Independence Collection

Vintage portrait depicting George Washington (1732 - 1799)

Flag of the Scottish Covenanters
The Flag of the Scottish Covenanters. They were Presbyterians sworn to defend their religion, part of a Protestant effort to seize power in Scotland against the English

View down Montpelier Vale, Blackheath Village, London
A superb postcard view down Montpelier Vale, Blackheath Village, London - the detial is incredible, with individual shops identifiable, the pavements as busy (as they ever are)

Bonhomme Richard / Serapis
John Paul Jones, American naval commander, in the Bonhomme Richard attacks the Serapis

Constitution of Usa / 1787
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES Drawn up by 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia

Signed copy of the Declaration of Independence, 4 July 1776
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE Signed copy of the Declaration of Independence, 4 July 1776

William Wallace - statue in Aberdeen
A statue of William Wallace (1270 - 1305) in Aberdeen, Scotland erected in 1888

Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) hatchling crossing a beach to get to the sea. Cayenne, French Guiana, July

MEXICO: 1810 REVOLUTION. The Cry of Dolores, Miguel Hidalgos call to revolt, 16 September 1810. Detail of the mural by Juan O Gorman, 20th century

The Declaration Committee. Benjamin Franklin
DECLARATION COMMITTEE. The Declaration Committee

George Lord Byron
GEORGE GORDON, lord BYRON writer and champion of Greek independence with his autograph

Battle of Cowpens 1781Is
At Cowpens, South Carolina, general Daniel Morgan defeats a British force under Colonel Tarleton

The Union Flag over the Lucknow Residency
On 15 August, 1947, British India ended and the two new Dominions of India and Pakistan came into being under Independence. New flags were raised at the new capitals, Delhi and Karachi respectively

France, Paris, Greek War of Independence, Insurrection flag
Greece - 19th century - War of Independence. Insurrection flag 1821

Signed copy of the Declaration of Independence, 4 July 1776
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE Signed copy of the Declaration of Independence, 4 July 1776

GARNERAY, Louis (1783-1857). Naval Battle of Navarino. ca. 1827. Greek War of Independence (1821-1832). Battle of Navarino, October 20th, 1827. Victory of the British and French fleet on the ottoman

Title-page of the second edition of Thomas Paines pamphlet Common Sense
PAINE: COMMON SENSE, 1776. Title-page of the second edition of Thomas Paines pamphlet Common Sense, owned by John Adams

Declaration of Independence
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE The first page of Thomas Jeffersons rough draft of the Declaration of Independence, written 11-28 June 1776

David Lloyd George leaving Downing Street
Lloyd George pictured leaving Downing Street after his resignation with his wife and daughter Megan. His resignation announcement featured in the Court circular of 19th October

JOSE MARTI Cuban poet and freedom- fighter, active in cause of Cuban independence, killed fighting the Spanish

View of Tbilisi (Tiflis), Georgia
View of Tbilisi (known as Tiflis until 1936), capital of Georgia, formerly part of the Russian Empire and Soviet Union, until independence in 1991

BATTLE OF BANNOCKBURN. Robert the Bruce securing Scottish independence from England at the Battle of Bannockburn, June 24, 1314: wood engraving, 19th century

Theodoros Kolokotronis - Greek Hero
Theodoros Kolokotronis (1770 - 1843), a Greek General and hero of the Greek War of Independence (1821-29) fought against the Ottoman Empire

Card celebrating 20 years of Czechoslovakia (1918 - 1938)

Lord Byron in 1826
GEORGE GORDON, LORD BYRON English poet as a supporter of Greek independence in 1826

Signing Venezuelas independence in Caracas (5th August 1811). Replica of a fresco painting by Tovar y Tovar (1883). Engraving

Independence Hall, Philadelphia. Date c1900

George Washington Taking Command of the American Army at Cambridge, Mass. July 3rd 1775. Date: July 3rd 1775

Independence Declaration
The signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia

