William Collins Sons Collection (page 2)

Chinook in the Foothills: Alberta, 1941. Creator: R. Gissing
Chinook in the Foothills: Alberta, 1941. From "Canada, by Lady Tweedsmuir, The British Commonwealth in Pictures series. [Collins, London, 1941]

The Three Sisters: Near Banff, Alberta, 1941. Creator: R. Gissing
The Three Sisters: Near Banff, Alberta, 1941. From "Canada, by Lady Tweedsmuir, The British Commonwealth in Pictures series. [Collins, London, 1941]

Winter in the Gatineau: Quebec Province, 1941. Creator: Frank Hennessey
Winter in the Gatineau: Quebec Province, 1941. From "Canada, by Lady Tweedsmuir, The British Commonwealth in Pictures series. [Collins, London, 1941]

View of Saint John, New Brunswick, 1851, 1941. Creator: Napoleon Sarony
View of Saint John, New Brunswick, 1851, 1941. From "Canada, by Lady Tweedsmuir, The British Commonwealth in Pictures series. [Collins, London, 1941]

A Picnic to Montmorenci, 1941. Creator: Unknown
A Picnic to Montmorenci, 1941. People climbing up a frozen waterfall. From "Canada, by Lady Tweedsmuir, The British Commonwealth in Pictures series. [Collins, London, 1941]

A Picnic to Montmorenci, 1941. Creator: A. Krieghoff
A Picnic to Montmorenci, 1941. From "Canada, by Lady Tweedsmuir, The British Commonwealth in Pictures series. [Collins, London, 1941]

Esquimaux Attacking an English Boat from their Cayaks, 1941. Creator: John White
Esquimaux Attacking an English Boat from their Cayaks, 1941. Indigenous people of Canada defending their land against invaders. Attributed to John White, explorer and colonial governor

A View of Montreal, 1850, 1941. Creator: Unknown
A View of Montreal, 1850, 1941. From "Canada, by Lady Tweedsmuir, The British Commonwealth in Pictures series. [Collins, London, 1941]

Interior of Fort Garry c.1850: Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1941. Creator: H. A. Strong
Interior of Fort Garry c.1850: Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1941. Hudson's Bay Company trading post at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers

Cape Diamond and Wolf's Cove from Point A Pizeau, 1941. Creator: C. Hunt
Cape Diamond and Wolf's Cove from Point A Pizeau, 1941. On 12 September 1759, British forces commanded by James Wolfe landed at Anse au Foulon, (Wolfe's Cove)

A View of the Taking of Quebec, September 13th 1759, (1941). Creator: Unknown
A View of the Taking of Quebec, September 13th 1759, (1941). Scene from the Battle of Quebec, (Seven Years War), fought between the British Army and Royal Navy against the French Army

Camden Town Engine Sheds, c. 1935, (1945). Creator: Norman Wilkinson
Camden Town Engine Sheds, c. 1935, (1945). London, Midland & Scottish Railway poster of steam locomotives at Camden Motive Power Depot in north London

Travelling on the Liverpool and Machester Railway, 1831, (1945). Creator: SG Hughes
Travelling on the Liverpool and Machester Railway, 1831, (1945). Steam locomotives on the Liverpool & Manchester Railway (L&MR)

Queen Elizabeth Dancing with the Earl of Leicester, 1581, (1942). Creator: Unknown
Queen Elizabeth Dancing with the Earl of Leicester, 1581, (1942). 16th century scene: Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester dance the volta as musicians play stringed instruments

The Garden of Eden, 1629, (1944). Creator: Unknown
The Garden of Eden, 1629, (1944). Adam and Eve are dwarfed by large flowers and plants, with a river, fruit trees, and the Vegetable Lamb of Tartary behind

A Young Fisherman in Stapleton Glen, early-mid 19th century, (1946). Creator: Francis Danby
A Young Fisherman in Stapleton Glen, early-mid 19th century, (1946). Boy fishing at Stapleton near Bristol. Painting in Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol

