Empire Collection (page 3)

The military campaigns led by the Byzantine Emperor Leon VI "The Wise"(866-912)
AIS5344072 The military campaigns led by the Byzantine Emperor Leon VI " The Wise" (866-912) against the Bulgarians in 894, miniature from " Synopsis historiarum", c.1126-1150

Byzantine architecture: representation of the Virgin between Saint John and Saint Mark
LRI4690002 Byzantine architecture: representation of the Virgin between Saint John and Saint Mark. Mosaic on gold background. 13th century

The Peking Observatory, illustration from Jean Baptiste du Haldes
472240 The Peking Observatory, illustration from Jean Baptiste du Haldes Description geographique, historique, chronologique, politique

The 93rd Highlanders entering the breach at the storming of the Secundrabagh, Lucknow
NAM310664 The 93rd Highlanders entering the breach at the storming of the Secundrabagh, Lucknow, 16th November 1857 (w/c) by Norie, Orlando (1832-1901); National Army Museum

Victory of the Roman fleet over the Carthaginians at the Battle of the Aegates, 241 BC (engraving)
3647067 Victory of the Roman fleet over the Carthaginians at the Battle of the Aegates, 241 BC (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Battle of Belmont. Nov. 23rd, 1899. Boer-British War, pub. 1900 (colour litho)
2630686 Battle of Belmont. Nov. 23rd, 1899. Boer-British War, pub. 1900 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: General Pieter Arnoldus Cronje (1836-1911)

Rhodes House, Oxford (b / w photo)
3094735 Rhodes House, Oxford (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rhodes House, Oxford. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Map of French possessions and spheres of influence in Africa
CHT206391 Map of French possessions and spheres of influence in Africa and a view of the river Senegal, cover of a school exercise book, late 19th century (colour engraving) by Dascher, G

Roman art: marble statue of Emperor Tibere (Tiberio Claudio Nerone, 42 BC-37 AD)
JLJ4654186 Roman art: marble statue of Emperor Tibere (Tiberio Claudio Nerone, 42 BC-37 AD), Roman emperor. Sun 2 m. Paris, Louvre Museum by Roman

Neri to Akra, c1915. Creator: Stanfords Geographical Establishment
Neri to Akra, c1915. Map showing the journey of British writer, soldier and diplomatic advisor Mark Sykes in Turkey, (at that time part of the Ottoman Empire)

A Camel-Sowar of the 10th Bengal Lancers, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
A Camel-Sowar of the 10th Bengal Lancers, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

The Man Sing Palace, Gwalior, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
The Man Sing Palace, Gwalior, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

Attila in the battle on the fields Catalaunian
illustration of Attila in the battle on the fields Catalaunian

Wembley Exhibition
1925: The Empire exhibition grounds at Wembley. (Photo by E. Bacon/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Portrait of Jean Lannes (1769-1809) Duke of Montebello (oil on canvas)
XIR185142 Portrait of Jean Lannes (1769-1809) Duke of Montebello (oil on canvas) by Gerard, Francois Pascal Simon, Baron (1770-1837); 88x77 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Louis Nicolas Davout (1770-1823) Prince of Eckmuhl, Duc d Auerstaedt
XIR160485 Portrait of Louis Nicolas Davout (1770-1823) Prince of Eckmuhl, Duc d Auerstaedt and Marshal of France, c.1852 (oil on canvas) by Marzocchi de Belluci

Portrait of Madame Recamier (1777-1849) engraved by Antoine Auguste Ernest Hebert
KW102384 Portrait of Madame Recamier (1777-1849) engraved by Antoine Auguste Ernest Hebert (1817-1908) (engraving) by Viollat, Eugene Joseph (d.1901) (after); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; French

MARCUS AURELIUS (121-180). Roman emperor, 161-180. Roman equestrian statue, the only such remaining of a Roman emperor. Wood engraving, American, 19th century

Statuette of Nemesis with Portrait Resembling the Empress Faustina I; Unknown; Roman Empire; about 150; Dolomitic marble; Object: H: 46.4 x W: 20.3 x D: 12.7 cm (18 1/4 x 8 x 5 in.)

Franco-Prussian War: Map of Alsace and Lorraine, Counties Given to the German Empire 1870

Hortense de Beauharnais (1783-1837) (oil on canvas)
XIR173440 Hortense de Beauharnais (1783-1837) (oil on canvas) by Gerard, Francois Pascal Simon (1770-1837) (studio of); ChAteau de Versailles

[RAYY, Tower of Toghrul, 1139. ], 1840s-60s. Creator: Possibly by Luigi Pesce
[RAYY, Tower of Toghrul, 1139.], 1840s-60s

roman ruins of Volubilis, Meknes, Morocco

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

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

Part of the Kettle Falls of the Columbia River, 1860, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Part of the Kettle Falls of the Columbia River, 1860, 1860. Showing waterfalls at the Kettle Falls portion of the Columbia River in Washington

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

Bartlemy's house, Esquimalt Harbor, between 1858 and 1861. Creator: Unknown
Bartlemy's house, Esquimalt Harbor, between 1858 and 1861. Showing an exterior view of a house with two people standing near the entrance, near the harbor, Esquimalt, British Columbia

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

No 2, log huts, winter quarters of the Br N Am Boundary Commission on... between 1858 and 1861. Creator: Unknown
No 2, log huts, winter quarters of the Br N Am Boundary Commission on the banks of the Columbia two miles above the Hudson Bay Cos post at Colville, between 1858 and 1861

