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Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Paolo Sarpi, 1552 _ 1623, an Italian monk and historian





Historical print, 1786, portrait of Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, 1759 _ 1805, a German poet, philosopher and hist...
Historical print, 1786, portrait of Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, 1759 _ 1805, a German poet, philosopher and historian, from the Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Lite. Historical print, 1786, portrait of Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, 1759 _ 1805, a German poet, philosopher and historian, from the Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, Illustrated Atlas of the History of German N





Statue of the Greek historian Polybius in front of the Austrian Parliament Building, Vienna, Austria, Europe





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





Jacques Auguste. Jacques Auguste de Thou 1563-1617, French historian. Engraving in Le Plutarque Francais, Mennechet edition, ...
Jacques Auguste. Jacques Auguste de Thou 1563-1617, French historian. Engraving in Le Plutarque Francais, Mennechet edition, 1844-1847.





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.





Historical illustration from the 19th century, portrait of Karl Wilhelm Friedrich von Schlegel, 1772 _ 1829, a German philoso...
Historical illustration from the 19th century, portrait of Karl Wilhelm Friedrich von Schlegel, 1772 _ 1829, a German philosopher, writer, critic, literary historian and translator





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





Historical print, portrait of Maximilian Wolfgang Duncker, 1811 _ 1886, German historian and politician, from the Illustrated...
Historical print, portrait of Maximilian Wolfgang Duncker, 1811 _ 1886, German historian and politician, from the Illustrated History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887





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





Theodor Mommsen (1817-1903). German jurist and historian. Nobel Prize in Literature in 1902. Engraving, early 20th century. C...
Theodor Mommsen (1817-1903). German jurist and historian. Nobel Prize in Literature in 1902. Engraving, early 20th century. Colored.





Teodorico of Niem Niem. Portrait of Teodorico of Niem Nieheim 1345-1418, German historian. Engraving 19th century





Historic engraving, copper engraving, portrait of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz, 1646 _ 1716, German philosopher, scientist, mat...
Historic engraving, copper engraving, portrait of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz, 1646 _ 1716, German philosopher, scientist, mathematician, diplomat, physicist, historian and politician





France-History-XIXc - Louis Pierre Edouard, Baron Bignon 3 January 1771 – 1841 was a French diplomat and historian





RETRATO DE SALVADOR DE MADARIAGA - S XX. Author: VAZQUEZ DIAZ, DANIEL. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION, MADRID, SPAIN.





Sandown Meetinghouse located in Sandown, New Hampshire USA which is part of New England...This Meetinghouse is listed on the ...
Sandown Meetinghouse located in Sandown, New Hampshire USA which is part of New England...This Meetinghouse is listed on the Register of Historic Places and is a excellent example of a 18th century New England chruch / Meetinghouse





Sandown Meetinghouse located in Sandown, New Hampshire USA which is part of New England...This Meetinghouse is listed on the ...
Sandown Meetinghouse located in Sandown, New Hampshire USA which is part of New England...This Meetinghouse is listed on the Register of Historic Places and is a excellent example of a 18th century New England chruch / Meetinghouse





Jacob Burckhardt (1818-1897). Swiss historian. Civilization in Italy at the time of the Renaissance (1860). Title cover. Seco...
Jacob Burckhardt (1818-1897). Swiss historian. Civilization in Italy at the time of the Renaissance (1860). Title cover. Second edition in French. Volume I. Paris, 1885.





Sandown Meetinghouse located in Sandown, New Hampshire USA which is part of New England...This Meetinghouse is listed on the ...
Sandown Meetinghouse located in Sandown, New Hampshire USA which is part of New England...This Meetinghouse is listed on the Register of Historic Places and is a excellent example of a 18th century New England chruch / Meetinghouse





Mid-18th century German male fashions worn by state officials from a mural by the Venetian artist Tiepelo in Wurzburg castle....
Mid-18th century German male fashions worn by state officials from a mural by the Venetian artist Tiepelo in Wurzburg castle. Below the balcony is a black servant boy with a hunting dog. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 18th Century," Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by A. Volkert, and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German museum curato





Sandown Meetinghouse located in Sandown, New Hampshire USA which is part of New England...This Meetinghouse is listed on the ...
Sandown Meetinghouse located in Sandown, New Hampshire USA which is part of New England...This Meetinghouse is listed on the Register of Historic Places and is a excellent example of a 18th century New England chruch / Meetinghouse





Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805). German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright. Monument in Gendarm...
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805). German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright. Monument in Gendarmenmarkt, in the city center. Berlin. Germany.





Stanford Historian Carl Degler,Carl Degler, Stanford historian and author of At Odds: Women and the Family in America from th...
Stanford Historian Carl Degler,Carl Degler, Stanford historian and author of At Odds: Women and the Family in America from the Revolution to the Present, studies women's changing roles and the future of the traditional family.





RETRATO DE MARCELINO MENENDEZ PELAYO (1856-1912). Author: BENLLIURE GIL JUAN ANTONIO. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION...
RETRATO DE MARCELINO MENENDEZ PELAYO (1856-1912). Author: BENLLIURE GIL JUAN ANTONIO. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION, MADRID, SPAIN.





Thomas Carlyle, signature. 1795-1881. Scottish-born English historian and essayist. From the book ""The French Revolution"" b...
Thomas Carlyle, signature. 1795-1881. Scottish-born English historian and essayist. From the book ""The French Revolution"" by Thomas Carlyle. Published London, 1894.





Sandown Meetinghouse located in Sandown, New Hampshire USA which is part of New England...This Meetinghouse is listed on the ...
Sandown Meetinghouse located in Sandown, New Hampshire USA which is part of New England...This Meetinghouse is listed on the Register of Historic Places and is a excellent example of a 18th century New England chruch / Meetinghouse





Nile perch, Centropomus, Kechr, variole, Lates niloticus, and sleeper fish or gudgeon, prochilus macrolepidote, Ophiocara mac...
Nile perch, Centropomus, Kechr, variole, Lates niloticus, and sleeper fish or gudgeon, prochilus macrolepidote, Ophiocara macrolepidota. 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 Victor, directed by Turpin, and published by F. G. Levrault. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780~1845) was painter





Sword of Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, with details of hilt, blade and scabbard. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's ...
Sword of Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, with details of hilt, blade and scabbard. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century," Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithograph by Joh. Klipphahn, and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.





Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann, 1785 _ 1860, a German historian and ...
Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann, 1785 _ 1860, a German historian and statesman, one of the Goettingen Seven and coauthor of the Constitution of 1848 in St. Paul´s Church





John Selden (1584-1654) English jurist, historian and antiquary, born at Salvington near Worthing, Sussex. Engraving after th...
John Selden (1584-1654) English jurist, historian and antiquary, born at Salvington near Worthing, Sussex. Engraving after the portrait by Mytens.





Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Johannes Aventinus or Johann Georg Turmair, 1477 _ 1534, a German histo...
Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Johannes Aventinus or Johann Georg Turmair, 1477 _ 1534, a German historian and court historian





Historical print, portrait of William Luebke, 1826 _ 1893, German art historian, from the Illustrated History of German Natio...
Historical print, portrait of William Luebke, 1826 _ 1893, German art historian, from the Illustrated History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887





Sandown Meetinghouse located in Sandown, New Hampshire USA which is part of New England...This Meetinghouse is listed on the ...
Sandown Meetinghouse located in Sandown, New Hampshire USA which is part of New England...This Meetinghouse is listed on the Register of Historic Places and is a excellent example of a 18th century New England chruch / Meetinghouse





Edward Gibbon 1737-1794. English rationalist, historian and scholar. From the book 'Gallery of Portraits' published London 18...
Edward Gibbon 1737-1794. English rationalist, historian and scholar. From the book 'Gallery of Portraits' published London 1833.





Women's silk jacket with puff sleeves embroidered with silver from the early 17th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alten...
Women's silk jacket with puff sleeves embroidered with silver from the early 17th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century," Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by Joh. Klipphahn, and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.





SERAFIN ESTEBANEZ CALDERON "EL SOLITARIO" (1799-1867) ESCRITOR COSTUMBRISTA FLAMENCOLOGO POETA CRITICO TAURINO HISTORIADOR AR...
SERAFIN ESTEBANEZ CALDERON "EL SOLITARIO" (1799-1867) ESCRITOR COSTUMBRISTA FLAMENCOLOGO POETA CRITICO TAURINO HISTORIADOR ARABISTA Y POLITICO ESPAÑOL.





Sandown Meetinghouse located in Sandown, New Hampshire USA which is part of New England...This Meetinghouse is listed on the ...
Sandown Meetinghouse located in Sandown, New Hampshire USA which is part of New England...This Meetinghouse is listed on the Register of Historic Places and is a excellent example of a 18th century New England chruch / Meetinghouse





Historic chromolithography from the 19th century, portrait of Johann Joseph Ignaz Ritter von Doellinger, 1799 _ 1890, a Catho...
Historic chromolithography from the 19th century, portrait of Johann Joseph Ignaz Ritter von Doellinger, 1799 _ 1890, a Catholic theologian and church historian





Snailfish, Cyclogastre liparis, Cyclogasterus liparis, and clingfish from side and below, Lepadogastere gouan, Lepadogaster l...
Snailfish, Cyclogastre liparis, Cyclogasterus liparis, and clingfish from side and below, Lepadogastere gouan, Lepadogaster lepadogaster. 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 Massard, directed by Turpin, and published by F. G. Levrault. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780~1845) was painte





Torpedo, torpille a une tache, Torpedo torpedo and marbled electric ray, Torpille marbree, Torpedo marmorata. Handcoloured co...
Torpedo, torpille a une tache, Torpedo torpedo and marbled electric ray, Torpille marbree, Torpedo marmorata. 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 Louviers, directed by Turpin, and published by F. G. Levrault. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780~1845) was painter of natural history at Emp





Women's fashions from the late 18th century from prints of the era. Woman in a pink dress a la Polonaise, woman in green ball...
Women's fashions from the late 18th century from prints of the era. Woman in a pink dress a la Polonaise, woman in green ball gown with plumed headdress, and woman reading a letter in frock a la Polonaise. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 18th Century," Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by Joh. Klipphahn, and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was





Hunting costumes and hunting swords from the mid-18th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks an...
Hunting costumes and hunting swords from the mid-18th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 18th Century," Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by Joh. Klipphahn, and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.





Historical engraving, portrait of Michael Huber, 1727_1804, German philologist, literary historian and writer, 19th century, ...
Historical engraving, portrait of Michael Huber, 1727_1804, German philologist, literary historian and writer, 19th century, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur by Gustav Koennecke, illustrated atlas, 1887





Sandown Meetinghouse located in Sandown, New Hampshire USA which is part of New England...This Meetinghouse is listed on the ...
Sandown Meetinghouse located in Sandown, New Hampshire USA which is part of New England...This Meetinghouse is listed on the Register of Historic Places and is a excellent example of a 18th century New England chruch / Meetinghouse





Battle armour of Conrad v. Bickenbach, died 1393, from the 14th century from a gravestone in Munich National Museum. Chromoli...
Battle armour of Conrad v. Bickenbach, died 1393, from the 14th century from a gravestone in Munich National Museum. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 18th Century," Frankfurt, 1883. IIlustration drawn by Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by C. Regnier, and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903) was a German archeologist, art historian and illustrator. He was director of th





Historic print, portrait of Johann Georg Turmair also known as Johannes Aventinus, 1477 _ 1534, a German historian and histor...
Historic print, portrait of Johann Georg Turmair also known as Johannes Aventinus, 1477 _ 1534, a German historian and historiographer, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, an illustrated atlas by Gustav Koennecke, 1887





General Sir William Francis Patrick Napier,1785 to 1860. Irish soldier in the British Army and military historian. Author of ...
General Sir William Francis Patrick Napier,1785 to 1860. Irish soldier in the British Army and military historian. Author of History of the War in the Peninsular. From the book How England Saved Europe, The Story of the Great War, 1793-1815 published 1909.





