Edmund Collection (#5)

Citadel and Palace of the Ancient Kings of Bulgaria at Tirnova, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Citadel and Palace of the Ancient Kings of Bulgaria at Tirnova", 1890. Veliko Tarnovo, a city in north central Bulgaria known as the historic capital of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom

Louis and Charles Taking Strasburg Oath Before Their Armies, (842AD), 1890
Louis and Charles Taking " Strasburg Oath" Before Their Armies, (842AD), 1890. The Oaths of Strasbourg were pledges of allegiance between Louis the German (c 806-876)

Jerusalem in the Time of Jesus Christ, Showing the Temple as restored by Herod the Great, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History Vol. II - Rome", by Edmund Ollier

Plan of Jerusalem in the First Christian Century, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Plan of Jerusalem in the First Christian Century, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History Vol. II - Rome", by Edmund Ollier

Death of Augustus, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Death of Augustus, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History Vol. II - Rome", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]

Caesar Crossing the Rubicon, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Caesar Crossing the Rubicon, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History Vol. II - Rome", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]

Death of Simon De Montfort, (1218), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Death of Simon De Montfort, (1218), 1890. Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester (1175-1218), a prominent leader of the Albigensian Crusade, died at the Siege of Toulouse in 1218

Storming of Constantinople by Baldwin, Count of Flanders, (1204), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Storming of Constantinople by Baldwin, Count of Flanders, (1204), 1890. Following the Sack of Constantinople in April 1204, during the Fourth Crusade, Crusader armies captured, looted

Broussa, The Ancient Capital of Turkey, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Broussa, The Ancient Capital of Turkey, 1890. Bursa in northwestern Anatolia became capital of the Ottoman State between 1335 and 1363. following its capture from the Byzantines in 1326

Triumphal Entry of Richard I. and Philip Augustus Into Acre, (1191), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Triumphal Entry of Richard I. and Philip Augustus Into Acre, (1191), 1890. Philip II of France (1165-1223) travelled to the Holy Land in the Third Crusade, 1189-1192 with King Richard I of England

Richard I. Wounded at the Siege of the Castle of Chaluz, (1199), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Richard I. Wounded at the Siege of the Castle of Chaluz, (1199), 1890. Richard I (1157-1199) King of England with French titles and territories

Map of India, Showing the British Possessions in 1780, 1800, and at the Present Time, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol. IV - Modern History", by Edmund Ollier

Rauchs Statue of Frederick the Great, Berlin, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Rauchs Statue of Frederick the Great, Berlin, 1890. Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great (1712-1786), designed in 1839 by Christian Daniel Rauch and unveiled in 1851 at Unter den Linden, Berlin

The Rialto, Venice, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Rialto, Venice, 1890. Rialto pedestrian bridge over the Grand Canal in Venice, originally built in 1181 by Nicolo Barattieri, rebuilt in 1591 by Antonio da Ponte

The Marriage Procession of Anne Boleyn, (1533), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Marriage Procession of Anne Boleyn, (1533), 1890. Coronation pageant of Anne Boleyn (c1501-1536) on the 25 of January 1533 when she became Queen of England by marriage to King Henry VIII

Final Assault of the Turks in their First Siege of Vienna (1529), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Final Assault of the Turks in their First Siege of Vienna (1529), 1890. The Siege of Vienna in 1529 was the first attempt by the Ottoman Empire, led by Suleiman the Magnificent

Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, 1890. Thomas Cromwell (c1485-1540) English lawyer and statesman who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII of England from 1532 to 1540

The Pyramid of Cholula, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Pyramid of Cholula, 1890. The Great Pyramid of Cholula was an important religious and mythical centre in prehispanic times

The Field of the Cloth of Gold, 1520, (1890). Creator: Unknown
The Field of the Cloth of Gold, 1520, (1890). Field of the Cloth of Gold at Balinghem was a tournament held in June 1520, between King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of France

Triumph of Heraclius at Constantinople, (629AD), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Triumph of Heraclius at Constantinople, (629AD) 1890. Heraclius (c575-641) Emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 610 to 641 entered Constantinople in ceremonial parade in 629AD during the Sasanian

Puerta Del Sol, Toledo, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Puerta Del Sol, Toledo, 1890. City gate of Toledo, Spain, built in late 14th century by the Knights Hospitaller. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Bedouin Arab, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Bedouin Arab, 1890. Nomadic Arab people who historically inhabited the desert regions in North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq and the Levant

Map of England, Showing Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms and Danish Districts, (c9th century)
Map of England, Showing the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms and the Danish Districts (The Latter Shaded), (c9th century), 1890. The Heptarchy is a collective name applied to the seven kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon

Louis XI Visiting Cardinal Balue in the Iron Cage, (1469-1481), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Louis XI. Visiting Cardinal Balue in the Iron Cage, (1469-1481), 1890. Jean Balue (c1421-1491) cardinal and minister of Louis XI, Balue played both sides in negotiating a treaty

A Roman Triumph, 1890. Creator: Unknown
A Roman Triumph, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History Vol. II - Rome", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]

Wallenstein and Tilly Holding a Council of War, 1626, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Wallenstein and Tilly Holding a Council of War, 1626, (1890). Albrecht von Wallenstein (1583-1634) Bohemian military leader

The Dutch in the Medway: De Ruyters Attack on Upnor Castle, 1667, (1890). Creator: Unknown
The Dutch in the Medway: De Ruyters Attack on Upnor Castle, 1667, (1890). Dutch Raid on the Medway during the Second Anglo-Dutch War in June 1667

