Lander Collection

D-Day - Landing in France - Omaha Beach
American assault troops prepare to disembark their landing craft as it approaches the beach head, Omaha Beach. The smoke visible in the background attests to the massive naval artillery assault

Martian landscape, Spirit rover image
Martian landscape. False-colour image of the Martian surface taken by NASAs Mars exploration rover Spirit between the 23rd and 24th November 2005. Part of the rover can be seen at bottom centre

Apollo spacecraft at the Moon, artwork
Apollo spacecraft at the Moon. Artwork of the Apollo Lunar Module (LM, left, gold) and the Apollo Command/Service Module (CSM, right, grey) at the Moon, with the Earth in the background

Poster for Eastern National Express Coach Services
Poster for Lander Eastern National Express Coach Services running between London and Clacton-on-Sea (pictured). 1955

King Edward VIII as Admiral of the Fleet by John St. Helier
King Edward VIII (1894-1972), later Duke of Windsor, painted by John St. Helier Lander in the robes of Admiral of the Fleet and as Sovereign of The Order of the Garter

Beagle 2 landing on Mars
Beagle 2 probe landing on Mars, computer artwork. Its heat shield is glowing as it falls through the Martian atmosphere. This British probe was carried to Mars by the European Space Agencys Mars

Passport 1914
The British passport of Digby Lander for travel to Russia during World War One

Poster, Select Folkestone
Poster by Lander, Select Folkestone, advertising the town as a holiday destination. Date: 1958

Mars 96 surface station, artwork
Mars 96 surface station. Artwork showing one of the surface stations of the Russian Mars 96 mission landing on Mars after being released from orbit

MEMORIAL DAY, 1868. Mourners decorating the grave of General Frederick W. Lander in Salem, Massachusetts, during the first nationwide observance of Memorial (Decoration) Day, 30 May 1868

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Queen Elizabeth, portrait by John St Helier Lander. Date: 1937

Music cover, Why Don't You Make Me Happy? words by Arthur Henry, music by Rex Lander and Lee Clare, foxtrot song broadcast by Jack Payne and his Hotel Cecil Dance Band Date: 1927

Children at Manchester City Art Gallery learning 1925
Children at Manchester City Art Gallery being taught about art. They are looking at a painting of Edward, Prince of Wales by John St

Oregon Trail
USA, Wyoming, Rocky Mountains, Fremont County, Lander, Oregon trail

Lander, Mars, Viking, Proof Test Article, ca. 1964. Creator: Martin Marietta
This is the proof test article of the Viking Mars Lander. For exploration of Mars, Viking represented the culmination of a series of exploratory missions that had begun in 1964 with Mariner 4

London Business Premises, Aldersgate Street (engraving)
2774066 London Business Premises, Aldersgate Street (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: London Business Premises, Aldersgate Street)

Nimloth
Heinz Hieke

Ronnie Bedford, Science editor for the Daily Mirror, pictured standing on a life size model of the Apollo Lunar Module, which is to be moved to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex at Cape

Edward, Prince of Wales from a sketch by John St. Helier Lan
H.R.H. The Prince of Wales from a study made by John St. Helier Lander for a full-length portrait published in the Illustrated London News at a later date

Luna 9 landing on the Moon (Stamp, USSR). Artist: Anonymous
Luna 9 landing on the Moon (Stamp, USSR). Private Collection

The Wise and Foolish Virgins, c1900, (1911). Artist: JG Lander
The Wise and Foolish Virgins, c1900, (1911). From Bibbys Annual 1911, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1911]

Queen Elizabeth with Princess Elizabeth in 1926, (1937). Artist: John Saint-Helier Lander
Queen Elizabeth with Princess Elizabeth in 1926, (1937). The future Queen Elizabeth II with her mother (1900-2002). A print from the Illustrated London News: Coronation Record Number, (London, 1937)

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, 1937. Artist: John Saint-Helier Lander
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, 1937. Elizabeth (1900-2002), Queen Consort of George VI of the United Kingdom. She later became the Queen Mother. From The Illustrated London News, Volume 190

Lieutenant General Sir Douglas Haig, British soldier, First World War, 1914. Artist: John Saint-Helier Lander
Lieutenant General Sir Douglas Haig, British soldier, First World War, 1914. Haig (1861-1928) was British commander during WWI. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

General Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien, British soldier, First World War, 1914. Artist: John Saint-Helier Lander
General Sir Horace Lockwood General Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien, British soldier, First World War, 1914. General Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien (1858-1930)

Brigadier-General Sir Philip Chetwode, British soldier, First World War, 1914. Artist: John Saint-Helier Lander
Brigadier-General Sir Philip Chetwode, British soldier, First World War, 1914. Chetwode (1869-1950) was later promoted to Field Marshal

Queen Elizabeth with Princess Elizabeth in 1926, (1937). Artist: John Saint-Helier Lander
Queen Elizabeth with Princess Elizabeth in 1926, (1937). The future Queen Elizabeth II with her mother (1900-2002). A print from the Illustrated London News: Coronation Record Number, (London, 1937)

