Transportation Collection (page 8)

Title page of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1886. Treasure Island, Stevensons (1850-1894) classic adventure novel for children was first serialised as The Sea Cook: or

Bleriot monoplane used by the British army, 1914. This aircraft was essentially the same as the one in which Louis Bleriot made the first successful flight across the English Channel in 1909

Roman mosaic showing the triumph of Neptune, 1st century
Roman mosaic showing the triumph of Neptune, surrounded by the four seasons, from La Chebba in Tunisia. Now in Bardo Museum in Tunus, 1st century

P-51 ("Mustang") fighter planes being prep... North American Aviation, Inc, Inglewood, Calif. 1942
P-51 (" Mustang" ) fighter planes being prepared for test flight at the field of the North American Aviation, Inc. plant in Inglewood, Calif

RAC Tourist Trophy race, Goodwood, Sussex, 1958. Creator: Unknown
Aston Martin of Tony Brooks leading Duncan Hamilton in a Jaguar D type, RAC Tourist Trophy, Goodwood, Sussex, 1958. Brooks and Stirling Moss won the race with Hamilton

Wright Brothers Bicycle Shop, 1937. Creator: Unknown
Wright Brothers Bicycle Shop, 1937. After a brief stint in the printing business, Orville and Wilbur Wright opened a bicycle sales

The Movings, 1822. Creator: Louis Leopold Boilly
The Movings, 1822

The Church of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, 1740 / 41. Creator: Michele Marieschi
The Church of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, 1740/41

Untitled (1), c. 1890. [Scene in Venice]. Creator: Unknown
Untitled (1), c. 1890. [Scene in Venice]. Photogravure, no. 1 from the portfolio " Calli, Canali e Isole della Laguna"

Untitled (93), c. 1890. [Rialto Bridge, Venice]. Creator: Unknown
Untitled (93), c. 1890. [Rialto Bridge, Venice]. Photogravure, no. 93 from the portfolio " Calli, Canali e Isole della Laguna"

Untitled (67), c. 1890. [Grand Canal, Venice]. Creator: Unknown
Untitled (67), c. 1890. [Grand Canal, Venice]. Photogravure, no. 67 from the portfolio " Calli, Canali e Isole della Laguna"

Untitled (II 8), c. 1890. [Gondola on canal, Venice]. Creator: Unknown
Untitled (II 8), c. 1890. [Gondola on canal, Venice]. Photogravure, no. ii 8 from the portfolio " Calli, Canali e Isole della Laguna"

Untitled (II 41), c. 1890. [Gondola on canal, Venice]. Creator: Unknown
Untitled (II 41), c. 1890. [Gondola on canal, Venice]. Photogravure, no. 41 from the portfolio " Calli, Canali e Isole della Laguna"

Untitled (27), c. 1890. [Bridge of Sighs, Venice]. Creator: Unknown
Untitled (27), c. 1890. [Bridge of Sighs, Venice]. Photogravure, no. 39 from the portfolio " Calli, Canali e Isole della Laguna"

Untitled (99), c. 1890. [Doges Palace and Grand Canal, Venice]. Creator: Unknown
Untitled (99), c. 1890. [Doges Palace and Grand Canal, Venice]. Photogravure, no. 99 from the portfolio " Calli, Canali e Isole della Laguna"

Untitled (II 13), c. 1890. [Gondola on canal, Venice]. Creator: Unknown
Untitled (II 13), c. 1890. [Gondola on canal, Venice]. Photogravure, no. ii 13 from the portfolio " Calli, Canali e Isole della Laguna"

Untitled (41), c. 1890. [Church of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice]. Creator: Unknown
Untitled (41), c. 1890. [Church of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice]. Photogravure, no. 41 from the portfolio " Calli, Canali e Isole della Laguna"

Wallpaper Panel, France, Early 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Wallpaper Panel, France, Early 19th century

Bowlus 1-S-2100 Senior Albatross "Falcon", 1933
Monoplane glider with strut-braced, gull-type wing mounted high on monocoque fuselage; wooden construction with steel and aluminum fittings and controls; fuselage

London, Evening, 1897. Creator: Frederick Childe Hassam
London, Evening, 1897

Labourers, 1781. Creator: George Stubbs
Labourers, 1781

The Return, 1837. Creator: Thomas Cole
The Return, 1837

Oarsmen at Chatou, 1879. Creator: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Oarsmen at Chatou, 1879

