Coast Collection

Blanchard and Jeffries crossing English Channel
Jean-Pierre Blanchard and Dr John Jeffries crossing the English Channel by balloon. They left Dover, crossed the sea, and landed near Blanay, between Calais and Boulogne

First balloon flight over the English Channel, from Dover to the French coast, by Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Seen here is the balloon in flight between Calais and Boulogne, with a fisherman

Rescue of Major Money off the coast of Yarmouth

Cover design, Holiday Haunts, showing a father carrying his little girl on his shoulders at the seaside. 1933

Nursery Rhymes -- daffodil lady, giant on sea shore
Nursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- a lady dressed as a daffodil is pulled along by three white mice. Below -- an ugly giant stands on the sea shore

Poster design for Illinois Central travel
Poster design for Illinois Central, the road of travel luxury, featuring trips from Chicago and St Louis to the Gulf Coast (Beautiful Mississippi), offering sports all the year round. 20th century

Cobham Air Routes Poster
Poster, Cobham Air Routes, offering flights to Guernsey in 2 hours. With a map of the south coast. 1935

Balloon flight over Dieppe, France
Detailed landscape and cityscape of Dieppe providing an aerial view of the city with a balloon flying overhead. circa 1846

Guernsey Airways Poster
Guernsey Airways Ltd, poster giving a stylised route map of flights from London and Southampton to Channel Islands, and Dinard on the French coast. 20th century

Balloon over Calais
Imaginary scene showing a balloon over Calais, built by M Romain and piloted by M Pilatre de Rozier, intended for a flight from France to England. late 18th century

Couple modelling beachwear
Couple holding each other, modelling beachwear at the seaside. 1980s

Book cover design, Aerial Warfare by RP Hearne, London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1908, with an introduction by Sir Hirams Maxim. 1908

Spithead & Shoreham Air Ferries Poster
Poster, Spithead & Shoreham Air Ferries, showing a passenger plane G-ABVB above a map of the south coast. Save time, see more, give your holiday a flying start

Fanciful ballooning scene

RAF Poster, Back Them Up! WW2
RAF Poster, Back Them Up!, showing a raid by Hudson planes of the Coastal Command on German shipping at Aalesund, Norway, during the Second World War, in which eleven ships were hit. 1941

Brochure design, Cobham Air Routes, serving London, Southampton, Portsmouth, Bournemouth, the Isle of Wight, and Guernsey. circa 1935

Cape Honmoku, Yokohama, Japan. circa 1890s

Beach at Galle, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). circa 1890s

The Harbour, Scarborough, North Yorkshire. late 19th century

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, capital of the Canary Islands. late 19th century

Woman filling kettle from outdoor tap, Newhaven, Sussex
A woman filling a kettle from an outdoor tap at Newhaven, East Sussex. Date: 1920s

Fishing boat at Aldeburgh, Suffolk
A man with his fishing boat on the beach at Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Date: 1961

Atmospheric scene on the docks at Hull, Yorkshire
An atmospheric scene on the docks at Hull (Kingston upon Hull), Yorkshire. Date: 1965

View of sea and mountains by Muriel Dawson. 1922

View of the harbour at Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Date: 1930s

Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka
The Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka, with colonials approaching in rickshaws. Date: 1920

Fishermen with boat in Goa, India
Fishermen on a beach with their boat in Goa, India. Date: 1992

Beach at Almunecar, Andalusia, Spain
View of the beach at Almunecar, Andalusia, Spain, with holidaymakers and a few buildings. Date: 1962

Fishermen on beach in Goa, India
Fishermen on a beach with their boats and nets in Goa, India. Date: 1992

Fairground at Burntisland, Fife, Scotland
A fairground at Burntisland, Fife, Scotland, with a helter skelter at the centre. Date: circa 1920s

Treport Mers travel poster
French railway poster advertising Treport Mers on the Picardy coast, which, together with nearby Mer-les-Bains became popular seaside resorts in the 19th century due to the development of

Children by the shore
An illustration of three loving children standing on the beach. An older girl holds her younger sister in her arms, while a small boy looks up at them. c. 1900

RMS Olympic invitation, restaurant card
An invitation, bearing the name of Mr George F Morrell of The Graphic, for a Channel trip on the White Star Line cruise ship, the RMS Olympic

