Strait Collection (#26)

The Britannia bridge
Three views of the Britannia bridge, which was built across the Menai strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. The bridge was begun in 1846 and completed in March 1850

Dardanelles - The Castles
Castles at the Dardanelles, Turkey, Ottoman Empire

The Summer Palace Hotel - Constantinople
The Summer Palace Hotel - Therapia, Constantinople. Owned by M. Tokatlian, an Armenian

Galata Bridge - old view - Constantinople
A view of carriages and pedestrians crossing the Galata Bridge in Constantinople, avoiding the electric trams

Galata Bridge - Constantinople
Galata Bridge and Ferryboat Station, Constantinople, Turkey

Shipping in the Harbour at Constantinople
Shipping in the harbour at Constantinople, Turkey, showing H.M.S. Centurion and Benbow (in the distance)

Ferry Boat on the Bosphorus at night at Moda on the Asian side. Today it is a very up market area of Istanbul. A summer resort

The Rumeli Hisari - Constantinople
View toward the Rumeli Hisari, a Fortress on the European side of the Bosphorus. Built by Mehmet II 1451-1452 prior to his conquering of Constantinople. The castle was completed in 4 months

Faik Bey and Bekir Beys shared Yali - Yenikoy, Istanbul
Faik Bey and Bekir Beys shared Yali built in 1906 by the Italian Architect Raimondo d Aronco for Sara Sultan (later bought and shared by Faik Kurtoglu and Bekir Sitki Oyal)

Steam Ferry from the Bosphorus - Halas
The whole business of Constantinople has historically been linked to the Bosphorus that divides the European side of the city from the Asian side of the city

Bosphorus Steam Ferry
The whole business of Constantinople has historically been linked to the Bosphorus that divides the European side of the city from the Asian side of the city

View of the Rumeli Castle, Constantinople
View toward the Rumeli Hisari, a Fortress on the European side of the Bosphorus. Built by Mehmet II 1451-1452 prior to his conquering of Constantinople. The castle was completed in 4 months

Street Dogs asleep - Constantinople, Turkey
At the beginning of the 20th century there were an estimated 250 thousand dogs living on the streets of Constantinople, Turkey. These dogs were supported and fed by the population

Constantinople - Rumeli Hisari
View toward the Rumeli Hisari, a Fortress on the European side of the Bosphorus. Built by Mehmet II 1451-1452 prior to his conquering of Constantinople. The castle was completed in 4 months

The Pandora in Peels Strait, 1875
Engraving showing the Arctic exploration ship, Pandora, in Peels Strait, 29th August 1875. The Pandora was used by Sir Allen Young in two attempts between 1875 and 1876 to find the Northwest Passage

The Sinking of the Eira, Cape Flora, 1881
Engraving showing the yacht Eira, commanded by Benjamin Leigh Smith, crushed by the ice and sinking off Cape Flora, Franz Joseph Land, 21st August 1881

The Crew of the Eira Arctic Expedition reach safety, 1882
Engraving showing the crew of the Eira Arctic Expedition of 1881-1882, led by Benjamin Leigh Smith, in the boats (foreground) reaching the safety of the yacht Hope, August 1882

PRS Discovery in the pack ice, Antarctica, 1902
Photograph of Polar Research Ship Discovery, in the pack ice of McMurdo Strait, 7th February 1902. Discovery was used during the National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-04

Siberia / Chukchis
Three Chukchi (here written Tschuktschi) hunters, from the Chukchi peninsula (north of the Bering Strait) and their habitations. And their dogs

Tsushima (P. Parisien)
BATTLE OF TSUSHIMA STRAIT Togo loses only three torpedo boats while destroying or capturing most of the Russian fleet - the greatest naval battle since Trafalgar

Tsushima (P. Journal)
BATTLE OF TSUSHIMA STRAIT Togo loses only three torpedo boats while destroying or capturing most of the Russian fleet - the greatest naval battle since Trafalgar

Strait of the Bestikoba River, Madagascar, Africa

Passenger ferry on the Bosphorous, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

English Channel, satellite image
English Channel. Satellite image of the English Channel, the stretch of water that separates southern England from northern France. North is at top

Mcclure / Franklin Search
Sport with sea birds among the ice cliffs. McClures expedition to search for Franklin led to their being the first party to travel from Bering Strait to Baffin Bay

Menai Tubular Bridge
Construction of the main tube on the staging of Stephensons Britannia tubular bridge across the Menai Strait

Patient in Strait Jacket
Patient at Charenton in straigh jacket

Tsushima (Schon - 4
BATTLE OF TSUSHIMA STRAIT The sinking of the Russian battleship Navarin - almost the entire Russian fleet was destroyed or captured by the Japanese in the 2-day battle

Tsushima (Schon - 3
BATTLE OF TSUSHIMA STRAIT Russian admiral Rozhdestvensky transfers from the sinking Borodino to the torpedo boat Buinis, just part of the overwhelming Russian defeat

Tsushima (Schon - 1
BATTLE OF TSUSHIMA STRAIT A Japanese torpedo boat is blown up by the Russians - one of the few Japanese losses in Togos overwhelming defeat of the Russian fleet

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