Namur, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Namur, 1890. The Citadel of Namur on the confluence of Sambre and Meuse rivers was a disputed territory between Spain, France, England

The First Fleet of the East India Company Leaving Woolwich, 1601, (1890. ) Creator: Unknown
The First Fleet of the East India Company Leaving Woolwich, 1601, (1890). The East India Company formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region

Map of Assyria, Chaldea and Adjacent Countries, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Map of Assyria, Chaldea and Adjacent Countries, 1890. Assyria was a Mesopotamian kingdom from 25th century BC to 612 BC- 609 BC

The Hanging Gardens of Ancient Babylon, 1890. Creator: Unknown
he Hanging Gardens of Ancient Babylon, 1890. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Ascending tiered gardens in the ancient city of Babylon, near present-day Hillah, Babil province, in Iraq

Greek Athlete Throwing the Discus, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Greek Athlete Throwing the Discus, 1890. The Discus was one of the events of the ancient Greek pentathlon, dating back to at least 708 BC. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

The Cage, c1755. Artists: Edmund Wardle, Otto Limited
The Cage, c1755. After a painting by Francois Boucher (1703-1770). From The Connoisseur Volume 105, [Otto Limited, London, 1940]

Visit of Pontiac and the Indians to Major Gladwin, 1763 (c1880). Artist: Whymper
Visit of Pontiac and the Indians to Major Gladwin, 1763 (c1880). Pontiac was a chief of the Ottawa people. He led a rebellion against the British in the Great Lakes region after they won the French

Stuarts cavalry cutting telegraph wires, American Civil War, c1861-1864 (c1880). Confederate general James Ewell Brown Jeb Stuart was known as a dashing cavalry commander

Gold Box presented with the Freedom of the City of London to Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Gold Box presented with the Freedom of the City of London to Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, 1856. In the centre of the engraved subject or design on the lid is a monogram formed of the letters "E

CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS, 1962. This hurts me more than it hurts you. Cartoon comment on the Cuban Missile Crisis; Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev as a dentist

CARTOON: VIETNAM WAR, 1964. Stick em up! Cartoon comment on the difficulties
CARTOON: VIETNAM WAR, 1964. " Stick em up!" Cartoon comment on the difficulties posed by Viet Cong guerrilla warfare to the American military

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Edmund Yeamans Walcott Henderson, Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police - The Family Friend magazine Dec 1874 Date: 1874

Edmund George Forrest

Jerusalem looking down the Jaffa Road, with inset of Sir Edmund Allenby, Commander of British forces in Palestine 1917 Date: 1917

Edmund Burke (b1729, d1797)

Edmund Wimperis FRIBA, architect
Caricature of Edmund Wimperis FRIBA (Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects), architect, by Philippe Ledoux Date: circa 1930

Seaside House, Dalkey, Dublin
A photograph which shows the entrance front of a seaside house at Dalkey, Dublin, Ireland, designed by architect Edmund Lionel Crosby. Date: circa 1937

The Old Surrey Foxhounds, by William Barraud
Sir Edmund Antrobus and the Old Surrey Fox Hounds at the Foot of Addington Hills, by William Barraud Date: circa 1830s

March, 1918
A watercolour group portrait painting of a family of travellers, comprising of a mother with her children by her skirts, and an elderly man and woman

Jane Bourgeois, Jules Bourbon and Edmund Burke
Mlle Jane Bourgeois, Jules Bourbon (L), baritone, Edmund Burke (R), bass baritone, opera singers Date: 1910

The G. P. O. Adelaide
An etching of the General Post Office of Adelaide, situated on 141 King William Street. The building was completed in 1872, designed by architects Edmund Wright and Edward Woods. Date: circa 1925

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"Sir Edmund Hillary: Conquering New Heights and Inspiring Generations" Sir Edmund Hillary, a legendary New Zealand mountaineer and explorer, left an indelible mark on history with his remarkable achievements. Alongside Tenzing Norgay, he etched his name in the annals of mountaineering by reaching the summit of Mount Everest on May 28th, 1953. Their triumphant moment near the pinnacle of Mount Everest captured their unwavering determination and unbreakable spirit. The image of Hillary and Tensing Bhutia conquering Everest stands as a testament to human resilience and the pursuit of dreams against all odds. Beyond his mountaineering prowess, Sir Edmund Hillary's legacy extended far beyond icy peaks. In Westminster Cathedral, London, he found solace in spirituality while leaving an enduring impact on those who crossed paths with him. Just like the characters from "Faerie Queene, " beautifully illustrated by Walter Crane around 1900, Sir Edmund Hillary embarked on fantastical adventures that captivated imaginations worldwide. His courage mirrored that of heroes who faced mythical challenges head-on. Hillary's journey was not limited to mountains alone; it encompassed historical narratives too. As depicted in colored engravings showcasing "The Houses of York and Lancaster, " he delved into genealogy from Edward III to Henry VII—unearthing stories woven through time. Nature also held a special place in Sir Edmund's heart as evidenced by his appreciation for The Botanic Gardens in Dublin City—a sanctuary where beauty flourishes amidst bustling urban life. Upton House further exemplified his love for heritage architecture—an ode to mid-19th-century craftsmanship. Intriguingly enough, even political satire found its way into Sir Edmund's story. A lithograph poster titled "A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND" humorously portrayed him alongside President Truman during the Progressive Party era—a reminder that even great explorers can have a sense of humor.