British Empire Collection (page 3)

British soldiers were seen fighting their way through the streets (colour litho)
977969 British soldiers were seen fighting their way through the streets (colour litho) by Skelton, Joseph Ratcliffe (fl.1888-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Battle of Belmont. Nov. 23rd, 1899. Boer-British War, pub. 1900 (colour litho)
2630686 Battle of Belmont. Nov. 23rd, 1899. Boer-British War, pub. 1900 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: General Pieter Arnoldus Cronje (1836-1911)

Banknote of Sudan, 1885 (pressboard)
1203132 Banknote of Sudan, 1885 (pressboard) by Sudanese School, (19th century); 6.4x10.2 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Sir Francis Drake, 1545-1596 (chromolitho)
3648791 Sir Francis Drake, 1545-1596 (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Francis Drake, 1545-1596)

The Delhi Durbar, India (colour litho)
2779779 The Delhi Durbar, India (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Delhi Durbar, India)

Native Troops in the East India Companys Service: a Sergeant of Light Infantry
STC108647 Native Troops in the East India Companys Service: a Sergeant of Light Infantry and a Private of the Madras Sepoys, engraved by Joseph Constantine Stadler, 1815 (aquatint) by Smith

Storming of Tel el Kebir by the Black Watch, Egypt, 1882 (colour litho)
5235826 Storming of Tel el Kebir by the Black Watch, Egypt, 1882 (colour litho) by Neuville, Alphonse Marie de (1835-85) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

General Wolfe climbing the Heights of Abraham, Quebec, 1759 (colour litho)
980892 General Wolfe climbing the Heights of Abraham, Quebec, 1759 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: General Wolfe climbing the Heights of Abraham)

The British South Africa Police, 1936. Creator: Unknown
The British South Africa Police, 1936. From " Military Uniforms of the British Empire Overseas". [John Player & Sons, 1936]

New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 1936. Creator: Unknown
New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 1936. From " Military Uniforms of the British Empire Overseas". [John Player & Sons, 1936]

Ostriches, 1924. From The British Empire in Pictures, by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. B.Litt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1924]

A Camel-Sowar of the 10th Bengal Lancers, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
A Camel-Sowar of the 10th Bengal Lancers, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

King Cetewayo, 1902. Cetshwayo Kampande (c1826-1884), King of the Zulu Kingdom. After Crewes. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I

East India Companys Packet Swallow, 1788. Artist: Thomas Luny
East India Companys Packet Swallow, 1788. From Adventures By Sea From Art of Old Time, by Basil Lubbock. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1925]

Driving A Cow Before Her, Laura Secord Passed The American Sentries, c1909, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
Driving A Cow Before Her, Laura Secord Passed The American Sentries, c1909, (c1920). Laura Secord (1775-1868) Canadian heroine of the War of 1812

Types of soldiers from the first half of the 19th century, 1900. Artist: Richard Knotel
Types of soldiers from the first half of the 19th century, 1900. Illustrations of uniforms from various different countries during the Napoleonic Wars

Pinnace Sailing Down the Ganges past Monghyr Fort, c. 1791 (oil on canvas)
XYC159626 Pinnace Sailing Down the Ganges past Monghyr Fort, c.1791 (oil on canvas) by Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840); 76.2x125.7 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English

SECOND BOER WAR, 1900. Tunnel at Laings Nek in Drakensberg, South Africa, blown up by the Boers during the Second Boer War, 1900. Illustration from a photograph by John Ferguson, 1900

HORATIO HERBERT KITCHENER (1850-1916). First Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and of Broome. British soldier

REDVERS BULLER (1839-1908). English general. Buller rescuing Captain Cecil D Arcy on 28 March 1879 during the Zulu War, for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross

Unloading cargo at Colombo. British Empire Marketing Board poster, 1928
CEYLONESE DOCKWORKERS. Unloading cargo at Colombo. British Empire Marketing Board poster, 1928

Dockyard Pharmacy at the Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda, Central America

Queen Victoria's boudoir at the Imperial Institute (engraving)
8631587 Queen Victoria's boudoir at the Imperial Institute (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Victoria's boudoir at the Imperial Institute)

Queen Victoria and the procession passing through Hyde Park to open the Imperial Institute (engraving)
8631584 Queen Victoria and the procession passing through Hyde Park to open the Imperial Institute (engraving) by Feller, Frank (1848-1908) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Interior of the Imperial Institute, London (engraving)
8631581 Interior of the Imperial Institute, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of the Imperial Institute, London)

The British Empire, 1920s: The Union ofs Africa (colour litho)
8657401 The British Empire, 1920s: The Union ofs Africa (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Union ofs Africa)

The British Empire, 1920s: Newfoundland (colour litho)
8657400 The British Empire, 1920s: Newfoundland (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Newfoundland)

The British Empire, 1920s: Canada (colour litho)
8657396 The British Empire, 1920s: Canada (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Canada)

The British Empire, 1920s: The British West Indies (colour litho)
8657394 The British Empire, 1920s: The British West Indies (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The British West Indies)

