1870s Collection (#4)

The Artist's Palette With A Landscape, c1878-80. Creator: Camille Pissarro
The Artist's Palette With A Landscape, c1878-80.

Plougastel, The Ferry Crossing, 1873. Creator: Eugene Louis Boudin
Plougastel, The Ferry Crossing, 1873. When this picture was painted in 1873, the town of Plougastel in Brittany was linked to the city of Brest by ferry--probably the rowboat, filled with people

Piette's House At Montfoucault, 1874. Creator: Camille Pissarro
Piette's House At Montfoucault, 1874. The artist Ludovic Piette's farmhouse in the village of Montfoucault, southwest of Paris, blanketed in deep snow.

The River Oise Near Pontoise, 1873. Creator: Camille Pissarro
The River Oise Near Pontoise, 1873. Pissarro made several paintings featuring the factory located across the river from his home in Pontoise.

Crossing The Street, 1873-75. Creator: Giovanni Boldini
Crossing The Street, 1873-75. As figures hurry along in different directions, an elegantly dressed--and unaccompanied--woman crosses the cobbled street

Return Of The Fishing Boats, Étretat, 1879. Creator: Giovanni Boldini
Return Of The Fishing Boats, Etretat, 1879.

Dahlias, 1876. Creator: Berthe Morisot
Dahlias, 1876.

Young Woman Crocheting, 1875. Creator: Giovanni Boldini
Young Woman Crocheting, 1875.

Washerwomen, 1874. Creator: Giovanni Boldini
Washerwomen, 1874.

Guitar Player, 1872. Creator: Giovanni Boldini
Guitar Player, 1872. A flirtatious encounter between a man dressed as a toreador and a woman in a lace mantilla strumming a guitar.

Woman And Roses, 1879. Creator: Auguste Toulmouche
Woman And Roses, 1879. A young woman in a spotless white dress has paused, while strolling through a well-tended garden, to enjoy the fragrance of a cluster of pink roses

Depicting Hottentots (Khoikhoi), the non-Bantu indigenous nomadic pastoralists of South Africa
5669461 Depicting Hottentots (Khoikhoi), the non-Bantu indigenous nomadic pastoralists of South Africa. Italy, 1870 (chromolithograph); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Dog meat Seller, London street worker. 1875 (engraving)
5669388 The Dog meat Seller, London street worker. 1875 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Social order and daily life in Russia. 1874 (woodcut)
5669274 Social order and daily life in Russia. 1874 (woodcut); Universal History Archive/UIG

Peasants singing and dancing. 1878 (woodcut from from a 19th century book of )Russian children's stories
5669250 Peasants singing and dancing. 1878 (woodcut from from a 19th century book of )Russian children's stories; Universal History Archive/UIG

Ouray (The Arrow, la fleche) (1820-1880), Chef Ute (Apache) who suppressed the revolt against whites in 1879 - Ute
NWI4932327 Ouray (The Arrow, la fleche) (1820-1880), Chef Ute (Apache) who suppressed the revolt against whites in 1879 - Ute chief Ouray who quelled the uprising against whites in 1879

Female ward at the Westminster Union, 1877
3479861 Female ward at the Westminster Union, 1877; (add.info.: Female ward at the Westminster Union (Workhouse). Old women (aged female paupers) sewing, 1877.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Army engineers fixing telegraph wires near coomassie, 1874
3479640 Army engineers fixing telegraph wires near coomassie, 1874; (add.info.: Army engineers fixing telegraph wires near coomassie; Ashanti war, 1874.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Brother giving his sister a copy of the bible on their parting, 1870
3479573 Brother giving his sister a copy of the bible on their parting, 1870; (add.info.: Brother giving his sister a copy of the bible on their parting, 1870.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The bell of an office telegraph, 1874
3480051 The bell of an office telegraph, 1874; (add.info.: The bell of an office telegraph. No intercommunication was possible; but by means of a pre-arranged code; a number of messages could be sent)

Instructing telegraph operators at the General Post Office, 1870
3480045 Instructing telegraph operators at the General Post Office, 1870; (add.info.: Instructing telegraph operators at the General Post Office; St Martins-Le-Grand)

The operating room at the General Post Office, 1874
3480011 The operating room at the General Post Office, 1874; (add.info.: The operating room at the General Post Office; St Martin's-Le-Grand; London)

Cowper's writing telegraph, 1879
3479981 Cowper's writing telegraph, 1879; (add.info.: Cowper's writing telegraph 1879. 1: complete apparatus. 2: the pen on the transmitter. 3: the pen on the receiver)

St Anthony's Day, 1872
3479412 St Anthony's Day, 1872; (add.info.: Blessing animals on St Anthony's Day (January). From the Sunday at Home, London, 1872.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Edison's first phonograph, 1878
3480077 Edison's first phonograph, 1878; (add.info.: Fig. 1: Edison's first phonograph in which the tinfoil cylinder was turned by hand. Fig. 2: Stoh's clockwork driven phonograph. Figs)

