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The Dutch paying homage to King Alvarez of the Congo, 1642, illustration from Description of Africa by Dapper, published in 1...
The Dutch paying homage to King Alvarez of the Congo, 1642, illustration from Description of Africa by Dapper, published in 1686.
The Palace of Westminster, aka the Houses of Parliament or Westminster Palace, London, England in the late 19th century From ...
The Palace of Westminster, aka the Houses of Parliament or Westminster Palace, London, England in the late 19th century From London, Historic and Social, published 1902
Illustration from Harmonia Macrocosmica by Andreas Cellarius, plate representing constellations of the boreal celestial hemis...
Illustration from Harmonia Macrocosmica by Andreas Cellarius, plate representing constellations of the boreal celestial hemisphere, detail, published in Amsterdam, 1660
After a page in John Wycliffe's English Bible From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published L...
After a page in John Wycliffe's English Bible From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890
Henry Somerset 1st. Marquis of Worcester, c.1562-1646. From the book 'Lodge's British Portraits' published London 1823.
The Old Market, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany in the 19th century From Pictures from the German Fatherland published c ...
The Old Market, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany in the 19th century From Pictures from the German Fatherland published c 1880
Prison of the Inquisition Cordoba Spain From the book Spanish Pictures by the Rev Samuel Manning published 1870
Ptolemy's System explained by Johannes Muller von Konigsberg (right) 1436 to 1476 German astronomer,astrologer,mathematician ...
Ptolemy's System explained by Johannes Muller von Konigsberg (right) 1436 to 1476 German astronomer,astrologer,mathematician after wood engraving of 1543 From Science and Literature in The Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix published London 1878
The Last Supper after Leonardo da Vinci From Histoire des Peintres, École Florentine, published 1876
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) traveling group of over 30 whales, not a mating group, Maui, Hawaii Notice must accom...
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) traveling group of over 30 whales, not a mating group, Maui, Hawaii Notice must accompany published photo - photo obtained under NMFS permit #987
Salah ad Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub Saladin 1137 - 1193AD Sultan of Egypt and Syria Muslim political and military leader From the bo...
Salah ad Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub Saladin 1137 - 1193AD Sultan of Egypt and Syria Muslim political and military leader From the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary published 1825
ISABELLA MARY BEETON journalist, publisher and author of seminal work on household management Date: 1836 - 1865
As You Like It. Act I. Scene II. Lawn before the Dukes Palace. Rosalind, Celia and Orlando. From The Boydell Shakespeare Gall...
As You Like It. Act I. Scene II. Lawn before the Dukes Palace. Rosalind, Celia and Orlando. From The Boydell Shakespeare Gallery published late 19th century. After a painting by J Downman.
Sir Nicholas Bacon 1510-1579. English politician Father of Francis Bacon. From the book 'Lodge's British Portraits' published...
Sir Nicholas Bacon 1510-1579. English politician Father of Francis Bacon. From the book 'Lodge's British Portraits' published London 1823.
John Stuart Mill, 1806 – 1873 British philosopher, political economist and civil servant From Nuestro Siglo, published 1883
Princess Victoria, 1819-1901. From a portrait by R. J. Lane 1829. From the book ""The Girlhood of Queen Victoria"" 1832-1840....
Princess Victoria, 1819-1901. From a portrait by R. J. Lane 1829. From the book ""The Girlhood of Queen Victoria"" 1832-1840. Published in London 1912.
Young woman, 19 years old, eight months pregnant, during a routine examination, Masaya, Nicaragua, Central America ***THIS PI...
Young woman, 19 years old, eight months pregnant, during a routine examination, Masaya, Nicaragua, Central America ***THIS PICTURE MUST NOT BE PUBLISHED IN NICARAGUA ***
Facsimilie of letter from Vincent Van Gogh to Emile Bernard, Arles, 18 March 1888. Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890. Dutch artist....
Facsimilie of letter from Vincent Van Gogh to Emile Bernard, Arles, 18 March 1888. Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890. Dutch artist. From the book ""Vincent Van Gogh"" by Julius Meier-Graefe published Munchen 1912.
Crassula coccinea. . Deep scarlet flowered crassula shrub from the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Drawn and engraved by Geo...
Crassula coccinea. . Deep scarlet flowered crassula shrub from the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Drawn and engraved by George Cooke. . . Conrad Loddiges and Sons published an illustrated catalogue of the nursery's plants entitled the Botanical Cabinet. The monthly magazine featured 10 hand-coloured illustrations and ran from 1817 to 1833 to total 2,000 plates. The publication introduced many exquisite camellias from China, exotic orchids and lilies from the New World, and about 100 varieties
Fossils of extinct Jurassic prawn Aeger tipularius, dragonfly Aeschna grandis and Decacnemos penatus. Handcoloured lithograph...
Fossils of extinct Jurassic prawn Aeger tipularius, dragonfly Aeschna grandis and Decacnemos penatus. Handcoloured lithograph by an unknown artist from Dr. F.A. Schmidt's "Petrefactenbuch," published in Stuttgart, Germany, 1855 by Verlag von Krais & Hoffmann. Dr. Schmidt's "Book of Petrification" introduced fossils and palaeontology to both the specialist and general reader.
After a drawing done in 1880 by Gustave Dore of his nurse Francoise From Life and Reminiscences of Gustave Dore, published 18...
After a drawing done in 1880 by Gustave Dore of his nurse Francoise From Life and Reminiscences of Gustave Dore, published 1885
Fruit, leaves, flowers and catkins of the walnut tree, Juglans regia. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illust...
Fruit, leaves, flowers and catkins of the walnut tree, Juglans regia. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T. Wilhelm's "Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte" (Encyclopedia of Natural History), Vienna, 1816. Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811) was a Bavarian clergyman and naturalist in Augsburg, where the first edition was published.
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother and calf, Maui, Hawaii Notice must accompany published photo - photo obtained ...
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother and calf, Maui, Hawaii Notice must accompany published photo - photo obtained under NMFS permit #987
ELizabeth I, 1533-1603. Queen of England. From the book 'Gallery of Portraits' published London 1833.
William Henry Seward 1801-1872. American politician who negotiated Alaska Purchase. From the book Gallery of Historical Portr...
William Henry Seward 1801-1872. American politician who negotiated Alaska Purchase. From the book Gallery of Historical Portraits published c.1880.
