Fraud Blocker Skip to main content

Land Collection (page 7)

"Land: A Tapestry of Stories and Legends" From the vast plains of Africa to the ancient forests of Norse mythology, land holds tales that transcend time

Background imageLand Collection: Hamster -Cricetus cricetus-, alert young in a meadow, Austria

Hamster -Cricetus cricetus-, alert young in a meadow, Austria

Background imageLand Collection: Hamster -Cricetus cricetus- taking a rosehip for its hoard, Austria

Hamster -Cricetus cricetus- taking a rosehip for its hoard, Austria

Background imageLand Collection: 0008627

0008627
RAILWAY POSTER, 1870s. A Chicago and North-Western Railway poster of the 1870s promoting free homestead lands in the Dakota Territory

Background imageLand Collection: mt. Everest from Everest Base Camp, Tibet, China

mt. Everest from Everest Base Camp, Tibet, China

Background imageLand Collection: A Land Rover is unloaded from a RAF Short SC-5 Belfast CMk1

A Land Rover is unloaded from a RAF Short SC-5 Belfast CMk1 at Belize airport. 1975. Date: 1975

Background imageLand Collection: Middle East, satellite image

Middle East, satellite image
Middle East. North is at top. Satellite image of the Middle East, showing the borders (white lines) of the countries. The Middle East is a Eurocentric term used to describe a region that roughly

Background imageLand Collection: Super-Earth extrasolar planet, artwork C015 / 0800

Super-Earth extrasolar planet, artwork C015 / 0800
Super-Earth extrasolar planet seen from the surface of its moon, artwork. Its parent red dwarf star is at lower centre, being transited by an inner planet

Background imageLand Collection: Thomas Jefferson reading his rough draft of the Declaration of Independence to Benjamin Franklin

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

Background imageLand Collection: RUSSIA: MAP, 1549. Engraved map of Russia from Sigismund Herbersteins Rerum Moscoviticarum

RUSSIA: MAP, 1549. Engraved map of Russia from Sigismund Herbersteins Rerum Moscoviticarum Commentarii printed at Basel, 1549

Background imageLand Collection: Limestone embankment, relic of over-ambitious land reclamation scheme of 1873

Limestone embankment, relic of over-ambitious land reclamation scheme of 1873, intended to reclaim marshes between Jenny Browns Point and Hest Bank, Silverdale, Morecambe Bay, Lancashire, England

Background imageLand Collection: Valley of the Tombs of Jehoshaphat, Jerusalem, Holy Land

Valley of the Tombs of Jehoshaphat, Jerusalem, Holy Land. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageLand Collection: The court of a house, Damascus, Holy Land, (i. e. Syria)

The court of a house, Damascus, Holy Land, (i. e. Syria)
The court of a house, Damascus, Holy Land, (i.e. Syria). Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageLand Collection: Tommies kicking a football on the way to the German Trenches

Tommies kicking a football on the way to the German Trenches

Background imageLand Collection: Eastern Himalayas, satellite image

Eastern Himalayas, satellite image. North is at top. Snow is white, vegetation is red, barren areas are light blue and water is dark blue

Background imageLand Collection: Desert alluvial fan, satellite image

Desert alluvial fan, satellite image. North is at top. Desert areas can sometimes go for years without rain, and then intense storms will cause flooding that fills old dry river beds

Background imageLand Collection: Denmark - Sweden border, satellite image

Denmark - Sweden border, satellite image
Denmark. Satellite image of the European country of Denmark (left) and the surrounding area. North is at top. Water is blue, vegetation is green

Background imageLand Collection: Ireland, Inishmore, Aran Island, Dun Aengus Fort

Ireland, Inishmore, Aran Island, Dun Aengus Fort

Background imageLand Collection: Land Rover Discovery

Land Rover Discovery 1990 Accident

Background imageLand Collection: Trigonometry Point

Trigonometry Point
A Trigonometry Point at Buvita in the Belgium Congo, topped off with a broom!

