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Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904)Engraving of Sir Henry Morton Stanley, the British-US explorer and journalist, pictured in 1878. In October 1869, Stanley was sent by James Gordon Bennett (the owner of the New York Herald)
Mme LenormandMARIE-ANNE LENORMAND, French fortune teller - the most famous of her kind, author of several books about herself and her art
Hands and Crystal BallA spooky photograph of a crystal ball and a womans hands
Tea Leaves in a TeacupTea leaves at the bottom of a teacup
Tarot Card Bateleur 1500TAROT Le Bateleur (The Juggler)
Tarot Card Wheel FortuneTAROT : 10 LA ROUE DE FORTUNE (The Wheel of Fortune)
Palmistry / Young LadyA young lady learns what her hand reveals about her future prospects
Oracle on her TripodThe Oracle on her tripod, inhaling the fumes which will put her into an altered state and enable her to utter her inspired predictions
Hens Thrown in SeaDuring Punic War Two Roman admiral Claudius Pulcher, when the sacred hens used for divination won t drink, has them thrown into sea : his men lose morale, lose the battle
Fortune Teller & BirdA fortune-teller on a London street with her fortune- telling little birds
Fortune in CardsFortune-telling using cards
Fortune AcclaimedFrontispiece of The English Fortune Teller, showing Fortune acclaimed by one and all, including the Pope and clergy
Palmists AdvertAdvertisement for a French fortune teller, working with palmistry and the cards
HIRTIA, Egyptian seer, daughter of Sesostris, priestess of Serapis who foretold Egyptian victories
Hellespontic SibylThe Hellespontic Sibyl
Libyan SibylTHE LIBYAN SIBYL
Samian SibylTHE SAMIAN SIBYL
Phrygian SibylTHE PHRYGIAN SIBYL
Tiburtine SibylTHE TIBURTINE SIBYL
Erythraean SibylThe Erythraean Sibyl
BRANCHUS - a Greek priest of Apollo, a seer who possessed oracular powers
TAGES, who as a boy had the wisdom of an old man, and instructed the Etruscans in the art of augury
Epirotic SibylTHE EPIROTIC SIBYL
TELEMUS, son of Poseidon, a Greek seer best known for his predictions concerning the career of Odysseus
IAPYX, a reputed augur and seer of Apulia (Italy)
Cumaean SibylTHE CUMAEAN SIBYL
PROTEUS, a Greek sea god who possessed the gift of prophecy, but changed his shape to avoid being questioned
Persian SibylTHE PERSIAN SIBYL
MOPSUS, Greek soothsayer of Apollo who defeated his rival Calchas in a trial of skill, later became king of Mallus in Cilicia, and died fighting Amphilocus
Cuman SibylTHE CUMAEAN SIBYL
ASYLAS, an Etruscan augur who drew prophecies from entrails (he has a dish of them !) but also from stars, comets and meteors
ARUNS, a noted haruspex or augur of Etruria
Egyptian SibylTHE EGYPTIAN SIBYL
Lampusian SibylTHE LAMPUSIAN SIBYL
THYODAMAS Greek doctor, soothsayer and augur, son of Melampus
Sibyl of ThessalyThe Sibyl of Thessaly
Delphic SibylTHE SIBYL OF DELPHI
USA Locomotive / FortuneVarious locomotive in an advertisement for aluminum
Fortune (Allegorical)An allegorical representation of Fortune in black and white costume being pursued by man
Loading Luggage FortuneLoading luggage onto the roof of a bus in America
Reading the Tarot cards
Crystal Ball / BrideA gentleman sees his bride-to- be in a crystal ball
Reading Cards in BedA girl in bed and her visiting friend study what the cards have to tell them
Party of people picnicking at Henley RegattaA party of people picnicking at the Henley Royal Regatta, an annual rowing event held on the River Thames near the town of Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire
Reading the Tea LeavesFortune teller, reading tea leaves
Gipsy reading a palmA gipsy reading the palm of a shy girl
The Cover of The Graphic, H. M. Stanley Issue, 1890Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), the British-US explorer and journalist, in typical exploration attire and pose
GEORGE HUDSON (1800-71)GEORGE HUDSON English financier. Invested inheritance in railways and eventually controlled over 1000 miles of railroad. Lost fortune due to corruption