Maiden Collection (#16)

Hubert Broad taking Handley Page W10 G-EBMM
Hubert Broad taking Handley Page W10, G-EBMM, City of Melbourne, on its maiden flight, 10 February 1926, at Cricklewwod. Imperial Airways markings. Date: 1926

The first Vickers VC10 G-ARTA makes its maiden flight
The first Vickers VC10, G-ARTA, makes its maiden flight at Weybridge. 29 June 1962. Date: 1962

The maiden flight of the first English Electric Canberra VN7
The maiden flight of the first English Electric Canberra, VN799, on 13 May 1949. Date: 1949

The first prototype Avro Tudor 2 G-ASSU flying low
The first prototype Avro Tudor 2, G-ASSU, flying low over Woodford during its maiden flight on 10 March 1946. Date: 1946

Convair XP5Y-1 flying boat during its maiden flight on 17 May 1950. Date: 1950

Bristol Britannia 100 G-ALBO
Bristol Britannia 100, G-ALBO, the first prototype, taking off from Filton for her maiden flight on 16 August 1952. Date: 1952

Fairey Rotodyne XE521 made its maiden flight on 6 November
Fairey Rotodyne, XE521, made its maiden flight on 6 November 1957 in helicopter mode and without the folding upper fins. Date: 1957

Clorinda. Warrior maiden saving Sophronia and Clorinda from death by burning. Liebig Trade Card c1900. Chromolithograph

French military airship La Republique which made her maiden flight from Paris to Compiegne. Crashed on manoeuvres when propeller tore envelope, October 1909

The iceberg that sank the White Star Lines Olympic-class RMS Titanic which struck it on 12 April 1912 on her maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York with loss of over 1, 500 lives

Minnehaha
Minnesota: 1904 A photochrome of Minnehaha as she awaits the arrival of Hiawatha

A child no more! a maiden now - A graceful maiden, with a gentle brow. "
" A child no more! a maiden now - A graceful maiden, with a gentle brow."

The Maiden, by Gustave Dore

Source Size = 1779 x 1991
CAIRENE MAIDEN. Egypt, engraving 1879

Orange-dashed Goby (Valenciennea puellaris) adult, Sansapor Raru, Raja Ampat Islands (Four Kings), West Papua, New Guinea, Indonesia, July

REGAZZONI WINS BRITISH GP 1979 FOR WILLIAMS: Clay Regazzoni, 1st position on the podium
1979 British Grand Prix. Silverstone, England. 12-14 July 1979. Clay Regazzoni (Williams FW07-Ford), 1st position on the podium. This was Williams Grand Prix Engineerings maiden Grand Prix victory

1975 Brazilian Grand Prix: Carlos Pace 1st position, celebrates winning his home Grand Prix
Interlagos, Sao Paulo, Brazil. 24-26 January 1975. Carlos Pace (Brabham Ford) 1st position, celebrates winning his home Grand Prix, taking his maiden and only win

Reconversion of Queen Elizabeth
When the work of reconversion was over the Queen Elizabeth was virtually a new ship, ready to cast off her moorings at Southampton and begin her maiden voyage as a passenger liner

Maiden Filtering Beer. 25th c. BC. 5th dynasty. Painted limestone. Egyptian art. Old Kingdom. Sculpture on rock. ITALY. Florence. National Museum of Archaeology

The Little Swan Maiden. Gilda and her friend the shepherd boy fly away by swan

Prince protesting love

Wessex / Nr Maiden Castle
Wessex scenery: near Maiden Castle, Dorchester, a setting for Thomas Hardys novel The Mayor of Casterbridge Date: 1906

Croatia, Dubrovnik. Sunset on the Nieuw Amsterdam in the port of Dubrovnik on its maiden voyage

Four young Hopi women in Arizona grinding grain at the mealing trough. Photographed by Edward S. Curtis, c1906
HOPI GRINDING GRAIN, c1906. Four young Hopi women in Arizona grinding grain at the mealing trough. Photographed by Edward S. Curtis, c1906

PETALESHARRO MEDAL, 1821. Obverse of a silver medal presented to the Pawnee chief Petalesharro on his visit to Washington, D.C

WOMENs FASHION, c1780. A young woman wearing an English bonnet and a polonaise. French color fashion plate, c1780

ANCIENT EGYPT: MUSICIANS. Performing women and maidens. Line engraving after a relief from an ancient Egyptian tomb

GREAT EASTERN EXPLOSION. The forward paddle engine boilers exploding on the maiden voyage of The Great Eastern, off Hastings in the English Channel, 9 September 1859

