British Empire Collection (page 7)

Volunteer Movement, Jones & Family under Canvass, 1862. Satirical print showing a Victorian family playing soldiers for
FLO4995471 Volunteer Movement, Jones & Family under Canvass, 1862. Satirical print showing a Victorian family playing soldiers for the Volunteer Force, a part-time territorial army

England (C19th). Colonization (1880). The life of the gold diggers in Australia
CUL4855886 England (C19th). Colonization (1880). The life of the gold diggers in Australia. English colony of Botany Bay (founded in 1788)

England (C19th). Colonization (1880). Bahama pineapple planting. English colony in New Providence Island
CUL4855764 England (C19th). Colonization (1880). Bahama pineapple planting. English colony in New Providence Island. Pineapples were one of the products for export from the port of Nassau

Allegory of the British Empire as the Colossus of Rhodes, 19th century
CUL4940269 Allegory of the British Empire as the Colossus of Rhodes, 19th century; (add.info.: Il Colosso di Rodi. Allegory of the British Empire as the Colossus of Rhodes" monitoring)

Illustration depicting the re-taking of Delhi by Brevet Major William Stephen Raikes Hodson
3523130 Illustration depicting the re-taking of Delhi by Brevet Major William Stephen Raikes Hodson; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the re-taking of Delhi by Brevet Major William Stephen Raikes)

Sir John Lawrence 1811-1879 holds court at the 1867 durbar at Lucknow, 1867 (engraving)
3523036 Sir John Lawrence 1811-1879 holds court at the 1867 durbar at Lucknow, 1867 (engraving); (add.info.: Sir John Lawrence 1811-1879 holds court at the 1867 durbar at Lucknow, in India)

Vice Admiral, William Bligh, (1754-1817); officer of the British Royal Navy and a colonial administrator
3523008 Vice Admiral, William Bligh, (1754-1817); officer of the British Royal Navy and a colonial administrator.; (add.info.: Vice Admiral, William Bligh)

Portrait of James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie
3523072 Portrait of James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie; (add.info.: Portrait of James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie (1812-1860) a Scottish statesman

Photographic portrait of Thomas Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook
3523068 Photographic portrait of Thomas Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Thomas Baring)

Sidney Smith
3586490 Sidney Smith; (add.info.: Portrait of Sidney Smith (1764-1840) a British naval officer who served in the American and French revolutionary wars

Sidney Smith
3586489 Sidney Smith; (add.info.: Portrait of Sidney Smith (1764-1840) a British naval officer who served in the American and French revolutionary wars

The Treaty of Waitangi
2912109 The Treaty of Waitangi; (add.info.: The Treaty of Waitangi (M?ori: Tiriti o Waitangi) is a treaty first signed on 6 February 1840 by representatives of the British Crown and various M

Sir Henry Parkes, 7th Premier of New South Wales, Australia (engraving)
8631387 Sir Henry Parkes, 7th Premier of New South Wales, Australia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Henry Parkes (1815-1896)

Manipuri huts, India (engraving)
8631380 Manipuri huts, India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manipuri huts, India. Illustration from Black and White)

Deposed Rajah of Manipur, India, and his third brother, the Senapati (engraving)
8631342 Deposed Rajah of Manipur, India, and his third brother, the Senapati (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Deposed Rajah of Manipur, India)

Jubilee statue of Queen Victoria for Hong Kong (engraving)
8631510 Jubilee statue of Queen Victoria for Hong Kong (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jubilee statue of Queen Victoria for Hong Kong)

The Imperial Institute and what it will do for the British Empire (engraving)
8631577 The Imperial Institute and what it will do for the British Empire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Gold snuff box presented to the Earl of Elgin (engraving)
8677083 Gold snuff box presented to the Earl of Elgin (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gold snuff box presented to the Earl of Elgin)

The harbour, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada (engraving)
8677188 The harbour, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The harbour, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada)

Cod fisheries at St Peter's, Newfoundland (engraving)
8676945 Cod fisheries at St Peter's, Newfoundland (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cod fisheries at St Peter's, Newfoundland)

A Bengal Lancer and his Boxer captive, 1900 (litho)
8663988 A Bengal Lancer and his Boxer captive, 1900 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Bengal Lancer and his Boxer captive, Boxer Rebellion)

Wool store, Australia (b/w photo)
8663683 Wool store, Australia (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wool store, Australia)

