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"Stranded: Tales of Abandoned Journeys and Forgotten Destinations" Old fishing boats, once the lifeblood of Isle of Mull, now lay abandoned on its sandy shores

Background imageStranded Collection: ROBINSON CRUSOE. R. Crusoe saving his Goods out of the Wreck of the Ship

ROBINSON CRUSOE. R. Crusoe saving his Goods out of the Wreck of the Ship. Engraved illustration for an edition of Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe, published in London, 1722

Background imageStranded Collection: STRANDED WHALE, 1577. A cachalot or sperm whale stranded in the estuary of the Schelde River in

STRANDED WHALE, 1577. A cachalot or sperm whale stranded in the estuary of the Schelde River in the Netherlands, 1577. Line engraving from Theatrum universale omnium animalium, Amsterdam, 1718

Background imageStranded Collection: STRANDED WHALE, 1869. Whale stranded at Longniddry, Firth of Forth, Scotland

STRANDED WHALE, 1869. Whale stranded at Longniddry, Firth of Forth, Scotland. Wood engraving, English, 1869

Background imageStranded Collection: ROBINSON CRUSOE. Engraved frontispiece to the 1744 Dublin edition of the novel by Daniel Defoe

ROBINSON CRUSOE. Engraved frontispiece to the 1744 Dublin edition of the novel by Daniel Defoe

Background imageStranded Collection: SHIPWRECK, 1868. The steamship, Chicago, stranded on a reef of rocks off Cork, Ireland

SHIPWRECK, 1868. The steamship, Chicago, stranded on a reef of rocks off Cork, Ireland. Wood engraving, English, 1868

Background imageStranded Collection: NEW YORK: BLIZZARD OF 1888. Commuters stranded because of cancelled ferries

NEW YORK: BLIZZARD OF 1888. Commuters stranded because of cancelled ferries and trains during the blizzard of 12-14 March 1888. Contemporary wood engraving

Background imageStranded Collection: ROBINSON CRUSOE. Crusoe roasting a piece of kid goat while Friday looks

ROBINSON CRUSOE. Crusoe roasting a piece of kid goat while Friday looks on. Wood engraving from a 19th century edition of the book by Daniel Defoe

Background imageStranded Collection: ROBINSON CRUSOE. Friday cringing at the sound of a musket as Crusoe shoots a parrot

ROBINSON CRUSOE. Friday cringing at the sound of a musket as Crusoe shoots a parrot. Wood engraving from a 19th century edition of the book by Daniel Defoe

Background imageStranded Collection: ROBINSON CRUSOE. Engraved illustration to a late 18th century German edition of Daniel Defoes novel

ROBINSON CRUSOE. Engraved illustration to a late 18th century German edition of Daniel Defoes novel

Background imageStranded Collection: A STEAMSHIP STRANDED on rocks off Cork, Ireland. Wood engraving, English, 1868

A STEAMSHIP STRANDED on rocks off Cork, Ireland. Wood engraving, English, 1868

Background imageStranded Collection: Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris) adult, foraging amongst stranded seaweed on seashore

Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris) adult, foraging amongst stranded seaweed on seashore, Western Australia, Australia

Background imageStranded Collection: A tubercular painter from Iowa and part of his family of nin

A tubercular painter from Iowa and part of his family of nine who are stranded and penniless in New Mexico. Date 1937 Aug

Background imageStranded Collection: Flooding in Lyon in 1910

Flooding in Lyon in 1910
Flooding in Lyon in January 1910 caused a great rise in the water level of the River Rhone. Here a baker and his boys in his traditional bateau boat

Background imageStranded Collection: Italian submarine stranded near Tagliamento River

Italian submarine stranded near Tagliamento River
Italian submarine no.10 stranded near the mouth of the Tagliamento River, north east Italy. Date: 20th century

Background imageStranded Collection: HMS Louis, British destroyer, Suvla Bay, WW1

HMS Louis, British destroyer, Suvla Bay, WW1
HMS Louis, British Laforey-class destroyer, launched 1913, served during the early part of the First World War, stranded and wrecked in Suvla Bay during the Dardanelles Campaign

Background imageStranded Collection: Dog on a Rock

Dog on a Rock
The King of the Castle, a dog stranded at sea! Date: early 1930s

Background imageStranded Collection: Common Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) adult, stranded on sandy beach, Gower Peninsula, Glamorgan

Common Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) adult, stranded on sandy beach, Gower Peninsula, Glamorgan, Wales, july

