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Americana Collection: Sentry plant or American aloe, Agave americana

Sentry plant or American aloe, Agave americana
Sentry plant, century plant, maguey or American aloe, Agave americana, Agave. Handcoloured steel engraving by Pierre after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A

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Americana Collection: Hernan Cortes (1488-1547). Engraving. Colored

Hernan Cortes (1488-1547). Engraving. Colored
Hernan Cortes (1488-1547). Spanish conqueror of Mexico. Engraving by A. Carretero in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1884. Colored

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Americana Collection: Federico Cattani Amadori (1856-1943). Colored engraving

Federico Cattani Amadori (1856-1943). Colored engraving
Federico Cattani Amadori (1856-1943). Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Secretary of the Apostolic Signatura (1924-1935). Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1877. Colored

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Americana Collection: South Africa (XIX). Zulu Kingdom (1883). Restoration

South Africa (XIX). Zulu Kingdom (1883). Restoration Cettewayo, king of the Zulus. Cetewayo attends the ceremony indaba conference to meet the Induna (Zulu and Xhosa leaders)

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Americana Collection: Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). Engraving. Colored

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). Engraving. Colored
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). Explorer and navigator genoese. Columbus taking possession of the island of San Salvador. Engraving by Martin Rico after a painting of Isidro Gil

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Americana Collection: Incandescent giant lamp, model of the Edison type bulb. Expo

Incandescent giant lamp, model of the Edison type bulb. Expo
Incandescent giant lamp, twelve feet high, mounted on a pedestal crowned by a model of the Edison type bulb, increased 20, 000 times

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Americana Collection: Antilopina antelopes

Antilopina antelopes
Antilopina: four-horned antelope, Tetracerus quadricornis 1, black wildebeest, Connochaetes gnou 2, sitatunga, Tragelaphus spekii 3, pronghorn, Antilocapra americana 4, waterbuck

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Americana Collection: Listening to an early Telephone Receiver

Listening to an early Telephone Receiver
Listening to an early telephone receiver. " A Word to the Wise is Sufficient." Date: circa 1903

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Americana Collection: Horseback Red Indian hunting buffalo with bow and arrow

Horseback Red Indian hunting buffalo with bow and arrow. Date: circa 1890s

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Americana Collection: Il Leone di Caprera. Sailing schooner

Il Leone di Caprera. Sailing schooner of 9 meters of length that crewed by three Italians wanted to cross the Atlantic Ocean with a sextant as the only guide

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Americana Collection: Cecilio Acosta (1818-1881). Venezuelan writer and historian

Cecilio Acosta (1818-1881). Venezuelan writer and historian
Cecilio Acosta (1818-1881). Venezuelan politician, historian and writer. Illustration by Badillo. Engraving by Carretero. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1881. Date: 2018

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Americana Collection: Spain, Madrid. Exhibition of men's clothing

Spain, Madrid. Exhibition of men's clothing, held by the Society of Master Tailors (Sociedad de Maestros de Sastre) La Confianza. It took place at the end of November 1881

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Americana Collection: Segismundo Moret y Prendergast (1838-1913). Politician

Segismundo Moret y Prendergast (1838-1913). Politician
Segismundo Moret y Prendergast (1838-1913). Spanish politician. Spain, Madrid. Banquet of the Partido Democratico-Monarquico in the Theater of La Alhambra, November 14, 1881

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Americana Collection: Spain, Asturias, Oviedo. Panoramic of the city

Spain, Asturias, Oviedo. Panoramic of the city. Illustration by Cuevas. Engraving by Tomas Carlos Capuz (1834-1899). La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1881. Date: 2018

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Americana Collection: Journey of the King and Queen of Spain to Galicia

Journey of the King and Queen of Spain to Galicia (August 9, 1881). Galicia, La Coruna province, Ferrol. The corvette Tornado, leading to King Alfonso XII and Queen Maria Cristina

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Americana Collection: Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona province. The Strike of Igualada

Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona province. The Strike of Igualada. Striking workers from the textile workshops, in the act of being harangued by their president. Engraving by Vela

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Americana Collection: La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana

La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration). Illustrated magazine published in Madrid between 1869 and 1921

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Americana Collection: Spain, Madrid. Royal Palace

Spain, Madrid. Royal Palace. Ceremony of imposing the insignia of the Cross of the Victory to the Princess of Asturias, on the April 9, 1881

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Americana Collection: Jose Echegaray y Eizaguirre (1832-1916). Spanish engineer

Jose Echegaray y Eizaguirre (1832-1916). Spanish engineer, playwright, politician and mathematician. Leading of the Spanish dramatist of the last quarter of the 19th century

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Americana Collection: Castle and Lake Starnberg, last residence and place of the d

Castle and Lake Starnberg, last residence and place of the d
Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845-1886). King of Bavaria. Castle and Lake Starnberg, last residence and place of his death. Engraving. The Spanish and American Illustration, 1886. Colored

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Americana Collection: The Student Prince of Denmark scene from Americana at the Belmont Theatre

The Student Prince of Denmark scene from Americana at the Belmont Theatre, New York (1926) Date: 1926

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Americana Collection: A scene from Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre, New York (1926) Date: 1926

A scene from Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre, New York (1926) Date: 1926

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Americana Collection: Northern shrike, yellow-breasted chat, loggerhead

Northern shrike, yellow-breasted chat, loggerhead
Northern shrike, Lanius borealis 1, yellow-breasted chat, Icteria virens 2, loggerhead shrike, Lanius ludovicianus.3 and gray-cheeked thrush, Catharus minimus 4

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Americana Collection: Great crested flycatcher, eastern phoebe, eastern

Great crested flycatcher, eastern phoebe, eastern
Great crested flycatcher, Myiarchus crinitus 1, eastern phoebe, Sayornis phoebe 2, eastern wood-pewee, Contopus virens 3, and acadian flycatcher, Empidonax virescens 4

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Americana Collection: Red-breasted nuthatch and purple martin

Red-breasted nuthatch and purple martin
Red-breasted nuthatch, Sitta canadensis, male 1, and purple martin, Progne subis, male 2, and female 3. Chromolithograph after an ornithological illustration by John James Audubon from Benjamin Harry

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Americana Collection: Mammee apple, Mammea americana

Mammee apple, Mammea americana. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

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Americana Collection: Allegheny spurge, Pachysandra procumbens

Allegheny spurge, Pachysandra procumbens
Allegheny pachysandra or Allegheny spurge, Pachysandra procumbens, Pachisandra distesa. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

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Americana Collection: Horse mussels

Horse mussels
Tulip mussel, Modiolus americanus (Modiola americana), bearded horse mussel, Modiolus barbatus (Modiola gibbsii), and bent mussel (Modiola incurvata)

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Americana Collection: Roseate spoonbill and American wood ibis

Roseate spoonbill and American wood ibis
Roseate spoonbill, Platalea ajaja, and American wood ibis or wood stork, Mycteria americana (Spoonbill or shoveler and jabiru or crane of Guiana)

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Americana Collection: Limes, peppers, mammy apple and nuts

Limes, peppers, mammy apple and nuts
Limes, Zanthoxylum fagara A, varieties of Capsicum annuum: cayenne pepper B, pimento pepper C, and chili pepper or dago peepee D, and mammee or mammy apple, Mammea americana E, pistachio nut

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Americana Collection: Ostrich, bustard, cassowary and rhea

Ostrich, bustard, cassowary and rhea
Ostrich c, Struthio camelus, great bustard a, Otis tarda, southern cassowary b, Casuarius casuarius, and greater rhea d, Rhea americana

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Americana Collection: American aloe, Agave americana

American aloe, Agave americana. Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

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Americana Collection: Cockroach, bee and cerambyx beetle

Cockroach, bee and cerambyx beetle
American cockroach, Blatta americana, common black cockroach, Blatta orientalis, bumble bee, Bombylius major, early humble bee, Bombylius medius, and leathery cerambyx beetle, Cerambyx coriarius

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Americana Collection: African clawed frog and Surinam toad

