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Cultural Historical Scenes

Illustrations depicting historical groups and gatherings, portraying cultural practices and events across various regions and time periods.

Blacksmith at work in Fouta-Djallon, Senegal, Africa. Travel in Fouta Djallon by Lambert 1860

The Levites carry the sacred vessels, offerings, wine, God, Moses, flesh, bull, Aaron, Kohath, sanctuary, crowd, Bible, Old Testament, Genesis, Fourth Book of Moses, chapter 4, verse 15, historical illustration c. 1850

A Tuaregs camp in an oasis of the Sahara, Algeria, historical illustration, 1877, Africa

'A Turkish Court of Justice; The Bastinado', 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854".

Ein Bäcker und Brotverkäufer in Kuba im Jahre 1870, digital verbesserte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19.Jahrhundert, Historisch, genaues Datum unbekannt 1f-4999732

Blacksmith at work in Fouta-Djallon, Senegal, Africa. Travel in Fouta Djallon by Lambert 1860

Paris of Lake Tanganyika, From his palace, the sultan distinguished white smoke, vintage engraving. Paris of Lake Tanganyika, From his palace, the sultan distinguished white smoke, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, 1880-81. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10657369

HISTORIA DE LA INDIA. REBELION DE LOS CIPAYOS (1857). Revolución india que estalló como reacción contra la política colonial británica. En 1857 se sublevaron los cipayos, soldados indígenas al servicio inglés, lo que privó de toda autoridad a la Compañía de las Indias Orientales (1858). "CIPAYOS CONSPIRANDO".

August 18, 1830) was an imperial and royal chamberlain, the archbishop of Csanad County, historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century.

Population, People from Caucasia, Caucasians, Caucasus, 1880, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Chandragupta Maurya entertains his bride from Babylon Copyright: xKenxGraham/DinodiaxPhotox

TENT OF A DIGNITARY. Egypt, engraving 1879

House of noble samurzakanians in Republic of Abkhazia. Black Sea, Georgia. Excursion to Samourzakan and Abkhazia by Carla Serena, 1881. Le Tour du Monde 1882

Moroccans. 19th century. Engraving by Barberis.

Ein Ostermorgen im Westen Amerikas, Großfamilie beim gemeinsamen Gebet, 1881, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahr...

Philippine Islands. Governor General's expedition led by Fernando Primo de Rivera (1831-1921) to Northern Luzon. Augustinian Missionary addressing the sacred words to the Igorot tribes, in the presence of the Governor General, Fernando Primo de Rivera. Engraving by Tomas Carlos Capuz (1834-1899). La Ilustracion Espaola y Americana, 1881.

Portrait of a group of Tibbus, North Africa. Old engraving illustration from the book Nueva Geografia Universal by Eliseo Reclus 1889

Alley, old town, gate, Bateleurs, group of men, Algier, historical illustration 1897, Algier, Algeria, Africa

THE DAWSAH, OR TREADING. Egypt, engraving 1879

Bible, Old Testament, Genesis, Chapter, Verse, historical illustration 1850

'Malagasy Women', 19th century.Artist: Alexandre Bida

'Waifs and Strays', 1872. From, "LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. Grant and Co., 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C., 1872.

American Far West. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Fourth book of Moses, chapter 13, verse 27, The scouts return from Canaan, a land in which milk and honey flow, here are its fruits, Old Testament, mountain, joy, population, Bible, steel engraving Doré, historical illustration 1885

Cyrus as a young boy pretending to be king. Cyrus II of Persia, c. 600 - 530 BC, aka Cyrus the Great, and Cyrus the Elder. Founder of the Achaemenid Empire, the first Persian Empire. From Cassell's

Asia. Tibet. Tibetan People. Engraving. 19th century.

The Moors, invited into Spain by the Saracens, turn against them

THE MEAT MARKET AT MANILLA.

Russian peasant's parlour at the time of Katherina II, c. 1750, Russia, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Europe

Folk Types on a Street in Quito, Ecuador, in 1880, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th century original, South America

Comic scene of greek theater masks, Ancient Greece. Old 19th century engraved illustration, El Mundo Ilustrado 1880

Phoenician traders reaching the Western Mediterranean 3200 BC.

Supply of food that the tribes of the countryside are obliged to give to the envoys of the sultan, Morocco. North of Africa. Morocco by Edmondo de Amicis 1875. Le Tour du Monde 1879

Poor and rich Kyrgyz family. Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia. From Orenburg to Samarkand 1876-1878 by Madame Marie Ujfalvy-Bourdon, Le Tour du Monde 1879

Japanese women around 1880, with children, Japan / Japanische Frauen um 1880, mit Kindern, Japan, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Armed men of the Tuareg people in 1869, Berber people in the Sahara desert and the Sahel, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original 1...

