Imperialism Collection (#54)

A surface-to-air missile air defense system destroyed by NATO outside of Benghazi, Libya
A surface-to-air missile air defense system destroyed by NATO on the outside of Benghazi, Libya. A war betwean Gaddafi army

A tracked artillery vehicle destroyed by NATO forces outside Benghazi, Libya
A tracked artillery vehicle destroyed by NATO forces in the desert just outside Benghazi, Libya. A war betwean Gaddafi army

A T-72 tank destroyed by NATO forces just outside Benghazi, Libya. A war betwean Gaddafi army and Libyas Transitional National Council army with air support from NATO started on March 17, 2011

A T-55 tank destroyed by NATO forces in the desert north of Ajadabiya, Libya
A T-55 tank destroyed by NATO forces in the desert north of Ajdabiya, Libya. A war betwean Gaddafi army and Libyas Transitional National Council army with air support from NATO started on March 17

A T-55 tank on the seafront in Benghazi, Libya. A war betwean Gaddafi army and Libyas Transitional National Council army with air support from NATO started on March 17, 2011

Fort St. George, Coromandel Coast, 1794 (engraving)
BAL5594 Fort St. George, Coromandel Coast, 1794 (engraving) by Ryne, Jan van (fl.1755); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fort St George was the first English (later British) fortress in India

View of the Chattar Manzil Palace, on the River Gumti, Lucknow, during the Indian Rebellion
XJF466211 View of the Chattar Manzil Palace, on the River Gumti, Lucknow, during the Indian Rebellion, 1858 (b/w photo) by Beato

La Fontaine Renewed, Prussian Wolf disguised as a shepherd to guard German sheep
XJF441080 La Fontaine Renewed, Prussian Wolf disguised as a shepherd to guard German sheep, from Le Charivari, 10 October, 1867 (litho) by Daumier

General bird s-eye view of the Imperial Durbar at Delhi, published in the Illustrated
XJF439984 General bird s-eye view of the Imperial Durbar at Delhi, published in the Illustrated London News 10 Februrary 1877 (engraving) by English School

Fiat Justitia! The British Lion and the Afghan Wolves, cartoon from Punch Magazine
XJF430952 Fiat Justitia! The British Lion and the Afghan Wolves, cartoon from Punch Magazine, 20th September 1879 (litho) by Tenniel

Arab agitator preaching the Holy War in Tripolitania, illustration from Le Petit Journal
XIR414747 Arab agitator preaching the Holy War in Tripolitania, illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 19th November 1911 (colour litho) by French School

Effects of the new civilization at Tripoli, illustration from Le Petit Journal
XIR414745 Effects of the new civilization at Tripoli, illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 5th November 1911 (colour litho) by French School

Italy providing civilization to Tripolitania, illustration from Le Petit Journal
XIR414744 Italy providing civilization to Tripolitania, illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 15th October 1911 (colour litho) by French School

Stanleys attack on Zimbizo during his expedition in 1871, illustration
KW409903 Stanleys attack on Zimbizo during his expedition in 1871, illustration from The World in the Hands, engraved by Henri Theophile Hildibrand (1824-97), published 1878 (engraving) by Bayard

A rhinoceros hunt in honour of King George V (1865-1936), illustration from Le
XIR346337 A rhinoceros hunt in honour of King George V (1865-1936), illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 31st December 1911 (colour litho) by French School

Delhi Durbar, illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre
XIR346334 Delhi Durbar, illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 24th December 1911 (colour litho) by French School

Frederick III Wilhelm on the Bornstedter Field, 1858 (oil on canvas)
XPH308488 Frederick III Wilhelm on the Bornstedter Field, 1858 (oil on canvas) by Meyerheim, Hermann (b.1840); Schloss Sanssouci, Potsdam, Brandenburg

Napoleon III and Bismarck after the Battle of Sedan, 1882 (oil on canvas)
XPH308455 Napoleon III and Bismarck after the Battle of Sedan, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Camphausen, Wilhelm (1818-85); Staatliche Schlosser und Garten, Potsdam

Otto von Bismarck as Prussias Envoy to the Diet of the German Confederation in Frankfurt
XPH308439 Otto von Bismarck as Prussias Envoy to the Diet of the German Confederation in Frankfurt, 1855 (oil on canvas) by Becker, Jakob (1810-40); Bismarck-Museum, Friedrichsruh

Bismarck before Paris, 1873 (oil on canvas)
XPH308438 Bismarck before Paris, 1873 (oil on canvas) by Camphausen, Wilhelm (1818-85); Bismarck-Museum, Friedrichsruh, Germany; (add.info)

