Crosses Collection

Hannibal crossing the Alps
Hannibal and his army crosses the Alps - an epic overland journey from Carthage to Italy during the Second Punic War in Italy (218-203 BC). Two of Hannibals war elephants are pictured

Burning crosses at the annual bonfire night parade held in Lewes, East Sussex
England, East Sussex, Lewes, The annual bonfire night parade celebrating 17 protestant martyrs killed in the fifteen hundreds

Islay Ferry
Port Askaig, a small village on the Sound, Isle of Islay Argyllshire, Scotland. Here terminates the ferry which crosses the Sound to Feolin on Jura. The Paps of Jura beyond

Summit of the Hill of the Cross, Krizevac, Medjugorje, Bosnia Herzegovina, Europe

Crossing the Forthbridge
A London and North Eastern Railway train crosses the Forth Bridge, near Edinburgh, Scotland. Date: 1930s

Replica of St. Johns cross stands proudly in front of Iona Abbey, Isle of Iona, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

View towards Agua volcano, Antigua, Guatemala, Central America

Royal crowns and sceptre
Symbols of imperial Majesty: St Edwards Crown, with 444 precious stones, remains one of the senior Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, being the official coronation crown

Very Long Dachshund Dog
A very long Dachshund causes a problem for traffic when it crosses the road with his owner. Date: 1918

Sandbanks Chain Ferry No. 1 - Entrance to Poole Harbour
The No.1 steam-powered Sandbanks chain ferry. Sandbanks Ferry is a vehicular chain ferry which crosses the entrance of Poole Harbour in the English county of Dorset

Jesus on the Cross
Jesus and two other condemned criminals on their crosses

The Crucifixion, 1340s. Creator: Pietro Lorenzetti
The Crucifixion, 1340s

The Transporter at Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
The Newport Transporter Bridge - a transporter bridge crossing the River Usk in Newport, South Wales (Monmouthshire). A Grade I listed structure, designed by French engineer Ferdinand Arnodin

Auld Brig o Doon, Ayr, Scotland
The Brig o Doon (Bridge of Doon) - a late medieval bridge used as the setting for the final verse of the Robert Burnss poem Tam o Shanter

Hannibal and his army crosses the Alps - an epic overland journey from Carthage to Italy during the Second Punic War in Italy (218-203 BC). Two of Hannibals war elephants are pictured

Procession for Christian festival of Rameaux, Axoum (Axum) (Aksum), Tigre region, Ethiopia, Africa

Caesar Crosses Rubicon
Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, marking the frontier of his province, thus symbolising his intention to invade Italy

Ethiopia - Abbysinian Clergy Date: circa 1930s

Kaiser Wilhelm II presenting medals, Warsaw, WW1
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), German Emperor, presenting Iron Crosses to troops in Warsaw, Poland, soon after the city was captured by the Austro-German Army during the First World War

Long Dachshund Dog
The solution to the problem for traffic when a very long Dachshund crosses the road with is owner. Simply tie its body in a knot

Female Blondin / Tightrope
Madame Genevieve Young, the Female Blondin crosses the Thames between Battersea and Cremorne

Ascension Cathedral, near Omsk, Russia
View of the Ascension Cathedral, with belfry on the left, 55km south of the city of Omsk, Siberia, Russia. It belongs to the Achairsky Monastery, which was founded in 1905

UK - Alnmouth coastal village and holiday resort
USH-2473 Alnmouth coastal village and holiday resort, view from Church Hill Northumberland, England

Rail / Chat Moss / 1831
LIVERPOOL - MANCHESTER RAILWAY The railway crosses the Chat Moss peat bog, a major feat of civil engineering on the part of George Stephenson

Chamonix, France - Crossing the Bossons Glacier circa 1910s

Famous hill of crosses, Siauliai, Lithuania, Baltic States, Europe

Memorial to the HMS Sheffield hit offshore by Exocet missile in May 1982, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, South America

Coptic cross, Wadi Natroun, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Bet Giorgis church, Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ethiopia, Africa

Caesar Crosses Rubicon
Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, marking the frontier of his province, thus symbolising his intention to invade Italy

Greek Orthodox icon depicting Christ on the cross, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece, Europe