Background imageLand Collection: Gustav Hamel arriving at Windsor with the airmail

Gustav Hamel arriving at Windsor with the airmail
The aviator Gustav Hamel arriving at Windsor from Hendon on the very first airmail flight. The first aerial mail service took place on 9 September 1911 from Hendon Aerodrome to Windsor

Background imageLand Collection: Recruitment poster for H M Army

Recruitment poster for H M Army
Recruitment poster for His Majestys Army, showing different forms of transport and equipment

Background imageLand Collection: Royal Irish Constabulary going by sea to enforce evictions

Royal Irish Constabulary going by sea to enforce evictions
Members of the Royal Irish Constabulary going in open sailing boats called hookers to enforce evictions on the Islands of the West Coast of Ireland

Background imageLand Collection: The Great Ice Barrier, Antarctica, 1911

The Great Ice Barrier, Antarctica, 1911
Photograph showing a member of the Amundsen Antarctic Expedition of 1910-12 standing on top of the Great Ice Barrier, c.1911. Three men, under the command of Lt

Background imageLand Collection: Landing in a Surf-boat at Accra, Ghana, 1891

Landing in a Surf-boat at Accra, Ghana, 1891
Engraving of a native surf boat heading through the breakers, to bring its cargo of two European officers to land at Accra, Ghana

Background imageLand Collection: German Foot Soldier

German Foot Soldier
A German foot-soldier on the attack

Background imageLand Collection: Cheltenham Balloon

Cheltenham Balloon
Mr Green and others ascend in a balloon near the Rotunda of Montpellier Spa, Cheltenham : it will land safely at Ashton Kenes, near Cirencester

Background imageLand Collection: Gustav Hamels plane ready to leave Hendon for Windsor

Gustav Hamels plane ready to leave Hendon for Windsor
Gustav Hamels aeroplane ready to leave Hendon Aerodrome for Windsor on the very first airmail flight. The first aerial mail service took place on 9 September 1911 from Hendon to Windsor

Background imageLand Collection: Aerial image of Avebury, Neolithic Monument, site of a large henge and several stone circles

Aerial image of Avebury, Neolithic Monument, site of a large henge and several stone circles, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageLand Collection: Aerial image of Blakeney Point, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Aerial image of Blakeney Point, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageLand Collection: Aerial view of Alton Barnes White Horse, Alton Barnes, Wiltshire, England

Aerial view of Alton Barnes White Horse, Alton Barnes, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageLand Collection: Aerial view of the Westbury White Horse and the Iron Age Bratton Camp Hill Fort

Aerial view of the Westbury White Horse and the Iron Age Bratton Camp Hill Fort, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageLand Collection: Great Sandy Desert, satellite image

Great Sandy Desert, satellite image. North is at upper left. Vegetation is green and purple, while more barren, rocky areas are various shades of white and brown

Background imageLand Collection: Great Salt Desert, satellite image

Great Salt Desert, satellite image. North is at top. Desert soil and mud is light brown, barren rocky areas are pink, and salt pans are blue

Background imageLand Collection: New York City, satellite image

New York City, satellite image
New York City, USA, satellite image. North is attop. Urban areas are white, vegetation is greenand water is blue. The island of Manhattan is atupper centre on the east coast of the HudsonRiver

Background imageLand Collection: Domesticated Goats graze in lush green summer pasture with buttercup flowers

Domesticated Goats graze in lush green summer pasture with buttercup flowers
HAR-94 Domesticated Goats - billy / nanny goats graze in lush green summer pasture with buttercup flowers Anthony Harrison Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageLand Collection: Arab Astronomers / 1513

Arab Astronomers / 1513
Arab astronomers measuring angles between objects in space or on land

Background imageLand Collection: Women Washing Dishes

Women Washing Dishes
Three young women (" Three Lions", perhaps in some way connected with womens services during World War Two) washing and drying dishes together in a large kitchen

