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19th Century Collection (#2)

Step back in time and explore the wonders of the 19th century through a captivating collection of historical artifacts

Background image19th Century Collection: The magnificent Glenfinnan Viaduct in the Scottish Highlands, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

The magnificent Glenfinnan Viaduct in the Scottish Highlands, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Background image19th Century Collection: London Bridge, Lake Havasu City, Arizona, United States of America, North America

London Bridge, Lake Havasu City, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Background image19th Century Collection: Fingerprint types, 17th century

Fingerprint types, 17th century
Fingerprint types. 19th-century artwork showing three of the fingerprint types (arch, loop and whorl) identified by British scientist Francis Galton (1822-1911), who wrote on the subject from 1888

Background image19th Century Collection: Jules Vernes Nautilus submarine, artwork

Jules Vernes Nautilus submarine, artwork
Nautilus submarine. Artwork of the submarine Nautilus surfacing rapidly after sinking a ship. This scene is from the book Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870)

Background image19th Century Collection: Sacrament Sunday - William Teulon Blandford Fletcher

Sacrament Sunday - William Teulon Blandford Fletcher

Background image19th Century Collection: Heroes Of The Trojan War

Heroes Of The Trojan War
Illustration of a Heroes Of The Trojan War

Background image19th Century Collection: Sir Winston Churchill statue and Big Ben, Parliament Square, Westminster, London

Sir Winston Churchill statue and Big Ben, Parliament Square, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background image19th Century Collection: Glenfinnan Monument to 1745 landing of Bonnie Prince Charlie at start of Jacobite Uprising

Glenfinnan Monument to 1745 landing of Bonnie Prince Charlie at start of Jacobite Uprising, Loch Shiel, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Background image19th Century Collection: Awful changes cartoon

Awful changes cartoon
Satirical lithograph cartoon by Henry T De la Beche c.1830, depicting Charles Lyell (centre) as Professor Ichthyosaurus

Background image19th Century Collection: British Empire world map, 19th century

British Empire world map, 19th century
British Empire world map. This world map shows the 19th-century British Empire (pink) and its indigenous peoples. Five illustrations (clockwise from upper left) show the people of Australia

Background image19th Century Collection: Da Vincis crossbow

Da Vincis crossbow. Late 19th Century reproduction of a page from a notebook written by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), showing his design for a giant crossbow. Published circa 1894-1904

Background image19th Century Collection: 19th Century French engraving

19th Century French engraving
16th Century French engraving. Historical coloured print of a mythical giant squid (Kraken) attacking a ship, from Histoire naturelle generale et particuliere des mollusques

Background image19th Century Collection: Union Stockyards entrance, Chicago, 1890s

Union Stockyards entrance, Chicago, 1890s
Entrance to the Union Stockyards, Chicago, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

Background image19th Century Collection: First Ferris wheel, Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893

First Ferris wheel, Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893
Ferris wheel -250 feet in diameter, 36 cars - at the Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Blowing glass in a British factory, 1800s

Blowing glass in a British factory, 1800s
Workers in a crown-glass factory, Great Britain, early 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Bay of Naples, Italy, 1800s

Bay of Naples, Italy, 1800s
Bay of Naples in the mid-1800s. Color lithograph of a 19th-century Samuel Read illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Newfoundland, 1870s

Newfoundland, 1870s
Map of Newfoundland, Canada, 1870s. Printed color lithograph

Background image19th Century Collection: Coal mine in England, 1850s

Coal mine in England, 1850s
Removing coal in the Bradley mine, Staffordshire, England, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Oklahoma Territory opened to settlers, 1891

Oklahoma Territory opened to settlers, 1891
Homesteaders charge at the start signal, western Oklahoma Land Rush, 1891. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Buffalo soldier drinking from his canteen

Buffalo soldier drinking from his canteen on a desert march. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Buffalo soldiers charging to the rescue

Buffalo soldiers charging to the rescue
Captain Dodges black troopers to the rescue in the west. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: The Patchwork Quilt

The Patchwork Quilt
Artist: Calkin, Lance - Title: The Patchwork Quilt - Date: 1887 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 86.4 x 61

Background image19th Century Collection: Antique map of New Zealand in the 19th Century, 1873

Antique map of New Zealand in the 19th Century, 1873
Vintage engraving of a Antique map of New Zealand in the 19th Century, 1873

Background image19th Century Collection: Map of Malvern Hills in Worcestershire, England Victorian Engraving, 1840

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

Background image19th Century Collection: Valletta skyline at sunset with the Carmelite Church dome and St

Valletta skyline at sunset with the Carmelite Church dome and St. Pauls Anglican Cathedral, Valletta, Malta, Mediterranean, Europe

Background image19th Century Collection: Dmitri Mendeleev, caricature

Dmitri Mendeleev, caricature
Dmitri Mendeleev (1834-1907). Caricature of the Russian chemist Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev. Mendeleyev (also spelt Mendeleev)

Background image19th Century Collection: Neuschwanstein Castle, Allgau, Germany

Neuschwanstein Castle, Allgau, Germany

Background image19th Century Collection: Chain Bridge, River Danube and Hungarian Parliament at dusk, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Budapest

Chain Bridge, River Danube and Hungarian Parliament at dusk, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Background image19th Century Collection: 1838 Darwins Christ College Cambridge

1838 Darwins Christ College Cambridge
Copper engraving by Le Keux after painting by I.A. Bell with hand colouring entitled " Christs College 1838". Charles Darwin was a theology student of this Cambridge college from 1828-1831