Princes Diploma investing Otto von Bismarck, dated 21st March, 1871 (mixed media)
XPH308437 Princes Diploma investing Otto von Bismarck, dated 21st March, 1871 (mixed media) by German School, (19th century); Bismarck-Museum, Friedrichsruh

La Mosca Roja (colour litho)
XCF274353 La Mosca Roja (colour litho) by Spanish School; Private Collection; (add.info.: satire on the attempts by Great Britain to conquer the world by force compared with a similar attempt at)

The Rhodes Colossus, from Punch, 10th December 1892 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF271019 The Rhodes Colossus, from Punch, 10th December 1892 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Posy for Mayday and a poser for Britannia, 1910 (engraving)
XJF2639753 A Posy for Mayday and a poser for Britannia, 1910 (engraving) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lieutenant Mizon (1853-99) on his 1892 Mission of Exploration of the River Benue Area in Nigeria
XIR211424 Lieutenant Mizon (1853-99) on his 1892 Mission of Exploration of the River Benue Area in Nigeria, from Le Petit Journal, July 1892 (coloured engraving) by Meaulle

Crispis Defeat, caricature from le Petit Journal, 1896
XIR211412 Crispis Defeat, caricature from le Petit Journal, 1896 (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1844-99); Private Collection; (add.info)

Caricature of Francesco Crispi (1818-1901) and the defeat of the Italian invading
XIR211411 Caricature of Francesco Crispi (1818-1901) and the defeat of the Italian invading army at the siege of Makalle, Ethiopia

BOMBAY INFANTRY, c1902. British Indian troops of the 22nd Bombay Infantry, stationed in Kowloon, China. Stereograph by Carleton H. Graves, c1902

CHINA: TEA TASTER, 1888. A Tea-Tasters Life and Work in China. Wood engraving, English, 1888

NAPOLEON I (1769-1821). Emperor of the French, 1804-1814. Boney Bothered, or An Unexpected Meeting. Cartoon depicting Napoleon (left) attempting to step into the East Indies near Bengal

WILLIAM I OF PRUSSIA (1797-1888). King of Prussia (1861-88) and Emperor of Germany (1871-88). William I as an acrobat having trouble balancing on a globe

DELHI: RED FORT, c1830. Procession of British troops from the Red Fort at Delhi, India. Painting, c1830

JAPAN: TOURISM, 1917. Page from a Thomas Cook of London travel guide, showing Western tourist being carried in sedan chairs in Japan

INDIA: DURBAR, 19th CENTURY. European durbar held by an Indian maharaja, probably Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar of Mysore. Painting, 19th century

BOER WAR, c1900. British soldiers in the Orange River trenches, holding back the Boers during the South African War. Stereograph, c1900

WHITES IN AFRICA, 1907. Mrs. Davis in a Borrowed Hammock, the Local Means of
WHITES IN AFRICA, 1907. Mrs. Davis in a Borrowed " Hammock, " the Local Means of Transportation on the West Coast

PHILLIPPINES: COLONIALISM. An American officer at the Manila Army and Navy Club, built, 1911, by the US Army Corps of Engineers. Photograph, c1912

CARTOON: IMPERIALISM, 1884. Getting a Lift! or, The Grand Old Man of the (Red) Sea. British cartoon showing Major-General Charles George Gordon carrying British responsibility into Khartoum, Sudan

View Of Calcutta From The Esplanade
Drawing entitled View of Calcutta from the Esplanade, Calcutta, India, 1850s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Proud Joseph Chamberlain astride his High Horse, flying the flag for Imperialism and Fiscal Reform, whilst trampling his Radical political opponents

Robert Henry Sale (1782-1845) English general. Mortally wounded at Battle of Mudkhi (Moodkee) 18 December 1845, when Sikhs defeated by British under General Gough. Engraving

Lieutenant-General Garnet Wolseley (later Viscount Wolseley) 1833-1913, directing battle of Tel-el-Kebir, 13 September 1882 at end of Egyptian expedition crushing Arabi Pashas revolt

English grandee rides in an Indian procession. Company Style (East India Company), Indian 1825-1830. Gouache

Beginning of conquest of Siberia. Cossacks under Jermak Timofejew attacking army of Khan Kutschuma on the River Irtysch 1580. Oleograph c1900

British troops parading on the Esplanade, Calcutta, India. Mid-19th century steel engraving

Indian Mutiny 1857-1859, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny or the Great War of Independence. First relief of Lucknow by General Henry Havelock 15 September 1857. Engraving

Warren Hastings (1721-1818) English administrator in India. Impeached at bar of House of Lords 1788, acquitted 1795. Stipple engraving

Benjamin Disraeli offering the crown of India to Queen Victoria. She was proclaimed Empress of India on l May 1876. John Tenniel cartoon from Punch London 15 April 1876

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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.