Images Dated 15th April 2019 (#8)

Three-coloured Indian cress, Tropaeolum tricolor (jaratti). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Red angels trumpet, Brugmansia sanguinea. Extinct in the wild. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Lepanthes calodictyon orchid (Lepanthes calodyction). Colombia and Ecuador. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Ladys purse or slipper flower, Calceolaria varieties. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Bleeding glory-bower, Clerodendrum thomsoniae
Bleeding glory-bower or beauty bush, Clerodendrum thomsoniae (Clerodendron thomsonae). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens

Eastern correa, Correa reflexa var. cardinalis (Correa cardinalis). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Sweet pea, Lathyrus odoratus, and calligraphic poem. Chromolithograph by Louis Prang from Alice Ward Baileys Flower Fancies, Boston, 1889

Chives, Allium schoenoprasum. Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Wild leek, Allium ampeloprasum (Allium porrum). Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Branched asphodel, Asphodelus ramosus. Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Egyptian goddess Hathor with King Seti I
Figure of the Egyptian goddess Hathor with King Seti I from his tomb in Thebes, discovered by Giovanni Battista Belzoni. She holds his hand and offers her menat necklace as protection

Traditional dances of the Caroline Islands, Micronesia, 19th century. Men with tattoos, wearing loincloths, dancing with sticks. Carolians on Guam at top

Russian banya or sauna, 18th century
Russian banya, sauna or public baths, 18th century. Men and women scourging themselves with birch leaves, men throwing buckets of water on hot stones

Cossack, Bashkir and Kalmyk cavalry
Russian military: Cossack officer 4, Bashkir archer 8, Kalmyk cavalry 9, 10, and regular Cossacks 5, 7, 11. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre

Medieval Kings of Hungary: Saint Stephen 5, King Ladislaus I 7, Geza I or Magnus 4 and Arpad 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre and Stanghi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Maori tools and weapons with elaborate carving: axe, fish knife, and box. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Australian aborigines with body painting and scarification. Woman Worogan from Sydney area, man with body painting Y-Erran-Gou-La-Ga, and head of man with moustache

Costumes of the people of Java, Indonesia, circa 1800
Costumes of the people of Java, Indonesia. Man in cap and skirt, nobleman in cotton robe with cudgel, woman in sarong, female dancer, and man in loincloth

Indian transport: sedan chair or palanquins. Long palanquin, miyana, jhalidar palki, and copala palki. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Body suspension festival of Mariatal or Chidi Mari, India
Festival of Mariatal, Churrack-Pooja, Carak Puja or Chidi Mari, near Pondicheri, India. Hindu devotees are suspended by hooks in the skin from long poles

Tragic death of Tipu Sultan, or Tipu Sahib, the Tiger of Mysore, 1799. From Schiavonettis painting The Body of Tipu Sultan Recognized by his Family

Medieval archers with crossbow and arrows
Medieval archers with crossbow and different types of arrows. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence

Swords, rapiers and daggers of the 13th century. Braquemard short sword 1, long sword Estocade 3, two-handed sword 4, Fourree guardless sword 5, Swiss sword 6, Spanish sword 7, dagger 8, bayonet 9

Saxon and Anglo-Saxon kings in battle armour, 8th century
Saxon king in chainmail tunic with double-edged sword and shield, and Anglo-Saxon king of the Heptarchy, 8th century, in leather breastplate standing over a defeated enemy with a cup made from a

Temple of Odin at Old Uppsala, Sweden. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1847

English bare-knuckle boxers prize-fighting in a field, 18th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World

Japanese Shinto gods Amida and Xaca or Shaka
Japanese Shinto gods Amida (dog-headed god on a multi-headed horse) and Xaca (old man seated on cushion). The names reference Amitabha and Shaka, Gautama Buddha, Buddhist deities

Chinese string and percussion instruments
Chinese musical instruments: two-string erhu 1, 2, three-string erhu 3, four-string pipa 4, 5, gong 6, horns and percussion, yunluo cloud gong 11, and paiban 12

Ancient Chinese weapons and war engines
Ancient Chinese weapons including shield 1, bow and arrow 2, axe 10, helmet 12, lance 8, 9, quiver 4, and war engines, including mobile siege ladder 13, mobile moat bridge 15, fire starter engine 14

Portrait of Moctezuma II and Hernan Cortes. Cortes in a suit of plate armor with cloak and sash, Moctezuma in Maxtlat belt and Tilmatli cloak with helmet, shield and spear

Querandi people of the Pampas, Argentina
Querandi people of the Pampas wearing poncho in a store on Calles de los Torres, central Buenos Aires, selling stirrups, bridles, bola, lasso and other horse paraphernalia

Costumes of the Berbers, North Africa, early 19th century, including woman in traditional hayek shawl. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Egyptian alma dancing girls or belly-dancers
Egyptian alma or almeh dancing girls or belly-dancers accompanied by female musicians in veils. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Ancient Egyptian vases, tableware and furniture, including earthenware jars, incense burner, lamps, stool, throne, sofa and box

Utensils and tools of the Malagasy people of Madagascar. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Village of the Tswana or Batswana (Bechuana), South Africa. Circular hut, kraal, reed fence and cattle. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Natives of the Kingdom of Kongo playing music and dancing
Natives of the Kingdom of Kongo (Congo) playing various musical instruments and dancing. A gourd-resonated xylophone marimba, a drum ngamba, double bell longa, and two percussion scrapers

Costume of the women of the Kingdom of Kongo (Congo). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence

Costumes of the Mandingo or Mandinka people, west Africa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Mandingo ritual of Mumbo Jumbo, Kolor
A Mandingo polygamist in a suit of tree bark beats one of his wives in the brutal ritual of Mumbo Jumbo, Kolor. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Natives of the three tribes of Galla, southern Abyssinia - Bertu (Barentu Oromo), Boren (Borana Oromo) and Lobo. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Asian bleeding heart, Lamprocapnos spectabilis (Delitrya spectabilis). Chromolithograph after a botanical drawing by Emily Eden from her Flowers from an Indian Garden: Second Series: Hope

Bengal Florida rose, Rosa chinensis (Rosa bengalensis). Chromolithograph after a botanical drawing by Emily Eden from her Flowers from an Indian Garden: Second Series: Hope, Breidenbach Co

Pride of India giant or crepe-myrtle, Lagerstroemia speciosa. Chromolithograph after a botanical drawing by Emily Eden from her Flowers from an Indian Garden: Second Series: Hope, Breidenbach Co

Field larkspur, Consolida regalis (Delphinium consolida). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Classes and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany

White admiral, gold-spotted sylph and pathfinder butterflies
White admiral butterfly, Limenitis camilla 1, 2, gold-spotted sylph, Metisella metis 3, 4, and common pathfinder, Catuna crithea 5, 6. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Exotic beetles
Centaurus rhinoceros beetle, Augosoma centaurus 1, bee beetle, Trichius fasciatus 2, titan beetle, Titanus giganteus male 3, female 4, Siamese rhinoceros beetle or fighting beetle

Fluminense swallowtail, Anteros acheus and Parides agavus
Fluminense swallowtail, Parides ascanius, vulnerable 1, Anteros acheus, upper side 2, under side 3, and Parides agavus swallowtail butterfly 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

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