Strait Collection (#8)

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Antarctic Peninsula, Bransfield Strait. Mountain ridge at sunrise. Date: 11/09/2007

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Antarctic Peninsula, Bransfield Strait. Mountain peak at sunrise. Date: 11/09/2007

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Antarctic Peninsula, Bransfield Strait. Mountain peak at sunrise. Date: 11/09/2007

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Antarctic Peninsula, Bransfield Strait. Mountain peak at sunrise. Date: 11/09/2007

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Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctic Sound. Mountain peak at sunrise. Date: 11/09/2007

View of the Surroundings of Regio in Calabria, ca. 1770. Creator: Charles Nicolas Dufour
View of the Surroundings of Regio in Calabria, ca. 1770

The King of Persia watching his army cross the Strait (colour litho)
6009771 The King of Persia watching his army cross the Strait (colour litho) by Prout, Victor William (1862-1950); Private Collection; (add.info)

Panorama overlooking Istanbul and the River Bosphorus, c. 1890 (b / w photo)
STC258399 Panorama overlooking Istanbul and the River Bosphorus, c.1890 (b/w photo) by Sebah & Joaillier (fl.1888-1950); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Market Square Messina, (oil on canvas)
658839 A Market Square Messina, (oil on canvas) by Pratella, Attillo (1856-1949); 30x60 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Market Square Messina. Attilio Pratella (1856-1949). Oil on canvas

Amoy Harbour, c. 1868. Creator: John Thomson
Amoy Harbour, c. 1868. A work made of collotype, pl. xiii from the album " illustrations of china and its people, volume ii" (1873)

A Panoramic view of Messina, Sicily, (oil on canvas)
990163 A Panoramic view of Messina, Sicily, (oil on canvas) by Wittel, Gaspar van (Gaspare Vanvitelli) (1653-1736); 68.6x139 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Panoramic view of Messina, Sicily)

A View of Constantinople overlooking the Bosphorous, 1770 (oil on canvas)
990371 A View of Constantinople overlooking the Bosphorous, 1770 (oil on canvas) by Favray, Antoine (1706-98); 95x248 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Ladies on the Bosphorous with Rumeli Hisar Beyond, 1873 (pencil and watercolour on paper)
651532 Ladies on the Bosphorous with Rumeli Hisar Beyond, 1873 (pencil and watercolour on paper) by Preziosi, Amadeo (1816-82); 29.2x46.4

Kyrkesund, 1911 (oil on canvas)
3932082 Kyrkesund, 1911 (oil on canvas) by Nordstrom, Karl Fredrick (1855-1923); 122x188 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; Swedish, out of copyright

Naval battle near Gibraltar on 25th April 1607, 1639 (oil on canvas)
3545922 Naval battle near Gibraltar on 25th April 1607, 1639 (oil on canvas) by Willaerts, Adam (1577-1669); 136x204.5 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Map of the Highlands of Scotland with the Territories of the Clans, 19th century
3697326 Map of the Highlands of Scotland with the Territories of the Clans, 19th century by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Secret of the Strait, the Nicaragua Canal (litho)
1056626 The Secret of the Strait, the Nicaragua Canal (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Secret of the Strait, the Nicaragua Canal)

The Strait and Narrow Gate (engraving)
2800275 The Strait and Narrow Gate (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Strait and Narrow Gate)

Naples, Napoli, Santa Lucia, Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph: Naples, Napoli, Santa Lucia - view from the Mediterranean Sea

The South Mole, harbour, Strait of Gibraltar
Vintage 19th century photograph: Previously known as the New Mole and New Mole Extension, the South Mole, with the rest of harbour, is just north of the east entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar

HMS Rinaldo bombarding Salangore in the Strait of Malacca. Date: 1871

English tourists attacked by Northern gannets in the Orkneys
English tourists losing hats and wigs when attacked by Northern gannets in the Orkneys. Seabirds protecting their nests and eggs. Doctor Prosody attacked by Soland fowl in the Orkneys

Reconstruction of the rich marine life of the Cambrian era. Extinct crinoids, jellyfish, coral and horseshoe crabs. Illustration by Hugo Wolff-Maage from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt

Training school ship HMS Conway, aground in the Menai Strait
Training school ship HMS Conway, which ran aground on flat rocks - the Platters on the Menai Strait - near the Menai Suspension Bridge - from where this photo was taken. Date: 1953

The Menai Strait, North Wales
The Menai Strait which separates the island of Anglesey from Mainland North Wales. Date: 1953

St Trillo of the L&NWSS on the Menai Strait
St Trillo - formerly St Silio- of the L&NWSS - Liverpool & North Wales Steamship Company - on the Menai Strait. Date: 1953

Britannia Bridge across the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. Date: 1953

