Images Dated 24th February 2006

Namur, Belgium, 1879. Artist: Charles Barbant
Namur, Belgium, 1879. The rocky promontory at the fork between the Sambre and Meuse rivers was once occupied by a Roman fortified camp

The Old Fortress, Kamenetz, Ukraine, 1879. Artist: Hildibrand
The Old Fortress, Kamenetz, Ukraine, 1879. In 1672, Sultan Muhammad IV captured the fortress of Kamieniec (also known as Kamianets) in Podolia (now in Ukraine)

Sir Francis Drake, English privateer, navigator, naval pioneer, politician, 19th century. Portrait of Drake (c1540-1596), Elizabeth Is pirate

Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish novelist, poet and playwright, 19th century. Portrait of Cervantes (1547-1616), the author of Don Quixote

Knox College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 19th century. The college, named after Scots theologian John Knox (1514-1572), was founded in 1844

Russian Scene, 19th century

The Cathedral, Mexico City, Mexico, 19th century. The cathedral was begun in the 16th century, shortly after the Spanish conquest

The Bridge across the Potomac at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, USA, 1877

The Capitol, Sacramento, California, USA, 1877. The State Capitol, topped with a gold dome, was built in 1874

Lake George, New York State, USA, 1877

Quebec, Canada, late 19th century

Mount Sinai: Jebel Musa as seen from Jebel Katharina, 1887. Artist: W Forrest
Mount Sinai: Jebel Musa as seen from Jebel Katharina, 1887. View of Mt Sinai in Egypt from Mt Catherine, at the foot of which is the Monastery of St Catherine

Nazareth, 1887. Artist: J Sands
Nazareth, 1887. Holy Land scene

The Hill of Samaria, 1887. Artist: W Forrest
The Hill of Samaria, 1887. View of the hill which lies on the west bank of the River Jordan

The River Jordan, 1887. Artist: William Richardson
The River Jordan, 1887. Near the Ford on the Road from Nablous to Es-Salt

Hebron, 1887. Artist:s Bradshaw
Hebron, 1887. View of travellers resting on the road to Hebron, a city which is sacred to Jews, Muslims and Christians because of its connection with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and King David

The Waters of Merom, Palestine, 1887. Artist: W Forrest
The Waters of Merom, Palestine, 1887. Bar-el-Huleh, the scene of Joshuas victory over the kings of the Canaanites in the Old Testament

Sea of Galilee or Lake of Tiberias, 1887. Artist: W Richardson
Sea of Galilee or Lake of Tiberias, 1887. View of the freshwater lake in what is now northeastern Israel, through which the Jordan River flows

The Convent of St Saba, Wilderness of Engadi, Holy Land, 19th century. Artist: J Horsburgh
The Convent of St Saba, Wilderness of Engadi, Holy Land, 19th century. View of the dramatically situated Mar Saba Monastery in the West Bank, near Bethlehem and Jerusalem

Murray River, Victoria, Australia, 1877. Aboriginal men on the bank of the river

Castello Estense, Ferrara, Italy, 1879. A mediaeval fortress which was converted into the ducal residence of the Este family during the Renaissance

The Porta Nigra, Trier, Germany, 1879. Artist: L Avenet
The Porta Nigra, Trier, Germany, 1879. The Porta Nigra is a well-preserved gate, part of Triers important Roman remains

Revel, Estonia, 1879. Revel was the name used for Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, until 1918. Visible here is the 13th-century Gothic church of St Olai

Warsaw - The Theatre of the Lazienki Palace, Poland, 1879. Artist: Laplante
Warsaw - The Theatre of the Lazienki Palace, Poland, 1879. The theatre, originally built 1683-1690, was rebuilt in the 18th century

Heidelberg Castle, Germany, 1886. Artist: Francois Stroobant
Heidelberg Castle, Germany, 1886. The castle dates mainly from the 14th-17th centuries. Now largely in ruins, it features examples of medieval, Renaissance, and baroque German architecture

Alexandra College, Belleville, Ontario, Canada, 19th century

View of Punta Arenas, Costa Rica, 1877. View of a steamboat and sailing ships at Puntarenas in the Gulf of Nicoya on the Pacific Coast

Education Department, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 19th century

Custom House, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 19th century

Post Office, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 19th century. The post office building, influenced by 18th century French architecture

