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Background imageSurvey Collection: Linden, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, 1938. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Linden, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, 1938. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Linden, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, 1938

Background imageSurvey Collection: Linden, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, 1938. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Linden, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, 1938. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Linden, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, 1938

Background imageSurvey Collection: Gloucester, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, 1938. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Gloucester, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, 1938. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Gloucester, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, 1938

Background imageSurvey Collection: Unidentified cabin, Natchez vic. Adams County, Mississippi, 1938. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Unidentified cabin, Natchez vic. Adams County, Mississippi, 1938. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Unidentified cabin, Natchez vic. Adams County, Mississippi, 1938

Background imageSurvey Collection: Unidentified building, Natchez vic. Adams County, Mississippi, 1938

Unidentified building, Natchez vic. Adams County, Mississippi, 1938. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Unidentified building, Natchez vic. Adams County, Mississippi, 1938

Background imageSurvey Collection: Unidentified house, Natchez vic. Adams County, Mississippi, 1938. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Unidentified house, Natchez vic. Adams County, Mississippi, 1938. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Unidentified house, Natchez vic. Adams County, Mississippi, 1938

Background imageSurvey Collection: Choctaw, Natchez vic. Adams County, Mississippi, 1938. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Choctaw, Natchez vic. Adams County, Mississippi, 1938. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Choctaw, Natchez vic. Adams County, Mississippi, 1938

Background imageSurvey Collection: The Briars, Natchez vic. Adams County, Mississippi, 1938. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

The Briars, Natchez vic. Adams County, Mississippi, 1938. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
The Briars, Natchez vic. Adams County, Mississippi, 1938

Background imageSurvey Collection: The Briars, Natchez vic. Adams County, Mississippi, 1938. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

The Briars, Natchez vic. Adams County, Mississippi, 1938. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
The Briars, Natchez vic. Adams County, Mississippi, 1938

Background imageSurvey Collection: Avro 695 Lincolnian G-ALPF

Avro 695 Lincolnian G-ALPF
The sole UK registered Avro 695 Lincolnian G-ALPF (ex RAF Lincoln B.2 RE290)parked at Southend prior to being scrapped in 1952. Converted by Airflight Ltd

Background imageSurvey Collection: Tree Measurement, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. May 1992

Tree Measurement, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. May 1992
Restormel Council officer, Stan Burstow, measuring Lostwithiels Tulip Tree, situated at the bottom of Tanhouse Road. It was thought to be the tallest in Britain however at 88ft it was compared with a

Background imageSurvey Collection: Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) in flight, Oman, November

Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) in flight, Oman, November

Background imageSurvey Collection: Emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) female wide angle view showing heather moorland habitat

Emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) female wide angle view showing heather moorland habitat. Peak District National Park, UK. April

Background imageSurvey Collection: Preparations for the Duke of Cornwalls visit to the Royal Cornwall Museum to mark the bicentenary

Preparations for the Duke of Cornwalls visit to the Royal Cornwall Museum to mark the bicentenary year of the Royal
The cleaning team ensure that every inch of the museum is spotless ahead of the royal visit. One of a series of images documenting the visit of the Royal Institution of Cornwalls patron

Background imageSurvey Collection: A survey group with instruments on the right bank of the Zeya River, 1909

A survey group with instruments on the right bank of the Zeya River, 1909. Creator: Vladimir Ivanovich Fedorov
A survey group with instruments on the right bank of the Zeya River, 1909. Amur Oblast Museum of Regional History and Folklife

Background imageSurvey Collection: View of the caravan (camp) of the exploration party on the ice of the Zeya River, 1909

View of the caravan (camp) of the exploration party on the ice of the Zeya River, 1909. Amur Oblast Museum of Regional History and Folklife

Background imageSurvey Collection: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey steamer, McArthur, between c1900 and 1927. Creator: Unknown

U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey steamer, McArthur, between c1900 and 1927. Creator: Unknown
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey steamer, McArthur, between c1900 and 1927

Background imageSurvey Collection: Group of Native Americans, three standing, one seated on the ground, possibly... 1860 or 1861

Group of Native Americans, three standing, one seated on the ground, possibly... 1860 or 1861. Creator: Unknown
Group of Native Americans, three standing, one seated on the ground, possibly Colville or Kutenai, at the winter quarters of the British Northwest Boundary Commission Survey in Colville, Washington

Background imageSurvey Collection: Charles W Wilson, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, wearing... between 1858 and 1861

Charles W Wilson, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, wearing... between 1858 and 1861. Creator: Unknown
Charles W Wilson, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, wearing buckskins, with rifle, between 1858 and 1861. In: Photographs of British Northwest Boundary Survey, 1858-1861

