Explode Collection

Hockenheim, Germany. 29th - 31st July 1994: Jos Verstappen came in for his pitstop
1994 German Grand Prix. Hockenheim, Germany. 29th - 31st July 1994. Jos Verstappen (Benetton B194 Ford) came in for his pitstop

The Dud Shell, by Bairnsfather
The Dud Shell - -Or the Fuse Top Collector " Give it a good ard it Bert, you can generally ear em fizzin a bit first if they are a-goin to explode" 1916

Union gunboats sunk in Galveston Bay, 1863
Rebel attack on Union gunboats at Galveston, Texas, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Man on a snowboard jumping off a cornice at Snowbird Resort in Little Cottonwood Canyon in the Wasatch Mountains of northern Utah. (MR)

Italy, Sicily, Mount Etna, activity of the explosive vent on the North side of the Montagnola

Parsley (Petroselinum crispum), X-ray

The French Resistance - WWII (1 / 3)
Thanks to the parachute drop of plastic explosive, the French resitance were able to blow up the track. This enabled them to intercept a German train heading for the border on the line from Marseille

WW1: Second Lieutenant Alain de Fayolle (illustration)
8684964 WW1: Second Lieutenant Alain de Fayolle (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); (add.info)

Fleet with a ship on fire, 18th century (pen & ink drawing, grey wash)
7341813 Fleet with a ship on fire, 18th century (pen & ink drawing, grey wash) by Cleveley, Robert (1747-1809); 29x35.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Iron Steamship Nemesis, War Junks in Anson's Bay January 7th 1841, 1843 (aquatint)
7342215 Iron Steamship Nemesis, War Junks in Anson's Bay January 7th 1841, 1843 (aquatint) by Duncan, Edward (1803-82); 41.6x60.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Moonlight Battle: the Battle off Cape St Vincent, 1780 (oil on canvas)
7337661 The Moonlight Battle: the Battle off Cape St Vincent, 1780 (oil on canvas) by Paton, Richard (1717-91); 101.6x147.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The capture and destruction of four frigates from the Spanish treasure, off the coast of Cadiz (Spain), on October 5
MMM5480715 The capture and destruction of four frigates from the Spanish treasure, off the coast of Cadiz (Spain), on October 5, 1804, by a British squadron by Pocock

'Southampton' at the Battle of Jutland, c.1916-18 (watercolour)
7341730 'Southampton' at the Battle of Jutland, c.1916-18 (watercolour) by Wyllie, William Lionel (1851-1931); 31.5x44.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Explode, Express, Eye-glass, Falcon, Farewell, Farmer, Farm-house, Faucet, Feather, Fencing, Ferry, Festoon (engraving)
8650046 Explode, Express, Eye-glass, Falcon, Farewell, Farmer, Farm-house, Faucet, Feather, Fencing, Ferry, Festoon (engraving) by German School

I was delighted to hear (colour litho)
8656771 I was delighted to hear (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: I was delighted to hear. Man with an ear trumpet and cannon)

Sinking of the Russian battleship Petropavlovsk, 1904 (litho)
8655620 Sinking of the Russian battleship Petropavlovsk, 1904 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sinking of the Russian battleship Petropavlovsk)

Families worried waiting for news from their loved ones after an explosion in the coal mines of Staffordshire (England)
NWI4829159 Families worried waiting for news from their loved ones after an explosion in the coal mines of Staffordshire (England), circa 1880 - Colorised engraving

Grisou in a coal mine - chromo., deb. 20th century
LSE4093802 Grisou in a coal mine - chromo., deb. 20th century; Private Collection; (add.info.: Grisou in a coal mine - chromo., deb. 20th century); Photo © Leonard de Selva.

The explosion on board the Great Eastern liner off Hastings, England, on September 9, 1859
MMM5483481 The explosion on board the Great Eastern liner off Hastings, England, on September 9, 1859, due to the absence of a safety valve in the boiler; National Maritime Museum, London

Study of the former German battleship 'Baden', listing and under fire as a gunnery target in 1921
7341752 Study of the former German battleship 'Baden', listing and under fire as a gunnery target in 1921, 1921 (Watercolour) by Wyllie

HMS 'Audacious' sinking off Loch Swilly after striking a mine, 27 October 1914
7341751 HMS 'Audacious' sinking off Loch Swilly after striking a mine, 27 October 1914, early 20th century (watercolour) by Wyllie

HMS 'Cambridge' Gunnery ship at Devonport, firing a torpedo, late 19th century (lithograph)
7341857 HMS 'Cambridge' Gunnery ship at Devonport, firing a torpedo, late 19th century (lithograph) by British School, (19th century); 27x38.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Agricultural engine destroyed by an explosion, Lewes, Sussex (engraving)
8676946 Agricultural engine destroyed by an explosion, Lewes, Sussex (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Agricultural engine destroyed by an explosion)

Man blown apart by an explosion (engraving)
8672832 Man blown apart by an explosion (engraving) by Robida, Albert (1848-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man blown apart by an explosion)

Japanese shell striking the Russian cruiser Varyag at the Battle of Chemulpo Bay, 1904 (litho)
8655629 Japanese shell striking the Russian cruiser Varyag at the Battle of Chemulpo Bay, 1904 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Battle of Pyongyang, 1894 (litho)
8663989 Battle of Pyongyang, 1894 (litho) by Prater, Ernest (1864-1950) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Pyongyang, Korea, First Sino-Japanese War, 1894)

An action of the English succession, late 17th century (oil on canvas)
7337626 An action of the English succession, late 17th century (oil on canvas) by Diest, Adriaen van (1655-1704); 94x137.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Engraving depicting a 4th century bolide
5309292 Engraving depicting a 4th century bolide; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a 4th century bolide. A Bolide is a very large meteor which explodes in the atmosphere)

The Eye of the Police in All Countries - Illustration from "The Eye of the Police", 1911 (engraving)
ICA4949931 The Eye of the Police in All Countries - Illustration from "The Eye of the Police", 1911 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc.