Background imageStranded Collection: Common Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) imprint on sandy beach, Gower Peninsula, Glamorgan, Wales, july

Common Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) imprint on sandy beach, Gower Peninsula, Glamorgan, Wales, july

Background imageStranded Collection: Common Starfish (Asterias rubens) adult, stranded on pebble beach, Chesil Beach, Dorset, England

Common Starfish (Asterias rubens) adult, stranded on pebble beach, Chesil Beach, Dorset, England, january

Background imageStranded Collection: Common Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) three adults, stranded on sandy beach, Gower Peninsula

Common Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) three adults, stranded on sandy beach, Gower Peninsula, Glamorgan, Wales, july

Background imageStranded Collection: Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) dead adult, washed up on beach, surrounded by people

Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) dead adult, washed up on beach, surrounded by people, Hunstanton, Norfolk, England, december

Background imageStranded Collection: Bat volute sea snail

Bat volute sea snail
Bat volute (Cymbiola vespertilio) sea snail exposed on sand at low tide. This gastropod inhabits reefs in the tropical Indo-Pacific region. Its shell is prized by collectors

Background imageStranded Collection: Babylon turrid sea snail shell

Babylon turrid sea snail shell
Lymphatic system. Computer artwork of a naked woman with a healthy lymphatic system. Also seen are associated organs including the thymus gland (upper centre) and the spleen (centre right)

Background imageStranded Collection: Search for extraterrestrial intelligence

Search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Message in a bottle, washed up on a beach, beneath a nebula and stars. The message asks whether there is " Anyone there

Background imageStranded Collection: The Astrolabe stranded on pack ice

The Astrolabe stranded on pack ice. Artwork of Jules Dumont d Urvilles corvette, called Astrolabe, trapped on pack ice during an Antarctic expedition to the South Pole in 1838

Background imageStranded Collection: Snow-covered cars in a city

Snow-covered cars in a city
Snow covering cars parked next to an apartment block in Samara, Russia

Background imageStranded Collection: THE MAN AND THE MOMENT. Starring Billie Dove, 1929

THE MAN AND THE MOMENT. Starring Billie Dove, 1929

Background imageStranded Collection: SILENT FILM: AUTOMOBILES. Janet Gaynor and Richard Walling

SILENT FILM: AUTOMOBILES. Janet Gaynor and Richard Walling

Background imageStranded Collection: Stranded steamship, Linney Head, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Stranded steamship, Linney Head, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of a stranded steamship, the Princess Irene, on the coast at Linney Head, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. Shortly after leaving Aberdeen the ship met foggy weather and steered to Linney Head

Background imageStranded Collection: Theatre, Maughams, The Moon And Sixpence 1925, Nerman

Theatre, Maughams, The Moon And Sixpence 1925, Nerman
Eileen Sharp as Ata, the native girl, and Henry Ainley as Charles Strickland, in Somerset Maughams The Moon And Sixpence. Although and excellent play

Background imageStranded Collection: Musical lovers in a boat

Musical lovers in a boat
Being stranded in a boat on the river, this poor woman can find no escape from her lovers musical offering so she sits back resigned to an afternoon of violin playing

Background imageStranded Collection: Whale Stranded at Winterton, Norfolk, 1857

Whale Stranded at Winterton, Norfolk, 1857
Engraving showing a whale which was stranded on the beach at Winterton, Norfolk, during gales in January 1857

Background imageStranded Collection: Cars stuck in snow at Pease Pottage, 1963

Cars stuck in snow at Pease Pottage, 1963
A long line of cars stranded at Pease Pottage Hill on the London to Brighton road in deep snow during the ferocious winter of 1963

Background imageStranded Collection: Baychimo on Iceberg

Baychimo on Iceberg
The cargo ship " Baychimo" lost in 1931, is seen stranded on an iceberg by Eskimos in 1936

Background imageStranded Collection: Beached Sailing Ship

Beached Sailing Ship
A sailing ship stranded on a British beach at low tide

Background imageStranded Collection: Blue Jellyfish - stranded on beach - Texel Island - Holland

Blue Jellyfish - stranded on beach - Texel Island - Holland
USH-4536 Blue Jellyfish - stranded on beach Texel Island - Holland Cyanea lamarckii Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageStranded Collection: Portuguese Man-o'-War Jellyfish - stranded on shore

