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[Title page from the Art of shooting in great ordnaunce... written by William Bourne. Imprinted at London for Thomas Woodcocke, 1587]

[Title page from the Art of shooting in great ordnaunce... written by ...

This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

[Cut-away view of water-powered mill showing horizontal wheel with paddles, cog and shafts, and housing]

[Cut-away view of water-powered mill showing horizontal wheel with pad...

Illus. in: Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli. Parigi : 1588. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks of Western technology ... / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. :... More

Far che con un dracone ... - Public domain dedication image

Far che con un dracone ... - Public domain dedication image

An automatic theater run by a water siphon system, moving Hercules, with club, a dragon, and a fountain; surrounding text and decorated initial V. Illus. and text in: Gli artifitiosi et curiosi moti spiritali d... More

Theodor de Bry - [The town of Pomeiock] / T.B.

Theodor de Bry - [The town of Pomeiock] / T.B.

Fortified Native village the manner of construction of the buildings and the enclosing stockade. Illus. in: Wunderbarliche, doch warhafftige Erklärung, von der Gelegenheit vnd Sitten der Wilden in Virginia ... ... More

[Title page of A briefe and true report of the new found land of Virginia, with five Indians posed in architectural border]

[Title page of A briefe and true report of the new found land of Virgi...

Engraving by Theodor de Bry. Illus. in: A briefe and true report..., Francoforti ad Moenvm : Typus I. Wecheli, sumtibus ver T. de Bry, 1590. Reference copy may be in LOT 4411. This record contains unverified, o... More

Theodor de Bry - [How they catch fish]

Theodor de Bry - [How they catch fish]

Native men and women in a dugout canoe fishing while others in the background stand in the river and spear fish. Illus. in: Wunderbarliche, doch warhafftige Erklärung, von der Gelegenheit vnd Sitten der Wilden ... More

[Overhead view showing path of obelisk during move from the Circus Nero to its new location at the Piazza of Saint Peter in Rome]

[Overhead view showing path of obelisk during move from the Circus Ner...

Illus. in: Della trasportatione dell'obelisco vaticano et delle fabriche di Nostro Signore papa Sisto v fatte dal cavallier Domenico Fontana. Roma : D. Basa, 1590. Published in: The tradition of technology : L... More

Theodor de Bry - [How they cook their fish] / T.B.

Theodor de Bry - [How they cook their fish] / T.B.

Native men cooking fish on a wooden frame over a fire. Illus. in: Wunderbarliche, doch warhafftige Erklärung, von der Gelegenheit vnd Sitten der Wilden in Virginia ... / Erstlich in engelländischer Sprach besch... More

Theodor de Bry - [A weroans, or chieftain, of Virginia]

Theodor de Bry - [A weroans, or chieftain, of Virginia]

Full-length, front and back portraits of a Native chief in Virginia, with bow and arrow; hunting scene in the background. Illus. in: Wunderbarliche, doch warhafftige Erklärung, von der Gelegenheit vnd Sitten de... More

Theodor de Bry - [The Englishmen's arrival in Virginia]

Theodor de Bry - [The Englishmen's arrival in Virginia]

Map showing the coast of Virginia with many islands just off the mainland, two Native territories, Secotan and Weapemeoc, and the Native community of Roanoak on an island at the mouth of a river. Illus. in: Wun... More

[An old man in his winter clothes] / T.B.

[An old man in his winter clothes] / T.B.

An aged Native man from Pomeiock, full-length portrait, facing front, wearing winter garment; landscape scene with village in the background. Illus. in: Wunderbarliche, doch warhafftige Erklärung, von der Geleg... More

[Indian seated in hut] - Public domain book illustration

[Indian seated in hut] - Public domain book illustration

Illus. in: America. Edited by Theodor de Bry. Franckfort am Mayn : Gedruckt bey J. Wechel, in Verlegung d. Bry, 1590, plate 21.

Theodor de Bry - [How they build boats] / T.B.

Theodor de Bry - [How they build boats] / T.B.