Abd El Kader, Algerian leader
Abd El Kader (Abd al-Qadir, El Amir Abdelkader), Algerian Islamic scholar, Sufi, political and military leader who led a resistance to French occupation in the mid-nineteenth century

Green Turtle, (Chelonia mydas) nesting female on beach, Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean

German poster campaign for injured soldiers
German poster to raise funds for war wounded soldiers, showing a soldier with a crutch in his left hand and tools in his right

Sketch illustration of a fist with South Africa insignia

Death of Sir Henry de Bohun, killed by Robert Bruces axe at the Battle of Bannockburn, 23-24 June 1314, part of the First War of Scottish Independence. Date: 1314

First page of signatures on the Declaration of Independence
DECLARATION: SIGNATURES. First page of signatures on the Declaration of Independence

Lord Byron in the uniform of a Greek patriot
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788-1824) in the uniform of a Greek patriot, including a cavalry helmet which he designed himself, based on descriptions of armour in Homers Iliad

Americas first national map, 1784 (hand-coloured engraving)
1268148 Americas first national map, 1784 (hand-coloured engraving) by Buell

ILN cover - Kuwait and its ruler, 1961
Front cover of The Illustrated London News featuring the ruler of Kuwait, H. H

The Reunification or Independence Palace, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam

Young man in a suit and without shirt lying on a couch

Young man in a suit and without shirt kneeling on a couch

The Declaration of Independence, USA Date: circa 1900

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. John Hancocks Defiance. Lithograph, 1876, by Currier & Ives

Emergent Menggaris Tree / Tualang (Koompassia excelsa) protruding the canopy of lowland rainforest. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

Jose de San Martin (1777-1850), Argentine general and politician, architect of of the Latin American Independence

RIVERA, Diego (1886-1957). History of Mexico: from the Conquest to 1930. 1929 - 1931

Belfast riots, August 1920
A double page spread from the Illustrated London News, reporting on rioting in Belfast that began on the night of the 23rd August, and continued for a week

Belfast riots, July 1920
A double page spread from the Illustrated London News, reporting on rioting in Belfast from 20th to 23rd July 1920. 18 people were killed, and 200 wounded during the disturbances

Independence of Argentina. Belgrano, Manuel (1770-1820)
Independence of Argentina. Manuel Belgrano (1770-1820). Argentine military. The first flag of Argentina presented to the revolutionary army by General Belgrano on February 27, 1812. Colored engraving

Bare-chested man laughing

Young man in underwear with headphones in colorful light

Young man wearing an open plaid shirt in a backyard

Yanitza, The Albanian Joan of Arc, from Le Petit Journal
CHT344066 Yanitza, The Albanian Joan of Arc, from Le Petit Journal, 28th May 1911 (colour litho) by French School

America - Battle Of Fort Mercer
The Repulse Of The Hessians Under Count Donop at Fort Mercer During The Battle Of Red Bank, New Jersey Date: 1778

Sir Edward Carson signing against Irish Home Rule
Sir Edward Carson signing the Covenant resisting Irish Home Rule. 1912

The Battle of Oriskany in 1777, c. 1930 (colour litho)
2646921 The Battle of Oriskany in 1777, c.1930 (colour litho) by Yohn, Frederick Coffay (1875-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Battle of Oriskany, fought on August 6, 1777)

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Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Banqueting room in Reunification Hall

The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelp
United States. The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelphia. Horticultural Hall. The Spanish and American Illustration (1876)

MAP: IRELAND, 1893. Home Rule Map of Ireland, illustrated with Irish politicians. Engraving, 1893

A Douglas F4D-1 Skyray and a Douglas A4D Skyhawk launch from USS Independence

Detail of the beginning of the Declaration of Independence, 4 July 1776
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE Detail of the beginning of the Declaration of Independence, 4 July 1776

