Imperialism Collection (page 4)

French illustration characterising Russia pillaging Poland. 1905
5617200 French illustration characterising Russia pillaging Poland. 1905; Universal History Archive/UIG

MALASPINA, Alejandro (1754-1809). Italian-Spanish navigator and explorer.; BRAMBILA, Fernando (1763-1834). Painter
CUL4862936 MALASPINA, Alejandro (1754-1809). Italian-Spanish navigator and explorer.; BRAMBILA, Fernando (1763-1834). Painter. Australia (18th c.). English colony of New South Wales

Alejandro MALASPINA, Italian-Spanish navigator and explorer (engraving)
CUL4862888 Alejandro MALASPINA, Italian-Spanish navigator and explorer (engraving) by Suria, Tomas (1789-1794); (add.info.: MALASPINA, Alejandro (1754-1809)

Portrait of the son of Catiguala, chief of the Huilliches (or Huillices) - Portrait of Catiguala's son
CUL4873797 Portrait of the son of Catiguala, chief of the Huilliches (or Huillices) - Portrait of Catiguala's son. Catiguala was the leader of Huilliche people

Return of Colonel Marchand with French expeditionary forces to Fashoda, 1898
3480885 Return of Colonel Marchand with French expeditionary forces to Fashoda, 1898; (add.info.: Return of Colonel Marchand with French expeditionary forces to Fashoda, 1898)

Vasco Nunes de Balboa
2603657 Vasco Nunes de Balboa; (add.info.: Vasco Nunes de Balboa (1475 - 1519) Spanish conquistador and explorer, the first European to see the east of the Pacific Ocean, September 1513

Native life in the Pacific Region
2911046 Native life in the Pacific Region; (add.info.: 1842 Illustrations of native life in the Pacific Region from Voyage au pole sud et dans l'Oceanie..." under the command of Dumont)

Lord Roberts in Pretoria, 1901
1581460 Lord Roberts in Pretoria, 1901; (add.info.: Engraving depicts Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832 - 1914) during his command at Pretoria. Dated 1901); Universal History Archive/UIG

Return of Lord Roberts, 1901
1576521 Return of Lord Roberts, 1901; (add.info.: Engraving of Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832 - 1914) returning on the "Alberta" as his reception at Cowes, Isle of Wight

The Advance from Bloemfontein, 1901 (engraving)
1576507 The Advance from Bloemfontein, 1901 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts the advance from Bloemfontein on May 12th 1901)

Robert Henry Sale (1782-1845) English general 9engraving)
536851 Robert Henry Sale (1782-1845) English general 9engraving); (add.info.: Robert Henry Sale (1782-1845) English general

Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1880) (wood engraving)
530483 Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1880) (wood engraving); (add.info.: Yakub (Yakoob) Khan, ruler of Afghanistan, at a review at Gundamuck, 30 May 1879

General Kuroki Tamemoto, commander of the Japanese First Army, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)
8655651 General Kuroki Tamemoto, commander of the Japanese First Army, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho) by Koekkoek, Hermanus Willem (1867-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Japanese and Russian fleets at the Battle of Chemulpo Bay, 1904 (litho)
8655632 Japanese and Russian fleets at the Battle of Chemulpo Bay, 1904 (litho) by Wyllie, Charles William (1853-1923); Private Collection; (add.info)

Torpedoing of the Tsesarevitch, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)
8655628 Torpedoing of the Tsesarevitch, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho) by Dixon, Charles Edward (1872-1934) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cossacks and Japanese cavalry fighting at the Battle of Wafangou, 1904 (litho)
8655598 Cossacks and Japanese cavalry fighting at the Battle of Wafangou, 1904 (litho) by Koekkoek, Hermanus Willem (1867-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Japanese fleet attacking the Russians, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)
8655593 Japanese fleet attacking the Russians, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho) by Lacy, Charles John de (c.1860-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Japanese fleet attacking the Russians)