African clawed frog and Surinam toad
African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis 1, and Surinam toad, Pipa pipa 2. Handcolored engraving by Forget after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire

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Americana Collection: Jack knife-fish, Equetus lanceolatus

Jack knife-fish, Equetus lanceolatus (Knight fish, Eques americana). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

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Americana Collection: Adonis, columbine, clematis and hepatica species

Adonis, columbine, clematis and hepatica species
Spring adonis, Adonis vernalis, feathery columbine, Thalictrum aquilegifolium, entire-leaved clematis, Clematis integrifolia, common hepatica, Hepatica triloba, and American hepatica

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Americana Collection: Pronghorn or prong-horned antelope, Antilocapra americana

Pronghorn or prong-horned antelope, Antilocapra americana. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

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Americana Collection: Dickcissel, Spiza americana

Dickcissel, Spiza americana (Black-throated bunting, Emberiza americana). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

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Americana Collection: American avocet, Recurvirostra americana

American avocet, Recurvirostra americana. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

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Americana Collection: Wood stock, Mycteria americana

Wood stock, Mycteria americana (American jabiru). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

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Americana Collection: White-tipped plantcutter, Phytotoma rutile

White-tipped plantcutter, Phytotoma rutile Phytolacca americana, American pokeweed. Handcoloured steel engraving from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d Histoire Naturelle

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Americana Collection: Bearded bellbird, Procnias averano, and American

Bearded bellbird, Procnias averano, and American avocet, Recurvirostra americana. Handcoloured steel engraving from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d Histoire Naturelle

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Americana Collection: Red brocket, Mazama americana rufa

Red brocket, Mazama americana rufa
Red brocket or guazu pita, Mazama americana rufa (Pita brocket, Cervus rufus). Handcoloured engraving by Thomas Landseer after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith of a specimen in the Paris

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Americana Collection: American pokeweed, Phytolacca americana

American pokeweed, Phytolacca americana (Virginian poke, Phytolacca decandra). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Classes

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Americana Collection: Exotic antlion lacewings and fishfly

Exotic antlion lacewings and fishfly
Antlion lacewing species: Palpares libelluloides 1, Euptilon ornatum 2, fishfly species, Chauliodes pectinicornis 3, and lacy wings, Vella americana 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

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Americana Collection: Exotic insects

Exotic insects
Jewel bug, Poecilocoris druraei 1, 5, Galerita americana 2, snout weevil, Brenthus minutus 3, magnified 7, and Casnonia longicollis, natural size 4, magnified 6. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

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Americana Collection: Great American aloe, Agave americana

Great American aloe, Agave americana (Great American aloe, with variegated leaves, Agave americana var. foliis variegatis)

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Americana Collection: Jamaican forget-me-not, amethyst flower, or

Jamaican forget-me-not, amethyst flower, or bush violet, Browallia americana (Tall browallia, Browallia elata). Handcolured copperplate engraving

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Americana Collection: Russian general Astrukoff. Colored engraving, 1877

Russian general Astrukoff. Colored engraving, 1877
Astrukoff. Russian General in the Russian-Turkish War of 1877-1878. Engraving by Carretero. Spanish and American Illustration, 1877. Colored engraving

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Americana Collection: Worlds Theosophical Center of the Universal Brotherhood

Worlds Theosophical Center of the Universal Brotherhood
View of the Worlds Theosophical Center of the Universal Brotherhood - Point Loma, San Diego, California, USA. Date: 1897

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Americana Collection: The Super Chief on the Santa Fe Railway

The Super Chief on the Santa Fe Railway
The Super Chief passenger service on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, USA. This train claimed to be The Train of the Stars due to the Hollywood celebrities it carried across America

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Americana Collection: Emilio Bravo (1827-1893). Colored engraving

Emilio Bravo (1827-1893). Colored engraving
Emilio Bravo (1827-1893). Spanish jurist. Engraving of The Spanish and American Illustration, 1892. Colored

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Americana Collection: Africa (XIX). Equatorial Guinea. Exploration into

Africa (XIX). Equatorial Guinea. Exploration into Fernando Poo. Bubi people from Musola and Bocaboch󠶩 llages. Image appeared in La Ilustraci󮠅 spa񯬡 y Americana newspaper

