Dover Collection (#5)

Laying the first submarine cable, 1850
3479158 Laying the first submarine cable, 1850; (add.info.: The Goliath and the Widgeon laying the first submarine cable between dover and Calais, 1850.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Portrait of the doctor John Jeffries (1745-1819) (engraving)
2758003 Portrait of the doctor John Jeffries (1745-1819) (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Transport. Coll. Part. Transport. Aeronautics)

Off Dover

John Speeds map of Kent, 1611
Image from Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine presenting an exact geography of the Kingdomes of Ireland, Scotland, Ireland, and the Iles adioyning with The Shires, Hundreds

Advertising poster for the Ostend-Dover link, deb. 20th century
LSE4098159 Advertising poster for the Ostend-Dover link, deb. 20th century by Cassiers, Hendrick (1858-1944); Brussels, Belgium; (add.info.: Advertising poster for the Ostend-Dover link, deb)

DDE-90182262
England, Kent, Dover. Dover Castle, est. 1198. Date: 03-12-2009

DDE-90028361
North America, Canada, Nova Scotia, Little Dover. Marsh at Black Duck Cove Day Use Park near Little Dover. Date: 16/09/2009

Dover Castle, 1744-1817 (Watercolour)
7261403 Dover Castle, 1744-1817 (Watercolour) by Hearne, Thomas (1744-1817); 29x21.5 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Dover Castle, Kent; Watercolour; Hearne)

St. Marys Church, Dover (colour litho)
3101536 St. Marys Church, Dover (colour litho) by Haslehust, Ernest William (1866-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: St. Marys Church, Dover)

Southern Railway, "Lord Nelson"Class Locomotive, No 851 "Sir Thomas Drake"(colour litho)
5991566 Southern Railway, " Lord Nelson" Class Locomotive, No 851 " Sir Thomas Drake" (colour litho) by Micklewright, G.P

Nelsons Victory (colour litho)
7184084 Nelsons Victory (colour litho) by McDowell, William John Patton (1889-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nelsons Victory)

John Bulls attitude to England becoming a dumping ground for foreign surplus (colour litho)
3093163 John Bulls attitude to England becoming a dumping ground for foreign surplus (colour litho) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info)

Henry V lands at Dover after Agincourt AD1415, 1920s (litho)
833008 Henry V lands at Dover after Agincourt AD1415, 1920s (litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation)

Shakespeares Cliff, Dover (colour litho)
3101551 Shakespeares Cliff, Dover (colour litho) by Haslehust, Ernest William (1866-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shakespeares Cliff, Dover)

Departure of HRH the Prince of Wales for India, on Board the "Castalia, "Dover (engraving)
1049343 Departure of HRH the Prince of Wales for India, on Board the " Castalia, " Dover (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Emperor of Indias Representative at the Forthcoming Imperial Durbar, the Duke of Connaught leaving Victoria Station
1601435 The Emperor of Indias Representative at the Forthcoming Imperial Durbar, the Duke of Connaught leaving Victoria Station for India, 29 November (litho) by Begg

The Huguenots in England: French Huguenot refugees landing at Dover in 1685 (engraving)
606266 The Huguenots in England: French Huguenot refugees landing at Dover in 1685 (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Huguenots in England)

The Arrival of Lord Kitchener at Dover, 27 October (litho)
1606685 The Arrival of Lord Kitchener at Dover, 27 October (litho) by Begg, Samuel (fl.1886-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Arrival of Lord Kitchener at Dover, 27 October)

Landing of the Allied Sovereigns at Dover, June 1814 (engraving)
7188190 Landing of the Allied Sovereigns at Dover, June 1814 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Landing of the Allied Sovereigns at Dover, June 1814)

Vue de Douvres (engraving)
7179177 Vue de Douvres (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vue de Douvres. Illustration for Dictionnaire Populaire Illustre by Decembre-Alonnier (c 1880)

Australia: Tasmania, 100-foot Blue-Gum Piles for Admiralty Pier, Dover, England (b / w photo)
7182143 Australia: Tasmania, 100-foot Blue-Gum Piles for Admiralty Pier, Dover, England (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tasmania)

Ennismore Gardens, Dover (engraving)
7164111 Ennismore Gardens, Dover (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ennismore Gardens, Dover)

Louis Bleriot (1872-1936) crossing the English Channel, from Le Petit Parisien, 8th August 1909 (coloured engraving)
CHT216971 Louis Bleriot (1872-1936) crossing the English Channel, from Le Petit Parisien, 8th August 1909 (coloured engraving) by French School

St Martins Priory, at Dover, in Kent (engraving)
7170505 St Martins Priory, at Dover, in Kent (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Martins Priory, at Dover, in Kent)

The Mote Bulwark, at Dover, in Kent (engraving)
7170208 The Mote Bulwark, at Dover, in Kent (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mote Bulwark, at Dover, in Kent)

The Ramparts, Walmer Castle: Portraits of the Countess Granville
1199604 The Ramparts, Walmer Castle: Portraits of the Countess Granville, and the Ladies Victoria and Mary Leveson-Gower, 1891 (oil on canvas) by Perugini

Dover, from the Beach, Kent (engraving)
3649120 Dover, from the Beach, Kent (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dover, from the Beach, Kent)