The Reign of Antichrist. After an engraving by Michael Volgemuth in Liber Chronicarum dated 1493. From Science and Literature...
The Reign of Antichrist. After an engraving by Michael Volgemuth in Liber Chronicarum dated 1493. From Science and Literature in The Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix published London 1878
Francis Bacon 1st Viscount St Alban 1561 to 1626. English lawyer statesman essayist and philosopher. From The National and Do...
Francis Bacon 1st Viscount St Alban 1561 to 1626. English lawyer statesman essayist and philosopher. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890
John Smeaton 1724-1792 English engineer and founder of the civil engineering profession in Great Britain From Old England's W...
John Smeaton 1724-1792 English engineer and founder of the civil engineering profession in Great Britain From Old England's Worthies by Lord Brougham and others published London circa 1880's
Sir Francis Bacon Viscount St Alban 1561-1626 English lawyer statesman and philosopher Engraved by Geremia from the book A ca...
Sir Francis Bacon Viscount St Alban 1561-1626 English lawyer statesman and philosopher Engraved by Geremia from the book A catalogue of Royal and Noble Authors Volume II published 1806
Sunda flying lemur, Galeopterus variegatus. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuvier's "Dictionary of ...
Sunda flying lemur, Galeopterus variegatus. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuvier's "Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals," Paris, France, 1816. Illustration by J. G. Pretre, engraved by Carnonkel, directed by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin, and published by F.G. Levrault. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780~1845) was painter of natural history at Empress Josephine's zoo and later became artist to the Museum of Natural History. Turpin (1775-1840) is considered one of the greatest
Abraham Lincoln 1809 - 1865. 16th President of the United States. From the book Gallery of Historical Portraits published c.1...
Abraham Lincoln 1809 - 1865. 16th President of the United States. From the book Gallery of Historical Portraits published c.1880.
England Engraved by T Phillibrown after Hogarth from The Works of Hogarth published London 1833
Hudibras beats Sidrophel and his man Whachum Engraved by F F Walker after Hogarth from The Works of Hogarth published London ...
Hudibras beats Sidrophel and his man Whachum Engraved by F F Walker after Hogarth from The Works of Hogarth published London 1833
The Giralda, Seville, Spain. From the book ""Spanish Pictures"" by the Rev Samuel Manning, published 1870.
Brooklime or European speedwell, Veronica beccabunga. Handcoloured copperplate botanical engraving from Johannes Zorn's "Afbe...
Brooklime or European speedwell, Veronica beccabunga. Handcoloured copperplate botanical engraving from Johannes Zorn's "Afbeelding der Artseny-Gewassen," Jan Christiaan Sepp, Amsterdam, 1796. Zorn first published his illustrated medical botany in Nurnberg in 1780 with 500 plates, and a Dutch edition followed in 1796 published by J.C. Sepp with an additional 100 plates. Zorn (1739-1799) was a German pharmacist and botanist who collected medical plants from all over Europe for his "Icones plantar
Spiegel publishing house and Ericus_Contor, Ericusspitze area, HafenCity, Hamburg, Germany, Europe
Robert Hales, aka The Norfolk Giant, 1820 - 1863 English giant From The Strand Magazine published 1894
Sir Archibald Campbell 1st Baronet 1769 to 1843 Officer in the British army and administrator of the colony of New Brunswick ...
Sir Archibald Campbell 1st Baronet 1769 to 1843 Officer in the British army and administrator of the colony of New Brunswick Engraved by J Cochran after J Wood From the book National Portrait Gallery volume IV published c 1835
William Wyndham Grenville Baron Grenville Lord Grenville 1759 1834 English statesman and politician Son of George Grenville P...
William Wyndham Grenville Baron Grenville Lord Grenville 1759 1834 English statesman and politician Son of George Grenville Prime Minister Engraved by T ADean after JJackson From the book National Portrait Gallery Volume I published 1830
Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy,1783-1859. Indian merchant and philanthropist. Engraved by D.J.Pound from a photograph by Mr. Sorabj...
Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy,1783-1859. Indian merchant and philanthropist. Engraved by D.J.Pound from a photograph by Mr. Sorabjej Samsetjee of Bombay. From the book ""The Drawing-Room Portrait Gallery of Eminent Personages"" Volume 2. Published in London 1859.
Walker's Pillar - Walls of Londonderry, Ireland. Drawn by W.H.Bartlett, engraved by R. Wallis. From 'The Scenery and Antiquit...
Walker's Pillar - Walls of Londonderry, Ireland. Drawn by W.H.Bartlett, engraved by R. Wallis. From 'The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland' by N.P.Willis and J.Stirling Coyne.Illustrated from drawings by W.H.Bartlett. Published London c.1841.
Leaning Tower Saragossa, Spain.From the book ""Spanish Pictures"" by the Rev Samuel Manning, published 1870.
Adam Duncan, 1st .Viscount Duncan. 1731-1804 British Admiral Commander-in-Chief in the North Sea, 1795-1801.Engraved by W.T. ...
Adam Duncan, 1st .Viscount Duncan. 1731-1804 British Admiral Commander-in-Chief in the North Sea, 1795-1801.Engraved by W.T. Mote from the original of Hoppner.From England's Battles by Sea and Land by Lieut Col Williams, The London Printing and Publishing Company circa 1890s
Johannes Gensfleish. Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg 1394/99-1468, German printer and inventor of printing, usin...
Johannes Gensfleish. Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg 1394/99-1468, German printer and inventor of printing, using his printing press. Chromolithography, early 20th century
Admiral Sir Peter Warren, c.1703 - 1752. British naval officer. From the book Crabb's Historical Dictionary published 1825.
German servant girl, 16th century, carrying jugs of beer and a barrel of pork to market.. Handcolored illustration by E. Lech...
German servant girl, 16th century, carrying jugs of beer and a barrel of pork to market.. Handcolored illustration by E. Lechevallier-Chevignard, lithographed by A.J. Lallemand, from Georges Duplessis's "Costumes historiques des XVIe, XVIIe et XVIIIe siecles" (Historical costumes of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries), Paris 1867. The book was a continuation of the series on the costumes of the 12th to 15th centuries published by Camille Bonnard and Paul Mercuri from 1830. Georges Duplessis (1834
Asopia pictalis, Pyralis pictalis, Poplar Pyralis moth, with round rough-headed poppy, Papaver hybridum. Entomology, being Il...
