Strait Collection (page 9)

Cowes Castle, Isle of Wight, c1930. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Cowes Castle, Isle of Wight, c1930. The clubhouse of the Royal Yacht Squadron

Bloodhound at anchor with prize flags, 1909. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Bloodhound at anchor with prize flags, 1909. The 40 ton cutter, Bloodhound was designed by William Fife and built in 1874

The gaff rigged cutter Bloodhound sailing close-hauled, August 1911. Creator
The gaff rigged cutter Bloodhound sailing close-hauled, August 1911. The 40 ton cutter, Bloodhound was designed by William Fife and built in 1874

Second View of the Gulf of Messina in the Island of Sicily. c1780. Ships in the Strait of Messina, the sea between the eastern tip of Sicily (Punta del Faro)

Ryde, c1896. Artist: FN Broderick
Ryde, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Shakespeare Cliff, Dover, c1896. Artist: Poulton & Co
Shakespeare Cliff, Dover, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Dover: The Castle and Beach, c1896. Artist: Poulton & Co
Dover: The Castle and Beach, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Bougainville raising the flag of France on a rock in the Strait of Magellan, engraving in the work Voyages and Travels by John Hamilton Moore

The fleet of ships Trinidad, led by Magellan, Concepcion, San Antonio and Victoria on its way to the South Sea after crossing the Strait of Magellan, engraving, 1726

Magellan discovers the Strait, engraving from 1726, Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521), Portuguese navigator at the service of Spain

Ryde, Isle of Wight, 1814-1825. Artist: William Daniell
Ryde, Isle of Wight, 1814-1825. From A Voyage Around Great Britain Undertaken between the Years 1814 and 1825 by William Daniell

The Rope Bridge near the Lighthouse, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, 1829. Artist
The Rope Bridge near the Lighthouse, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, 1829. From A Voyage Around Great Britain Undertaken between the Years 1814 and 1825 by William Daniell

The Golden Gate, 1916. Artist: Harold Sutton Palmer
The Golden Gate, 1916. From America in Pictures, by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. B.Litt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1916]

The Highway that Goes to Sea Heading for the Southernmost City, Key West, Florida, c1940s. From Souvenir Folder of Quaint Key West Fla.. [Tichnor Quality Views, Boston, c1940s]

Key West. Where the Sun Rises and Sets in the Sea, Key West, Florida, c1940s. From Souvenir Folder of Quaint Key West Fla.. [Tichnor Quality Views, Boston, c1940s]

Spithead, c1880. Artist: W. P
Spithead, c1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York, c1880]

The Golden Gate, 19th century. From The Colonial Portfolio. [The Werner Company, London]

St. Margarets Bay - The Hotel, from the Cliffs, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Cushendun - The River, The Hills, and Cushendun Bay, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Glenarm - The Town and the Harbour, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

The Bosphorous - Constantinople in the distance, 1913. From The Near East, by Robert Hitchens. [Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1913]

Landing party of marines during the early part of operations against the Dardanelles, 1915. The naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign of the First World War were mainly carried out by

Birds-Eye View of the Straits of Kertch & Sea of Azoff, c1870

Hauling in a Grippo of 15000 Fish at Emirgian on the Bosphorus, c1901, (1903). The Bosphorus, Turkey, is the worlds narrowest strait used for international navigation

Lord Kichener reviews the situation at Gallipolli with ANZAC officers, World War I, 1915-1916. Launched in March 1915, the Allied landings on the Gallipoli peninsula were intended to establish a

Gallipoli Campaign, World War I, 1915-1916. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Gallipoli Campaign, World War I, 1915-1916. Reserves waiting for orders to move up to their new positions on the slopes of Cape Helles

Lord Kitchener praises troops for their assaults at the Dardanelles, World War I, 1915-1916. Launched in March 1915, the Allied landings on the Gallipoli peninsula were intended to establish a supply

Constantinople - Tour de Leandre, c1900. The Maidens Tower, is a tower lying on a small islet located in the Bosphorus strait on the coast of Uskudar in Istanbul, Turkey

Envoys of the Japanese Prince of Nagato paying the indemnity for the affair of Simonosaki, 1865
The envoys of the Japanese Prince of Nagato paying the indemnity for the affair of Simonosaki, 1865. The narrow Shimonoseki Strait in Japan was controlled by the Prince of Nagato and the Choshu clan

Attack on the Dutch war-steamer Medusa, opposite Simonoseki, Japan, 1863. On 11th July 1863 the Dutch warship Medusa came under fire from forces of the rebel Choshu clan when trying to pass through

Turkish batteries and the entrance to the Bosphorus at the Black Sea, Turkey, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII

The Narrows as seen from Staten Island, New York, USA, 1837. Artist: E Finden
The Narrows as seen from Staten Island, New York, USA, 1837

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, c1920s. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Canada 1st series

Fort Hamilton and the Narrows, New York, 1855. Artist: F O Freeman
Fort Hamilton and the Narrows, New York, 1855. The fort, in what is now Brooklyn, was of strategic importance during the American Revolution

A map showing the positions of Russian and Turkish lines outside Constantinople, 1900. Illustration of one of the many Russo-Turkish wars. In the centre is Constantinople, (now Istanbul, Turkey)

Hiring a Caique, Constantinople, 1877. A party of men and veiled women negotiate the hiring of a caique, a light boat used on the Bosphorus in what is now Istanbul, Turkey

The Sultans Principal Palace, on the Bosphorus, Turkey, 19th century

View of Constantinople and the Golden Horn, 1835. Artist: Johann Jakob Wolfensberger
View of Constantinople and the Golden Horn, 1835. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

The Barracks Hospital, Scutari, Turkey, c1888. Florence Nightingale worked here caring for British soldiers wounded during the Crimean War

Passage of the Argonauts through the Symplegades, Hellespont, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Passage of the Argonauts through the Symplegades, Hellespont, 1733. A plate from Le Temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Leander Swims Over the Hellespont to Meet his Mistress Hero, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Leander Swims Over the Hellespont to Meet his Mistress Hero, 1733. A plate from Le temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Fround in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

The Bosporus or Bosphorus, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
The Bosporus or Bosphorus, 1615. A plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenere, Paris, 1615

Sinking of the Merchant Ship Stamboul, Istanbul Harbour. May 25th 1915. HMS E11, an E-class submarine of the Royal Navy was one of the most successful submarines of the 1915 naval operations in

Settlements on the shore of the Bosphorus, near the Black Sea, Turkey, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Settlements on the shore of the Bosphorus, near the Black Sea, Turkey, 20th century. An internationally-significant waterway located in northwestern Turkey forming part of the continental boundary

Cooking Fish on Boats at the Galata Bridge, Istanbul, Turkey, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Cooking Fish on Boats at the Galata Bridge, Istanbul, Turkey, 20th century. The Galata Bridge spans the Golden Horn, a major urban waterway and primary inlet of the Bosphoros

Staten Island and the Narrows, New York, USA, c1834-c1876. Artist: Frances Flora Bond Palmer
Staten Island and the Narrows, New York, USA, c1834-1876. New York viewed from Fort Hamilton, with Fort Lafayette in the centre, framed by trees. Published by Currier and Ives, New York, USA

Combat in the Dardanelles, Achi Baba, 1915. Turkish attack on Allied positions in Achi Baba during the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign. A print from Le Pays de France, 5th August 1915

Orca (Orcinus orca) male breaching, Johnstone Strait, British Columbia, Canada

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