Treacherous Collection

Bedruthan Steps, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

RRS Bransfield in rough seas en route to Antarctica, Polar Regions

Cod Fishing Newfoundland
Cod fishing on the Grand Banks, Newfoundland

Hippo, Hippopotamus amphibius, yawning in Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Hippos fighting, Hippopotamus amphibius, in Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa

WWII - Remember Pearl Harbour
Remember Pearl Harbour First Day Cover illustration depicting the Japanese aerial assault on the American Naval base at Pearl Harbour, a lagoon harbour on the island of Oahu, Hawaii

The Lorelei, 1904. Creator: Frederick Childe Hassam
The Lorelei, 1904. Named after the siren in the German poet Heinrich Heine's "Die Lorelei" (1827). In the poem, the Lorelei

Tintagel on the Cornish Coast, 1879. Creator: William Trost Richards
Tintagel on the Cornish Coast, 1879

Scary dark forest
Hiking deep within the Kauai jungle I found these spooky painted trees amongst the foreboding forest. Kauai, Hawaii

The Empress Dowager Cixi (Tzu-Hsi)
L Dorado. The Empress Dowager Cixi (Tzu-Hsi) (1835-1908) causing trouble for a (representation of) the Chinese Emperor. Date: 1900

Burning the Farm of a Treacherous Burgher, 1901. Creator: Richard Caton Woodville II
Burning the Farm of a Treacherous Burgher, 1901. During Peace talks of February 1901, Kitchner declared he would stop his troops burning farms if Louis Botha instructed the Boers to stop using them

Byrd Antarctic Expedition II - Dog team on dangerous ice
Byrd Antarctic Expedition II - Dog team crossing treacherous pressure ice. On his second expedition in 1934, Richard E. Byrd (1888-1957)

Japan - Poling a barge along the Hozu River
Japan - A brave boatman poling a barge solo along the Hozu River - a part of Katsura River in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan Date: circa 1910s

Coaches descending Kirkstone Pass, Lake District, Cumbria. Postcard published by George Perry Abraham (1844-1923), a photographer, postcard publisher, and mountaineer. Date: 1923

MAGELLAN
Fernao de Magalhaes dies at the hands of Philippine natives, after making an alliance with a treacherous native chieftain Date: 27 April 1521

Scales and summit of Chilkoot Pass, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan
JHL358821 Scales and summit of Chilkoot Pass, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan, 1898 (b/w photo) by Hegg, Eric A

View showing the mode of the travel on the Chilkoot, from One Man's Gold Rush
JHL358829 View showing the mode of the travel on the Chilkoot, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan (b/w photo) by Hegg, Eric A

Wagon train on Ute Pass, c. 1885-90 (b / w photo)
DPL415587 Wagon train on Ute Pass, c.1885-90 (b/w photo) by Standley, Harry Landis (1881-1951); Denver Public Library, Western History Collection; (add.info)

Muddy water, 1890 (oil on canvas)
OVR390550 Muddy water, 1890 (oil on canvas) by Krohg, Christian (1852-1925); 98x125 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Down from the mountain (oil on canvas)
OVR371453 Down from the mountain (oil on canvas) by Bergslien, Knud (1827-1908); 86x66 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Ned fra fjellet); Photo © O. Vaering

Flowers bloom along the Abano pass in Tusheti, Georgia
Flowers bloom along the extreme terrain of the unpaved, Abano Pass road through the Caucasus Mountains; Tusheti, Georgia

The Sacrifice of Polyxena, 1776. Creator: Giovanni David
The Sacrifice of Polyxena, 1776. King Priams daughter Polyxena is sacrificed for her betrayal of Achilles after her brothers shot a poisoned arrow in his heel

Along the Mountain Edge, 1870 (oil on canvas)
CH198790 Along the Mountain Edge, 1870 (oil on canvas) by Sommer, Otto (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

A Glass of Wine with Caesar Borgia (colour litho)
5230158 A Glass of Wine with Caesar Borgia (colour litho) by Collier, John (1850-1934) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Glass of Wine with Caesar Borgia)

German troops in Finland (b / w photo)
STC406150 German troops in Finland (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: caravan marches on unpaved road between Hanko and Helsingfors;)

The Khyber Pass, North West Frontier of India, 1919 (b / w photo)
PNP314548 The Khyber Pass, North West Frontier of India, 1919 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Off the French Coast, 1837 (pencil, w / c & bodycolour on paper)
BOL229443 Off the French Coast, 1837 (pencil, w/c & bodycolour on paper) by Duncan, Edward (1803-82); 72.7x116.5 cm; Bolton Museum and Art Gallery, Lancashire

Two wounded German soldiers shooting French officers who had helped them to shelter in the back, World War I
6000318 Two wounded German soldiers shooting French officers who had helped them to shelter in the back, World War I, 1915 (litho) by Bombled

Study for the monkey in The Cats Paw, 1824 (oil & graphite on oak panel
488149 Study for the monkey in The Cats Paw, 1824 (oil & graphite on oak panel) (see also 488012) by Landseer, Edwin (1802-73); 12.1x12.1 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Local men standing on a rocky hillside (b / w photo)
JHL390967 Local men standing on a rocky hillside (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: taken during the Second Anglo-Afghan War, 1878-80; ); English