Asopia pictalis, Pyralis pictalis, Poplar Pyralis moth, with round rough-headed poppy, Papaver hybridum. Entomology, being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects found in Great Britain and Ireland," London, 1834. Curtis (1791 –1862) was an entomologist, illustrator, engraver and publisher. "British Entomology" was published from 1824 to 1839, and comprised 770 illustrations of insects and the plants upon which they are found.
Title page of William Tyndale's New Testament printed 1530's. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Au...
Title page of William Tyndale's New Testament printed 1530's. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890
Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta). . Hand-colored copperplate engraving from a drawing by Johann Ihle from Ebenezer Sibly's "Un...
Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta). . Hand-colored copperplate engraving from a drawing by Johann Ihle from Ebenezer Sibly's "Universal System of Natural History" 1794. . . The prolific Sibly published his Universal System of Natural History in 1794~1796 in five volumes covering the three natural worlds of fauna, flora and geology. The series included illustrations of mythical beasts such as the sukotyro and the mermaid, and depicted sloths sitting on the ground (instead of hanging from trees) and
Grayling, coregone thymalle, Thymallus thymallus, and European smelt, eperlan commun, Osmerus eperlanus. Handcoloured copperp...
Grayling, coregone thymalle, Thymallus thymallus, and European smelt, eperlan commun, Osmerus eperlanus. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles" 1816-1830. The volumes on fish and reptiles were edited by Hippolyte Cloquet, natural historian and doctor of medicine. Illustration by J.G. Pretre, engraved by Joyeau, directed by Turpin, and published by F. G. Levrault. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780~1845) was painter of natural history at Empress Jo
Officer leading attack in American Civil War from From Log Cabin to White House by William M. Thayer published by Hodder and ...
Officer leading attack in American Civil War from From Log Cabin to White House by William M. Thayer published by Hodder and Stoughton 1905
Field surgery on Gallipoli Peninsula Turkey 1915 Surgeon is removing bullet from arm of soldier From The War Illustrated Albu...
Field surgery on Gallipoli Peninsula Turkey 1915 Surgeon is removing bullet from arm of soldier From The War Illustrated Album deLuxe published London 1916
Mesohippus, extinct genus of early horse that lived from the Eocene to Oligocene epoch. Colour printed (chromolithograph) ill...
Mesohippus, extinct genus of early horse that lived from the Eocene to Oligocene epoch. Colour printed (chromolithograph) illustration by Heinrich Harder from "Tiere der Urwelt" Animals of the Prehistoric World, 1916, Hamburg. Heinrich Harder (1858-1935) was a German landscape artist and book illustrator. From a series of prehistoric creature cards published by the Reichardt Cocoa company. Natural historian Wilhelm Bolsche wrote the descriptive text.
German iris, Iris germanica. Handcoloured copperplate botanical engraving from Johannes Zorn's "Afbeelding der Artseny-Gewass...
German iris, Iris germanica. Handcoloured copperplate botanical engraving from Johannes Zorn's "Afbeelding der Artseny-Gewassen," Jan Christiaan Sepp, Amsterdam, 1796. Zorn first published his illustrated medical botany in Nurnberg in 1780 with 500 plates, and a Dutch edition followed in 1796 published by J.C. Sepp with an additional 100 plates. Zorn (1739-1799) was a German pharmacist and botanist who collected medical plants from all over Europe for his "Icones plantarum medicinalium" for apot
Extinct gastropods and mollusks: Ammonites Rhotomagensis, Scaphites aequalis, A. varians, Hamites rotundus and Turrilites cos...
Extinct gastropods and mollusks: Ammonites Rhotomagensis, Scaphites aequalis, A. varians, Hamites rotundus and Turrilites costatus. Handcoloured lithograph by an unknown artist from Dr. F.A. Schmidt's "Petrefactenbuch," published in Stuttgart, Germany, 1855 by Verlag von Krais & Hoffmann. Dr. Schmidt's "Book of Petrification" introduced fossils and palaeontology to both the specialist and general reader.
Charles Blount ,8th Lord Mountjoy, aka Earl of Devonshire, 1562-1606. English soldier From the book 'Lodge's British Portrait...
Charles Blount ,8th Lord Mountjoy, aka Earl of Devonshire, 1562-1606. English soldier From the book 'Lodge's British Portraits' published London 1823.
Baptism of the Saxons conquered by Charlemagne After a 15th century miniature From Military and Religious Life in the Middle ...
Baptism of the Saxons conquered by Charlemagne After a 15th century miniature From Military and Religious Life in the Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix published London circa 1880
Arms of Masons Carpenters London Stow 1633 from the book The History of Freemasonry Volume II Published by Thomas C. Jack Lon...
Arms of Masons Carpenters London Stow 1633 from the book The History of Freemasonry Volume II Published by Thomas C. Jack London 1883
Alexander Graham Bell, (1847-1922), Scottish-born American inventor, patented telephone, 1876. Picture published 1907
Harpokrates standing on crocodiles Harpokrates was the ancient Egyptian´s young Horus From El Mundo Ilustrado, published Barc...
Harpokrates standing on crocodiles Harpokrates was the ancient Egyptian´s young Horus From El Mundo Ilustrado, published Barcelona, 1880
Annual clary or orval, Salvia viridis. Handcoloured copperplate botanical engraving from Johannes Zorn's "Afbeelding der Arts...
Annual clary or orval, Salvia viridis. Handcoloured copperplate botanical engraving from Johannes Zorn's "Afbeelding der Artseny-Gewassen," Jan Christiaan Sepp, Amsterdam, 1796. Zorn first published his illustrated medical botany in Nurnberg in 1780 with 500 plates, and a Dutch edition followed in 1796 published by J.C. Sepp with an additional 100 plates. Zorn (1739-1799) was a German pharmacist and botanist who collected medical plants from all over Europe for his "Icones plantarum medicinalium
Bored hangman with guillotine, French Revolution, historic engraving from the Buch denkwuerdiger Frauen or book of memorable ...
Bored hangman with guillotine, French Revolution, historic engraving from the Buch denkwuerdiger Frauen or book of memorable women, published by Otto Spamer, 1877
St Francis of Assisi talking to the birds. After miniature from 13th century Psalter. From Science and Literature in The Midd...
