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Continental Collection (page 4)

"Exploring the Continents: From Al-Idrisi's World Map to Satellite Images of Earth" Discovering the world has always been a fascinating journey, and throughout history

Background imageContinental Collection: McDonnell Douglas DC-10 N87070

McDonnell Douglas DC-10 N87070
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER N87070 (msn 48292 / 368). of Continental Air Lines on 26 September 1992. Date: 1992

Background imageContinental Collection: McDonnell Douglas DC-9 N17531

McDonnell Douglas DC-9 N17531
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 N17531 (msn 45847 / 394), of Continental Air Lines. Date: 1992

Background imageContinental Collection: Boeing 727-243 N578PE

Boeing 727-243 N578PE (msn 21661 / 1394), of Continental Airlines. Date: 1992

Background imageContinental Collection: Boeing 737-3T0 N17306

Boeing 737-3T0 N17306 (msn 23357 / 1141), of Continental Air Lines. Date: circa 1992

Background imageContinental Collection: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 N12507

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 N12507 (msn 47788 / 901), of Continental Air Lines. Date: circa 1992

Background imageContinental Collection: Boeing 727-232 N13780

Boeing 727-232 N13780 (msn 20635 / 918), of Continental Air Lines. Date: circa 1992

Background imageContinental Collection: Boeing 737-3T0 N71314

Boeing 737-3T0 N71314 (msn 23365 / 1159), of Continental Air Lines. Date: circa 1992

Background imageContinental Collection: Boeing 727-243 N17406

Boeing 727-243 N17406 (msn 21269 / 1230), of Continental Air Lines. Date: circa 1992

Background imageContinental Collection: Boeing 727-224 N88701

Boeing 727-224 N88701 (msn 19510 / 577), of Continental Air Lines. Date: circa 1992

Background imageContinental Collection: Boeing 727-224 N66732

Boeing 727-224 N66732 (msn 20661 / 1064), of Continental Air Lines. Date: circa 1992

Background imageContinental Collection: Boeing 727-224 N69735

Boeing 727-224 N69735 (msn 20664 / 1079), of Continental Airlines. Date: circa 1992

Background imageContinental Collection: Douglas DC-10-30F N68065

Douglas DC-10-30F N68065 (msn 46590, line number 266), of Continental Air Lines. Date: circa 1990

Background imageContinental Collection: Welsh Rabbit A N3599G

Welsh Rabbit A N3599G
Welsh Model A Welsh Rabbit - N3599G George Welsh produced examples of Model A Welsh Rabbit single-seat lightplane (first flown 1965) and two-seat Model B (first flown 1968)

Background imageContinental Collection: DDE-90037958

DDE-90037958
Patagonia Argentina.Brazo Rico lake and red rocks, Perito Moreno glacier front. Date: 03/05/2005

Background imageContinental Collection: DDE-90027680

DDE-90027680
Alberta, Canada, Athabasca River in Jasper National Park and Rocky Mountains Date: 26/08/2005

Background imageContinental Collection: House Design, c. 1905-6 (w / c and pen on paper)

House Design, c. 1905-6 (w / c and pen on paper)
661082 House Design, c.1905-6 (w/c and pen on paper) by Averbeke, Emiel van (1876-1946); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Background imageContinental Collection: 13131788

13131788
Continental bulldog and chihuahua Date: 31-05-2017

Background imageContinental Collection: Continental XR-1740-2, Sleeve Valve, Radial 14 Engine, ca. 1941. Creator: Continental

Continental XR-1740-2, Sleeve Valve, Radial 14 Engine, ca. 1941. Creator: Continental
In 1925, Continental, a successful manufacturer of automotive engines, purchased the rights for a Burt-McCollum single-sleeve valve engine design

Background imageContinental Collection: Portrait of Deborah Sampson, 1797 (litho)

Portrait of Deborah Sampson, 1797 (litho)
1762601 Portrait of Deborah Sampson, 1797 (litho) by American School, (18th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; (add.info.: Deborah Sampson Gannett (December 17)

