Christopher Columbus (Cristobal Colon) La Gomera, Canary Islands. On the 12.08.1492, his fleet stopped off the coast of La Gomera to restock with provisions and water one final time before crossing the Atlantic. many locals, at least that is told today, were hired as sailors for his fleet and bravely stood at his side during the discovery of America.
Dr. David Livingstone statue (Victoria Falls – Zambia)
Bronze statue of probably most famous of Roman Emperors, one of history’s greatest generals and a key ruler of the Roman empire – Gaius Julius Caesar – on Via dei Fori Imperiali in Rome, in front of Julis Caesar’s Forum. … The bronze statue of Gaius Julius Caesar
Joan of Arc, in French Jeanne d’Arc or Jehanne, nicknamed “The Maid of Orléans”, is considered a heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years’ War, and was canonized as a Roman Catholic saint. (Orleans -France)
Cpt. James Cook R.N. was an 18th century explorer and navigator whose achievements in mapping the Pacific, New Zealand and Australia radically changed western perceptions of world geography. As one of the very few men in the 18th century navy to rise through the ranks, Cook was particularly sympathetic to the needs of ordinary sailors. (Whitby – Yorkshire)
Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess Astor, CH (19 May 1879 – 2 May 1964) was an American-born British politician who was the second female Member of Parliament (MP) but the first to take her seat, serving from 1919 to 1945. (Plymouth, Devon)
Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540 – 28 January 1596)[3] was an English sea captain, privateer, naval officer, slave trader and explorer. Drake is most famously known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition, from 1577 to 1580, and was the first to complete the voyage as captain while leading the expedition throughout the entire circumnavigation. (Plymouth Hoe)
Statue of Ferdinand Magellan (Punta Arenas – Chile)
A statue to the memory of last native Welshman to hold the title Prince of Wales. He instigated an ultimately unsuccessful but long-running revolt against English rule of Wales. (Corwen)
Dr. Alfred was known for bringing free medical care to those who needed it, before the NHS. Ada became Mayor of Bermondsey in 1922, making her the first female London mayor. The new statues of Alfred and Ada sit alongside an already existing statue of Alfred and Ada’s daughter, Joyce, and her cat. Joyce died aged nine of scarlet fever, and the original statue configuration showed Alfred watching his daughter playing.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel (Saltash, Cornwall)
It is what it says on the plinth! Sir Edmund Hillary (Khumjung, Nepal)