Images Dated 17th December 2019 (#51)

Interior of San Marco, Venice, Italy, c1909. Creator: Unknown
Interior of San Marco, Venice, Italy, c1909. Byzantine Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark in Venice was completed in 1092.To be viewed on a Sun Sculpture stereoscope made by Underwood & Underwood

The Scene on Spion Kop - Major Thorneycrofts Desperate Situation, 1900. Creator: Frank Craig
The Scene on Spion Kop - Major Thorneycrofts Desperate Situation, 1900. British forces captured what they thought was the summit of Spion Kop

Complete Machine Gun Detachment of Mounted Infantry, 1900. Creator: Eldridge
Complete Machine Gun Detachment of Mounted Infantry, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

San Marco (east), a marvel of mosaic, marble and gold, Venice, Italy, c1909. Creator: Unknown
San Marco (east), a marvel of mosaic, marble and gold, Venice, Italy, c1909. Byzantine Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark on the Piazza San Marco was completed in 1092

Colonel Pilchers Attack on Sunnyside Kopje, 1900. Creator: HC Seppings Wright
Colonel Pilchers Attack on Sunnyside Kopje-Canadian and Australian Contingents Receive Their " Baptism of Fire". 1900

Officer of the Ninth Lancers, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Officer of the Ninth Lancers, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

The Outbreak of War - The Drakenberg Mountains Where The Boers Were Laagered, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C

Roman amphiteatre built A. D. 260 - (east), Verona, Italy, c1909. Creator: Unknown
Roman amphiteatre built A.D. 260 - (east), Verona, Italy, c1909. Verona Arena in Piazza Bra in Verona is one of the best preserved ancient structures of its kind

The Lion of Venice beside San Marco, (north), Italy, c1909. Creator: Unknown
The Lion of Venice beside San Marco, (north), Italy, c1909. The Lion of Venice an ancient bronze winged lion sculpturenext to St Marks basilica in the Piazza San Marco thought to date c300 BC

Going Out to the Attack on Spion Kop on January 24, 1900. Creator: Richard Caton Woodville II
Going Out to the Attack on Spion Kop on January 24, 1900. The Battle of Spion Kop was fought on the hilltop of Spioenkop in Natal, South Africa from 23-24 January 1900

General Sir George Stewart White V. C. G. C. B. The Defender of Ladysmith, 1900. Creator: Unknown
General Sir George Stewart White V.C. G.C.B. The Defender of Ladysmith, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

Venice - white swan of cities. N. from S. Giorgio Island, Italy, c1909
Venice - " white swan of cities." N. from S. Giorgio Island, Italy, c1909. Gondoliers pass San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice

Royal Field Artillery (Action Front), 1900. Creator: Gregory & Co
Royal Field Artillery (Action Front), 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. III", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

Scene of the Tugela, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the Tugela, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

The old Roman Ponte Pietra and castle of S. Pietro (N. E. ), Verona, Italy, c1909
The old Roman " Ponte Pietra" and castle of S. Pietro (N.E.), Verona, Italy, c1909. Ponte Pietra, a roman arch bridge over the Adige River in Verona completed in 100 BC

Sketch and Plan of the Battle of Spion Kop, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Sketch and Plan of the Battle of Spion Kop, 1900. The Battle of Spion Kop was fought on the hilltop of Spioenkop in Natal in South Africa from 23-24 January 1900

Types of Arms - 15-Pounder Field-Gun, 1900. Creator: Cribb
Types of Arms - 15-Pounder Field-Gun, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

Plan of battle of Elandslaagte, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Plan of battle of Elandslaagte, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

Map of the Seat of War, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Map of the Seat of War, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

Viscount Wolseley, Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. I", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, M. P. Secretary for the Colonies, 1900. Creator: Russell & Sons
Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, M.P. Secretary for the Colonies, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. I", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

Types of Arms - Lord Dundonalds Galloping Gun-Carriage with Maxim, 1900. Creator
Types of Arms - Lord Dundonalds Galloping Gun-Carriage with Maxim, 1900. Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald served in the Second Boer War

The Battle of Belmont, 23rd November 1899 - Bayonet Attack by the Scots and Grenadier Guards, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C

Major-General Sir W. Penn Symons, K. C. B. 1900. Creator: Unknown
Major-General Sir W. Penn Symons, K.C.B. 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

Dr Leander Starr Jameson, 1900. Creator: Elliot & Fry
Dr Leander Starr Jameson, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. I", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

Taking the 4. 7 Naval Gun Across The Tugela, 1900. Creator: Joseph Finnemore
Taking the 4.7 Naval Gun Across The Tugela, 1900. The British crossed the Tugela River in Natal, South Africa with field artillery during the Second Boer War

Sergeant and Private of the Dubin Fusiliers, 1900. Creator: Gregory & Co
Sergeant and Private of the Dubin Fusiliers, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

Sergeant and Bugler, 1st Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders, 1900. Creator: Gregory & Co
Sergeant and Bugler, 1st Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. I", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