Background imageContinental Collection: Title page from Coryats Crudities hastily gobled up in five moneths travells in

Title page from Coryats Crudities hastily gobled up in five moneths travells in
985935 Title page from Coryats Crudities hastily gobled up in five moneths travells in France, Savoy, Italy, Rhetia, commonly called the Grisons Country, Helvetia alias Switzerland

Background imageContinental Collection: House of the Thirteenth Century, Strasburg (engraving)

House of the Thirteenth Century, Strasburg (engraving)
5219019 House of the Thirteenth Century, Strasburg (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: House of the Thirteenth Century, Strasburg)

Background imageContinental Collection: Interior of St Peter s, Rome (engraving)

Interior of St Peter s, Rome (engraving)
5219012 Interior of St Peter s, Rome (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of St Peter s, Rome)

Background imageContinental Collection: Florence (engraving)

Florence (engraving)
5219011 Florence (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Florence. Illustration for Continental Travels Pictorially Described)

Background imageContinental Collection: The City of Treves (engraving)

The City of Treves (engraving)
5218998 The City of Treves (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The City of Treves)

Background imageContinental Collection: Constance (engraving)

Constance (engraving)
5218995 Constance (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Constance. Illustration for Continental Travels Pictorially Described)

Background imageContinental Collection: An Avalanche (engraving)

An Avalanche (engraving)
5219024 An Avalanche (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Avalanche. Illustration for Continental Travels Pictorially Described)

Background imageContinental Collection: Geneva (engraving)

Geneva (engraving)
5219018 Geneva (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Geneva. Illustration for Continental Travels Pictorially Described (Joseph Toulson and Hamilton Adams)

Background imageContinental Collection: In front of the Kursaal, at Baden (engraving)

In front of the Kursaal, at Baden (engraving)
5218997 In front of the Kursaal, at Baden (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In front of the Kursaal, at Baden)

Background imageContinental Collection: Bayonne (engraving)

Bayonne (engraving)
5218991 Bayonne (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bayonne. Illustration for Continental Travels Pictorially Described (Joseph Toulson and Hamilton Adams)

Background imageContinental Collection: Paris, as seen from the Church of St Gervais (engraving)

Paris, as seen from the Church of St Gervais (engraving)
5218988 Paris, as seen from the Church of St Gervais (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paris, as seen from the Church of St Gervais)

Background imageContinental Collection: Continental Children (colour litho)

Continental Children (colour litho)
5223072 Continental Children (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Continental Children)

Background imageContinental Collection: Continental delicatessen (photo)

Continental delicatessen (photo)
5991422 Continental delicatessen (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Continental delicatessen)

Background imageContinental Collection: German fashion plate, mid 19th century (coloured engraving)

German fashion plate, mid 19th century (coloured engraving)
6032357 German fashion plate, mid 19th century (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: German fashion plate)

Background imageContinental Collection: Grumman G-159 Gulfstream II N1501

Grumman G-159 Gulfstream II N1501 (msn 15), of the Continental Can Company Inc. Date: circa 1965

Background imageContinental Collection: Saharet - a famous continental dancer

Saharet - a famous continental dancer
Saharet, real name Paulina Clarissa Molony (1878 - 1964), famous Australian-born dancer, who performed many styles in variety theatre in the America

Background imageContinental Collection: Henry Knox, from The History of Our Country, published 1905 (wood engraving)

Henry Knox, from The History of Our Country, published 1905 (wood engraving)
2619202 Henry Knox, from The History of Our Country, published 1905 (wood engraving) by Grosch, Oscar Edward (1863-1928); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Knox, 1750 A-1806)

Background imageContinental Collection: Advert for The St Mortitz on the Park Hotel, New York, 1931

Advert for The St Mortitz on the Park Hotel, New York, 1931
Advert for The St Mortitz on the Park Hotel, 50 Central Park South, New York, 1931 Date: 1931

Background imageContinental Collection: Eliphalet Dyer (etching)

