South America Gallery

South America

© Michael Nolan

Ancient, Ancient Civilisation, Archaeological Site, Archaeology, Art And Craft, Blue, Carving, Chile, Cloudy Sky, Colour Image, Cultures, Day, Easter Island, Erosion, Grass, Hill, History, Horizontal, Incomplete, International Landmark, Isla De Pascua, Male Likeness, Moai Statues, Mystery, National Park, No People, Non Urban Scene, Old, Photography, Places Of Interest, Quarry, Rano Raraku, Rapa Nui National Park, Side View, South America, Statue, Stone, The Past, Tradition, Travel Destination, Unesco World Heritage Site

The Last Man, Hans Bohrdt - Propaganda - German navy officer

In 1915 Hans Bohrdt created his most famous illustration which is called "The Last Man". The image shows a German navy officer holding up a German flag as his ship sinks because he would rather go down with the ship than surrender during the Battle for the Falkland Islands on 8th December 1914. "The Last Man" would become one of the most widely recognized propaganda images used during the First World War to inspire courage. Date: 1915

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890)

Photograph of Sir Richard Francis Burton, the English explorer, linguist and diplomat. A master of up to 30 languages, Burton made a pilgrimage to Mecca disguised as a Pathan in 1853 and later explored Africa, settting out with John Hanning Speke, to search for the source of the Nile River. In later life he served as a British diplomat in Brazil, Syria and Italy

© Mary Evans Picture Library 2015 - https://copyrighthub.org/s0/hub1/creation/maryevans/MaryEvansPictureID/10217599