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Depictions of historical punishments and significant biblical events, emphasizing cultural context and the implications of morality.

A woodcut engraving depicting Galileo advising the Grand Duke of Tuscany on pumping machinery. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) an Italian polymath, physicist, philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer. Dated 19th century

According to the Bible, in the generations following Great Flood, people decided to build a tower that reached to the heavens.

The Cascabel family wanted to get in with the natives, vintage e The Cascabel family wanted to get in with the natives, vintage engraved illustration. Jules Verne Cesar Cascabel, 1890. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10659804

Women's Chariot from the Caucasus, Georgia, Women in the 19th century, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, original ...

people professions paternoster turner engraving to Christoph Weigel -s book of estates Ratisbon 1698 profession rosary handcraft Germany 17th century,

Hampden, Cromwell and other Puritans stopped by royal proclamation when attempting to emigrate to the colonies in the 1634. John Hampden, 1595 - 1643. English landowner and politician. Oliver Cromw

Russian customs, the shoe oracle, historical illustration, circa 1886

The five year old son of Henri IV and Marie de Medicis is baptised : he will become king as Louis XIII when his father is assassinated in 1610. Date: 14 July 1606

Offerings of Cain and Abel late 17th century Probably by Leonardus Quesi. Offerings of Cain and Abel 212599

Engraving depicting the execution of the English Martyr , William Tyndale in 1536. From Foxe's 'acts and monuments of Martyrs' 1684.

Poll photo collection. Jerusalem in art. A painting representing the arrival of Jesus Christ and his disciples in Jerusalem on Palm Easter. 1953-00-00}. Israel, Jerusalem, Jordan

A Puritan Wedding, vintage engraving. A Puritan Wedding, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1852. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10673522

Cutting the Ashen Fagots; Devonshire, 1854. Old English Christmas tradition. A faggot (large log or a bundle of ash sticks) is bound with nine green lengths of ash bands or 'beams', preferably all from the same tree. The faggot must be burnt in a hearth on Christmas Eve, while people sing Christmas carols. 'The ash is said to be the only wood that will burn green, and it is the policy of the wood-cutters to lay as many "binds" upon the fagot as possible, as it is an old established custom that every "bind" should represent a jug of cider, not that this is the limitation of

Chinese Hearse in the 16th Century, "Classical Portfolio of Primitive Carriers", by Marshall M. Kirman, World Railway Publ. Co., Illustration, 1895

Illustration depicting John Ogilvie hanging from the gallows while the executioner cuts open his abdomen with a large knife. Dated 1675

The caption for this image reads: Indigenous people of Virginia by their fire." It is taken from the "Report of the new found land of Virginia," published in Frankfurt 1590.

Skiopticone image. Religious motive.

Engraving depicting a beekeeper collecting a swarm of bees by shaking a branch to collect them into a straw skep. Dated 19th century

Wearing pretend beards, the Brothers reward the recipients dedication on a recent mission with kisses and a golden crown made of paper. Date: 1890s

Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated, Wedding, Wedding custom with burning candles and musicians, Procession, in Algeria in 1850

Men in costume dancing with torches under a pergola by night; a women is served with a drink at the side. Engraving.

Historical illustration showing the transport of the parts of a large cross on a mountain pass in the Bavarian Alps near Ettal, Bavaria, Germany. The crucifixion group near Oberammergau was paid for by King Ludwig II, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original artwork from the 19th century, exact original date unknown

America. Mexico. Natives of Michoacan, c.1840. Engraving.

The Burning of Old Saint Paul s Cathedral London 1666 during the Great Fire

Engraving depicting Christmas in Poland: The Stork as Carol-Singer. Dated 19th Century

FESTEJOS DE LOS MEXICANOS A PRINCIPIOS DE SIGLO - GRABADO SIGLO XVIII. Author: BERNARD PICART (1673-1733). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

The Easter Riding at the Marienstern Monastery in Lusatia, a Cistercian monastery in the town of Muehlberg on the Elbe River in the present-day state of Brandenburg, Germany, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century artwork, Europe

Students at the University of Athens, most of them wearing national costume, celebrate 25 years of independence from Turkish rule.

Lynching court, Texas, USA, historical engraving, 1888, North America

St. John's fire in Finland, historical engraving of 1883

19th Century Native Americans in the Rockies, Canada. Native Americans, also known as American Indians, First Americans, Indigenous Americans and other terms, were/are the indigenous peoples of North America.