Ship, blowing up, at the battle of the Nile (pen drawing, grey wash)
7341814 Ship, blowing up, at the battle of the Nile (pen drawing, grey wash) by Cleveley, Robert (1747-1809); 28.9x35.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The USS Commodore Jones ferryboat destroyed by an electrically-fired mine in 1864 on the James River
6867178 The USS Commodore Jones ferryboat destroyed by an electrically-fired mine in 1864 on the James River, during the American Civil War

Explosives in mines, c.1900 (chromo)
1790154 Explosives in mines, c.1900 (chromo); (add.info.: remote electrical explosives blast-off used in the mines, illustration from History of electricity in France)

Explosion of "fire damp," an inflammable gas generated in coal mines (engraving)
8650669 Explosion of "fire damp," an inflammable gas generated in coal mines (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Going It By Steam, 1829 (hand coloured etching on paper)
7483096 Going It By Steam, 1829 (hand coloured etching on paper) by Seymour, Robert (1798-1836); 22x33 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Maran Bay, in Martinique. Lithograph (56.6x43.4 cm), by Reverend Cooper Willyams (1762-1816), 1796
MMM5483376 Maran Bay, in Martinique. Lithograph (56.6x43.4 cm), by Reverend Cooper Willyams (1762-1816), 1796. by Willyams, Cooper (1762-1816) (after); National Maritime Museum, London

An attack in the India - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1913 (engraving)
ICA4950423 An attack in the India - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1913 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc.

14 July tragic - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1911 (engraving)
ICA4949819 14 July tragic - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1911 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc.

The loss of the iron steamer 'Elberfeld', 1850
3478496 The loss of the iron steamer 'Elberfeld', 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the loss of the iron steamer 'Elberfeld')

The Battle of the Nile: Destruction of 'L'Orient', 1 August 1798, 1825 (oil on canvas)
7337688 The Battle of the Nile: Destruction of 'L'Orient', 1 August 1798, 1825 (oil on canvas) by Brown, Mather (1761-1831); 103.4x123.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The destruction of 'L'Orient' at the Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798, 1825-27 (oil on canvas)
7337687 The destruction of 'L'Orient' at the Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798, 1825-27 (oil on canvas) by Arnald, George (1763-1841); 185.5x269 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Siege of Toulon (France), 1793. Watercolor (34.1x46 cm), late 18th century
MMM5484532 Siege of Toulon (France), 1793. Watercolor (34.1x46 cm), late 18th century.; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Siege of Toulon (France), 1793

The Naval Battle of Iquique, between the Chilean Esmeralda and the Montor Huascar on the 23rd May 1879 (engraving)
IND146587 The Naval Battle of Iquique, between the Chilean Esmeralda and the Montor Huascar on the 23rd May 1879 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: war of the Pacific (1879-83); Iquique

The invention of powder: Berthold Schwarz in his laboratory, 1880 (engraving)
ELD4837960 The invention of powder: Berthold Schwarz in his laboratory, 1880 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: The invention of powder)

The defeat of the Russians in the battle on May Day, near the Yalu River (colour litho)
2798780 The defeat of the Russians in the battle on May Day, near the Yalu River (colour litho) by Japanese School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Berthold Schwartz, german chemist, 1865 (engraving)
7345958 Berthold Schwartz, german chemist, 1865 (engraving) by Montaut, Henri de (1829-89); Private Collection; (add.info)

The opening of the fifth and sixth seals, 1522 (engraving)
1578227 The opening of the fifth and sixth seals, 1522 (engraving) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); (add.info.: Martin Luther: Preface to the Revelation of John ( 1522)

Storming The Beach Date: 1943

Spanish Civil War. German bombs launched over Madrid and that they didn't explode. SPAIN. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)

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"Exploding Moments: From Pitstops to Battlefields, a Captivating Journey" Step into the explosive world of "explode, " where adrenaline and intensity collide. In Hockenheim, Germany, on the scorching summer days of 29th - 31st July 1994, Jos Verstappen's pitstop became a heart-stopping spectacle that left spectators in awe. But explosions aren't limited to racing tracks; they echo through history. Picture Union gunboats sinking beneath the turbulent waters of Galveston Bay in 1863 during a fierce conflict. The Dud Shell by Bairnsfather captures the haunting aftermath with its poignant brushstrokes. From war-torn landscapes to extreme sports, explosions can be found even in unexpected places. Imagine a fearless snowboarder defying gravity as he leaps off a cornice at Snowbird Resort in Little Cottonwood—a breathtaking explosion of skill and courage frozen in time. Yet not all explosions are visible to the naked eye. Delve into an X-ray image revealing intricate details of parsley (Petroselinum crispum), unveiling nature's hidden beauty within each delicate leaflet. Nature itself is no stranger to explosive displays either—Mount Etna's fiery eruptions on Sicily's North side paint an awe-inspiring picture against Italy's skyline—an untamed force reminding us of Earth's raw power. Explosions have shaped our history too—the French Resistance valiantly fighting against oppression during World War II or German bombs raining down over Spain during the Spanish Civil War—each blast echoing tales of resilience and defiance. Even inventors have dabbled with explosive ideas throughout time—Mr. M and his death ray invention pushing boundaries beyond imagination—an explosion waiting for its moment to change everything we know about science and technology.