Native men making dugout boats by burning and scraping with seashells. Illus. in: Admiranda narratio, fida tamen, de commodis et incolarvm ritibvs Virginiæ [...]. Wecheli : svmtibvs T. de Bry, 1590, [plate] 12.... More

Theodor de Bry - [The tomb of the weroans]

Theodor de Bry - [The tomb of the weroans]

An Algonquian burial house showing bodies on a raised platform and a priest squatting by a fire beneath the platform. Illus. in: Wunderbarliche, doch warhafftige Erklärung, von der Gelegenheit vnd Sitten der Wi... More

[A noblewoman of Pomeiock] / T.B., engraving, Library of Congress

[A noblewoman of Pomeiock] / T.B., engraving, Library of Congress

Native woman of Pomeiock carrying a clay vessel, and her daughter holding a doll and a rattle.

Theodor de Bry - [The dances at their great feasts]

Theodor de Bry - [The dances at their great feasts]

Native men and women dancing around a circle defined by posts with carved faces, three Native women stand together in the center of circle. Illus. in: Admiranda narratio, fida tamen, de commodis et incolarvm ri... More

[A fortified village]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

[A fortified village]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

A Native village with the chief's house in the center, surrounded by huts of other principal men, and fortified by a circular arrangement of tall palings that spiral to a narrow opening at the entrance. Illus. ... More

[The widows approach the chief]

[The widows approach the chief]

Native youths shooting arrows, throwing balls at target placed atop tall pole, and running races.

[Exercises of youth]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

[Exercises of youth]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Illus. in: Brevis narratio eorvm qvæ in Florida Americæ provi̇cia Gallis acciderunt, : secunda in illam nauigatione, duce Renato de Laudōniere ... anno MDLXIIII. Qvae est secvnda pars Americae ... / Auctore Iac... More

[Killing alligators]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

[Killing alligators]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Natives attack and kill alligators by ramming a pole down it's throat, turning it over, beating it with clubs, and shooting it with arrows. Illus. in: Brevis narratio eorvm qvæ in Florida Americæ provi̇cia Gall... More

[Exercises of the youths] - Public domain book illustration

[Exercises of the youths] - Public domain book illustration

Native youths shooting arrows, throwing balls at target placed atop tall pole, and running races.

Theodor de Bry - Entwerffung der Festung Carlsburg genannt

Theodor de Bry - Entwerffung der Festung Carlsburg genannt

Bird's-eye view of French fort, Fort Caroline, at the mouth of the River of May (St. John's) in Florida. Illus. in: Der ander Theyl, der newlich erfundenen Landtschafft Americae, von dreyen Schiffahrten, so die... More

Theodor de Bry - Galli locum condendae arci aptum deligunt

Theodor de Bry - Galli locum condendae arci aptum deligunt

French begin to construct fort at the mouth of the River of May (St. John's) in Florida. Illus. in: Brevis narratio eorvm qvæ in Florida Americæ provi̇cia Gallis acciderunt, : secunda in illam nauigatione, duce... More

Theodor de Bry - Gallorum ad Maij flumen navigatio

Theodor de Bry - Gallorum ad Maij flumen navigatio

French expedition under Jean Ribaut enter the River of May (St. John's) in Florida. Illus. in: Brevis narratio eorvm qvæ in Florida Americæ provi̇cia Gallis acciderunt, : secunda in illam nauigatione, duce Rena... More

[The queen-elect is brought to the king]

[The queen-elect is brought to the king]

Native men carrying the queen seated on a throne supported by a litter; trumpeters lead the procession which is followed by young women carrying baskets of fruit and by a contingent of bodyguards. Illus. in: Br... More

Theodor de Bry - [The French arrive in Florida]

Theodor de Bry - [The French arrive in Florida]

The arrival of the French expedition under Laudonnière at the River of May (St. John's) in Florida. Illus. in: Der ander Theyl, der newlich erfundenen Landtschafft Americae, von dreyen Schiffahrten, so die Fran... More

[Illustrations of Johannes Staden's description of the Tuppin Inwa Indians: The typical compound of the Tuppin Inwa (prisoner being tortured)]

[Illustrations of Johannes Staden's description of the Tuppin Inwa Ind...

