2-753-012 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'The Belgian Court', 1915. In November 1914, the British declared the entire North Sea a war zone and from then it was mined, the North Sea and English Channel were controlled by the Royal Navy for the duration of the war. From "The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume I. The First Phase", edited by J. A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Limited, London, 1915]