Wat Phou Tempel, Champasak. Laos. Southeast Asia. Laos and the wild populations of Indo-China by Doctor Harmand 1877

The Eastern Question. Serbian-Turkish Wars (1876-1878). Serbia declared war on the Ottoman Empire on June 30, 1876. Ulemas and Softas in the peristyle of a mosque in Constantinople, talking about the events that were happening in the Ottoman Empire at that time. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espaola y Americana, July 15, 1876.

A street scene in Zanzibar, depicting slave-dealers and slaves. The image was published on May 3, 1873, by The Graphic. It features slave traders and women slaves, illustrating the slave trade in Tanzania, specifically in Zanzibar. The dimensions of the image are 15 x 23 cm

Burghers, street vendors and pilgrims in Tokyo. Japan. Drawing by Alphonse de Neuville (1835-1885) Travel to Japan, 1863-1864 by Aime Humbert (1819 -1900) Le Tour du Monde 1867

THE CRUSADES, EASTERN NATIONS

Bishop Boniface is slain by barbarians

Russian nomads. Engraving. 19th century.

Engraving depicting King Charlemagne, King of the Franks, being anointed

Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated, A wedding in Eleusis, Wedding procession with music and dance, 1855, today Elefsina, Greece, Europe

Tibetan doctors collecting medicinal herbs, Tibet. Asia. Trip to Mongolia by Nikolai Mijailovich Przewalski in 1870-1873, Le Tour du Monde 1877

Russian Cossack women and children 1870

Munnich's Return to Russia

John the Baptist in the desert of Judea, Matthew, chapter 3, verse 1, people, crowd, woman, men, children, talking, listening, proclaiming, God's message, palm trees, Christian religion, Bible, New Testament, steel engraving Doré, historical illustration 1885

JAT ZEMINDARS (CROWN LESSEES) AND RYOTS (PEASANTS)

Abraham dismissing Hagar and Ishmael. Engraving by Gustave Dore (1832-1883).

Famars Testas, Willem de, The Hague, Stam, Willem Hendrik, Figures in oriental clothing at a tent camp, verso middle - stamped, print, prints, height 115 mm, width 198 mm, Dutch, 1831-06-29 - 1874-01-03, print maker, printmaker, 1841 - 1874, Japanese paper (handmade paper), Japanese paper, wood engraving, Work conception, 1834-08-30 - 1896-03-24

The Bible. Genesis. Noah. The Curse of Ham and Canaan. Engraving by Dore, 1866. Author: GUSTAVE DORÉ.

Though serfdom is abolished, many peasants seek further reforms : police visit the home of a suspected dissident who cringes before them. Date: 1863

Christ Preaching (1652), by Rembrandt

Madness of King Nebuchadnezzar. Although by his ability and military prowess Nebuchadnezzar restored Babylonia to the position of first empire in the world, his mind gave way, and for a time he became a beast of the field. Fancying himself to be an animal, he spent his days in the grounds of the palace and tried to feed upon grass. The prophet Daniel, who tells us of this madness, says: He was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, til his hairs were grown like eagles feathers and his nails like birds claws. Nebuchadnezzar was king of Babylo

Benedict XIII (Pedro Martínez de Luna) (1328-1423), known as Pope Luna. The last pope of the obedience of Avignon during the Western Schism (1318-1417), he was elected pontiff in 1394. Pope Luna in the castle of Peniscola, where he took refuge in 1411 until his death after being excommunicated by Martin V. Engraving. "Glorias Españolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1890.

A chief, men and women of the Pawnee people Date: circa 1860

MOONSHEE (INTERPRETER) OF THE MUSHIR-I-DOWLAH, 1889.

John the Baptist preaching in the wilderness of Judea and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near. New Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

Burial of a Little Girl of the Higher Class in Naples, Italy, 1880, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century master, exact original date unknown, Europe

Old and traditional distillery. History of Saudi Arabia. Old engraving published in L'Univers Arabia, in 1841. History of the ancient Arabia

Etching titled 'Christ Preaching' by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669) Dutch painter and etcher. Dated 17th Century

Traditional typical dance in Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia. Pilgrimage to Nedjed, cradle of the Arab race by Lady Anna Blunt 1878-1879, Le Tour du Monde 1882

A wedding in the Caucasus. This dance was something strange thing, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, (1880-81).

Bible, Rebekah at the well, Genesis 1, 24, 15, people, woman, drawing water, jug, robe, old man, staff, camel, hill, landscape, Moses, Old Testament, historical illustration 1885

Bazar in Cairo according to the image of L. Müller. Cleastle from Tygodnik Powszechny 1882 (1) 88 Binder, couple, Herman (1838 1899), Müller, L.

Old Testament. Job. Job speaks with his friends. Job 1. Engraving by Gustave Dore.