Portuguese Man-o'-War Jellyfish - stranded on shore
JLM-6819 Portuguese Man-o'-War Jellyfish - stranded on shore John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageStranded Collection: Starfish - Stranded individual on a beach. Norfolk, UK

Starfish - Stranded individual on a beach. Norfolk, UK
DK-259 Starfish - Stranded individual on a beach Norfolk, UK Solaster endeca David Kilbey Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageStranded Collection: Man in traditional Arab dress looking at 4x4 car stuck on the ridge of a dune during a desert

Man in traditional Arab dress looking at 4x4 car stuck on the ridge of a dune during a desert safari near Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Background imageStranded Collection: St Ives Cornwall UK

St Ives Cornwall UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Background imageStranded Collection: Detail of a melting iceberg (note the dripping icicles) grounded at Heroina Island in the Weddell

Detail of a melting iceberg (note the dripping icicles) grounded at Heroina Island in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica
Michael S. Nolan / SplashdownDirect

Background imageStranded Collection: A car stuck in the snow on Kirkstone Pass near Ambleside in the Lake District UK

A car stuck in the snow on Kirkstone Pass near Ambleside in the Lake District UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Background imageStranded Collection: Beaked Whale stranded on coral reef during low tide (Mesoplodon sp. ). Mili, Marshall Islands (N)

Beaked Whale stranded on coral reef during low tide (Mesoplodon sp. ). Mili, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific)
Andre Seale / SpecialistStock

Background imageStranded Collection: Yellow-bellied sea snake stranded on beach. Galapagos. (Pelamus platurus)

Yellow-bellied sea snake stranded on beach. Galapagos. (Pelamus platurus). Mosquera Island, Galapagos
David Day / SplashdownDirect

Background imageStranded Collection: Trueís Beaked Whale ( Mesoplodon mirus) hauled onto a trailer at after stranding at nearby

Trueís Beaked Whale ( Mesoplodon mirus) hauled onto a trailer at after stranding at nearby Noordhoek beach
Charl Pauw / SplashdownDirect

Background imageStranded Collection: Mass stranding of False Killer Whales (Pseudorca crassidens)

Mass stranding of False Killer Whales (Pseudorca crassidens). Some hundred animals came ashore in one of the biggest
Charl Pauw / SplashdownDirect

Background imageStranded Collection: Humbolt Squid, Dosidicus gigas, stranded in shallow tidepool, Punta Sargento, Sonora, Mexico

Humbolt Squid, Dosidicus gigas, stranded in shallow tidepool, Punta Sargento, Sonora, Mexico
Michael Nolan / SplashdownDirect

Background imageStranded Collection: Humbolt Squid, Dosidicus gigas, in shallow tidepool, Punta Sargento, Sonora, Mexico

Humbolt Squid, Dosidicus gigas, in shallow tidepool, Punta Sargento, Sonora, Mexico
Michael Nolan / SplashdownDirect



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"Stranded: Tales of Abandoned Journeys and Forgotten Destinations" Old fishing boats, once the lifeblood of Isle of Mull, now lay abandoned on its sandy shores, silently rotting away under the Scottish sun. Ships trapped in the Suez Canal during the Six-Day War stand as haunting reminders of a conflict that halted global trade and left vessels stranded amidst political turmoil. The weathered deck of SS Gallia tells stories untold, whispering secrets from 1879 when this majestic ship met an unfortunate fate and became forever stranded at sea. The Master of the Asteroid gazes into the vastness of space from his solitary perch, marooned on a distant rock with only his thoughts to keep him company. An astronaut surveys his desolate surroundings after being marooned on a barren planet, contemplating survival against all odds in an unforgiving universe. In Reykjanesskagi's Southern Peninsula lies a rusting old fishing boat; its decaying hull stands as a testament to nature's relentless grip on man-made creations. Robinson Crusoe and Man Friday find themselves stranded together on an oil canvas masterpiece, showcasing their resilience in adapting to isolation while forging an unlikely friendship. VERNE: ROUND THE MOON comes alive through intricate wood engravings depicting astronauts floating above Earth's surface—stranded between worlds yet filled with wonder for what lies beyond. British troops outside an abandoned café at Dunkirk capture the essence of desperation and hopelessness during World War II—a moment frozen in time where soldiers were left stranded but not defeated. Eduard Bohlen rests eternally off Namibia's Skeleton Coast—an eerie reminder that even mighty ships can succumb to nature's whims and become permanently grounded by sand dunes' embrace.