British Empire Gallery

British Empire world map, 19th century

British Empire world map. This world map shows the 19th-century British Empire (pink) and its indigenous peoples. Five illustrations (clockwise from upper left) show the people of Australia, North America, southern Africa, Europe and Asia. Two tables (top left and top right) list the imperial possessions by area and population, with the totals being over 7 million square miles and nearly 165 million people. Some years of acquisition are also shown. This map was produced in the late 1850s by the Scottish cartographer John Bartholomew (1831-1893). Africa includes the 1856 route taken by the Scottish explorer David Livingstone

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The attack on the Peiwar Kotal by the 5th Gurkha Rifles, Afghanistan, December 1878, c

NAM237729 The attack on the Peiwar Kotal by the 5th Gurkha Rifles, Afghanistan, December 1878, c.1890 (oil on canvas) by Hamilton, Vereker Monteith (1856-1931); 346.1x236.5 cm; National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: After the declaration of war on Afghanistan in November 1878, a force under the command of Major General Frederick Roberts advanced along the Kurram valley towards Kabul. At Peiwar Kotal an enemy force of 18,000 men with 11 artillery pieces was found to be awaiting the invaders.
The Gurkhas are advancing with fixed yatagan bayonets Snider rifles up a wooded hillside; the Highlander in the foreground carries the newer Martini-Henry rifle. ); A© National Army Museum ; Scottish, out of copyright

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Imperial Federation (colour litho)

726786 Imperial Federation (colour litho) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Imperial Federation - map of the world showing the extent of the British Empire in 1886. Statistical information furnished by Captain J. C. R. Colomb, MP, formerly RMA - British territories coloured in red. Published in a supplement to The Graphic, 24 July 1886.); A© Look and Learn; English, out of copyright

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