Prossers Wooden Railway, Wimbledon Common, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Prossers Wooden Railway, Wimbledon Common, 1845....a System of Tram-ways composed entirely of Wood, which the inventor, Mr

The Char-a-banc presented to Her Majesty by the King of the French, 1844. Queen Victoria and King Louis Philippe of France ride from the Queens Entrance at Windsor Castle to Twickenham

Shipwreck of the Meduse, 1820. Creators: Theodore Gericault, Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet
Shipwreck of the Meduse, 1820. [The Raft of the Medusa]

Steamship La Champagne, French Line, from the Ocean and River Steamers series (N83) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1887

Daybreak at Shinagawa, ca. 1834. ca. 1834. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Daybreak at Shinagawa, ca. 1834

Mitsukei Tenryugawa, ca. 1834. ca. 1834. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Mitsukei Tenryugawa, ca. 1834

Otsu, Soii Chaya, ca. 1834. ca. 1834. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Otsu, Soii Chaya, ca. 1834

A Winter Landscape, 1854. Creator: Johannes Franciscus Hoppenbrouwers
A Winter Landscape, 1854

The Muiderpoort, Amsterdam, seen from the Plantage, 1771. Creator: Hendrick Keun
The Muiderpoort, Amsterdam, seen from the Plantage, 1771

General Grants Council of War, Massaponax Church, Virginia, May 21, 1864

Valentia in 1857-1858 at the Time of the Laying of the Former Cable, 1865

Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, from Cromwell Fort: The Caroline Laying the Earthwire on July 21st, 1865, 1865

The Plantation, ca. 1825. Creator: Unknown
The Plantation, ca. 1825

The Surrender of the German Fleet at Sunset on November 21, 1918, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The Surrender of the German Fleet at Sunset on November 21, 1918, (c1920). German sailors lower the Imperial battle flag on one of the battleships after the First World War armistice

Limehouse Dock, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Limehouse Dock, 1872. Limehouse Dock in Tower Hamlets used by seagoing vessels to offload cargo to canal barges, for onward transport along the Regents Canal. From, " LONDON

Built in a Belfast Shipyard - The launching of the Edinburgh Castle, a fine ship built recently for the South African run and launched by Princess Margaret, c1948

Twice a year bump races take place on the Thames at Oxford, c1948. Creator: Unknown
Twice a year " bump" races take place on the Thames at Oxford, c1948. From " Newnes Pictorial Knowledge Volume 3". [George Newnes Limited, London]

Views on the River Lea, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Views on the River Lea, c1876. Ferry House, Tottenham Church, weir, cottage and Tottenham Lock on the River Lea, East London

Trial Trip on the Underground Railway, 1863, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Trial Trip on the Underground Railway, 1863, (c1876). Work on the worlds first underground railway started in 1860, by the Metropolitan Railway under chief engineer John Fowler

September - the Chateau de Saumur, 15th century, (1939). Creators: Paul Limbourg, Jean Colombe
September - the Chateau de Saumur, 15th century, (1939). Septembre - the Chateau de Saumur. Grape harvest in the vineyards: people gather grapes in baskets, donkeys carry them in panniers

The Offensive on the Cambrai Front, November 1917, (1919). Creator: Unknown
The Offensive on the Cambrai Front, November 1917, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: One of the Tanks temporarily hung up in the German Second System on side of road near Ribecourt

View on the Parramatta River, c1900. Creator: Unknown
View on the Parramatta River, c1900. From " 50 Picturesque Photographic Views of Sydney and Surroundings". [Swain & Co. Sydney]

Fremantle Harbour from the Air, c1947. Creator: Unknown
Fremantle Harbour from the Air, c1947. From " Perth - City of Sunshine". [Australia House Bookshop, London, c1947]

Mosman Bay, Keanes Point, Peppermint Grove, c1947. Creator: Unknown
Mosman Bay, Keanes Point, Peppermint Grove, c1947. From " Perth - City of Sunshine". [Australia House Bookshop, London, c1947]

The Cornish Riviera Express drawn by a King class locomotive, 1935-36
The " Cornish Riviera Express" drawn by a " King" class locomotive between Dawlish and Teignmouth (Devon), 1935-36. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 2"

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