ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY PICTURE LIBRARY

Tribesman, Papua New Guinea (Edward Mendell / Royal Geographical Society)

Description

The RGS Picture Library covers people and landscapes from around the globe. Photographs and artwork from the 1830s onwards include a variety of subjects such as anthropology, landscapes (e.g. polar regions and deserts) colonial empire, climbing, indigenous peoples, and remote destinations. The focus of the collection is not the generic stock shot, but the portrayal of humankind’s resilience, adaptability and mobility in remote places of the world. Artwork includes a range of sketches, watercolours, pastels, portraits and oil paintings by both amateur and established artists. And the largest private map collection in the world. Our collection contains a small amount of moving footage, including a film of the 1922 Everest expedition led by Brigadier-General Charles Granville Bruce. These materials are now held entirely by the British Film Institute (qv separate entry).

Website

http://images.rgs.org/

Keywords

Geography; Anthropology; Maps, cartography; Cartography; Arts; Landscapes; Deserts, topography; People, sociology; Polar regions

Access

Mon-Fri by appointment

Access for outsiders

Yes

Facilities

Limited

Moving Image, Audio and Related Documentation Holdings

Still Images

Over 500,000 images

Catalogues

Card catalogue

Yes.

Main Contact

Name

Mr. Jamie Owen

Job title

Picture Library Manager

Telephone

020 7591 3060

Fax

020 7591 3001

Email

images@rgs.org

Address

1 Kensington Gore
London
SW7 2AR

Alternate Contact

Telephone

020 7591 3061

Fax

020 7591 3001