Nasturtium, c1930s? (1946). Creator: Vere Temple
Nasturtium, c1930s? (1946). Botanical illustration showing flowers, leaves and a feather. From " British Garden Flowers", by George M. Taylor. [Collins, London, 1946]

The death of Harold at the Battle of Hastings, 1066, (1944). Creator: Unknown
The death of Harold at the Battle of Hastings, 1066, (1944). The Latin reads: Harold Rex Interfectus Est - King Harold is killed

Prince Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, playing the cello at Kew Palace, c1733-1750, (1942). Portrait of Frederick Louis (1707-1751) accompanied by his sisters Anne (1709-1759)

Poster showing types of British and German aircraft, 1915, (1944). Creator: Unknown
Poster showing types of British and German aircraft, First World War, 1915, (1944). Chart produced by the British goverment showing outlines of aircraft for identification: Public Warning

Sir Martin Frobisher, late 16th century, (1946). Creator: Cornelius Ketel
Sir Martin Frobisher, late 16th century, (1946). Portrait of Martin Frobisher (c1535-1594), English navigator, explorer and privateer who made three voyages to the New World in search of

The Coronation Dinner of James II in Westminster Hall, 1685, (1947). Creator: Samuel Moore
The Coronation Dinner of James II in Westminster Hall, 1685, (1947). Banquet held in Westminster Hall at the Palace of Westminster in London, to celebrate the coronation of King James II

Cricket as Played in the Artillery Ground, London, 1785, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Cricket as Played in the Artillery Ground, London, 1785, (1947). A game of cricket being played at Finsbury (now in north London)

A Meeting of the Four-In-Hand Club, Hyde Park, London, c1838, (1947). A four-in-hand, or coach-and-four, was a coach with four horses. Aquatint in the Guildhall Art Gallery, London

Map of Chertsey Abbey, 1432, (1944). Creator: Unknown
Map of Chertsey Abbey, 1432, (1944). Plan of Chertsey Abbey and estate in Surrey, showing the Benedictine monastery, Oxlake Mill, bridge over the river Thames, the village of Laleham

Hereford World Map, c. 1280, 1944. Creator: Richard de Bello
Hereford World Map, c.1280, (1944). Detail showing the Mediterranean coast and the Nile Delta in northern Egypt. The lighthouse at Alexandria, complete with flames

Grace Darling and her Father Saving the Shipwrecked Crew, September 8th, 1838, (1942). In 1838 Grace Darling and her father William Darling, a local lighthouse keeper

Lady Hester Stanhope in Oriental Dress, early 19th century?, (1942). Creator: David Wilkie
Lady Hester Stanhope in Oriental Dress, early 19th century?, (1942). Portrait of Hester Lucy Stanhope (1776-1839), British socialite, adventurer and traveller. A sketch made in 1841

The Atmospheric Railway at Dawlish, 1847, (1945). Creator: Unknown
The Atmospheric Railway at Dawlish, 1847, (1945). Railway line running along the sea front in the town of Dawlish on the south coast of Devon

A Blenkinsop Locomotive at a Yorkshire Colliery, 1814, (1945). Creator: Unknown
A Blenkinsop Locomotive at a Yorkshire Colliery, 1814, (1945). Man smoking a pipe, and a Blenkinsop steam locomotive at Middleton colliery near Leeds, West Yorkshire

Olive Mount Cutting on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831, (1945). Creator
Olive Mount Cutting on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831, (1945). Steam locomotive in the 2-mile sandstone railway cutting which opened in 1830

The Excursion Train Galop, sheet music cover, c1860, (1945). Creator: Unknown
" The Excursion Train Galop", sheet music cover, c1860, (1945). Third Class Travel, c. 1845 : railway passengers in open-air carriages, cover to a piece of music composed by Frank Musgrave

Map of England, with principal towns and cities, 1943. Creator: F Nichols
Map of England, with principal towns and cities, 1943. Places Mentioned in the Text. From " English Cities and Small Towns", by John Betjeman. [Collins, London, 1943]