St Francis of Assisi talking to the birds. After miniature from 13th century Psalter. From Science and Literature in The Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix published London 1878
The Library, Cornell University Postcard. ca. 1900, The Library, Cornell University Postcard
The Store, Paul Smith's in the Adirondacks Postcard. ca. 1905-1930, The Store, Paul Smith's in the Adirondacks Postcard
Mainz Cathedral, aka St Martin´s Cathedral, Mainz, Germany in the 19th century From Pictures from the German Fatherland publi...
Mainz Cathedral, aka St Martin´s Cathedral, Mainz, Germany in the 19th century From Pictures from the German Fatherland published c 1880
Sir George Faudel Faudel-Phillips, 1st Baronet, 1840–1922 Lord Mayor of London, 1896 - 1897 From The Strand Magazine publishe...
Sir George Faudel Faudel-Phillips, 1st Baronet, 1840–1922 Lord Mayor of London, 1896 - 1897 From The Strand Magazine published 1897
Lucombe's Pine-apple Pippin apple, Malus domestica, within a Della Robbia ornamental frame with text below. Handcoloured glyp...
Lucombe's Pine-apple Pippin apple, Malus domestica, within a Della Robbia ornamental frame with text below. Handcoloured glyphograph from Benjamin Maund's "The Fruitist," London, 1850, Groombridge and Sons. Maund (1790–1863) was a pharmacist, botanist, printer, bookseller and publisher of "The Botanic Garden" and "The Botanist.".
Persian No 5 Plate XLVIII From The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones published by Day & Son London 1865
Illustration from Theatrum Orbis Terrarum sive Atlas Novus by Willem and Joan Blaeu, plate representing Languedoc (Languedoc-...
Illustration from Theatrum Orbis Terrarum sive Atlas Novus by Willem and Joan Blaeu, plate representing Languedoc (Languedoc-Roussillon), published in 1635
Greek No 5 Plate XIX From The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones published by Day & Son London 1865
Princess Victoire of Saxe Coburg and Gotha Duchess of Nemours 1822 1857 From a portrait by SirW Ross From the book The Girlho...
Princess Victoire of Saxe Coburg and Gotha Duchess of Nemours 1822 1857 From a portrait by SirW Ross From the book The Girlhood of Queen Victoria 1832 1840 Vol II published 1912
European ground squirrel, Spermophilus citellus, and Alpine Marmot, Marmota marmota. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engravi...
European ground squirrel, Spermophilus citellus, and Alpine Marmot, Marmota marmota. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuvier's "Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals," Paris, France, 1816. Illustration by J. G. Pretre, engraved by David, directed by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin, and published by F.G. Levrault. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780~1845) was painter of natural history at Empress Josephine's zoo and later became artist to the Museum of Natural History. Turpin (1775-184
Roger Bacon c.1214-1294 English philosopher and Fransican friar From Old England's Worthies by Lord Brougham and others publi...
Roger Bacon c.1214-1294 English philosopher and Fransican friar From Old England's Worthies by Lord Brougham and others published London circa 1880's
Jack And Jill 1914 PUBLISHED Smith, Jessie Willcox(1863-1935 American) Gouache+Charc/Board Christie's Images, New York, USA
Spleen, kidneys, cecum, bile and pancreas ducts. Handcolored steel engraving by Corbie of a drawing by Leveille from Dr. Jose...
Spleen, kidneys, cecum, bile and pancreas ducts. Handcolored steel engraving by Corbie of a drawing by Leveille from Dr. Joseph Nicolas Masse's "Petit Atlas complet d'Anatomie descriptive du Corps Humain," Paris, 1864, published by Mequignon-Marvis. Masse's "Pocket Anatomy of the Human Body" was first published in 1848 and went through many editions.
Black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus, and pied avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engravin...
Black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus, and pied avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Dumont de Sainte-Croix's "Dictionary of Natural Science: Ornithology," Paris, France, 1816-1830. Illustration by J. G. Pretre, engraved by Massard, directed by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin, and published by F.G. Levrault. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780~1845) was painter of natural history at Empress Josephine's zoo and later became artist to the Museum of Natural History.
Autograph letter of Cesare Borgia, 1475 or 1476 - 1507 to Isabella Gonzaga From The Life of Cesare Borgia by Rafael Sabatini,...
Autograph letter of Cesare Borgia, 1475 or 1476 - 1507 to Isabella Gonzaga From The Life of Cesare Borgia by Rafael Sabatini, published by Bretano´s circa 1912
The Rakes Progress Surrounded by artists and professors From the original picture by Hogarth from The Works of Hogarth publis...
The Rakes Progress Surrounded by artists and professors From the original picture by Hogarth from The Works of Hogarth published London 1833
Diplodocus carnegii, extinct genus of diplodocid sauropod dinosaur from the Jurassic. Colour printed (chromolithograph) illus...
Diplodocus carnegii, extinct genus of diplodocid sauropod dinosaur from the Jurassic. Colour printed (chromolithograph) illustration by F. John from "Tiere der Urwelt" Animals of the Prehistoric World, 1910, Hamburg. From a series of prehistoric creature cards published by the Reichardt Cocoa company.
Pear cultivar, Beurre d'Amarilis panachee, Pyrus communis. Chromolithograph from "The Florist and Pomologist" Robert Hogg, Lo...
Pear cultivar, Beurre d'Amarilis panachee, Pyrus communis. Chromolithograph from "The Florist and Pomologist" Robert Hogg, London, published from 1878 to 1884. 251 hand-coloured and chromolithographic plates of fruit and flowers. Drawn by Walter Hood Fitch, Miss E. Regel, and J.L. Macfarlane, lithographed by G. Severeyns and Stroobant, Belgium.
Buckingham House as it was circa 1750. After a contemporary oil painting. The house was the core of today's palace. From the ...
Buckingham House as it was circa 1750. After a contemporary oil painting. The house was the core of today's palace. From the book Buckingham Palace, It's Furniture, Decoration and History by H. Clifford Smith, published 1931.
Tattooed woman dancer from the island of Movi (Maui, Hawaii) and man in headdress and skirt from the Freindly islands (Tonga)...
Tattooed woman dancer from the island of Movi (Maui, Hawaii) and man in headdress and skirt from the Freindly islands (Tonga). Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's "Vollstaendige Völkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen" (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. Goedsche (1785-1863) was a German writer, bookseller and publisher in Meissen. Illustration from Freycinet's "Voyage autour du monde," 1824.
Court of the Birds, Glenwood Mission Inn, Riverside, California Postcard. ca. 1915-1925, Court of the Birds, Glenwood Mission...