Eliphalet Dyer (etching)
1275240 Eliphalet Dyer (etching) by Emmet, Thomas Addis (1828-1919) (after); 12.5x17 cm; New York Public Library, USA; (add.info.: Eliphalet Dyer (September 14, 1721 - May 13, 1807) was a lawyer

Background imageContinental Collection: Leaders of the First Continental Congress, 1774, published c. 1894 (engraving)

Leaders of the First Continental Congress, 1774, published c. 1894 (engraving)
1275161 Leaders of the First Continental Congress, 1774, published c.1894 (engraving) by Tholey, Augustus (d.1898); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageContinental Collection: Music sheet cover for At the Cafe Continental by Will Grosz and Jimmy Kennedy

Music sheet cover for At the Cafe Continental by Will Grosz and Jimmy Kennedy. Illustration features a continental cafe with various patrons seated at outdoor tables

Background imageContinental Collection: Gibraltar (engraving)

Gibraltar (engraving)
5219028 Gibraltar (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gibraltar. Illustration for Continental Travels Pictorially Described)

Background imageContinental Collection: St Peter s, Rome (engraving)

St Peter s, Rome (engraving)
5219013 St Peter s, Rome (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Peter s, Rome. Illustration for Continental Travels Pictorially Described)

Background imageContinental Collection: Augsburg (engraving)

Augsburg (engraving)
5219009 Augsburg (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Augsburg. Illustration for Continental Travels Pictorially Described)

Background imageContinental Collection: Berlin, Schiller Platz (engraving)

Berlin, Schiller Platz (engraving)
5219008 Berlin, Schiller Platz (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Berlin, Schiller Platz)

Background imageContinental Collection: German fashion plate, mid 19th century (coloured engraving)

German fashion plate, mid 19th century (coloured engraving)
6032406 German fashion plate, mid 19th century (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: German fashion plate)

Background imageContinental Collection: German fashion plate, mid 19th century (coloured engraving)

German fashion plate, mid 19th century (coloured engraving)
6032385 German fashion plate, mid 19th century (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: German fashion plate)

Background imageContinental Collection: French Railway News - Paris-Dijon Speed-up

French Railway News - Paris-Dijon Speed-up - Electrification shortens the journey, knocking an hour off the old timetable. 1951

Background imageContinental Collection: French Railway News - more Couchettes put into service

French Railway News - more Couchettes put into service. 1951




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"Exploring the Continents: From Al-Idrisi's World Map to Satellite Images of Earth" Discovering the world has always been a fascinating journey, and throughout history, various maps and images have allowed us to explore the continents in different ways. In 1154, Al-Idrisi created a remarkable world map that showcased the vastness of our planet. Fast forward to modern times, where satellite imagery captures breathtaking views like Europe at night or an awe-inspiring snapshot of Earth from space. While maps provide us with geographical knowledge, they also serve as reminders of cultural milestones. The Bentley Continental R Mulliner represents luxury and elegance on wheels - a symbol of automotive craftsmanship that effortlessly traverses continents. Similarly, Oronce Fine's 1531 world map showcases how cartography evolved over time. Satellite images continue to amaze us with their ability to capture stunning visuals from above. North America at night reveals dazzling city lights illuminating its vast landscape while reminding us of human progress and innovation. On the other hand, Soho in London offers a glimpse into urban life on one particular street - 66 Old Compton Street W1 - bustling with activity day and night. Maps not only depict physical boundaries but also tell stories about our ever-changing planet. A map from 1720 takes us back in time when exploration was still ongoing, providing insights into how people perceived continents centuries ago. Additionally, continental drift maps shed light on geological processes that shape our landmasses even today. The Bentley R-Type Continental embodies both classic design and timeless sophistication—a testament to how automobiles can connect distant places through seamless travel experiences across continents. Lastly, continental drift reminds us that our Earth is constantly evolving; tectonic plates shift imperceptibly beneath our feet over millions of years—reshaping coastlines and forming mountain ranges—a reminder that change is inevitable.