Latin Collection (page 10)

Wild fullers herb, Saponaria officinalis and oleander, Nerium oleander. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Soapwort or fullers herb, Saponaria officinalis
Species of soapwort or fullers herb, Saponaria officinalis. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Envelope design, New York Empire City Rose
Envelope design, New York Empire City views in the form of a Rose. 1857

Grandstand at racecourse, Lima, Peru, South America
Grandstand at the racecourse (jockey club), Lima, Peru, South America. Date: 1923

People on Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Date: circa 1950

Court of Arts, Latin-British Exhibition, London
Court of Arts, Latin-British Exhibition, White City, West London. Date: 1912

Choirboys and musicians on a Christmas card -- Nowell we sing, gladness to bring. Date: circa 1880s

Map of Morocco, 1601
Map of Morocco, north, africa, african, 1601. 1601

Santa Maria Church, Mahon, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
Interior of the Church of Santa Maria, Mahon, capital of Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, showing the pipes of the monumental organ. Date: circa 1900s

A curious column milestone which bears the inscription (in Latin) : From the city 30 miles, From the University 22 miles, From the County Town, 15 miles. West Wickham, Bucks Date: 1930s

The Cambridge Eight competing in a shell race
circa 1910s

Loose page from a scrapbook of crests and heraldry
Loose page from a former scrapbook of crests and heraldry featuring family crests, coats of arms and many devices, shields, monograms and mottos! Date: late 19th century

Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered), 1581, by Torquat
Torquato Tasso (1544-1595). Italian poet. Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered), 1581. Epic poem. Chant I. Printed in Venice, 1788

PISANO, Andrea da Pontedera, called Andrea (1270-1349). Saturn. 1337-1341. Moulding which decorated Giottos Campanile. Renaissance art. Trecento. Florentine school. Relief on rock. ITALY. Florence

Eastern chariots, mostly depicted on coins
Eastern chariots (Roman, Persian, Sidonian), mostly depicted on coins and in the centre Roman women sitting in an ox-cart, watched by a soldier. Date: circa 0 BCE / O CE

WORLD MAP / MOSAIC 6
A world map with Greek and Latin inscriptions, showing various rivers and seas, and the four winds blowing Date: 6th century

GREEK & LATIN ALPHABETS GREEK & LATIN ALPHABETS
Two tables showing the Greek and Latin alphabets

Fragment of a work produced by Gutenberg
Fragment of an historical work produced by Gutenberg on his first printing press. Date: 1455

Fragment from a Gospel of St John, in the Evangelienbuch (Book of the Gospels) of Charlemagne, written in Latin. It opens, In the beginning was the word.... Date: late 8th century

John Stows Monument
John 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

The Bad Man, comedy by Porter Emerson Browne
The Bad Man, a melodramatic comedy by Porter Emerson Browne, starring Matheson Lang, at the New Theatre, St Martins Lane, London

Diploma of Honour, International Exhibition, Argentina
Diploma of Honour, International Railway Centenary Exhibition (1810-1910), Buenos Aires, Republic of Argentina, South America. Date: 1910

Passenger train serving Veracruz, Mexico, Central America. Date: circa 1900

Olympic swimming pool, Guayaquil, Ecuador, South America. Date: circa 1950

World Map by Rumold Mercator (1512-1594)
Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio. World map, 1587. Detail of America. By Rumold Mercator (1545-1599)

Italy. Roman funerary stele of Prisco. 4th century AD
Italy. Early Christians. Roman funerary stele of Prisco. Inscription: Christian phrase appears in pace. The symbol of the dove and the olive branch and the monogram of Constantine T. 4th century AD

Cuban War of Independence (1895-1898) against Spain. Spanish troops at the time of rollcall in Colon (Cuba). 1896. Colored engraving

Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba (? -1517). Spanish explorer. Colored engraving

Francisco Javier Eugenio de Santa Cruz y Espejo (1747-1795). Medical pioneer, writer and lawyer of mestizo origin in colonial Ecuador. 18th century colored engraving

Antonio Jose de Sucre (1795-1830), known as the Grand Marshal of Ayacucho. Venezuelan independence leader, general and statesman. Colored engraving, 1888

Pre-Columbian Art. Maya-Toltec. Head of the god of rain. Dated between eleven to twelve. centuries. It comes from Chichen-Itza (Mexico). Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States

Cusco (Peru). 1576. Civitates Orbis Terrarum
Cusco (Peru). View of the city and its environs in 1576, conquered by the Spanish around 1534. Civitates Orbis Terrarum by G. Brauman and F. Hogenberg

Pre-columbian Art. Olmec culture. Small jade figure depicting a dwarf. It comes from Cerro de las Mesas. Museum of Anthropology in Mexico

Cavern Cafe, Nogales, Sonora, Mexico
Scene inside the Cavern Cafe, Nogales, Sonora, Mexico Date: 1928

Mrs Crosbys Cafe, Villa Acuna, Coahuila, Mexico
Scene inside Mrs Crosbys Cafe, Villa Acuna, Coahuila, Mexico, with staff and customers posing for their photo. Date: circa 1934

Christ the Redeemer statue, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Christ the Redeemer (Cristo Redentor) statue, at the top of the Corcovado Mountain, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Date: circa 1920s

Pampulha Casino, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Casino at Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Designed by Oscar Niemeyer, it was built in 1942. Date: 1947

Cultural Centre building, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Cultural Centre building in gothic revival style (built 1914), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Date: circa 1910s

Juan and Eva Peron watching a football match
Juan Peron (1895-1974), President of Argentina, and his wife Eva (Maria Eva Duarte de Peron, 1919-1952), at the Racing Club in Buenos Aires to watch football matches between Formosa and Santa Fe

Livius Andronicus, Lucius (c.284-c.204BC). Latin poet. Illustration of the work BiografС degli uomini del regno de Napoli

Primula Juliae (Juliana Primrose), a flowering plant of the Primulaceae family, named after the person who discovered it in April 1900 in the Caucasus Mountains of south west Russia

Carmen Miranda / United
CARMEN MIRANDA (Maria de Carmo Miranda de Cunha) American singer known as the Brazilian Bombshell

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