Island Collection

The meaning of Christmas around the world
Christmas Crackers! The meaning of Christmas around the world. (1) Christs Mass greetings; (2) Robert Louis Stephenson; (3) Captain Cook off Christmas Island; (4) Christmas in Australia; (5)

The Wonderful Island of Yum. From Teddy Bear annual 1980

Illustration, Jersey in Jail, man and two women
Illustration, Jersey in Jail, showing a thin man whose trousers are too big for him, chatting with two women -- Very few have any superfluous fat of their own. 1940-1945

Illustration, Jersey in Jail, Nazi soldiers in the street
Illustration, Jersey in Jail, showing Nazi soldiers marching down a street -- Sing, all you mis-begotten bounders, sing. 1940-1945

Cover design, Railway Air Services timetable in conjunction with Spartan Air Lines Ltd, between London and the Isle of Wight. circa 1936

Illustration, Jersey in Jail, farming
Illustration, Jersey in Jail, showing people farming -- Within a year, very few were still working on the land. 1940-1945

Illustration, Jersey in Jail, squadrons overhead
Illustration, Jersey in Jail, with people excited to see British squadrons flying overhead, giving them hopes of liberation. 1940-1945

Cover design, Jersey in Jail 1940-45, by Horace Wyatt, with illustrations by Edmund Blampied. 1940-1945

Illustration, Jersey in Jail, freedom
Illustration, Jersey in Jail, showing people celebrating their freedom at the end of the war. 1940-1945

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

Illustration, Jersey in Jail, praying for deliverance
Illustration, Jersey in Jail, showing people praying for deliverance with a cross on the wall behind them. 1940-1945

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

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

Indigenous woman, Vancouver Island BC

Fishwives at work, Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Fishwives at work on the island of Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Date: circa 1930

Cottage on Benbecula, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
A cottage on the island of Benbecula, Outer Hebrides, northern Scotland, with inhabitants and chickens. Date: 1936

Ploughing with oxen, Crete, Greece
A man ploughing with oxen on the island of Crete, Greece. Date: 1965

Docks at Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
View of the docks at Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, with fish barrels stacked up and boats in the harbour. A group of fishwives can be seen on the right. Date: circa 1930

Gipsies with tent on a Scottish island
A family of gipsies with their tent on a Scottish island. Date: circa 1920s

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

People and donkeys, Crete, Greece
People in the background and donkeys in the foreground on the Greek island of Crete. Date: 1965

Cottage at Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
A cottage on the island of Barra, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, with two men sitting outside. Date: 1930s

Cottage on Eriskay, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
A crofters cottage on the island of Eriskay, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. A woman stands in the doorway and her dog looks with interest at the camera. Date: 1930s

People and car on ferry at Cowes, Isle of Wight
People and a car on the ferry at Cowes, Isle of Wight. Date: 1922

Street scene on the island of Corfu, Greece. Date: 1984

Holiday Tours organised by Thomas Cook & Son
Cover illustration for Holiday Tours organised by Thomas Cook & Son, with colourful views of an island on Lake Maggiore, Italy, an alpine scene, the city of Florence

Label design for Rhum Maureske
Label design for Very Old Rhum Maureske (a mature rum), imported direct from St Martin, an island in the French West Indies. circa 19th century

Crofters grinding corn, Isle of Skye, Scotland. late 19th century

Fishing boats in Castle Bay, Barra, Scotland

Cave dwellers, Enoshima, Japan
Cave dwellers on Enoshima, a small island in Japan. circa 1890s

White Grotto, Capri, Italy

Indigenous canoes, Vancouver Island

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

Street scene, Isle of Capri, Italy. late 19th century

Elephanta Caves, near Bombay (Mumbai), India
Elephanta Caves, on Elephanta Island (Gharapuri), in the harbour of Bombay (Mumbai), India. circa 1890s

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

Koskimo chiefs, Quatsino Sound, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

Enoshima Island, Fujisawa

Shetland knitter, Shetland Islands, Scotland. She is knitting as she walks along with a bulky load on her back. late 19th century