Japanese torpedo flotilla attacking Russian destroyers, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)
8655590 Japanese torpedo flotilla attacking Russian destroyers, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho) by Lacy, Charles John de (c.1860-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chinese servant serving tea to a wounded Japanese officer, Russo-Japanese War (b/w photo)
8655587 Chinese servant serving tea to a wounded Japanese officer, Russo-Japanese War (b/w photo) by Ricalton, James (1844-1929); Private Collection; (add.info)

Japanese envoys at Portsmouth, New Hampshire for negotiations to end the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (b/w photo)
8655557 Japanese envoys at Portsmouth, New Hampshire for negotiations to end the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Russian general Anatoly Stoessel on his way to surrender Port Arthur to the Japanese, Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (litho)
8655537 Russian general Anatoly Stoessel on his way to surrender Port Arthur to the Japanese, Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (litho) by Feller

Surrender of Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (litho)
8655535 Surrender of Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (litho) by Sabattier, Louis Remy (1863-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

Battlefield scene, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)
8655611 Battlefield scene, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battlefield scene, Russo-Japanese War, 1904)

Cossacks searching for Japanese spies in a village, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905 (litho)
8655565 Cossacks searching for Japanese spies in a village, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Japanese representatives at the peace talks to end the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (b/w photo)
8655560 Japanese representatives at the peace talks to end the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

French illustration characterising France struggling to keep off the attentions of rival European powers 1905
5617198 French illustration characterising France struggling to keep off the attentions of rival European powers 1905; Universal History Archive/UIG

The scouts on Sir Henry Morton Stanley's Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, in Africa in 1888
5242614 The scouts on Sir Henry Morton Stanley's Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, in Africa in 1888, discover Pygmies carrying away a case of ammunition, publ

England (C19th). Colonization (1880). The life of the gold diggers in Australia
CUL4855886 England (C19th). Colonization (1880). The life of the gold diggers in Australia. English colony of Botany Bay (founded in 1788)

England (C19th). Colonization (1880). Bahama pineapple planting. English colony in New Providence Island
CUL4855764 England (C19th). Colonization (1880). Bahama pineapple planting. English colony in New Providence Island. Pineapples were one of the products for export from the port of Nassau

Tlupanamabu, cacique of the Nutka island (Nootka Island)
CUL4862767 Tlupanamabu, cacique of the Nutka island (Nootka Island) by Suria, Tomas (1789-1794); (add.info.: MALASPINA, Alejandro (1754-1809)

MALASPINA, Alejandro (1754-1809). Italian-Spanish navigator and explorer.; BRAMBILA, Fernando (1763-1834). Painter
CUL4873864 MALASPINA, Alejandro (1754-1809). Italian-Spanish navigator and explorer.; BRAMBILA, Fernando (1763-1834). Painter. Philippines (18th c.). Manila. Square and cathedral

Cuba. War of independence (1868-1898). Fire and plunder at Baracoa outskirts. Etching. SPAIN
CUL4868925 Cuba. War of independence (1868-1898). Fire and plunder at Baracoa outskirts. Etching. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

MAGELLAND, Ferdinand (1480-1521). English navigator and discoverer. Portrait of Ferdinand Magellan. Litography
CUL4866747 MAGELLAND, Ferdinand (1480-1521). English navigator and discoverer. Portrait of Ferdinand Magellan. Litography.; (add.info.: MAGELLAND, Ferdinand (1480-1521)

Alejandro MALASPINA
CUL4862791 Alejandro MALASPINA by Ravenet, Juan (Giovanni) (1766-1821); (add.info.: MALASPINA, Alejandro (1754-1809). Italian-Spanish navigator and explorer.; RAVENET, Juan (1766). America

Entry in Madrid of the troops of the African Army on May 11, 1860 returnig of the Hispano-Moroccan War (1859-60)
CUL4936377 Entry in Madrid of the troops of the African Army on May 11, 1860 returnig of the Hispano-Moroccan War (1859-60) (lithograph); (add.info.: Original drawing by Vicente Urrabieta, Donostia)

German forces seize Samoa, 1899
3480878 German forces seize Samoa, 1899; (add.info.: German forces seize Samoa 1899. German Samoa (Deutsch-Samoa) was a German protectorate from 1900 to 1914, consisting of the islands of Upolu

