Tower of London Gallery

Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior

The Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior passes the Tower of London before mooring in the Pool of London on her return home after Greenpeace's recent campaign to hamper Icelandic whaling operations. During her nine weeks in Icelandic waters the Rainbow Warrior was arrested three times and her crew was arrested twice, More than 20, 000 worth of equipment remains under confiscation by the Icelandic coastguard

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WHITE TOWER OF LONDON from a manuscript of the poems of Charles d'Orleans, who was captured at Agincourt in 1415 and remained a prisoner in England until 1440

WHITE TOWER OF LONDON
from a manuscript of the poems of Charles d'Orleans, who was captured at Agincourt in 1415 and remained a prisoner in England until 1440

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London and the Thames, 18th century

London and the Thames, 18th century. This view looks westwards through London, over sailing ships on the River Thames. Prominent landmarks include St Paul's Cathedral (centre), Westminster Abbey (upper left), the Monument to the Great Fire of London (centre right) and the Tower of London (lower right). This artwork was produced circa 1760 by the printing company Bowles and Carver. An earlier artwork of 1751 by Thomas Bowles shows houses on Old London Bridge (foreground), not present in this artwork. These houses were removed in the period 17581762. The other two bridges, since replaced by modern bridges, are: Putney Bridge (opened 1729) and Westminster Bridge (opened 1740)

© MIRIAM AND IRA D. WALLACH DIVISION OF ART, PRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS/NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY