Passage Collection (#3)

France, Ile-de-France, Seine-et-Marne (77), Moret-sur-Loing: Moret sur Loing, medievale door, door of Burgundy
LUX4757526 France, Ile-de-France, Seine-et-Marne (77), Moret-sur-Loing: Moret sur Loing, medievale door, door of Burgundy, lively view with many shops and passers-by including a woman in headdress

Egypt, Cairo: The English Post with 5 Soldiers, 1900
LUX4763817 Egypt, Cairo: The English Post with 5 Soldiers, 1900; (add.info.: Egypt, Cairo: The English Post with 5 Soldiers, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Delivering coal. The wagon has broad wheels to make its passage over bad roads smooth
533918 Delivering coal. The wagon has broad wheels to make its passage over bad roads smooth. Illustration from children's book, London 1860. Wood engraving; (add.info.: Delivering coal)

Holborn, Lincoln's Inn, Passage, 1697, from New Square to Carey Street, N Archway to New Square (b/w photo)
8661686 Holborn, Lincoln's Inn, Passage, 1697, from New Square to Carey Street, N Archway to New Square (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Passage, with Tapestry Factory (engraving)
8642792 Passage, with Tapestry Factory (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Passage, with Tapestry Factory)

Cover of " Le Lire", Satirical en Colours, 1898_10_29: Le passage du gue - Countryside, Fashion, Couple
ICA4839139 Cover of " Le Lire", Satirical en Colours, 1898_10_29: Le passage du gue - Countryside, Fashion, Couple, Industrie Factories, Riviere Fleuve

View through a Door to Running Figures, 1845 (oil on canvas)
8714683 View through a Door to Running Figures, 1845 (oil on canvas) by Eckersberg, Christoffer-Wilhelm (1783-1853); Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

Italy, Lombardy, Milan: Passage Victor Emmanuel (Victor-Emmanuel, Vittorio Emanuele), animated view with pegs
LUX4769406 Italy, Lombardy, Milan: Passage Victor Emmanuel (Victor-Emmanuel, Vittorio Emanuele), animated view with pegs, horse-drawn cars and electric trams, 1900; (add.info.: Italy, Lombardy)

France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Angers: the Chateau uses as barracks, entrance with guerite
LUX4762768 France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Angers: the Chateau uses as barracks, entrance with guerite, bridge levis and soldiers, 1920; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire)

France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Herault (34), Montpellier: A bridge improvise, 1900
LUX4767810 France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Herault (34), Montpellier: A bridge improvise, 1900; (add.info.: France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Herault (34), Montpellier: A bridge improvise

France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Herault (34), Montpellier: Le gue de la Paillade, 1900
LUX4767802 France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Herault (34), Montpellier: Le gue de la Paillade, 1900; (add.info.: France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Herault (34), Montpellier: Le gue de la Paillade

France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Annecy: the Porte Sainte Claire with shops, 1900
LUX4796061 France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Annecy: the Porte Sainte Claire with shops, 1900; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Annecy: the Porte Sainte Claire with shops

France, Champagne-Ardenne, Haute-Marne (52), Langres: The gateway to the city, 1900
LUX4811809 France, Champagne-Ardenne, Haute-Marne (52), Langres: The gateway to the city, 1900; (add.info.: France, Champagne-Ardenne, Haute-Marne (52), Langres: The gateway to the city

France: A sailor climbs to cocagne during the passage of the line (Ecuador), 1910
LUX4807539 France: A sailor climbs to cocagne during the passage of the line (Ecuador), 1910; (add.info.: France: A sailor climbs to cocagne during the passage of the line (Ecuador)

Italy, Lazio, Rome: Porta Settimiana, animated view, mural, 1895 - commerce: antico ciarlotto
LUX4771613 Italy, Lazio, Rome: Porta Settimiana, animated view, mural, 1895 - commerce: antico ciarlotto; (add.info.: Italy, Lazio, Rome: Porta Settimiana, animated view, mural)

France, Lorraine, Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), Nancy: La porte Saint Georges (17th century) cote exterieur, 1875
LUX4704144 France, Lorraine, Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), Nancy: La porte Saint Georges (17th century) cote exterieur, 1875; (add.info.: France, Lorraine, Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)

France, Lorraine, Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), Nancy: La porte de ville de Nancy called Porte de la Craffe (14th century)
LUX4703999 France, Lorraine, Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), Nancy: La porte de ville de Nancy called Porte de la Craffe (14th century), 1885; (add.info.: France, Lorraine, Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)

Brussels: Saint Hubert Gallery, 1885
LUX4703380 Brussels: Saint Hubert Gallery, 1885; (add.info.: Brussels: Saint Hubert Gallery, 1885); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Amboise: Clock Tower, town gate, 1910 - a la civette, Chateau pastry
LUX4758494 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Amboise: Clock Tower, town gate, 1910 - a la civette, Chateau pastry, haberdashery stationery, rue Victor Hugo, photo Papeghin; (add.info.: France)

American clipper ship Red Jacket in the ice off Cape Horn, on her passage from Australia to Liverpool, England
528760 American clipper ship Red Jacket in the ice off Cape Horn, on her passage from Australia to Liverpool, England, August 1854. Currier & Ives print c1855

The Guildhall, Boston (litho)
8639302 The Guildhall, Boston (litho) by Whymper, Charles (1853-1941) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Guildhall, Boston. Cells in which the Pilgrims were confined)

Passage in Exeter Cathedral Close (engraving)
8623648 Passage in Exeter Cathedral Close (engraving) by Rimmer, Alfred (1829-1893); Private Collection; (add.info.: Passage in Exeter Cathedral Close)

