— Southampton Docks; Gateway To The World —vintage postcard (via Graham Newell) Original (2934 x 2367)

— Southampton Docks; Gateway To The World —
vintage postcard

(via Graham Newell)

Original (2934 x 2367)

- Harwich For The Continent -vintage postcard (via Graham Newell) Original (2853 x 2041)

- Harwich For The Continent -
vintage postcard

(via Graham Newell)

Original (2853 x 2041)

- Battle of Lepanto - The sinking of an Ottoman Navy vessel, painting by Pieter Brünniche, 1762 7 October 1571 A fleet of the Holy League, a coalition of southern European Catholic maritime states, decisively defeated the main fleet of the Ottoman Empire in five hours of fighting on the northern edge of the Gulf of Patras, off western Greece. The Ottoman forces sailing westwards from their naval station in Lepanto met the Holy League forces from Messina.The victory of the Holy League prevented the Mediterranean Sea from becoming an uncontested highway for Muslim forces, protected Italy from a major Ottoman invasion, and prevented the Ottomans from advancing further into the southern flank of Europe. Lepanto was the last major naval battle in the Mediterranean fought entirely between galleys, and has been assigned great symbolic importance. Full resolution‎ (1,164 × 850 pixels)

- Battle of Lepanto -
The sinking of an Ottoman Navy vessel, painting by Pieter Brünniche, 1762

7 October 1571 A fleet of the Holy League, a coalition of southern European Catholic maritime states, decisively defeated the main fleet of the Ottoman Empire in five hours of fighting on the northern edge of the Gulf of Patras, off western Greece. The Ottoman forces sailing westwards from their naval station in Lepanto met the Holy League forces from Messina.

The victory of the Holy League prevented the Mediterranean Sea from becoming an uncontested highway for Muslim forces, protected Italy from a major Ottoman invasion, and prevented the Ottomans from advancing further into the southern flank of Europe.

Lepanto was the last major naval battle in the Mediterranean fought entirely between galleys, and has been assigned great symbolic importance.

Full resolution‎ (1,164 × 850 pixels)

SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse German transatlantic ocean liner named after Wilhelm I, German Emperor, the first ruler of united Germany. Constructed in Stettin for the North German Lloyd (NDL), she entered service in 1897 and was the first liner to have four funnels. The ship began a new era in ocean travel and the novelty of having four funnels was quickly associated with size, strength, speed and above all luxury. Quickly established on the Atlantic, she gained the Blue Riband for Germany, a notable prize for the quickest trip from Europe to America which had been previously dominated by the British. more on wikipedia The Loss of the Blue Riband to Germany

SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse

German transatlantic ocean liner named after Wilhelm I, German Emperor, the first ruler of united Germany. Constructed in Stettin for the North German Lloyd (NDL), she entered service in 1897 and was the first liner to have four funnels.

The ship began a new era in ocean travel and the novelty of having four funnels was quickly associated with size, strength, speed and above all luxury. Quickly established on the Atlantic, she gained the Blue Riband for Germany, a notable prize for the quickest trip from Europe to America which had been previously dominated by the British.

more on wikipedia

The Loss of the Blue Riband to Germany

Steamship brochure “Sleeping-Cars Paris-London by Ferry-Boat Service via Dover-Dunkirk” Published by Cie. Internationale des Wagons-Lits & des Grands Express Européens, circa 1937

Steamship brochure

“Sleeping-Cars Paris-London by Ferry-Boat Service via Dover-Dunkirk”

Published by Cie. Internationale des Wagons-Lits & des Grands Express Européens, circa 1937

nationalgeographicscans: detail of the silver cauldron of Gundestrup- one of the most striking and widely studied of Celtic relics. Scholars trace its origin to eastern Europe in the second century B.C. and believe it may have come to Denmark as war booty. [Lol.] The 27 inch wide bowl, buried in pieces as a votive offering, was not unearthed until 1891. The outside plates feature a gallery of deity heads, such as a fertility goddess and her attendants. Inside is a pageant of cult scenes. Scholars disagree on the meaning of the procession (lower image). Some suggest that amid fanfare a slain warrior is being submerged in a life-restoring cauldron. 

nationalgeographicscans:

detail of the silver cauldron of Gundestrup- one of the most striking and widely studied of Celtic relics. Scholars trace its origin to eastern Europe in the second century B.C. and believe it may have come to Denmark as war booty. [Lol.] The 27 inch wide bowl, buried in pieces as a votive offering, was not unearthed until 1891. The outside plates feature a gallery of deity heads, such as a fertility goddess and her attendants. Inside is a pageant of cult scenes. Scholars disagree on the meaning of the procession (lower image). Some suggest that amid fanfare a slain warrior is being submerged in a life-restoring cauldron. 

