Historica Graphica Collection (#67)

U. S. Military Academy - West Point, from the opposite Shore, pub. 1862, Currier & Ives
U.S. Military Academy - West Point, from the opposite Shore, pub. 1862, Currier & Ives (Colour Lithograph)

Puzzle Picture - Old Swiss Mill, pub. 1872, Currier & Ives (Colour Lithograph)

The Puzzled Fox, pub. 1872, Currier & Ives (Colour Lithograph)

Showroom of a Lantern Merchant in Peking, China, 1843. Artist: Thomas Allom
Showroom of a Lantern Merchant in Peking, China, 1843. From China in a Series of Views by George Newenham Wright

Camel Conveying a Bride to her Husband, 1821. Artist: Denis Dighton
Camel Conveying a Bride to her Husband, 1821. Plate 16 from A Narrative of Travels in Northen Africa by Captain George Francis Lyon, 1821

Petrograd Red 7th November, 1919. Artist: Sergey Vassilyevich Chekhonin
Petrograd Red 7th November, 1919. Revolutionary poster depicting a Russian sailor

Zodiac ceiling from the grand Temple at Denderah, Egypt, c1826. From Descriptions of Egypt by Jollois and Devilliers, 19th century

Apartment in a Mandarins House, near Nanking, China, 1843. Artist: Thomas Allom
Apartment in a Mandarins House, near Nanking, China, 1843. From China in a Series of Views by George Newenham Wright

The Culture and Preparation of Tea, China, 1843. Artist: Thomas Allom
The Culture and Preparation of Tea, China, 1843. From China in a Series of Views by George Newenham Wright

Coaches employed on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831. Artist: Henry Pyall
Coaches employed on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831. The locomotive Northumbrian, various passenger carriages and carriages for cattle. Plate 7 from Liverpool & Manchester Railway

Battle of Waterloo, 1815 Artist: William Allan
Battle of Waterloo, 1815 (1843). On the right of the picture Napoleon and his staff watch the unfolding events on the battlefield from their position at La Belle Alliance

Holmes gave me a sketch of the Events, 1901. Artist: Sidney E Paget
Holmes gave me a sketch of the Events, 1901. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson on a train to Devon to investigate a murder and the disappearance of a famous racehorse

Music in the Hut, Scotts South Pole expedition, 1911. Artist: Herbert Ponting
Music in the Hut, Scotts South Pole expedition, 1911. Scene during the Terra Nova Expedition (1910-1913). Scott and four companions reached the Pole on 17 January 1912

The Main Party at Cape Evans after the Winter, Scotts South Pole expedition, Antarctica, 1911. Group portrait of the members of the expedition taken before the polar party set out in October 1911

In Winter Quarters Working on Maps and Records, Antarctica, 1911-1912. Artist
In Winter Quarters Working on Maps and Records, Antarctica, 1911-1912. Scene from Captain Scotts Terra Nova expedition to the South Pole

Captain Scotts last Birthday Dinner, Antarctica, June 6th 1911. During the Terra Nova Expedition (1910-1913) to the South Pole

Dr Atkinson in his Laboratory, 1911-1912. Artist: Herbert Ponting
Dr Atkinson in his Laboratory, 1911-1912. Edward Atkinson, the expeditions doctor, took over the leadership of the Terra Nova expeddition after Captain Scott was missing, believed dead

Oates and Meares at the Blubber Stove in the Stables, Antarctica, 1911. Artist
Oates and Meares at the Blubber Stove in the Stables, Antarctica, 1911. Two of the members of Captain Scotts Terra Nova South Pole expedtion

Archaeologist Bernardino Drovetti measuring a colossal head in the Egyptian desert, 1819
Bernardino Drovetti measuring a colossal head in the Egyptian desert, 1819. Drovetti (1776-1852) and his followers using a plumb line to measure the head

Lieutenant Evans surveying in the Antarctic, 1911-1912. Artist: Herbert Ponting
Lieutenant Evans surveying in the Antarctic, 1911-1912. Evans using the 4 inch theodolite used to locate the South Pole on Captain Scotts Antarctic expedition of 1910-1913

Macbeth, the three witches and Hecate, 1805. Artist: John Boydell
Macbeth, the three witches and Hecate, 1805. Act IV, Scene I of Macbeth by William Shakespeare

Macbeth and Banquo encounter the three witches on the heath, 1805. Artist: John Boydell
Macbeth and Banquo encounter the three witches on the heath, 1805. Act I, Scene III of Macbeth by William Shakespeare

