Sir Robert CottonSir ROBERT BRUCE COTTON antiquarian who formed one of the worlds greatest collections of old manuscripts, documents, coins etc - with his autograph
Thomas Hearne / R GraveTHOMAS HEARNE English historian and antiquarian Date: 1678 - 1735
Remains of Winchester Palace in 1800South remains of Winchester House, Southwark. The Winchester Palace was built in the 12th century and burnt down in 1814. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members
Crypt of the ancient priory of Black-NunsRemains of the crypt part of the ancient priory of Black-Nuns, adjoining St. Helens Church, Bishopsgate Street. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of
Monument to John Stowe, Historian and Antiquarian, 1525-1605John Stowe, Historian and Antiquarian, 1525-1605, from his monument in the Church of St. Andrew Undershaft. Depicted in an Elizabethan ruff holding a quill pen
Albino African man and woman with axe, bow and arrows. White Negroes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth
English tourists see Scots dancing to bagpipe music on the bank of the Caledonian Canal from Fort William to Inverness, Scotland. Doctor Prosody meets a highland wedding on the Calidonian Canal
English tourist in a bird basket in a gannet huntEnglish tourist riding in a bird basket in a gannet or guga hunt on the isle of St. Kilda, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Doctor Factobends recantation in the bird basket, St. Kildd
Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of OrfordHorace Walpole (1717-1797), 4th Earl of Orford, English art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician. circa 1750s
Perspective view of the plan of Athens, Greece 1700 Date: 1700
View of New York City 1849 and Waterways Date: 1849
West Africa 1547 Date: 1547
Terra Java 1547 Date: 1547
North Polar Region 1897 Date: 1897
East Coast Map 1823 Date: 1823
Map of the Americas1633 Date: 1633
Map of Africa 1633 Date: 1633
Map of Asia 1633 Date: 1633
Map of North Africa 1513 Date: 1513
Map of the Indian Ocean 1700 Date: 1700
Map of Africa, 1645 Date: 1645
Map of the Americas 1685 Date: 1685
Ancient Map of Japan 1606 Date: 1606
Early Map of Americas 1570 Date: 1570
Tower of London and surrounding area 1597From a print published by the Royal Antiquarian Society and engraved from the survey made in 1597. Date: 1597
Book sale at Sothebys auction house, LondonA book sale taking place at Sothebys auction house, London. Mr Bernard Quaritch (1819-1899), the German-born British bookseller and collector, is seated just in front of the auctioneers desk
John Stows MonumentJohn Stows monument in St Andrew Undershaft with arms of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors and Latin inscription: Either act by writing or write by reading
Shakespeare Book Shop, Paris - 02Proprietor George Whitman in his Shakespeare and Company Book shop, on the Left Bank in Paris. First published in The Sunday Times. George Whitman 1913-2011
Shakespeare Book Shop, Paris - 01Proprietor George Whitman in his Shakespeare and Company Book shop, on the Left Bank in Paris. First published in The Sunday Times. George Whitman 1913-2011
Mohamed Aboudi of Luxor, Egypt - an author who wrote about the Antiquities of Upper Egypt & Nubia
Antiquarians at Greyabbey, County Down, IrelandAntiquarians visiting the ruins of the Cistercian Abbey-Monastery at Greyabbey (Grey Abbey), Ards Peninsula, County Down, Northern Ireland. It was founded in the 12th century. circa 1860
Augustus Le Plongeon (1825-1908). British-American antiquariAugustus Le Plongeon (1825-1908) British-American photographer and antiquarian who studied the pre-Columbian ruins of America, Maya civilization on the Yucatan Peninsula
John Dowie, AntiquarianJOHN DOWIE Vintner and antiquary of Edinburgh. (I think this must be the same fellow that Kay drew and Burns praised.) Date: circa 1806
Leopoldo Cicognaraconte LEOPOLDO CICOGNARA Italian antiquarian Date: 1767 - 1834
William BaxterWILLIAM BAXTER Welsh schoolteacher who went to Harrow speaking only Welsh, became a noted scholar and linguist, also antiquarian : depicted in his 69th year. Date: 1650 - 1723
Venice / Ponte Dadi / ShopVenice: Ponte dei Dadi and an antiquarian shop Date: 1927
John Alfred Langford, English antiquary and journalistJohn Alfred Langford (1823-1903), English antiquary, author and journalist. Date: 1860s
John Charles Brooke, antiquarian and Somerset HeraldJohn Charles Brooke (1748 - 1794), English antiquarian and Somerset Herald, wearing his heralds costume
Charles Roach Smith (1807-1890) was an antiquarian and amateur archaeologist, whose collection of antiquities found during London excavations or dredging of the Thames formed his Museum of London
Three portraits from Savignano, Romagna, Italy: Girolamo Amati (1768-1834), palaeographer, Bartolomeo Borghesi (1781-1860), archaeologist and antiquarian, and Giulio Pertichari (1779-1822)
Alfred HuttonCaptain Alfred Hutton (1839 1910), Victorian officer of the Kings Dragoon Guards, writer, antiquarian and swordsman. He originated the first English revival of historical fencing. Date: 1903
William Camden - antiquarian, historian, topographerWilliam Camden (1551-1623) - an English antiquarian, historian, topographer, and officer of arms. Date: circa 1600
Antiquary in silhouetteAn antique shop owner, admiring a small vase, pictured in silhouette. Date: 1926
Fulvio OrsinoFULVIO ORSINO Italian churchman, antiquarian, librarian and author. Date: 1529 - 1600
John Nichols - 1JOHN NICHOLS Printer and antiquarian author Date: 1745 - 1826
John Nichols - 2JOHN NICHOLS Printer and antiquarian author Date: 1745 - 1826
John Nichols SilhouetteJOHN NICHOLS Printer and antiquarian author Date: 1745 - 1826
Aln. Baron LondesboroughALBERT DENISON, first baron LONDESBOROUGH antiquarian, collector and archeologist with a special interest in tumuli. Date: 1805 - 1860
