Copperplate Collection (page 7)

Pallas tube-nosed fruit bat, Nyctimene cephalotes. Vespertilio cephalotes Pall. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Nussbiegel after an illustration by Johann Bernhard Gottfried Hopfer

Ancient Roman shoes and sandals
Imperial Roman footwear from the Trajan Column 1, Roman footwear from the Palazzo Mattei 2, sandal from a fragment found at Palestrina 3, and a Roman sandal from a figure in the Casa Giustiniani 4

Ancient Roman and Greek shoes
Ancient shoe from the Palazzo Giustiniani 1, ancient Greek shoe from the Vatican Museum 2, and other Greek shoes from Greek vases 3, 4

18th century military tents by rank
18th century military tents: tent poles 1, privates tent 2, , fly tent 3, 4, officers marquis 5, subalterns tent 6, captains tent with chimney 7, field officers marquis 9, servants tent 10

Tools of the Australian aborigines
Tools and weapons of the Australian aborigines. Drinking vessel made of dulse leaf 1, stone knife 2, basket for shells 3, basket 4, shell necklace 5, spears 6-9, wooden sword 10, 12, shield 13

Brahmin Rajput warriors, Rawat warrior caste
Indian warriors: Brahmin Rajput warriors in white robes at left, Rahut or Rawat mountain warrior caste in distance, and Bahelia or B Halya soldier at right

Britons, tattooed Caledonians and Queen Boudica
Ancient Briton with spear and shield, naked Caledonians with woad tattoos, and Queen Boudica with wooden chariot. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Dance of the Powhatan Native Americans of Carolina within a circle of totem poles. (Based on Captain Whites drawing of the Algonquian dance in Virginia.) Handcoloured copperplate engraving by A

Ornaments and weapons of the Island Carib or Kalinago people
Ornaments of the Island Carib or Kalinago people, West Indies, including necklace, headdress, earrings, and weapons, bow, arrow and knife

Men of the Island Carib or Kalinago people. The wear loincloths, armlets, garters, tattoos and nose piercings. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Nasi from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique

District of Adum in the town of Kumasi, Kingdom of Ashanti (Ghana), early 19th century. Woman selling goods, weaving fabric on a loom, tending a stall

The Obelisk of Axum in Ethiopia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843

Ling fish, Molva molva (Gadus molva). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808

Fouberts surgical operation to remove a bladder stone: Mr Fouberts scalpel 1, flexible canula 2 and mark on the perineum for the external incision

Napoleon Bonaparte and the Red Man, 1815
Napoleon Bonaparte and the Red Man (the Devil), 1815. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T. Tegg, London, 1815

Shoes, boots and sandals of ancient Rome. Cothurnus boot 1, rustic sandal 2, open-toe shoe 3, centurions sandal 4, spiked sandal for marching 5, nailed sandal sole 6, shoe sandal 7, emperors boot 8

Cobblers making sandals and shoes in ancient Egypt
Cobblers making sandals in ancient Egypt, with examples of curved-toe sandal 1, palm-leaf sandals 2, 3, , 4 and leather close-laced shoe 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from J

Ancient altars, characters, and John Napiers bones
Ancient altars, ark of the covenant, Chinese musical instrument Ching and King, John Napiers calculating bones, and ancient arithmetical characters

Ancient water clocks or clepsydrae. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman

Madonna lily or white lily, Lilium candidum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1794

Centaur, chimera, Greek sphynx, Egyptian sphinx
Mythical creatures: centaur 1, chimera 2, Greek sphinx 3, Egyptian sphinx 4, gryllus 5 and siren 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Johann Christian Wilhelm Waitz from Friedrich Johann

Deadly nightshade and black nightshade
Deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna, and black nightshade, Solanum nigrum (Solanum hortense). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Mlle. More as Fanchette in Les deux jaloux
French opera singer Mlle. More as Fanchette in the comic opera Les deux jaloux with music by Sophie Gail at the Theatre Feydeau