GOING OFF TO WAR, 1793. The Cruel Separation, or, Love subservient to Glory. Wood engraving, English, 1793

LONDON: HABERDASHERs HALL. View of Haberdashers Hall on Maiden Lane, London, England
LONDON:HABERDASHERs HALL. View of Haberdashers Hall on Maiden Lane, London, England. Steel engraving, English, 1830, after Thomas Shepherd

THE FAIR MAID OF GHENT. Scene from the ballet, The Fair Maid of Ghent. Wood engraving, 1845

GREAT EASTERN, 1860. The iron sail-and-steam ship Great Eastern leaving Southampton, England, for New York on her first voyage, 17 June 1860. Line engraving from a contemporary English newspaper

FULTON STEAM FRIGATE, 1814. Launch of the Fulton Steam Frigate (also known as Demologos and Fulton the First)
FULTON STEAM FRIGATE, 1814. Launch of the Fulton Steam Frigate (also known as Demologos and Fulton the First ) at New York City, 29 October 1814

A MIDSUMMER NIGHTs DREAM. Wood engraving after Sir John Gilbert for William Shakespeares Midsummer Nights Dream

JAMES BRIDGER (1804-1881). American fur trader and mountain man. Bridger and the Blackfoot maiden. Wood engraving, American, 19th century

Weaver maiden and the ox herder

Young maiden of Dojoji (Musume Dojoji). Date between 1830 and 1844

Young maiden holding a zither (koto). Print shows a woman standing, holding a koto. Date ca. 1800

The maiden Onobu from the Nikenjaya Fuji-ya. Print shows Onobu carrying a sake pot, walking toward steps outside a building, looking to the left. Date between 1801 and 1818

The maiden Chiyo from Kaga. Print shows a woman, Chiyojo, full-length portrait, facing right, carrying a wooden bucket. Date between 1844 and 1848

Wisteria maiden and hobby horse. Print shows an actor, possibly wearing a mask, in the role of a maiden with a hobby horse hand puppet. Date 1831

The young maiden Omiwa of the liquor store Sugizake-ya. Date 1859

The Maiden Tower at Baku, Azerbaijan
The Maiden Tower (Kis-Kali) at Baku, Azerbaijan. Built by the 12th century architect Masud ibn Davud, who was probably the father of the architect of Mardakan Round Tower

Parole: brown gelding, by Imp. Leamington, dam Maiden by Lexington. Jockey on running horse. Date c1879

The young maiden Oshichi. Image of incendiary Oshichi. Includes vignette image (koma-e) above her head showing a famous place in Edo known as Ai no Uchi. Date 1867

View of Broadway and Maiden Lane, New York City

Cricket - The Perfect Maiden by H. H. Harris
A 1920s lady inspects her face in a compact mirror, attracting the attention of a handsome cricketer as a match goes on in the background. Date: 1927

A Chinese maiden. Date between 1898 and 1905

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Captivating and Enchanting: The Maiden's Journey Through Time Step into the realm of legends as Freya, the Norse goddess, gracefully rides her chariot across the celestial skies. Like Errol Flynn in his iconic role as Robin Hood, she embodies bravery and adventure, capturing hearts with her daring spirit. On the second-class deck of the Titanic, a postcard from Tom Mudd tells tales of hope and excitement amidst an opulent voyage that would forever be etched in history. Gazing upon G. H. Davis' masterpiece, the ocean liner Normandie stands tall like a majestic maiden on the harbor shores of Baku, Azerbaijan – a symbol of strength and beauty intertwined. Witnessing the maiden flight of BAe146 G-SSSH from Hatfield fills one's heart with awe; it marks a new era in aviation where dreams take flight against all odds. As Queen Mary arrives triumphantly in New York after her maiden voyage, she becomes an emblematic figure representing elegance and grandeur on vast oceans. Concorde 002 soars through Filton's sky on its maiden flight - an engineering marvel that pushes boundaries to reach supersonic speeds while captivating imaginations worldwide. In Edmond Dulac's enchanting illustration for "The Dreamer of Dreams" by Queen Marie of Romania, we glimpse into a world where maidens hold ethereal power over our dreams and desires. With bated breaths, we watch Titanic depart Southampton - unaware that this fateful journey will forever immortalize her name as both tragic heroine and enduring legend. And finally, Concorde 002 takes off in 1969 - defying gravity with grace; it heralds mankind's relentless pursuit to conquer new frontiers at unimaginable speeds high above Earth’s surface.