Illus. in: Theodor de Bry, America, pt. 3, Frankfurt, 1593, p. 70. Reference copy may be in LOT 4411. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

[Symbolic picture in alchemical text showing crowned man standing on sun and crowned woman standing on moon joining flowers with descending dove, which represents marriage and the union of two substances]

[Symbolic picture in alchemical text showing crowned man standing on s...

Illus. and text in: Artis auriferae. Basileae : Excudebat C. Waldkirch : Expensis C. de Marne, & I. Aubry, 1593. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress... More

[Manfred seated and pointing to two knelling men with falcons]

[Manfred seated and pointing to two knelling men with falcons]

Illus. in: De arte venandi cum avibus / Friedrich II, Emperor of Germany. Augustae Vindelicorum, Apud I. Praetorium, 1596. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library o... More

[Title page of De arte venandi cum avibus, with pine tree and banner "Honos erithuic quoqum pomo"]

[Title page of De arte venandi cum avibus, with pine tree and banner "...

Illus. in: De arte venandi cum avibus / Friedrich II, Emperor of Germany. Augustae Vindelicorum, Apud I. Praetorium, 1596. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library o... More

[Two views of a 16th century astrolabe]

[Two views of a 16th century astrolabe]

Public domain scan of 17th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Ore testing and ovens in assay laboratory with surrounding text]

[Ore testing and ovens in assay laboratory with surrounding text]

Illus. and text in: Beschreibung aller furnemisten mineralischen Ertz unnd Bergkwercks Arten / Lazarus Ercker. Franckfurt am Mayn : J. Feyerabendt, 1598. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Brun... More

[Interior view of a metallurgical workshop where men are removing impurities from silver]

[Interior view of a metallurgical workshop where men are removing impu...

Illus. in: Beschreibung. Franckfurt am Mayn : J. Feyerbendt, 1598. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks of Western technology ... / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1995, p. 46.

[Horse, drawn to show muscle structure and anatomy]

[Horse, drawn to show muscle structure and anatomy]

Illus. in: Dell' anotomia et dell' infirmita del cavallo / Carlo Ruini. Bologna : Presso gli heredi di G. Rossi, 1598, p. 295. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Libra... More

Die Sechste gliechnis. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Die Sechste gliechnis. Book illustration from Library of Congress

The sixth allegory, showing a man holding a sword and decapitated head standing by dismembered body signifying alchemical purification through separation. Illus. and text in: Aureum vellus / Salomon trismosin. ... More

[Apparatus for shooting large arrows], engraving, Library of Congress

[Apparatus for shooting large arrows], engraving, Library of Congress

Illus. in: Poliorceticōn, sive De machinis, tormentis, telis, libri qvinqve ... Antverpiæ : Ex officina Plantiniana, apud I. Moretum, 1599. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks of Western tech... More

[Chapter opening with illustration of man heating and hammering iron bar aligned in north-south orientation to magnetize it, decorated initial H and two cherubs, and surrounding text]

[Chapter opening with illustration of man heating and hammering iron b...

Public domain scan of a decorated illuminated manuscript page, medieval, 13th-14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Theatrical portraiture no. 4 - King Dick

Theatrical portraiture no. 4 - King Dick

Illustration shows an actor portraying Richard III in Shakespeare's Henry VI, part 2. Illus. in: The Attic miscellany or, characteristic mirror of men and things, vol. 1. London : Bently & Co., 1790. Caption: A... More

[Christ preaching]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

[Christ preaching]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Bible, NT; Aritsts Works; Shelf.

Porta S. Paolo ot. Trigemina / /G. Vasi dis. e inc.

Porta S. Paolo ot. Trigemina / /G. Vasi dis. e inc.

The pyramid of Cestius is shown on the left, part of the church of SS Salvatore is on the right, and the gate of San Páolo is in the background. Illus. in: Delle magnificenze di Roma antica e moderna ... / Gius... More

The massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770, ...

The massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770, ...

Print shows British troops firing on citizens in Boston. Caption continues: in which Messrs Saml. Gray, Saml. Maverick, James Caldwell, Crispus Attucks, Patrick Carr were killed, six other wounded, two of them... More

A view of St. John's, upon the River Sorell, in Canada, with the redoubts, works, &c. taken in the year 1776, during the late war in America

A view of St. John's, upon the River Sorell, in Canada, with the redou...

Print shows a view looking across the Richelieu River at St. John, a cluster of buildings and fortifications used by the British. Illus. in: Travels through the interior parts of America : In a series of lette... More

View of Faneuil-Hall in Boston, Massachusettsachusetts / W. Pierpont del. ; S. Hill sculp.

View of Faneuil-Hall in Boston, Massachusettsachusetts / W. Pierpont d...

Engraved for Massachusetts Mag. March 1789. Illus. in: The Massachusetts magazine, or, Monthly museum of knowledge and rational entertainment. Boston, Mass. : Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, vol. I, no.... More

A view of the Franciscan church & convent in the city of Havana, taken from the alcalde's house in Granby Square Vue de l'eglise et du convent des Franciscains, dans la ville de la Havane, prise de la maison de l'alcalde das la Place de Granby = Vista de la iglesia y convento de San Francisco en la ciudad de la Havana, desde la casa de los alcaldes en la Plaza de Granby drawn by Elias Durnford engineer ; engraved by Edward Rooker

A view of the Franciscan church & convent in the city of Havana, taken...

Illus. probably from: Scenographia Americana. London : J. Bowles, 1768. Public domain scan of 17th-century etching print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain scan ... More

L--d Shel--, begging Monsieur to make piss or p--e, British Cartoon Print

L--d Shel--, begging Monsieur to make piss or p--e, British Cartoon Pr...

Print shows Lord Shelburne holding a chamber pot up to a Frenchman, saying "Monsieur, be so obliging as to make piss with us." The Frenchman is kicking the pot, saying, "By the House of Bourbon, with the war we... More

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich - [Landscape, with six women bathing]

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich - [Landscape, with six women bathing]

Marsh Collection. Public domain scan of 16th-17th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Flagellation / L'Agneau inv. ; June sc., British Cartoon Print

Flagellation / L'Agneau inv. ; June sc., British Cartoon Print

Print shows a man stepping through a door on the left to witness a woman with a handful of birch whipping the exposed buttocks of an elderly gentleman who appears to drive much pleasure from the punishment he i... More

[Roger bacon conducting an experiment], engraving, Library of Congress

[Roger bacon conducting an experiment], engraving, Library of Congress

Illus. in: Symbola avreæ mensæ dvodecim nationvm. Francofvrti : typis A. Hummij, impensis Lucæ Iennis, 1617. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks of Western technology ... / Leonard C. Bruno. ... More

Loon na werk 1780, British Cartoon Print

Loon na werk 1780, British Cartoon Print

Print shows a large dog (representing England) muzzled and chained being attacked by several men (representing the countries of the armed neutrality league and the allies, a Swede, a Dane, a Frenchman with an u... More

Tarabites or Peruvian rope bridges, engraving, Library of Congress

Tarabites or Peruvian rope bridges, engraving, Library of Congress

Print shows a rope bridge and two transport cables spanning a river canyon; in the foreground and middle distance a person is hauled across the canyon in a hammock suspended from rope cables and a horse, suspen... More

[Siege and relief of Vienna in 1683, with portraits of Ernst Rudiger von Starhemberg, Emperor Leopold I, Sultan Mehmed IV, Kara Mustafa, Count of Waldeck, Elector of Saxony, John III Sobieski, Elector of Bavaria, Charles V Duke of Lorraine]

[Siege and relief of Vienna in 1683, with portraits of Ernst Rudiger v...