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

Crofters and their cottages, Isle of Skye, Scotland. late 19th century

Koskimo women, Quatsino Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada

Vatersay, Isle of Barra, Scotland. late 19th century

Koskimo woman, Quatsino Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada

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

Skye crofters planting potatoes, Scotland. late 19th century

Scene on a beach, Enoshima, Japan. Enoshima is a small island at the mouth of the Katase River, which flows into Sagami Bay. circa 1890s

Octogenarian Skye crofter, Scotland
Octogenarian Skye crofter outside his cottage, Scotland. late 19th century

Street of houses, Iona, Scotland
Street of houses on the island of Iona, Scotland. 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

Street market in Corfu, Greece
Street market on the island of Corfu, Greece. Date: 1984

Colombo harbour, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

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

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

Island of Kebao, Port Wallut, Indochina (Vietnam). 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

Church building overlooking a calm sea
A church building in Greek Orthodox style overlooking a calm blue sea. 20th century

Evert Taube statue, Goteborg, Sweden

Egypt, the Nile and Palestine, 1928-1929 Season, showing a Nile Steamer (The Arabia) at Aswan, with Elephantine Island in the background. Date: 1928

Circuits Corse, holidays for young people
Advertisement for Circuits Corse, holidays for young people on the island of Corsica. 1960

Cossack riding a horse, Zaporozhye, Ukraine
A Cossack in traditional costume riding a horse with athletic skill during a show, Khortytsaya Island, Zaporozhye, Ukraine. early 21st century

La Corse travel poster
Travel poster advertising the island of Corsica and depicting a hilltop village. Date: 1930s

Garden, Museum Quinta das Cruzes, Funchal, Madeira
View of the garden of the Museum Quinta das Cruzes (Manor Estate of the Crosses) in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. The museum opened in 1953

Label design for Curacao

Painting in Cossack Museum, Zaporozhye, Ukraine
A painting in the Cossack Museum on Khortytsaya Island, Zaporozhye, Ukraine, depicting an Ottoman enemy (possibly the Sultan) making a proclamation, probably a 17th century event. 17th century

Primitive sailing boat
A primitive sailing boat near an island, probably in the Pacific Ocean

View across a lake toward mountains
A view across the gently rippling blue green waters of a lake toward a tree-capped Island and distant pale blue mountains. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Robinson Crusoe in his island cave with his cat, dog, goat and parrot. Date: 1917

Aerial view of Hog Island, Philadelphia, USA. It was set up in 1917 for shipbuilding during World War One, and demolished in 1921

Monreale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. late 19th century

Marina on the Isle of Capri, Italy. late 19th century

Lochboisdale, South Uist, Scotland
Lochboisdale, South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. late 19th century

Harbour, Valletta, Malta
Harbour at Valletta, Malta. late 19th century

Harbour, Corfu, Greece
View of the harbour, Corfu, Greece. late 19th century

Isola Bella, Lake Maggiore, Italy
Isola Bella in Lake Maggiore, Italy. late 19th century

Temple ruins, Girgenti (Agrigento), Sicily, Italy
Ruins of a temple at Girgenti (Agrigento), Sicily, Italy. It is on the site of the ancient Greek city of Akragas (Acragas, Agrigentum). late 19th century

Citadel, Corfu, Greece
Citadel on the island of Corfu, Greece. late 19th century

Two women with smoking brazier, Isle of Harris, Scotland
Two women with a smoking brazier in a rural landscape on the Isle of Harris, Scotland. 1920s

Woman with spinning wheel, Isle of Harris, Scotland
On the Isle of Harris, Scotland, a woman uses an elegant old spinning wheel to make Harris tweed, while her dog sleeps beside her. 1920s

Peat carts, Benbecula, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Cafe Agios Nikolaos, Crete
A group of five men and one woman sit drinking coffee at a table outside Cafe Agios Nikolaos (Saint Nicholas) in Crete, Greece. 1965

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