Copperplate Collection (page 11)

Traditional dances of the Caroline Islands, Micronesia, 19th century. Men with tattoos, wearing loincloths, dancing with sticks. Carolians on Guam at top

Russian banya or sauna, 18th century
Russian banya, sauna or public baths, 18th century. Men and women scourging themselves with birch leaves, men throwing buckets of water on hot stones

Cossack, Bashkir and Kalmyk cavalry
Russian military: Cossack officer 4, Bashkir archer 8, Kalmyk cavalry 9, 10, and regular Cossacks 5, 7, 11. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre

Medieval Kings of Hungary: Saint Stephen 5, King Ladislaus I 7, Geza I or Magnus 4 and Arpad 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre and Stanghi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Naked tattooed man of Hawaii dancing with shield, 1778
Naked tattooed man of Hawaii (Sandwich Islands) dancing for Captain James Cook, 1778. He holds a feathered shield and has dogs teeth leggings tied at the knee

Maori tools and weapons with elaborate carving: axe, fish knife, and box. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Australian aborigines with body painting and scarification. Woman Worogan from Sydney area, man with body painting Y-Erran-Gou-La-Ga, and head of man with moustache

Costumes of the people of Java, Indonesia, circa 1800
Costumes of the people of Java, Indonesia. Man in cap and skirt, nobleman in cotton robe with cudgel, woman in sarong, female dancer, and man in loincloth

Indian transport: sedan chair or palanquins. Long palanquin, miyana, jhalidar palki, and copala palki. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Various types of clothes worn by Indian men. Man of distinction with prayer beads, and men in dhoti. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Body suspension festival of Mariatal or Chidi Mari, India
Festival of Mariatal, Churrack-Pooja, Carak Puja or Chidi Mari, near Pondicheri, India. Hindu devotees are suspended by hooks in the skin from long poles

Tragic death of Tipu Sultan, or Tipu Sahib, the Tiger of Mysore, 1799. From Schiavonettis painting The Body of Tipu Sultan Recognized by his Family

Portraits of different Indian castes: Brahmins 1, 2, Kshatriyas or Khatri, Punjabi mercantile caste 3, 4, Vaisyas 5, 6, Sudras 7, 8, Hindus of upper India 9, 10, and Mughals 11, 12

Medieval archers with crossbow and arrows
Medieval archers with crossbow and different types of arrows. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence

Swords, rapiers and daggers of the 13th century. Braquemard short sword 1, long sword Estocade 3, two-handed sword 4, Fourree guardless sword 5, Swiss sword 6, Spanish sword 7, dagger 8, bayonet 9

Saxon and Anglo-Saxon kings in battle armour, 8th century
Saxon king in chainmail tunic with double-edged sword and shield, and Anglo-Saxon king of the Heptarchy, 8th century, in leather breastplate standing over a defeated enemy with a cup made from a

Temple of Odin at Old Uppsala, Sweden. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1847

Japanese Shinto gods Amida and Xaca or Shaka
Japanese Shinto gods Amida (dog-headed god on a multi-headed horse) and Xaca (old man seated on cushion). The names reference Amitabha and Shaka, Gautama Buddha, Buddhist deities

Chinese string and percussion instruments
Chinese musical instruments: two-string erhu 1, 2, three-string erhu 3, four-string pipa 4, 5, gong 6, horns and percussion, yunluo cloud gong 11, and paiban 12

The tall Tehuelche people of Patagonia exchanging gifts with short European colonist. The Native Americans wear feather headdresses and fur cloaks

Egyptian alma dancing girls or belly-dancers
Egyptian alma or almeh dancing girls or belly-dancers accompanied by female musicians in veils. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Ancient Egyptian vases, tableware and furniture, including earthenware jars, incense burner, lamps, stool, throne, sofa and box

Utensils and tools of the Malagasy people of Madagascar. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Village of the Tswana or Batswana (Bechuana), South Africa. Circular hut, kraal, reed fence and cattle. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Gonaqua, extinct Khoikhoi people of South Africa
Gonaqua, extinct Khoikhoi people, who lived on the south coast between Algoa Bay and Mbhashe River. In fur capes, hats, beaded aprons and necklaces

Natives of the Kingdom of Kongo playing music and dancing
Natives of the Kingdom of Kongo (Congo) playing various musical instruments and dancing. A gourd-resonated xylophone marimba, a drum ngamba, double bell longa, and two percussion scrapers

Costume of the women of the Kingdom of Kongo (Congo). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence

Costumes of the Mandingo or Mandinka people, west Africa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Mandingo ritual of Mumbo Jumbo, Kolor
A Mandingo polygamist in a suit of tree bark beats one of his wives in the brutal ritual of Mumbo Jumbo, Kolor. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Natives of the three tribes of Galla, southern Abyssinia - Bertu (Barentu Oromo), Boren (Borana Oromo) and Lobo. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Field larkspur, Consolida regalis (Delphinium consolida). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Classes and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany

Small spotted catshark, Scyliorhinus canicula (Lesser spotted shark, Squalus catulus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes

European hake, Merluccius merluccius (Hake, Gadus merluccius). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Examples of 18th century bandages, tongs and sutures
Examples of 18th century bandages 1, bec-de-corbin tongs 2, bec-de-canne tongs 4, bullet-remover tongs 4, and various sutures 5-11

18th century surgical equipment
Bone saw 1, pincers 2, 3, scissors 4, lead mallet 5 and hook for childbirth 6. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderots Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779

North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum (Canada porcupine, Hystrix dorsata). Illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom

Blood lily, Scadoxus multiflorus (Haemanthus multiflorus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1818

Napoleon Bonaparte watching the Fire of Moscow, 1812
Napoleon Bonaparte watching the Fire of Moscow after the Battle of Borodino, 1812. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor

Napoleon Bonaparte meeting Tsar Alexander
Napoleon Bonaparte meeting Russian Tsar Alexander on a raft in the middle of the Neman River, for the Treaty of Tilsit, 1807

Medieval shoes and boots in England. Gold-fretted shoe worn by Henry III 1, decorated shoes from the reign of Edward III (2-6), buff leather square-toed boot from the reign of Charles II 7

Face-turning lathe and riveting hammer, 18th century
Face-turning lathe and riveting hammer, Block Machinery at Portsmouth naval harbour, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr

Electrical dischargers and doublers, 18th century
Electrical dischargers and doublers, including Tiberius Cavallos multiplier, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts

Diagrams of magnets, magnetic fields, iron filings, etc. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst

Coach suspension machinery for horse-drawn carriages
Coach suspension: view of the fore wheels of a crane-necked carriage and Mr. Jacobs contrivance for the forewheels of a coach. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey Jr

Tartar soldiers, Qing Dynasty China
Tartar soldiers going to mount guard at the palace gates, Qing Dynasty China. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin

Chinese rice mill with blindfolded mules turning a millstone, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin

Chinese toy seller and boys playing Jianzi, Qing Dynasty
Chinese itinerant toy seller and boys playing Jianzi by kicking a shuttlecock, Qing Dynasty. The toy man holds a bamboo stick with three small puppets

Embroiderer working on two pieces of silk cloth, Qing Dynasty. One with a bird for a civil mandarin, one with a quadruped animal for a military mandarin

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