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British Empire Collection

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Victoria province, Australia, 1800s

Victoria province, Australia, 1800s
Map of Victoria, Australia, 1870s. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Map of Cape Colony, South Africa

Map of Cape Colony, South Africa
South Africa when a British colony, 1870s. Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Rock of Gibraltar in the British Empire

Rock of Gibraltar in the British Empire
British troops occupying Gibraltar, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Australian Gold Rush prospectors, 1850s

Australian Gold Rush prospectors, 1850s
Australian prospectors panning for gold, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Queensland, Australia, 1800s

Queensland, Australia, 1800s
Map of Queensland, Australia, 1870s. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Cecil Rhodes in South Africa, 1900

Cecil Rhodes in South Africa, 1900
Cecil John Rhodes, British colonial administrator, on his verandah near Cape Town, South Africa, c. 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Papua, New Guinea, native village

Papua, New Guinea, native village
Native village on Humboldt Bay, Papua, New Guinea, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: GATL2A-00033

GATL2A-00033
Jamaican plantation houses from a roadside, 1880s. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Chinese man and a Malaysian woman

Chinese man and a Malaysian woman
Chinese businessman and a Malaysian woman in traditional attire, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: EVNT2A-00048

EVNT2A-00048
British capturing Quebec in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, French and Indian War, 1759. Hand-colored woodcut

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: White men bringing cleanliness to native cultures, 1890s

White men bringing cleanliness to native cultures, 1890s
" White mans burden" is to teach cleanliness, described in a Pears Soap ad, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: British Viceroy of India entering Delhi, 1902

British Viceroy of India entering Delhi, 1902
Lord Curzon, British Viceroy of India, entering Delhi on an elephant, with Lady Curzon, 1902. Photograph

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Sydney, Australia, 1850s

Sydney, Australia, 1850s
Port of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in the 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: GATL2A-00027

GATL2A-00027
Jamaicans bringing their produce to market, circa 1890. Hand-colored halftone illustration of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Dunedin, New Zealand, 1860

Dunedin, New Zealand, 1860
Princes Street in Dunedin, New Zealand, in 1860. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: New South Wales map, 1800s

New South Wales map, 1800s
Map of New South Wales, Australia, 1870s. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: GATL2A-00031

GATL2A-00031
Outdoor kitchen in a Jamaica town, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Opium Wars in China, 1800s

Opium Wars in China, 1800s
Chinese rioters burning British warehouses during the Second Opium War, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Elephant-fight for sport in British colonial India

Elephant-fight for sport in British colonial India
British officials watching a duel on elephants in Baroda, India, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: People of India in traditional attire

People of India in traditional attire
Parsi woman of Bombay, and a man and woman from east India or Singapore in native dress, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Singapore and Malaysian traders, 1800s

Singapore and Malaysian traders, 1800s
Chinese traders from the Straits Settlement and from Singapore (right), 1800s. Antique hand colored print

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: First independent Canadian Parliament session, 1867

First independent Canadian Parliament session, 1867
Opening of the first Parliament of the new Dominion of Canada, 1867. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Louisbourg surrendered by the French in Canada, 1758

Louisbourg surrendered by the French in Canada, 1758
Surrender of Louisbourg to the British under General Jeffrey Amherst, French and Indian War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: British army gathering to capture Quebec, 1759

British army gathering to capture Quebec, 1759
General Wolfe assembling the British army on the Plains of Abraham to take Quebec, 1759. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a Frederic Remington illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Tiger hunt in British India, 1800s

Tiger hunt in British India, 1800s
British hunting party in India en route to a tiger netting, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Boer War battle, 1902

Boer War battle, 1902
Boer assault on a British convoy in South Africa, 1902. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an eyewitness illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Before and after views of Kumasi, Ghana, as a British protectorate, 1890s

Before and after views of Kumasi, Ghana, as a British protectorate, 1890s
British view of how the Ashanti will live after English occupation, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Donkey-riders on their way to see the pyramids, 1800s

