Historical Collection (#85)

Otto I (1815-1867). King of Greece (1832-62), second son of Ludwig I of Bavaria. Engraving

Second Italian war of Independence. Napoleon III in the Battle of Solferino. (June 24, 1859). Engraving 1881

Napoleonic Wars (1796-1815). Battle of the Rothiere (1814-02-01). Napoleon, at the head of a blue division of the guard, recovers the hamlet of Giberie. Colored engraving

Paul V (1552-1621). Italian pope (1605-21), named Camillo Borghese. Engraving by Crispin de Passe

Greenland, Qaqortoq, Hvalsey (aka Whale Island). 14th c. stone ruins of Hvalsey Church (aka Hvalso Kirkeruin), Greenlands largest & best-preserved Norse period ruins

Juan Ruiz (ca. 1283-ca. 1350), known as the Archpriest of Hita (Arcipreste de Hita). Medieval Spanish poet

Greenland, Erics Fjord, Brattahlid (aka Qassiarsuk). Historic home of Otto Frederiksen, sheep farmer & modern day founder of Qassiarsuk in 1924

Louis Philippe Joseph Orleans, Duke of Montpensier and Orleans (1747-1793), called Philippe Egalite since 1792. French Prince, grandson of the Regent Philippe d Orleans. Nineteenth-century engraving

Detention of Louis XVI at Varennes while traveling abroad to seek help, in June 1791. Brought back to Paris swore allegiance to the Constitution

NAPIER, Sir Charles (Merchiston Hall, 1786-London 1860). British admiral. Engraving

Wrangel, Karl Gustav (Skokloster, 1613-Rugen, 1676) Swedish admiral and marshal. Colored engraving

PIUS VII (1740-1829). Italian pope, named Luigi Barnaba Gregorio Chiaramonti. Elected in 1800 in Valence. He crowned Napoleon in Paris (1804). Engraving

Frederick III (1609-1670). King of Denmark and Norway from 1648 until his death. Colored engraving

Rubenstein, Anton Grigorievich (1829 - 1894). Russian composer and pianist

Construction of the Panama Canal. Workers camp in the Highlands of the Emperor. Colored engraving, 1886

Dollinger, Johann Ignaz von (Bamberg, 1799-Munich, 1890). German theologian and historian

Quintus Sertorius (c. 123-72 BC). Roman statesman and general. Quintus Sertorius besieges the Lusones in Contrebia Belaisca Colored engraving

Turkey. Ottoman Empire. Interior of a cafeteria where courtiers gathered to smoke the chibouk. Topkapi Palace. Engraving of the nineteenth century

Alvarez de Castro, Mariano (1749-1810). Spanish military officer, and the military governor of Gerona during the siege by the French during the War of Spanish Independence. Colored engraving

Siemens, Werner von (Lenthe, 1816-Charlottenburg, 1892). German engineer. Nineteenth-century engraving

General scrutiny of the electoral process in the presence of journalists. France. 1872. Engraving by Ryckebusch

Pius VI (Cesena, 1717-Valence, 1799). Italian pope, named Giannangelo Braschi. Elected in 1775. Engraving by R. Cremer

Comte, Auguste (Montpellier, 1798-ParIs, 1857). French philosopher and sociologist

Charles X Gustav (1622 - 1660). King of Sweden from 1654 until his death. Colored engraving

Isaac Peral (1852-1895). Spanish engineer, sailor and designer of the Peral Submarine. Partial tests verified the Peral submarine in the dock of Arsenal de la Carraca, 1889. Cadiz. Andalusia. Spain

Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543). Polish astronomer. Nineteenth-century engraving

Ordonez Gonzalez, Ezekiel (1844 -1918). Spanish politician, lawyer and writer. Engraving by Carretero

Porcell, John Thomas (16th century). Spanish doctor. Autopsy. Engraving

Paul IV (Capriglia, 1476-Rome, 1559). Italian pope (1555-1559), whose name was Giovanni Pietro Carafa. Copy of a facsimile of an engraving N. Beatrizet

Turquoise mask, Mixtec-Aztec, British museum

OLIVAN, Alexander (1798-1878). Military and Spanish linguist. Member of the Royal Spanish Academy, Nineteenth-century engraving

Paul V (Rome, 1552-Rome, 1621. Italian Pope (1605-21), named Camillo Borghese

MARCONI, Guglielmo (1874-1937). Italian physicist. Nobel Prize in Physics in 1909. Engraving

Greenland, Igaliku (aka Igaliko). Ruins of Gardar, once the religious heart of 12th c. Norse Greenland. Part of the Eastern Settlement, Bishops complex. Igaliku Fjord in distance

PALLAS, Peter Simon (1741- 1811). German naturalist. Engraving

Dorat, Jean (Limoges, 1508-Paris, 1588). French poet and humanist His real name was Dinemandi. Drawing

Carlyle, Thomas (1795-1881). British writer. Colored engraving

Historic, Persons
Beethoven, Ludwig Van (Bonn 1770-Vienna, 1827). German composer. 19th century engraving

Perrault, Charles (Paris 1628-Paris, 1703). French writer. Little Red Riding Hood. Engraving by Gustave Dore

Workshop dedicated to handcrafting the paperboard. Pulping and pressing. 18th Century. Encyclopedie Diderot et d Alembert. Colored engraving

Fergusson, William (Scottish, 1808-1877). English surgeon. Engraving by A. Carretero

Chateaubriand, Francois Rene, Vicomte de (1768-1848). French writer and member of the French Academy (1811). Nineteenth-century colored engraving

Andrassy, Gyula, Count (1823- 1890). Hungarian politician. Engraving

Llull, Ramon (1233 / 1235-1315 / 1316). Majorcan writer and philosopher. Colored engraving
Llull, Ramon (1233/1235-1315/1316). Majorcan writer and philosopher. Colored engraving of Arbor Scientiae published in Barcelona in 1505. Episcopal Public Library. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain

Labor movement. Meeting held on May 1890 in Barcelona. The civil governor greets the demonstrators after requesting the reduction of working hours. Catalonia. Spain. Colored engraving

MONTURIOL, Narciso. (1819- 1885). Spanish engineer, artist and intellectual

History of the New Testament. Bethlehem. Ancient city of Judea, home of David and the birthplace of Jesus Christ. Engraving in L Univers Illustre (1862)

Pope Saint Gregory VII (c. 1015 / 1028-1085), born Hildebrand of Sovana. Pope from April 22
Pope Saint Gregory VII (c. 1015/1028-1085), born Hildebrand of Sovana. Pope from April 22, 1073, until his death. Colored

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