Poster advertising the Beaches of Belgium

Red vintage car at the seaside
A smart red vintage car at the seaside, with people waving to each other, to advertise colour printing by Otto Elsner of Berlin. circa 1920s

Poster of Brighton sea front. 20th century

Poster advertising the British Empire Exhibition, held at Wembley between April and October 1924. With special instructions not to miss the Gold Coast section. 1924

Madras (Chennai) from the jetty, Tamil Nadu, India
Madras (Chennai) viewed from the jetty, Tamil Nadu, India. circa 1890s

Fishing boats in Castle Bay, Barra, Scotland

View of Yokohama, Japan, with ships in the distance. circa 1890s

Marina del Carmine, Naples, Italy. late 19th century

Gathering cockles, Benbecula, Scotland
Women gathering cockles on the island of Benbecula, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. late 19th century

Waterfront scene, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Waterfront scene, possibly in Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). circa 1890s

Circular Quay from Customs House, Sydney, Australia
View of the Circular Quay from the Customs House, Sydney, Australia. circa 1890s

Panama Market Landing Place

Naval Depot, Garden Island, Sydney Harbour, Australia. circa 1890s

Sorrento and Vesuvius, Italy
Sorrento, Italy, with Vesuvius smoking in the background. late 19th century

Nervi, north west Italy, once a fishing village, now a seaside resort. late 19th century

View of New York, USA

Phillip Street and Harbour, Sydney, Australia
View along Phillip Street looking towards the Harbour, Sydney, Australia. circa 1890s

Breakwater at Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Breakwater with rough waves at Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). circa 1890s

Waterfront, Naples, Italy. late 19th century

Waterfront, Genoa, Italy. late 19th century

Kingstown Harbour (Dun Laoghaire), Ireland
Kingstown Harbour (now Dun Laoghaire), Ireland. late 19th century

Street scene, St Kilda, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. late 19th century

Fishermen returning from Barra Head, Scotland
Fishermen returning from Barra Head on the island of Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. late 19th century

Fishing boat, Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar). circa 1890s

Coastal scene, Clifton, Illawarra District, Australila
Coastal scene, Clifton, Illawarra District, New South Wales, Australia. circa 1890s

Aerial view of Manhattan, New York, USA. 20th century

Night view of New York, USA, with lights

Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia. circa 1890s

Suma Beach, near Kobe, Japan. circa 1890s

Men with fishing boat, India. circa 1890s

View of docks at Palermo, Sicily
A view of the docks at Palermo, capital of Sicily, with an old man sitting by the waterside. Date: 1956

Torquay tourist guide cover
Front cover of a guide to British seaside resort, Torquay, Devon, on the English Riviera, featuring an elegant group posed by a palm tree with the town lit up at night in the background. Date: c.1925

View of harbour, Hong Kong, China
View of the harbour, Hong Kong, China. circa 1890

Fishing boats, India. circa 1890s

Colombo harbour, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Chemulpo, Korea, main port for the capital, Seoul. circa 1890

Waterfront scene, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). circa 1890s

Timber stack on quayside, Istanbul, Turkey

Fleet of ships off Bombay (Mumbai), India. circa 1890s

View of Piraeus harbour, Greece. circa 1870

Harbour scene, China. circa 1890

View of Valdivostok, Russia - section 1 of a 3-part panorama. circa 1890

Out of Doors -- two children at the seaside
Out of Doors -- two children with their father at the seaside stand on a rock looking down at the waves. 19th century

Ferry boat, Negombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
People on a ferry boat, Negombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). circa 1890s

Moving Cleopatras Needle, Egypt -- it was one of three which went to London, Paris and New York respectively during the 19th century. circa 1870

Waterfront at Hong Kong, China
View of the waterfront at Hong Kong, China. circa 1890

Fishing boats, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Galle, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
View of Galle, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). circa 1890s

Beach scene, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). circa 1890s

The harbour of Vladivostok
View over the harbour of Vladivostok, the furthest eastern city in Russia, bordering Mongolia and China. circa 1890

Autocar Poster -- speed record on Saltburn Sands
Autocar Poster -- Sir Algernon Guinness setting a new speed record of 120 mph on Saltburn Sands in a 200 hp Darracq car. 1908

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