Illus. in: Der Turckische Schau-Platz erofnet und ..., Hamburg, T. von Wiering, 1685. cf: Victory at Vienna: The Ottoman Siege of 1683, p. 22 and p. 23. This record contains unverified data from caption card. C... More

[Christian IV, King of Denmark] / Böner sc.

[Christian IV, King of Denmark] / Böner sc.

Half-length portrait, facing left. Inscription: Christiano quarto re di Danimarca, e di Norvegia duca d' Holstein. Hubbard Collection. Hollstein, 17. LeBlanc, 19.

Theatrical portraiture no. 1 - Henry V

Theatrical portraiture no. 1 - Henry V

Illustration shows an actor portraying Henry V in Shakespear's play by the same name. Illus. in: The Attic miscellany or, characteristic mirror of men and things, vol. 1. London : Bently & Co., 1790. Caption: H... More

Sketch for the statue ordered to be erected to the memory of the late William Beckford Esqr. by the Court of Common Council

Sketch for the statue ordered to be erected to the memory of the late ...

Print shows William Beckford stands full-length, with his back to a wall of windows, treading on the male figure of tyranny bound with chains at his feet, with his right hand on the shoulder of Britannia in a c... More

A view of New York, Governors Island, the river &c. from Long Island

A view of New York, Governors Island, the river &c. from Long Island

Print shows a panoramic view of the battle of Long Island. Illus. in: The town and country magazine, or, Universal repository of knowledge, instruction, and entertainment. London : Printed for A. Hamilton, Jr.... More

Harris's list; or, Cupid's London directory / R. Newton del. ; etch'd by R. Newton., British Cartoon Print

Harris's list; or, Cupid's London directory / R. Newton del. ; etch'd ...

Print shows a man with a copy of "Harris's list" open to the page for "Miss Love" standing in front of Miss Love's establishment; there is a young woman standing at the door, one leaning out a first floor windo... More

B. Giovanni Angelico da Fiesole, Pittore / G. Vasari, T.I. ; G. Batt.Cocchi Sc.

B. Giovanni Angelico da Fiesole, Pittore / G. Vasari, T.I. ; G. Batt.C...

B. Giovanni Angelico da Fiesole, half-length portrait, facing left, with pen on paper.

[Landscape, with urn in center, three figures to left making offering]

[Landscape, with urn in center, three figures to left making offering]

Marsh Collection. Public domain scan of 17th-century etching print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hernando de Alarcon ... / B. Bazquez lo grabó ; J. Lopez Enguidanos lo dibuxó.

Hernando de Alarcon ... / B. Bazquez lo grabó ; J. Lopez Enguidanos lo...

Half-length portrait, standing, facing right. Illus. in: Retratos de los españoles ilustres con un epitome de sus vidas. Madrid : Imprenta real, 1791. Ref. copy in BIOG FILE - Alarcon, Hernando de.

Wie die Franzosen ein gelegen Ort eine Festung zu bauwen erwehlet

Wie die Franzosen ein gelegen Ort eine Festung zu bauwen erwehlet

French begin to construct fort at the mouth of the River of May (St. John's) in Florida.

Entwerffung der Festung Carlsburg genannt, engraving, Library of Congress

Entwerffung der Festung Carlsburg genannt, engraving, Library of Congr...

Outline of French fort, Fort Caroline, at the mouth of the River of May (St. John's) in Florida. Illus. in: [America. pt. 2. German] Der ander Theil, der newlich erfundenen Landschafft Americae, von dreyen Schi... More

[Florida Indians, disguised under deerskins, hunting deer]

[Florida Indians, disguised under deerskins, hunting deer]

Native men wearing deerskins while hunting deer. Public domain photograph - historical image of Florida, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Of the unicorne [sic] - Public domain dedication image

Of the unicorne [sic] - Public domain dedication image

Unicorn facing right with one leg in air. Illus. and text in: The historie of foure-footed beastes / Edward Topsell. London : W. Laggard, 1607, p. 711. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno.... More

Carro delle zaffosina. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Carro delle zaffosina. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows a mechanical device for transporting small boats from one body of water to another or over unnavigable sections by means of sleds with wheels that run through tracks. Illus. in: Novo teatro di mach... More

Man shooting rifle resting on support

Man shooting rifle resting on support

Illus. in: Maniement d'armes, d'arqvebuses, mousqvetz, et piqves. En conformite de l'ordre de monseigneur le prince Maurice, prince d'Orange ... / Jacob de Gheyn. Amsterdam : Imprimé chez R. de Baudous, on les... More

Das von süsser Friedens Ruh ...

