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Saffron crocus, Crocus sativa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse
Mace and nutmeg, Myristica fragrans (Myristica officinalis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse
Rue or herb of grace, Ruta graveolens. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse
Wood avens, Geum urbanum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse, (Handbook of all medical-pharmaceutical plants)
Gentlemen fencers in Tierce guard and thrust positionGentlemen fencers in position for the outside-guard called Tierce, and the thrust in Tierce. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr
Colour Woodcut print. Florence Mary Anderson / Molly MacArthur (1893-1972) had two distinct styles of illustration. From the middle of the 1920s
Pot marigold, Calendula officinalis. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887
Mistletoe, Viscum album. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887
Marigold, Calendula officinalis. Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Henry Sowerby from Edward Hamiltons Flora Homeopathica, Bailliere, London, 1852
Dumbcane, Dieffenbachia seguine (Dieffenbachia magnifica). Chromolithograph by P. de Pannemaeker from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1883
Rowan or mountain ash tree, Sorbus aucuparia, Sorbier des oiseleurs. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr
Sacred fig tree or peepal tree, Ficus religiosa. Pipal Banyan. Handcoloured steel engraving drawn and engraved by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d Histoire
18th century military tents by rank18th 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
Adolphe Laferriere as Charles Barbaroux in Madame Roland by Virginie Ancelot, Theatre du Vaudeville, 1843. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Victor Dollet from Galerie Dramatique
Mlle Payre as Beppe in the verse drama Karel Dujardin, 1843Mlle Payre as Beppe in the verse drama Karel Dujardin by the Marquis de Belloy, Theatre de l Odeon, 1843. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Victor Dollet from Galerie Dramatique
Varieties of squash, pumpkin and gourd, Cucurbita pepo and Cucurbita maxima. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe
Naked tattooed man of Hawaii dancing with shield, 1778Naked 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
Tools of the Australian aboriginesTools 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
Various types of clothes worn by Indian men. Man of distinction with prayer beads, and men in dhoti. Handcoloured copperplate drawn
Brahmin Rajput warriors, Rawat warrior casteIndian 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
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
Britons, tattooed Caledonians and Queen BoudicaAncient 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 peopleOrnaments 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
The tall Tehuelche people of Patagonia exchanging gifts with short European colonist. The Native Americans wear feather headdresses and fur cloaks
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
Gonaqua, extinct Khoikhoi people of South AfricaGonaqua, extinct Khoikhoi people, who lived on the south coast between Algoa Bay and Mbhashe River. In fur capes, hats, beaded aprons and necklaces
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
Flowers from Mahabaleshwar (Mahabulashwur). Elephantine creeper, Argyreia nervosa, barberry, Berberis vulgaris, lily, etc
Imperial moth, gray-banded zale and black zaleImperial moth, Eacles imperialis 1, 2, gray-banded zale, Zale squamularis 3, and black zale, Zale undularis 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O
King swallowtail and Jamaican kite butterfly (endangered)King swallowtail butterfly, Papilio thoas 1, 2, and Jamaican kite swallowtail, Protographium marcellinus (endangered) 3, 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O
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
Facsimile of a picture of a dodo by Roelandt Savery in the Royal Gallery, Berlin. Handcoloured lithograph by CDM from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo and its Kindred
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, 1815Napoleon 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 EgyptCobblers 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 bonesAncient 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
Harpy, griffin, satyr, giant, seahorse and NereidMythical creatures: harpy, griffin, satyr, giant or Titan, seahorse and Nereid or Triton. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann
Centaur, chimera, Greek sphynx, Egyptian sphinxMythical 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 nightshadeDeadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna, and black nightshade, Solanum nigrum (Solanum hortense). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder
Costumes of the peasantry, France, 18th century. Peasants (near Paris), villager and milkmaid of Bagnolet. Handcoloured lithograph after portraits in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolios from Le
Madame de Montespan, mistress of King Louis XIVFrancoise-Athenais de Rochechouart de Mortemart, Marquise de Montespan. Madame de Montespan, mistress of King Louis XIV. Handcoloured lithograph by Breton after a miniature in the collection of Louis
Servant girl, chambermaid and peasants, late 16th centuryServant girl, chambermaid, and female peasant and male peasant of Saumur, late 16th century. Handcoloured lithograph after portraits in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio IX 159-173 from Le
Marguerite de Chalons, comtesse de Tonnerre d. 1463Marguerite de Chalons, comtesse de Tonnerre, wife of Olivier de Husson, chamberlain to King Charles VII of France, d. 1463. She wears a hennin and a tunic dress with mahoitre sleeves