Channel Collection (#6)

The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: flight of rockets and illumination..., 1865. Creator: Unknown
The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: flight of rockets and illumination of the Allied Fleets at Spithead, 1865

The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth:...the Solferino saluting the English flag, 1865. Creator: Smyth
The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: arrival of the French fleet - the Solferino saluting the English flag, 1865

The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the Great Eastern off Brighton on her return home, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the Great Eastern off Brighton on her return home - from a sketch by our special artist, 1865

The British Channel Squadron entering Cherbourg Harbour, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The British Channel Squadron entering Cherbourg Harbour, [northern France], 1865. View '...from a sketch by our special artist...The first to round the point was the Royal yacht Osborne, while

The British Channel Squadron in Portland Roads, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The British Channel Squadron in Portland Roads, [Dorset], 1865. View '...from a sketch by our special artist...of the squadron lying at anchor in Portland Roads, on the Sunday

Display of fireworks, Inner Harbour, Cherbourg, in honour of the British Channel Squadron, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Display of fireworks, Inner Harbour, Cherbourg, in honour of the British Channel Squadron, 1865. 'In the evening there was a brilliant display of fireworks from the French vessels in the inner

The action off Cherbourg on Sunday between the Alabama and the Kearsarge: the Alabama sinking, 1864. Creator: Smyth
The action off Cherbourg on Sunday between the Alabama and the Kearsarge: the Alabama sinking, 1864. Engraving of a sketch by James Bryant of the Royal Western Yacht Club

The arrival of Garibaldi at Southampton on board the Peninsular and Oriental steamer Ripon, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The arrival of Garibaldi at Southampton on board the Peninsular and Oriental steamer Ripon, 1864. Giuseppe Garibaldi, the popular hero of Italian Unification

The fatal ballooning accident of Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier
3732772 The fatal ballooning accident of Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the fatal ballooning accident of Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier (1756-1783)

A Bermuda floating dock being towed down the Channel from Woolworth, 1850
3330503 A Bermuda floating dock being towed down the Channel from Woolworth, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a Bermuda floating dock being towed down the Channel from Woolworth)

Second Anglo-Dutch War 1665-1667. English fleet under Monck and the Dutch under Ruyter in the English Channel, 1666
527984 Second Anglo-Dutch War 1665-1667. English fleet under Monck and the Dutch under Ruyter in the English Channel, 1666. After engraving published Amsterdam, 1666.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Ships sailing through the ice in the Wide Channel, 1860 (engraving)
1579599 Ships sailing through the ice in the Wide Channel, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting ships sailing through the ice in the Wide Channel)

The rival gardeners, 1803
1574974 The rival gardeners, 1803; (add.info.: The rival gardeners. King George III of England and Napoleon I tend to their respective plants on opposite sides of a stream labelled "The)

Underwater working in diving suit. 19th century (engraving)
672982 Underwater working in diving suit. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Avranches, France, c.1900 (painting)
2145127 Avranches, France, c.1900 (painting) by Cheron, Olivier (1854-1935); (add.info.: Geography. France. Normandy, Avranches. Painting by Olivier Cheron, France, ca 1900.); Photo © CCI

The Armada off Powey (line engraving)
1579696 The Armada off Powey (line engraving); (add.info.: Line engraving of the Armada off Powey and the English fleet pursuing the Spanish up the Channel. Engraved by J)

S.J. Mackie's design for a channel passenger steamer, 1850
3359471 S.J. Mackie's design for a channel passenger steamer, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting S.J. Mackie's design for a channel passenger steamer)

Louis Bleriot (1872-1936), French aviator, flying over the cliffs at Dover after crossing the English Channel from Les
530322 Louis Bleriot (1872-1936), French aviator, flying over the cliffs at Dover after crossing the English Channel from Les Boraques near Calais, France

Sunset in Venice
Alla Simacheva

The Sund (channel) with Kronborg Castle, Helsingor (Elsinore), Denmark and Helsingborg, Sweden, on the other side
FLO4722019 The Sund (channel) with Kronborg Castle, Helsingor (Elsinore), Denmark and Helsingborg, Sweden, on the other side

The Calais Packet rescuing Colonel Brine and Mr Joseph Simmons
3732761 The Calais Packet rescuing Colonel Brine and Mr Joseph Simmons; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Calais Packet rescuing Colonel Brine and Mr)

Captain Matthew Webb (1848-1883) English swimmer. First man to swim the English Channel, 24-25 August 1875
530607 Captain Matthew Webb (1848-1883) English swimmer. First man to swim the English Channel, 24-25 August 1875. Took 21 3/4 hours to cross from Dover to Calais

Underwater construction site. 19th century (engraving)
672983 Underwater construction site. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

English family taking the air on deck crossing the English Channel for France, 1886 (chromo)
533646 English family taking the air on deck crossing the English Channel for France, 1886 (chromo); (add.info.: English family taking the air on deck crossing the English Channel on a steamer)

