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Scene at a tavern in Andalusia, Spain, mid-19th century. A seated man with jug of wine invites a traveler inside. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1857
View of the city of Budapest on the Danube, mid-19th century. Lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1857
Alpine scene with itinerant barrel seller. Man carrying barrels, basins and baskets meeting peasants and dairy farmers. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1857
Red panda and palawan bearcatRed panda, Ailurus fulgens (vulnerable) 1 and Palawan bearcat, Arctictis binturong (vulnerable) 2. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1857
Balsam apple, Mormodica balsamina. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1857
Long-horned beetles on a treeHerophila tristis beetle 1, great capricorn beetle, Cerambyx heros 2, Rosalia longicorn beetle, Rosalia alpina 3 (endangered), musk beetle, Aromia moschata 4, and long-horned beetle
American nighthawk, eastern whip-poor-willAmerican nighthawk, Chordeiles minor (top), eastern whip-poor-will, Antrostomus vociferus (middle), and Chuck-will s-widow, Caprimulgus carolinensis (bottom)
Jezebel, lampedia, redbase jezebel and crimsonCommon jezebel, Delias eucharis (Papilio hyparete) 1, Papilio lampedia 2, redbase jezebel Delias pasithoe (Papilio porsenna) 3, and crimson tip butterfly, Colotis eborea (Papilio eborea) 4
Great argus, golden pheasant and helmeted guineafowlGreat argus, Argusianus argus 1, golden pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus 2, and helmeted guineafowl, Numida meleagris 3. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1849
Argali, sheep, Racka sheep and Barbary sheepArgali, Ovis ammon 1, sheep, Ovis aries 2, Racka sheep, Ovis aries strepsiceros hungaricus 3, and Barbary sheep, Ammotragus lervia 4
Africans hunting warthog, zebra and jackalHunters in Africa hunting warthog, Phacochoerus africanus, zebra, Equus quagga, and black-backed jackal, Canis mesomelas, with gun, spear and bow and arrow
Plum or prune, Prunus domestica, with ripe fruit, branch and leaves. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1849
Scarab and dung beetles: Onitis belial 1, Phanaeus ensifer 2, Copris lunaris 3, Lethrus cephalotes 4, Geotrupes stercorarius 5, and Agaocephala latreillii 6
Moorhen and purple swamphenCommon moorhen, Gallinula chloropus 1, and purple swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio 2. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1849
Varieties of blue butterfliesAdonis blue butterfly, Polyommatus bellargus, male 1, female 2, brown argus, Polyommatus argus 3, azure blue, Polyommatus argiolus, male 4, female 5, Bedford blue, Polyommatus alsus 6
Bonito, tuna and long-fin tunnySkipjack tuna or bonito, Katsuwonus pelamis 1, tuna, Thunnus thynnus 2, and long-fin tunny, Thunnus alalunga 3. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1849
Pen-tailed treeshrew 1 and narrow-stripedNarrow-striped mongoose, Mungotictis decemlineata (vulnerable) 2, and pen-tailed treeshrew, Ptilocercus lowii 1. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1849
Meerkat, mongoose, kusimanse and palm civetMeerkat, Suricata suricatta 1, Indian grey mongoose, Herpestes edwardsii 2, common kusimanse, Crossarchus obscurus 3, and Asian palm civet, Paradoxurus hermaphroditus 4
Speyer Cathedral, mid 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1857
Plain tawny rajah butterfly on a camellia flowerPlain tawny rajah butterfly, Charaxes psaphon (Nymphalis bernardus) on a camellia. Copied from Edward Donovans An Epitome of the Natural History of the Insects of China, 1800
Quinine and red quinine bark treesQuinine bark tree, Cinchona officinalis, and red quinine, Cinchona pubescens. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1849
Black grouse and western capercaillieBlack grouse or blackgame, Tetrao tetrix, and western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1849
Cheetah hunting gazelle and impalaCheetah, Acinonyx jubatus, (vulnerable) and its prey, dorcas gazelle Gazella dorcas (vulnerable) and black-faced impala, Aepyceros melampus. Europeans hunting cheetahs in Africa
Varieties of geraniums or pelargoniums: the Clown, the Harlequin and Singularity. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1849
Fossil sea urchins, Megalosaurus tooth and Gyrodus teethFossils of extinct sea urchins: Cidarites maximus 1, Cidarites coronatus 2, Cidarites subangularis 3, Cidarites nobilis 4, Spatangus retusus 6, Nucleolites scutatus 7, tooth of a Megalosaurus 8
Wallcreepers, Tichodroma muraria, perched on rocks. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1857
Starfish cactus, Orbea variegata (Stapelia variegata) in pot. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1849
Red legged falcon, Erythropus vespertinus (orange legged hobby, Falco rufipes). Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1849
Earthworm blind snake, slow worm, Cape leglessEarthworm blind snake, Typhlops lumbricalis 1, slow worm, Anguis fragilis 2, Cape legless skink, Ancontias meleagris 3 and eastern glass lizard, Ophisaurus ventralis 4
Lowland paca, chinchilla (critically endangered)Lowland paca, Cuniculus paca 1, chinchilla, Chinchilla lanigera. critically endangered 2, and plains viscacha, Lagostomus maximus 3
Sea cucumbers: Trochodota purpurea 1, 2, Cladodactyla crocea crocea 3, Stichopus chloronotus 4, Anaperus peruvianus 5, and Holothuria (Metriatyla) lessoni 6
Southern catalpa, Catalpa bignonioides (Bignonia catalpa). Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1849
Javan leopard-cat, colocolo and Nepalese catJavan leopard-cat, Felis javanensis, 1, 2, colocolo, Leopardus colocolo 3 and Nepalese cat, Felis nepalensis 4. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1849
Nessus sphinx, Amphion floridensis 1, and Amplypterus panopus 2 moths. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1849
White wagtail and western yellow wagtailWhite wagtail, Motacilla alba 1, 2, egg 4, and western yellow wagtail, Motacilla flava 3, egg 5. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1849
Psathyrella spadicea, Pholiota squarrosusPsathyrella spadicea mushroom 1, shaggy scalycap, Pholiota squarrosus 2, and scarlet-stemmed bolete, Boletus calopus 3. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1857
German hunters hunting deer attacked by doe. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1857
Hunter with rifle shooting game birds at night. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1857. Date: Florilegius
Hunting for tapirs, Tapirus terrestris (endangered) from a river boat in South America. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1857
Different fruit orchid, Dendrobium heterocarpum. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1857
Madame Valere as Anna in Robin des Bois, 1824Soprano singer Madame Valere as Anna in the Romantic opera Robin des Bois by Carl Maria von Weber, Theatre Royal de l Odeon, 1824. Handcoloured lithograph by F
Carl Otto Czeschka (1878-1960). Austrian painter, graphic designer. Illustrator (Werner Werkststte) Date: circa 1927
View from Hotel Prinz Carl, Heidelberg, Germany, where the future King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra were betrothed in 1862. 1902
Room in Hotel Prinz Carl, Heidelberg, Germany, where the future King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra were betrothed in 1862. 1902
Carl Brisson, Danish film actor. Date: 1934
Music cover, Last Night on the Back Porch (I Loved Her Best of All) by Len Brown and Carl Schraubstader
Carl and Tilly Brisson performing the Apache DanceCarl Brisson and his sister Tilly performing the stirring Apache dance at the Palladium in 1927. Date: 1927
Sir Henry Segraves first Racing CarEarly Motor Car Racing - Sir Henry Segraves first racing car originally driven by Carl Joerns in the 1914 Grand Prix. 1914