Exterior view of church, in the community around Fort Victoria on Vancouver... between 1858 and 61. Creator: Unknown
Exterior view of church, in the community around Fort Victoria on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, between 1858 and 1861. In: Photographs of British Northwest Boundary Survey, 1858-1861

Procession of the British Envoys to Madagascar from the seashore to the Fort of Tamatave... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Procession of the British Envoys to Madagascar from the seashore to the Fort of Tamatave to dine with the Governor of Tamatave, 1862. Engraving from a drawing by Lieutenant P. P

The International Exhibition: British Columbia and Prince Edward Island Courts... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: British Columbia and Prince Edward Island Courts, 1862. The collection from British Columbia [in the colonial department]...consisted mainly of natural productions

Cotton bales lying at the Bombay terminus of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Cotton bales lying at the Bombay terminus of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway ready for shipment to England, 1862. Engraving from a photograph by Messrs. M'Combie and Wright

The International Exhibition: Great Sugar-Mill, by Mirrlees and Tait, of Glasgow, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Great Sugar-Mill, by Mirrlees and Tait, of Glasgow, 1862. The use of this mill is to express the juice from the cane...an endless travelling-table...carries the canes up

The gig and whaler H.M.S. Gorgon off the high hill of Makanga, in the River Sheri, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Visit of H.M.S. Gorgon to the Zambesi River: The gig and whaler H.M.S. Gorgon off the high hill of Makanga, in the River Sheri, 1862. Engraving from a sketch by Mr

The Pioneer with boats in tow laden with parts of the steamer for Dr. Livingstone, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Visit of H.M.S. Gorgon to the Zambesi River: The Pioneer passing Mozambala with boats in tow laden with parts of the steamer for Dr. Livingstone, 1862. Engraving from a sketch by Mr

The brig Hetty Ellen discharging sections of Dr. Livingstone's new steamer... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Visit of H.M.S. Gorgon to the Zambesi River: The brig Hetty Ellen discharging sections of Dr. Livingstone's new steamer the Lady Nyassa into the Pioneer to take up the Zambesi, 1862

View of Smyrna from the west - Turkish Quarter, 1862. Creator: Unknown
View of Smyrna from the west - Turkish Quarter, 1862. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. E. A. Drew, chief engineer of the Ottoman Railway

Weighing cotton at Bombay for the English market, 1862. Creator: Joseph Austin Benwell
Weighing cotton at Bombay for the English market, 1862. Here...the bales are landed from Surat, Baroche, Cambay, and other parts of Guzerat, Kuttyawa

The Award of Prizes at the International Exhibition... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Award of Prizes at the International Exhibition: Earl Granville, President of the Royal Commission, reading the address, 1862

The Prince of Wales Visit to the East: arrival of His Royal Highness at Beyrout, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales Visit to the East: arrival of His Royal Highness at Beyrout, 1862. The future King Edward VII in the Middle East. Engraving from a sketch by M

The International Exhibition - View in the Natal Court, 1862. Creator: Mason Jackson
The International Exhibition - View in the Natal Court, 1862. Visitors inspecting horns, skins, and stuffed animals from South Africa. Note model of covered wagon

The International Exhibition: the Outram Shield, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: the Outram Shield, exhibited by Messrs. Hunt and Roskell - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, 1862. Testimonial manufactured by Messrs

The East India Steam Navigation Company's steamer Stanley, running on the Ganges, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The East India Steam Navigation Company's steamer Stanley, running on the Ganges, 1862. Some few years since the Indian Government appointed a commissioner to investigate the best means of

The Tuapeka Goldfields, Otago, New Zealand, 1862. Creator: W Thomas
The Tuapeka Goldfields, Otago, New Zealand, 1862. The province received a great impetus in June, last year, by the discovery of goldfields situated on a stream called the Tuapeka...The immediate

The Prince of Wales Visit to Egypt: a portion of the Royal Party leaving the encampment... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales Visit to Egypt: a portion of the Royal Party leaving the encampment at Djizeh for the Pyramids, 1862. The future King Edward VII in Africa

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"Tracing the Footsteps of Empires: A Journey through Time and Territories" Step into the captivating world of empires with a collection of antique maps that unveil their grandeur and influence. Delve into the depths of history as you explore an ancient map showcasing the sprawling Roman Empire, a testament to its dominance in antiquity. Marvel at the Byzantine Empire's vast territories depicted on a 9th-century map, revealing its enduring legacy. Transport yourself to an era when Britannia ruled the waves with a meticulously detailed 19th-century world map illustrating the expanse of the British Empire. Witness Ottoman magnificence unfold before your eyes through Orteliuss' intricate cartography from 1570, capturing every inch of this formidable empire. Travel back even further to Greece during one of its most tumultuous periods -the Peloponnesian War- as portrayed on an intriguing historical map. Immerse yourself in Roman glory once again with another depiction highlighting their extensive dominion across Europe, Africa, and Asia. Discover remnants of German history etched upon a damaged yet evocative 19th-century map showcasing the German Empire's territorial reach. Follow in Alexander the Great's footsteps by exploring his Macedonian Empire after his legendary conquests reshaped nations forever. Venture beyond geographical boundaries and delve into artistic expressions depicting societal dynamics during different epochs. Behold Hieronymus Bosch's enigmatic "The Garden of Earthly Delights, " inviting contemplation on human desires and earthly pursuits during Renaissance times. Witness political satire come alive through "The Plum Pudding in Danger, " offering insight into European power struggles amidst Napoleon Bonaparte's reign. Admire French uniforms adorning soldiers who fought valiantly during Napoleonic Wars, symbolizing both military might and national identity. Finally, gaze upon flags representing unity under Germany's imperial banner while reflecting upon shifting alliances throughout time.