Louis Bleriot crosses the English Channel, 1909 (illustration)
2093181 Louis Bleriot crosses the English Channel, 1909 (illustration); (add.info.: Coll. Part. Transport. Aviation. The french aviator Louis Bleriot cross the Channel between France and England)

Panama Canal: cutting a channel to divert the river Chagres during the de Lesseps attempt to dig the Panama Canal
529966 Panama Canal: cutting a channel to divert the river Chagres during the de Lesseps attempt to dig the Panama Canal. West Indian labourers filling trolleys with spoil

First balloon crossing of English Channel, 7 January 1785 by Jean-Pierre Blanchard, French inventor
528362 First balloon crossing of English Channel, 7 January 1785 by Jean-Pierre Blanchard, French inventor, and American Dr John Jeffries from Dover to Guines, 2 hours 30 mins

The fight between the Alabama and the Kearsarge, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The fight between the Alabama and the Kearsarge, 1864. American Civil War - sea battle off Cherbourg on 19th June, from a sketch by Robert Lancaster, the owner of the yacht Deerhound

The Deerhound rescuing a portion of the crew of The Alabama, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Deerhound rescuing a portion of the crew of The Alabama, 1864. American Civil War - view of the sea battle off Cherbourg on 19th June, ...from the plan and information supplied by Mr. George T

The London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company's new steam-boat The Prince Imperial, 1864. Our Engraving represents the new paddle-wheel steam-boat Prince Imperial

Torbay Regatta: the schooner-yachts starting from Torquay, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Torbay Regatta: the schooner-yachts starting from Torquay, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. G. Whitaker. The course was three times round the bay

Barcelona F1 Test
(L to R): Ignacio Arrola, Marketing Director of the Canal Latin America, Tatxo Benet, CEO Imagina/Mediapro Group and Liborio Garcia

A young African elephant, Loxodonta Africana, crossing the Savuti Channel, Linyanti, Botswana

Barcelona F1 Test
Ignacio Arrola, Marketing Director of the Canal Latin America, at F1 Latin America Channel launched at Formula One Testing, Day Four, Barcelona, Spain, 1 March 2015

Sunset at Trouville, 1813-1869. Creator: Paul Huet
Sunset at Trouville, 1813-1869

Her Majesty leaving Cherbourg, 1858. Creator: Smyth
Her Majesty leaving Cherbourg, 1858. Queen Victoria returns to England on the Royal Yacht....a farewell visit was paid by the Emperor and Empress;

The Cherbourg Fetes - Arrival of Her Majesty at Cherbourg, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Cherbourg Fetes - Arrival of Her Majesty at Cherbourg, 1858. When the Queen [Victoria] and her suite arrived at Cherbourg there were great demonstrations on shore

The Cherbourg Fetes - the Royal Yacht passing the Needles, 1858. Creator: Richard Principal Leitch
The Cherbourg Fetes - the Royal Yacht passing the Needles, 1858. Queen Victoria travels to France. On Thursday week the Victoria and Albert, on her way to Cherbourg

Terrible; Valorous; Royal Albert, 131, Flag of Vice-Admiral Lyons... 1858. Creator: Unknown
Her Majesty en route for Cherbourg, 1858. Queen Victoria visits the French emperor with her escort squadron. Terrible; Valorous; Royal Albert, 131

Cherbourg, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Cherbourg, 1858. Between the French port and the English coast roll sixty or seventy good miles of ocean; and, when you have inspected Cherbourg

Her Majesty en route for Cherbourg, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Her Majesty en route for Cherbourg, 1858. Queen Victoria travels...to visit the Emperor and Empress of the French at Cherbourg

Cherbourg Roads: Mooring-ground for Men-of-War, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Cherbourg Roads: Mooring-ground for Men-of-War, 1858. The inner dock of Cherbourg is 1260 feet long and 600 broad. It is capable of receiving an entire fleet

Cherbourg from the Sea, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Cherbourg from the Sea, 1858. Port on the north coast of France. Cherbourg is situated in the peninsula of Cotentin, the ancient Lower Normandy'. From "Illustrated London News", 1858

Mount's Bay, 1868. Creator: Francis Seymour Haden
Mount's Bay, 1868

Embarkation of the Prince of Wales in H.M.S. "Hero" at Plymouth for Canada, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Embarkation of the Prince of Wales in H.M.S. "Hero" at Plymouth for Canada, 1860. The future King Edward VII goes on a royal visit to North America - sailors manning the yards

The Cherbourg Fetes - the "Pera" with Members of the House of Commons, leaving Southampton, 1858. British politicians travel to France

Near Dieppe, 1833. Creators: Thomas McLean, Eugene Isabey
Near Dieppe, 1833. From Six Marines

Côte rocheuse en Bretagne. Rocky coast in Brittany, 1871-1918. Creator: Maxime Emile Louis Maufra
Cote rocheuse en Bretagne. Rocky coast in Brittany, 1871-1918

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