Vintage City Views

Engravings providing vintage views of cities and landscapes, illustrating historical architecture and scenes from the 19th century in various locations.

A view of Mekele (Mekelle), Tigray, northern Ethiopia.Date: 1846
A view of Mekele (Mekelle), Tigray, northern Ethiopia.Date: 1846
144 assets in this story
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Town view of the small town of Moelln, St Nicolai Church, windmill, moraine landscape, fields, Moelln Lake District, Duchy of Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, historical illustration 1880, Europe
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Göschenen on the Gotthard railway, old bridge, 1895, Switzerland, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated, Europe
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Partial view of the Podil neighborhood with St Andrew's cathedral in the background, Kiev, Ukraine, engraving from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 2055, Volume LXXX, July 15, 1882.
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Distant view of the capital. Date: 1859
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Schloss Ambras Castle, Innsbruck, Austria, woodcut, historical engraving, 1880, Europe
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The old citadel Date: 1884
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VISTA DE ONTIGOLA CON EL ESTANQUE COMO ES CONOCIDA - GRABADO SIGLO XIX. Author: Fernando Brambila. Location: MUSEO DEL ROMANTICISMO-GRABADOS. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Ruins of Drachenfels, Germany, circa 1832
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ANTANANARIVO FROM THE QUEEN'S ISLAND, SHOWING THE QUEEN'S PALACE ON THE TOP OF THE HILL, AND HER SUMMER PALACE ON THE ISLAND IN THE LAKE, MADAGASCAR
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Portsmouth and the Shoals islands, United States of America
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Der Ort Gossensaß am Brenner, Südtirol, Italien, im Jahre 1870, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert
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Historic cityscape, lithograph, circa 1850, Solothurn, Switzerland, Europe
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Old mission in San Francisco, California, United States of America, drawing by Thomas Taylor (1844-) from a photograph, from The White Conquest, 1875, by William Hepworth Dixon (1821-1879), from Il Giro del mondo (World Tour), Journal of geography, travel and costumes, Volume IV, Issue 4, June 22, 1876.
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Church on the hill known as Monte Purga di Bolca, Verona province. Isolated basalt cone resting on several layers of fossil coal and basalt. Colline appelee Purga di Bolca dans le Veronais. Copperplate engraving by Giuseppe Dall'Acqua after Biasini from Scipion Breislaks Traite sur la Structure Exterieure du Globe, Treatise on the Exterior Structure of the Globe, Jean-Pierre Giegler, Milan, 1822.
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The Lion of Aspern is a war memorial erected by Anton Dominik Fernkorn in 1858 on the Aspern Heldenplatz in a Viennese district. Digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century model, exact original date not known
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Antwerp, Peeters, Jan (I), Bouttats, Gaspar, Topographical illustrations of the Middle East, View of Mecca, verso middle - stamped, View of the city of Mecca. In the background the mosque with the tomb of Mohammed. In the foreground a caravan from Constantinople heading towards the city. The print has a Dutch caption with references to buildings and places on the print., print, prints, recto lower right - stamped, height 115 mm, width 259 mm, 1640 - 1695, print maker, printmaker, 1672 - 1672, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Zuid-Nederlands, 1624 - 1680, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher
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THE COLISEUM BEFORE THE RECENT EXCAVATIONS.
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Rua d'Alfandega in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, in 1880, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century
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Grass thatched dwellings of San Miguel, Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia. South America. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Journey to Colombia by Edward Francois Andre, Le Tour du Monde 1877
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Old London Bridge before the Great Fire of London in 1666; Black and White Illustration;
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Schloss Hohnstein, Burg Hohnstein, eine mittelalterliche Burg im gleichnamigen Dorf, Hohnstein in der sächsischen Schweiz im ostdeutschen Freistaat Sa...
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Schloß Tirol in Südtirol, Italien, im Jahre 1870 / Castle Tyrol in South Tyrol, Italy, in 1870, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, genaues Originaldatum nicht bekannt.
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An engraving depicting the flour mills at Wolvey, Warwickshire. On the left is a tower mill: the remaining three are post mills. Dated 19th century
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Lower Bobritz
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Old post station on the Colorado prairie. From American Pictures Drawn With Pen And Pencil by Rev Samuel Manning c. 1880, United States, America, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated, North America
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An engraving depicting Shakespeare Cliff Halt railway station. Shakespeare Cliff Halt is a private halt station on the South Eastern Main Line. Dated 19th century
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Borgund Stave Church, circa 1880
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The tower of Nimrod, Birs Nimrod, from the ruins of Babylon, today Iraq, illustration from 1890 / Der Turm des Nimrod, Birs Nimrod, aus den Ruinen von Babylon, heute Irak, Illustration aus 1890, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.
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The Aqaba Castle, Mamluk Castle or Aqaba Fort, Aqaba, Jordan. From Monuments de Tous les Peuples, published 1843.
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An engraving depicting some Eskimo igloos. Dated 19th century
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'The Pyramid Tomb of King Khufu and the Great Sphinx at Gizeh, Egypt', c1930. Creator: Unknown.
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Stone chalk and brush drawing by Friedrich August Brand showing a farmhouse in Enzersdorf, executed with brown and gray ink with laved shading.
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Öffentliches Waschhaus in Norditalien, 19. Jahrhundert, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert
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Na'ura waterwheel. Ancient wooden noria on Orontes river, Hama. Syria, Syrian Arab Republic. Middle East, Old 19th century engraved illustration, Le Tour du Monde 1863
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Illustration of the Nij Castle a flatland castle in Kyoto, Japan.
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Caravanserai from the old city of Tashkend, Uzbekistan, from Travels in central Asia 1863 by Armin Vambery. Old engraving El Mundo en la Mano 1878
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The crumbling ruins of a mighty castle stand on the cliff's edge, dreaming of days gone by and battles long ago... circa 1860
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Ruins of Ashkelon, from the North, showcasing the fortifications at the north-west corner of the city. The western wall, approximately twelve hundred feet long, aligns with the cliff's edge, which ranges from thirty to seventy feet in height. The conquest of Ascalon by Rameses II is depicted on the walls of the Temple of Karnac., 1881 - 1884., New York. Publisher, D. Appleton., 15 x 24 cm
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New Westminster, a developing town on the Frazer River,British Columbia.Date: 1861
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One of the wells of Gakdul in Sudan. From Travel Diaries, vintage engraving, 1884-85.
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View of Quebec, the Capital of British America.. Craig, W. M. (William Marshall) (ca. 1765-ca. 1834). Prints. 1820. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Québec (Québec)
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Historic cityscape, steel engraving, around 1825, Verona, Italy, Europe
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Site of Nineveh, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume I, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1894
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The Bell Rock lighthouse on the Inchcape Rock. John RENNIE was the engineer for the project, and Robert STEVENSON (1772-1850) his assistant engineer. The lighthouse came into operation on 1 February 1811. From F. Whymper The Sea, London, n.d. (ca 1890).