History Collection (page 6)

Persepolis ancient columns at sunset, Iran
Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550 u2013330 BC). It is situated 60 km northeast of the city of Shiraz in Fars Province, Iran

Romantic summer night in Torun

Chelone or Turtlehead Plant, Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Botanical Illustration of Chelone or Turtlehead Plant: Plate 54

Orchid, Twayblade, Neottia, Listera, Ladyas Tresses, Spiranthes Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Orchid, Twayblade, Neottia, Listera, Ladyas Tresses, Spiranthes Victorian Botanical Illustration

Victorian Cricket Match, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a bowler bowling out a batsman during a cricket match, at Lords cricket ground between Oxford and Cambridge. c.1870

Map of Litchfield in Staffordshire, England Victorian Engraving, 1840
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraving of Map of Litchfield in Worcestershire, England Victorian Engraving, 1840. Source: Original edition from my own archives

Illinois 1852 Map

Sweden and Norway, lithograph, published in 1878
Ancient map of Sweden and Norway. Lithograph, published in 1878

Antique map of Denmark

Garnier Opera House, Paris
Antique illustration of a Garnier Opera House, Paris

Ancient Greece
This is a painterly photograph of the Parthenon in Athens, Greece

Fourviere Basilica from Saone river - Lyon
St Jean district with its Fourviere basilica - Lyon France

Kingston, Norfolk Island, is a very historic Georgian village and fully restored colonial outpost of the British Empire during the convict transportation era

Antique illustration of landscape with animals and farmer (drawing by Los Rios from one of his paintings). The drawing features a cattle with a farmer/shepherd and a dog in a countryside set

Callisto And Artemis
The nymph Callisto succumbs to the embraces of Zeus, who is disguised as the goddess Artemis. Artemis, who demanded that her nymphs remained chaste

Perm Machine
A model having her hair permed by a permanent wave machine at the Hairdressing Fair, White City, London, 25th October 1928. (Photo by Henry Miller News Picture Service/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Historic map of London (18th Century)
map/plan of the inner city of London from 1898

Antique Map - Biblical Palestine
Antique Map from 1864 of Biblical Palestine

Wolf and the Seven Young Kids
Vintage colour engraving of the Wolf and the Seven Young Kids, a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm. A mother goat leaves her seven children at home while she ventures into the forest to find

Petty Officers and Seamen of the Royal Navy, 1891
Vintage colour engraving of Petty Officers and Seamen of the British Royal Navy, dressed in various styles of military uniform. The Graphic, 1891

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - sails made
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, It ceased; yet still the sails made on, a pleasant noise till noon

Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson
Engraving From 1873 Featuring Lord Nelson Who Was An Officer In The British Royal Navy. He Is Missing An Eye And An Arm From Injuries In Battle. Lord Nelson Lived From 1758 Until 1805

Admiral Horatio Nelson
Vintage engraving of Horatio Nelson one of Englands great national heros. The victor at Battle of Trafalgar, the Battle of the Nile and Battle of Copenhagen

Fossils and plants from the Carboniferous period, woodcuts, published 1897
Fossils and plants from the Carboniferous period. Wood engravings, published in 1897

Covered alley in Yazd old town, Iran
Yazd is an ancient desert city in central Iran and the capital of the Yazd province. Since 2017 its listed by UNESCO as a world heritage

Papyrus
Egyptian PapayrusMore of my photos:

William Hogarth Gin Lane
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths Beer Street and Gin Lane. They depict the evils of the consumption of gin as a contrast to the merits of drinking beer

Coat of arms Lord Southwell 18th century
Engraving of the coat of arms of Southwell, Lord Southwell, item 111 in an 18th-century publication. Text on this engraving, including motto, reads: 111 Southwell

Anatomy of Organs Engraving
Engraved illustrations of Anatomy of the Fasciae, Integuents, and Organs of Mastication and Respiration from Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art, Published in 1851

Topographic map of Europe, lithograph, published in 1897
Topographic map of Europe. Lithograph, published in 1897

Antique map, Manchester, England, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Antique map, Manchester, England, 19th Century

Duckweed, Lemnoideae, Bayroot, Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Duckweed, Lemnoideae, Bayroot, Victorian Botanical Illustration, from The Flowering Plants and Ferns of Great Britain, Published in 1846

Foxglove, Digitalis, Snap Dragon, Antirrhinum, Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Foxglove, Digitalis, Snap Dragon, Antirrhinum, Victorian Botanical Illustration, from The Flowering Plants and Ferns of Great Britain

Evening Primrose, Primrose, Isnardia and Nightshade, Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Botanical Illustration of Evening Primrose, Primrose, Isnardia and Nightshade, Victorian Botanical Illustration, Victorian Botanical Illustration

Scillia Plants, Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Botanical Illustration of Scillia Plants, Victorian Botanical Illustration Plate 58

Chamomile, Yarrow, Milfoil, Daisy, Aster, Mayweed, Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Chamomile, Yarrow, Milfoil, Daisy, Aster, Mayweed, Victorian Botanical Illustration Victorian Botanical Illustration

Historical map of Palestine with the twelve tribes of Israel. Colored steel engraving, published in 1886

Map of Sudan, late 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Map of Sudan, late 19th Century

Map of RAOEgen, Baltic Sea, largest island of Germany, lithograph
Map of RAOEgen - Germanys largest island in the Baltic Sea. Lithograph, published in 1884

Geological map of the European Alps, lithograph, published in 1897
Geological map of the European Alps. Lithograph, published in 1897

Map of the German Confederation (1815-1866), lithograph, published in 1897
Map of the German Confederation between 1815 and 1866. Lithograph, published in 1897

Fruit, Vegetables and Berries of the Garden, Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Botanical Illustration of Fruit, Vegetables and Berries of the Garden: Plate 49

South Devon Railway Leopard class Saddle Tank Engine
Vintage engraving of Lance a South Devon Railway Leopard class Saddle Tank Engine. Lance (1875 to 1892) GWR no. 2130, it was one of two locomotives kept working at Swindon railway works for shunting

Human Skull
Illustration of human skull

Seneca the Younger (c. 4 BC a AD 65), fully Lucius Annaeus Seneca and also known simply as Seneca
illustration of a Seneca the Younger (c. 4 BC a AD 65), fully Lucius Annaeus Seneca and also known simply as Seneca, was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist

Behistun Inscription, ancient relief, Kermanshah, Iran
Illustration of a Behistun Inscription, ancient relief, Kermanshah, Iran

Map of Coventry in Warwickshire, England Victorian Engraving, 1840
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraving of Map of Coventry in Warwickshire, England Victorian Engraving, 1840. Source: Original edition from my own archives

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