RETRATO DEL CONDE DE TORENO - 1786/1843- IX. Author: MARTINEZ. Location: MUSEO ROMANTICO-GRABADO, MADRID, SPAIN.





Historical print, portrait of William Henry von Riehl, 1823 _ 1897, German journalist, writer and cultural historian, from th...
Historical print, portrait of William Henry von Riehl, 1823 _ 1897, German journalist, writer and cultural historian, from the Illustrated History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887





Portrait of the historian Nikolay Kostomarov (1817-1885) by Photo studio Wesenberg /Russian State Archive of Literature and A...
Portrait of the historian Nikolay Kostomarov (1817-1885) by Photo studio Wesenberg /Russian State Archive of Literature and Art, Moscow/Phototypie/Russia/Portrait





Dollinger, Johann Ignaz von (Bamberg ,1799-Munich, 1890). German theologian and historian.





France-Maine et Loire- Angers- Apocalypse Tapestry The Apocalypse Tapestry is a medieval French tapestry commissioned by Loui...
France-Maine et Loire- Angers- Apocalypse Tapestry The Apocalypse Tapestry is a medieval French tapestry commissioned by Louis I, the Duke of Anjou, and produced between 1377 and 1382. It depicts the story of the Apocalypse from the Book of Revelation by Saint John the Divine in colourful images, spread over a number of sections. Despite being lost and mistreated in the late 18th century, the tapestry was recovered and restored in the 19th and is now on display at the Chateau d'Angers. It is the





Sandown Meetinghouse located in Sandown, New Hampshire USA which is part of New England...This Meetinghouse is listed on the ...
Sandown Meetinghouse located in Sandown, New Hampshire USA which is part of New England...This Meetinghouse is listed on the Register of Historic Places and is a excellent example of a 18th century New England chruch / Meetinghouse





GEORGIO VASARI Italian artist, architect and art historian, famous for his 'Lives of the painters'.





Women in the fashions of the mid-18th century. A woman in the French mode of the period, with high bonnet and full skirts, an...
Women in the fashions of the mid-18th century. A woman in the French mode of the period, with high bonnet and full skirts, and a female cook with apron and ham. In the middle, a red leather shoe with silver buckles, and an undershoe below. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 18th Century," Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by Joh. Klipphahn, and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr.





Nettesheim, Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa of, (1486-1535). German alchemist, physician, philosopher and historian.





Damselfish, Chromis chromis, Castagnole commune, and climbing perch, Anabas testudineus, Anabas, grimpeur. Handcoloured coppe...
Damselfish, Chromis chromis, Castagnole commune, and climbing perch, Anabas testudineus, Anabas, grimpeur. 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 Massard, directed by Turpin, and published by F. G. Levrault. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780~1845) was painter of natural history at Empress





Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Francis Leopold von Ranke, 1795 _ 1886, a German historian, univer...
Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Francis Leopold von Ranke, 1795 _ 1886, a German historian, university lecturer





Jack-knifefish, Equetus lanceolatus, Eques americanus, Chevalier americain, and spinecheek anemonefish, Premnade a deux aigui...
Jack-knifefish, Equetus lanceolatus, Eques americanus, Chevalier americain, and spinecheek anemonefish, Premnade a deux aiguillons, Premnas biaculeatus. 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 Gabriel, directed by Turpin, and published by F. G. Levrault. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780~1





Tombstone of Agnes Bernauer, 1410-1436, mistress to Albert III of Bavaria. From the Agnes Bernauer Chapel in Straubing. Chrom...
Tombstone of Agnes Bernauer, 1410-1436, mistress to Albert III of Bavaria. From the Agnes Bernauer Chapel in Straubing. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 18th Century," Frankfurt, 1883. IIlustration drawn by Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by CR, and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903) was a German archeologist, art historian and illustrator. He was director of the Bav





Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 1st Baronet, 1848 – 1918 English composer, teacher and historian of music From The Strand ...
Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 1st Baronet, 1848 – 1918 English composer, teacher and historian of music From The Strand Magazine, published 1896





LITERATURA CATALANA. SIGLO XIII. DESCLOT, Bernat. Cronista e historiador catalán. "HISTORIA DE CATALUÑA". Comprende las empre...
LITERATURA CATALANA. SIGLO XIII. DESCLOT, Bernat. Cronista e historiador catalán. "HISTORIA DE CATALUÑA". Comprende las empresas hechas en su tiempo por los Reyes de Aragón hasta la muerte de Pedro el Grande, tercero de este nombre, rey de Aragón y de Sicilia y Conde de Barcelona. PORTADA. Impresa en Barcelona en el año 1616.





Historical engraving from 19th Century, portrait of Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay of Rothley, 1800_1859, Brit...
Historical engraving from 19th Century, portrait of Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay of Rothley, 1800_1859, British historian, poet and politician





Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 18th ...
Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 18th Century," Frankfurt, 1883. IIlustration drawn by Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by C. Regnier, and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903) was a German archeologist, art historian and illustrator. He was director of the Bavarian National Museum from 1868 until 1886.





Panochthus tuberculatus, an extinct type of glyptodont, native to Argentina during the Pleistocene epoch. An Archaeopteryx li...
Panochthus tuberculatus, an extinct type of glyptodont, native to Argentina during the Pleistocene epoch. An Archaeopteryx lithographica flies in the background.. . Colour printed illustration by Heinrich Harder from "Tiere der Urwelt" Animals of the Prehistoric World, 1920, 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 descr





Noblewomen from the late 17th century from prints of the period. Archduchess of Austria, daughter of Leopold I (B), and Frenc...
Noblewomen from the late 17th century from prints of the period. Archduchess of Austria, daughter of Leopold I (B), and French courtiers from the court of King Louis XIV. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 18th Century," Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithograph by Joh. Klipphahn and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German curator, archaeologist, art





Drinking vessel in gilded silver decorated with lions in the Renaissance style from the 17th century. Chromolithograph from H...
Drinking vessel in gilded silver decorated with lions in the Renaissance style from the 17th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century," Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by Joh. Klipphahn, and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.