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See The Land of The Black Death!  Bon Voyage!! feastingonroadkill: Amerikanskii girls - you know you want it.

See The Land of The Black Death!  Bon Voyage!!

feastingonroadkill:

Amerikanskii girls - you know you want it.

In 2004 i started an assignment for an investment banking house, based in Hamburg, Germany. The termination of the project was, to take pictures of container vessels and oil tanker. They where used to illustrate the ship investment brochure of the bank. The pictures where taken in the harbour of: Hamburg, Kiel, Bremerhaven, Wilhelmshaven, Germany and in Rotterdam, Netherlands. MORE

In 2004 i started an assignment for an investment banking house, based in Hamburg, Germany. The termination of the project was, to take pictures of container vessels and oil tanker. They where used to illustrate the ship investment brochure of the bank. The pictures where taken in the harbour of: Hamburg, Kiel, Bremerhaven, Wilhelmshaven, Germany and in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

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shuddhi:

Geopolitic Map

Journal of Magellan

Journal of Ferdinand Magellan’s voyage around world in 1522

(Source: phassa, via fuckyeahcartography)

kari-young: Fishermen by Royal Pavilion & Brighton Museums on Flickr. Love the hats

kari-young:

Fishermen by Royal Pavilion & Brighton Museums on Flickr.

Love the hats

Mr. Gilded, if it wasn’t for cheesy souvenirs, half of us wouldn’t have tumblr sites. But yeah, bringing the Black Death to Europe did have a bit of a ripple effect. I think it certainly qualifies for the TIME magazine Souvenirs of the Century covers, Pre-Renassaince Number thegildedcentury: Life, January 12, 1942 Crusaders went east to get the true cross and the holy grail.  They returned with the black death. Souvenirs suck.  Souvenirs have always sucked.  Souvenirs will always suck.

Mr. Gilded, if it wasn’t for cheesy souvenirs, half of us wouldn’t have tumblr sites.

But yeah, bringing the Black Death to Europe did have a bit of a ripple effect. I think it certainly qualifies for the TIME magazine Souvenirs of the Century covers, Pre-Renassaince Number

thegildedcentury:

Life, January 12, 1942

Crusaders went east to get the true cross and the holy grail.  They returned with the black death. Souvenirs suck.  Souvenirs have always sucked.  Souvenirs will always suck.


WWII Art - Kiss on a Rope Santa Barbara, CA – February 9, 2011 – - Eleven hand-painted, WWII pinups have emerged from their dusty hiding place after nearly 70 years. The simple, watercolor pictures depict the daily life of a sexy, young woman in Paris and include steamy scenes such as taking a bath, getting dressed, running for the bus and romance with an American sailor. Reproductions are available at www.posterpatch.com.

WWII Art - Kiss on a Rope

Santa Barbara, CA – February 9, 2011 – - Eleven hand-painted, WWII pinups have emerged from their dusty hiding place after nearly 70 years. The simple, watercolor pictures depict the daily life of a sexy, young woman in Paris and include steamy scenes such as taking a bath, getting dressed, running for the bus and romance with an American sailor.

Reproductions are available at www.posterpatch.com.

(Source: pressreleasearchive.wordpress.com, via sailorjunkers)

War is the National Industry of Prussia - This map, distributed in France in the last year of the First World War, uses a trope common to a lot of cartographic propaganda: the enemy as an octopus, a tentacular monstrosity strangling its neighbours. keep reading on StrangeMaps

War is the National Industry of Prussia - This map, distributed in France in the last year of the First World War, uses a trope common to a lot of cartographic propaganda: the enemy as an octopus, a tentacular monstrosity strangling its neighbours.

keep reading on StrangeMaps

Utrecht; canal (1024 x 732)

Utrecht; canal

(1024 x 732)

Thank your local seafarer. atomicbubonic: Map of the Black Death

Thank your local seafarer.

atomicbubonic:

Map of the Black Death

(via fuckyeahcartography)