Covert Collection

Pheasant shoot 1912
PHEASANT - covert shooting. A good bag of pheasant and a few brace of hare into the bargain

Silhouettes of hunting field scenes

Project Azorian, 1970s
Project Azorian. Artwork showing the secret US operation carried out by the CIA to recover a sunken Soviet submarine in the 1970s

Comic Postcard - Oxford - A Run with the Man-pursuing Hounds
A Run with the ανθρϖπο θηρϖμενοι Hounds has sketches of the proctors and bulldogs (Oxford University constables)

Boeing RB-17G Flying Fortress 531
CIA / Air America - Boeing RB-17G Flying Fortress 531 (msn 8440, ex 44-85531). at Clark Field in the Philippines, either before, or after, covert missions over Tibet

Turkey. Constantinople. The Bazaar
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). The Bazaar. Engraving by Lemaitre. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840

Ottoman domination. Acre. Bazaar at Saint Jean d'Acre
Ottoman domination. Acre (today Akko in northern territory of Israel). Bazaar at Saint Jean d'Acre. Engraving by Lemaitre, Vormser and Lepetit

Schweizer RG-8B Twin Condor 8103
United States Coast Guard - Schweizer RG-8B Twin Condor 8103, used for covert surveillance of drug smuggling operations. Date: circa 1999

DDE-90029710
View inside Passage Vivienne, one of the covered passages of the 2nd Arrondissement, Paris, France Date: 16/09/2009

Chums: Pheasant shoot (colour litho)
5999142 Chums: Pheasant shoot (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pheasant shoot)

Modern pheasant shooting (colour litho)
3641966 Modern pheasant shooting (colour litho) by Armour, George Denholm (1864-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Modern pheasant shooting)

Pheasant shooting old style (colour litho)
3641964 Pheasant shooting old style (colour litho) by Armour, George Denholm (1864-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pheasant shooting old style)

Wild fowling: flighting (colour litho)
3641962 Wild fowling: flighting (colour litho) by Armour, George Denholm (1864-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wild fowling: flighting)

Old time partridge shooting (colour litho)
3641968 Old time partridge shooting (colour litho) by Armour, George Denholm (1864-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old time partridge shooting)

Illustration for The Story of a Red Deer (colour litho)
3634040 Illustration for The Story of a Red Deer (colour litho) by Armour, George Denholm (1864-1949); Private Collection; (add.info)

Blackbird and thrush, in covert (colour litho)
981851 Blackbird and thrush, in covert (colour litho) by Weir, Harrison William (1824-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blackbird and thrush, in covert)

Our troops leaving by a sap on a night operation to cut off the Huns
STC466117 Our troops leaving by a sap on a night operation to cut off the Huns holding on to Villers-Bretonneux, 1918 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Alice Roosevelt is carried through the streets of Seoul in an Imperial sedan chair to
473610 Alice Roosevelt is carried through the streets of Seoul in an Imperial sedan chair to the palace for an audience with the Emperor of Korea on September 20, 1905

A Rheumatic Mans Mount with a Friend (engraving)
1053379 A Rheumatic Mans Mount with a Friend (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Rheumatic Mans Mount with a Friend)

The First of October, Pheasant in Covert (engraving)
1048999 The First of October, Pheasant in Covert (engraving) by Weir, Harrison William (1824-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: The First of October, Pheasant in Covert)

A conspiracy, c. 1905 (pen, brush & ink on paper)
863212 A conspiracy, c.1905 (pen, brush & ink on paper) by Strang, William (1859-1921); Private Collection; Abbott and Holder, London, UK; Scottish, out of copyright

A cat with her kittens creeps up to the house, illustration from
616472 A cat with her kittens creeps up to the house, illustration from The Frog would a Wooing Go, by Charles H. Bennett, 1916 (colour litho) by Adams

An Algerian Sharpshooter at work in the shelter of a wood, 1914-19 (litho)
STC359791 An Algerian Sharpshooter at work in the shelter of a wood, 1914-19 (litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ingenious camouflage used to conceal lines of communication
STC466135 Ingenious camouflage used to conceal lines of communication and gun emplacements from Hun aviators (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Conspiracy to Blow up the Parliament, (HB Sketches No. 189)
STC192037 Conspiracy to Blow up the Parliament, (HB Sketches No. 189), published 1832 (colour litho) by Doyle, John (H.B.) (1797-1868); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustrations from "The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes", "Moor and Marsh
1624723 Illustrations from " The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes", " Moor and Marsh, " " Field and Covert" (engraving) by Whymper

British Warships and bombers and "Commandos"were landed under cover of smoke
British Warships and bombers and " Commandos" were landed under cover of smoke screens'. Norwegian troops also took part in the operation which resulted in the destruction of 15