Court of the Birds, Glenwood Mission Inn, Riverside, California Postcard. ca. 1915-1925, Court of the Birds, Glenwood Mission Inn, Riverside, California Postcard
Cromwell's Bridge, Glengariff, County Cork, Ireland. Drawn by W.H.Bartlett, engraved by J.C. Bentley. From 'The Scenery and A...
Cromwell's Bridge, Glengariff, County Cork, Ireland. Drawn by W.H.Bartlett, engraved by J.C. Bentley. From 'The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland' by N.P.Willis and J.Stirling Coyne.Illustrated from drawings by W.H.Bartlett. Published London c.1841.
The Village Politicians after Sir David Wilkie From Histoire des Peintres, École Anglaise, published 1867
Princess Charlotte Caroline Augusta 1796 1817 Daughter of George IV Engraved by WFry after Sir T Laurence From the book Natio...
Princess Charlotte Caroline Augusta 1796 1817 Daughter of George IV Engraved by WFry after Sir T Laurence From the book National Portrait Gallery Volume I published 1830
African porters carrying Henry Morton Stanley's dismantled boat Lady Alice on his expedition to explore Lake Victoria. From A...
African porters carrying Henry Morton Stanley's dismantled boat Lady Alice on his expedition to explore Lake Victoria. From Afrika, dets Opdagelse, Erobring og Kolonisation, published in Copenhagen, 1901.
The Last Judgement loosely based on Hans Holbein the Younger From Der Todten Tanz or The Dance of Death published Basel 1843
Heinrich Schmid, Swiss halberdier, 16th century. Handcolored illustration by E. Lechevallier-Chevignard, lithographed by A. D...
Heinrich Schmid, Swiss halberdier, 16th century. Handcolored illustration by E. Lechevallier-Chevignard, lithographed by A. Didier, L. Flameng, F. Laguillermie, from Georges Duplessis's "Costumes historiques des XVIe, XVIIe et XVIIIe siecles" (Historical costumes of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries), Paris 1867. The book was a continuation of the series on the costumes of the 12th to 15th centuries published by Camille Bonnard and Paul Mercuri from 1830. Georges Duplessis (1834-1899) was curato
Ptolemy Philadelphus 309-246 BC King of Ptolemaic Egypt from 281-246 BC From the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary published ...
Ptolemy Philadelphus 309-246 BC King of Ptolemaic Egypt from 281-246 BC From the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary published 1825
Electric eel, gymnonote electrique, Electrophorus electricus, banded knifefish, carape a longue queue, Gymnotus carapo. Handc...
Electric eel, gymnonote electrique, Electrophorus electricus, banded knifefish, carape a longue queue, Gymnotus carapo. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles" 1816-1830. The volumes on fish and reptiles were edited by Hippolyte Cloquet, natural historian and doctor of medicine. Illustration by J.G. Pretre, engraved by Plee, directed by Turpin, and published by F. G. Levrault. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780~1845) was painter of natural history
Map of the Battle of Marathon which took place in 490 B.C. and was part of the Greco-Persian Wars. From the book Atlas of Anc...
Map of the Battle of Marathon which took place in 490 B.C. and was part of the Greco-Persian Wars. From the book Atlas of Ancient and Classical Geography published 1928.
Daniel Defoe 1660 - 1731 English novelist and journalist From Old England's Worthies by Lord Brougham and others published Lo...
Daniel Defoe 1660 - 1731 English novelist and journalist From Old England's Worthies by Lord Brougham and others published London circa 1880's
The Politician A Facsimile of the original engraving from the design by Hogarth from The Works of Hogarth published London 18...
The Politician A Facsimile of the original engraving from the design by Hogarth from The Works of Hogarth published London 1833
Gardenia angustifolia. . White gardenia with narrow flowers and dark green foliage. "It is a native of India and we believe w...
Gardenia angustifolia. . White gardenia with narrow flowers and dark green foliage. "It is a native of India and we believe was first sent home by the late Dr. Roxburgh to Sir Abraham Hume." Named for Dr. Alexander Garden (1730~1791), a Scottish physician, naturalist and zoologist.. . Drawn by George Loddiges, engraved by G. Cooke. . . Conrad Loddiges and Sons published an illustrated catalogue of the nursery's plants entitled the Botanical Cabinet. The monthly magazine featured 10 hand-coloured
King Nicholas I of Montenegro 1841 to 1921 Nikola I Mirkov Petrovic Njegos From the book The Year 1912 illustrated published ...
King Nicholas I of Montenegro 1841 to 1921 Nikola I Mirkov Petrovic Njegos From the book The Year 1912 illustrated published London 1913
Flying gurnard, Dactylopterus volitans, Dactyloptere pirabebe, and African armoured searobin, Peristedion malarmat, Peristedi...
Flying gurnard, Dactylopterus volitans, Dactyloptere pirabebe, and African armoured searobin, Peristedion malarmat, Peristedion cataphractum. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles" 1816-1830. The volumes on fish and reptiles were edited by Hippolyte Cloquet, natural historian and doctor of medicine. Illustration by J.G. Pretre, engraved by Talbeau, directed by Turpin, and published by F. G. Levrault. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780~1845) was pa
Plan of a large boat with outrigger and platform, built by the Carolinian natives of Tinian island, Marianas. Handcoloured li...
Plan of a large boat with outrigger and platform, built by the Carolinian natives of Tinian island, Marianas. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's "Vollstaendige Völkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen" (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. Goedsche (1785-1863) was a German writer, bookseller and publisher in Meissen.
Robert Stephenson, 1803-1859. English civil engineer. Engraved by D.J.Pound from a photograph by Mayall.From the book ""The D...
Robert Stephenson, 1803-1859. English civil engineer. Engraved by D.J.Pound from a photograph by Mayall.From the book ""The Drawing-Room of Eminent Personages"" Volume 2. Published in London 1860
Indian Shell-cutter holding the shell with his feet and cutting with blade mounted on handle, Hand-coloured engraving publish...
Indian Shell-cutter holding the shell with his feet and cutting with blade mounted on handle, Hand-coloured engraving published Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1822
Map of Northern India, circa.1760. From 'Atlas de Toutes Les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre ' by Cartographer Rigobert Bo...
Map of Northern India, circa.1760. From 'Atlas de Toutes Les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre ' by Cartographer Rigobert Bonne. Published Geneva circa. 1760.