Background imageSurvey Collection: Observatory tent, N A [ie, North American] Boundary Commission, 1861. Creator: Unknown

Observatory tent, N A [ie, North American] Boundary Commission, 1861. Creator: Unknown
Observatory tent, N A [ie, North American] Boundary Commission, 1861. Showing Captain Charles J. Darrah, R.E. seated in tent, and Captain Robert W. Haig, R.A

Background imageSurvey Collection: John Keast Lord, naturalist with the Commission survey, full-length portrait

John Keast Lord, naturalist with the Commission survey, full-length portrait... between 1858 and 61 Creator: Unknown
John Keast Lord, naturalist with the Commission survey, full-length portrait, seated, facing right, holding dog whip, between 1858 and 1861

Background imageSurvey Collection: Prospectors conducting a triangulation survey from the bank of the Zeya River, 1909

Prospectors conducting a triangulation survey from the bank of the Zeya River, 1909. Creator: Unknown
Prospectors conducting a triangulation survey from the bank of the Zeya River, 1909. Amur Oblast Museum of Regional History and Folklife

Background imageSurvey Collection: Measurements of the Zeya River by a survey party, 1909. Creator: Vladimir Ivanovich Fedorov

Measurements of the Zeya River by a survey party, 1909. Creator: Vladimir Ivanovich Fedorov
Measurements of the Zeya River by a survey party, 1909. Amur Oblast Museum of Regional History and Folklife

Background imageSurvey Collection: Winter camp of the survey party on the river bank. 1909. Creator: Vladimir Ivanovich Fedorov

Winter camp of the survey party on the river bank. 1909. Creator: Vladimir Ivanovich Fedorov
Winter camp of the survey party on the river bank. 1909. Amur Oblast Museum of Regional History and Folklife

Background imageSurvey Collection: A caravan of boats from a survey party on the Zeya River during a flood, 1909

A caravan of boats from a survey party on the Zeya River during a flood, 1909. Creator: Vladimir Ivanovich Fedorov
A caravan of boats from a survey party on the Zeya River during a flood, 1909. Amur Oblast Museum of Regional History and Folklife

Background imageSurvey Collection: Caravan of a survey party near the bank of the Zeya River, 1909. Creator: Vladimir Ivanovich Fedorov

Caravan of a survey party near the bank of the Zeya River, 1909. Creator: Vladimir Ivanovich Fedorov
Caravan of a survey party near the bank of the Zeya River, 1909. Amur Oblast Museum of Regional History and Folklife

Background imageSurvey Collection: Carrying out a scale survey on the banks of the Zeya River, 1909

Carrying out a scale survey on the banks of the Zeya River, 1909. Creator: Vladimir Ivanovich Fedorov
Carrying out a scale survey on the banks of the Zeya River, 1909. Amur Oblast Museum of Regional History and Folklife

Background imageSurvey Collection: Survey engineers N.N. Vylezhinsky and A.M. Vikhman on vacation in the forest, 1909

Survey engineers N.N. Vylezhinsky and A.M. Vikhman on vacation in the forest, 1909. Creator: Vladimir Ivanovich Fedorov
Survey engineers N.N. Vylezhinsky and A.M. Vikhman on vacation in the forest, 1909. Amur Oblast Museum of Regional History and Folklife

Background imageSurvey Collection: Carrying out a scale survey on the banks of the Zeya River, 1909

Carrying out a scale survey on the banks of the Zeya River, 1909. Creator: Vladimir Ivanovich Fedorov
Carrying out a scale survey on the banks of the Zeya River, 1909. Amur Oblast Museum of Regional History and Folklife

Background imageSurvey Collection: White tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight with snowy background, Rausu

White tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight with snowy background, Rausu, Japan, February

Background imageSurvey Collection: 2 men operating map printing press at U.S. Geol. Survey, (1900?). Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

2 men operating map printing press at U.S. Geol. Survey, (1900?). Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
2 men operating map printing press at U.S. Geol. Survey, (1900?)

