Distinctive Collection (#9)

Officer of the British Guards admires a young lady
An Officer of the Foot Guards of the Household Division of the British Army admiring a striking young lady who is wearing a high feathered hat Date: circa 1910

Bosnia-Herzegovina - Turkish Ottoman Man in the distinctive costume of the region. Date: circa 1905

The Embankment on a wet night, London
The Thames Embankment on a wet night, London Date: circa 1910s

Traditional National Costume of Croatia - Bride from Sisak. Date: circa 1920s

John A Collins - Lancashire Industrialist and Inventor
John A Collins - Lancashire Engineer, Industrialist and Inventor. Produced bicycle bags (Cykewear Limited) with a distinctive red dot in the centre

The Quadrangle - Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London. Date: circa 1910

Boulogne-sur-Mer, France - Lifeboat, Bathers and Fisherwoman
Boulogne-sur-Mer, France - Lifeboat, Bathers and example of the traditional local costume worn by Fisherwomen, featuring a sun headdress. Date: circa 1910s

Yemen - A Village - Distinctive Unique Architectural Style Date: circa 1910s

Portrait of the English Music Hall Performer Dan Leno
Portrait of the Performer Dan Leno (1860-1904) - a leading English music hall comedian and musical theatre actor during the late Victorian era

A Newlyn Fisherman, Cornwall. Date: 1904

Distinctive character publicising Phil Mays summer Annual
Distinctive character (his publisher?) publicising Phil Mays summer Annual. Date: 1892

Vignette of a distinctive East London Character Date: 1890s

Coachman from Saint Petersburg, Russia - note his white gloves, tucked into his thin belt. The distinctive uniform of a coachman of long flowing robe and short-flat-topped hat is in evidence here

Rab - Island off the Dalmatian Coast, Croatia. Date: circa 1930s

Automobiles Delaunay-Belleville stand - Paris Salon
Automobiles Delaunay-Belleville - a French luxury automobile manufacturer from Saint-Denis, Paris, France. At the beginning of the 20th century they were among the most prestigious cars produced in

Main Gate - Kew Gardens, Kew, London, England
The distinctive, ornate wrought iron gates, the Main Gate to the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, south west London, England. Kews Main Gate was completed to Decimus Burtons designs in 1846

Portugal - Madeira - Traditional costumes. The Grey heaired (and bearded) guitarist is wearing a distinctive pointed carapuca hat

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Ushuaia Welcome Sign - distinctive crafted welcome sign at entering Ushuaia -the southernmost city in the world Date:

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Distinctive patterns in carpet of moss Date:

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Redwing - in winter perched on a bush with red berries and snowy background - (showing a distinctive rusty red flank) (Turdus iliacus) Date:

Russians taken prisoner by Germany on the Eastern front, World War I. Among them are many Cossacks in their distinctive fur hats

Coriandrum sativum, bunch of Coriander leaves, view from above

Mentha sp. Mint leaves on twigs, view from above

Zingiber officinale, lump of Ginger and three round slices, view from above

Zingiber officinale, large lump of Ginger, view from above

Bacon-wrapped oyster flesh, secured with toothpicks, draped across oyster shells, arranged on bed of coarse salt

Overhead view of a coiled Burmese Python, Python molurus, showing the rich skin colours and distinctive pattern

Three skulls, from left to right, Domestic Cat, Battering Ram and Flamingo

Pair of young Eclectus Parrots, green and blue male and red and blue female, side by side on branch facing in different directions

Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco) perching, side view

Sundial on medieval cross in Cotswold village of Stanton, Britain, UK
MAB-91 Sundial on medieval cross in Cotswold village of Stanton UK Mark Boulton contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Africa, South Africa, Madikwe Private Game Reserve. The African Wild Dog, also known as Painted Wolf or Cape Hunting Dog, re-introduced at Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa

LCC-LFB Camden fire station, NW London
Built by the Metropolitan Board of Works (the forerunner of the London County Council) for the MFB, Camden fire station was one of a number of London stations to incorporate the distinctive round

Two Metropolitan Police officers on graveyard patrol
Two Metropolitan Police officers on the so-called graveyard patrol, in the year the Metropolitan Police Force was founded

Lambeth Bridge Columns
The columns at each end of Lambeth Bridge, London, with their distinctive pineapple embellishments. The bridge was opened by King George V on 12 July 1932. Date: opened 12 July 1932

TIGER LILY
The distinctive flowers of the Tiger Lily (Lilium Tigrinum). Date: 1930s

Red Telephone Boxes
Two of the distinctive British red telephone boxes. Date: 1978

Montafon Women, Austria
Women of the Montafon (Muntafu) Valley, Austria, wearing their traditional costumes with distinctive black busby-like hats. Date: 1930s

SHAP ABBEY
Shap Abbey, Cumbria, England, is a rare Premonstratensian house, in a rather bleak setting. Its most distinctive surviving feature is its huge West Tower. Date: founded circa 1200

Sentry Duty
A Royal Guardsman, wearing the distinctive busby hat and red uniform, standing beside his sentry box, London. Date: 1960s

London Trolley Bus

Italian Bersaglieri soldiers, Palestine, WW1
Italian Bersaglieri (light infantry) soldiers with their distinctive headgear, practising their attack in Palestine during the First World War. Date: October 1917

Italian Bersaglieri soldiers, WW1
Italian Bersaglieri (light infantry) soldiers in their distinctive headgear during the First World War. 1914-1918

Black cottonwood tree in evergreen forest. Black cottonwood tree (Populus balsalmifera) with autumnal foliage amongst mature lodgepole pine trees (Pinus contorta var. latifolia)

Arcade murals depicting religious figures, Church of the Nativity, Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, nestled in the Rila Mountains, Bulgaria, Europe

Courtyard, dormitories and Church of the Nativity, Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, nestled in the Rila Mountains, Bulgaria, Europe

Courtyard and Church of the Nativity, Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, nestled in the Rila Mountains, Bulgaria, Europe

Courtyard, Church of the Nativity and Hrelyos Tower, Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, nestled in the Rila Mountains, Bulgaria, Europe

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