The Racehorse and Carcass forcing through the Ice (w / c on paper)
AGN355098 The Racehorse and Carcass forcing through the Ice (w/c on paper) by Cleveley, John the Younger (1747-86); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hannibal (247-183 BC) Passing the Alps, 1830 (proof impression of engraving on steel)
BIR189247 Hannibal (247-183 BC) Passing the Alps, 1830 (proof impression of engraving on steel) by Smith, W.R. (fl.1830); 8x9.5 cm; Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; (add.info)

Field-balloon division in action (b / w photo)
STC406135 Field-balloon division in action (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The boats off Walden Island in a snow storm, August 12th 1827
STC175897 The boats off Walden Island in a snow storm, August 12th 1827, from Journal of a Third Voyage for the Discovery of a North West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific performed in

Sir Gawaine sups with ye Lady Ettard, illustration from
STC335717 Sir Gawaine sups with ye Lady Ettard, illustration from The Story of King Arthur and his Knights, 1903 (litho) by Pyle

Approaching the Wreck, 1837 (w / c & gouache on paper)
BOL229896 Approaching the Wreck, 1837 (w/c & gouache on paper) by Stanfield, William Clarkson (1793-1867); 22x46.9 cm; Bolton Museum and Art Gallery, Lancashire

A Caravan caught in the Sinum wind near Gizah (oil on canvas)
696998 A Caravan caught in the Sinum wind near Gizah (oil on canvas) by Frey, Johann Jakob (1813-65); 99.1x135.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Swiss, out of copyright

Judas receiving the thirty pieces of silver, c. 1640 (pen & ink over red chalk over wash
449344 Judas receiving the thirty pieces of silver, c.1640 (pen & ink over red chalk over wash on paper) by Hoogstraten, Samuel van (1627-78); 14.3x22 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

The Chetta Ravine, Abyssinia, 1868 (w / c)
NAM310663 The Chetta Ravine, Abyssinia, 1868 (w/c) by James, Lt Cornelius Francis (Frank) (fl.1868); National Army Museum

Napper Tandy (1740-1803) published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO193129 Napper Tandy (1740-1803) published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

The Betrayal, c. 1480. Creator: Israhel van Meckenem
The Betrayal, c. 1480

Picture showing how the weather conditions are hampering air operations on the Italian Front. Picture shows: Rain and mud are playing their part in slowing down the advance of the Allied armies in

People crossing the motorway dangerously, in the north of England. 8th November 1974

SERBIAN TROOPS 1916
Serbian troops in a mountain trench on the Salonika Front the treacherous mountain range between Albania and Greece. Date: 1916

Vortigern King of Britain espouses Rowena a Saxon Lady... mid 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Vortigern King of Britain espouses Rowena a Saxon Lady, which occasioned the Settlement of the Saxons in Britain, mid 18th century. King Vortigern offers wine to Rowena at al fresco wedding feast

The Remorse of Judas, 1866, (c1930). Creator: Edward Armitage
The Remorse of Judas, 1866, (c1930). Biblical scene: Judas tries to give back the thirty pieces of silver he was paid to betray Christ. Painting in the Tate Gallery, London

Lo! he exclaimed, lo Dis!, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
" Lo!" he exclaimed, " lo Dis!: and lo! the place, where thou hast need to arm thy heart with strength", c1890

Japan - Poling rafts along the Hozu River - a part of Katsura River in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan Date: circa 1910s

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"Treacherous: Unveiling the Perils of Nature and Human History" Bedruthan Steps, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe: Witness the treacherous beauty of towering cliffs and jagged rocks along the mesmerizing coastline of Bedruthan Steps. Cod Fishing Newfoundland: Brave fishermen battle against treacherous waves in search of a bountiful catch amidst the wild waters off Newfoundland's shores. RRS Bransfield in rough seas en route to Antarctica, Polar Regions: Embark on an unforgettable journey through treacherous icy waters as the RRS Bransfield navigates its way towards Antarctica's frozen realm. Hippo, Hippopotamus amphibius - Hippos fighting: Discover nature's fierce side as mighty hippos engage in a territorial clash showcasing their strength and dominance over treacherous African waters. WWII - Remember Pearl Harbor: Reflect upon history's most treacherous acts as we honor those who fell victim to the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II. Tay Bridge disaster, view of diving operations: Delve into tragedy as you explore haunting images capturing the aftermath of Scotland's Tay Bridge disaster and witness daring diving operations amidst treacherously cold waters. Coaches descending Kirkstone Pass, Lake District, Cumbria: Experience adrenaline rush while coaches navigate hairpin bends along Kirkstone Pass in Lake District – a thrilling adventure through this picturesque yet perilously steep terrain. MAGELLAN: Conqueror or Conquered? Uncover Ferdinand Magellan’s audacious quest to circumnavigate the globe—a voyage fraught with danger and uncertainty that ultimately led him into some of history’s most treacherous encounters. The Empress Dowager Cixi (Tzu-Hsi).