Background imageLand Collection: Cheerful Land Girl

Cheerful Land Girl
A cheerful Land Girl cycles to work with her spade over one shoulder

Background imageLand Collection: Tanks Near Tobruk

Tanks Near Tobruk
North Africa : a German tank destroys a British tank in Marmarica, during the fiercely contested battle for Tobruk, Libya

Background imageLand Collection: Soviet ships attempt to land in Estonia

Soviet ships attempt to land in Estonia
German tanks thwart the Russians landing attempt in Estonia

Background imageLand Collection: RAINBOW

RAINBOW
A magnificent rainbow arch seems to form a bridge from land to sea, illuminating the foreground fields in iridescent light while the rain clouds disperse

Background imageLand Collection: Pilgrim Fathers landing at Plymouth, Massachusetts

Pilgrim Fathers landing at Plymouth, Massachusetts
The Pilgrim Fathers landing at what would later be Plymouth, Massachusetts

Background imageLand Collection: Grotto of the Annunciation, Nazareth

Grotto of the Annunciation, Nazareth
View inside the Grotto of the Annunciation in Nazareth, where by tradition Mary is said to have received a visit from the Angel Gabriel

Background imageLand Collection: Scene inside the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem

Scene inside the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem
A scene inside the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, which marks the traditional birthplace of Jesus

Background imageLand Collection: Inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem

Inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem
View inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, with the Stone of Unction on the left -- according to tradition, the body of Jesus was prepared for burial on this stone by Joseph of Arimathea

Background imageLand Collection: A Map of the Union of South Africa, 1931 (colour litho)

A Map of the Union of South Africa, 1931 (colour litho)
1198400 A Map of the Union of South Africa, 1931 (colour litho) by Gill, Leslie MacDonald (Max) (1884-1947); 102x153 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Gill)

Background imageLand Collection: view of the town of Cardigan, Wales

view of the town of Cardigan, Wales
Vintage 19th century photograph - view of the town of Cardigan, Wales

Background imageLand Collection: c. 1900 Holy Land, Palestine, Israel - tomb of Rachel

c. 1900 Holy Land, Palestine, Israel - tomb of Rachel
c.1900 Holy Land, Palestine, Israel - tomb of Rachel



All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping

"Land: A Tapestry of Stories and Legends" From the vast plains of Africa to the ancient forests of Norse mythology, land holds tales that transcend time, and is a canvas upon which history, culture, and human resilience are painted. In the political map of Africa, borders define nations but fail to capture the rich tapestry of diversity within its lands. Each region carries stories etched in its soil - from tribal traditions to struggles for independence. The Iroquois creation myth introduces us to Sky Woman, whose descent from above brought forth life on Earth. Her story reminds us that land is not merely a physical entity but also a sacred space intertwined with spirituality. Yggdrasil, the Tree of Life in Norse mythology, stands tall as an emblematic representation of interconnectedness between realms. Its roots delve deep into the earth's core while branches reach towards celestial heights - reminding us that all life stems from this shared ground. Amidst the chaos and devastation of World War I, a momentary respite emerged during the Christmas Truce in 1914. Soldiers laid down their weapons on foreign soil and celebrated together - proving that even amidst conflict, humanity can find solace in our collective connection to land. Australia's map showcases diverse landscapes; from arid deserts to lush rainforests teeming with unique flora and fauna. This continent bears witness to millions of years' worth continental drifts shaping its terrain - a testament to nature's ever-evolving dance with time. The Royal Logistic Corps embodies how land serves as both protector and provider. From supplying troops on distant battlefields to aiding disaster-stricken regions worldwide, they exemplify how our relationship with land extends beyond boundaries or borders. Ceylon's tea industry plantations paint vivid scenes across its map - showcasing laborers working tirelessly amidst rolling hills covered in emerald green leaves. These plantations stand as testaments to human ingenuity harnessing the land's resources to create livelihoods and cultivate a beloved beverage.