European Collection

International Air Rally Poster

Lufthansa Poster, summer flights in Europe
Poster, Deutsche Lufthansa AG, showing summer flights serving cities in Europe from 1 April to 5 October 1935. 1935

Descent of Montgolfier balloon
The descent of the Montgolfier balloon, landing in countryside to the consternation of local farmers. 1783

Balloon ascending with animal passengers
The Ascent of the Aerial Balloon. A fanciful engraving of a balloon rising with a cage full of animals (a duck, a cockerel and a lamb), with a crowd of people watching. 1783

Polish man and woman
A young Polish man and a middle-aged Polish woman. Date: 1959

Street scene in Nowa Huta, Krakow, Poland
A street scene in Nowa Huta, a district of Krakow, Poland, with children playing on a bomb site. Date: 1959

Medieval fortified church in Cristian, Sibiu, Romania
View of a medieval fortified church in Cristian (Grossau), Sibiu, Romania. The church was built in the 13th century. Date: early 21st century

Old bakery in St Gallen, Switzerland
View of the decorated exterior of an old bakery in the Spiesergasse (Spisergasse), St Gallen, Switzerland. Date: early 21st century

Town Hall, Landshut, Bavaria, Germany
View of the gothic style Town Hall in the city of Landshut, Lower Bavaria, Germany. The building was completed in 1570. Date: early 21st century

Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
View of Nymphenburg Park in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, with the Palace on the horizon. early 21st century

French Wagons-Lit poster
Poster advertising the French National Railways Wagon-Lits (sleeper train) service to Switzerland, Italy and the Cote d Azur

Label design for Tuzemsky Rum, marketed by Karel Paces of Praha Strasnice, Czechoslovakia. 20th century

Golfing scene at Mont Agel, Monte Carlo, Monaco, showing two women playing, and two young boys acting as their caddies. early 20th century

European man and daughter on camel, India
European man and his daughter on a camel, India. The girls legs are too short to reach the stirrups. circa 1890s

The Rock of Gibraltar, Mediterranean. late 19th century

European tourists outside a hotel, Egypt. circa 1870

Europeans on elephants, India

Winged Victoria figure, Siegessaule, Berlin, Germany
The winged bronze Victoria figure on the top of the Siegessaeule (Pillar of Victory). The Victory Column (Siegessaule) in Berlin, Germany

Label design for Kord Gin, Distilled London Dry Gin, distilled and bottled by Kord Distilleries, Czechoslovakia. 20th century

Old tower, Drobeta-Turnu-Severin, Romania

House of the Free Press, Bucharest, Romania
View of the House of the Free Press (or Press Freedom House) in Bucharest, Romania, the headquarters of various newspapers and media publications. It was built between 1952 and 1956

Bavarian State Chancellery, Munich, Germany
View of the Bavarian State Chancellery in Munich, Germany. It contains the office of the Bavarian Prime Minister and the State Government of Bavaria

Distant view of Riegersburg Castle, Styria, Austria
Distant view of the the ancient castle and town of Riegersburg in the state of Styria (Steiermark), south east Austria. The castle was built in the early 12th century. Date: early 21st century

Medieval fortified church, Axente Sever, Sibiu, Romania
View of a medieval fortified church at Axente Sever, Sibiu in Transylvania, Romania. Date: early 21st century

Victory Column (Siegessaule), Berlin, Germany
The Victory Column (Siegessaule) in Berlin, Germany, designed in the 1860s to commemorate the Prussian victory in the Danish-Prussian War

Cooks Continental Coach Tours
Poster or handbill advertising Cooks Continental Coach Tours -- see it all so easily! A roll of camera film shows colourful pictures of holiday resorts, and a coach travelling along a road. Date: 1953

Old town gate, Aichach, Bavaria, Germany
View of the old town gate in Aichach, Bavaria, Germany. The history of the town dates back almost one thousand years. Date: early 21st century

Old timber-framed buildings, St Gallen, Switzerland
View of some old, timber-framed buildings with a restaurant on the ground floor in the old part of St Gallen, Switzerland. Date: early 21st century

Landsberg weekend festival, Bavaria, Germany
Weekend festival on the picturesque market square of Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, Germany, with people sitting at trestle tables

Nymphenburg Park, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
View of Nymphenburg Park in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. A group of statues can be seen in the foreground, and the Palace in the far distance. early 21st century

European Wolf
A European Wolf

Castle, River and Bridge, Rome, Italy
View of the River Tiber in Rome, Italy, at the Vittorio Emanuele II Bridge, with the Castel Sant Angelo (sometimes also known as the Mausoleum of Hadrian) on the left. early 21st century

Medieval gate, Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, Germany
View of the gothic Bavarian Gate, the Bayertor, built in 1425, at the northern entrance to the town of Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, Germany. Date: early 21st century

Old and new churches in Alba Iulia, Romania
A view of old and new Romanian Orthodox churches in Alba Iulia, Transylvania, Romania. Date: early 21st century