Gustave Doré; Rebecca meets Eliezer at the Well; Eliezer testing Rebecca; Black and White Engraving

Hochzeitzug der Turkmenen im Jahre 1870, ein zentralasiatisches Turkvolk bildet die Titularnation von Turkmenistan / Wedding procession of Turkmen in 1870, a Central Asian Turkic people forms the titular nation of Turkmenistan, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, genaues Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

Northwestern India, Punjab. Native population crossing the Beas river with inflated skins (mussaks). Engraving. La Ilustracion Espaola y Americana, April 8, 1876.

Job on the ash heap, ulcers broke out and covered him, he sat on the ground in the middle of the dirt Bible, Old Testament, Job 2, verses 8 and 11, potsherd, scratch, sick, naked, haystack, visit, three friends, Elifas from Teman, picture from Schuach, Zofar from Naama, men, conversation, comfort, compassion, historical illustration after Gustav Vé Doré around 1880

Beggars at a dead man door, Tokyo, Japan. Old 19th century engraved illustration Travel to Japan by Aime Humbert from El Mundo en La Mano 1879

Tunisia. Marabout preaching for the insurrection of the tribes. Engraving by Tomas Carlos Capuz (1834-1899). La Ilustracion Espaola y Americana, 1881.

An engraving depicting Arabian travellers. Dated 19th century

The expulsion of Hagar by Abraham from the Old Testament

'Tierno Ousman shampooed by his attendants; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger', 1875. From 'Illustrated Travels' by H.W. Bates. Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London and Galpin.

Carriage station on the way from Pavia to Milan, Italy, 1860, The hexagonal star indicates freshly brewed beer / Kutschenstation auf dem Weg von Pavia nach Mailand, Italien, 1860, Der sechseckige Stern deutet auf frisch gebrautes Bier hin, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.

NAUTCH FENCING DANCE BEFORE THE PRINCE OF WALES AT JAMMU, INDIA, 1876

Kusdish people in camp. Engraving, 19th century.

Aguibou traditional music group, Guinea. Africa. Two campaigns in French Sudan, 1886-1888 by Joseph Simon Gallieni (1849 - 1916) Le Tour du Monde 1890

The comrades of Jehus find Jezebel's remains, her skull, feet and hands, Bible, Old Testament, Second Book of Kings, chapter 9, verse 35, murder, remnants, body part, cruel, find, dog, Jehu, send, collect, grief, inhuman, house wall, floor, disgusting, historical illustration

The Elevation of Mordecai Artist Unknown

Rebekah at the Well, Woodcut by Gustave Doré (1832-1883), Old Testament Bible story, Genesis 24

A Consultation of Albanian Notables, Members of the Social Upper Class and Insurgent Leaders, Insurgents for Revolting against the Existing Civil or Political Authority, Albania, 1899, Historical, Digital Reproduction of an Original 19th century Original, Original Date Unknown, Europe

MID-DAY PRAYER IN SIOUT. Egypt, engraving 1879

A NAUTCH DANCE AT BARODA

Cholera procession in Russia, historical illustration, ca. 1893

Israel. Haifa. Reception of German dignitaries by the general and politician Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881-1938). Engraving. "La Ilustracion Artistica". 20th century.

Friendly negotiations with the natives. A large conference between settlers and Maoris held near Napier, Hawkes Bay in 1863.

The Cotton Famine (Lancashire Cotton Famine). Victims collecting their free allocation of free coal.

Iphigenia, prepares for sacrificial death, Greece, Iphigenia, Greek mythology, important woman, history, harbour, ships, sails, warriors, sacrificial altar, fire, dagger, death, historical illustration 1894, Europe

An Irish peasant cabin. Date: circa 1840

A police patrol in 19th century London shine a bullseye lantern onto a group of homeless and destitute people. After an illustration by Gustave Doré in the 1890 American edition of London: A Pilgrima

An engraving depicting an Egyptian cresset, a metal container of oil, grease, wood, or coal set alight for illumination and typically mounted on a pole. Dated 19th century

An Apis bull, perfumed with oils and decorated with garlands, marches in a procession in Memphis attended by priests and others.

The Whirling Dervishes. Engraving from Le Caire et la haute egypte (Cairo and Upper Egypt), Paris, 1872.

Illustration depicting women waiting for a night refuge to open its doors. Dated 19th Century

People looking through an old diorama on a street, Beijing, China. Old 19th century engraved illustration, Trip to Beijing and North China 1873

Traditional Viertnamese funeral procession. Tonkin, French Indochina. Vietnam, Asia. Thirty months in Tonkin 1885 by Doctor Charles Edouard Hocquard (1853 - 1911) Le Tour du Monde 1890

Servant greets his master. Engraving, 1845.

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