Stanford Historian Carl Degler,Carl Degler, Stanford historian and author of At Odds: Women and the Family in America from th...
Stanford Historian Carl Degler,Carl Degler, Stanford historian and author of At Odds: Women and the Family in America from the Revolution to the Present, studies women's changing roles and the future of the traditional family.





Greeting Card from Annapolis, Maryland. ca. 1940, Annapolis, Maryland, USA, GREETINGS FROM ANNAPOLIS. Gerge Bancroft, the his...
Greeting Card from Annapolis, Maryland. ca. 1940, Annapolis, Maryland, USA, GREETINGS FROM ANNAPOLIS. Gerge Bancroft, the historian, who in 1845 while Secretary of the Navy, selected Annapolis, Maryland as the location of the U.S. Naval Academy because of its ideal setting with the Severn River and Chesapeake Bay.





Female dress from the 15th century from a gravestone in Heilsbronn church. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes,...
Female dress from the 15th century from a gravestone in Heilsbronn church. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 18th Century," Frankfurt, 1883. IIlustration drawn by Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by I.K., and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903) was a German archeologist, art historian and illustrator. He was director of the Bavarian National Museum from 1868 until 1886.





Little dragonfish, Eurypegasus draconis, Pegase dragon, and American paddlefish, Polyodon spathula, Polyodon feuille. Handcol...
Little dragonfish, Eurypegasus draconis, Pegase dragon, and American paddlefish, Polyodon spathula, Polyodon feuille. 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 Bocourt, directed by Turpin, and published by F. G. Levrault. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780~1845) was painter of natural history





Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Matteo Villani, died in 1363, an Italian historian and writer





Moses (Detail) Michelangelo Buonarroti(1475-1564 Italian) Marble San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome, Italy





France- History-XIXc - Claude Bernard July 12, 1813 – February 10, 1878 was a French physiologist Historian of science I Bern...
France- History-XIXc - Claude Bernard July 12, 1813 – February 10, 1878 was a French physiologist Historian of science I Bernard Cohen of Harvard University called Bernard ´one of the greatest of all men of science´ 1 Among many other accomplishments, h. France- History-XIXc - Claude Bernard July 12, 1813 – February 10, 1878 was a French physiologist Historian of science I Bernard Cohen of Harvard University called Bernard ´one of the greatest of all men of science´ 1 Among many other accomp





Hyaenodon, extinct genus of carnivorous creodonts. Colour printed (chromolithograph) illustration by Heinrich Harder from "Ti...
Hyaenodon, extinct genus of carnivorous creodonts. 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.





RAMON MENENDEZ PIDAL LEYENDO ANTE LA ACADEMIA - SIGLO XX. Author: MENENDEZ PIDAL LUIS. Location: FUNDACION MENENDEZ PIDAL, MA...
RAMON MENENDEZ PIDAL LEYENDO ANTE LA ACADEMIA - SIGLO XX. Author: MENENDEZ PIDAL LUIS. Location: FUNDACION MENENDEZ PIDAL, MADRID, SPAIN.





Big-eyed lamprey and red lamprey. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "Dictionnaire des Sciences Nature...
Big-eyed lamprey and red lamprey. 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 Prudhon, directed by 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





Angelfish?, Ciliare a filamens, and ponyfish, Poulain ruse, Leiognathus equulus? Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving f...
Angelfish?, Ciliare a filamens, and ponyfish, Poulain ruse, Leiognathus equulus? 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 Victor, directed by Turpin, and published by F. G. Levrault. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780~1845) was painter of natural history at Empress Josephine's zoo and later





William Camden 1551 to 1623 English antiquarian and historian author of Britannia. From The National and Domestic History of ...
William Camden 1551 to 1623 English antiquarian and historian author of Britannia. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890





Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 18th ...
Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 18th Century," Frankfurt, 1883. IIlustration drawn by Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903) was a German archeologist, art historian and illustrator. He was director of the Bavarian National Museum from 1868 until 1886.





Alexandre Herculano (1810-1877). Portuguese writer and historian. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1877.





Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) or Spiny Anteater foraging for food on the ground.. . Colour printed illustrati...
Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) or Spiny Anteater foraging for food on the ground.. . Colour printed 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.





Henry XVI, Duke of Bavaria (1386-1450). From a stained glass window in the church at Jenkhofen near Landshut. Chromolithograp...
Henry XVI, Duke of Bavaria (1386-1450). From a stained glass window in the church at Jenkhofen near Landshut. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 18th Century," Frankfurt, 1883. IIlustration drawn by Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by C. Regnier, and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903) was a German archeologist, art historian and illustrator. He was director of the Bavar





Reliquary in the form of a bust of a young woman from the 14th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Ar...
Reliquary in the form of a bust of a young woman from the 14th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 18th Century," Frankfurt, 1883. IIlustration drawn by Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by H.P., and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903) was a German archeologist, art historian and illustrator. He was director of the Bavarian National Museum from 1868 until 1886.





Bartolome De Las Casas. Portrait of bartolome de las Casas 1472-1566, dominican friar and Spanish historian and social reform...
Bartolome De Las Casas. Portrait of bartolome de las Casas 1472-1566, dominican friar and Spanish historian and social reformer. Engraving in Portraits des Hommes utiles, 1833-1836.





Benodetto Croce. Portrait of the italian philosopher, historian and critic Benedetto Croce 1866-1952.Photography 1910.





Hyracotherium or Eohippus, the dawn horse, extinct genus of perissodactyl ungulates that lived during the Tertiary to Eocene ...
Hyracotherium or Eohippus, the dawn horse, extinct genus of perissodactyl ungulates that lived during the Tertiary to Eocene 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.





