Surprising Collection (#4)

Japan - Remarkable Fowl at Miyanoshita
Japan - Remarkable Onagadori at Miyanoshita with incredibly long tail feathers - nothing poultry about this display! Onagadori means " long-tailed fowl" in Japanese

Boer War: Boer forces under General Dewet surprising encampment of British soldiers at Tweefontein, 25 December 1901. 368 British killed, wounded or taken prisoner and their guns

The Barons marvellous horse, presented to him by Count Przobossky. Continuing to carry its master, and to drink, even though its hindquarters have been severed by the towns portcullis

Munchausen, recovering his silver casket which had bounced up to the moon. He grew a turkey bean and climbed up to the moon

Munchausen, showing his prowess as a hunter by killing many widlfowl with a single shot. From RE Raspe The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen, first published 1785

Munchausen, surprising artillerymen by arriving in their midst mounted on a cannon ball. From RE Raspe The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen, first published 1785

Daniel Defoe The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, London 1892, illustrated by John Dawson Watson (1832-1892). Book first published 1719

Robinson Crusoe makes contact with fright18ned Man Friday. From Daniel Defoe The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, London 1892, illustrated by John Dawson Watson (1832-1892)

Robinson Crusoe about twenty years after shipwreck, in his cave with family of pet parrot, cats and kids. From Daniel Defoe The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, London 1892

Robinson Crusoe and his companion Friday, left, with the English Captain whom he has helped to subdue the mutiny on his ship

Robinson Crusoe, barefoot and dressed in goatskins, pictured on the island where he spent many years after his shipwreck. Frontispiece of the first edition of The Life

The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. First published in 1719, it is claimed to be the first English novel

Robinson Crusoe, after the shipwreck, washed onto the rocks by the waves. Chromolithograph from The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (London, 1891)

Robinson Crusoe, accompanied by his dog, lowering useful items salvaged from the shipwreck onto his raft. Chromolithograph from The Life

Business Notes Illustrated - Receiving an Unexpected Rise A Gentleman is accidently lifted aloft by a warehouse crane outside a warehouse. Date: circa 1909

Bathers & Admirers 1906
two girls attracting male attention. Not surprising as their wet bathing costumes cling seductively to their figures

Raccoon (racoon) (Procyon lotor) in a tree with an open mouth, in captivity, Minnesota Wildlife Connection, Minnesota, United States of America, North America

Great Buzzing Bee Boyle
This little girl is feeling rather nervous, which isn t surprising when theres a bee close by which is almost as big as herself

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