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Foundation of Marseille in 600 BC - Les Noces de Protis et Gyptis (oil on canvas)
JEB4876500 Foundation of Marseille in 600 BC - Les Noces de Protis et Gyptis (oil on canvas) by Rave, Joanny (1827-87); Palais de Longchamp, Marseille, France; (add.info.: The wedding of Protis)

Letter S: Spahis, "Je serai soldat"( Iwill be a soldier) - Military alphabet
DUV4217452 Letter S: Spahis, " Je serai soldat" ( Iwill be a soldier) - Military alphabet, 1899 (chromolithograph) by Bombled

General Gough, Commander-in-chief of the Army of The Sutlej (oil on panel)
CH139781 General Gough, Commander-in-chief of the Army of The Sutlej (oil on panel) by Wheeler of Bath, John (19th century); 76.3x11.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Gibraltar during the American War of Independence
3781941 Gibraltar during the American War of Independence by Bartolozzi, Francesco (1727-1815); (add.info.: Gibraltar during the American War of Independence)

Wolf and Indian Produce a Wolf Return-Backwards, c. 1715 (oil on canvas)
470252 Wolf and Indian Produce a Wolf Return-Backwards, c.1715 (oil on canvas) by Juarez, Juan Rodriguez (1675-1728); 80.7x105.4 cm; Breamore House, Hampshire, UK; (add.info.: De lobo y de india)

Island of France (Mauritius), view of Port-Napoleon (b / w engraving)
CHT382341 Island of France (Mauritius), view of Port-Napoleon (b/w engraving) by Milbert, Jacques (1766-1840) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Big Game Hunters, from The Light Side of Egypt, 1908 (colour litho)
STC361057 Big Game Hunters, from The Light Side of Egypt, 1908 (colour litho) by Thackeray, Lance (fl.1901 d.1916); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British, out of copyright

Cup and Ball-the camels favourite game, from The Light Side of Egypt
STC361034 Cup and Ball-the camels favourite game, from The Light Side of Egypt, 1908 (colour litho) by Thackeray, Lance (fl.1901 d.1916); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British

Posing at the Pyramids, from The Light Side of Egypt, 1908 (colour litho)
STC361033 Posing at the Pyramids, from The Light Side of Egypt, 1908 (colour litho) by Thackeray, Lance (fl.1901 d.1916); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British, out of copyright

Candahar: The 92nd Highlanders and the 2nd Gurkhas Storming Gaudi Mullah Sahibdad
STC361085 Candahar: The 92nd Highlanders and the 2nd Gurkhas Storming Gaudi Mullah Sahibdad, from The Illustrated London News, 1901 (litho) by Woodville

French Residency at Hanoi, 1884 (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT213206 French Residency at Hanoi, 1884 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Barbant, Charles (d.1922); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Letter T: Turcos, "Je serai soldat"( Iwill be a soldier) - Military alphabet
DUV4217447 Letter T: Turcos, " Je serai soldat" ( Iwill be a soldier) - Military alphabet, 1899 (chromolithograph) by Bombled

The Visit of the Prince of Wales to India, 1876: The Prince
STC361096 The Visit of the Prince of Wales to India, 1876: The Princes Elephant Charged by a Tiger in the Nepaul Terai, February 21st, from The Illustrated London News, 1901 (litho) by Woodville

On the Dam Road, Assouan, from The Light Side of Egypt, 1908 (colour litho)
STC361054 On the Dam Road, Assouan, from The Light Side of Egypt, 1908 (colour litho) by Thackeray, Lance (fl.1901 d.1916); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British, out of copyright

"O wad some power the giftie gie us, to see oursels as ithers see us
STC361060 " O wad some power the giftie gie us, to see oursels as ithers see us.", from The Light Side of Egypt, 1908 (colour litho) by Thackeray

The Right Honourable Henry Viscount Hardinge (engraving)
818948 The Right Honourable Henry Viscount Hardinge (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Right Honourable Henry Viscount Hardinge)

