1870s Collection (page 6)

A standard 19th century French navigational Sextant
5309959 A standard 19th century French navigational Sextant; (add.info.: Drawing of a standard 19th century French navigational Sextant. 1874.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Exit Empire, Enter Republic, 1871 (engraving)
1580788 Exit Empire, Enter Republic, 1871 (engraving); (add.info.: Newspaper article describing the victory of Prussia in the Franco-Prussian War and the rise of the German Empire)

Francs-Tireurs, 1870 (engraving)
1580783 Francs-Tireurs, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of Francs-Tireurs free shooters. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Angels of Mercy, 1870 (engraving)
1580780 Angels of Mercy, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts sisters nursing the wounded. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The French Fleet off Heligoland, 1870 (engraving)
1580778 The French Fleet off Heligoland, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of the French Fleet off Heligoland, a small German archipelago in the North Sea)

Collection of Engravings from the Franco-Prussian War, 1870 (engraving)
1580772 Collection of Engravings from the Franco-Prussian War, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engravings include: The Volunteer Artillery at Shoeburyness, Shifting a Gun, The East Battery)

Shifting a Gun, 1870 (engraving)
1580770 Shifting a Gun, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting a cannon holder being moved. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Crown Prince Visiting the Wounded, 1870 (engraving)
1580798 The Crown Prince Visiting the Wounded, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts the Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl III of Prussia (1831-1888)

Map of Strasburg, 1870
1580795 Map of Strasburg, 1870; (add.info.: Map of Strasburg and it's fortifications. Strasburg is a town in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)

Die Helden der Revolution, 1875
1580692 Die Helden der Revolution, 1875; (add.info.: Die Helden der Revolution. General Washington standing with Johann De Kalb, Baron von Steuben, Kazimierz Pulaski, Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Lafayette)

Franco Prussian war, 1870
1583487 Franco Prussian war, 1870; (add.info.: Strasbourg under fire.); Windmill/Robert Hunt Library/UIG.

Franco Prussian war, 1870
1583480 Franco Prussian war, 1870; (add.info.: Giant Mortars in Strasburg.); Windmill/Robert Hunt Library/UIG.

The French Ironclad "Rochambeau" off Deal, 1870 (engraving)
1580786 The French Ironclad "Rochambeau" off Deal, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of the French Ironclad "Rochambeau")

Prussian army corps moving on Sedan, 1870
1583473 Prussian army corps moving on Sedan, 1870; (add.info.: Prussian army corps moving on Sedan.); Windmill/Robert Hunt Library/UIG.

Meeting of the Prussian Kings with Napoleon, 1870
1583471 Meeting of the Prussian Kings with Napoleon, 1870; (add.info.: Meeting of the Prussian Kings with Napoleon at castle bellevve at Sedan.); Windmill/Robert Hunt Library/UIG.

The Range Party, 1870 (engraving)
1580768 The Range Party, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts a range party and a change over of watchmen. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Attack on Saarbruk by the French, 1870 (engraving)
1580764 The Attack on Saarbruk by the French, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of the attack on Saarbruk by the French during the Franco-Prussian War)

Bird's Eye View of Paris, 1870 (engraving)
1580792 Bird's Eye View of Paris, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Bird's eye view of Paris and it's fortifications during made during the Franco-Prussian War)

The Notice of the Capitulation of Sedan, 1870 (engraving)
1575744 The Notice of the Capitulation of Sedan, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts men reading the notice of the Capitulation of Sedan. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Prussian Band Playing, 1870
1575740 Prussian Band Playing, 1870; (add.info.: Engraving depicts a Prussian band playing outside the Crown Prince's head quarters. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Collection of Sketches Before Toul, 1870
1575726 Collection of Sketches Before Toul, 1870; (add.info.: Collection of sketches : Marechal de Bœufs, Driving the Cattle for the Army and Bavarian Officers. Cigars a Discretion)

Burning the Effigy of Napoleon III, 1870 (engraving)
1575722 Burning the Effigy of Napoleon III, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts the burning of an effigy of Napoleon III in public. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Quay in Wurzburg, 1870 (engraving)
1575708 The Quay in Wurzburg, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of the Quay in Wurzburg a city in the region of Franconia, Northern Bavaria, Germany. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Crop Returns during 1870, 1870
1575696 Crop Returns during 1870, 1870; (add.info.: Article reviews the results of the crops of 1870 obtained by the Agricultural Gazette. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Portrait of Julien-Theophile-Henri Chevreau, 1870
1575694 Portrait of Julien-Theophile-Henri Chevreau, 1870; (add.info.: Engraving of Julien-Theophile-Henri Chevreau (1823-1903) A French civil servant and politician

On the Pier at Ryde, 1870
1575687 On the Pier at Ryde, 1870; (add.info.: Engraving depicts a scene on a pier at Ryde a British seaside town. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Portrait of General Le Bœuf, 1870
1575686 Portrait of General Le Bœuf, 1870; (add.info.: Engraving of General Edmond Le Bœuf (1809-1888) A marshal of France and prisoner in Prussia. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

French National guard refuse to charge on an unarmed crowd, 1870
1575680 French National guard refuse to charge on an unarmed crowd, 1870; (add.info.: French National guard refuse to charge on an unarmed crowd, during riots in Paris)