Two old gentlemen in their Bow pew, 1875
3479566 Two old gentlemen in their Bow pew, 1875; (add.info.: Two old gentlemen in their Bow pew. Box pew is a type of church pew that is encased in panelling and was prevalent in England)

Congregation, 1872
3479409 Congregation, 1872; (add.info.: Congregation leaving church after Sunday morning service. London, dated 1872.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Breguet's telephone, 1879
3479334 Breguet's telephone, 1879; (add.info.: Breguet's telephone alarm bell. From George B. Prescott. The Speaking telephone, electric light, and other recent electrical inventions)

New-fangled telephone, 1878
3479308 New-fangled telephone, 1878; (add.info.: The delights of the new-fangled telephone. Dated 16th March 1878.); Universal History Archive/UIG

New-Year greetings, 1878
3479305 New-Year greetings, 1878; (add.info.: Mr Punch's New-Year greetings to the world - by telephone. Dated 12th January 1878.); Universal History Archive/UIG

On 9 October 1870, manning the fortifications against the invading Prussians, Rambervillers, Eastern France, 1870
3480814 On 9 October 1870, manning the fortifications against the invading Prussians, Rambervillers, Eastern France, 1870; (add.info.: On 9 October 1870)

Lambton Harbour, 1870
3480416 Lambton Harbour, 1870; (add.info.: Lambton Harbour, Wellington in New Zealand, showing Queen's Wharf, 1870.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A woman nervously moving to answer an unexpected knock at the front door, 1875
3480136 A woman nervously moving to answer an unexpected knock at the front door, 1875; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a woman nervously moving to answer an unexpected knock at the front door;)

Projecting a beam of sunlight (white light), 1872
3480084 Projecting a beam of sunlight (white light), 1872; (add.info.: Projecting a beam of sunlight (white light) passing through a hole in the blind of a darkened room through a triangular prism

An unwilling school teacher, in a girls classroom, 1870
3478831 An unwilling school teacher, in a girls classroom, 1870; (add.info.: An unwilling school teacher, in a girls classroom)

Conversation between a railway guard and passengers, 1871
3478943 Conversation between a railway guard and passengers, 1871; (add.info.: Punch cartoon 1871 depicting a conversation between a railway guard and passengers as they discuss a tip (gratuity)

Clerk, Bookkeeper or accountant struggling with accounts ledgers, 1878
3478920 Clerk, Bookkeeper or accountant struggling with accounts ledgers, 1878; (add.info.: Clerk, Bookkeeper or accountant struggling with accounts ledgers, 1878.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Atlantic telegraph message being received from the Great Eastern in the instrument room in Valencia, 1870
3478892 The Atlantic telegraph message being received from the Great Eastern in the instrument room in Valencia, 1870; (add.info)

Male is shown attending to some garden weeds, 1878
3479024 Male is shown attending to some garden weeds, 1878; (add.info.: Male is shown attending to some garden weeds. His trousers have been repaired by an amateur)

Bell's Phonautograph, 1878
3479235 Bell's Phonautograph, 1878; (add.info.: Bell's Phonautograph: sounds directed to the mouthpiece caused a membrane, modelled on the action of the human ear, to vibrate)

Landing the cable of the Falmouth Gibraltar and Mediterranean, 1870
3479167 Landing the cable of the Falmouth Gibraltar and Mediterranean, 1870; (add.info.: Landing the cable of the Falmouth Gibraltar and Mediterranean telegraph at Porthournew Bay, Cornwall)

Threading a needle, 1874
3479026 Threading a needle, 1874; (add.info.: Woodcut illustration shows an elderly man threading a needle. An elderly female is sat to the right of him, while a dog sleeps to the left)

Hetherington & Co's roving machine, 1878
3479020 Hetherington & Co's roving machine, 1878; (add.info.: Detail of Hetherington & Co's roving machine, from Robert Hun Ure's Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines)

A child holding bottle of Keating's Horehound
2623787 A child holding bottle of Keating's Horehound; (add.info.: Advertisement label depicting a child holding bottle of Keating's Horehound. Dated 1870.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Siege of Paris
3078958 The Siege of Paris; (add.info.: Scene from the Siege of Paris, consequent capture of the city by Prussian forces, led to French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War)

Lillie Langtry (1853-1929) as Cleopatra, c1885. English society beauty and actress
537420 Lillie Langtry (1853-1929) as Cleopatra, c1885. English society beauty and actress, born Emilie Charlotte Le Breton on Jersey. Called the Jersey Lily'

A steam traction engine on a farm
2628585 A steam traction engine on a farm.; (add.info.: An American illustration of a steam traction engine on a farm, 1870.); Universal History Archive/UIG

An infected bullet wound
2626721 An infected bullet wound; (add.info.: Infection in bullet wound, Surgical Memoirs of the War of the Rebellion, Vol 1, 1870.); Universal History Archive/UIG

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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.