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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
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
Bust of Medusa, a Gorgon with venomous snakes in her hairBust of Medusa, a monstrous Gorgon with venomous snakes and wings in her hair in Greek mythology
Peleus performing a purification ritualPeleus, Greek hero, king of Phthia, husband of Thetis and father of Achilles, performing a purification ritual at a fountain
Figure of a charging bull. Taurus. Carved in carnelian, onyx and dactylotheca from the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville
Figure of a horse with the inscription C. Fufius PhilostratusFigure of a Roman horse pawing the ground with the inscription C. Fufius Philostratus, the owner? In sardonyx and dactylotheca from the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville
Portrait of a Greek Muse. Musa. In sardonyx and dactylotheca. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville
Roman bath attendant with jar of oil and strigil, a tool to scrape oil from the skin. Engraved in emerald and dactylotheca from the collection of antiquarian Charles Francis Greville. Balneator inc
Bacchus with thyrsus riding a centaurBacchus, Roman god of win, with thyrsus (pine-cone staff) riding a centaur with its hands tied behind its back
Bacchus and Ariadne on a chariot on Naxos islandAriadne sits in a chariot drawn by two winged cheetahs on the island of Naxos. Bacchus, Roman god of wine, with his thyrsus (pine-cone staff) supports her
Greek warriors defeating Amazons on horseback. The destruction of the Amazons. In jaspidum, sanguin and dactylotheca. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville
Roman man and woman lounging on a couch in a triclinium or dining room. With oil lamp and vase. In carnelian and dactylotheca. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville
Ancient warriors leading a sacrificial bull to an altarAncient warriors in armour leading a sacrificial bull to an altar. Engraved on carnelian and dactylotheca from the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville
Warrior with spear running alongside a horseAncient warrior with spear running alongside a horse. Unknown figure on carnelian and dactylotheca. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville. Ignotus inc. Carneolo & Dactyl
Cupid fishing with a rod and basket on the shoreline. Cupido Piscator. In carnelian and dactylotheca. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville
Figure of Fortuna, the goddess of fortune and the personification of luck in Roman religion. With cornucopia and gubernaculum or ship's rudder. On emerald and dactylotheca
Military piety with soldier carrying a dead warriorMilitary piety with soldier in armour carrying a dead warrior colleague over his shoulder. Perhaps Ajax carrying Achilles. Pietas militaris. In antique paste and dactylotheca
Bust of Maecenas, political advisor to OctavianGaius Cilnius Maecenas c. 70 BC - 8 BC, friend and political advisor to Octavian, who later reigned as Augustus. Signed by AVAOY in cornelian and dactylotheca. Maecenas in Cornel & Dactyl
Etruscan faun squeezing grapes into a bowlNaked Etruscan faun squeezing grapes into a bowl. In sardonyx and dactylotheca. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville
Scipio Africanus, 236/235-183 BC, Roman generalPublius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, 236/235-183 BC, Roman general and military commander. Scipio Africanus. In sardonyx, coelatus and dactylotheca
Lion in cornelian and dactylotheca. Leo in Carneolo & Dactyl. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville
Unknown woman, perhaps the Lemnian AthenaUnknown woman by Heioy or Heius. Perhaps the Lemnian Athena. On cornelian and dactylotheca. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville. Incognita in Carneolo & Dactyl
Etruscan faun playing with a tiger. In cornelian and dactylotheca. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville. Faunus Etruscus Tigride ludens in Cor. & Dactyl
Egyptian chimera with lion's head, goat's body and dragon's tail. On cornelian and dactylotheca. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville
Lion and Egyptian scarab beetle in Egyptian sardonyx and dactylotheca. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville. Leo feritus & Scarabaeus Aegypt in Sardony Aegypt & Dactyl
The lyre player on cornelian and dactylotheca. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville. Lyricen in Carneolo & Dactyl
Omphale, Queen of Ludia, combing Greek hero Hercules hair. He reaches out for the skin of the Nemean lion
Portrait of Othryadess, Spartan warriorPortrait of Othryades or Othryadas, the last surviving Spartan of the 300 Spartans selected to fight against 300 Argives in the Battle of the 300 Champions. In cornelian and dactylotheca
Portrait of Mercury, Roman god of communicationPortrait of Mercury, Roman god of commerce and communication with lyre, petasos, cloak and winged ankles. In cornelian and dactylotheca. From the collection of antiquarian Charles Francis Greville
Portrait in profile of King Juba I of Numidia, c. 85-46 BC. Juba in Nicolo & Dactylotheca. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville
Antinous, favourite of Roman emperor HadrianPortrait of Antinous in multicolour sapphire. Bithynian Greek youth and favourite of Roman emperor Hadrian. Antinous in Sapphero versicoloro & dactylotheca
Unknown figure in profile in carnelian and dactylotheca. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville. Incognito in Cornel. & Dactyl. Hon. C. F. Greville
Portrait of King James II, of Scotland, 1430-1460. Dressed in doublet and hose, a wide-brimmed hat, jeweled chain on his chest, crakows or poulaines on his feet
An antiquarian with his cabinet of curiosities. Caleb Crypt showing his collection including an Egyptian mummy and sphinx, medieval suit of armour, classical statuary, ancient weapons, etc
The Pin and the Needle. The rivalry between an arrogant pin and a lowly needle
Necropolis at the ancient Etruscan city of Tarquinia. The chambers rest on pillars carved from the rock. Gentlemen antiquarians sketch the catacombs by torchlight
The catacombs or subterranean sepulchres of Rome. An antiquarian or historian with torch sits next to an open tomb with carved stones Virgina in Pace and Maxim
Perspective view of the plan of Athens, Greece 1700 Date: 1700
View of New York City 1849 and Waterways Date: 1849
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Lisbon, Portugal - Antiquarian Bookseller Postcard - overprinte with a black band following the double Royal assassination of February 1908