The Cathedral of Milan - up among its myriad spires, Italy, c1909. Creator: Unknown
The Cathedral of Milan - up among its myriad spires, Italy, c1909. Milan Cathedral took nearly six centuries to complete, building work began in 1387, led by Simone da Orsenigo

Sistine Chapel in the Vatican where the Pope is crowned, Rome, Italy, c1909. Creator: Unknown
Sistine Chapel in the Vatican where the Pope is crowned, Rome, Italy, c1909. Painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512 at the commission of Pope Julius II is a cornerstone work of High

Milans Cathedral, one of the finest temples on earth, Italy, c1909. Creator: Unknown
Milans Cathedral, one of the finest temples on earth, Italy, c1909. Milan Cathedral took nearly six centuries to complete, buildng began in 1387 and was led by Simone da Orsenigo

Chamber in Cappuccini catacombs with earth from Palestine, Rome, c1909. Creator: Unknown
Chamber in Cappuccini catacombs with earth from Palestine, Rome, c1909. The Capuchin Catacombs in in Palermo, Sicily contain about 8000 corpses and 1252 mummies

Bonn, c1872. Creator: Thomas Abiel Prior
Bonn, c1872. Farming scene in the German countryside, with the city of Bonn and Bonn Minster in the distance. From " The Franco-Prussian War: its causes, incidents and consequences"

A Well-curb by Michael Angelo, Cortosa Monastery, near Florence, Italy, c1909. Creator: Unknown
A Well-curb by Michael Angelo, Cortosa Monastery, near Florence, Italy, c1909. Certosa del Galluzzo, a charterhouse in Galluzzo founded in 1341 by Niccolo Acciaioli

Cologne, c1872. Creator: E I Roberts
Cologne, c1872. Boats on the River Rhine at Cologne in northern Germany, with Great St Martin Church and Cologne Cathedral on the far bank

Forum, Capitol, an ancient pavement of Sacred Way. (W. ) Rome, Italy. c1909. Creator: Unknown
Forum, Capitol, an ancient pavement of Sacred Way. (W.) Rome, Italy. c1909. View of the Tabularium on Capitoline Hill and the the Via Sacra, ancient Romes main street

Mayence, c1872. Creator: E I Roberts
Mayence, c1872. View of sailing boats and steamships on the River Rhine in the city of Mainz, Germany. On the far bank is St Martins Cathedral

Wrestlers. Venus de Medici and Knife Grinder, Uffizi Palace, Florence, Italy, c1909. The Two Wrestlers, a 3rd century BC Roman sculpture with Venus de Medici a 1st-century BC marble copy of an

Bacharach, c1872. Creator: Thomas Abiel Prior
Bacharach, c1872. Boats on the River Rhine in the Rhine Gorge, Germany. On the far shore is the town of Bacharach am Rhein

Ponte Vechio and westward sweep of the river Arno, at Florence, Italy, c1909. Creator: Unknown
Ponte Vechio and westward sweep of the river Arno, at Florence, Italy, c1909. The Ponte Vecchio is a medieval stone arched bridge To be viewed on a Sun Sculpture stereoscope made by Underwood &

Ehrenbreitstein, c1872. Creator: E I Roberts
Ehrenbreitstein, c1872. View of the fortress at Ehrenbreitstein in Germany, at the junction of the Mosel and Rhine rivers

Venus de Medici in the Uffizi Palace, Florence, Italy, c1909. Creator: Unknown
Venus de Medici in the Uffizi Palace, Florence, Italy, c1909. Venus de Medici a 1st-century BC marble copy of an original Greek sculpture of Aphrodite To be viewed on a Sun Sculpture stereoscope made

St. Goarhausen, c1872. Creator: Samuel Bradshaw
St. Goarhausen, c1872. Boats on the River Rhine at Sankt Goarshausen in the Rhine Gorge, Germany. The ruined Katz Castle can be seen above the town

The Duomo - the heart of Florence, (S. E. ) Italy, c1909. Creator: Unknown
The Duomo - the heart of Florence, (S.E.) Italy, c1909. Florence Cathedral was begun in 1296 in Gothic style to designs made by Arnolfo di Cambio and was structurally completed by 1436

Elfeldt, c1872. Creator: E I Roberts
Elfeldt, c1872. View of boats on the River Rhine at Eltville am Rhein in Germany. On the right is the Electoral Castle, with a lift net in the foreground

Liebenstein-Sternenfels, c1872. Creator: E I Roberts
Liebenstein-Sternenfels, c1872. Boats on the River Rhine in Germany. On the cliffs above is Liebenstein Castle. From " The Franco-Prussian War: its causes, incidents and consequences"

The Rape of Polyzena, in the Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence, Italy, c1909. Creator: Unknown
The Rape of Polyzena, in the Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence, Italy, c1909. The Rape of Polyxena by Pio Fedi (1886) depicts the sacrifice of Polyxena on the tomb of Achilles

Mannheim, c1872. Creator: E I Roberts
Mannheim, c1872. View of the town of Mannheim, which sits at the confluence of the Rhine and the Neckar in Germany. A cargo ship is moored at the quayside

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