Plan of Canterbury in the Sixteenth Century, (1943). Creator: Frans Hogenberg
Plan of Canterbury in the Sixteenth Century, (1943). Map of the walled city of Cantuarbury in Kent, originally published c1580 by Georg Braun and Frans Hogenburg

Views and crafts of Buckinghamshire, Womens Institute banner design, 1937, (1943). Page painted by a member of a Buckinghamshire Womens Institute

A Kings Scout Taking to Boy Scouts from Gibraltar, London 1941, (1944). Creator: Unknown
A Kings Scout Taking to Boy Scouts from Gibraltar, London 1941, (1944). The Scouting movement was founded by Robert Baden-Powell in 1908. From " Boy Scouts, by E. E. Reynolds

Liverpool in 1846, (1942). Creator: J McGahey
Liverpool in 1846, (1942). The busy port of Liverpool seen from Upper Transmere, Cheshire. From " British Ports and Harbours, by Leo Walmsley. [Collins, London, 1942]

The Painters Daughters with a Cat, c1760, (1944). Creator: Thomas Gainsborough
The Painters Daughters with a Cat, c1760, (1944). Unfinished portrait of the artist Thomas Gainsboroughs daughters Mary (1750-1826) and Margaret (c1751-1820)

Nailsea jug and flasks, late 18th-first half of the 19th century, (1946). Creator: Unknown
Nailsea jug and flasks, late 18th-first half of the 19th century, (1946). Jugs made from striped glass. The term Nailsea glass is often used to describe almost any glass item in this style

Commode designed by Robert Adam, 1770, (1946). Creator: Benedetto Pastorini
Commode designed by Robert Adam, 1770, (1946). Commode of Robert Adam in the Countess of Derbys Dressing Room, Osterley Park, stately home (west London)

F. H. Bradley, c1920?, (1943). Creator: Reginald Grenville Eves
F. H. Bradley, c1920?, (1943). Portrait of the British philosopher Francis Herbert Bradley (1846-1924). Painting at Merton College, University of Oxford

North View of Friar Bacons Study at Oxford, late 18th century, (1943). Creator
North View of Friar Bacons Study at Oxford, late 18th century, (1943). The tower to the left of Folly Bridge housed the study of Roger Bacon (c1214-1292), English experimental scientist

The Gore Family with George, third Earl Cowper, c1775, (1942). Creator: Johan Zoffany
The Gore Family with George, third Earl Cowper, c1775, (1942). Portrait of Englsih art collector and patron George Clavering-Cowper, 3rd Earl Cowper (1738-1789), with Emilie Gore, Elizabeth Gore

A Service Station - Seaplanes, Second World War, (1944). Creator: Charles Cundall
A Service Station - Seaplanes, Second World War, (1944). British aircraft of the Royal Air Force at the coast. Painting in a private collection. From " Britain In The Air", by Nigel Tangye

Himalayan Balsam: Impatiens Glandulifera, 1840, (1944). Creator: Unknown
Himalayan Balsam: Impatiens Glandulifera, 1840, (1944). Botanical illustration from " Edwardss Botanical Register" edited by John Lindley

The Battle of Carberry Hill, 1567, c1742, (1944). Creator: George Vertue
The Battle of Carberry Hill, 1567, c1742, (1944). The Battle-Array of Carberry-hill near Edinburgh with the Surrender of Mary Queen of Scots to the Confederate Lords of Scotland

Scene in the Strand at Night, c1860, (1942). Creator: Willem de Famars Testas
Scene in the Strand at Night, c1860, (1942). Nightlife in one of Londons main streets: carriages and crowds of people outside brightly-lit establishments

Marlborough at the Battle of Oudenarde, 1708, (1944). Creator: Unknown
Marlborough at the Battle of Oudenarde, 1708, (1944). Tapestry depicting British military leader John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (on a white horse) at the Battle of Oudenarde

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