Curiosities and Monstrosities of 1822, 1822 (handcoloured engraving)
MGS149817 Curiosities and Monstrosities of 1822, 1822 (handcoloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); 27.6x38.5 cm; Private Collection; eMichael Graham-Stewart; English, out of copyright

Wankaka, Uganda 1783 (w / c & graphite on paper)
XYC277115 Wankaka, Uganda 1783 (w/c & graphite on paper) by Davis, Samuel (1757-1819); 34.6x48.9 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul Mellon, USA; English, out of copyright

Spaniard and Mulatta Produce a Morisca, c. 1715 (oil on canvas)
470269 Spaniard and Mulatta Produce a Morisca, c.1715 (oil on canvas) by Juarez, Juan Rodriguez (1675-1728); 80.7x105.4 cm; Breamore House, Hampshire, UK; (add.info.: De espanol y mulata)

Indian and Wolf Produce a Hold-Yourself-in-Mid-Air Grifo, c. 1715 (oil on canvas)
470266 Indian and Wolf Produce a Hold-Yourself-in-Mid-Air Grifo, c.1715 (oil on canvas) by Juarez, Juan Rodriguez (1675-1728); 80.7x105.4 cm; Breamore House, Hampshire

Castizo and Spaniard Produce a Spaniard, c. 1715 (oil on canvas)
470263 Castizo and Spaniard Produce a Spaniard, c.1715 (oil on canvas) by Juarez, Juan Rodriguez (1675-1728); 80.7x105.4 cm; Breamore House, Hampshire

Spaniard and Indian Produce a Mestizo, c. 1715 (oil on canvas)
BRH470238 Spaniard and Indian Produce a Mestizo, c.1715 (oil on canvas) by Juarez, Juan Rodriguez (1675-1728); 80.7x105.4 cm; Breamore House, Hampshire

Episodes of civil disobedience in India (colour litho)
2777940 Episodes of civil disobedience in India (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Episodes of civil disobedience in India)

In the region north of Monastir, an enemy airplane, forced to land, was taken... (colour litho)
2777609 In the region north of Monastir, an enemy airplane, forced to land, was taken... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Awakening of Muslim Women (Colour Litho)
2808797 The Awakening of Muslim Women (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The awakening of Muslim women)

Near Calcutta, two hundred players caught by the police in a gambling den, violently rebelled (colour litho)
2783537 Near Calcutta, two hundred players caught by the police in a gambling den, violently rebelled (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Near Calcutta)

Dance in Portuguese Guinea (colour litho)
2778109 Dance in Portuguese Guinea (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dance in Portuguese Guinea)

Joseph Francois Dupleix (chromolitho)
667070 Joseph Francois Dupleix (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joseph Francois Dupleix)

The United States takes Cuba from Spain, cartoon from Le Rire
BAL366864 The United States takes Cuba from Spain, cartoon from Le Rire, 29th October 1898 (litho) by Puppet (fl.1898); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Battle of the Nile, from The Light Side of Egypt, 1908 (colour litho)
STC361041 The Battle of the Nile, from The Light Side of Egypt, 1908 (colour litho) by Thackeray, Lance (fl.1901 d.1916); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British, out of copyright

Presents from Birmingham, from The Light Side of Egypt, 1908 (colour litho)
STC361029 Presents from Birmingham, from The Light Side of Egypt, 1908 (colour litho) by Thackeray, Lance (fl.1901 d.1916); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British, out of copyright

A Native Dancing For King Edward VIII on the Way to South Africa, Freetown
STC360966 A Native Dancing For King Edward VIII on the Way to South Africa, Freetown, Sierra Leone (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Tow Rows in the Temple, from The Light Side of Egypt, 1908 (colour litho)
STC361043 Tow Rows in the Temple, from The Light Side of Egypt, 1908 (colour litho) by Thackeray, Lance (fl.1901 d.1916); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British, out of copyright