Part of the Grand Canyon, Marineris Vallis, on Mars, 1976. This view was taken by the Viking Orbiter 1 spacecraft. The canyons are some 4000 kilometres long and are over 6 kilometres deep in places

King George VI
H.R.H. Prince Albert, Duke of York, later King George VI (1895 - 1952), from a painting specially made for The Illustrated London News by John St

Moon landing, 21 July 1969. Composite image depicting US astronaut Neil Armstrong (born 1930) descending the ladder of NASAs Apollo 11 lunar module (LM-5 Eagle)

Map showing Germania adjacent countries land masses
Map showing Germania, with adjacent countries and land masses, Cosmographey: das ist, Beschreibung aller Lander, Herrschafften, und furnemesten Stetten des gantzen Erdbodens

Mountbatten wedding 1922 - Lord Louis Mountbatten
Lord Louis Mountbatten (1900 - 1979), 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma. A portrait painted by John St. Helier Lander and reproduced in the Illustrated London News on the occasion of his marriage to Lady

The Lunar Module Spider of the Apollo 9 mission
March 3, 1969 - The Lunar Module (LM) Spider, still attached to the Saturn V third (S-IVB) stage, is photographed from the Command and Service Modules (CSM)

Explore the Yorkshire Coast by Train BR poster, 1950s

Apollo Moon landing, artwork
Apollo Moon landing. Computer artwork of the original Apollo mission lunar lander on the Moon

Surface of Venus and probe, artwork
Surface of Venus and balloon probe, artwork. The surface of Venus is the hottest planetary surface in the solar system, with temperatures of nearly 500 degrees Celsius

Lieutenant-General Douglas Haig
Portrait by John St. Helier Lander of Douglas Haig (1861-1921), Commander of the First Corps of the British Expeditionary Force

Viking 1 Launch
Viking 1 was launched by a Titan/Centaur rocket from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 5:22 p.m. EDT to begin a half-billion mile, 11-month journey through space to explore Mars

arid climate, arriving, astronaut, atmosphere, beach, cloud, color image, computer graphic
Futuristic space travelers near spaceships

Bruce Ingram by John St Helier Lander
Sir Bruce Stirling Ingram OBE MC (1877 - 1963), journalist and newspaper editor. The grandson of the papers founder, Herbert Ingram, he edited the Illustrated London News from 1900 to 1963

Ian Botham, cricketer, at end of charity walk
Ian Botham, cricketer, relaxing after completing a walk from John o Groats to Lands End in November 1985, which raised 750, 000 for charity

Ian Botham, cricketer, signing book
Ian Botham, cricketer, signing the Lands End to John o Groats Association book after completing his charity walk which raised 750, 000 in November 1985

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay, lithograph, published in 1874
South American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. Lithograph, published in 1874

Illustration of NASA Viking lander on its journey to Mars

A manned Asteroid Lander approaches the desolate surface of an asteroid in preparation for landing. Thrusts from reaction control units illuminates the dark side of the lander with a ghostly blue

Artists concept of a future lunar exploration mission
Lunar prospectors prepare a remote-controlled rover for exploring and drilling into the regolith in search of exploitable resources

The sky crane maneuver during the descent of NASAs Curiosity rover
Artists concept showing the sky crane maneuver during the descent of NASAs Curiosity rover to the Martian surface. Mars Science Laboratory will use a guided entry

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"Lander: Bridging the Gap Between Earth and Beyond" From the treacherous D-Day landings on Omaha Beach to the vast Martian landscape captured by the Spirit rover, the concept of "lander" has transcended time and space. Just like King Edward VIII as Admiral of the Fleet, who commanded respect and authority, landers have played a crucial role in our exploration endeavors. As depicted in vintage posters for Eastern National Express Coach Services or Select Folkestone, landers have been instrumental in connecting people across different lands. They symbolize not only physical transportation but also a bridge between cultures and experiences. In our quest for knowledge beyond our planet's boundaries, landers such as Apollo spacecraft at the Moon or Beagle 2 landing on Mars serve as pioneers. Their arrival marks significant milestones in human achievement and pushes us further towards unraveling extraterrestrial mysteries. But let us not forget those who sacrificed their lives for these groundbreaking missions. On Memorial Day 1868, mourners decorating General Frederick W. Lander's grave remind us of the bravery that lies behind every successful landing operation - be it on foreign soil or alien terrain. Whether it is just before D-Day when anticipation fills the air or during Mars explorations where imagination takes flight through artwork, landers embody humanity's insatiable thirst for discovery, and are more than mere vehicles; they represent our collective ambition to reach new frontiers and expand our understanding of ourselves and the universe we inhabit. So next time you gaze upon an image of a lander touching down on uncharted territory like Mars 96 surface station or witness its historic impact like that fateful day in France during World War II (10170926), remember that these machines carry with them dreams, aspirations, and endless possibilities.