Portrait of the Crown Prince of Prussia, 1870
1575679 Portrait of the Crown Prince of Prussia, 1870; (add.info.: Engraving of Frederick Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl III of Prussia (1831-1888) Was German Emperor and King of Prussia for 99 days in 1888

After the Attack, 1870 (engraving)
1575753 After the Attack, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts soldiers resting after battle. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Marriage of the Earl and Countess of Derby, 1870 (engraving)
1575609 The Marriage of the Earl and Countess of Derby, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts the Marriage of the Earl and Countess of Derby at the Chapel Royal, St James)

On Board A River Steamer, 1870
1575600 On Board A River Steamer, 1870; (add.info.: Engraving depicts a scene on board a river steamer. A group of men are playing the card game 'Seven Up')

Portrait of Earl George Villers, 1870
1575591 Portrait of Earl George Villers, 1870; (add.info.: Portrait of Earl George Villers, 4th Earl Clarendon (1800- 1870). English diplomat and statesman. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Female Japanese performers, 1875 (photo) (colour photograph)
1578207 Female Japanese performers, 1875 (photo) (colour photograph); (add.info.: Colour photograph of female Japanese performers with shamisen players in the back row)

King Lunalilo, 1873
1578149 King Lunalilo, 1873; (add.info.: Photograph of King Lunalilo, born William Charles Lunalilo (1835-1874) King of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Dated 1873.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Engraving of Old Gentleman, 1875 (engraving)
1574628 Engraving of Old Gentleman, 1875 (engraving); (add.info.: Old gentleman taking a pinch of snuff. Engraving, London, c1875.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, 1870
1574369 Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, 1870; (add.info.: Print shows a Native man, hiding on the left, watching the Pilgrims around a campfire with small cauldron; a man with hatchet is)

Portrait of world sovereigns (Seijo kakkoku shaga teio kagami), 1879
1574243 Portrait of world sovereigns (Seijo kakkoku shaga teio kagami), 1879; (add.info.: Seijo kakkoku shaga teio kagami (Portrait of world sovereigns) by Chikanobu Hashimoto, 1838-1912, published

Vienna world's fair, 1873
1574241 Vienna world's fair, 1873; (add.info.: Print for the Vienna world's fair shows head and shoulders portrait of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, in uniform)

Map of Prussia, 1870
1574040 Map of Prussia, 1870; (add.info.: Map of Prussia in Germany, circa 1870.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Natural Philosophy, 1878 (engraving)
1574797 Natural Philosophy, 1878 (engraving); (add.info.: Boy lighting paper using the sun's rays focused by a concave mirror. Engraving from ''Natural Philosophy'' by E)

Bernard de Jussieu, 1874 (engraving)
1574760 Bernard de Jussieu, 1874 (engraving); (add.info.: Bernard de Jussieu (1699-1777) French naturalist and younger brother of Antoine, under whom he worked at the Jardin des Plantes, Paris

Albrecht von Haller, 1874 (engraving)
1574758 Albrecht von Haller, 1874 (engraving); (add.info.: Albrecht von Haller (1708-1777) Swiss anatomist and physiologist. Engraving, Paris, 1874.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Engraving of Josiah Mason, 1875
1574547 Engraving of Josiah Mason, 1875; (add.info.: Josiah Mason (1795-1881) English steel pen manufacturer and philanthropist. Engraving, 1875.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Joseph Eustace Croce-Spinelli, 1875
1574479 Joseph Eustace Croce-Spinelli, 1875; (add.info.: Joseph Eustace Croce-Spinelli (1845-1875), killed in a ballooning accident, 15 April 1875.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

I Bull & Bear for All, 1875
1574458 I Bull & Bear for All, 1875; (add.info.: Vignette inspired by the Granger movement, depicts a trader. The title is a variation on the movement's motto)

I Fight for All, 1875
1574450 I Fight for All, 1875; (add.info.: Vignette inspired by the Granger movement, depicts an officer leading a charge, asserting the importance of the farmer in American society)

I Sail for All, 1875
1574445 I Sail for All, 1875; (add.info.: Vignette inspired by the Granger movement, depicts a ship owner watching his vessel through a window)

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Step back in time with these captivating glimpses into the 1870s. Delve into history as you explore an antique map of the Roman Empire, tracing the footsteps of ancient civilizations. Transport yourself to Britain under the Anglo Saxons, discovering their rich heritage through another vintage map. Immerse yourself in literature as you encounter Charles Dickens, a literary genius whose legacy lives on. Marvel at "Dickens Dream, " an unfinished oil painting by Robert William Buss that captures the essence of this iconic English novelist. Embark on a journey through Scotland and England with maps from the 1870s, witnessing how landscapes have evolved over centuries. Discover Vancouver Island's allure through a mesmerizing map that reveals its unspoiled beauty during this era. Education takes center stage as we glimpse into Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine during the 1870s—a hub of knowledge and intellectual growth. Explore Ireland's intricate geography through yet another fascinating map from this decade. Marvel at celestial mechanics depicted in medieval artwork—an awe-inspiring fusion of science and artistry that showcases humanity's fascination with the cosmos throughout history. Travel across oceans to New Zealand and Newfoundland—two distant lands brought closer by antique maps from the 19th century. Witness Europe's dynamic political landscape unfold before your eyes with a detailed map capturing its intricacies during this transformative period. They were an era brimming with exploration, creativity, and intellectual pursuits—a time when cartography merged artistry and science to create timeless artifacts that continue to captivate us today.