Tlingits or Tlingit People, aka Tlinkit or Tlinkits, an Indigenous Native American People from the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America, including Alaska in the United States, and Yukon and British Columbia in Canada. Engraving shows an encounter with white European settlers or colonialists (Engraving, 1888)

Circular Eagle About a (General) Assembly

Using Cross Staff to Navigate Seas by unknown artist

People stand in a circle around a station of the Stations of the Cross, on Christmas Eve, custom of standing in a circle, Germany, Austria / Leute stehen im Kreis um eines Station des Kreuzweges, in der Christnacht, Brauchtum des Kreisstehens, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

Szene aus einem Moharremfestzug, Muharram ist der erste Monat des islamischen Kalenders und einer der vier heiligen Monate des Jahres im Islam, Gruppe der Geißler, Illustration, Historisch, Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert. Authentisch, Datei restauriert für optimale Verwendung, genaues Datum der Vorlage unbekannt 1f-4999796

The Martydom of Margaret Polley at Tunbridge in 1555 from The Burning of the Martyrs 1741

1700s 1748 SURVEYOR GEORGE WASHINGTON & THOMAS FAIRFAX WATCH AN INDIAN WAR DANCE

People standing in a circle around a station of the Stations of the Cross, on Christmas Eve, custom of standing in a circle, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an 18th century original, exact original date unknown

Massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks under Abdul Hamid, 1895-1896. Armenian inhabitants of Akhisar, having their throats cut. Religious Conflict Turkey Trade Card French Chromolithograph

'In Winter Quarters in the Arctic Sea; A day's sport in the Polar Sea', 1875. Men in fur suits, dog, bow and arrow, and cauldron suspended over a fire. From, 'Illustrated Travels' by H.W. Bates. Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London

Danza Prima. Antiguo baile regional de Asturias. Covadonga. Grabado de 1929. Author: CARLOS LLOBET BUSQUETS.

Engraving depicting the burning of kelp on the Brittany coast to obtain soda.

MUTUS LIBER ('The Silent Book') The Dew of Heaven 4 of 15 Date: 1702

Torture chamber in Rome during the persecution of the Christians, the history of ancient Rome, Roman Empire, Italy, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Europe

Journey of distinguished people in Central America, a priest and his housekeeper are carried in a palanquin by porters, 1880, digitally restored repro...

Jacob gets the birthright from Esau, bible by Matthaeus sMerian, about 1625

Procession, painting by the Tzutuhil artist Miguel Chávez Petzey, Casa K'ojom in Jocatenago, Jocatenago, Guatemala, Central America

Historia Antigua. Grecia. Ara o altar de sacrificios. Grabado alemán de 1863.

Woman, Shaman from Afghanistan, Women in the 19th century

Funeral procession of Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch, actually Franz Hermann Schulze, 1808 - 1883, a German politician and the founder of the German cooperative system, on the long bridge in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany, historical engraving, 1883, Europe

Native Americans gathering and smoking Date: 16th Century

Evangelism of Morocco by the Franciscans. 16th century. Miracle of Fray Martin de Spoleto out unscathed from a bonfire to convert to Christianity to the king of Fez. Engraving. Colored.

Protestants of Holland Breaking the Images of the Cathedrals, drawn by A. de Neuville, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume III, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1897

Das Vermieten der tiroler Schwabenkinder in Ravensburg, Als Schwabenkinder oder Hütekinder wurden Bergbauernkinder aus Vorarlberg, Tirol, der Schweiz ...

Polish miners at Wielleczka salt mine descending the shaft in a group of six each sitting in a loop of rope, with all six loops attached to a single rope. Because explosive gases are not a problem in salt mines, the miners are carrying candles with naked flames for light. From Underground Life, or,

Ballad of the End of the World, Mexico. Date: circa 1900s

William Hogarth's print published in 1721, satirising the South Sea Bubble. People queue to enter Devil's shop, while he cuts up Fortune. Clerics of various denominations gamble (1.foreground) People ride on wooden hobby horse. Honour is flogged in the stocks by Villainy and Honesty is broken on the wheel with self-interest acting as confessor. Engraving

China, then under the Qing Dynasty, was defeated by Japan in the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894-95. China was forced to cede Taiwan to the Japanese, and to recognize the independence of Korea in the Treaty of Shimonoseki. The Qing Dynasty was on the brink of collapse from internal revolts and foreign imperialism, while Japan had emerged as a great power through its effective measures of modernization. Japanese often mocked Chinese between the Meiji Restoration of 1868 and the end of World War II. The Chinese were seen as culturally backward and objects of derision.

The Fight Between Carnival and Lent, 1559: The annual Flemish pre-lent festival, providing an excusive for excessive drinking and sex was condemned as The Devils Week. Pieter Brueghel the Elder (c1525-1569) Netherlandish Renaissance painter.

Reception of Roger Williams by the Indians, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume III, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1897

Croesus on the Funeral Pyre

Seven years in the land of Atlantic cod, The children climb onto the roof of the church.

Seven years in the land of Atlantic cod, The children climb onto the roof of the church, vintage engraving. Seven years in the land of Atlantic cod, The children climb onto the roof of the church. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10659702

Macbeth meets the three witches; scene from Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'. Wood engraving, 19th century.

The Journee of 13 Vendemiaire, Year 4, The Saint Roch Church, Rue Saint-Honore, Paris.

Palanquin or sedan bearers in Korea, historical illustration, wood engraving, circa 1888

Typical Indian burial site, with the body, wrapped, on a wooden platform, supported by poles about 6 feet high. Date: 1890

Painting depicting the burning of a portrait of Tsar Nicholas II during the February Revolution 1917. Dated 20th Century

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