D-Dortmund, Ruhr area, Westphalia, North Rhine-Westphalia, NRW, Harenberg City Center, Harenberg Verlag, publisher, commercia...
D-Dortmund, Ruhr area, Westphalia, North Rhine-Westphalia, NRW, Harenberg City Center, Harenberg Verlag, publisher, commercial tower, modern art, sculpture park, sculpture, naked girl
The backpage com section containing ´Adult´ ads of the Village Voice is seen in New York The NY City Council held a hearing f...
The backpage com section containing ´Adult´ ads of the Village Voice is seen in New York The NY City Council held a hearing for a resolution on the backpage com section and is calling for it to be shut down claiming that it encourages human trafficking A. The backpage com section containing ´Adult´ ads of the Village Voice is seen in New York The NY City Council held a hearing for a resolution on the backpage com section and is calling for it to be shut down claiming that it encourages human tra
Thomas Hughes 1822 1896 English judge and man of letters From the book The International Library of Famous Literature publish...
Thomas Hughes 1822 1896 English judge and man of letters From the book The International Library of Famous Literature published 1900
The Flying Scotsman on it´s non-stop journey between London and Newcastle in 1927 From The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pict...
The Flying Scotsman on it´s non-stop journey between London and Newcastle in 1927 From The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures, published 1935
Indian elephant, Elephas maximus indicus, endangered. Handcoloured engraving on steel by William Lizars from a drawing by Jam...
Indian elephant, Elephas maximus indicus, endangered. Handcoloured engraving on steel by William Lizars from a drawing by James Stewart from Sir William Jardine's "Naturalist's Library: Mammalia, Pachydermes or Thick-Skinned Quadrupeds" published by W. H. Lizars, Edinburgh, 1836.
Andrew Bonar Law, aka Bonar, 1858 – 1923 Canadian born British Conservative Party statesman and Prime Minister From The Story...
Andrew Bonar Law, aka Bonar, 1858 – 1923 Canadian born British Conservative Party statesman and Prime Minister From The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures, published 1935
Apple varieties, Malus domestica: Paternoster apple, Paternosterapfel, summer rose apple Sommerrosenapfel, and muscat reinett...
Apple varieties, Malus domestica: Paternoster apple, Paternosterapfel, summer rose apple Sommerrosenapfel, and muscat reinette apple Muskateller-Reinette. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T. Wilhelm's "Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte" (Encyclopedia of Natural History), Vienna, 1816. Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811) was a Bavarian clergyman and naturalist in Augsburg, where the first edition was published.
William Lamb 2nd Viscount Melbourne 1779 to 1848 British statesman and Prime Minister 1834 and 1835 to 1841 Engraved by S Fre...
William Lamb 2nd Viscount Melbourne 1779 to 1848 British statesman and Prime Minister 1834 and 1835 to 1841 Engraved by S Freeman after Sir Thomas Lawrence From the book National Portrait Gallery volume IV published c 1835
Egyptian tomb bat, Taphozous perforatus, and serotine bat, Eptesicus serotinus. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving fr...
Egyptian tomb bat, Taphozous perforatus, and serotine bat, Eptesicus serotinus. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science," Florence, Italy, 1837. Illustration by J. G. Pretre, engraved by Stanghi, directed by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin, and published by Batelli e Figli. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780~1845) was painter of natural history at Empress Josephine's zoo and later became artist to the Museum of Natural History. Turpin (1775-1840) is co
Varieties of grapes, white and blue. . Vitis vinifera . . Handcolored copperplate engraving from G. T. Wilhelm's "Unterhaltun...
Varieties of grapes, white and blue. . Vitis vinifera . . Handcolored copperplate engraving from G. T. Wilhelm's "Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte" (Encyclopedia of Natural History) 1820. Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811) was a Bavarian clergyman and naturalist in Augsburg, where the first edition was published.
View of the port of Algiers, North Africa, from the Mediterranean, with several ships in the foreground and castle above the ...
View of the port of Algiers, North Africa, from the Mediterranean, with several ships in the foreground and castle above the town. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's "Vollstaendige Völkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen" (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. Goedsche (1785-1863) was a German writer, bookseller and publisher in Meissen. Many of the illustrations were adapted from Bertuch's "Bilderbuch fur Kinder" and others.
Alaric Alexander Watts, 1797-1864 English poet and journalist From The Maclise Portrait Gallery, published 1898
Razorbill, Alca torda, and emperor penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jus...
Razorbill, Alca torda, and emperor penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science," Florence, Italy, 1837. Illustration by J. G. Pretre, engraved by Chiussone, directed by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin, and published by Batelli e Figli. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780~1845) was painter of natural history at Empress Josephine's zoo and later became artist to the Museum of Natural History. Turpin (1775-1840) is considered one
Sir Christopher Wren 1632 to 1723, English architect. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey pub...
Sir Christopher Wren 1632 to 1723, English architect. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890
Gabrielle D'estrees, Duchess of Beaufort, (1573-I599), mistress of Henry IV. Etching by Mercier. From the book ' Lady Jackson...
Gabrielle D'estrees, Duchess of Beaufort, (1573-I599), mistress of Henry IV. Etching by Mercier. From the book ' Lady Jackson's Works IX. The First of the Bourbons I' Published London 1899.
Polar Bear Hunting 19th century lithograph after Biard by Em Baerentzen Co From the book Figaro Journal of Literature Art and...
Polar Bear Hunting 19th century lithograph after Biard by Em Baerentzen Co From the book Figaro Journal of Literature Art and Music by Georg Garstensen Published 1841
Stone Masons of Strasburg from seal circa 1725 from the book The History of Freemasonry Volume II Published by Thomas C. Jack...
Stone Masons of Strasburg from seal circa 1725 from the book The History of Freemasonry Volume II Published by Thomas C. Jack London 1883
James Brownlow William (Gascoigne-Cecil, formerly Cecil), 2nd Marquess of Salisbury 1791-1868.English statesman. Lord Privy S...
James Brownlow William (Gascoigne-Cecil, formerly Cecil), 2nd Marquess of Salisbury 1791-1868.English statesman. Lord Privy Seal. Lord President of the Council. Engraved by D.J. Pound from a photograph by Mayall. From the book ""The Drawing-Room Portrait Gallery of Eminent Personages"" Published in London 1859.
Four horned sheep. . Ovis aries polycerata. . Handcoloured copperplate engraving from "The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine; or, ...