Sign posts in Jerusalem, indicating Jaffa, Ramleh, Bethlehem, Hebron and speed limit warnings of 8 miles per hour in
DGC418697 Sign posts in Jerusalem, indicating Jaffa, Ramleh, Bethlehem, Hebron and speed limit warnings of 8 miles per hour in four languages (English, French, Arabic and Hebrew)

Punjab Industrial Exhibition at Lahore (engraving)
8631487 Punjab Industrial Exhibition at Lahore (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punjab Industrial Exhibition at Lahore)

Somali people protesting at the arrival of Commander Dundas at Baidoa, Jubba River, Somalia (engraving)
8631465 Somali people protesting at the arrival of Commander Dundas at Baidoa, Jubba River, Somalia (engraving) by English School

Prince of Wales at the Imperial Institute gardens on the opening night (engraving)
8631597 Prince of Wales at the Imperial Institute gardens on the opening night (engraving) by Begg, Samuel (fl.1886-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prince of Wales)

Illumination of the Imperial Institute gardens on the opening night (engraving)
8631590 Illumination of the Imperial Institute gardens on the opening night (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Queen Victoria leaving Buckingham Palace to open the Imperial Institute (engraving)
8631585 Queen Victoria leaving Buckingham Palace to open the Imperial Institute (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ali bin Said, 4th Sultan of Zanzibar (engraving)
8631530 Ali bin Said, 4th Sultan of Zanzibar (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ali bin Said, (1854-1893), 4th Sultan of Zanzibar

British Residency at Manipur, India (engraving)
8631333 British Residency at Manipur, India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British Residency at Manipur, India. Illustration from Black and White)

People of Manipur, India (engraving)
8631326 People of Manipur, India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: People of Manipur, India. Illustration from Black and White)

World showing British Possessions and Dependencies (colour litho)
8652268 World showing British Possessions and Dependencies (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: World showing British Possessions and Dependencies)

The Prince of Wales in a dugout boat on the Zambezi River (b/w photo)
8635677 The Prince of Wales in a dugout boat on the Zambezi River (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The British Empire, 1920s: Nigeria (colour litho)
8657402 The British Empire, 1920s: Nigeria (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nigeria)

The British Empire, 1920s: New Zealand (colour litho)
8657399 The British Empire, 1920s: New Zealand (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Zealand)

The British Empire, 1920s: India (colour litho)
8657398 The British Empire, 1920s: India (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: India)

Admiral Edward Vernon leading an attack during the War of Jenkins Ear (colour litho)
8635351 Admiral Edward Vernon leading an attack during the War of Jenkins Ear (colour litho) by Skelton, Joseph Ratcliffe (1865-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Emperor of India (b/w photo)
8655923 Emperor of India (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Emperor of India. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

An empire mincemeat (b/w photo)
8657637 An empire mincemeat (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An empire mincemeat)

Charge of the Inniskillings, Battle of the Tugela Heights, 1900 (litho)
8663991 Charge of the Inniskillings, Battle of the Tugela Heights, 1900 (litho) by Thackeray, Lance (fl.1901 d.1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charge of the Inniskillings)

Harbour of Hong Kong (b/w photo)
8673184 Harbour of Hong Kong (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harbour of Hong Kong)

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"The British Empire: A Global Legacy of Power and Influence" Step into the past with a captivating journey through the vast expanse of the British Empire. This 19th-century world map by Walter Crane unveils the sheer magnitude of this once-mighty empire, stretching across continents and oceans. Venturing down under to Victoria province in Australia during the 1800s, witness the imprint left by British colonization on distant shores. The resilience and determination of settlers shaped a thriving society amidst untamed landscapes. The Devilfish in Egyptian Waters, an American cartoon from 1882, portrays England as an octopus of imperialism extending its reach across every continent. Symbolizing both awe and criticism, it reflects Britain's ambition to expand its dominion worldwide. Traveling southwards to Cape Colony in South Africa, explore a map that illuminates how British influence transformed this region into a vibrant part of their empire. Discover unknown creators who meticulously charted General Map of British South Africa in 1900. Imperial Federation comes alive through vivid color lithographs showcasing unity within diverse territories under one imperial umbrella. This vision aimed at strengthening bonds between colonies and motherland while preserving individual identities. Delve into an antique map depicting India—a jewel in Britain's crown—where centuries-old traditions intertwined with colonial rule. Witness Hong Kong street scenes from the late 1890s; bustling markets bear testament to cultural fusion brought about by imperial trade routes. Unearth stories from Australian Gold Rush prospectors who flocked to uncharted lands seeking fortune amid rugged terrains during the mid-1850s. Their indomitable spirit echoes throughout history as they shaped Australia's destiny against all odds. Glimpse tragedy amidst triumph as we witness The Death of General Gordon in Khartoum on January 26th, 1885—an event etched forever in our collective memory. It serves as a reminder that empires are not immune to loss and sacrifice.