Liutenant Verney Lovett Camerons reception by Katende, 19th century. Sent to Africa in 1873 to assist David Livingstone, Cameron (1844-1894)

Henry Morton Stanley approaching Lake Tanganyika, Africa, 19th century. Stanley (1841-1904) was sent by the New York Herald to look for Dr Livingstone

John Hanning Speke, British explorer, 19th century. In 1858, Speke (1827-1864) and Richard Burton became the first Europeans to discover Lake Tanganyika

Rameses II at the Battle of Kadesh, 1275 BC (19th century). Artist: Bigant and Allais
Ramesses II at the Battle of Kadesh, 1275 BC (19th century). Rameses fought a great battle against the Hittites under Muwatallis at Kadesh in Syria

The Spanish capture Fort Caroline, 1565 (1631). Fort Caroline was a settlement established by the Franch near present day Jacksonville, Florida, in 1564

Sir Francis Drake playing bowls on Plymouth Hoe, 1588 (c1900). Artist: Trelleek
Sir Francis Drake playing bowls on Plymouth Hoe, 1588 (c1900). The famous game of bowls supposedly played by Sir Francis Drake whilst awaiting the arrival of the Spanish Armada

Sir Walter Raleigh smoking a pipe, (c1900). Artist: Trelleek
Sir Walter Raleigh smoking a pipe, (c1900). Raleigh (1554-1618) was an English adventurer, explorer and writer, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585

A black and a white witch with a devil animal. Illustration from a collection of chapbooks on esoterica

Waterfall of Port Praslin, New Ireland, 19th century. Scene from the circumnavigation of the world undertaken between 1822

And scarcely had he Maggie rallied, When out the hellish legion sallied, 19th century. Illustration of a scene from Tam O Shanter by Robert Burns

Deception of Captain Wallis by Queen Oberea Artist: G Bramati
Deception of Captain Wallis by Queen Oberea, 1820-1839. Scene from Samuel Walliss voyage of circumnavigation in HMS Dolphin, undertaken from 1766-1768

Witches roasting and boiling infants, 1608 (19th century). Copy of an illustration from Compendium Maleticarum by Fr M Guaccius, Milan 1608, used in History of Magic, published late 19th century

The witches sabbath, 1608 (19th century). Copy of an illustration from Compendium Maleticarum by Fr M Guaccius, Milan 1608, used in History of Magic, published late 19th century

Three witches in a graveyard, c1790s. A man passing by is assailed by demons

Title page from The Historie of the World by Sir Walter Raleigh, 17th century. Artist
Title page from The Historie of the World by Sir Walter Raleigh, 17th century. Raleigh (1554-1618) was an English adventurer, explorer and writer, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I

The Club Room of Zermatt in 1864, 19th century. Artist: James Mahoney
The Club Room of Zermatt in 1864, 19th century. A group of the most prominent alpinists of the Golden Age of alpine climbing. From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper

Captain Bartlett and his Party, 1910. Born in Newfoundland, Robert Bartlett was a noted ice navigator and Arctic explorer of the late 19th and early 20th century

Roald Amundsen in polar kit, Antarctica, 1911-1912. From The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the Fram 1910-12, frontispiece to Vol 2 by Roald Amundsen

A Winter Evening at Framheim, Amundsens South Pole expedition, Antarctica, 1911-1912. From The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expeditian in the Fram, 1910-12 Vol 1 by Roald Amundsen

The carpenters shop, Amundsens South Pole expedition, Antarctica, 1911-1912. Artist
The carpenters shop, Amundsens South Pole expedition, Antarctica, 1911-1912. Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) led the first expedition to reach the South Pole

Improvised sounding tackle, Antarctica, 1911-1912. Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) led the first expedition to reach the South Pole, arriving at the Pole on 14th December 1911

Removal of the gilt shrine from the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922-1923. Archaeologist Howard Carter walks alongside the bearers

Funeral bouquet being removed from the tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egyp, 1922. The discovery of Tutankhamuns tomb in the Valley of the Kings in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard

Unofficial opening of the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. Artist
Lord Carnavon (1866-1923) leading the party invited to the unofficial opening of the tomb. A keen egyptologist, Carnarvon was archaeologist Howard Carters financial backer in his excavations in

Interior of an East End synagogue during a festival, London, 20th century. Artist
Interior of an East End synagogue during a festival, London, 20th century. The main body of the synagogue is reserved strictly for men, and women are kept apart in the gallery

Houndsditch clothing market, London, 20th century. Houndsditch derives its name from the dead dogs thrown in to the moat which once surrounded the market

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