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Western European Medieval castle (From the Novel "The Jericho River")
An illustration by Maia Kobabe showing a Western European Medieval castle.
From the novel The Jericho River by David Tollen.
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Battle of Naseby Monument
A monument commemorating the Battle of Naseby (14 June 1645) in Northamptonshire during the English Civil Wars (1642-51). The battle was won by the Parliamentarians.
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English Civil War Cavalry Helmet
A cavalry helmet typical of those used during the English Civil Wars (1642-51). Often known as a "three-bar pot" for its shape and face protection bars. Made of steel with copper, gold, and silver inlay. (Metropolitan...
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Troop Dispositions, Battle of Naseby
An illustration derived from a 17th-century engraving by Robert Streeter of the troop dispositions at the Battle of Naseby (14 June 1645) during the English Civil Wars (1642-51).
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Global Seed Vault in Longyearbyen
The entrance to the Global Seed Vault built in 2008 in Longyearbyen, Svalbard.
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Pomor Seafarers
The Pomors – the indigenous population of Pomomerie (the Arkhangelskaya Oblast region in northeastern Russia that mainly lies south of the White Sea) - were skilled sailors. Pomor hunters and trappers were in Svalbard in the 17th...
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Death of William Barents
Painting depicting the death of William Barents (Willem Barentsz) (1550-1597). Oil on canvas, 1836, by Christiaan Julius Lodewijk Portman (1799–1868).
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Kings Bay Kull Compagni's Mining Operations on Svalbard - 1918
From Kings Bay Kull Compagni's mining operations on Svalbard. Photo: Sigvald Moa. From the archive of Kings Bay Kull Compagni AS (PA-1632, series D, pcs. 1, 2_8).
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A Whale Oil Refinery at Smeerenburg, Svalbard
The whale oil refinery of the Amsterdam chamber of the Greenland Company on Amsterdam Island off the coast of Spitsbergen. Oil on canvas, 1639.
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Pyramiden
The abandoned Soviet coal mining settlement of Pyramiden on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard.