Squirrelfish, Holocentre sogo, Holocentrus adscensionis, and ruffe, Gremille, perche goujonniere, Gymnocephalus cernuus. Hand...
Squirrelfish, Holocentre sogo, Holocentrus adscensionis, and ruffe, Gremille, perche goujonniere, Gymnocephalus cernuus. 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 histo





Palaeotherium, extinct genus of primitive horse-like perissodactyl ungulate. Colour printed (chromolithograph) illustration b...
Palaeotherium, extinct genus of primitive horse-like perissodactyl ungulate. 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.





Carpet from the early 15th century depicting men and women riding horses outside a castle, courting, and sharing soup from a ...
Carpet from the early 15th century depicting men and women riding horses outside a castle, courting, and sharing soup from a pot. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 18th Century," Frankfurt, 1883. IIlustration drawn by Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by CR, and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903) was a German archeologist, art historian and illustrator. He was director





Historical print, portrait of Rudolf Karl Gottschall, 1823 _ 1909, German writer, literary historian and critic, from the Ill...
Historical print, portrait of Rudolf Karl Gottschall, 1823 _ 1909, German writer, literary historian and critic, from the Illustrated History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887





Field biologist Darlyne Murawski (summer 1996) attracts moths and other insects to a sheet lit by a mercury vapor lamp. Santa...
Field biologist Darlyne Murawski (summer 1996) attracts moths and other insects to a sheet lit by a mercury vapor lamp. Santa Rita Mountains, southern Arizona, USA.





The platypus or duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a semi-aquatic monotreme mammal native to eastern Australi...
The platypus or duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a semi-aquatic monotreme mammal native to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. . . Colour printed 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.





Historic chromolithography from the 19th century, portrait of Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, 1815 _ 1881, a British church historian...
Historic chromolithography from the 19th century, portrait of Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, 1815 _ 1881, a British church historian, theologian and writer, Dean of Westminster Abbey





Jean Francois Marmontel (1723-1799). French writer and historian. Moral Tales. Title cover. Edition printed in Liege, 1777. L...
Jean Francois Marmontel (1723-1799). French writer and historian. Moral Tales. Title cover. Edition printed in Liege, 1777. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain.





Marcelino Menendez y Pelayo born 1856 died 1912. Spanish scholar, historian literary critic. From La Ilustracion Espanola y A...
Marcelino Menendez y Pelayo born 1856 died 1912. Spanish scholar, historian literary critic. From La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana of 1881





Guitarfish, shovelnose, Rhinobatos typus, Rhinobate lisse. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "Diction...
Guitarfish, shovelnose, Rhinobatos typus, Rhinobate lisse. 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 Louviers, directed by 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





Hyracodon, an extinct genus of fast-running, pony-like mammal. Colour printed (chromolithograph) illustration by Heinrich Har...
Hyracodon, an extinct genus of fast-running, pony-like mammal. 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.





Plutarch, born Plutarchos then, on his becoming a Roman citizen, Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus, c. AD 46 to 120. Greek historian...
Plutarch, born Plutarchos then, on his becoming a Roman citizen, Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus, c. AD 46 to 120. Greek historian, biographer, essayist, and Middle Platonist. From the book Harmsworth History of the World published 1908.





President John Kennedy with his long time aide and speech writer, Theodore Sorensen. From their collaboration came the speech...
President John Kennedy with his long time aide and speech writer, Theodore Sorensen. From their collaboration came the speeches in which Kennedy inspired the Nation to go to the moon, accept the challenges of the Cold War, and the Civil Rights movement. Jan 7, 1962.





Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Francesco Guicciardini, 1483 _ 1540, an Italian politician and his...
Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Francesco Guicciardini, 1483 _ 1540, an Italian politician and historian





Midwife toad, crapaud accoucheur, Alytes obstetricans, the male carrying eggs, a tadpole, and dyeing dart frog, rainette a ta...
Midwife toad, crapaud accoucheur, Alytes obstetricans, the male carrying eggs, a tadpole, and dyeing dart frog, rainette a tapirer, Dendrobates tinctorius. 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 Miss Sixdeniers, directed by Turpin, and published by F. G. Levrault. Jean Gabriel Pre





Historic print, copper engraving, portrait of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, 1646 _ 1716, a German philosopher, scientist, mathem...
Historic print, copper engraving, portrait of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, 1646 _ 1716, a German philosopher, scientist, mathematician, diplomat, physicist, historian and politician, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, an illustra. Historic print, copper engraving, portrait of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, 1646 _ 1716, a German philosopher, scientist, mathematician, diplomat, physicist, historian and politician, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur,





Ludwig Häusser (1818-1867). Historiador alemán. Grabado coloreado. "La Historia Universal", 1885.





Wilfred I the Hairy (840-897). Count of Urgell (870Ð897), Cerdanya (870Ð897), Barcelona (878Ð897), Girona (878Ð897), Besalu (...
Wilfred I the Hairy (840-897). Count of Urgell (870Ð897), Cerdanya (870Ð897), Barcelona (878Ð897), Girona (878Ð897), Besalu (878Ð897), and Ausona (886Ð897). "The Counts of Barcelona vindicated," written by Prospero Bofarull (1777-1859), scholar and historian Catalan. Colored engraving.





Bassinet in gilded copper from the mid 15th century. Candlestick C and aspersorium, receptacle for holy water D. Chromolithog...
Bassinet in gilded copper from the mid 15th century. Candlestick C and aspersorium, receptacle for holy water D. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 18th Century," Frankfurt, 1883. IIlustration drawn by Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by C. Regnier, and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903) was a German archeologist, art historian and illustrator. He was director of the Ba





Portrait of the Historian Sergey Ernst (1895-1980) by Serebriakova, Zinaida Yevgenievna (1884-1967)\ State Art Museum, Nizhny...
Portrait of the Historian Sergey Ernst (1895-1980) by Serebriakova, Zinaida Yevgenievna (1884-1967)\ State Art Museum, Nizhny Novgorod\ 1921\ Oil on canvas\ 81,2x72\ Russia\ Modern\ Portrait\ Painting





Anna Hoefelin, 1603-1665, from her gravestone in the parish church at Schweinfurt, with her coat of arms. Chromolithograph fr...
Anna Hoefelin, 1603-1665, from her gravestone in the parish church at Schweinfurt, with her coat of arms. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century," Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by Joh. Klipphahn, and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.