Pitcairn Island, Pacific Ocean, 1877

The University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada, 19th century

Bahia, Brazil, 1877. Sailing ships off the coast of Bahia

View from the Bridge of Nippon, Tokyo, Japan, 1877. Panorama of the city with Mount Fuji in the distance

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 1877. View of the western side of the city showing the Mormon Tabernacle

Ghat and Temple at Gokul, India, c1838. Artist: R Wallis
Ghat and Temple at Gokul, India, c1838

Convent of the Holy Nativity, Bethlehem, Palestine, 19th century. Artist: E Goodall
Convent of the Holy Nativity, Bethlehem, Palestine, 19th century

McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 19th century. The University was founded in 1821 from a bequest by James McGill, a Montreal businessman

University College, Toronto, Canada, 19th century. Artist: Tilton Waters
University College, Toronto, Canada, 19th century

Fort Garry, Manitoba, Canada, late 19th century. A stone fort was built at Lower Fort Garry by the Hudson?s Bay Company in the 1830s

Prospect from the Terrace at St Germain, France, 1879

Koblenz and Festung Ehrenbreitstein, Germany, 1879. View of the city which lies at the junction of the Mosel and Rhine rivers

Waterloo, Belgium, 1886. Artist: J F Taelmans
Waterloo, Belgium, 1886. Site of the famous battle on June 18, 1815 between the French forces commanded by Napoleon and the British led by the Duke of Wellington

Lucerne, Central Switzerland, 19th century. Artist: John Cousen
Lucerne, Central Switzerland, 19th century. View of the lake and mountains with a water mill in the foreground

The belfry, Bruges, Belgium, 1886. Artist: Barclay
The belfry, Bruges, Belgium, 1886. The mediaeval belfry tower was built between the 13th-15th centuries. Over 80 metres high, it houses a carillon of bells

Tobolsk, Siberia, Russia, 1886. Artist: Jean Baptiste Henri Durand Brager
Tobolsk, Siberia, Russia, 1886. Tobolsk, historic capital of Siberia, lies at the confluence of the Tobol and Irtysh rivers

Convent of Czestochowa, Poland, 1879. Artist: C Laplante
Convent of Czestochowa, Poland, 1879. View of Jasna Gora Monastery, pilgrimage destination and home of The Black Madonna of Czestochowa

Mont Auxois and the statue of Vercingetorix, France, 1879. The Gallic chieftain Vercingetorix was chosen as king by the Arverni, a powerful tribe that occupied what is now the Auvergne

The River Neva, St Petersburg, 1879. Artist: C Laplante
The River Neva, St Petersburg, 1879. View of ships at the river port of St Petersburg

Odessa, Ukraine, 1879. View of the Black Sea fishing port

Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia, 1879. View of the city from the right bank of the River Oka. The river port lies at the joining of the Volga and Oka

Sebastopol, Ukraine, 1879. View of the Black Sea port of Sevastopol, formerly known as Sebastopol

Ragusa, Sicily, Italy, 1879. Artist: Charles Barbant
Ragusa, Sicily, Italy, 1879. View of the Mediterranean port

Kiev, Ukraine, 1879. Artist: Taylor
Kiev, Ukraine, 1879. View of religious buildings in the city of Kiev

Yalta, southern Ukraine, 1879. Artist: C Laplante
Yalta, southern Ukraine, 1879. The city of Yalta in the Crimea lies on the Black Sea

Antioch, Syria, 19th century. Artist: W Miller
Antioch, Syria, 19th century. The ancient city of Antioch was founded in 301 BC. It was the capital of the Seleucid dynasty in Syria and a province of the Roman Empire

Bethlehem, Palestine, 19th century. Artist: W Miller
Bethlehem, Palestine, 19th century

The Hill of Samaria, 19th century. Artist: CJ Bentley
The Hill of Samaria, 19th century. View of the hill which lies on the west bank of the River Jordan

Graz, Austria, 1879. Artist: Charles Barbant
Graz, Austria, 1879. The city lies on the Mur River and is bordered on three sides by the Alps

Riga, Latvia, 1879. View of the ships and the waterfront of the Latvian capital

Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro, 1879. View of the city which lies at the confluence of the Danube and Sava rivers