Donkey-riders on their way to see the pyramids, 1800s
Tourists riding unruly donkeys to a picnic at the pyramids, Egypt, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Luncheon atop the Pyramid of Gizeh, 1800s

Luncheon atop the Pyramid of Gizeh, 1800s
British tourists having Christmas lunch on the Great Pyramid, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Cecil Rhodes and other British South Africa Company officials, 1896

Cecil Rhodes and other British South Africa Company officials, 1896
Doctor Jameson, Cecil Rhodes, and J.T. Newton (left-right), administrators of the British South Africa Company, 1896. Hand-colored haltone reproduction of a photograph

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: GAFR2A-00014

GAFR2A-00014
British attack on Egyptian artillery at Tell el-Kebir, Egypt, 1882. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: GAFR2A-00017

GAFR2A-00017
British General Sir George Colley at Majuba Mountain, Transvaal War, 1881. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Busy Cairo street in the late 1800s

Busy Cairo street in the late 1800s
Street activity in the new quarter of Cairo, circa 1890. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Insignia of the African Company, 1588

Insignia of the African Company, 1588
African Company arms, incorporated in London in 1588. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: South Australia, 1800s

South Australia, 1800s
Map of South Austrailia, 1870s. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Western Australia province, 1800s

Western Australia province, 1800s
Map of Western Australia, 1870s. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: PLAT2A-00007

PLAT2A-00007
Toussaint Louverture, liberator of Haiti. Hand-colored woodcut

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: GATL2A-00025

GATL2A-00025
Ox-drawn wagons carrying harvested sugar cane on a Jamaica plantation, circa 1890. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: GATL2A-00026

GATL2A-00026
Ripe bananas brought to the wharf, Annatto Bay, Jamaica, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: GATL2A-00029

GATL2A-00029
Native woman shopping in a farmers market, Jamaica, circa 1890. Hand-colored halftone illustration of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: GATL2A-00030

GATL2A-00030
Townspeople on a Jamaica street, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: GATL2A-00032

GATL2A-00032
Jamaica woman on her way to market, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: GATL2A-00036

GATL2A-00036
Natives loading a schooner with coconuts at Kingston, Jamaica. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Black Hole of Calcutta, 1756

Black Hole of Calcutta, 1756
English officers imprisoned in the Black Hole of Calcutta, India, 1756. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Papuan natives, 1800s

Papuan natives, 1800s
Group of Koyari chiefs and their families, southeast New Guinea, 1800s. Hand-colored engraving reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Borneo village in the 1800s

Borneo village in the 1800s
Native village in Borneo near Sarawak, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Maharaja, guard, and woman from Kashmir, India

Maharaja, guard, and woman from Kashmir, India
Rajah of Kashmir, attended by a bodyguard and a woman dancer. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: High-born family in India

High-born family in India
Prince with his family and a Hindu servant woman, India, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Young woman in Canton rowing a sampan

Young woman in Canton rowing a sampan
Chinese girl rowing a sampan on the Pearl River, Canton, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Feast of the Thugs in India, 1800s

Feast of the Thugs in India, 1800s
Kalee-poojah, or feast of the Thugs, India, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: GCAN2A-00016

GCAN2A-00016
Louisbourg, Canada, besieged by New Englanders under the British flag, 1745. Hand-colored woodcut of a contemporary chart

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: GCAN2A-00011

GCAN2A-00011
Montreal, Canada, seen from the St. Lawrence River, 1760. Hand-colored woodcut

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: GCAN2A-00003

GCAN2A-00003
British official reading the Decree of Expulsion to Acadians in Canada, 1755. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Gatling-gun fired by British sailors, 1870s

Gatling-gun fired by British sailors, 1870s
Gatling-gun in use by the Royal Navy, 1878. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Unwrapping an Egyptian mummy, Cairo, 1880s

Unwrapping an Egyptian mummy, Cairo, 1880s
British and Egyptian officials unwrapping an Egyptian mummy in the Boulak Museum, Cairo, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: PREV2A-00061