Viperine water snake, couleuvre viperine, Natrix maura. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "Dictionnai...
Viperine water snake, couleuvre viperine, Natrix maura. 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 Madame Joyeau, directed by 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 t





Banded grunt, Pomadasys furcatus, Pristipome pique, and squirrelfish, Holocentrus ascensionis, Holocentre sogo. Handcoloured ...
Banded grunt, Pomadasys furcatus, Pristipome pique, and squirrelfish, Holocentrus ascensionis, Holocentre sogo. 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 Massard, directed by Turpin, and published by F. G. Levrault. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780~1845) was painter of natural history at Em





Bourgeoise fashion from the late 15th century from a gravestone in St. Catherine's Church, Frankfurt, 1468. Chromolithograph ...
Bourgeoise fashion from the late 15th century from a gravestone in St. Catherine's Church, Frankfurt, 1468. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 18th Century," Frankfurt, 1883. IIlustration drawn by Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by C. Regnier, and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903) was a German archeologist, art historian and illustrator. He was director of the Bavaria





Knight in armour from the 15th century with heraldic shield and helmet. Gravestone of Gottfried von Eppstein, died 1437. Chro...
Knight in armour from the 15th century with heraldic shield and helmet. Gravestone of Gottfried von Eppstein, died 1437. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 18th Century," Frankfurt, 1883. IIlustration drawn and lithographed by C. Regnier, and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903) was a German archeologist, art historian and illustrator. He was director of the Bavarian N





Russian poet Zinaida Gippius with the art historian Akim Volynsky by Deniere, Andrei (Heinrich-Johann) (1820-1892)/Private Co...
Russian poet Zinaida Gippius with the art historian Akim Volynsky by Deniere, Andrei (Heinrich-Johann) (1820-1892)/Private Collection/1890-1894/Photograph/Russia/Portrait





Figures from the family records of Baron Christian von Wurzburg. Two Roman women at top, one in robes of penitence, and Louis...
Figures from the family records of Baron Christian von Wurzburg. Two Roman women at top, one in robes of penitence, and Louis II, Cardinal of Guise, assassinated in 1588, below. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century," Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by CR, and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German curator, archaeologist, art hi





Prospero Bofarull Mascaro (1777-1859). Spanish historian. The Counts of Barcelona vindicated and chronology and genealogy of ...
Prospero Bofarull Mascaro (1777-1859). Spanish historian. The Counts of Barcelona vindicated and chronology and genealogy of the Kings of Spain. Dedicated to Ferdinand IV of Catalonia and VII of Castile. Title cover. First edition. Barcelona, 1836.





Jean Francois Marmontel (1723-1799). French writer and historian. Moral Tales. Title cover. Edition printed in Liege, 1777. C...
Jean Francois Marmontel (1723-1799). French writer and historian. Moral Tales. Title cover. Edition printed in Liege, 1777. Colored engraving. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain.





Thomas Carlyle 1795 1881 Scottish born English historian and essayist From the portrait by GFWatts





Historical print, portrait of Franz Leopold von Ranke, 1795 _ 1886, German historian, from the Illustrated History of German ...
Historical print, portrait of Franz Leopold von Ranke, 1795 _ 1886, German historian, from the Illustrated History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887





John Skylitzes. Synopsis of Histories. Battle between Hungarians and Bulgarians of Simeon I the Great (864-927) won by the Hu...
John Skylitzes. Synopsis of Histories. Battle between Hungarians and Bulgarians of Simeon I the Great (864-927) won by the Hungarians. Codex of the 12th century. National Library. Madrid. Spain.





Great auks standing on the edge of a cliff. The Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis) was a large, flightless alcid bird that became...
Great auks standing on the edge of a cliff. The Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis) was a large, flightless alcid bird that became extinct in the mid-19th century.. . Colour printed 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 descript





Henri Cordier (1849-1925). Lingüista, historiador, etnógrafo, autor, editor y orientalista francés. Fue Presidente de la Soci...
Henri Cordier (1849-1925). Lingüista, historiador, etnógrafo, autor, editor y orientalista francés. Fue Presidente de la Sociedad de Geografía en París. Trouville. "El Chalet Cordier, actual residencia de Me. Thiers". Grabado por Capuz. "La Ilustración Española y Americana", año 1872. Coloreado.





The Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) is a marine chelicerate arthropod. . . Colour printed illustration by Heinri...
The Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) is a marine chelicerate arthropod. . . Colour printed 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.





Herodotus of Halicarnassus (484-425 BC.). Was a greek historian . 5th century B.C. The "Father of History" in Western culture...
Herodotus of Halicarnassus (484-425 BC.). Was a greek historian . 5th century B.C. The "Father of History" in Western culture. Bust of Herodotus. Ancient Agora. Athens. Central Greece. Attica. Europe.





Abbe Suger. The Abbe suger 1080-1151, French statesman and clergyman. Engraving in Le Plutarque Francais, Mennechet edition, ...
Abbe Suger. The Abbe suger 1080-1151, French statesman and clergyman. Engraving in Le Plutarque Francais, Mennechet edition, 1844-1847.