The Duke of Queensberry and Dover Presenting the Act of Union to Queen Anne (engraving)
3630962 The Duke of Queensberry and Dover Presenting the Act of Union to Queen Anne (engraving) by Wale, Samuel (1721-86) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Phare de Douvres, suppose de construction romaine; et tour carree du chateau de Douvres (engraving)
5992982 Phare de Douvres, suppose de construction romaine; et tour carree du chateau de Douvres (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Phare de Douvres)

The Clarence Hotel, Dover (engraving)
5213718 The Clarence Hotel, Dover (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Clarence Hotel, Dover, Mr Whichcord, Architect)

Arrival of the French Mail-Boat at Dover (engraving)
1625884 Arrival of the French Mail-Boat at Dover (engraving) by Weber, Theodore (1838-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arrival of the French Mail-Boat at Dover)

The Great Gale of Last Week (engraving)
1037448 The Great Gale of Last Week (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Gale of Last Week)

The Prince of Wales embarking at Dover for India (engraving)
1621369 The Prince of Wales embarking at Dover for India (engraving) by Robinson, Charles (1840-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Prince of Wales embarking at Dover for India)

The Prince of Wales and Dover Harbour (engraving)
1627295 The Prince of Wales and Dover Harbour (engraving) by Simpson, William Crimea (1823-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Prince of Wales and Dover Harbour)

Charles II landing at Dover (engraving)
669901 Charles II landing at Dover (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles II landing at Dover)

The Landing of the Romans, illustration from A History of England by C. R. L
STC373468 The Landing of the Romans, illustration from A History of England by C.R.L. Fletcher and Rudyard Kipling, 1911 (litho) by Ford

The Wreck of the Dutch Atlantic Liner "W A Scholten, "off Dover (engraving)
1046300 The Wreck of the Dutch Atlantic Liner " W A Scholten, " off Dover (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Row of an Oxford Crew across the English Channel from Dover to Calais, Halfway across (engraving)
1041009 The Row of an Oxford Crew across the English Channel from Dover to Calais, Halfway across (engraving) by English School

Mr George Wyndham, Dover and war, 20 September 1900, Vanity Fair cartoon (colour litho)
611661 Mr George Wyndham, Dover and war, 20 September 1900, Vanity Fair cartoon (colour litho) by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr George Wyndham)

The Arrival of the Shah of Persia at Dover, Miss Foster presenting a Bouquet (litho)
1040653 The Arrival of the Shah of Persia at Dover, Miss Foster presenting a Bouquet (litho) by Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Notes at the Easter Volunteer Manoeuvres at Dover (engraving)
1050457 Notes at the Easter Volunteer Manoeuvres at Dover (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Notes at the Easter Volunteer Manoeuvres at Dover)

The Late Storm at Dover (engraving)
1097819 The Late Storm at Dover (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Late Storm at Dover)

The Storms and Floods, Destruction of Part of the Admiralty Pier, at Dover, on New-Years Day (engraving)
1106446 The Storms and Floods, Destruction of Part of the Admiralty Pier, at Dover, on New-Years Day (engraving) by English School

Proposed Channel Railway Ferry, Station and Pier at Dover (engraving)
1099419 Proposed Channel Railway Ferry, Station and Pier at Dover (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Proposed Channel Railway Ferry)

Sir Garnet Wolseley (engraving)
1061183 Sir Garnet Wolseley (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Garnet Wolseley)

Imperial Defences at Dover (litho)
1063524 Imperial Defences at Dover (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Imperial Defences at Dover)

Plan of the Proposed Harbour (engraving)
1063521 Plan of the Proposed Harbour (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plan of the Proposed Harbour)

Dover, (from the Ramsgate Road) (engraving)
820283 Dover, (from the Ramsgate Road) (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dover, (from the Ramsgate Road)

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"Dover: A Tapestry of History and Beauty" Dover, a coastal town in Kent, England, holds within its embrace a rich tapestry of history and natural beauty. From deceiving invaders with the state of the tide to being the gateway for luxurious travel between London and Calais, it has witnessed countless tales unfold. In 1947, amidst post-war optimism, a couple strolls arm in arm on a railway platform beside the opulent locomotive known as the "Golden Arrow. " This train linked London to Dover, where eager passengers embarked on ferries bound for Calais in France. It was an era filled with hope and dreams of exploration. Venturing beyond the bustling town center lies St Margarets Bay at Cliffe - a serene haven nestled along the coast. Here one can find tranquility amidst picturesque landscapes that seem straight out of a painting. And if you venture further into Wales, even goats take leisurely walks through charming countryside paths. Sports enthusiasts will find solace at Crabble Cricket ground - an iconic venue where cricket matches have been played for generations. The spirit of unity is celebrated at Franco-British Exhibition held in London; it serves as a reminder that despite differences, collaboration brings forth progress. The White Cliffs stand tall as proud sentinels guarding this historic town's shores. These majestic cliffs are not only visually stunning but also serve as symbols of resilience throughout centuries past. They have witnessed wars fought and victories won – enduring testaments to England's strength. Traveling down Old Dover Road Blackheath takes us back in time; it whispers stories from days gone by when horse-drawn carriages traversed these very streets. Meanwhile, Cotswold Games dating back to the 17th century evoke images of merriment-filled festivities celebrating English traditions. Even across waters lie connections between nations: rowers from Oxford bravely crossing the English Channel in 1885, showcasing the indomitable spirit of sportsmanship.