PREV2A-00061
Charles Cornwallis, British general who surrendered at Yorktown in the American Revolution. Hand-colored engraving of a painting

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Lord North, English prime minister during the American Revolution

Lord North, English prime minister during the American Revolution
Frederick North, known as Lord North, prime minister to King George III. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: GAFR2A-00047

GAFR2A-00047
Swan Hotel in the diamond-mining region of South Africa, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century photograph

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: GAFR2A-00048

GAFR2A-00048
Prospectors working the diamond diggings near Colesberg, South Africa, 1872. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: GAFR2A-00053

GAFR2A-00053
Native workers descending into a diamond mine near Johannesburg, South Africa, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Lunch for visitors to an ancient Egyptian temple, 1800s

Lunch for visitors to an ancient Egyptian temple, 1800s
Tourists having lunch in the remains of an ancient Egyptian temple at Medinet, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: GAFR2A-00015

GAFR2A-00015
Boer marksmen in battle against the British in the Transvaal, 1881. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: GAFR2A-00016

GAFR2A-00016
British 92nd Highlanders skirmish with Boers in the Transvaal War, South Africa, 1881. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: GAFR2A-00032

GAFR2A-00032
Fantee huts, Ashanti Colony in Africa, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Queen of Uganda receiving British explorers Speke and Grant

Queen of Uganda receiving British explorers Speke and Grant
John Speke introduces James Grant to the Queen of Uganda. Hand-colored woodcut from Spekes Journal, 1864

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: British surround Cronjes camp at Paardeberg, Boer War

British surround Cronjes camp at Paardeberg, Boer War
English bombardment of Paardeberg to capture Cronje in the Boer War, 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an eyewitness illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: GATL2A-00017

GATL2A-00017
Sailing-ship firing on a fort in Jamaica during colonial times. Hand-colored woodcut

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: GATL2A-00022

GATL2A-00022
Jamaican women carrying bananas to a seaport, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: GATL2A-00024

GATL2A-00024
Leonard Parkinson, a captain of Maroons during a Negro insurrection in Jamaica, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a contemporary illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: GATL2A-00028

GATL2A-00028
Native people on their way to market in Kingston, Jamaica, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: GATL2A-00034

GATL2A-00034
Plantation coffee-mill, surrounded by stone terraces, Jamaica, circa 1890. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: GATL2A-00035

GATL2A-00035
Native women carrying coal onto a steamship at Kingston, Jamaica, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: GASI2A-00005

GASI2A-00005
Map of Asia, circa 1870. Printed color lithograph, 19th century

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: EVNT2A-00200

EVNT2A-00200
Goorkahs serving in the British military during Sepoy Mutiny, India, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: EVNT2A-00172

EVNT2A-00172
Brirish Royal Horse Artillery charge against unmounted natives near Allahbad, India, during the Sepoy Rebellion, 1857. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Ruler of Delhi and his attendants, 1800s

Ruler of Delhi and his attendants, 1800s
King of Delhi and his court, including a Brahaman student (right). Antique hand-colored print

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: Men from Kashmir and the Himalayas, India

Men from Kashmir and the Himalayas, India
Men from the Himalayan region of India, and a soldier of the maharajah of Kashmir. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: GCAN2A-00002

GCAN2A-00002
British removing Acadians from Canada in 1755. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: GCAN2A-00001

GCAN2A-00001
Deportation of the Acadians by the British, 1755. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: BUSN2A-00067

BUSN2A-00067
A fleet of tea-ships in the China Sea, 1880s. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: BUSN2A-00064

BUSN2A-00064
Shah Allum, Mogul of Hindostan, reviewing troops of the British East India Company, 1781. Hand-colored woodcut

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: BUSN2A-00187

BUSN2A-00187
Unloading tea-ships in the British East India Companys docks, London, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: BUSN2A-00127

BUSN2A-00127
Front of the old British East India House. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageBritish Empire Collection: GAFR2A-00045

GAFR2A-00045
British administrator of Gambia meeting with a native chief, 1889. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration



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