Historical illustration from the 19th century, portrait of Karl August Varnhagen von Ense, 1785 _ 1858, a German historian, s...
Historical illustration from the 19th century, portrait of Karl August Varnhagen von Ense, 1785 _ 1858, a German historian, storyteller, biographer and diplomat





Bluespotted cornetfish, fistulaire a filet, Fistularia tabacaria, and Chinese trumpetfish, Aulostome chinois, Aulostomus chin...
Bluespotted cornetfish, fistulaire a filet, Fistularia tabacaria, and Chinese trumpetfish, Aulostome chinois, Aulostomus chinensis. 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 na





Sandown Meetinghouse located in Sandown, New Hampshire USA which is part of New England...This Meetinghouse is listed on the ...
Sandown Meetinghouse located in Sandown, New Hampshire USA which is part of New England...This Meetinghouse is listed on the Register of Historic Places and is a excellent example of a 18th century New England chruch / Meetinghouse





Flintlock pistol with engraved stock and handle from the 17th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Art...
Flintlock pistol with engraved stock and handle from the 17th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century," Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithograph by Joh. Klipphahn, and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.





Three helmets from the late 15th century. A kettle hat in the middle, a sallet with visor at left, and a visored helmet decor...
Three helmets from the late 15th century. A kettle hat in the middle, a sallet with visor at left, and a visored helmet decorated with flames at right. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 18th Century," Frankfurt, 1883. IIlustration drawn by Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by C. Regnier, and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903) was a German archeologist, art historian and





Charles-Albert Costa de Beauregard, 1835 -1909 French historian and politician From L´Illustration published 1897





MS G-1-7-FOL 1-HISTORIA DE ROMA-TITO LIVIO PRESENTA EL LIBRO. Author: LIVIO TITO 59 AC / 17 DC. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTE...
MS G-1-7-FOL 1-HISTORIA DE ROMA-TITO LIVIO PRESENTA EL LIBRO. Author: LIVIO TITO 59 AC / 17 DC. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION, SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL, MADRID, SPAIN.





Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Carlo Giuseppe Guglielmo Botta, 1766 _ 1837, an Italian historian ...
Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Carlo Giuseppe Guglielmo Botta, 1766 _ 1837, an Italian historian and politician





Xenophon (430 - 355 BC) . Greek historian, military serviceman, and philosopher.. Madrid, El Prado. Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO...
Xenophon (430 - 355 BC) . Greek historian, military serviceman, and philosopher.. Madrid, El Prado. Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-ESCULTURA, MADRID, SPAIN.





Jewelry box in filigree silverwork from the 17th century, Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and App...
Jewelry box in filigree silverwork from the 17th century, Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century," Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by Joh. Klipphahn, and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.





Military equipment and weapons from the 17th century. Lancers and arquebusier in the centre, and Chromolithograph from Hefner...
Military equipment and weapons from the 17th century. Lancers and arquebusier in the centre, and Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century," Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by Joh. Klipphahn and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.





Snipe or trumpet fish, Macroramphosus scolopax, Centrisque becasse de mer and Grooved razorfish, Centriscus scutatus, Amphisi...
Snipe or trumpet fish, Macroramphosus scolopax, Centrisque becasse de mer and Grooved razorfish, Centriscus scutatus, Amphisile cuirasse. 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 Massard, directed by Turpin, and published by F. G. Levrault. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780~1845) was painte





Historic steel engraving from the 19th century, portrait of Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, 1759 _ 1805, a German po...
Historic steel engraving from the 19th century, portrait of Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, 1759 _ 1805, a German poet, philosopher, historian and playwright





Eastern diamondback rattlesnake, crotale a lozanges, Crotalus adamanteus. Poisonous snake. Handcoloured copperplate stipple e...
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake, crotale a lozanges, Crotalus adamanteus. Poisonous snake. 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 Turcaty, directed by Turpin, and published by F. G. Levrault. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780~1845) was painter of natural history at Empress Josephine's zoo





Portrait of Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, 1759 _ 1805, a German poet, philosopher and historian, from the Bildatla...
Portrait of Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, 1759 _ 1805, a German poet, philosopher and historian, from the Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Literature by Gustav Koennec. Portrait of Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, 1759 _ 1805, a German poet, philosopher and historian, from the Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Literature by Gu





Historical print, portrait of Felix Dahn or Ludwig Sophus, 1834 _ 1912, German law professor, writer and historian, from the ...
Historical print, portrait of Felix Dahn or Ludwig Sophus, 1834 _ 1912, German law professor, writer and historian, from the Illustrated History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887





Sandown Meetinghouse located in Sandown, New Hampshire USA which is part of New England...This Meetinghouse is listed on the ...
Sandown Meetinghouse located in Sandown, New Hampshire USA which is part of New England...This Meetinghouse is listed on the Register of Historic Places and is a excellent example of a 18th century New England chruch / Meetinghouse





Historical map from the 19th Century, world map by Herodotus of Halicarnassus, 490_480 BC _ around 424 BC, an ancient Greek h...
Historical map from the 19th Century, world map by Herodotus of Halicarnassus, 490_480 BC _ around 424 BC, an ancient Greek historian, geographer and ethnographer





Historical pressure, portrait of Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen, 1817 _ 1903, German historian, Nobel Prize for Literatur...
Historical pressure, portrait of Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen, 1817 _ 1903, German historian, Nobel Prize for Literature, from the Illustrated History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887





Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers, 1797-1877. French statesman, journalist and historian. Engraved by S. Freeman.





Knight in armour from the 15th century with heraldic shield and helmet. Gravestone of Kunz Haberkorn, died 1421. Chromolithog...
Knight in armour from the 15th century with heraldic shield and helmet. Gravestone of Kunz Haberkorn, died 1421. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 18th Century," Frankfurt, 1883. IIlustration drawn by Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by CR, and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903) was a German archeologist, art historian and illustrator. He was director of the Bavarian N





Historical print from the 19th century, portrait of Philippe de Commynes, around 1447 _ 1511, a French diplomat and historian





PEDRO RODRIGUEZ CAMPOMANES, CONDE DE CAMPOMANES (1724-1802) - O/L - 0,80x0,63 - Nº INVENTARIO 86. Author: GALVAN CANDELA JOSE...
PEDRO RODRIGUEZ CAMPOMANES, CONDE DE CAMPOMANES (1724-1802) - O/L - 0,80x0,63 - Nº INVENTARIO 86. Author: GALVAN CANDELA JOSE MARIA. Location: SENADO-PINTURA, MADRID, SPAIN.