Medieval fortified church in Cisnadie, Sibiu, Romania
View of a medieval fortified church in Cisnadie (Heltau), Sibiu, in Transylvania, Romania, with a street market just visible below. The church was built in the 12th century and fortified in the 15th

Old style bay on a building in St Gallen, Switzerland
View of an old style bay on a building in the Spiesergasse (Spisergasse), St Gallen, Switzerland. Date: early 21st century

Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Berlin, Germany
The Protestant Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedachtniskirche) on the Kurfurstendamm in Berlin, Germany. It was badly damaged in a bombing raid in 1943

White clock tower in Sibiu, Romania
View of the white clock tower on the small square (Piata Mica) in Sibiu, Transylvania, Romania. The tower is known as the Turnul Sfatului (the Tower of the Council)

Cooks World Travel Service, How to See Europe, 1951
A Cooks World Travel Service cover, How to See Europe, 1951, depicting a Bavarian scene with a castle, snow-covered mountains and trees. Date: 1951

Venice travel poster
Attractive poster for the French National Railways, Chemin de Fers de l Est, advertising Venice (or Venise) as a holiday destination

Old fortified church in Sighisoara, Romania
View of an old fortified church in the medieval city of Sighisoara in Transylvania, Romania. On the right is the landmark of the city, a clock tower built in 1360. Date: early 21st century

Old houses in Dillingen, Bavaria, Germany
A row of picturesque old houses in Koenigstrasse, the main street of Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany. Date: early 21st century

Poster advertising Royal Mail Line Mediterranean Cruises, with Venice and gondolas. 20th century

Advertisement for a seven-seater sedan car, seen here with a chauffeur and his female passenger, outside the terrace of a cafe or hotel. circa 1920s

Germany travel poster
Germany wants to see you : travel poster encouraging tourism, featuring an elegant lady carrying a bunch of yellow flowers in front of a steam train from which she has presumably just disembarked

Chargeurs Reunis shipping
Poster advertising the services of the French shipping line, Chargeurs Reunis, and the various routes they sail to Brazil, Indo-China, French West Africa and the Far East. Date: 1890s

Building a snowman
Christmas scene depicts children building a snowman. Date: 1912

European holiday resorts
Magazine double page spread depicting a montage of European holiday resorts Date: 1941

Canal in Venice with gondolas
View of a canal in Venice with passengers in a gondola. The gondoliers are wearing typical striped tops. The building on the left is modern, the one on the right is much older. Date: 1963

Lady and Mercedes-Benz
A lady standing beside a Mercedes-Benz Type 770 limousine, built from 1930 to 1937 and used by many European dignitaries of the period. Date: circa 1935

Architectural details, old part of St Gallen, Switzerland
Architectural details in the old part of St Gallen, Switzerland, including a turret room that juts out from the corner of a building. Date: early 21st century

German flag and Siegestor, Munich, Germany
View of a waving German flag in front of the triple-arched Siegestor (Victory Gate or Triumphal Arch) in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. The gate was completed in 1852, and dedicated to the Bavarian Army

Poster, railway excursions to Luxembourg
Poster advertising railway excursions to Luxembourg by Chemins de Fer de l Est, from Paris, Nancy and Lille. 20th century

Two Badgers in a wood
Two badgers (Meles meles) forage for food in a wood. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

European Grand Prix
A poster for the Grand Prix D Europe to be held at Bern on 3/4th July 1948 Date: 1948

Nelson Line poster
Poster in French advertising the Nelson Line and its Paris agents J.M. Currie & Co, a cargo shipping line which began in the 1880s and pioneered the carriage of refrigerated goods, including meat

Poster design for a bullfight at El Escorial, Madrid, Spain, featuring a matador holding his pink cloak in front of an angry bull. 20th century

Colonel Ralph Ponsonby Watts & his wife
Colonel Ralph Ponsonby Watts (1892 - 1991) & his wife decked out in floral garlands on an official visit. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: circa 1920s

Bushehr, Iran - An excursion drive
A small party of European Diplomatic staff taking a drive into the Iranian countryside close to Bushehr (Bushire), Iran. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: 1920

Poster advertising Swedish Airlines, with flights from Sweden to London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Warsaw and Helsingfors

A male Goldfinch
A male European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) perches on a slender twig. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Union-Castle Holiday Tours
Advertising travel poster for Union-Castle Holiday Tours depicting a colourful Mediterranean scene with white balcony and blue sea, offering reduced return fares to Madeira, the Canary Islands

Colonial Troops 1930S
Native Libyan troops in Tripoli, North Africa, receiving directions in the mountains from European, probably Italian, officers. Date: 1930s

Czech Peasants Dancing
A group of young Czechoslovakian peasants in traditional costumes. Date: early 1930s

Tourists at Pyramids
European tourists enjoy a champagne lunch with a fine view of the Pyramids and the Sphinx onto which the lady has turned her back Date: circa 1903

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