1800s Collection (page 6)

AUTUMN SCENE, 1866. Autumn in New England--Cider Making. Lithograph, 1866, by Currier & Ives

CALIFORNIA: GOLD MINING. Lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1871

Hiram College in the 1800s
Hiram College in Ohio, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Red Cloud, or Mahpiua Luta, Oglala Sioux chief, in quilwork shirt, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

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Giuseppe Verdi. 19th-century photograph

New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, 1870s
Map of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick, 1870s. Printed color lithograph

Cygnus and Lyra constellations. Illustrated card from a 19th century astronomical teaching aid called Uranias Mirror, after the Greek muse of astronomy. There are 32 cards in total

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

Destructive Fire At Fiskerton Mill, Near Southwell, Notts. UK

Banksia coccinea, 19th century C016 / 5535
Scarlet banksia (Banksia coccinea), 19th-century artwork. This artwork is from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Austrian botanical illustrator Ferdinand Lucas Bauer (1760-1826)

Long-horned Cattle, 19th century C013 / 6225
Long-horned Cattle. 19th-century artwork of a bull of the Long-horned Cattle, a breed of the domesticated cow (Bos taurus)

Early fire brigade street alarm
Early fire brigade alarm system. Historical artwork of a fireman testing a 19th-century combined telephonic and telegraphic street fire alarm system

Nikola Tesla, Serb-US physicist
Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), Serb-US physicist and electrical engineer. Tesla was educated at Graz and Prague, but in 1884 he emigrated to the USA

Titus Salt, English textile manufacturer
Sir Titus Salt (1803-1876), English textile manufacturer and social reformer. Salt took over the running of his fathers textile mill in Bradford in 1833

Henri Poincare, French mathematician
Henri Poincare (1854-1912), French mathematician. Poincare is considered one of the greatest mathematicians of all time. He worked on celestial mechanics, topology

Sofia Kovalevskaya, Russian mathematician
Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya (1850-1891), Russian mathematician. Kovalevskaya was the first female member of the St Petersburg Academy of Sciences

Galileos Jovian moon observations, 1610
Galileos Jovian moon observations. These first six observations of the four largest moons of Jupiter are from the work Sidereus Nuncius (1610) by the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)

Beekeeping, 19th century
Beekeeping, 19th-century artwork. Beekeeper extracting honey from honeycombs obtained from a beehive. Bees collect nectar from a wide range of flowering plants

Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian explorer
Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930), Norwegian explorer, biologist and humanitarian. In 1888 he was the first to cross the Greenland ice sheet and showed that it covered the entire island

Fire sprinklers, 19th century
Fire sprinklers. This system of sprinklers was designed to extinguish fires, and here has been installed in a theatre in 19th-century France

Common octopus, 19th century
Octopus. Engraving showing a common octopus (Octopus vulgaris). This engraving was first published in Sea Monsters Unmasked by Henry Lee, printed at London in 1883

Ursa Major constellation, Bode Star Atlas
Ursa Major constellation. This star map shows the northern hemisphere constellation of Ursa Major (the Great Bear) as published by the German astronomer Johann Elert Bode (1747-1826) in 1805

Plant sex system by Linnaeus, 1807
Plant sex system by Linnaeus. This diagram, laying out the sexual classification of plants devised by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

WASHAKIE (c1804-1900). Shoshone Native American chief. Photographed c1885

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Inventor Nikola Tesla, with his signature. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century portrait

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Dolley Madison, wife of President James Madison. Hand-colored engraving of a portrait

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Sitting Bull. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century photograph

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Earth lodge of the Omaha tribe, Great Plains, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Map of Arabia, 1870s. Printed color lithograph, 19th century

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Island of Krakatoa before its destruction when its volcano erupted in 1883. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

15th New York Battery memorial, Gettysburg Battlefield
Memorial to the 15th New York Battery, Gettysburg Battlefield. Photograph

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Innuit family with dog team and sled, . Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Warwick Castle
Norman castle in Warwick on the Avon, England. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Thaddeus Stevens
Congressman Thaddeus Stevens. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portrait

John Fuller, English philanthropist
John Fuller (1757-1834), English philanthropist. Fuller was born at North Stoneham, Hampshire. At the age of four he lost his father, the local clergyman, and at ten was sent to Eton College

John Mad Jack Fuller, philanthropist
John Fuller (1757-1834), English philanthropist. Fuller was born at North Stoneham, Hampshire. At the age of four he lost his father, the local clergyman, and at ten was sent to Eton College

William A. Doberck, Danish astronomer
William A. Doberck (1852-1941), Danish astronomer. Doberck became the first director of the Hong Kong Observatory from its foundation in 1883 until 1907

Simpson researching anaesthetics, 1840s
Sir James Young Simpson (1811-1870), Scottish doctor. This historical artwork shows Simpsons butler walking in on Simpson, who is suffering from the effects of a recent experiment

19th century botanical colour print. Botanical illustration. Form, colour, and details of the plant as an art piece. From the Liszt Masterpieces of Botanical Illustration Collection

Jelly fish, artwork
Jelly fish (Leonura terminalis). Historical artwork of a deep sea jelly fish observed by Ernst Haeckel during an expedition on HMS Challenger (1873-1876)

Russia under the tsars
Map of Russia, 1870s. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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Social reformer Jane Addams against a photo of downtown Chicago in the 1890s. Composite of hand-colored photograph and Albertype photograph

19th century botanical colour print. Botanical illustration. Form, colour, and details of the plant as an art piece. From the Liszt Masterpieces of Botanical Illustration Collection

GRANGER MOVEMENT. The Grange Awakening the Sleepers. American cartoon, 1873, inspired by the Vanderbilt system of secret rebates, showing a farmer trying to rouse the country to the railroad menace

First sewing machine, 1846
Elias Howes sewing machine, 1846. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Rafting furs from the northwoods to market
Fur traders steering a raft through rapids of a river. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

White men bringing cleanliness to native cultures, 1890s
" White mans burden" is to teach cleanliness, described in a Pears Soap ad, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Dantes Inferno, suicides and the Harpies
Dantes Inferno. Canto XIII, line 11: Here [suicide tree] the brute Harpies make their nest (at right: Dante and Virgil). Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)

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Step back in time and explore the wonders of the 1800s. From breathtaking artworks like "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" to intricate maps showcasing Swindon Works, Iceland, Scotland, England, Vancouver Island, Victoria province in Australia, and Ireland - this era was a treasure trove of discovery. The musical genius of Johannes Brahms filled concert halls with his enchanting compositions. Meanwhile, Dmitri Mendeleyev revolutionized chemistry with his groundbreaking periodic table in 1869. Bowdoin College stood proudly in Brunswick, Maine during the 1870s as an institution dedicated to education and enlightenment. As you delve into history through these captivating glimpses from around the world - including a map depicting the vast British Empire - immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of culture and innovation that defined this remarkable century.