Human skeleton from front and back.. Human skeleton from front and back. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Friedrich Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798

Anatomy of the human skull.. Anatomy of the human skull: Georgian female, Turk, African, Calmuck and Caribs. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J

Opium poppy varieties, Papaver somniferum, and Anemone mexicana. Papaver sativum flore saturate purpureo petalis laciniatis, Papaver sativum rubrum flore simplici

Khoikhoi man and woman, South Africa, 1818. They wear animal skins and woven skirts and stand in front of huts covered in animal hides

Man and woman of Cochin China (Vietnam) 1818. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of the Principal Countries of the World, Darton

Map of Africa, 1820. Showing Morocco, Barbary and the Sahara in the north, Soudan and Guinea in the west, Khoikhoi (Hottentots) and Bantu (Caffres) in the south, and Abyssinia and Sennaar in the east

Ancient monument of a bishop in Temple Church, London
Ancient monument of a bishop under the southeast window of the 12th century Temple Church, London. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of

North or inside view of Traitors Gate, Tower of London
North or inside view of Traitors Gate, principal entrance to the Tower of London from the River Thames.Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of

Useful Domestic Dogs, Canis lupus familiaris. Cur or cattle dog, bull or beast dog, extinct rough water dog, mastiff or guard dog, Dalmatian or coach dog, sheperds dog, Newfoundland or house dog

Brahma breed of zebu cattle, Bos taurus indicus. The Brahmin Bull in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Russell after an illustration by Horace S

Black wildebeest, Connochaetes gnou
Black wildebeest or white-tailed gnu, Connochaetes gnou. Gnus in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons

The Black Leopard, Panthera pardus, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth

Medieval knight in armour holding a swooning lady
Medieval knight in suit of armour holding a swooning lady outside a castle. His defeated opponent lies on the ground. Sir Ethelbert holds Adelaide over the prone body of Alan

Medieval knights fighting a duel with swords. Sir Ethelbert fights Alan over the body of Adelaide. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from The Tournament

English gentleman held captive by two Papal guards in uniform in a room in Avignon. A prisoner at Avignon. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Journal

Gentleman trying to play footsie with a beauty at the table
Gentleman trying to play footsie with a beauty under the dining table but pressing the wrong foot. More Miseries. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Nutwell Court, Exeter, seen from the River Exe, seat of Sir Thomas Trayton Fuller-Eliott-Drake. Georgian neo-classical manor house with portico entrance

New Lodge or White Lodge, Richmond Park, seat of Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth. Hunting lodge designed by the Earl of Pembroke for King George I

Enmore Castle, Somerset, seat of the Earl of Egmont. Home to John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester in the 17th century. In the 18th century, John Pereval, 2nd Earl of Egmont

Plan and elevation of a Regency Era, Gothic style cottage. Floorplan shows dining parlor, library, parlor, kitchen, scullery, hall and lobby

South Hill House, Cranmore, Somerset, seat of Thomas Chatham Strode. 18th century manor house. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts, London, 1827

Imperial sledge or sleigh used at a party in Vienna, 1815
Imperial sledge or sleigh used by the Emperors of Austria and Russia at a sledge party in Vienna, January 1815. Phaeton carriage with elaborate gilt work upholstered in gold and green velvet

Southill Park, the seat of William Henry Whitbread
Southill Park, Bedfordshire, the seat of William Henry Whitbread, of the brewing family. Georgian house with gardens landscaped by Capability Brown

Captain Newcome saying goodbye to old crew members
Captain Johnny Newcome saying goodbye to old crew members and veterans at Greenwich Hospital. Midshipmen in uniforms, peg-legged veterans with walking sticks

Spring crocus and European peacock butterfly
Spring crocus, Crocus vernus, and European peacock butterfly, Aglais io. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Daniel Rabel after a botanical illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian from Pierre Joseph

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