The trading post established by the British East India Company at Surat, India, c.1680
2956650 The trading post established by the British East India Company at Surat, India, c.1680, from British Merchant Adventurers, publ

Sir John Lawrence 1811-1879 holds court at the 1867 durbar at Lucknow, 1867 (engraving)
3523036 Sir John Lawrence 1811-1879 holds court at the 1867 durbar at Lucknow, 1867 (engraving); (add.info.: Sir John Lawrence 1811-1879 holds court at the 1867 durbar at Lucknow, in India)

Tajik women of the Russian Empire
2912151 Tajik women of the Russian Empire; (add.info.: Tajik women 1900. Russian Imperialism led to the Russian Empire's conquest of Central Asia during the late 19th century's Imperial Era)

Status of Manchuria as determined by the Treaty of Portsmouth ending the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (litho)
8655654 Status of Manchuria as determined by the Treaty of Portsmouth ending the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (litho) by English School

Battle of Pyongyang, 1894 (litho)
8655643 Battle of Pyongyang, 1894 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Japanese infantry charging the enemy, Battle of the Yalu River, 1904 (litho)
8655609 Japanese infantry charging the enemy, Battle of the Yalu River, 1904 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Japanese infantry charging the enemy at Wiju)

Russian soldiers retreating, Battle of the Yalu River, 1904 (litho)
8655606 Russian soldiers retreating, Battle of the Yalu River, 1904 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Japanese troops storming Russian trenches, Battle of Nanshan, 1904 (litho)
8655599 Japanese troops storming Russian trenches, Battle of Nanshan, 1904 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Battle of Nanshan, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)
8655597 Battle of Nanshan, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho) by Koekkoek, Hermanus Willem (1867-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Third Japanese attack on Nanshan Hill, Battle of Nanshan)

Marshal Oyama Iwao, commander of the Japanese army in Manchuria (litho)
8655592 Marshal Oyama Iwao, commander of the Japanese army in Manchuria (litho) by Koekkoek, Hermanus Willem (1867-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marshal Oyama Iwao (1842-1915)

Nogi Maresuke, Japanese general (litho)
8655588 Nogi Maresuke, Japanese general (litho) by Koekkoek, Hermanus Willem (1867-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: General Nogi Maresuke (1849-1912)

Battle of the Yellow Sea, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)
8655586 Battle of the Yellow Sea, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho) by Wigfull, William Edward (1875-1939) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Imperialism: A Global Phenomenon Shaped by Power and Ambition" The world map, adorned with the vast empires of yesteryears, reminds us of the complex history of imperialism. From the Death to World Imperialism poster created in 1919 by Dmitriy Stakhievich Moor to Stonehenge's Longest Day, Wiltshire witnessed both ancient rituals and imperial conquests. The Treaty of Waitangi stands as a symbol of British colonial expansion into New Zealand, while the British Empire Marketing Board's Takoradi Harbour poster showcases their ambitious efforts to expand trade routes across the globe. Examining a British Empire Map from 1902 reveals an intricate web spanning continents, illustrating how imperialism extended its reach far and wide. The Zulu War Britannia in 1879 exemplifies one chapter in this narrative where Britain sought dominance over African territories. Edward VIII's hunting escapades capture a glimpse into the luxurious lifestyle enjoyed by those at the helm of imperial power. His encounters with Patailas and visits to Nepal demonstrate how imperialism intertwined with diplomacy and exploration during his reign. As we reflect on World War I, it becomes evident that imperialism played a significant role in shaping global conflicts. It fueled rivalries between nations vying for control over colonies and resources, leaving lasting scars on countless lives. Imperialism is not merely confined to historical events; it continues to shape our present-day world. Understanding its complexities helps us navigate through contemporary challenges arising from past legacies. Whether through grand empires or subtle influences exerted over time, it has left an indelible mark on human history. Exploring these hints - be it through art depicting resistance like Moor's poster or examining maps showcasing territorial ambitions - allows us to unravel this multifaceted phenomenon that shaped our world.