Colony Collection (#6)

Dreyfus on Devils Isle
ALFRED DREYFUS French army officer and victim of injustice as a prisoner on Devils Island

Edmund Y. W Henderson
LIEUTENANT-COLONEL SIR EDMUND YEAMANS WALCOTT HENDERSON shown soon after he was appointed as Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in 1869. He succeed the late Sir Richard Mayne in this post

Emperor Penguin - colony. Snow hill island - Antarctica
WAT-11358 Emperor Penguin - colony. Snow Hill Island, Antarctica Aptenodytes forsteri M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Bass Rock with Northern Gannets In flight around the rock. Scotland
ROY-47 Bass Rock with Northern Gannets - in flight around the rock. Scotland Morus bassanus Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Colony of king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus), Volunteer Point, East Falkland, Falkland Islands, South Atlantic, South America

Trinidad Postman
A postman in the (then) British colony of Trinidad is offered a pineapple by a grateful recipient of mail

General Map Of British South Africa. From The Book South Africa And The Transvaal War, Volume 1 By Louis Creswicke, Published 1900

The European Factories, Canton, William Daniell, 1769-1837, British

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1 rupees silver coin of George 6 king emperor 1940 , India
8725429 1 rupees silver coin of George 6 king emperor 1940 , India; Private Collection; (add.info.: 1 rupees silver coin of George 6 king emperor 1940 , India); © Dinodia Photo.

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The Harbour at Saigon, Annam (Vietnam), 1907 (colour litho)
488360 The Harbour at Saigon, Annam (Vietnam), 1907 (colour litho) by European School (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: at the time of the manufacture of this card)

Fishermen opposite a temple on the banks of the Song Hương (Perfume River), near Hue, Annam (Vietnam)
473492 Fishermen opposite a temple on the banks of the Song Hương (Perfume River), near Hue, Annam (Vietnam), 1907 (colour litho) by European School

Statue of the goddess Uma at a shrine in Vietnam (Annam), 1907 (colour litho)
473491 Statue of the goddess Uma at a shrine in Vietnam (Annam), 1907 (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hindu goddess and consort of Shiva)

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Tome de Sousaf, from Hutchinson's History of the Nations, pub.1915
3533878 Tome de Sousaf, from Hutchinson's History of the Nations, pub.1915; (add.info.: Tome de Sousa, seated, 1503-1579)

A Village in Annam (Vietnam), 1907 (colour litho)
473490 A Village in Annam (Vietnam), 1907 (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: At the time of the manufacture of this card)

The Maqui Festival in Annam (Vietnam), 1907 (colour litho)
473488 The Maqui Festival in Annam (Vietnam), 1907 (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Captain Lelievre's heroic defense in Mazagran (February 1840), detail, 19th century (oil on canvas)
7305476 Captain Lelievre's heroic defense in Mazagran (February 1840), detail, 19th century (oil on canvas) by Beauce, Jean Adolphe (1818-75); Musee d'Art et d'Histoire, Narbonne

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Vietnamese family holding a feast to honour a deceased member of the family on the verandah of their home
473489 Vietnamese family holding a feast to honour a deceased member of the family on the verandah of their home, 1907 (colour litho) by European School

Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), founder of Indochinese communist party, then from 1945 President of democratic republic of
1700525 Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), founder of Indochinese communist party, then from 1945 President of democratic republic of Vietnam

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