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Historic Villages of Brazil

Engravings depicting quaint Amazonian villages and river scenes, highlighting the historical journey across South America in the 19th century.

Distant view of the city as seen by approaching pilgrims. Date: circa 1770
Distant view of the city as seen by approaching pilgrims. Date: circa 1770
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St. Pierre Martinique. 1775 - 1890. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print CollectionExposition Universelle (World Fair) Paris, 1900; a coloured illustration the Rive Gauche; view over the Seine towards the Eiffel Tower.The expedition crossing a river near Gamboru Ngala, Borno State, northeast Nigeria. Central Africa. Drawing by Ivan Pranishnikoff (1841 - 1909) Journey from Borno to Baguirmi 1872 by Dr. Gustav Hermann Nachtigal (1834 - 1885) Le Tour du Monde 1880'Eighty years ago the place where now stands a city of over 2,000,000 people was little more than a trading post... No other city has grown with such rapidity.' Date: 1916Tarabita. It is a primitive cable car used in rugged regions of the Colombian, Venezuelan and Ecuadorian Andes. It consists of a chair or a basket that is attached to a cable, by means of a pulley. Used in the absence of bridges, to cross rivers and canyons. Colombia. Old 19th century engraved illustration. Travel to New Granada by Charles Saffray from El Mundo en La Mano 1879Gloucester Beach , Beaches, Hotels. Louis Prang & Company CollectionCity of Haifa in Israel as Viewed by a Man from Mount Carmel, vintage engraved illustration. Le Tour du Monde, Travel Journal, 1881Port of Ciutadella. Minorca. Balearic island, Spain. Trip to the Balearic Islands Menorca and Cabrera 1888 by Gaston Charles Vuillier (1845 - 1915) Le Tour du Monde 1890View of Olinda, approx. 1637; Olinda. View of the city of Olinda, approx. 1637. In the air the winged banderole with the title. In the caption, the statement of the letters A-M in Latin. Plate No. 10 in a series of 55 performances from the trip to and stay in Brazil from Count Johan Maurits from Nassau in the years 1636-1644.Camping; Landscapes with camp ..Disembarking from a boat in Madagascar, 19th Century.Dover, David Cox, 1783-1859, British, 1832, Watercolor, gouache and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted to moderately thick, cream wove paper, Sheet: 5 3/4 x 9 7/8 inches (14.6 x 25.1 cm) and Mount: 10 3/8 × 6 inches (26.4 × 15.2 cm), bathers, bathing, bathing machines, beach, cliffs, costume, genre subject, harbor, houses, leisure, swimming, wagons, Dover, Dover castle, United KingdomSeen Fort Galle on Ceylon, from the land side; Piento Gale from the country road.London, England. A View From Somerset Gardens to Westminster Bridge. After an engraving dated 1750 by John Miller, after a painting by Canaletto.geographie/travel Tanzania Zanzibar harbour engraving by A. Clos 1885 19th century Africa,Graves Minahasa (sulawesi), vintage engraved illustration. Le Tour du Monde, Travel Journal, (1872).Escaping from Paris by night(TI)The World's End Inn. The World's End InnStreet scene in Cisco Station, California, United States of America. Old 19th century engraved illustration. Travel from Washington to San Francisco by Louis Laurent Simonin from El Mundo en La Mano 1879Illustration depicting a troupe of travellers making their way through rural Switzerland. Dated 19th CenturyTravel and transport banyan tree India Copyright: xJehangirxSorabjee/DinodiaxPhotoxTake the city of Lyon Taken of the city of Lyon ".General view of the town - traders with their camels and mules. Date: 1860View of a village on a harbor. A woman, with a package on the head, stands next to a man on a trail along a number of houses. On the left the harbor with a moored boat.The town of Kevelaer on an old postcard. around 1900. North Rhine-Westphalia. Germany. Historical. digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th centuryFish market on the Donaukanal, Danube canal in Vienna, Austria, historical picture, about 1893, EuropeView of the harbour of Kalvag (Kielvig), Norway. Illustration from Leopold von Buchs Travels Through Norway and Lapland, 1813. Copperplate engraving by Dell'Acqua handcoloured by Lazaretti from Giovanni Battista Sonzognos Collection of the Most Interesting Voyages (Raccolta de Viaggi Piu Interessanti), Milan, 