UK - Alnmouth coastal village and holiday resort
USH-2472 Alnmouth coastal village and holiday resort, view from Church Hill Northumberland, England

The Kings Orb and Sceptre, 1937. Creator: Unknown
The Kings Orb and Sceptre, 1937. From " The Crowning of The King and Queen". [Evans Brothers Limited, London, 1937]

The Crucifixion, ca. 1675. Creator: Bartolome Esteban Murillo
The Crucifixion, ca. 1675

Golgotha and the Crucifixion, 1893. Creator: Henry Hamilton Bennett
Golgotha and the Crucifixion, 1893. Albumen print, stereo, from the series " The Chicago Panorama of the Crucifixion"

Cheapside, Cross and Conduit, 1638, (1809)

American cemetery at Omaha Beach, Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, Europe

A Tigray woman has a cross of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church tattooed on her forehead while two silver crosses hang round her neck

Heart of the Andes, 1859. Creator: Frederic Edwin Church
Heart of the Andes, 1859

How the elephant crosses a river
A man, somewhere in the Asian subcontinent, crosses a river standing on the back of an elephant

Sitting Bulls Hat, 1897
Illustration of a hat depicting the life of Sitting Bull, the Native American Indian Chief

Concepts / Angels
A Guardian Angel watches over a child as she crosses a dangerous bridge

Retablissement du culte catholique, 1802, (1921). Creator: Thomas-Charles Naudet
Retablissement du culte catholique, 1802, (1921)

Three Crosses at the castle hill, Janowiec, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland

Manuscript Leaf from a Book of Hours... Illuminated Initial D and Christ Bearing the Cross
Manuscript Leaf from a Book of Hours Showing an Illuminated Initial D and Christ Bearing the Cross, 1390-1400

Otherton Cross, near East Budleigh, Devon, England, is a Georgian brick column capped by a cross. Dated 1743, it carries plaques with place names and travel verses. Date: 18th century

Winchester City Cross
The City Cross of Winchester, Hampshire, England, built in the reign of King Henry VI. Date: 15th century

Kryziu Kalnas (Hill of Crosses), in the Siauliai area of Lithuania, Baltic States, Europe

Stone Cross and old lighthouse (Twr Mawr) in silhouette at sunset on rocky tip of Llanddwyn Island National Nature Reserve, Newborough, Anglesey, North Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Hill of Crosses, near Siauliai, Lithuania, Baltic States, Europe

Island of Limnos (Lemnos), Greece, Europe

Rock-hewn Christian church of Bieta Ghiorghis (St. George s), Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wollo region, Ethiopia, Africa

Deposition, after 1800. Creator: Antonio d Este
Deposition, after 1800. After a model by Antonio Canova

View of a portion of the London and Greenwich Viaduct
586531 View of a portion of the London and Greenwich Viaduct, where it crosses Corbetts Lane, London (coloured engraving) by English School

Erreurs populaires, Pluie de croix en 1503 (engraving)
3644687 Erreurs populaires, Pluie de croix en 1503 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Erreurs populaires, Pluie de croix en 1503)

Christ Carrying the Cross, ca. 1577-87. Creator: El Greco
Christ Carrying the Cross, ca. 1577-87

St. Peter Enthroned with St. John the Baptist and St. Paul, 1515-1516, (1930). Creator
St. Peter Enthroned with St. John the Baptist and St. Paul, 1515-1516, (1930)

To England! German dreams of an invasion by sea and air
To England! German dreams of an invasion by sea (warships) and air (a fleet of Zeppelins). Postcard sold to raise money for the German air war effort. Date: circa 1916

Greek Orthodox procession on Good Friday, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece, Europe

The Paris catacombs, Paris, France, Europe

Greek Orthodox icon detail, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece, Europe

KILNSEA CROSS, Yorkshire
Kilnsea Cross, at Holderness, Yorkshire, is an enigmatic erection which has defied antiquarians -- it was probably moved here from another location on the rapidly eroding coast, but its origins

Eleanor Cross
The Eleanor Cross, outside Charing Cross railway station, central London. A Victorian replica of the crosses erected by King Edward I in memory of his wife, Eleanor of Castile. Date: 1863