Home rule for Ireland
Home Rule For Ireland poster, 1892 Date: 1892

Battle at Zajecar, 2-3 July 1876
DHC379965 Battle at Zajecar, 2-3 July 1876, during the First Serbo-Ottoman war (1876-77), Neuruppiner Bilderbogen, 1876 (colour litho) by German School

Writing the Declaration of Independence, c. 1930 (photomechanical print)
5854062 Writing the Declaration of Independence, c.1930 (photomechanical print) by Ferris

Portrait of a young man in sunlight, beauty shot

Young man wearing bathing trunks, leaning against a concrete wall

Bare-chested cowboy leaning on a cow gate

Green Turtle, (Chelonia mydas), hatchlings head to sea, Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean

American War of Independence. Battle of Yorktown (October 19, 1781). Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Versailles. National Museum of Versailles

Thomas Jefferson reading his rough draft of the Declaration of Independence to Benjamin Franklin
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE Thomas Jefferson reading his rough draft of the Declaration of Independence to Benjamin Franklin, 1776. Painting by Clyde O. DeLand

Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776

Grand Reception of Kossuth. The Champion of Hungarian Independence at City Hall, New York. December 6th 1851. Date: December 6th 1851

Evolution of the United States flag from red British ensign (left) to the striped Grand Union flag (right), to the thirteen-star flag (center). Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Memorial at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
View of the Memorial of Suke Baatar (Mongolias national hero in the struggle for independence, Damdin Sukhbaatar, 1893-1923) in Sukhbaatar Square, with the Cultural Centre in the background

Greece, Crete - Cretan Men - a souvenir card released in 1907 to bolster the Cretan national identity following the withdrawal of control over the Island by the Great Powers

Independence Hall illuminated at night with sound and light show in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, North America

Surrender at Saratoga
After being defeated by Gates at the battle of Stillwater, Burgoyne surrenders at Saratoga : this is a turning point in the war ensuring victory for the colonists

Benjamin Rush / Sully
BENJAMIN RUSH American medical practitioner, signatory to the Declaration of Independence

Monument of Independence obelisk, Alma Ata, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Asia

Monument of the Independence of Turkmenistan, Ashgabad, Turkmenistan, Central Asia, Asia

Battle of Concord Bridge
The Fight at Concord Bridge

Battle of Otterburn / Fsst
WAR OF SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE Henry Percy (Hotspur) attacked the Scottish entrenchments and was totally defeated. The battle is celebrated in the Ballad of Chevy Chase

Washington crossing the Delaware River
Washington and his army crossing the Delaware River, prior to the Battle of Trenton

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"Inspiring Tales of Independence: From Scottish Covenanters to Greek Heroes" The Flag of the Scottish Covenanters waves proudly, symbolizing their unwavering pursuit and religious freedom. Bonhomme Richard and Serapis engage in a fierce battle on the high seas, embodying the spirit during the American Revolutionary War. William Wallace's statue stands tall in Aberdeen, reminding us of his legendary fight for Scotland's independence against English rule. The Constitution of USA, born in 1787, serves as a beacon of liberty and self-governance for generations to come. Montpelier Vale offers a breathtaking view down Blackheath Village, where individuality thrives amidst London's bustling metropolis. A signed copy of the Declaration from July 4th, 1776 represents America's bold step towards liberation from British tyranny. Juan O Gorman's mural captures Mexico's cry for revolution with Miguel Hidalgo's call to revolt on September 16th, 1810 - an iconic moment in Mexican history. Theodoros Kolokotronis emerges as a Greek hero fighting valiantly for Greece’s independence from Ottoman rule during the early 19th century. The Battle of Cowpens in 1781 showcases American resilience and determination as they secure victory over British forces during the Revolutionary War. As leatherback turtle hatchlings cross beaches to reach the sea, they symbolize nature’s struggle for survival – an innate quest for freedom and autonomy. From historical events that shaped nations' destinies to natural wonders reflecting life’s inherent drive towards independence; these diverse hints remind us that throughout time and across cultures, humanity has always yearned for freedom – both individually and collectively.