A View of Constantinople and the Bosphorus from the Asian Side, 1864 (oil on canvas)
659053 A View of Constantinople and the Bosphorus from the Asian Side, 1864 (oil on canvas) by Eckenbrecher, Karl Paul Themistocles von (1842-1921); 33x51 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Turkish Boatman in the Constantinople Harbour, 1886 (w / c on paper)
3937513 Turkish Boatman in the Constantinople Harbour, 1886 (w/c on paper) by Zorn, Anders Leonard (1860-1920); 17x25 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; Swedish, out of copyright

Kwakiuti village on Johnston Strait, Vancouver Island
Kwakiuti (Chelaski) village on Johnston Strait, Vancouver Island, with painted houses on a terraced hillside, kayaks on the shore. Engraving by Francisco Lavagnoli Veronese

The Battle of Cadiz of 1587 (Dutch and English Ships Attack the Spanish Armada)
3704131 The Battle of Cadiz of 1587 (Dutch and English Ships Attack the Spanish Armada), 1608 (oil on panel) by Antum, Aert van (fl.1630-40); 40.3x83.8 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Nutmeg plantation 1868
Island of Penang, in the Indian Ocean by the Strait of Malacca, consisted of a vast plantation of fruit trees of which the nutmeg was run by an English enterprise

The Secret of the Strait, the Nicaragua Canal (litho)
1056627 The Secret of the Strait, the Nicaragua Canal (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Secret of the Strait, the Nicaragua Canal)

On the Bosphorous, 1865 (watercolour)
658834 On the Bosphorous, 1865 (watercolour) by Preziosi, Amadeo (1816-82); 34x49 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Bosphorous. Amadeo Preziosi (1816-1882). Watercolour

View of the Bosporus entering from the Black Sea, from the Nuremberg Chronicle by
STC87585 View of the Bosporus entering from the Black Sea, from the Nuremberg Chronicle by Hartmann Schedel (1440-1514) 1493 (woodblock) by German School

The Explosion of the Spanish Flagship during the Battle of Gibraltar, c
1765821 The Explosion of the Spanish Flagship during the Battle of Gibraltar, c.1621 (oil on canvas) by Wieringen, Cornelis Claesz van (c.1580-1633); 136.8A--187 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Bosphorus, 1615 (engraving)
3480539 The Bosphorus, 1615 (engraving) by Gaultier, Leonard (1561-1641); (add.info.: The Bosphorus. Plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs)

Spring Landscape, Harlem River, (oil on canvas)
823323 Spring Landscape, Harlem River, (oil on canvas) by Lawson, Ernest (1873-1939); 51x63.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Spring Landscape, Harlem River. Ernest Lawson (1873-1939)

The Lighthouse of Oresund, between Denmark and Sweden (chromolitho)
2788885 The Lighthouse of Oresund, between Denmark and Sweden (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lighthouse of Oresund, between Denmark and Sweden)

H 1523 fol. 159v View of the Topkapi Palace and the Bosphorus Straits, Istanbul
TPG181495 H 1523 fol.159v View of the Topkapi Palace and the Bosphorus Straits, Istanbul, from the Hunername by Lokman, 1558 (pen & ink and gouache on paper) (see also 229557) by Turkish School

The Minarets at the Golden Horn; La Corne d Or, les Minarets, 1907 (oil on canvas)
1196359 The Minarets at the Golden Horn; La Corne d Or, les Minarets, 1907 (oil on canvas) by Signac, Paul (1863-1935); 73x92.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French

Allegory of the Victory of the Dutch over the Spanish Fleet at Gibraltar on 25 April 1607
3704134 Allegory of the Victory of the Dutch over the Spanish Fleet at Gibraltar on 25 April 1607, c.1615-30 (oil on panel) by Willaerts, Adam (1577-1669); 38.4x55.9 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Golden Horn, (oil on canvas)
650780 The Golden Horn, (oil on canvas) by Gifford, Sanford Robinson (1823-80); 18.4x33 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Golden Horn. Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823-1880). Oil on canvas

Boats on the Bosphorous, off Constantinople, 1846 (oil on canvas)
658606 Boats on the Bosphorous, off Constantinople, 1846 (oil on canvas) by Mayer, Auguste Etienne Francois (1805-90); 56x82 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Boats on the Bosphorous)

The Squadron under command of Sir F. T Duckworth forcing the narrow channel of Dardanelles
STC236934 The Squadron under command of Sir F.T Duckworth forcing the narrow channel of Dardanelles, February 19th, 1807, engraved by T. Sutherland for The Naval Chronology of Great Britain by J

Naval Battle between Dutch Men-of-War and Spanish Galleys, c. 1633-50 (oil on panel)
3704135 Naval Battle between Dutch Men-of-War and Spanish Galleys, c.1633-50 (oil on panel) by Bol, Cornelius (c.1589-after 1666); 39x73 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Secret of the Strait, the Nicaragua Canal (litho)
1056628 The Secret of the Strait, the Nicaragua Canal (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Secret of the Strait, the Nicaragua Canal)

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