Empire Collection (page 7)

Hindu Yogi
3788791 Hindu Yogi; (add.info.: Hindu Yogi, captioned the Yogi'. Photograph early 20th century. In Hindu tradition the Yogi are followers of meditative practices, of which Yoga is one)

General Sir Stanley Maude
3788086 General Sir Stanley Maude; (add.info.: General Sir Stanley Maude (1864 - 1917), Commander of Allied forces in Mesopotamia during World War 1. The Year 1917 Illustrated

Mohammed Armani, in Melilla, Morocco, 1912
3788415 Mohammed Armani, in Melilla, Morocco, 1912; (add.info.: Mohammed Armani, in Melilla, Morocco, 1912. Nicknamed The Cat)

President Woodrow Wilson
3788088 President Woodrow Wilson; (add.info.: President Woodrow Wilson (1856 - 1924). The Year 1917 Illustrated. London: Headley Bros, 1917.); Lebrecht History

Sir Douglad Haig introducing Pertab Singh to Joffre
3787053 Sir Douglad Haig introducing Pertab Singh to Joffre; (add.info.: Sir Douglas Haig introducing Pertab Singh to Joffre during World War I)

A Muslim Fakir, India
3788934 A Muslim Fakir, India; (add.info.: A Muslim Fakir, India. Photograph taken early 20th century. Fakirs (Fakeers) are muslim ascetics found on the Indian sub-continent

Merchants Lane, Ambala, India
3788929 Merchants Lane, Ambala, India; (add.info.: Merchants Lane, Ambala, India. Photograph taken early 20th century. British postcard.); Lebrecht History

Boudica / Boadicea
3789778 Boudica / Boadicea; (add.info.: Boudica or Boadicea, Queen of the British Iceni tribe, a Celtic tribe who led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire)

Ptolemais, Cyrenaica
3787531 Ptolemais, Cyrenaica; (add.info.: Ptolemais, Cyrenaica (present day Libya). Ancient capital, possibly named after Ptolemy III Euergetes. Named Tolmeta in Roman period

Detail, Vishnu as Varaha Avatar (photo)
693355 Detail, Vishnu as Varaha Avatar (photo) by Indian School; Madhya Pradesh, India; (add.info.: The Udayagiri Caves are an early Hindu ritual site located near Vidisha in the state of Madhya)

Coins depicting lions, Maurya Dynasty (gold)
1774790 Coins depicting lions, Maurya Dynasty (gold) by Indian School; (add.info.: Chandragupta Maurya (340 BC - 298 BC) was the founder of the Maurya Empire

Medical tent in India
3788899 Medical tent in India; (add.info.: Medical tent in India. Colourised photograph from early 20th century. British postcard.); Lebrecht History

Indian milkmaid and ox
3788924 Indian milkmaid and ox; (add.info.: Indian milkmaid and ox. Illustration from the early 20th century. British postcard.); Lebrecht History

Sikh officers in the colonial army
3788900 Sikh officers in the colonial army; (add.info.: Sikh officers in the colonial army. Illustration from early 20th century. British postcard.); Lebrecht History

Breached Spanish wall at Mt. Arruit, Morocco, 1921
3788411 Breached Spanish wall at Mt. Arruit, Morocco, 1921; (add.info.: Breached spanish wall at Mt. Arruit, Morocco, 1921)

General Villalon Jefe at a Spanish camp in Melilla
3788404 General Villalon Jefe at a Spanish camp in Melilla; (add.info.: General Villalon Jefe at a Spanish camp in Melilla, 1912)

Springtime on Jahko, Simla, India
3788803 Springtime on Jahko, Simla, India; (add.info.: Springtime on mount Jahko, Simla, India: mountain on the Indian Himalayas. Illustration from early 20th century)

Khidmatgor (Table servant)
3788917 Khidmatgor (Table servant); (add.info.: Khidmatgor (Table servant). Colourised photograph from the early 20th century. British postcard.); Lebrecht History

Fruit stall in colonial India
3788884 Fruit stall in colonial India; (add.info.: Fruit stall in colonial India. Colourised photograph from early 20th century)

Spanish troops at a medical station in Morocco
3788414 Spanish troops at a medical station in Morocco; (add.info.: Spanish troops at a medical station in Morocco, 1921. Spanish forces suffered heavy losses in skirmishes with Berber tribes in)

Indian goldsmiths at work
3788850 Indian goldsmiths at work; (add.info.: Indian goldsmiths at work. Photograph from early 20th century. On the left a child heats cinders, in the middle, two men work the metal)

Prahlada overcoming the Elephants
3788814 Prahlada overcoming the Elephants; (add.info.: Prahlada overcoming the Elephants. Illustration from early 20th century. In this story, Prahlada is tormented by his father, Hiranyakashipu)

Marcus Aurelius Triumphal Arch
3787528 Marcus Aurelius Triumphal Arch; (add.info.: Marcus Aurelius Triumphal Arch, Tripoli, Libya. Illustration from Liebig collectible card series Remains of the Roman Empire in Africa (Italian)

The summit of the three emperors
3780917 The summit of the three emperors; (add.info.: The summit of the three emperors: between Franz Joseph of Austro-Hungarian Empire)