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Americana Collection: Manuel Bosch y Reyes (1848-1890). Spanish writer. 19th c. En

Manuel Bosch y Reyes (1848-1890). Spanish writer. 19th c. En
Manuel Bosch y Reyes (1848-1890). Spanish writer. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 19th century. Engraving. Colored

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Americana Collection: Taras Shevchenko (1814-1861). Ukrainian poet. Engraving by L

Taras Shevchenko (1814-1861). Ukrainian poet. Engraving by La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1877. Colored

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Americana Collection: Ignacio Mariscal (1829-1910). Mexican writer, diplomat and p

Ignacio Mariscal (1829-1910). Mexican writer, diplomat and politician. Engraving by Arturo Carretero. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana. 1880. Colored

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Americana Collection: Juan Antonio Mateos (1831-1913). Writer and Mexican liberal

Juan Antonio Mateos (1831-1913). Writer and Mexican liberal
Juan Antonio Mateos Lozada (1831-1913). Playwright, novelist, poet and Mexican liberal politician. Engraving by A. Carretero. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1879. Colored

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Americana Collection: Robert Koch (1843-1910). Engraving. Colored

Robert Koch (1843-1910). Engraving. Colored
Robert Koch (1843-1910). German physician. Nobel Prize, 1905. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1890. Colored

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Americana Collection: Matias Lopez Lopez (1825-1891). Engraving by Arturo Carreter

Matias Lopez Lopez (1825-1891). Engraving by Arturo Carreter
Matias Lopez Lopez (1825-1891). Spanish Industrialist. Engraving by Arturo Carretero Sanchez (1852-1903) in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1889. Colored

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Americana Collection: Palace of Linderhof, property of Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845

Palace of Linderhof, property of Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845
Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845-1886). King of Bavaria. Palace of Linderhof. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1886. Colored

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Americana Collection: Rome. Pope Leo XIII directs a phonograph message to the Amer

Rome. Pope Leo XIII directs a phonograph message to the Amer
Leo XIII (1810-1903). Italian Pope (1878-1903), named Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci. Rome. Leo XIII directs a phonograph message to the American Catholic people on the occasion of his jubilee

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Americana Collection: Lorenzo Latorre (1844-1916). Portrait. Colored engraving

Lorenzo Latorre (1844-1916). Portrait. Colored engraving
Lorenzo Latorre (1844-1916). President of Uruguay. Engraving by Paris. The Spanish and American Illustration, 1876. Colored

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Americana Collection: Juan Jose Latorre (1846-1912). Portrait. Colored engraving

Juan Jose Latorre (1846-1912). Portrait. Colored engraving
Juan Jose Latorre Benavente (1846-1912). Chilean naval officer. Portrait. Engraving by Capuz in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1879. Colored

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Americana Collection: Sebastian Lerdo de Tejada (1823-1889). Jurist and Liberal pr

Sebastian Lerdo de Tejada (1823-1889). Jurist and Liberal president of Mexico. Engraving by Paris. La Ilustracion Espanola y Artistica, 1872. Colored

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Americana Collection: Marcos Antonio de Araujo, Second Baron of Itajuba (1842-1897

Marcos Antonio de Araujo, Second Baron of Itajuba (1842-1897). Consul general in Hamburg. Engraving by Capuz. The Spanish and American Illustration, 1872. Colored

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Americana Collection: Hussein Awni pasha (1819 1876). Was a Turkish general and st

Hussein Awni pasha (1819 1876). Was a Turkish general and statesman. Engraving by Rico. The Spanish and American Illustration, 1876. Colored

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Americana Collection: Panayot Ivanov Hitov (1830 A?o??n? 1918). Was a Bulgarian

Panayot Ivanov Hitov (1830 A?o??n? 1918). Was a Bulgarian hajduk, national revolutionary and voivode. Engraving. The Spanish and American illustration, 1876. Colored

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Americana Collection: Proclamation of President Grover Cleveland (1837-1908). Engr