Inflating cow hides to float down a Himalayan river in British India (b/w photo)
8663677 Inflating cow hides to float down a Himalayan river in British India (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Views in the volcanic islands of the Caribbean (b/w photo)
8672129 Views in the volcanic islands of the Caribbean (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Views in the volcanic islands of the Caribbean)

Froissart's Modern Chronicles (litho)
8672748 Froissart's Modern Chronicles (litho) by Gould, Francis Carruthers (1844-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Froissart's Modern Chronicles)

HM Indian Troop-Ship: Suez (coloured engraving)
8623590 HM Indian Troop-Ship: Suez (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Suez)

HM Indian Troop-Ship: Embarking Troops at Portsmouth (coloured engraving)
8623577 HM Indian Troop-Ship: Embarking Troops at Portsmouth (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Embarking Troops at Portsmouth)

HM Indian Troop-Ship: In the Red Sea (coloured engraving)
8623572 HM Indian Troop-Ship: In the Red Sea (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Red Sea)

HM Indian Troop-Ship: In Bay of Biscay (coloured engraving)
8623593 HM Indian Troop-Ship: In Bay of Biscay (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In Bay of Biscay)

HM Indian Troop-Ship: Ishmalia (coloured engraving)
8623582 HM Indian Troop-Ship: Ishmalia (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ishmalia)

HM Indian Troop-Ship: In the Red Sea (coloured engraving)
8623581 HM Indian Troop-Ship: In the Red Sea (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Red Sea)

HM Indian Troop-Ship: Bombay Harbour (coloured engraving)
8623574 HM Indian Troop-Ship: Bombay Harbour (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bombay Harbour)

The British Empire, 1920s: Sarawak (colour litho)
8657404 The British Empire, 1920s: Sarawak (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sarawak)

The British Empire, 1920s: The East African Dependencies (colour litho)
8657403 The British Empire, 1920s: The East African Dependencies (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The East African Dependencies)

Fiercely and long this gallant man fought (colour litho)
8635355 Fiercely and long this gallant man fought (colour litho) by Skelton, Joseph Ratcliffe (1865-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fiercely and long this gallant man fought)

Bombay-Calcutta Mail on the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (colour litho)
8635191 Bombay-Calcutta Mail on the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Prince of Wales at the unveiling ceremony of the memorial to Khama III, Bechuanaland (b/w photo)
8635680 The Prince of Wales at the unveiling ceremony of the memorial to Khama III, Bechuanaland (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The Prince of Wales at the Shangani Memorial, Matopos Hills, Southern Rhodesia (b/w photo)
8635679 The Prince of Wales at the Shangani Memorial, Matopos Hills, Southern Rhodesia (b/w photo) by English Photographer

East India House, Leadenhall Street, London (engraving)
8676365 East India House, Leadenhall Street, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: East India House, Leadenhall Street, London)

Jamaica alphabet (litho)
8676234 Jamaica alphabet (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jamaica alphabet. Illustration from In the Trades, the Tropics & the Roaring Forties)

The Dome, Brighton, used as a hospital for Indian soldiers, World War I (b/w photo)
8676121 The Dome, Brighton, used as a hospital for Indian soldiers, World War I (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dome, Brighton)

Palace of the ex-King of Awadh, Lucknow, India (engraving)
8676444 Palace of the ex-King of Awadh, Lucknow, India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Palace of the ex-King of Awadh, Lucknow, India)

Charles Ash Windham, British general and politician (engraving)
8676329 Charles Ash Windham, British general and politician (engraving) by Pound, Daniel John. (fl.1860); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles Ash Windham (1810-1870)

Redvers Buller during the Second Boer War
5307443 Redvers Buller during the Second Boer War.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the cavalry and artillery under the command of Sir Redvers Buller during the Second Boer War)

Montagu Bank £5 banknote
5306741 Montagu Bank £5 banknote; (add.info.: Montagu Bank £5 banknote. South Africa. In the early days of South Africa several banks sprang up in the Cape of Good Hope)

British empire (19th c.). The new regiments of Burma. Company of Mounted Infantry of the Second Regiment. Engraving
CUL4856433 British empire (19th c.). The new regiments of Burma. Company of Mounted Infantry of the Second Regiment. Engraving. by Unknown Artist; (add.info.: British empire (19th c.)

Photographic portrait of Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough
3523070 Photographic portrait of Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough (1790-1871)

Thomas Henty (1775-1839)
3522967 Thomas Henty (1775-1839); (add.info.: Thomas Henty (1775-1839), prominent Australian pioneer at the beginning of the 19th Century, and founded Victoria

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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.