Four horned sheep. . Ovis aries polycerata. . Handcoloured copperplate engraving from "The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine; or, Complete Cabinet of the Curiosities and Beauties of Nature" (1798~1802) published by Harrison, London.
Bambridge on Trial for Murder by a committee of the House of Commons Engraved by S Bull after Hogarth from The Works of Hogar...
Bambridge on Trial for Murder by a committee of the House of Commons Engraved by S Bull after Hogarth from The Works of Hogarth published London 1833
Early sketch for the revolving turret ship 'Monitor' designed by John Ericsson, Wood engraving published 1890
Henry StJohn Viscount Bolingbroke 1678 1751 English philosopher From the book The International Library of Famous Literature ...
Henry StJohn Viscount Bolingbroke 1678 1751 English philosopher From the book The International Library of Famous Literature Published in London 1900 Volume VIII
Left. Trooper of the South African Light Horse. Centre. Trooper of the Brabant's Horse Regiment. Right. Dispatch Rider of the...
Left. Trooper of the South African Light Horse. Centre. Trooper of the Brabant's Horse Regiment. Right. Dispatch Rider of the Duke of Edinburgh's Volunteer Rifles. From the book South Africa and the Transvaal War by Louis Creswicke, published 1900.
María de la Felicidad Malibran, née García, or La Malibran, 1808 _ 1836, French opera singer, mezzo_soprano, historic engravi...
María de la Felicidad Malibran, née García, or La Malibran, 1808 _ 1836, French opera singer, mezzo_soprano, historic engraving from the book of memorable women, ´Buch denkwuerdiger Frauen´, published by Otto Spamer, 1877
Drinks on the Boulevard. French school, 19th century. From the book ""Paris Herself Again in 1878-9"" by George Augustus Sala...
Drinks on the Boulevard. French school, 19th century. From the book ""Paris Herself Again in 1878-9"" by George Augustus Sala, published 1882.
Charles John Canning 1st Earl Canning Lord Viscount Canning 1812 to 1862 English statesman and Governor General of India Engr...
Charles John Canning 1st Earl Canning Lord Viscount Canning 1812 to 1862 English statesman and Governor General of India Engraved by D J Pound from a photograph by Mayall From The History of the Indian Mutiny published 1858
A Midnight Modern Conversation From the original picture by Hogarth from The Works of Hogarth published London 1833
Henry Wriothesley 3rd. Earl of Southampton Baron Wriothesley of Titchfield 1573 to 1624 English nobleman William Shakespearei...
Henry Wriothesley 3rd. Earl of Southampton Baron Wriothesley of Titchfield 1573 to 1624 English nobleman William Shakespeareis patron From an engraving after Mirevelt From the book The Works of Shakespeare Sonnets published 1904
Southwark Fair Engraved by T Phillibronm after Hogarth from The Works of Hogarth published London 1833
Royal Bengal Tiger. . Panthera tigris tigris. . Hand-colored copperplate engraving from a drawing by Johann Ihle from Ebeneze...
Royal Bengal Tiger. . Panthera tigris tigris. . Hand-colored copperplate engraving from a drawing by Johann Ihle from Ebenezer Sibly's "Universal System of Natural History" 1794. . . The prolific Sibly published his Universal System of Natural History in 1794~1796 in five volumes covering the three natural worlds of fauna, flora and geology. The series included illustrations of mythical beasts such as the sukotyro and the mermaid, and depicted sloths sitting on the ground (instead of hanging fro
Stonehenge Salisbury Plain England Engraved by Scott From the book The Gallery of Nature and Art volume II Published London c...
Stonehenge Salisbury Plain England Engraved by Scott From the book The Gallery of Nature and Art volume II Published London c1823
The climbing plant Ceropegia candelabrum takes its name from its elaborate flowers that look like candlesticks. Noted for its...
The climbing plant Ceropegia candelabrum takes its name from its elaborate flowers that look like candlesticks. Noted for its poisonous seeds and latex which are used in medicine. . . Handcolored copperplate engraving by Majoli from John Hill's "Decade of Curious and Elegant Trees and Plants" (1786). It had first been published in London in 1773. The new edition had 10 hand-coloured botanical plates by P. Maioli (Majoli) engraved by Giuseppe Bianchi and depicted unusual plants such as carnivorou
Autograph and portrait of King Henry VII of England 1457 to 1509. From The National and Domestic History of England by Willia...
Autograph and portrait of King Henry VII of England 1457 to 1509. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890
The Harlots Progress Apprehended by a magistrate From the original picture by Hogarth from The Works of Hogarth published Lon...
The Harlots Progress Apprehended by a magistrate From the original picture by Hogarth from The Works of Hogarth published London 1833
Double exposure of a closed book showing book and what looks like its reflection alone on a grey foreground with a black back...
Double exposure of a closed book showing book and what looks like its reflection alone on a grey foreground with a black background
A herbalist's shop, miniature from an incunabulum published in Augsburg in 1488, Germany 15th Century.
Guinea hog and Merian opossum. . Sus scrofa, Didelphys murina. . Hand-colored copperplate engraving from a drawing by Maria S...
Guinea hog and Merian opossum. . Sus scrofa, Didelphys murina. . Hand-colored copperplate engraving from a drawing by Maria Sybilla Merian from Ebenezer Sibly's "Universal System of Natural History" 1794. . . The prolific Sibly published his Universal System of Natural History in 1794~1796 in five volumes covering the three natural worlds of fauna, flora and geology. The series included illustrations of mythical beasts such as the sukotyro and the mermaid, and depicted sloths sitting on the grou
Greater false vampire bat, Megaderma lyra, and trident leaf-nosed bat, Asellia tridens. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engr...
Greater false vampire bat, Megaderma lyra, and trident leaf-nosed bat, Asellia tridens. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuvier's "Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals," Paris, France, 1816. Illustration by J. G. Pretre, engraved by Dien, directed by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin, and published by F.G. Levrault. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780~1845) was painter of natural history at Empress Josephine's zoo and later became artist to the Museum of Natural History. Turpin (1775-1
Lords and ladies, Arum maculatum. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science," ...
Lords and ladies, Arum maculatum. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science," Florence, Italy, 1837. Illustration engraved by Giare, drawn by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin, and published by Batelli e Figli. Turpin (1775-1840) is considered one of the greatest French botanical illustrators of the 19th century.