Background image19th Century Collection: Ludwig Wittgenstein, caricature

Ludwig Wittgenstein, caricature
Ludwig Wittgenstein. Caricature of the Austrian-British philosopher Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (1889-1951). Wittgenstein is considered by many to be the greatest philosopher of the 20th

Background image19th Century Collection: Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893
Court of Honor and central basin of the Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

Background image19th Century Collection: Jonathan Edwards

Jonathan Edwards
Evangelist Jonathan Edwards, with his autograph. Digitally colored engraving

Background image19th Century Collection: Thomas Nast cartoon about Boss Tweed corruption

Thomas Nast cartoon about Boss Tweed corruption
" Who stole the peoples money? Twas him" cartoon about Tammany Hall scandal, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a Thomas Nast cartoon

Background image19th Century Collection: Map of Europe, 1870s

Map of Europe, 1870s
Map of Europe in the 1870s. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Caribbean islands, 1870s

Caribbean islands, 1870s
Map of West Indies and the Caribbean Sea, 1800s. Printed color lithograph

Background image19th Century Collection: Old Houses, St. Peters Gate, Nottingham, 1842

Old Houses, St. Peters Gate, Nottingham, 1842
Artist: Bussey, Reuben - Title: Old Houses, St. Peters Gate, Nottingham, 1842 - Date: 1870 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 61 x 50.8

Background image19th Century Collection: Busy Bodies and Busy Bees

Busy Bodies and Busy Bees
Artist: Leavers, Lucy Ann - Title: Busy Bodies and Busy Bees - Date: 1892 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 91.4 x 114.3

Background image19th Century Collection: Krakatoa sunsets, 1883 artworks

Krakatoa sunsets, 1883 artworks
Krakatoa sunsets. Artwork of the spectacular red and orange sunsets caused in London, England, by the August 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, a volcano thousands of kilometres away in Indonesia

Background image19th Century Collection: Harbour walls, Polperro, Cornwall. Probably 1861

Harbour walls, Polperro, Cornwall. Probably 1861
The inner and outer harbour walls from the landward side with boats and men on the inner wall. The Prince of Wales Pier was about to be built, the foundation stone being laid on 5th September 1861

Background image19th Century Collection: Map of Cyprus

Map of Cyprus
Vintage 19th Century map of Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean Sea

Background image19th Century Collection: Antique Damaged Map of Italy 19th Century

Antique Damaged Map of Italy 19th Century
Antique damaged map of Italy 19th Century

Background image19th Century Collection: Antique colored illustrations: Geological map of England and Wales

Antique colored illustrations: Geological map of England and Wales

Background image19th Century Collection: Erythrura gouldiae, Gouldian finch

Erythrura gouldiae, Gouldian finch
Plate 89, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from John Goulds The Birds of Australia, Vol. 3, (1840-1848)

Background image19th Century Collection: Sigmund Freud, Austrian psychologist

Sigmund Freud, Austrian psychologist
Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), Austrian psychologist, holding a cigar. Freud established the idea that mental disorders could have psychological as well as physiological causes

Background image19th Century Collection: 1838 Geological Map of England by Mantell

1838 Geological Map of England by Mantell
From Gideon Mantells " Wonders of Geology" 1839, drawn by his daughter Ellen

Background image19th Century Collection: 19th-century alga cyanotype

19th-century alga cyanotype. Cyanotype of the algae Chylocladia kaliformis, as produced by British botanist Anna Atkins (1799-1871). Chylocladia is a seaweed found in European seas and oceans

Background image19th Century Collection: Whaling ship diagram, 1800s

Whaling ship diagram, 1800s
Deck plan and cutaway view of whaling schooner " Amelia" of New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Battle of Lake Erie, War of 1812

Battle of Lake Erie, War of 1812
British and American ships engaged in the Battle of Lake Erie, 1813. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration



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Step back in time and explore the wonders of the 19th century through a captivating collection of historical artifacts. Delve into ancient civilizations with an antique map showcasing the vast Roman Empire, or journey to medieval Britain under the rule of Anglo Saxons. Feel the power of nature as you gaze upon "The Great Wave off Kanagawa, " a mesmerizing woodblock print that captures both beauty and danger. Immerse yourself in botanical marvels with a Victorian illustration depicting an elegant Oak Tree, showcasing nature's intricate details. Experience love's tender embrace through timeless artistry, evoking emotions that transcend time itself. Let Johannes Brahms' enchanting melodies transport you to an era where music was crafted with passion and finesse. Embark on a visual voyage across Iceland with a meticulously drawn map from the 1800s, discovering its breathtaking landscapes and hidden treasures. Marvel at Clifton Suspension Bridge adorned by hot air balloons during Bristol Balloon Fiesta, capturing both engineering prowess and whimsical delight. Uncover Scotland's rich history through a detailed map from the 1870s, tracing its rugged terrain dotted with castles and tales of valor. Witness life along Cornwall's picturesque coast as four fishermen brave treacherous waters in pursuit of their livelihood during the mid-19th century. Travel back further in time with an England map from centuries past, revealing how borders have shifted over generations while preserving cultural heritage. Celebrate Mary Anning’s groundbreaking contributions to paleontology as she unearths prehistoric secrets embedded within fossilized remains. The 19th century encapsulates an era teeming with exploration, innovation, romance, and resilience; it is a treasure trove waiting to be discovered by those who seek knowledge and inspiration from times long gone but never forgotten.