The Vultures, from The Light Side of Egypt, 1908 (colour litho)
STC361028 The Vultures, from The Light Side of Egypt, 1908 (colour litho) by Thackeray, Lance (fl.1901 d.1916); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British, out of copyright

Fur Trappers in Canada, 1880 (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT163738 Fur Trappers in Canada, 1880 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

View of Singapore from Fort Canning, 1846 (w / c on paper)
LIT389546 View of Singapore from Fort Canning, 1846 (w/c on paper) by Thomson, John Turnbull (1821-84); Private Collection; (add.info)

Spaniard and Morisca Produce an Albino, c. 1715 (oil on canvas)
470248 Spaniard and Morisca Produce an Albino, c.1715 (oil on canvas) by Juarez, Juan Rodriguez (1675-1728); Breamore House, Hampshire, UK; (add.info.: De espanol y de morisca)

Spaniard and Mestiza produce a Castizo, c. 1715 (oil on canvas)
470245 Spaniard and Mestiza produce a Castizo, c.1715 (oil on canvas) by Juarez, Juan Rodriguez (1675-1728); 80.7x105.4 cm; Breamore House, Hampshire, UK; (add.info.: De espanol y de mestiza)

Colonel Arnaudeau listening to the claims of O. Bou Cloun, c. 1860-70 (b / w photo)
CHT438864 Colonel Arnaudeau listening to the claims of O. Bou Cloun, c.1860-70 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French

Portrait of Charles Calvert (colour litho)
PNP375466 Portrait of Charles Calvert (colour litho) by Ramsay, Allan (1713-84) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles Calvert (1699-1751)

Spanish colonies in America, engraving, 1601-15
AIS5346803 Spanish colonies in America, engraving, 1601-15 by Spanish School, (17th century); Biblioteca del Instituto de Cultura Hispanica, Madrid

The defeat of the Tuareg. French colonial troops under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel
XEE4158961 The defeat of the Tuareg. French colonial troops under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Joffre (1852-1931) - The Defeat of the Touareg

In english Sahara: fight between french troop sand touaregs
XEE4150286 In english Sahara: fight between french troop sand touaregs, illustration from newspaper " Le Petit Journal" march 17, 1907 (engraving) by French School

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"Exploring, Conquering, and Inaugurating: The Colonialist Era Unveiled" Step into the intriguing world of colonialism as we delve into the lives and events that shaped this era. From military strategists to intrepid explorers, these individuals left an indelible mark on history. Horatio Herbert Kitchener, First Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and of Broome, stands tall as a symbol of British imperialism. His leadership during World War I and his role in shaping British policies across Africa are testament to his influence. Pedro de Valdivia, the Spanish conqueror of Chile, epitomizes the audacity and ambition that characterized European expansion. This American banknote engraving from the 19th century immortalizes his conquests in South America. Joseph Paxton's Crystal Palace serves as a breathtaking reminder of Britain's industrial might during the height of its empire. Erected for the Great Exhibition in 1851, it showcased technological advancements from around the world. David Livingstone emerges as a Scottish explorer who ventured deep into uncharted territories in Africa. His portrait captures both his determination and curiosity that drove him to uncover new lands and cultures. Witnessing grandeur unfold before your eyes is none other than Delhi's state entry ceremony—a spectacle marking imperial power at its zenith. The opulence displayed here reflects colonial dominance over India. The colored engraving depicting David Livingstone's death transports us to an emotional moment when one man's quest came to an end but ignited further exploration by others who followed in his footsteps. Achille Beltrame brings us closer to two significant events—the Second Boer War and a battle fought valiantly in Transvaal—showcasing how conflicts fueled territorial ambitions during this period. Travel back even further with "The Battle of Plassey, " capturing a pivotal moment when British forces secured their control over Bengal, forever altering the course of Indian history.