Eynsham Village Cross
The old cross in the village of Eynsham, Oxfordshire, England, one of two (the other being at nearby Yarnton), marking halting places of religious processions. Date: Medieval

The San Francesco cathedral in the center of Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, South America

Camel / Travel / Bridge 1924
A woman reads her guide book on the back of a camel. She crosses a Chinese bridge, watched by an eskimo, a gondolier and a Tahitian singer

Celtic cross, Carew, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Medieval burial ground and chapels, at Howmore (Tobha Mor), South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Early Christian Pictish cross, Aberlemno, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Early Christian Cross, Skellig monastery dating from between the 6th and 12th centuries, Skellig Micheal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Great Skellig, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Burrishoole Abbey, near Newport, County Mayo, Connacht, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Wall mosaic and photo of Pope John Paul II, Moses Memorial Church, Mount Nebo, East Bank Plateau, Jordan, Middle East

Dome of cathedral of Rozhdbotbo and Patriarchal Complex on Tsarevets Hill, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, Europe

Timing a Motor Cycle
Timing a motor cycle : when the machine crosses beams from photo-electric cella at the start and finish of the run, the time is measured. (In fact, the beam is invisible.)

Buddhas Crosses Ganges
SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA, known as the BUDDHA ( Enlightened One ) He crosses the Ganges river standing on a small cloud

Tattooing - Drunk Tattooist has got carried away
Tattooing - Drunk Tattooist (Professor Smith) has got carried away... " Its taking you a long time to write I love Annie !" Date: circa 1920s

Africa, Senegal, Joal Fadiouth. The cemetery on the island built on sea shells

Rhodesia Railways train crossing the Victoria Falls Bridge. The waterfall straddles Zimbabwe to the west and Zambia to the east. Date: 1948

Intombi Cemetery - Gordon Highlanders Monument
The memorial to the Gordon Highlanders in the Ladysmith (Intombi) Cemetery, Kwazulu Natal

Battle of Constantine against Maxentius (Milvian Bridge)
Battle of Constantine against Maxentius (Battle of Milvian Bridge). It took place in 312 between Constantine I the Great (272-337) and Maxentius (276-312), with victory for Constantine's army

A man in a suit with a briefcase crosses a snowy Oxford Street Date: 1960s

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles. 1996-2002. North East Corner & Altar Window

ST. MARGARET'S CHURCH, CHANGE ISLAND, NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA

The Kings Orb from the Crown Jewels of England, 1919 (colour litho)
2629935 The Kings Orb from the Crown Jewels of England, 1919 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; Photo eGraphicaArtis; English, out of copyright

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"Journey of Crosses: From Hannibal crossing the Alps to Sandbanks Chain Ferry No. 1" The symbol has transcended time and continents, with stories like Hannibal's epic journey across the treacherous Alps, where he defied all odds. On the tranquil waters of Islay Ferry, a cross stands tall as a beacon of hope and safe passage for travelers venturing through Scotland's picturesque landscapes. Crossing the iconic Forthbridge in Scotland is not just about reaching your destination; it's also an experience that leaves you in awe of human engineering marvels. Royal crowns and sceptre adorned with intricate crosses represent power, authority, and centuries-old traditions that have shaped monarchies around the world. A replica of St. John's cross proudly graces the entrance to Iona Abbey on Isle of Iona, reminding visitors of its historical significance as a spiritual center. As you gaze towards Agua volcano in Antigua, Guatemala, Central America reveals a breathtaking view where nature meets spirituality - an intersection marked by ancient crosses. Atop Hill of the Cross in Medjugorje, Bosnia Herzegovina lies a summit that holds profound religious importance for pilgrims seeking solace and divine connection. In Lewes, East Sussex every year during bonfire night parade burning crosses illuminate the sky as part of a tradition steeped in history and remembrance. Railways have long been instrumental in connecting people across vast distances; Chat Moss bridge built-in 1831 carries trains over this marshy landscape marked by sturdy iron crosses. The Transporter at Newport serves as more than just an entryway into Monmouthshire; it represents progress and modernity while honoring traditional symbols like crosses along its path. A whimsical sight awaits those who encounter Very Long Dachshund Dog.