Illustration Collection (#19)

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

Topete y Carballo, Juan Bautista (1821 - 1885). Spanish naval commander and politician. Colored engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1885

Ollivier, Emile (Marseille 1825-Saint-Gervais-Lesbains, 1913). French politician

Trubia factory. Transporting the guns destined to battleship Pelayo. Engraving by Rico in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1872. Colored. Spain. Asturias

Cuvier, Georges (1769-1832). French naturalist. Engraving by A. Closs. Colored

Peel, Robert (Bury, 1788-London, 1850). British politician. Engraving

ABDUL AZIZ (1830-1876). Sultan of Turkey. Deposed and murdered and 1876. Engraving

Daniel in the lions den. Colored engraving

Cameos, Luis Vaz de (1524-1580). Portuguese poet. Engraving by Carretero. Colored

Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem (c. 99 - c. 216). Patriarch of Jerusalem, bishop and confessor

Newcomen steam engine invented by Thomas Newcomen in 1712. It consisted of a pump designed to reduce water steam in the galleries of mines. Engraving

18th century. Farmer with a seed drill. Colored engraving

Roderic. Visigoth king (709-711). He lost the throne when the peninsula was invaded by the Muslims. Colored engraving

Charles Albert (Turin 1798-Porto, Portugal, 1849). King of Sardinia (1831-1849). Established a constitutional monarchy (1848). He abdicated in favor of his son Victor Emmanuel II. Engraving

Amadeo I (Turin, 1845-Turin, 1890). Duke of Aosta and King of Spain (1871-1873). Engraving

USA. Ancient native petroglyph in Volcanoes NP on the Big Island of Hawaii

Pictograph of the legendary figure called Kokopeli who brought the wooden flute and fertility to the Pueblo Indians

Ancient petroglyphs from the Fremont people on canyon wall at Capitol Reef National Park in Utah

Central America, El Salvador
El Salvador: San Salvador, Mercado Nacional de Artisanias, hand painting on brick wall, May

Australia, No. Territory, Kakadu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Aboriginal Rock Art at Ubirr

Christchurch, New Zealand. This old Christchurch bookstore has countless used antique books

Libya, Fezzan, Akakus, prehistoric graffiti

Libya, Fezzan, Abaho prehistoric engraving

Jordan, Wadi Rum desert, Thamudic Inscriptions

Pius VI (1717-1799). Italian pope, born Giannangelo Braschi. Elected in 1775. Colored engraving by R. Cremer

Pius IX (1792-1878). Italian pope, named Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti. Elected in 1846. Convened the First Vatican Council (1869-70). Engraving

Julius II (1443n1513), nicknamed The Fearsome Pope and The Warrior Pope, born Giuliano della Rovere. Pope from 1503 to 1513. Colored engraving

Rock paintings made by San Bushmen at Bushmans Kloof in Western Cape Province, South Africa

Petroglyph at Twyfelfontain, Namibia

Ethiopia: Tigray Region, Axum, Church of St. Mary of Zion (adjacent to chapel said to hold Ark of Covenant), illustrated bible

Madonna of the Sea, Botticelli painting, 15th c. Italy

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