Stilt House Collection

Bashkir woman in a folk costume, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Bashkir woman in a folk costume, 1910.

Storehouses, Selkups, 1920. Creator: A. G. Vargin
Storehouses, Selkups, 1920. V. I. Surikov Museum of Art in Krasnoiarsk

Labaz. Selkups, 1920. Creator: A. G. Vargin
Labaz. Selkups, 1920. V. I. Surikov Museum of Art in Krasnoiarsk

The pilot's storage sheds, 1928. Creator: Dmitrii Innokent'evich Karatanov
The pilot's storage sheds, 1928. V. I. Surikov Museum of Art in Krasnoiarsk

Lieutenant Cameron's Sketches in Central Africa: a lake dwelling on Lake Moheya, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Lieutenant Cameron's Sketches in Central Africa: a lake dwelling on Lake Moheya, 1876. A...feature of some interest is one of the "lake dwellings

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 5 (Jujaka), 1850-1870. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 5 (Jujaka), 1850-1870

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 5 (Jujaka), c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 5 (Jujaka), c1920-1940. The old brahmin Jujaka is poor but has a young, beautiful wife named Amittatapana

Kazan; The moat of the old city; A Journey on the Volga, 1875. Creator: Nicholas Rowe
Kazan; The moat of the old city; A Journey on the Volga, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

'Embarkation of Guajiros; A Visit to the Guajiro Indians of Maracaibo, Venezuela, 1875. Creator: A Goering
Embarkation of Guajiros; A Visit to the Guajiro Indians of Maracaibo, Venezuela, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

'The village as seen from the shore; A Visit to the Guajiro Indians of Maracaibo, Venezuela, 1875
The village as seen from the shore; A Visit to the Guajiro Indians of Maracaibo, Venezuela, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Design for wallpaper painting with a Dutch landscape, c.1752-c.1819. Creator: Juriaan Andriessen
Design for wallpaper painting with a Dutch landscape, c.1752-c.1819

View of a Town on a River, 1645. Creator: Jan van Goyen
View of a Town on a River, 1645

Hungarian Military Colony Post, Left Bank of the Danube River, 1838. Creator: Auguste Raffet
Hungarian Military Colony Post, Left Bank of the Danube River, 1838

Fishing in Kamchatka, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz, Godefroy Engelmann, Jules David
Fishing in Kamchatka, 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of the corvette Seniavin commissioned by Tsar Nicholas I

Dwelling of Kamchatka, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz, Godefroy Engelmann, Jules David
Dwelling of Kamchatka, 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of the corvette Seniavin commissioned by Tsar Nicholas I

Dwelling at Guam, Mariana Islands, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz, Victor Adam
Dwelling at Guam, Mariana Islands, 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of the corvette Seniavin commissioned by

Madecasse Village; Recent Explorations in Madagascar, 1875. Creator: Alfred Grandidier
Madecasse Village; Recent Explorations in Madagascar, 1875. [Traditional African buildings]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Narumi, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)
Narumi, from the series " Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)", Japan, c. 1806

Mariko, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)
Mariko, from the series " Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)", Japan, c. 1806

Akasaka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)
Akasaka, from the series " Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)", Japan, c. 1806

Okabe, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)
Okabe, from the series " Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)", Japan, c. 1806

Okabe, from an untitled series of the fifty-three stations of the Tokaido, Japan, c. 1804

Poem by Sojo Henjo, from the series "Six Famous Poets (Rokkasen)", c. 1764 / 65
Poem by Sojo Henjo, from the series " Six Famous Poets (Rokkasen)", c. 1764/65

Bruni, or Borneo Proper - from a sketch by a correspondent, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Bruni, or Borneo Proper - from a sketch by a correspondent, 1845....Borneo, the capital of the kingdom of Borneo Proper, or Brunai, lying on the north-west coast of the Island of Borneo

Tropical Scenery, Native Hut, Turbo, 1871. Creator: John Moran
Tropical Scenery, Native Hut, Turbo, 1871

The Village of Ela-Varia, British New Guinea, c1909. Creator: George Rose
The Village of Ela-Varia, British New Guinea, c1909. A comprehensive view of the native houses, built on piles. Traditional stilt houses in what is now Papua New Guinea

Nouvelle-Guinee. Karapuna. Village Indigene, (Papua New Guinea. Karapuna. Native Village), 1900. 1900. From " Autour du Monde - Fascicule XLI". [L. Boulanger, Paris, 1900 ]

Poste De Trai-Hut, (Stilt House), 1900. Creator: Unknown
Poste De Trai-Hut, (Stilt House), 1900. From " Autour du Monde - Fascicule VIII". [L. Boulanger, Paris, 1900]

Porteuse D Eau, (Water Carrier), 1900. Creator: Unknown
Porteuse D Eau, (Water Carrier), 1900. From " Autour du Monde - Fascicule VI". [L. Boulanger, Paris, 1900]

The Ha-Kei-Tei Inn and Garden at Hikone, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
The Ha-Kei-Tei Inn and Garden at Hikone, 1910. Genkyuen Garden Japanese landscape garden with a central pond and a circular walking trail. built in the grounds of Hikone Castle in 1677

Bhamo - Irrawaddy Flotilla Mail Steamer at the Ghat, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Bhamo - Irrawaddy Flotilla Mail Steamer at the Ghat, 1900. From " Typical Photographs of Burma - Burmese Life and Scenes". [Rowe & Co. Ltd. Rangoon, 1900]

A Typical Burmese Village Scene, 1900. Creator: Unknown
A Typical Burmese Village Scene, 1900. From " Typical Photographs of Burma - Burmese Life and Scenes". [Rowe & Co. Ltd. Rangoon, 1900]

Fouled Waters Beneath A Bridge Leading To Unlovely Homes of Poverty and Pain, c1935
Fouled Waters Pass Beneath A Bridge That Leads To Unlovely Homes of Poverty and Pain, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume III, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Philippine Islands, early 19th century, (c1930s). Artist: Richard Thomas Underwood
Philippine Islands. Piles raise these houses near Manila out of the stagnant water which is a breeding-ground for mosquitoes, early 19th century, (c1930s). From Geographical Magazine, Volume 5

Siam, c1930s
Siam. Groves of bare poles, the masts of boats moored to the side, line the banks of the canals which have served Bangkok as roads for many years

Melanesian Village, 1924. From The British Empire in Pictures, by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. B.Litt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1924]

Brunnen, from Picturesque Selections, 1860. Creator: James Duffield Harding
Brunnen, from Picturesque Selections, 1860

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