Regiment of the 33rd Punjabis
3788902 Regiment of the 33rd Punjabis; (add.info.: Regiment of the 33rd Punjabis. Illustration from the Our Indian Armies series, early 20th century)

Imperial War Conference, spring 1917
3788097 Imperial War Conference, spring 1917; (add.info.: Overseas representatives attending the Imperial War Conference in Downing Street, London, spring 1917)

An Indian road sweeper
3788823 An Indian road sweeper; (add.info.: An Indian road sweeper. Photograph from early 20th century. British postcard.); Lebrecht History

Algerian Scenes: In front of the coffee house
3786658 Algerian Scenes: In front of the coffee house; (add.info.: Algerian Scenes: In front of the coffee house. Illustration of 1910. Liebig Extract of Meat Collectible Cards)

Hornby Road and the Floral Fountain, Mumbai (Bombay)
3788911 Hornby Road and the Floral Fountain, Mumbai (Bombay); (add.info.: Hornby Road and the Floral Fountain, Mumbai (Bombay). Illustration from the early 20th century

Waziris tribesmen of Waziristan, N.W.F.P
3788827 Waziris tribesmen of Waziristan, N.W.F.P.; (add.info.: Waziris tribesmen of Waziristan, North West Frontier Passage. Photograph from early 20th century)

Rue de la Casbah, Tangier, Morocco
3788406 Rue de la Casbah, Tangier, Morocco; (add.info.: Bue de la Casbah, Tangier, Morocco. Dated 1923, during the French Protectorate of Morocco. French postcard.); Lebrecht History

An Indian cook
3788817 An Indian cook; (add.info.: An Indian cook. Colorized photograph from early 20th century. Caption reads: Bawarchi'. British postcard.); Lebrecht History

American submarine during WW1
3788090 American submarine during WW1; (add.info.: American submarine on operations during World War 1, 1917. The Year 1917 Illustrated. London: Headley Bros, 1917.); Lebrecht History

Algerian Scenes: Women carrying water
3786655 Algerian Scenes: Women carrying water.; (add.info.: Algerian Scenes: Women carrying water. Illustration of 1910. Liebig Extract of Meat Collectible Cards)

Algerian Scenes: At the barber's
3786653 Algerian Scenes: At the barber's; (add.info.: Algerian Scenes: At the barber's. Illustration of 1910. Liebig Extract of Meat Collectible Cards)

Allyn House, New Plymouth
3782323 Allyn House, New Plymouth'; (add.info.: Allyn House, New Plymouth'. This house was built in the Plymouth Colony by the Pilgrim Fathers, but was demolished in 1826)

Abdul Rehman Street, Mumbai (Bombay)
3788898 Abdul Rehman Street, Mumbai (Bombay); (add.info.: Abdul Rehman Street, Mumbai (Bombay). Illustration from early 20th century. British postcard.); Lebrecht History

Spanish cavalry at a fort in Melilla, Morocco
3788418 Spanish cavalry at a fort in Melilla, Morocco; (add.info.: Spanish cavalry at a fort in Melilla, Morocco, 1912. Spain reinforce its occupation of northern Morocco after Berber raids in 1911)

The competition of Prince Bhima and Prince Salya
3788815 The competition of Prince Bhima and Prince Salya; (add.info.: The competition of Prince Bhima and Prince Salya. Illustration from early 20th century)

Brahmin Marriage Ceremony
3788801 Brahmin Marriage Ceremony; (add.info.: Brahmin Marriage Ceremony. Illustration from early 20th century. Brahmin was the anglicised name given to the Indian priestly caste)

Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria
3781895 Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria, 1920s. Caption: Innerer Burghof mit Schweizertor (altester Trakt, rechts) und Reichskanzlei- Trakt (Fischer v)

Coins depicting the King Chandragupta and Queen Durdhara, Mauyra Dynasty (gold)
1774791 Coins depicting the King Chandragupta and Queen Durdhara, Mauyra Dynasty (gold) by Indian School; (add.info.: Chandragupta Maurya (340 BC - 298 BC)

Indian women crushing spices
3788849 Indian women crushing spices; (add.info.: Indian women crushing spices. Illustration from early 20th century. British postcard.); Lebrecht History

Colonial Shanghai
3790022 Colonial Shanghai; (add.info.: Colonial Shanghai - a British police officer (British bobby wearing classic policemans helmet) on the Bund, Shanghai, China. Early 20th century

Vishnu as Varaha Avatar (photo)
693357 Vishnu as Varaha Avatar (photo) by Indian School; Madhya Pradesh, India; (add.info.: The Udayagiri Caves are an early Hindu ritual site located near Vidisha in the state of Madhya Pradesh)

45th Rattray's Sikhs, British Colonial Army
3788830 45th Rattray's Sikhs, British Colonial Army; (add.info.: 45th Rattray's Sikhs, British Colonial Army. Photograph from early 20th century. British postcard.); Lebrecht History

World War 1: Encampment of Morrocan Spahis
3786982 World War 1: Encampment of Morrocan Spahis; (add.info.: World War 1: Encampment of Morrocan Spahis at Ribecourt, France)

Indian Cavalry during World War 1
3786770 Indian Cavalry during World War 1; (add.info.: Indian Cavalry during World War 1. April 1916. French officer explaining the carbine (rifle) to Indian soldiers

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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.