Revolt Leaders in Abyssinia (Ethiopia). A small party of British officers went into the heart of Abyssinia six months ago

At 0015 hours on 29th July 1944, the newly formed "Land Forces Adriatic"
At 0015 hours on 29th July 1944, the newly formed " Land Forces Adriatic" made an unopposed landing in a bay some two miles south of the village of Spilje, Albania

On an island in the Adriatic Sea, within sight of their homeland, young Yugoslav patriots of both sexes are busy training for the day when they will join Marshal Titos partisans

Scenes on the Russian front during the counter-offensive campaign of the Soviet Red Army to push back the invading German army in the Soviet Union

British forces have carried out a raid on the French Coast near Boulogne. Troops were landed and after penetrating the German defences carried out their reconnaissance mission

Behind the German lines, the Guerillas of the Soviet Red Army are carrying on their deadly work. German guards are noiselessly overcome and the invaders communications, and stations

At 0015 hours on 29th July 1944, the newly formed "Land Forces Adriatic"
At 0015 hours on 29th July 1944, the newly formed " Land Forces Adriatic" made an unopposed landing in a bay some two miles south of the village of Spilje, Albania

Telegram excuse sent by husband to disguise affair
Telegram excuse sent by an older man to his wife to disguise the affair he is having with his young Secretary. Date: 1909

Weedon Bushes, Grafton Hunt area, Northants
View of the landscape around Weedon Bushes, a covert in the Grafton Hunt area of Northamptonshire. Date: 1936

Manton Gorse, Cottesmore Hunt area, near Oakham
View of Manton Gorse, a covert in the Cottesmore Hunt area, near Oakham, Leicestershire. Date: 1936

Ashe Gorse, Meynell Hunt area, Staffordshire
View of Ashe Gorse, a popular covert in the Meynell Hunt area, Staffordshire. Date: 1936

Copson Gorse, Atherstone Hunt area
View near the Copson Gorse covert, looking towards Three Pots, in the Atherstone Hunt area (Warwickshire and Leicestershire). Date: 1936

Shuckburgh, in the Warwickshire Hunt area
View from Shuckburgh, showing a popular covert in the Warwickshire Hunt area. Date: 1936

Watergall, in the Warwickshire Hunt area
View from Watergall, showing a popular covert in the Warwickshire Hunt area, with a hunt in progress. Date: 1936

Foxhounds with their hackles up as they dash through the covert. Date: 1926

Clawson Thorns and Belvoir Hunt, Leicestershire
Clawson Thorns, a covert popular with the Belvoir Hunt, Leicestershire Date: 1936

Berrydale, covert of the Pytchley Hunt, Northamptonshire
Berrydale, a good covert used by the Pytchley Hunt, Northamptonshire. Date: 1936

Lion springing from Covert

A Covert Joke, from the Drawing by Sidney Paget

A Military Escapade, c. 1794 (pen & ink with w / c and wash over graphite on paper)
XYC283582 A Military Escapade, c.1794 (pen & ink with w/c and wash over graphite on paper) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 38.7x27.5 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Scarlet Macaw Covert wing feathers overlayed on red Tail Feathers

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"Unveiling the Covert: From Pheasant Shoots to Secret Missions" Step back in time to a covert world where hidden messages and subtle clues were woven into the fabric of everyday life. In 1912, amidst the picturesque scenes of a pheasant shoot, whispers carried through the air, revealing secrets only understood by those in-the-know. Silhouettes dance across hunting field scenes, their true meaning concealed from prying eyes. A comic postcard from Oxford depicts a thrilling chase with man-pursuing hounds, but beneath its humor lies an enigmatic message waiting to be deciphered. Traveling forward in time to the 1970s brings us face-to-face with Project Azorian - a covert operation shrouded in mystery. Like shadows cast upon water, hints emerged about this classified endeavor that aimed to retrieve sunken treasures from ocean depths. From exotic lands like Constantinople comes tales of intrigue within bustling bazaars. Amidst vibrant colors and fragrant spices lay hidden agendas under Ottoman domination. The Bazaar at Saint Jean d'Acre whispered secrets as merchants traded more than just goods. High above the clouds soared Boeing RB-17G Flying Fortress 531 - an aircraft cloaked in secrecy during wartime missions. Its mission may have been covert, but its presence left an indelible mark on history. The Schweizer RG-8B Twin Condor 8103 glided silently through skies unknown; its purpose veiled behind closed doors and confidential conversations held high above ground level. Journeying closer to home reveals Weedon Bushes within Northants' Grafton Hunt area - where whispered instructions guided hunters towards elusive prey while keeping outsiders oblivious to their intentions. In Manton Gorse near Oakham lies another secret sanctuary for hunters seeking refuge from prying eyes. Here too, covert signals directed huntsmen along paths known only by those initiated into this clandestine world.