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European history Collection (#5)

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European history Collection: PROY2A-00114

PROY2A-00114
Russian defeat of the Swedish flotilla during the Northern War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: PROY2A-00113

PROY2A-00113
Cutting off the long robes of the Russian boyars by order of Peter I. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an illustration

European history Collection: PROY2A-00086

PROY2A-00086
Moors surrender of Granada to Isabella and Ferdinand, 1492. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: King Henry I of Germany

King Henry I of Germany
Henry I (the Fowler) proclaimed emperor of Germany. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: Charles V and Pope Clement VIII entering Bologna

Charles V and Pope Clement VIII entering Bologna
Entry of Emperor Charles V and Pope Clement VIII into Bologna. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

European history Collection: PPRT2A-00003

PPRT2A-00003
Page of Gutenbergs 42-line Bible, printed in the 1450s, probably the first use of movable type. Color lithograph reproduction

European history Collection: William Tell, legendary Swiss archer

William Tell, legendary Swiss archer
William Tell aiming his crossbow to shoot an apple off his sons head. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: William Tell in the Swiss independence fight

William Tell in the Swiss independence fight
Escape of William Tell from a sinking boat during the Swiss independence movement, 1300s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: PMID2A-00004

PMID2A-00004
Wittekind calls his Saxons to fight in the Rhineland against Charlemagne, 778 AD. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: PEUR2A-00014

PEUR2A-00014
El Cid, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: PBIB2A-00044

PBIB2A-00044
Apostle Andrew spreading Christianity into the Russia. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustrtion

European history Collection: PANC2A-00089

PANC2A-00089
Odoacer compels the abdication of Romulus, the last Roman emperor of the West, 476 AD. Hand-colored woodcut

European history Collection: PANC2A-00062

PANC2A-00062
Hermann blowing his horn, calling the Cherusci to battle against the Romans in ancient Germany. Hand-colored photogravure reproduction of a 19th-century illustration by Hanfstaegl

European history Collection: PANC2A-00008

PANC2A-00008
Attila the Hun standing amid burning ruins. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: Identifying knights in a tournament through heraldry

Identifying knights in a tournament through heraldry
Duc de Bourbon reviewing the coats-of-arms of knights in a tournament. Printed color lithograph reproduction of a 15th-century manuscript miniature illustration

European history Collection: Chained books in a Dutch library

Chained books in a Dutch library
University of Leiden library, where all the books were chained in place, 1500s -1600s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 17th-century illustration

European history Collection: PROY2A-00167

PROY2A-00167
Peter striking a priest in a monastery. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: Red Cross field hospital in Bohemia, 1866

Red Cross field hospital in Bohemia, 1866
Red Cross field hospital in a railway station in Bohemia, 1866. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: Jews assaulted in Kiev, 1880s

Jews assaulted in Kiev, 1880s
Assault on Jews within sight of the Russian military in Kiev, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: EXPL2A-00107

EXPL2A-00107
Ships in busy Lisbon harbor, circa 1600. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century reproduction of the original illustration from DeBry

European history Collection: Garden irrigation in the 1500s

Garden irrigation in the 1500s
Garden water pumped through beds via intersecting channels, formal bed design of 1571. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: BUSN2A-00135

BUSN2A-00135
Dutch East India House in Amsterdam, showing warehouses and shipyard. Hand-colored woodcut

European history Collection: Fish market at a Norwegian port, 1880s

Fish market at a Norwegian port, 1880s
Fishermen selling their fresh cod in Bergen, Norway, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: EVNT2A-00020

EVNT2A-00020
Sea fight between England and Holland during the Dutch War, June 1666. Printed halftone reproduction of a painting

European history Collection: EVNT2A-00073

EVNT2A-00073
Trial for heresy during the Spanish Inquisition. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century illustration

European history Collection: Madrid riots after Spains defeat at Trafalgar, 1805

Madrid riots after Spains defeat at Trafalgar, 1805
Populace of Madrid burning residence of Prime Minister Godoy after Spains defeat in the Napoleonic Wars. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: EVNT2A-00314

EVNT2A-00314
Prussian army crossing the Loire River at Orleans, France, during a snowstorm, Franco-Prussian War, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: EVNT2A-00301

EVNT2A-00301
Swedish victorious over the Russians at the Battle of Narva, Estonia, Great Northern War, 1700. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illusration

European history Collection: EVNT2A-00300

EVNT2A-00300
Russian army camp on the Pruth River during negotiations with the Turks, 1711, Great Northern War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: EVNT2A-00299

EVNT2A-00299
Soldiers of Charles XII reconquer Malmo, retaking Skane from the Russians during the Great Northern War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: EVNT2A-00298

EVNT2A-00298
King Charles XII leading the Swedish army to victory over the Russians at Narva during the Great Northern War, 1700. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

European history Collection: EVNT2A-00297

EVNT2A-00297
Skirmish between Russian and Swedish cavalry at the Battle of Poltava during the Great Northern War, 1709. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

European history Collection: EVNT2A-00296

EVNT2A-00296
Russian bombardment of Noteborg (Petrokrepost), from an island on the Neva River, during the Great Northern War, 1702. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: EVNT2A-00295

EVNT2A-00295
Peter the Great commanding the Russian army against the Swedes at the Battle of Poltava, Great Northern War, 1709. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: EVNT2A-00294

EVNT2A-00294
Flight of Swedish King Charles XII after losing the Battle of Poltava to Peter the Great, 1709. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: EVNT2A-00282

EVNT2A-00282
French king Francis I taken prisoner at Pavia during war with the Holy Roman Empire, 1525. Hand-colored 19th century reproduction of an earlier engraving

European history Collection: EVNT2A-00281

EVNT2A-00281
Dragon of Heresy, from Guidius " Dialogy" printed in Switzerland, 1521. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century reproduction of the illustration

European history Collection: EVNT2A-00190

EVNT2A-00190
Breaching tower, archers, and cannon used in a siege during the Hundred Years War. Hand-colored woodcut

European history Collection: 1848 uprising in Berlin

1848 uprising in Berlin
Uprising of the populace in Berlin, Germany, 1848. Printed color lithograph reproduction of a painting by von Wenzel

European history Collection: Soldier in New Sweden

Soldier in New Sweden
Swedish soldier in colonial Delaware, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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