mail_outline sales@mediastorehouse.com
8,908 items
The Aztec king Montezuma II and TuscaroraPortrait of Montezuma II, Aztec Emperor of Mexico, in gold crown and gorgette, and of David Cusick, a Tuscarora Baptist preacher and author, in western clothes
Tattooed man of Halmahera, Maluku IslandsTattooed man of Halmahera (Gilolo), Maluku Islands (Moluccas), and Berilla, an Edjow Galla, Abyssinia (Caucaso-Ethiop). Copied from an illustration in Henry Salts A Voyage to Abyssinia, 1814
Manchu man, Mongol with pigtail, and Eleuth Mongol manManchu (Niuchi) man, Mongol with moustache and pigtail, and Eleuth Mongol man. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from his Natural History of
Medieval shoes and boots in England. Gold-fretted shoe worn by Henry III 1, decorated shoes from the reign of Edward III (2-6), buff leather square-toed boot from the reign of Charles II 7
Womans high-heel shoe design in beige leather within abstract art deco border. Chromolithograph from Andre Camys La Chaussure d Art, The Art Shoe, August-September, Paris, 1930
Womans shoe design in salmon pink leather with buckle, 1930Womans shoe design in salmon pink leather with buckle from the Maison Jean Peraro within abstract art deco border. Chromolithograph from Andre Camys La Chaussure d Art, The Art Shoe
Womans high-heel shoe design in purple leather, 1930Womans high-heel shoe design in purple leather with red lace-up panel and snakeskin toe within abstract art deco shooting star border
Matador making a pass with the muleta (cape) and sword. Chromolithograph by L. Gomez after an illustration by Daniel Perea from Bullfight, Corrida del Toros, Madrid, Boronat Satorre, 1894
Chinese knotweed, Persicaria orientalisLa Persicaire vulgaire de la Chine. Chinese knotweed, Persicaria orientalis. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus
Face-turning lathe and riveting hammer, 18th centuryFace-turning lathe and riveting hammer, Block Machinery at Portsmouth naval harbour, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr
Electrical dischargers and doublers, 18th centuryElectrical dischargers and doublers, including Tiberius Cavallos multiplier, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts
Diagrams of magnets, magnetic fields, iron filings, etc. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst
Coach suspension machinery for horse-drawn carriagesCoach suspension: view of the fore wheels of a crane-necked carriage and Mr. Jacobs contrivance for the forewheels of a coach. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey Jr
Tartar soldiers, Qing Dynasty ChinaTartar soldiers going to mount guard at the palace gates, Qing Dynasty China. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin
Chinese rice mill with blindfolded mules turning a millstone, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin
Chinese toy seller and boys playing Jianzi, Qing DynastyChinese itinerant toy seller and boys playing Jianzi by kicking a shuttlecock, Qing Dynasty. The toy man holds a bamboo stick with three small puppets
Embroiderer working on two pieces of silk cloth, Qing Dynasty. One with a bird for a civil mandarin, one with a quadruped animal for a military mandarin
Chinese artillery, QIng DynastyChinese artillery: cannon with narrow muzzle like a musket, Chinese style culverine and large-bore cannon on wheels. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon
Canyon or Menzies gooseberry, Ribes menziesii. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register, edited by John Lindley
Violet trumpet vine, Bignonia callistegioides (Painted bignonia, Bignonia picta). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical
Vine lilac or waraburra, Hardenbergia violacea (One-leaved hardenbergia, Hardenbergia monophylla). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S
Crown of thorns, Euphorbia milii var. splendensCrown of thorns, Christ plant or Christ thorn, Euphorbia milii var. splendens (Spendid euphorbia, Euphorbia splendens). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Mrs
Shooting stars, Hoya multiflora (Abundant flowering cyrtoceras, Cyrtoceras floribundum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S
Salmon correa or neat correa, Correa pulchella. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Nevitt after a botanical illustration by Mrs Augusta Withers from Benjamin Maund and the Rev
Purple groundsel or ragwort, Senecio elegans. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sansom after an illustration by Sydenham Edwards rom William Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1793
Downy leaved birthwort, Aristolochia tomentosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom after an illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis The Botanical Magazine, London, 1811
Coffee tree, Coffea arabica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom Jr. after an illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis Botanical Magazine, T. Curtis, London, 1810
Roman crowns and wreathsCrowns of the ancients: radial crowns 1, 2, laurel wreaths 3, 4, civic crown 5, Obsidionalis (for generals who delivered a town under siege) 6
Manna ash and sarsaparillaManna ash, Fraxinus ornus 1, and sarsaparilla, Smilax regelii 2, with root, flower and node. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder
Guava, Brazilian pawpaw, and sapodillaGuava tree, Psidium guajava 1, Brazilian pawpaw, Annona muricata 2, and sapodilla, Manilkara zapota 3, with fruit, flower and leaf
Cod, whiting, pollock and poor codCod, Gadus morhua, vulnerable 1, whiting, Merlangius merlangus 2, coalfish or pollock, Pollachius virens 3, and poor cod, Trisopterus minutus 4
Uniform of the Kings Bodyguard, Garde-du-corps de roi, Louis XVIII pf France. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France
Colonel-General in the French Hussars, Napoleonic era. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France
Empress Josephine, wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, 1763-1814. In the grand costume of the empress, purple velvet manteau and dress embroidered in silver
Napoleon Bonaparte as First Consul during the Consulate, 1799-1804. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France
Antoine Quentin Fouquier de Tinville, 1746-1795Antoine Quentin Fouquier de Tinville, French prosecutor during the Revolution and Reign of Terror. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la
Jeanne Becu, Madame du Barry, mistress of King Louis XV 1744-1793. Cornart de Vaubernier, Comtesse du Barry. Handcoloured lithograph after a painting in Versailles from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul
Maria Theresa of Spain, wife of King Louis XIV, 1638-1683. Marie Therese d Autriche, Reine de France et de Navarre. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio X
One of Les Mignons at the court of King Henry III of FranceA Mignon, one of the dainty ones at the court of King Henri III of France. Handcoloured lithograph after a caricature in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio IX 59 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul
Joan of Arc, the maid of Orleans, Jeanne d Arc, pucelle d Orleans, 1410-1431. She wears a suit of armour with yellow gaubisson (pourpoint) beneath
Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee, and Nazareth, 1820View of the town of Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee, and view of the town of Nazareth, 1820. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder
Portraits of Khoikhoi and Griqua men, South AfricaPortrait of Stoffel Speelman, a Khoikhoi of Hottentot man 1, and a chief of the Griqua or Kora people with hassagai (spear) and kirri (club) 2
Yellowroot, Xanthorhiza simplicissima (Xanthorhiza apiifolia). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants
Myrrh or didin, Commiphora myrrha (Balsamodendrum myrrha). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants
Common rue, Ruta graveolensCommon rue or herb-of-grace, Ruta graveolens. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880
Sugar-cane, Saccharum officinarum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880
Eastern hemlock or Canadian hemlock, Tsuga canadensis (Hemlock spruce, Pinus canadensis). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley
Virginian snakeroot, Aristolochia serpentaria. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880