British Navy (11 Subjects)
Scenes from the everyday life of the “Illustrated London News" correspondents during their five-day stay at Crete in 1889.
Implements to place and trigger sea mines. The image is related to the placement of sea mines off the coastline of Crete by the British fleet (Cretan Revolt of 1889).
British ships observe the correct placement of sea mines off the coast of Crete during the Cretan Revolt of 1889.
View of the harbour of Balaklava close to Sebastopol, Crimea. In the background, on the right, the ruins of the Genoese castle. On the left, ships of the British fleet.