Johann Georg Graevius 1632 to 1703. German classical scholar and critic. From the book Crabbes Historical Dictionary publishe...
Johann Georg Graevius 1632 to 1703. German classical scholar and critic. From the book Crabbes Historical Dictionary published 1825.
Les Chiens by Pieter van Laer A hunter with his hounds From Histoire des Peintres de Toutes les Écoles, École Hollandaise, pu...
Les Chiens by Pieter van Laer A hunter with his hounds From Histoire des Peintres de Toutes les Écoles, École Hollandaise, published 1863
Irun, Spain. From the book ""Spanish Pictures"" by the Rev Samuel Manning, published 1870.
Aerial photo, Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, newspaper, headquarters WAZ, WAZ company, snow, Essen, Ruhrgebiet, North Rhine...
Aerial photo, Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, newspaper, headquarters WAZ, WAZ company, snow, Essen, Ruhrgebiet, North Rhine_Westphalia, Germany, Europe
Erfurt Cathedral on the left and St Severus Church on the right, Cathedral Hill, Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany in the 19th centu...
Erfurt Cathedral on the left and St Severus Church on the right, Cathedral Hill, Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany in the 19th century From El Mundo en la Mano, published 1878
Cascarilla, Croton eluteria. Handcoloured copperplate botanical engraving from Johannes Zorn's "Afbeelding der Artseny-Gewass...
Cascarilla, Croton eluteria. Handcoloured copperplate botanical engraving from Johannes Zorn's "Afbeelding der Artseny-Gewassen," Jan Christiaan Sepp, Amsterdam, 1796. Zorn first published his illustrated medical botany in Nurnberg in 1780 with 500 plates, and a Dutch edition followed in 1796 published by J.C. Sepp with an additional 100 plates. Zorn (1739-1799) was a German pharmacist and botanist who collected medical plants from all over Europe for his "Icones plantarum medicinalium" for apot
Peter I or Peter the Great 1672-1725 Tsar of Russia 1682-1725 From the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary published 1825
Australian dingo, Canis lupus dingo. Handcoloured engraving on steel by William Lizars from a drawing by Colonel Charles Hami...
Australian dingo, Canis lupus dingo. Handcoloured engraving on steel by William Lizars from a drawing by Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith from Sir William Jardine's "Naturalist's Library: Dogs" published by W. H. Lizars, Edinburgh, 1839.
Great Britain Map 1872 Gotha, Justus Perthes, 1872, Atlas. Perthes, Johan Georg Justus 1749 – 1816, German publisher, was b...
Great Britain Map 1872 Gotha, Justus Perthes, 1872, Atlas. Perthes, Johan Georg Justus 1749 – 1816, German publisher, was born in Rudolstadt in 1749. In 1785 he founded at Gotha the business which bears his name, Justus Perthes. In this he was joined in 1814 by his son Wilhelm, 1793 – 1853. He laid the foundation of the Geographical Branch of the business, for which it is chiefly famous, by publishing the and-Atlas (1817-1823) of Adolf Stieler (1775-1836). Wilhelm Perthes engaged the collabo
Ear and eardrum. Handcolored steel engraving by Corbie of a drawing by Leveille from Dr. Joseph Nicolas Masse's "Petit Atlas ...
Ear and eardrum. Handcolored steel engraving by Corbie of a drawing by Leveille from Dr. Joseph Nicolas Masse's "Petit Atlas complet d'Anatomie descriptive du Corps Humain," Paris, 1864, published by Mequignon-Marvis. Masse's "Pocket Anatomy of the Human Body" was first published in 1848 and went through many editions.
Lucretia, Roman heroine who comitted suicide after being raped. Engraved by B. Eyles after G Staal. From the book ""World Not...
Lucretia, Roman heroine who comitted suicide after being raped. Engraved by B. Eyles after G Staal. From the book ""World Noted Women"" by Mary Cowden Clarke, published 1858.
British troops on a night sortie from Mafeking during the Second Boer War. From the book South Africa and the Transvaal War b...
British troops on a night sortie from Mafeking during the Second Boer War. From the book South Africa and the Transvaal War by Louis Creswicke, published 1900
Stag deer Cervus elaphus. . Hand-colored copperplate engraving from a drawing by Johann Ihle from Ebenezer Sibly's "Universal...
Stag deer Cervus elaphus. . Hand-colored copperplate engraving from a drawing by Johann Ihle from Ebenezer Sibly's "Universal System of Natural History" 1794. . . The prolific Sibly published his Universal System of Natural History in 1794~1796 in five volumes covering the three natural worlds of fauna, flora and geology. The series included illustrations of mythical beasts such as the sukotyro and the mermaid, and depicted sloths sitting on the ground (instead of hanging from trees) and a domes
Charles Whitworth 1st Earl Whitworth 1752 to 1825 British diplomatist and politician Engraved by H Robinson after Sir T Lawre...
Charles Whitworth 1st Earl Whitworth 1752 to 1825 British diplomatist and politician Engraved by H Robinson after Sir T Lawrence From the book National Portrait Gallery volume II published c 1835
Cupid's bower, Achimenes erecta, native of the Caribbean. Handcoloured stipple engraving on copper by Barrois from a botanica...
Cupid's bower, Achimenes erecta, native of the Caribbean. Handcoloured stipple engraving on copper by Barrois from a botanical illustration by Pancrace Bessa from Mordant de Launay's "Herbier General de l'Amateur," Audot, Paris, 1820. The Herbier was published from 1810 to 1827 and edited by Mordant de Launay and Loiseleur-Deslongchamps. Bessa (1772-1830s), along with Redoute and Turpin, is considered one of the greatest French botanical artists of the 19th century.
George Cruikshank, 1792 – 1878, as a young man British caricaturist and book illustrator From The Maclise Portrait Gallery, p...
George Cruikshank, 1792 – 1878, as a young man British caricaturist and book illustrator From The Maclise Portrait Gallery, published 1898
Death comes for the Queen Woodcut by Georg Scharffenberg after Hans Holbein the Younger From Der Todten Tanz or The Dance of ...
Death comes for the Queen Woodcut by Georg Scharffenberg after Hans Holbein the Younger From Der Todten Tanz or The Dance of Death published Basel 1843
Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke 1705 - 1781. English officer in the Royal Navy. From the book Crabb's Historical Dictionary pub...
Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke 1705 - 1781. English officer in the Royal Navy. From the book Crabb's Historical Dictionary published 1825.
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