The Reform Bill (litho)
8673866 The Reform Bill (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Reform Bill. Placard of passive resistance used as a weapon to secure the passage of the bill)

Eureka! (litho)
8663013 Eureka! (litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eureka! Illustration for Sketches from "Punch" by Phil May (Punch, 1903).); © Look and Learn

France, Picardie, Oise (60), Pierrefonds: Chateau de Pierrefonds restaure, l'entrance, 1900
LUX4777370 France, Picardie, Oise (60), Pierrefonds: Chateau de Pierrefonds restaure, l'entrance, 1900; (add.info.: France, Picardie, Oise (60), Pierrefonds: Chateau de Pierrefonds restaure

View of the top of the Great Pyramid of Giza and the passage from the second to the third floor within
FLO4575591 View of the top of the Great Pyramid of Giza and the passage from the second to the third floor within. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur

Dante and Virgil beset by demons on their passage through the eighth circle
532226 Dante and Virgil beset by demons on their passage through the eighth circle. Illustration (1861) by Gustave Dore for Dante Inferno, Canto XXI

Dante, 1919 (oil on canvas)
659129 Dante, 1919 (oil on canvas) by Delville, Jean (1867-1953); 142.2x177.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante. Jean Delville (1867-1953). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1919

Irkutsk Ivanovskaya street, Vtorov passage, 1904-1914. Creator: Unknown
Irkutsk Ivanovskaya Street, Vtorov Passage, 1904-1914. National Library of Russia

Illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883) for Edgar Allan Poe's short story " The Raven" (The Raven)
PCT4285025 Illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883) for Edgar Allan Poe's short story " The Raven" (The Raven)

Secret passage
Branko Markovic

looking up
Renate Reichert

Snow and ice passage
Shu-Guang Yang

hurry back home
Haruyo Sakamoto

Italian Offensive of the Isonzo; One of fourteen bridges thrown over the Upper Isonzo... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Italian Offensive of the Isonzo; One of fourteen bridges thrown over the Upper Isonzo, in the Anhovo region, north of Plave for the passage of Italian troops, August 19, 1917

Pasage de Banyuls, 1894. Artist: Louis Valtat
Pasage de Banyuls, 1894. Louis Valtat was born in Dieppe on 8 August, 1869. He studied at the Lycee Hoche in Versaillesa nd applied for admission to the Ecole des Beaux Arts at 17

The Porta San Paolo and the Pyramid of Cestius in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
The Porta San Paolo and the Pyramid of Cestius in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. The Porta San Paolo lies on the south side of the ancient city. Knip drew the gate from the city side

Six designs for a decorative wall, c.1752-c.1819. Creator: Juriaan Andriessen
Six designs for a decorative wall, c.1752-c.1819. In garden/outside

Douglas residence, hall & stairway, Detroit, Mich. between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Unknown
Douglas residence, hall & stairway, Detroit, Mich. between 1905 and 1915

Clash of the Dutch and British Fleets during the Passage of the Dutch Flotilla to Boulogne (1804), 1806

Interior, upper hall, New York City, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Interior, upper hall, New York City, between 1900 and 1910

Within the casements, Fort Pulaski, Savannah, Ga. c1907. Creator: Unknown
Within the casements, Fort Pulaski, Savannah, Ga. c1907

Residence of Mrs. H.C. Parke, upper hall, Detroit, Mich. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Residence of Mrs. H.C. Parke, upper hall, Detroit, Mich. between 1900 and 1910

Residence of Mrs. H.C. Parke, lower hall, Detroit, Mich. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Residence of Mrs. H.C. Parke, lower hall, Detroit, Mich. between 1900 and 1910

View of a courtyard through an arched passageway, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
View of a courtyard through an arched passageway, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

View of a courtyard through an arched passageway, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
View of a courtyard through an arched passageway, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Courtyard, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Courtyard, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Children playing in an arched passageway, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Children playing in an arched passageway, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

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In 1845, the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror set sail on a treacherous journey to discover the elusive Northwest Passage. Led by Captain Sir John Franklin, this expedition aimed to navigate through uncharted waters and open up new trade routes. Among the crew was Captain Francis Crozier of HMS Terror, a seasoned explorer with an indomitable spirit. As they ventured into the unknown, their path intertwined with history's tapestry. In Paris, real tennis matches were played while Jan Saenredam and Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem captured Plato's Cave in stunning detail in 1604. Meanwhile, Stone circles at Avebury stood as silent witnesses to ancient rituals. Roald Amundsen himself would later follow in their footsteps, leaving his mark on Arctic exploration. But for now, it was Franklin's expedition that held the world's attention. Years passed without any news until 1859 when a last record from Franklin's ill-fated voyage was discovered. Dated 1847 and 1848, it revealed glimpses of their struggles against nature's wrath. Liverpool slums painted a stark contrast to the grandeur of R. M. S Queen Mary and R. M. S Queen Elizabeth off Cowes. Yet even amidst poverty and opulence alike, thoughts lingered about those lost souls who dared challenge icy waters. Ultimately, tragedy befell them all - The End of Sir John Franklin’s Arctic Expedition came too soon in 1845. Their passage became one shrouded in mystery; tales whispered among sailors around campfires or shared over pints at local taverns. But let us not forget these brave men who sought adventure beyond imagination - heroes whose names are etched into history forevermore: Captain Francis Crozier of HMS Terror and Captain Sir John Franklin himself.