Das von süsser Friedens Ruh ...

Print showing historical figures, scenes and symbols relating to the Thirty Years' War.

Michael Angelvs Bonarotvs Partitivs Florentinvs an - agens LXXIV / Christophorus Blancus, Faisebat 1612.

Michael Angelvs Bonarotvs Partitivs Florentinvs an - agens LXXIV / Chr...

Michelangelo, head-and-shoulders portrait in oval, facing left, wearing hat. H de T. Stat. stamped in lower right corner.

[A method of hunting deer in the Northeast]

[A method of hunting deer in the Northeast]

Natives using devices for making noise to drive deer and other game towards a fenced area. Illus. in: Les voyages dv sievr de Champlain Xaintongeois, capitaine ordinaire pour le Roy, en la marine [...] / Samuel... More

"Figures des montaignais, figure des sauvages almouchicois"

"Figures des montaignais, figure des sauvages almouchicois"

Figures of 4 Canadian Indians; cartouche of map. Illus. in: Samuel de Champlain, Les Voyages...de 1613. Reference copy may be in LOT 4623. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption ca... More

[Garden monument when heated by the sun brings water to a boil generating steam which causes sound to issue from pipes like an organ; shows statue, possibly of Hero of Alexandria]

[Garden monument when heated by the sun brings water to a boil generat...

Illus. in: Les raisons des forces movvantes auec diuerses machines tant vtilles que plaisantes, ... / par Salomon de Cavs .... Francfort : en la boutique de I. Norton, 1615. Published in: The tradition of tech... More

Homo volans. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Homo volans. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows a man, wearing a large square-framed parachute, safely parachuting next to a building, presumably from which he has jumped off. Illus. in: Machinæ novæ. Venetiis : [1615?]. Published in: The tradit... More

Martinus Lutherus ss. theologiæ ... antitypus orthodoxae religionis ...

Martinus Lutherus ss. theologiæ ... antitypus orthodoxae religionis .....

Broadside announcing the first Lutheran jubilee year by showing the contrast between the light of Lutheranism (life) and the darkness of Catholicism (death), with references to biblical verses.

[Ox-powered machine for grinding or milling grain]

[Ox-powered machine for grinding or milling grain]

Illus. in: La premiere partie des desseins artificiavlx de tovtes sortes des movlins a vent, .... Impriméz a Francfort svr le Main : Par P. Iacques, 1617. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks ... More

[Musical scales or range of sound ascribed by Kepler to Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, and Mercury; and surrounding text]

[Musical scales or range of sound ascribed by Kepler to Saturn, Jupite...

Illus. and text in: Harmonices mundi / Johann Kepler. Lincii Austriae : J. Plancus, 1619, p. 207. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 35.

[Four Native American Indians of New France (Canada): two men at top in war attire, with shield, bow, and arrows; mother holding paddle and nursing infant; and men clothed for winter, wearing snowshoes]

[Four Native American Indians of New France (Canada): two men at top i...

Illus. in: Voyages et descouvertures faites en la Nouvelle France, depuis l'année 1615 ... / Samuel de Champlain. Paris : C. Collet, 1619, leaf 23 recto.

[Native American burial or memorial ceremony with man standing by shelter with bundles of bones, friends and relatives of the dead, and lodge in background, New France (Canada)]

[Native American burial or memorial ceremony with man standing by shel...

Illus. in: Voyages et descouvertures faites en la Nouvelle France, depuis l'année 1615 ... / Samuel de Champlain. Paris : C. Collet, 1619, leaf 110 recto.

