Strait Collection (page 13)

Mercedes Gleitze greased for Gibraltar swim
Open water long-distance swimmer Mercedes Gleitze greases herself in preparation for her Strait of Gibraltar attempted swim (she succeeded on her second attempt in 1928). Date: 1927

Map of Pantellaria (Pantelleria) by G. H. Davis
A contour map of Pantellaria (Pantelleria), a volcanic Italian island outpost which surrendered unconditionally on 11 June 1943 -- the first loss of Italian soil to the Allies during the Second World

Sailors perform maintenance on an F / A-18F Super Hornet
Gulf of Oman, August 22, 2013 - Sailors perform maintenance on an F/A-18F Super Hornet aboard the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz

Boumeli Hissar, or the Castle of Europe (engraving)
XJF311298 Boumeli Hissar, or the Castle of Europe (engraving) by Allom, Thomas (1804-72) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The fortress of Rumelihisari)

XERXES AT HELLESPONT. King Xerxes I (Ahasuerus) of Persia commanding the punishment of the sea after a storm destroyed the first bridge of ships constructed across the Hellespont pass

Istanbul, Turkey - Moda, Kadikoy. Date: circa 1907

Gates of the Dolmabahce Palace looking toward the Bosphorus
The gates of the Dolmabahce Palace looking toward Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey. Date: 1906

Picture No. 11014430
The Rock of Gibraltar (British) - and the Strait of Gibraltar to its left - with the Mediterranean Sea in the foreground and Stratocumulus clouds in sunset light - view from Marbella

Fuegian man, Native of Tierra del Fuego
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Fuegian women, Natives of Tierra del Fuego
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Aerial view of yachts racing in Cowes Week on the Solent, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Killen-Strait armoured tractor, WW1
A Killen-Strait armoured tractor, claimed to be the first completed British tank used during the First World War. Date: 1915

Strait of Magellan
The Strait of Magellan, ship passageway around the Horn of South America. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

EXPL2A-00239
First map of the Strait of Magellan from Magellans circumnavigation of the earth in 1519 showing north at the bottom. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of Pigafettas 16th century map

EXPL2A-00240
Ship " Victoria, " one of Magellans fleet which circumnavigated the earth, 1519-1520. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Wonderpus Octopus, Wunderpus photogenicus, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

The Yacht Eira in the Arctic, 1881
Engraving showing the yacht Eira, used by Benjamin Leigh Smith, to explore the Arctic region around Franz Joseph Land and the ocean North of Russia, 1881-1882

Ufos / Valentich / Bass St
Near Melbourne, Australia, Frederick Valentich, flying alone, encounters unknown object over the sea and after a strange radio message he and his plane vanish for ever

Madman in Mad House
A mental patient, confined in a strait-jacket, is chained barefoot in a small bare cell - a warder opens the door for a visitor to see the wretch, perhaps a one-time friend

Boat, huge rainbow colours light up mist over the Fairweather Range, Icy Strait, near Glacier Bay, Inside Passage, Alaska, United States of America, North America

Mist over the Fairweather Range, Icy Strait, between Chichagof Island and Glacier Bay National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Inside Passage, Alaska, United States of America, North America

Rainbow colours and low hanging mist over Icy Strait, between Chichagof Island and Glacier Bay National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Alaska, United States of America, North America

Mist, rocky shoreline and forest, Inian Islands, Icy Strait, between Chichagof Island and Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, United States of America, North America

River at Punta Arenas, Magallanes, Chile, South America
Las Minas River and Magellan Strait at Punta Arenas (Sandy Point), Magallanes, Chile, South America. Date: circa 1910

Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, USA
Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, USA by the Pacific Bridge Company. The designers were Joseph Strauss, Irving Morrow, and Charles Ellis. Date: circa 1935

The Galata Bridge - Istanbul. The capital city of the Roman Empire between 330-395 AD, in Byzantine times, Byzantium was considered the world centre of civilsation for 600 years

The Shore of the Bosphorus - view from HMS Marlborough
Coast of the Bosphorus Strait. HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

Istanbul, Turkey - View of the Bosphorus from Taxim Gardens - a view which no longers exists following extensive development in this area of the city. Date: 1923

Shipping moored at the mouth of the Golden Horn with a view across to the Asian side of the Bosphorus - Istanbul, Turkey. Date: 1923

The fishing area at Beykoz - nets hung from poles, which are pulled up as the shoal moves over the area. Date: 1923

Turkish Floating dock in the Bosphorus, the former home of the SMS Goeben (which became the flagship of the Ottoman Navy as Yavuz Sultan Selim, usually shortened to Yavuz) during World War One

HMS Marlborough - Lining Ships side as the General departs
HMS Marlborough - Lining Ships side as General Harrington departs in his launch - at Dolmabahce, Bosphorus Strait, Istanbul, Turkey

American Destroyer - USS Parrott (DD218) - Istanbul. Date: 1923

HMS Marlborough - Last look up the Bosphorus before departure - Istanbul. HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill

Arnavutkoy, European shoreline of Bosphorus strait, Turkey
A view of Arnavutkoy (" Albanian village" ) a historic neighbourhood in Istanbul, Turkey on the European shoreline of the Bosphorus strait. Date: circa 1910s

Map of the Iberian Peninsula. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598). First Edition. Antwerp, 1574

Yeni-Kale fortress. Crimea. Ukraine
Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Yeni-Kale fortress, built by the Ottoman Turks, 1699-1706, under the direction of Goloppo. Near Kerch

Ruins of ancient Greek city of Panticapaeum. Autonomous Repu
Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Ruins of ancient Greek city of Panticapaeum, founded by Milesians in Mount Mithridat. Kerch

Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Kerch. The Great Mithridates Staircase leading on top of the Mount Mithridat. Griffin

The Golden Gate, San Francisco Bay, California, USA
A view of the Golden Gate - the strait connecting the Pacific Ocean to San Francisco Bay. Date: circa 1895

Thomas Telford - Meyer
Thomas Telford (1757 - 1834) Scottish civil engineer, specialising in canals and the Menai Strait suspension bridge (1819-26)

WW1 - Second Battle of Dover Strait - HMS Broke rams Germans
WW1 - During the Second Battle of Dover Strait, HMS Broke rammed SMS G42 on 21st April 1917 near the Goodwin Sands. In confusing action, there was close-quarter fighting between the crews

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