Confluence of the Oka and the Volga, Russia, 1879. Artist: Taylor
Confluence of the Oka and the Volga, Russia, 1879. The river port of Nizhniy Novgorod lies at the joining of the two rivers

Metz, France, 19th century. Artist: Charles Barbant
Metz, France, 19th century. The city lies on the Mosel and Seille rivers

Rouen, Normandy, France, 1879. Panorama of the city and the River Seine

Strasbourg, France, 1879. Artist: C Laplante
Strasbourg, France, 1879. The city lies at the confluence of the Bruche and Ill rivers

Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, France, 1879. Artist: C Laplante
Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, France, 1879. The islet off the northern coast of France is mirrored by St Michaels Mount in Cornwall on the other side of the Channel

Chateau de Blois, Loire Valley, France, 1875. Artist: J Carter
Chateau de Blois, Loire Valley, France, 1875. The chateau on the River Loire was built between the 13th and 17th centuries. It was the birthplace of Louis XII of France

Palace of Saint-Cloud, Paris, France, 1875. Artist: Henry Adlard
Palace of Saint-Cloud, Paris, France, 1875

Le Havre, Normandy, northern France, 1879. Artist: C Laplante
Le Havre, Normandy, northern France, 1879. Sailing ships at the port of Le Havre

Town Hall and River Schelde, Antwerp, Belgium, 1879. Artist: Taylor
Town Hall and River Schelde, Antwerp, Belgium, 1879. One of the most important Renaissance buildings in the Low Countries, the 16th-century Town Hall was built between 1561 and 1565

St Lawrences Church, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 19th century. Artist: J & J Johnstone
St Lawrences Church, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 19th century. The 15th-century St Laurenskerk was burned in 1940 but was later restored

Amalfi, Italy, 1879. Artist: Charles Barbant
Amalfi, Italy, 1879. The Mediterranean fishing port of Amalfi is built on limestone cliffs overlooking the Gulf of Salerno, near Naples

Innsbruck and the Valley of the River Inn, Austria, 1879. Artist: C Laplante
Innsbruck and the Valley of the River Inn, Austria, 1879

On the coasts of the Baltic, 19th century. Artist: Alex Will
On the coasts of the Baltic, 19th century. The Baltic Sea near Palanga, Lithuania

Church of St Stanislas Malatycze, 19th century. Artist: Alex Will
Church of St Stanislas Malatycze, 19th century. View of the church which bears similarities with the architecture of St Peters in Rome

Cier and the valley of Bagneres-de-Luchon, France, c1879. Artist: C Laplante
Cier and the valley of Bagneres-de-Luchon, France, c1879. View of the spa town at the foot of the central Pyrenees

Heidelberg Castle, Germany, 1879. Artist: Charles Barbant
Heidelberg Castle, Germany, 1879. The inner couryard of the castle which dates mainly from the 14th-17th centuries

The valley of Mont-Dore-les-Bains, France, 19th century. Artist: C Laplante
The valley of Mont-Dore-les-Bains, France, 19th century. Mont-Dore, formerly known as Mont-Dore-les-Bains, is a spa town on the River Dordogne

The ruins of Pompeii, Italy, 19th century. Pompeii was buried under a thick layer of volcanic ash by a catastrophic eruption of the volcano Vesuvius in 79 AD

The colleges of the University of Oxford, 1895
The colleges of the University of Oxford, Oxford, 1895. A series of vignettes of the colleges dating from the 13th and 14th centuries: 1. University College; 2. Queens College; 3

Erzurum, Turkey, 1883. Artist: A Willmore
Erzurum, Turkey, 1883. The city, in eastern Turkey, was captured by Seljuk Turks in 1071 and controlled by the Ottomans from 1515

Kars, Turkey, 19th century. Artist: J Godfrey
Kars, Turkey, 19th century. The city of Kars in northeastern Turkey is a commercial and administrative centre. Manufactures include rugs, wool and leather goods, and processed milk

The Corn Quay, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium, 1879. Artist: Charles Barbant
The Corn Quay, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium, 1879. The Korenlei or Corn Quay runs along the River Lys. Many of its buildings date back to the 12th century

Trieste, Italy, 1879. Artist: Charles Barbant
Trieste, Italy, 1879. View of the northern Italian port of Trieste on the Adriatic Sea

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