Justus Moser Moeser. Portrait of Justus Moser 1720-1794, German jurist, historian and social theorist. Engraving





Edward Gibbon 1737 1794 English rationalist historian and scholar Engraved by W H Egleton from a painting by Sir Joshua Reyno...
Edward Gibbon 1737 1794 English rationalist historian and scholar Engraved by W H Egleton from a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds





Historical print, portrait of Heinrich Gotthardt von Treitschke, 1834 _ 1896, a German historian, political writer, from the ...
Historical print, portrait of Heinrich Gotthardt von Treitschke, 1834 _ 1896, a German historian, political writer, from the Illustrated History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887





Armadillo girdled lizard, Cordylus cataphractus, cordyle, and roughtail rock agama, Laudakia stellio, stellion du Levant. Han...
Armadillo girdled lizard, Cordylus cataphractus, cordyle, and roughtail rock agama, Laudakia stellio, stellion du Levant. 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 histor





Mate (Math), Vasily Vasilyevich (1856-1917) Russian State Library, Moscow Graphic arts Portrait Portrait of the historian and...
Mate (Math), Vasily Vasilyevich (1856-1917) Russian State Library, Moscow Graphic arts Portrait Portrait of the historian and journalist Sergey Nikolayevich Shubinsky (1834-1913)





Hypohippus, extinct genus of three-toed horse, Dreihufige Ur-Pferde. Colour printed (chromolithograph) illustration by Heinri...
Hypohippus, extinct genus of three-toed horse, Dreihufige Ur-Pferde. 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.





Indo-Pacific sailfish, istiophore voilier, Istiophorus platypterus, and moonfish, Mene Anne-Caroline, Mene maculata. The moon...
Indo-Pacific sailfish, istiophore voilier, Istiophorus platypterus, and moonfish, Mene Anne-Caroline, Mene maculata. The moonfish was named for Anne-Caroline Lacepede. 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 Madame Joyeau, directed by Turpin, and published by F. G. Levrault. Jean G





European barracuda, Spit fish, sphyrene spet, Sphyraena sphyraena, and perch, perseque or persegue commune, Perca. Handcolour...
European barracuda, Spit fish, sphyrene spet, Sphyraena sphyraena, and perch, perseque or persegue commune, Perca. 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 Victor, directed by Turpin, and published by F. G. Levrault. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780~1845) was painter of natural history at





Wilhelm von Ingelheim or Ockenheim, died 1465, from his gravestone in Oberingelheim. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's ...
Wilhelm von Ingelheim or Ockenheim, died 1465, from his gravestone in Oberingelheim. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 18th Century," Frankfurt, 1883. IIlustration drawn by C. W., lithographed by C. Regnier, and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903) was a German archeologist, art historian and illustrator. He was director of the Bavarian National Museum from 1868 until





Portrait of Francesco Agostino Della Chiesa, Italian historian and bishop by unknown Piedmontese artist, oil on canvas





Frederic Cuvier (1773~1838) was a celebrated natural historian and scientist, like his famous younger brother Baron Georges C...
Frederic Cuvier (1773~1838) was a celebrated natural historian and scientist, like his famous younger brother Baron Georges Cuvier. Frederic was a member of the Academy of Sciences, and director of the zoo at the Museum of Natural History in Paris from 1804 to 1838. He edited the contributions of many distinguished scientists to the massive 60-volume Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles (1804~1830), and also wrote l'Histoire naturelle des Mammifères (1819~1828) with Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire.. . Po





Philip of Commines. Portrait of Philip of Commines Commynes 1447-1511, French flemish born writer. Engraving in Le Plutarque ...
Philip of Commines. Portrait of Philip of Commines Commynes 1447-1511, French flemish born writer. Engraving in Le Plutarque Francais, Mennechet edition, 1844-1847.





Silver moony, Monodactylus argenteus, Acanthopode argente, and pompano, Acanthinion a trois taches, Trachinotus ovatus. Handc...
Silver moony, Monodactylus argenteus, Acanthopode argente, and pompano, Acanthinion a trois taches, Trachinotus ovatus. 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 Boquet, directed by Turpin, and published by F. G. Levrault. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780~1845) was painter of natural histor





Forkbeard, Phycis phycis, Phycis barbu, and fivebeard rockling, Mustele commune, Ciliata mustela. Handcoloured copperplate st...
Forkbeard, Phycis phycis, Phycis barbu, and fivebeard rockling, Mustele commune, Ciliata mustela. 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 Victor, directed by Turpin, and published by F. G. Levrault. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780~1845) was painter of natural history at Empress Josephine





Edward Herbert 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury and Castle Island 1583-1648 English metaphysical poet diplomat historian and rel...
Edward Herbert 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury and Castle Island 1583-1648 English metaphysical poet diplomat historian and religious philosopher From the book A catalogue of Royal and Noble Authors Volume III published 1806





Thomas Carlyle 1795 1881 Scottish born English historian and essayist From the book The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle P...
Thomas Carlyle 1795 1881 Scottish born English historian and essayist From the book The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle Published London 1894





Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux (1636-1711). French poet. The Art of Poetry, 1674. Spanish edition printed in Valencia, 1787. Title...
Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux (1636-1711). French poet. The Art of Poetry, 1674. Spanish edition printed in Valencia, 1787. Title cover.





Fashions of 1792. An elegant Parisian man in the latest style and a young German woman in cape and bonnet. Two antique vases....
Fashions of 1792. An elegant Parisian man in the latest style and a young German woman in cape and bonnet. Two antique vases. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 18th Century," Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by Joh. Klipphahn, and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.





Interior in the Museum of the author and Historian Alexander F. Onegin in Paris by Anonymous /The State Museum of A.S. Pushki...
Interior in the Museum of the author and Historian Alexander F. Onegin in Paris by Anonymous /The State Museum of A.S. Pushkin, Moscow/1920s/Photograph/Architecture, Interior

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