Passage Collection (#2)

Hannibal attacked by the Barbarians in his attempt to force a passage over the frozen Alps (engraving)
8658595 Hannibal attacked by the Barbarians in his attempt to force a passage over the frozen Alps (engraving) by English School

This Mechanized Age, 1937: Giant Carpet Loom (colour litho)
8657555 This Mechanized Age, 1937: Giant Carpet Loom (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giant Carpet Loom)

Chart showing the North West Passage discovered by Captain R. Le M. McClure, HMS Investigator
7295388 Chart showing the North West Passage discovered by Captain R. Le M. McClure, HMS Investigator, 1853 (coloured engraving) by Inglefield

The windward passage from Jamaica, betwene the east end of Cuba, and the west end of Hispaniola, 1675 (engraving)
7340052 The windward passage from Jamaica, betwene the east end of Cuba, and the west end of Hispaniola, 1675 (engraving) by Seller, John (1632-97); 43x54 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Chart of the search for Sir John Franklin and discovery of the North West Passage, 1853 (ink on paper)
7295358 Chart of the search for Sir John Franklin and discovery of the North West Passage, 1853 (ink on paper) by Inglefield, Admiral Edward Augustus (1820-94); 39x53 cm; National Maritime Museum

Maud stood by her Grandmamma's side (colour litho)
8641355 Maud stood by her Grandmamma's side (colour litho) by Barnes, Robert (1840-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: Maud stood by her Grandmamma's side)

Lost London: Passage in Spring Gardens from Trafalgar Square to the Mall (litho)
8662137 Lost London: Passage in Spring Gardens from Trafalgar Square to the Mall (litho) by Crowther, John (1837-1902); Private Collection; (add.info)

Queen Mary's Dolls House: The Kitchen with the Ingredients for an Apple Pudding on the Table (b/w photo)
8674071 Queen Mary's Dolls House: The Kitchen with the Ingredients for an Apple Pudding on the Table (b/w photo) by English Photographer

France, Pays de la Loire, Loire-Atlantique (44), La Baule Escoublac: the city with level crossing, 1900
LUX4775161 France, Pays de la Loire, Loire-Atlantique (44), La Baule Escoublac: the city with level crossing, 1900; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Loire-Atlantique (44)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Ardeche (07), Saint-Romain-ay (saint roman d'ay)
LUX4815925 France, Rhone-Alpes, Ardeche (07), Saint-Romain-ay (saint roman d'ay): The entrance to the convent with the statue of our lady of Ay, 1907; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): A train passing Porte de Clignancourt, 1890
LUX4811076 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): A train passing Porte de Clignancourt, 1890; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): A train passing Porte de Clignancourt

France: On a boat during a long-haul journey passengers gather on deck to celebrate the passage of the line (Ecuador)
LUX4807506 France: On a boat during a long-haul journey passengers gather on deck to celebrate the passage of the line (Ecuador)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: Bellecour district, door 16th, 1912 - shops: Joseph Richelmy - poster
LUX4794443 France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: Bellecour district, door 16th, 1912 - shops: Joseph Richelmy - poster: socialist party SFIO municipal election of May 1912; (add.info.: France)

France, Franche-Comte, Doubs (25), Pontarlier: La porte du boulevard, 1880 - fair Franche
LUX4709871 France, Franche-Comte, Doubs (25), Pontarlier: La porte du boulevard, 1880 - fair Franche, macaroni and vermicelle Rivoire et Carret - Bookshop paper: A

Willem Barents (d1597) Dutch navigator who led expeditions in search of Northeast Passage
531962 Willem Barents (d1597) Dutch navigator who led expeditions in search of Northeast Passage. Barents ship among the Arctic ice

Hercules stifles Ante who opposes his passage in Africa -Hercules overcoming Antaeus who opposes his passage into
FLO4607780 Hercules stifles Ante who opposes his passage in Africa -Hercules overcoming Antaeus who opposes his passage into Africa. Copperplate engraving by W

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Great flood of Paris, passers-by on a bridge in front of a hospital whose roof is
LUX4757253 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Great flood of Paris, passers-by on a bridge in front of a hospital whose roof is covered with snow, 1910 - photography; (add.info.: France)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Vernou: tuffeau porch of a troglodyte house, 1900 - Photo Papeghin
LUX4758667 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Vernou: tuffeau porch of a troglodyte house, 1900 - Photo Papeghin; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