Proclamation of President Grover Cleveland (1837-1908). Engr
Grover Cleveland (1837-1908). President of the United States. Proclamation of President Cleveland. Engraving by Rico in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1885. Colored

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Americana Collection: Fernando Calderon Collantes (1811-1890). Colored engraving

Fernando Calderon Collantes (1811-1890). Colored engraving
Fernando Calderon Collantes (1811-1890). Spanish politician. 1st Marquis of Reinosa. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1890. Colored

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Americana Collection: Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo (1867-1876). Colored engraving

Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo (1867-1876). Colored engraving
Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo (1867-1876). Queen of Spain. First wife of King Amadeo I of Spain. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1870. Colored

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Americana Collection: Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae (1821-1885). Colored engraving

Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae (1821-1885). Colored engraving
Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae (1821-1885). Danish archaeologist and historian. Engraving by A. Perea of The Spanish and American Illustration, 1870. Colored

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Americana Collection: Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). St. Petersburg. Departure of

Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). St. Petersburg. Departure of Russian officers to Serbia as volunteers in the army of General Tchernaieff. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1877

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Americana Collection: Puerto Rico. San Juan. Palace quartermaster

Puerto Rico. San Juan. Palace quartermaster. Engraving by L. Urgelles La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1890. Colored

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Americana Collection: Spain. Third Carlist War (1872-1876). Cantabria. Santander

Spain. Third Carlist War (1872-1876). Cantabria. Santander. Military Camp. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1872

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Americana Collection: Franco-Prussian War. 1870-1871. Battle of Longeville. Engrav

Franco-Prussian War. 1870-1871. Battle of Longeville. Engrav
Franco-Prussian War. 1870-1871. Conflict between the Second French Empire and the German states of the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussian. Longeville Battle. Engraving by A

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Americana Collection: Franco-Prussian War. 1870-1871. King William I of Prussia re

Franco-Prussian War. 1870-1871. King William I of Prussia re
Franco-Prussian War. 1870-1871. Conflict between the Second French Empire and the German states of the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussian

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Americana Collection: Franco-Prussian War. 1870-1871. French troops taking trains

Franco-Prussian War. 1870-1871. French troops taking trains
Franco-Prussian War. 1870-1871. Conflict between the Second French Empire and the German states of the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussian. French troops taking trains in Paris

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Americana Collection: King of Spain Alfonso XII(1857-1885) queen consort and Mari

King of Spain Alfonso XII(1857-1885) queen consort and Mari
King of Spain Alfonso XII (1857-1885) and queen consort Maria Christina of Austria (1858-1929) arriving at Royal Palace of El Pardo. Engraving by Rico. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1879

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Americana Collection: Spain. Murcia. Farmer. Orchard of Murcia (Huerta). Colored

Spain. Murcia. Farmer. Orchard of Murcia (Huerta). Colored

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Americana Collection: Egrot apparatus. Alcohol destillation. Exposition of Paris

Egrot apparatus. Alcohol destillation. Exposition of Paris
Egrot apparatus. Alcohol destillation. Gold medal. Exposition of Paris, 1878. Engraving by Victor Rose. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1897. Colored

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Americana Collection: Franco-Prussian War. 1870-1871. from Paris to the French tro

Franco-Prussian War. 1870-1871. from Paris to the French tro
Franco-Prussian War. 1870-1871. Conflict between the Second French Empire and the German states of the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussian. French troops taking trains in Paris

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Americana Collection: Beer drinkers. Engraving by Roman Ribera. La Ilustracion Esp

Beer drinkers. Engraving by Roman Ribera. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1885

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Americana Collection: Albania. Yanina. Panorama. Engraving. 19th century. Colored

Albania. Yanina. Panorama. Engraving. 19th century. Colored
Albania. 19th century. Yanina. Panorama. Engraving by Rico. The Spanish and American Illustration, 1880. Colored

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Americana Collection: Nicolas Diaz de Benjumea (1820-1884). Spanish writer. Portra

Nicolas Diaz de Benjumea (1820-1884). Spanish writer. Portrait. Engraving by Capuz. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana. Colored

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