[Engraved title page of Boccaccio's Decameron; 1620 English edition; illus. with 6 scenes]

[Engraved title page of Boccaccio's Decameron; 1620 English edition; i...

Reference copy may be in LOT 4442. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Literature; Artists, Publ. I.; RBD; Shelf.

Hiacinthus indicus tuberosa & bulbosa radice, odoratissimus; anemone maxima polientos calchedoni

Hiacinthus indicus tuberosa & bulbosa radice, odoratissimus; anemone m...

Illustrations and descriptions of hyacinth and anemone. Illus. and text in: Historie des plantes / Jean Robin. Paris : G. Mace, 1620, PP. 12-13. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washin... More

[Bacon's ship embarking on a voyage, flanked by mythical pillars of Hercules in Strait of Gibraltar] / Sim. Pafs, Sculpr.

[Bacon's ship embarking on a voyage, flanked by mythical pillars of He...

Frontispiece in: Instauratio magna / Francis Bacon. Londini : Apud J. Billium, 1620. Ref. copy in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, opp. p. 1.

[Title page for The complete gentleman, by Henry Peacham, with elaborate border showing figures of "Nobilitas" and "Scientia"] / Fr. Delaram sculp. anno. 1522 [i.e., 1622]

[Title page for The complete gentleman, by Henry Peacham, with elabora...

Illus. in: The complete gentleman / Henry Peacham. London : Francis Constable, 1622, title page. Reference copy in LOT 7007.

Matoaka als Rebecka daughter to the mighty Prince Powhatan ... / Passe, sculp; Compton Holland, exeud.

Matoaka als Rebecka daughter to the mighty Prince Powhatan ... / Passe...

Illustration shows portrait of Pocahantas as Mrs. John Rolfe, from a portrait painting done in London, England, 1616. Published in: The generall historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles ... Lond... More

[Map of Virginia] / discovered and discribed [sic] by Captain John Smith 1606 [?] William Hole.

[Map of Virginia] / discovered and discribed [sic] by Captain John Smi...

1606 map of Virginia as described by John Smith showing the Chesapeake Bay, Potomac River, other geographic features, and a vignette of the Native leader, Powhatan, in council. Illus. in: The generall historie ... More

[Crowd in square in Haarlem, Netherlands] / P. Zaenredam invent. ; J.V. Velde, sculp.

[Crowd in square in Haarlem, Netherlands] / P. Zaenredam invent. ; J.V...

Public domain image of Netherlands landscape, 17th-18th century cityscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Bartolomeo Coriolano - Head of Cupid, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Bartolomeo Coriolano - Head of Cupid, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Print shows head and shoulders of Cupid with eyes closed. After Guido Reni. Title from Graphic sampler / compiled by Renata V. Shaw, Prints and Photographs Division. Washington : Library of Congress, 1979, pp. ... More

Marcus Sadeler - Presens Rustiques / Marcus, sc.

Marcus Sadeler - Presens Rustiques / Marcus, sc.

Landscape, with dead and live animals, baskets of fruit, and man standing holding dog on rope. Bradley Collection.

Over Muelen. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Over Muelen. Book illustration from Library of Congress

People walking near mill beside stream with bridge.

Cleijnen bijgaerden. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Cleijnen bijgaerden. Book illustration from Library of Congress

People walking and conversing; village in background. Title translated: The small garden. Bradley Collection.

Eroberung der Stadt Würtzburg in Francken vnd Vesten Schlosses daselbsten

Eroberung der Stadt Würtzburg in Francken vnd Vesten Schlosses daselbs...

Print shows a birds-eye view of the walled city of Würzburg, Germany with its castle on the hill on the opposite side of the Main River as it looked before the siege by troops under the command of Swedish King ... More

Warhafftiger und Natürlicher. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Warhafftiger und Natürlicher. Book illustration from Library of Congre...

People standing before the city walls of Nuremberg, viewing the image of a lion, which miraculously appeared on the wall; text below image. Unprocessed in PR 06 CN 789.

Mr. Hobson, obyt ano 1630, vixit annos 86 / J. Payne fecit.

