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Canton from NieuhofA view of the city possibly from a craft in the Pearl River showing the busy port. An 18th century engraving from a 17th century original
Peking from NieuhofA view of the city which includes the surrounding countryside. An 18th century engraving from a 17th century original
China / Nanking / NieuhofA view looking down at the surrounding countryside, the walls of the city & several pagodas. An 18th century engraving from a 17th century original
Ancient Olympic StadiumThe site of the original Olympic games, showing the Hippodrome and Stadium, as well as the Theatre, Temples and other ceremonial sites
Atlas Holds up HeavensThe Titan Atlas supports the Heavens on his shoulders (other versions have him holding up the world, but this is probably the original version)
Emperor Washkar InkaWASHKAR INKA (or Huascar Inca) (original name Tupac Cusi Huallpar) INCA EMPEROR OF PERU
Wayna QhapaqWAYNA QHAPAQ (or Huayna Ccapac) (original name Tito Cusi Hualpa) INCA EMPEROR OF PERU died of smallpox
Using Bells TelephoneUsing Bells original telephone apparatus
Hagia Sophia, IstanbulOriginally a Byzantine church, built by emperor Justinian to replace Constantines original building (destroyed by fire) it became a Moslem mosque after the conquest of 1473
Hogarth Times Evening3. Evening The original Sadlers Wells building. The horns behind the husbands head suggest that he has been cuckolded
Bewick HoundCanis Sagax - said to be the original breed of this island, used by the ancient Britons in the chase of the larger kinds of game with which the country abounded
Storing Printing PlatesOriginal Plates are Stored in Fireproof Vaults and Carefully Indexed
Marys BirthSaint Anne gives birth to Mary - like the nativity of Jesus, this too is a virgin birth, ensuring that Mary is born without the taint of original sin
Prince Franc (C9)PRINCE FRANC - French Prince (facsimile after original document in the Church of Metz, France)
London / Custom House / 1663South view of the original Custom House in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I
KINGs THEATRE / 1819Kings Theatre, Haymarket - the front elevation by John Nash, re-built after the original was destroyed by a fire in 1789
Brighton Pavilion 1805A general view of the original Brighton Pavilion
Baccio BandinelliBACCIO OR BARTOLOMMEO BANDINELLI Original surname de Brandini Florentine sculptor