1815-1817.San Sebastian 1823 England. Lithograph on paper . James Duffield HardingView of Naples from Posillipo, by Consalvo Carelli (1818-1900), Italy 19th Century.''Our Summer Holiday Resorts-Scarborough', 1888. From, 'The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888'.La Valetta on Malta, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th centuryFeineGute Leute auf einem sunday outing mit dem Schiff auf dem Rhein, 1880, Germany, Historic, Digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century original, EuropePeople waiting with luggage at Dover Pier, c. 1820, England, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century originalSome residents flee from Paris to Versailles by boat on the river Seine.The city of Meseritz in the distance title on the cover pageCaravels and Harbor, Jackson Park, Chicago, Ill. still image. Postcards. 1898 - 1931. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography CollectionRepublic of South Africa. Cape of Good Hope. Engraving in Weekly Familiar Picturesque. 1882. Colored.Scenes on the road, or a trip to Epsom and back; Kennington Gate.GREAT EXHIBITION FETE AT ST. CLOUD, REFRESHMENT TENTStation and western town of Cisco in California in 1880, USA, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, North Am...Horseback, sledge, sleigh and a hammock used as modes of transport in Madeira. Wood engraving, 1879.Gipsies in the park, 1844. Travellers at Goodwood Racecourse in West Sussex. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.Going through Piquimachay, southern Peru. South America. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Journey across South America by Paul Marcoy, Le Tour du Monde 1870History of Exploration, Brazil, 19th century. Native porters. An illustration from Picturesque and Historical Voyage to Brazil by Jean Baptiste Debret, 1835.World's Fair, World's Exposition or Universal Exhibition in Paris, France, the Exhibition Room of America, Historic, digitally restored reproduction o.... Face over a speed with canoes at the Anjol fortress. In addition to the speed a country road where three people are walking.Sacred Pushkar Lake, vintage engraved illustration. Le Tour du Monde, Travel Journal, (1872).A view of the Bazar, Constantinople, set within a border of a fish smokery, nets and smoked fish! Date: 1910sBude, Compass Point, Ortschaft an der Nordküste der Grafschaft Cornwall nahe der Grenze zur Grafschaft Devon im Südwesten England, Historisch, um 1900, digital restaurierte Reproduktion nach einem Original aus dem 19th century, village on the north coast of the county of Cornwall near the border with the county of Devon in south-west England, Historical, c. 1900, digitally restored reproduction after an original from the 19th centuryMiddle Eastern city , Cities & towns, City & town life, CamelsStreet scene in Tangiers, Morocco, circa 1900Tupaia, a native of Raieatea, fled to Tahiti to escape attacking forces from Bora Bora island. A man of clear intelligence, he acted as intermediary, translator, and explicator of Polynesian society for visiting European vessels. On Cook's arrival in 1769, Tupaia went on board Cook's voyage to New Zealand, Australia, and Java, where Tupaia eventually died after falling ill.THE ROYAL VISIT TO CORNWALLVenice , Cities & towns, Canals, GondolasIsland of Madagascar. Tamatave. Engraving in Weekly Familiar Picturesque, 1882. Colored.Achille Vianelli (1803-1894). View of Amalfi, watercolor on paper.A LOFOTEN VILLAGE DURING THE FISHING SEASON. Lofoten is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway.Sint Antoniesmarkt with De Waag; Different savings within Amsterdam; Faces on Amsterdam. Face from the water on the current Nieuwmarkt and the Waag.Baltimore taken near Whetstone PointA Lappish crib, Sweden. Travel in the Scandinavian states, 1856, Sweden and Lapland. Text and drawings by Saint Blaise. Le Tour du Monde 1862The Arctic Circle was washed down with a bottle of brandy, vinta The Arctic Circle was washed down with a bottle of brandy, vintage engraved illustration. Jules Verne Cesar Cascabel, 1890. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10659795CARAVANA DE COLONOS HACIA EL OESTE TERRITORIO DE LOS INDIOS.Paris, France - Grands Boulevards - Montmartre. Date: circa 1875Christmas in Florida | Library of CongressStop for an inn in summer time.Watercolour by Stanley Inchbold, depicting the Russian pilgrims visiting the River Jordan, near Jericho 1906Giethoorn, fishermen on a canal, eel traps, Holland, authentic reproduction of a school mural, historical, around 1900View of a bazaar in Tunis, Tunisia, engraving from L'Illustrazione Italiana, No 18, May 1, 1881. Digitally colorized image.Street scene in the lakeside town of Torbole on Lake Garda, Italy Date: circa 1910sStreet scene, many people, houses, market, shops, trade, economy, stretcher, barrel, basket, historical illustration 1885, Canton, China, Asia'The Bathing Ghats, Benares', c1880 (1905). Creator: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray.Holiday on the Champ de Mai, year 1815, France, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from 19th century original. Illustration showing a group of holidaymakers boating down the River Thames, during the summer of 1879. Date: Summer Number 1879Sunset from the Battery, New York City, circa 1901Loetzen in East Prussia, Germany, today Gizycko, a town in the Polish Voivodeship Warmia-Masuria, Poland, view from ca 1910, digital reproduction of a public domain postcard, EuropeAachen (Aix-la-Chapelle), famous spa town known to the Romans as Aquisgranum. Here ladies and gentlemen are taking a stroll in the spa gardens. From ''Amusements des eaux d'Aix-la-Chapelle'', Amsterdam, 1736.Through egypt. The Pyramids of Giza, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, (1880-81).Breakfast hunting at Roccapalumba; a Sicilian Village.A small provincial town. / N ° 7. (registered title) | Travel to England (set of all)Across the Continent. Westward the Course of Empire Takes its Way”. Artist: Frances Flora Bond Palmer, American, 1812-1876 Publisher: James Merritt Ives, American, 1824-1895Covent Garden was formerly the convent garden of the abbey of Westminster : it was for many years London's major fruit and vegetable market. Date: 1924Thailand: 'Siamese Canoes', Bangkok. E. A. Norbury (1898), originally published in 'The Kingdom of the Yellow Robe' by Ernest YoungThe pond of Ulwur. vintage engraved illustration. Le Tour du Monde, Travel Journal, (1872).MEMORIES OF CHARLES KINGSLEY AT WESTWARD HO! DEVONSHIREWomen's regatta on the Grand Canal in Venice, by Gabriel Bella (1730-1799).Mount Sinai, Egypt, c1870.Artist: W DickensCaptain James Cook FRS 1728 1779 British explorer, navigator, cartographer, captain Royal Navy. North east view Island Otaheite native boatsTwo European men standing next to tombs in the Bay of Castries. Etching by Heath after Duché de Vancy, 1st November 1798.Provincetown, Massachusetts 1877Port of toulon; Le Port Neuf De Toulon. A view of the port of Toulon. Title in undermarge.Hodogaya (Shinkame Bridge), in The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no Uchi), Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858, Woodblock print in colored ink on paper, Scene of busy merchants quickly crossing the Shimmachi bridge into town. Two women are sitting enjoying a cup of tea at the base of the bridge. A row of colorful rooftops continues into the distance and under the hilltop of a large mountain., Japan, ca. 1834, seascapes, Print, PrintView of the esplanade from the top of bazaar gate street Bombay now Mumbai Maharashtra India Copyright: xJehangirxSorabjee/DinodiaxPhotoxPeople on the Gemmi Alpine Pass c. 1869, Petersgrat, Gemmipass, a mountain pass in Switzerland, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknownScene of everyday life in Vienna, Austria 19th Century. Print.A stagecoach sets down passengers at the Dolphin Inn, Greenwich Date: circa 1820Altenberg (Ore Mountains). The snowy village of Altenberg in the German Saxony. On the street two cross-country skiing figures and a Arrenslee.Porters arriving at the town of Carrizal, Nariño Department. Colombia, South America. Journey through Equinoctial America 1875-1876 by Edward Francois Andre. Le Tour du Monde 1879Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls, Niagara River waterfalls on the border between the US state of New York and the Canadian province of Ontario, Canada, authentic reproduction of a school mural, historic, around 1900The station at the Schwarzbachwacht, mountain pass between Reichenhall and Berchtesgaden in 1879, Bavaria, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, EuropeBeach scene on the Riviera di Levante, 1888, beach holidaymakers, Italy, Europe