Background imageSurvey Collection: Dr. Rae - (from a daguerreotype by Beard), 1854. Creator: Unknown

Dr. Rae - (from a daguerreotype by Beard), 1854. Creator: Unknown
Dr. Rae - (from a daguerreotype by Beard), 1854. Dr. [John] Rae, of the Hudson's Bay Company, has reached England, bringing with him from the Arctic Seas a number of articles that belonged to Sir

Background imageSurvey Collection: de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter VP-FBL

de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter VP-FBL (msn 839), of British Antarctic Survey. Date: circa 1990

Background imageSurvey Collection: Sir Alan Cobham's De Havilland Type 50 survey aircraft

Sir Alan Cobham's De Havilland Type 50 survey aircraft
Sir Alan Cobham's De Havilland Type 50 J Imperial Airways survey aircraft 1925 Date: 1920s

Background imageSurvey Collection: Lady Cobham and Sir Alan Cobham's fourth survey flight

Lady Cobham and Sir Alan Cobham's fourth survey flight round Africa for Imperial Airways Date: 1927

Background imageSurvey Collection: WW2 Christmas Card, Survey Production Centre

WW2 Christmas Card, Survey Production Centre
A WW2 Christmas greetings card by the Survey Production Centre. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageSurvey Collection: Abor exploratory expeditions

Abor exploratory expeditions
Photographs from the Abor Expedition. In 1911??12 as part of the Abor Expedition, the Survey of India conducted widespread surveying of the tributaries of the Brahmaputra. Morshead was in a team

Background imageSurvey Collection: de Havilland DH. 104 Dove 5 G-AZPG

de Havilland DH. 104 Dove 5 G-AZPG
de Havilland DH.104 Dove 5 G-AZPG (msn 04462), of Land-Surcon(Air Survey) Ltrd, , on the scrap dump at Southend Airport, in October 1977. Date: 1977

Background imageSurvey Collection: de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter VP-FBL

de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter VP-FBL (msn 839), of the British Antarctic Survey, at the Yeovilton International Air Day on 12 July 1996. Date: 1996

Background imageSurvey Collection: Pair of Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans orii) sharing nest in tree hole in preparation

Pair of Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans orii) sharing nest in tree hole in preparation for reproductive season. Hokkaido, Japan. March

Background imageSurvey Collection: Avro 652 Anson I N4877 - G-AMDA

Avro 652 Anson I N4877 - G-AMDA of the Skyfame museum at Staverton Airport N4877 was built at the Avro factory at Newton Heath, Manchester and was taken on charge by the Royal Air Force on Nov 17

Background imageSurvey Collection: Carlisle Patterson, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown

Carlisle Patterson, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
Carlisle Patterson, 1865-1880. Patterson, Carlisle, U.S. Coast Survey, between 1865 and 1880. [Civil engineer, US Navy officer

Background imageSurvey Collection: DDE-90020504

DDE-90020504
Africa, Kenya, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Adult Female Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatas) looks out at surrounding savanna Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageSurvey Collection: DDE-90020503

DDE-90020503
Africa, Kenya, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Adult Female Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatas) looks out at surrounding savanna Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageSurvey Collection: DDE-90020500

DDE-90020500
Africa, Kenya, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Young Adult Male Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatas) watches savanna on termite mound Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageSurvey Collection: DDE-90020495

DDE-90020495
Africa, Kenya, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Adult Female Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatas) stands with cub looking out on savanna Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageSurvey Collection: Whitehall Estate and Garden, c. 1936. Creator: Leo Drozdoff

Whitehall Estate and Garden, c. 1936. Creator: Leo Drozdoff
Whitehall Estate and Garden, c. 1936




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"Unveiling the Past: A Journey through Time with Historical Surveys" Step into a world of captivating history as we delve into the fascinating realm of surveys. From ancient maps to intricate engravings, these snapshots from the past offer glimpses into bygone eras and forgotten landscapes. Transport yourself to 1797 Dublin with the "Map of the City of Dublin, " where every street corner holds secrets waiting to be discovered. Or explore the British Islands through a "Geological Map, " revealing nature's hidden treasures beneath our feet. Marvel at an "Exact Delineation" of London and Westminster, capturing the essence of bustling streets and vibrant suburbs in an enchanting engraving. Travel back in time to Hong Kong's vibrant streetscape in the 1890s, immersing yourself in its rich cultural tapestry. Witness Cornwall's industrial heritage unfold before your eyes with images showcasing surface buildings from Basset Mines or Halwill Barton. These snapshots transport us to pivotal moments that shaped communities and industries alike. Discover Cowden Furnace's layout within Kent, unraveling its historical significance piece by piece. Immerse yourself further into England's past with Nottinghamshire's entry from The Domesday Book or Surrey’s own chapter within this monumental record. Journey beyond borders as you encounter Judaism’s sacred Torah scroll case wrapped in black silk—a poignant reminder of traditions preserved across continents throughout history. Finally, gaze upon a detailed woodblock print depicting London Wall East—Smithfield area—from Civitas Londinium; it offers a glimpse into medieval city life that once thrived along these ancient fortifications. Join us on this extraordinary voyage through time as we uncover stories etched onto parchment and engraved within our collective memory—the surveyors' legacy forever imprinted on our world.