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Mentone, 1900. Artist: Frith & CoMentone, 1900. View of the Mediterranean coast between France and Italy. Illustration from The Life and Times of Queen Victoria by Robert Wilson, Volume IV, (Cassell and Company, London, Paris)
Aqueduct near Queretaro, Mexico, late 19th century. Artist: John L StoddardAqueduct near Queretaro, Mexico, late 19th century. A steam train passing under the aqueduct which was built in the 18th century
A hedge of arborescent cactus, Mexico, 19th century. Artist: Alexandre de BarA hedge of arborescent cactus, Mexico, 19th century
Indian extracting pulque, Mexico, 19th century. The sap of the agave plant is fermented to obtain a drink called pulque. This in turn can be distilled to make mescal, a colourless spirit
Scene in Bolivia, 1877. In the foreground are men wearing ponchos, and in the distance is the city of Sucre, the constitutional capital of Bolivia
The Camp at Staoueli, 1830. Artist: Theodore GudinThe Camp at Staoueli, 1830
Prophecy figure II from Prognosticatio Eximii Doctoris Paracelsi, 1536. ArtistProphecy figure II from Prognosticatio Eximii Doctoris Paracelsi, 1536, A small book of 32 prophecies, filled with cryptic and allegorical symbols, by the Swiss astrologer
Princely Garden in Cairo, Egypt, 1880. Published in L Egypt by George Moritz Ebers, 1880
Edges of the Channel, Mahmoudiyeh, 1880. Artist: Wilhelm GentzEdges of the Channel, Mahmoudiyeh, 1880. Published in L Egypt, 1880
Cochineal and lac insects, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsCochineal and lac insects, c1850. Varnish and scarlet dye are derived from the lac insect native to parts of Asia, and a red colour from the cochineal insect of South America
Producing indigo dye with slave labour: West Indies or Central America, 1725. Indigo tinctoria is cut, tied in bundles, steeped in water and fermented in the centre tank