecca, c1930. Muslim pilgrims entering the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia

Crusaders and Saracens in Battle, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Crusaders and Saracens in Battle, c1930. The European crusaders, on the left, wear chainmail and carry standards with the symbol of the crucifix. The Saracens carry bows and arrows

Charles the Great, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Charles the Great, c1930. Portrait of Charlemagne, or Charles the Great (742- 814), King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774 and Emperor of the Romans from 800

The Church of St. Ambrose at Milan, c1930. Creator: Unknown
The Church of St. Ambrose at Milan, c1930. View of the Basilica of Sant Ambrogio, Romanesque church in Milan, northern Italy. The first church on the site was built by St Ambrose in 379-386 AD

Soldiers of the Famous Praetorian Guard at Rome, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Soldiers of the Famous Praetorian Guard at Rome, c1930. Roman soldiers and standard-bearer holding an aquila standard. From the Praetorians Relief

A Portion of the Great Wall Built from the Tyne to Solway Firth by the Emperor Hadrian in A.D. 121, c1930. Section of Hadrians Wall, built across the boundary between Roman Britain and Scotland

The Roman Empire Under Augustus, c1930. Creator: Unknown
The Roman Empire Under Augustus, c1930. Map showing the extent of Roman occupation in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East

A View on the Appian Way As It Is To-Day, c1930. Creator: Unknown
A View on the Appian Way As It Is To-Day, c1930. The Appian Way, which connected Rome to Brindisi in the south of Italy, was one of the earliest

The Temple of the Greek Colony at Agrigentum in Sicily, c1930. Creator: Unknown
The Temple of the Greek Colony at Agrigentum in Sicily, c1930. One of the twin Doric temples dedicated to Hera and Concordia, dating from 6th-5th century BC

How An Ancient Egyptian Painted The Coming Of The Israelites Into Egypt, c1930. Facsimile of tomb painting from the cemetery site at Beni Hasan, Egypt

The Pyramid Tomb of King Khufu and the Great Sphinx at Gizeh, Egypt, c1930. Creator: Unknown
The Pyramid Tomb of King Khufu and the Great Sphinx at Gizeh, Egypt, c1930. A portrait statue of the 4th dynasty Pharaoh Khafre (Chephren) in the form of a sphinx

The Execution of Charles I. in Whitehall, 30th January 1649, c1930. Creator: Unknown
The Execution of Charles I. in Whitehall, 30th January 1649, c1930. Charles (1600-1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution by beheading in 1649

The Spaniards Capture Antwerp In Their Long Struggle With The Dutch, 1576, (c1930). The Sack of Antwerp, also known as the Spanish Fury at Antwerp

The Proclamation of the Commonwealth of Australia at Sydney on January 1st, 1901, c1930. View of crowds attending the official ceremony in Centennial Park, when the Governor-General, Lord Hopetoun

Mozart. 1895. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), German Classic composer. From The Musical Educator, Volume II by John Greig, M.A. Mus. Doc. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1895.]

Brothers Polo set out from Constantinople with, Marco for China (c1300), 1912)
How the Brothers Polo set out from Constantinople with their nephew Marco for China c1300. After a work from the Book of the Marvels of the World (Livre des merveilles du monde)

The Voor-Trekkers, 1909. Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
The Voor-Trekkers, 1909. The Voortrekkers mainly consisted of Trekboer pastoralists and Cape Dutch citizens from the Eastern frontier of the Cape Colony who during the 1830s

The Women Loaded the Empty Guns, 1909. Armed conflict, first with the Matabele people under Mzilikazi in the area which was to become the Transvaal, then against the Zulus under Dingane

1820 Settlers and their Boer Convoys, 1909. Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
1820 Settlers and their Boer Convoys, 1909. From Romance of Empire - South Africa by Ian D. Colwin. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London, 1909]

General Janssens at the Battle of Blaauwberg, 1909. Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
General Janssens at the Battle of Blaauwberg, 1909. The Battle of Blaauwberg, also known as the Battle of Cape Town, was fought near Cape Town on 8th January 1806

The Coming of Sheik Joseph, 1909. Artist: GS Smithard
The Coming of Sheik Joseph, 1909. Abadin Tadia Tjoessoep (1626-1699), more commonly known as Sheikh Yusuf or Sheik Joseph, was an Indonesian Muslim of noble descent

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