Venice: Rialto Bridge, 1870
LUX4713670 Venice: Rialto Bridge, 1870; (add.info.: Venice: Rialto Bridge, 1870); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

The steamship Britannia, of the Cunard Company, leaving the Boston docks (USA) on February 3, 1844
MMM5483501 The steamship Britannia, of the Cunard Company, leaving the Boston docks (USA) on February 3, 1844, in a canal dug in the ice for Liverpool (England); National Maritime Museum, London

France, Champagne-Ardenne, Haute-Marne (52), Langres: La porte des moulins (1647), 1885
LUX4704812 France, Champagne-Ardenne, Haute-Marne (52), Langres: La porte des moulins (1647), 1885; (add.info.: France, Champagne-Ardenne, Haute-Marne (52), Langres: La porte des moulins (1647)

France, Centre, Loir-et-Cher (41), Vendome: Porte Saint Georges and the Bridge, animated view with children and car
LUX4767069 France, Centre, Loir-et-Cher (41), Vendome: Porte Saint Georges and the Bridge, animated view with children and car, 1910; (add.info.: France, Centre, Loir-et-Cher (41)

France: A sailor climbs to cocagne during the passage of the line (Ecuador), 1910
LUX4807534 France: A sailor climbs to cocagne during the passage of the line (Ecuador), 1910; (add.info.: France: A sailor climbs to cocagne during the passage of the line (Ecuador)

France: On a boat during a long-haul journey passengers gather on deck to celebrate the passage of the line (Ecuador)
LUX4807518 France: On a boat during a long-haul journey passengers gather on deck to celebrate the passage of the line (Ecuador)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): The grant of the door to the Clignancourt chapel, 1890
LUX4811046 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): The grant of the door to the Clignancourt chapel, 1890; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): The grant of the door to the Clignancourt chapel

Chart of the North West Passage, 1854 (print)
7339539 Chart of the North West Passage, 1854 (print) by Day & Son (fl.1857); 60.5x31 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: S. Gurney Cresswell; Day & Son Single sheet. Col)

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Occupation of Paris by German troops. Germans in Paris waiting for a passage home
530575 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Occupation of Paris by German troops. Germans in Paris waiting for a passage home. Wood engraving, London, 18 March 1871; Universal History Archive/UIG

Passage of the Red Sea (colour litho)
8652319 Passage of the Red Sea (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Passage of the Red Sea)

Pijao Native Americans on a passage through the Andes, near Ibague, Tolima, Colombia
FLO4621049 Pijao Native Americans on a passage through the Andes, near Ibague, Tolima, Colombia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Nasi from Giulio Ferrrario's Costumes Antique

France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Var (83), Toulon: Animated view, door of France with rails and tram wires, 1900
LUX4765433 France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Var (83), Toulon: Animated view, door of France with rails and tram wires, 1900; (add.info.: France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Var (83)

Greece, Crete: crossing a gut in the mountains, 1900
LUX4763138 Greece, Crete: crossing a gut in the mountains, 1900; (add.info.: Greece, Crete: crossing a gut in the mountains, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Door of an English city on a photo of New Year's Greetings, 1890
LUX4712530 Door of an English city on a photo of New Year's Greetings, 1890; (add.info.: Door of an English city on a photo of New Year's Greetings, 1890); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Milan: Entree of the gallery Victor Emmanuel, 1885 - Architect: Giuseppe Mengoni (1829-1877)
LUX4712503 Milan: Entree of the gallery Victor Emmanuel, 1885 - Architect: Giuseppe Mengoni (1829-1877); (add.info.: Milan: Entree of the gallery Victor Emmanuel)

The passage of The Sound, 1801 (aquatint)
1579742 The passage of The Sound, 1801 (aquatint); (add.info.: Aquatint of the passage of The Sound, Nelson's division leading the Fleet past the Castle at Elsinore. Print by R. Dodd)

Winter Scenes, 1937: In Wharfedale, Yorks (b/w photo)
8671721 Winter Scenes, 1937: In Wharfedale, Yorks (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In Wharfedale, Yorks)

First three steps in Masonry (engraving)
8673100 First three steps in Masonry (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: First three steps in Masonry)