Mr. Hobson, obyt ano 1630, vixit annos 86 / J. Payne fecit.

Print shows half-length portrait of Thomas Hobson, standing, facing front holding a money bag. Hobson was a weathly mail carrier from Cambridge, England, known for establishing the phrase "Hobson's choice." Poe... More

[The king giving the accolade] / A. Bosse in.

[The king giving the accolade] / A. Bosse in.

Print shows the Louis XIII sitting on the throne with eight men kneeling before him; scene through windows shows fortifications with cannons, bell tents, and soldiers in formation. Title from shelflist card. Po... More

[Illus. title page of The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes. Gathered by John Gerarde, London, 1636 - shows composite of scenes including figures of Ceres and Pomona, full-length portraits of Theophrastus (d. 287? B.C.) and Pedanius Discordies; also bust portrait (of the author?)]

[Illus. title page of The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes. Gat...

Illus. in: The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes. Gathered by John Gerarde, London, 1636, title page. Reference copy may be in LOT 4434J. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Capti... More

[Compound microscope as rendered by artist in Descartes "La Dioptrique"]

[Compound microscope as rendered by artist in Descartes "La Dioptrique...

Illus. in: Discours de la methode .... Plus La dioptriqve. Les meteores. Et La geometrie. Qui sont des essais de cete methode. Leyde : De li̓mprimerie de I. Maire, 1637. Published in: The tradition of techno... More

Illmo. D.D. Rogerio du Plesseis Dno. de Liancourt Marchioni de Montfort ... Segmenta nobilium signorum e[t] statuaru[m] quae Temporis dentem inuidium evasere, Vrbis Aeternae ruinis erepta typis aeneis ab se commissa, perpetuae uenerationis monumentum Franciscus Perrier d[at] d[icat] d[edicat] MDCXXXVIII Romae ...

Illmo. D.D. Rogerio du Plesseis Dno. de Liancourt Marchioni de Montfor...

Frontispiece illustration shows nude elderly male angel holding scythe and appearing to eat a fragment of a sculpture as two putti stand nearby and hold a coat of arms and a snake bites its tail on the floor. I... More

The figure of the Indians' fort or palizado in New England and the manner of the destroying it by Captayne Underhill and Captayne Mason / RH.

The figure of the Indians' fort or palizado in New England and the man...

The village of the Pequot Indians which was attacked and destroyed by Captain Underhill and Captain Mason in 1637. Illus. in: Nevves from America / John Underhill. London : Printed by J.D. for Peter Cole, [...]... More

Title page of John Underhill, Newes from America, London, J.D. for Peter Cole, 1638

Title page of John Underhill, Newes from America, London, J.D. for Pet...

Illus. in: John Underhill, Newes from America, London, J.D. for Peter Cole, 1638, title page. No file print. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Indians Wars Pequ... More

Hugo Grotius, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Hugo Grotius, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Hugo Grotius, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Title page of "A Feast for Wormes" 1642 [Jonah] by Francis Quarles, and wood engraving portrait of the author]

[Title page of "A Feast for Wormes" 1642 [Jonah] by Francis Quarles, a...

Head and shoulders, right profile. Illus. in: A Feast for Wormes, opp. title page This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Ref. copy in Biog. File. Caption card tracings: RBD; BI Works; BI; Shelf.

Cette figure vous montre comme on imprime les planches de taille douce

Cette figure vous montre comme on imprime les planches de taille douce

Print shows three men working in a printshop preparing a plate for the press and operating the press. Le Blanc, 745 Duplessis, 1388 Forms part of: Gardiner Greene Hubbard collection (Library of Congress). Publ... More

Annibale Carracci - Sonatore in Piazza / A.C. ; S.G.

Annibale Carracci - Sonatore in Piazza / A.C. ; S.G.

Man playing lute. Illus. in: Diverse figure al numero di ottanta, disegnate di panna, nell' hore di ricreatione, da Annibale Carracci, ... e cavate dagli originali, da Simone Guilino ... Roma : Nella Stamperia ... More

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