Rare contemporary portait of Sir Francis Drake, celebrating his circumnavigation of the World, engraved by Jodocus Hondius during his residency in London and later finished by George Vertue in the early 18th Century. This marvelous engraving is...
Rare early lithographic portait of the 16th Century explorer, Sir Francis Drake, celebrating his discovery of the Potato, which he brought from America to Europe in 1544. Smaller copies of the 1817 lithographica edition are noted in the Hampton L....
Finely engraved image of mounted and unmounted soldiers. The image appeared in the 1568 Venice edition of Ludovico Ariosto's Orlandi Furioso, which first published in 1515, but not completed until 1532. Orlando furioso (the Frenzy of Orlando) is an...
Rare contemporary portrait of Benedictus Arias Montanus, Philippe Galle.
Rare Pair of Broadsides Illustrating The Gunpowder Plot, engraved by Crispin Van Passe. Top Image Eygentliche Abbildung wie ettlich Englische Edelleut einen Raht schliessen den König sampt dem gantzen Parlament mit Pulfer zuvertilgen Above, the...
Striking example of Seutter's figure of Colossus, with sword and scepter, representing Daniel's interpretation of King Nebuchadnezzar's dream (Dan. 2:39-40). History's great empires are engraved on the breastplate; Oriental empires on the left leg,...
Remarkable image showing Choctaw Indians playing lacrosse, from George Catlin's North American Indian Portfolio. In 1834, George Catlin witnessed Choctaw lacrosse in Indian Territory near present-day Oklahoma, and was captivated by the game. Ball-play...
Proof state of John Trumbull's painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, "engraved on steel by H.S. Sadd," and published by John Neale A fine mid-19th Century reprise of one of Trumbull's iconic works. The painting shows the...
One of a series of 17 engraved portraits of John Knox, depicting his life. The original image was painted by Alexander Ritchie and engraved by A.G. Campbell. Published by Joseph Laing, London Edinburgh & New York. The remainder of the title...
Large manuscript game board, executed in ink and watercolor on paper, mounted on original linen. The game board is a curious historical montage, inspired by the French Opera, La belle Hélène, by Jacques Offenbach and the traditional Game of the...
Fine example of this powerful image celebrating the lives of America's two most important president. This finely executed lithograph shows portraits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln on either side of a full length image of Lady Liberty, with...
Set of 9 lithographs drawn by John Hull and printed in Boston, setting Bret Harte's poem The Heathen Chinee, published in Boston in 1870. Originally published as Plain Language from Truthful James, the work is a narrative poem by American writer Bret...
Satirical cartoon map, drawn by Tom Merry (William Mecham). The cartoon satirizes Liberal MP William Ewart Gladstone. Gladstone (1809-1898), served as Liberal Prime Minister four times and as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Gladstone opposed the High...
Fine theatrical promotional broadside promoting James H. Wallick's play The Cattle King. The present images shows one of the primary characters, Bob Taylor . James H. Wallick was a late 19th century actor, best known his 1882 Bandit King, an...
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New York to Paris in 33 hr, 29 m is the name of this printed cotton textile depicting the solo flight of Charles Lindbergh from New York to Paris. Even before Lindbergh completed his 1927 flight, a cotton toile fabric was made by Passaic Print Works...
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Spirit of St. Louis is the name of this printed cotton textile depicting the solo flight of Charles Lindbergh from New York to Paris.