Holborn, Lincoln's Inn, Passage, 1697, from New Square to Carey Street,s Archway to Carey Street (b/w photo)
8661685 Holborn, Lincoln's Inn, Passage, 1697, from New Square to Carey Street,s Archway to Carey Street (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The discovery of the Hudson River in 1609 by Henry Hudson during his voyage in the ship Half Moon to find a prospective
2603485 The discovery of the Hudson River in 1609 by Henry Hudson during his voyage in the ship Half Moon to find a prospective Northwest Passage to Cathay

The first engine on the Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway Line
5308384 The first engine on the Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway Line.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the first engine on the Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway Line. Dated 19th century)

First World War: France: On the eastern front an underground shelter, 1915
LUX4815721 First World War: France: On the eastern front an underground shelter, 1915; (add.info.: First World War: France: On the eastern front an underground shelter, 1915); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): The grant of the door to the Clignancourt chapel, 1890
LUX4811079 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): The grant of the door to the Clignancourt chapel, 1890; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): The grant of the door to the Clignancourt chapel

France: Passengers disgudged on the bridge in gods and goddesses of the sea
LUX4807563 France: Passengers disgudged on the bridge in gods and goddesses of the sea, ceremony on the occasion of the crossing of the line (Ecuador) 1910; (add.info.: France)

France: A sailor climbs to cocagne during the passage of the line (Ecuador), 1910
LUX4807529 France: A sailor climbs to cocagne during the passage of the line (Ecuador), 1910; (add.info.: France: A sailor climbs to cocagne during the passage of the line (Ecuador)

France: On a boat during a long-haul journey travelers are gathering hard the bridge to celebrate the passage of
LUX4807519 France: On a boat during a long-haul journey travelers are gathering hard the bridge to celebrate the passage of the line (Ecuador) with sailors covered in white paint

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): The entrance of the Carrousel du Louvre, 1870
LUX4817927 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): The entrance of the Carrousel du Louvre, 1870; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): The entrance of the Carrousel du Louvre

France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Belle-Ile-en-Mer (beautiful island at sea): entrance to the port, 1897
LUX4774873 France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Belle-Ile-en-Mer (beautiful island at sea): entrance to the port, 1897; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Morbihan (56)

France, Ile-de-France, Seine-et-Marne (77), Moret-sur-Loing: Moret sur Loing, medievale door, door of Burgundy
LUX4757526 France, Ile-de-France, Seine-et-Marne (77), Moret-sur-Loing: Moret sur Loing, medievale door, door of Burgundy, lively view with many shops and passers-by including a woman in headdress

Egypt, Cairo: The English Post with 5 Soldiers, 1900
LUX4763817 Egypt, Cairo: The English Post with 5 Soldiers, 1900; (add.info.: Egypt, Cairo: The English Post with 5 Soldiers, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

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In 1845, the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror set sail on a treacherous journey to discover the elusive Northwest Passage. Led by Captain Sir John Franklin, this expedition aimed to navigate through uncharted waters and open up new trade routes. Among the crew was Captain Francis Crozier of HMS Terror, a seasoned explorer with an indomitable spirit. As they ventured into the unknown, their path intertwined with history's tapestry. In Paris, real tennis matches were played while Jan Saenredam and Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem captured Plato's Cave in stunning detail in 1604. Meanwhile, Stone circles at Avebury stood as silent witnesses to ancient rituals. Roald Amundsen himself would later follow in their footsteps, leaving his mark on Arctic exploration. But for now, it was Franklin's expedition that held the world's attention. Years passed without any news until 1859 when a last record from Franklin's ill-fated voyage was discovered. Dated 1847 and 1848, it revealed glimpses of their struggles against nature's wrath. Liverpool slums painted a stark contrast to the grandeur of R. M. S Queen Mary and R. M. S Queen Elizabeth off Cowes. Yet even amidst poverty and opulence alike, thoughts lingered about those lost souls who dared challenge icy waters. Ultimately, tragedy befell them all - The End of Sir John Franklin’s Arctic Expedition came too soon in 1845. Their passage became one shrouded in mystery; tales whispered among sailors around campfires or shared over pints at local taverns. But let us not forget these brave men who sought adventure beyond imagination - heroes whose names are etched into history forevermore: Captain Francis Crozier of HMS Terror and Captain Sir John Franklin himself.