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Ponta Nova on the island of Madeira, circa 1800. Engraving by Charles Pye after a drawing by W Westall. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The CurralA hiker gazes across the Curral in Madeira, circa 1840. Engraving by H Adlard from Pickens Madeira. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Cwmcarn FloodingA breach in the High Road and canal from the bursting of the Cwmcarn Reservoir, 1875. Illustrated London News - pub. 1875. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Spanish WorkmanA Spanish workman in Madrid, 1868. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Flood VictimsA woman and child take refuge in the branches of a tree during a period of severe flooding in Alabama, 1886. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Dutch ShipsThe Sampson, Salvadore and St George, three Dutch ships sailing under Spanish colours, captured in 1652. They were masquerading as Spanish vessels in order to circumvent the 1651 Navigation Act
South African MineA gold mine and diamond field near Capetown, South Africa, 1867. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Kimberley Diamond MineThe Central Companys shaft at the Kimberley diamond mine in South Africa, 1888. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Major Fitz-David set matters right in his irresistible way - an illustration from the novel The Law And The Lady by Wilkie Collins, circa 1875. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The Invisible DoorShe opened an invisible side-door in the wall... - an illustration from the novel The Law And The Lady by Wilkie Collins, circa 1875. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The Man In The ChairThe man in the chair sprang out... - an illustration from the novel The Law And The Lady by Wilkie Collins, circa 1875. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Storm At SeaThe destruction of a dyke during severe flooding in Texel, in northern Holland, 15th November 1775. Engraving by Fokke after a drawing from life by Kobell. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)