1870s Collection (#6)

Steel engraving of the artist H. T.Wells, 1870 (steel engraving)
1575610 Steel engraving of the artist H. T.Wells, 1870 (steel engraving); (add.info.: Steel engraving of the artist H.T. Wells, RA.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Tea-time at the Camp at Wimbledon, 1870 (engraving)
1575607 Tea-time at the Camp at Wimbledon, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts tea-time at the camp in Wimbledon. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG

Fur Traders in Canada by G. Hartwig, 1874
1574802 Fur Traders in Canada by G. Hartwig, 1874; (add.info.: Fur traders in Canada, known as voyageurs, carrying their birch-bark canoes over a portage in the Hudson Bay Company's territories)

Celebration in a Chinese public house, 1870
1574894 Celebration in a Chinese public house, 1870; (add.info.: Celebration in a Chinese public house. The drawing shows a celebration in progress to pay homage to the woman seated cross-legged at)

A State Ball at Buckingham Palace, 1870 (engraving)
1575584 A State Ball at Buckingham Palace, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts a state ball at Buckingham Palace. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG

Virginia Drowned, 1870 (engraving)
1575583 Virginia Drowned, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts a young woman who has drowned by J. Bertrand. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG

Tajik wedding rituals, 1870
1575423 Tajik wedding rituals, 1870; (add.info.: Tajik wedding rituals. Wedding ceremony (Islamic wedding ceremony), Tajikistan, Russian empire, circa 1870.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Devils pouring gold coins, 1870 (colour engraving) (colour engraving)
1574297 Devils pouring gold coins, 1870 (colour engraving) (colour engraving); (add.info.: Colour engraving depicting Devils pouring gold coins from hat into woman's apron and boy's hat)

Map of the world, 1875
1574249 Map of the world, 1875; (add.info.: Japanese print shows a map of the world with an American & Russian ship on the seas. Said to be from 1850-1900.); Universal History Archive/UIG

No Smoking, 1871
1574600 No Smoking, 1871; (add.info.: Woman objecting to smoking in her railway compartment receiving an unsatisfactory answer by the guard about to blow his whistle)

Experiment to measure the velocity of sound in water, 1873 (engraving)
1574767 Experiment to measure the velocity of sound in water, 1873 (engraving); (add.info.: Experiment to measure the velocity of sound in water)

Hermann Boerhaave, 1874 (engraving)
1574757 Hermann Boerhaave, 1874 (engraving); (add.info.: Hermann Boerhaave (1668-1738) Dutch physician and botanist, in 1714 in the women's ward in Leyden hospital defusing hysteria by

Jean le Rond d'Alembert, 1874 (engraving)
1574753 Jean le Rond d'Alembert, 1874 (engraving); (add.info.: Jean le Rond d'Alembert (1717-1783) French scientist and philosopher: co-editor with Diderot of the 'Encyclopedie

Richard Southwell Bourke, 1872
1574551 Richard Southwell Bourke, 1872; (add.info.: Richard Southwell Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo (1822-1872) British Conservative statesman, Viceroy of India 1869-1872.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Matthew Fontaine Maury, 1873
1574540 Matthew Fontaine Maury, 1873; (add.info.: Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-1873) American naval officer, hydrographer and oceanographer.); Universal History Archive/UIG

British Politician, Edward Mall, 1874
1574512 British Politician, Edward Mall, 1874; (add.info.: Edward Miall (1809-1881) British politician, Editor of 'The onconformist' Member of Parliament for Bradford

William Schwenck Gilbert, 1876
1574499 William Schwenck Gilbert, 1876; (add.info.: William Schwenck Gilbert (1836-1911) British humourist. Librettist and partner of Arthur Sullivan in the light operas produced under D'Oyly

William Schwenck Gilbert, 1873
1574498 William Schwenck Gilbert, 1873; (add.info.: William Schwenck Gilbert (1836-1911) British humourist. Librettist and partner of Arthur Sullivan in the light operas produced under D'Oyly

Union soldiers at Point Lookout, Tennessee, 1873
1574446 Union soldiers at Point Lookout, Tennessee, 1873; (add.info.: Colour print depicting Union soldiers at Point Lookout, Tennessee)

I Buy and Sell for All, 1875
1574443 I Buy and Sell for All, 1875; (add.info.: Vignette inspired by the Granger movement, depicts a shopkeeper in a general store, asserting the importance of the farmer in American society)

Direct telegraph line between New-castle and London for the Newcastle Chronicle, 1874
3479999 Direct telegraph line between New-castle and London for the Newcastle Chronicle, 1874; (add.info.: Direct telegraph line between Newcastle and London for the Newcastle Chronicle)

lya Repin
3732938 lya Repin; (add.info.: Photograph of lya Repin (1844 - 1930) Russian realist painter, as a student at the Imperial Academy of Arts in 1870. Shown at centre of group in striped trousers

Mr Punch wincing at having to consume the number of lemons
3585685 Mr Punch wincing at having to consume the number of lemons; (add.info.: Mr Punch wincing at having to consume the number of lemons prescribed per diem by WILHELM SCHMOELE)

The Butcher's boy, London street worker. 1875 (engraving)
5669373 The Butcher's boy, London street worker. 1875 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Forceps
2626788 Forceps; (add.info.: Forceps. 1878. Japanese ink drawing.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Patent medicine label for Bennett Pieters & Cos
2623744 Patent medicine label for Bennett Pieters & Cos; (add.info.: Patent medicine label for Bennett Pieters & Co. celebrated Red Jacket stomach bitters)

A water wheel by a mill
2628600 A water wheel by a mill.; (add.info.: An American illustration of a water wheel by a mill, 1870.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A scissors grinder sharpening scissors
2628594 A scissors grinder sharpening scissors.; (add.info.: An American illustration of a scissors grinder sharpening scissors while a girl and her maid look on, 1870.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A dancer in a burlesque theatre
2628586 A dancer in a burlesque theatre.; (add.info.: An American illustration of a dancer in a burlesque theatre, 1870.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Bell telephone, 1878
3479243 Bell telephone, 1878; (add.info.: Using a bell telephone. Dated 1878.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Pincushion and tape measure, 1879
3479061 Pincushion and tape measure, 1879; (add.info.: Pincushion and tape measure by E.S. heath of Clintonville, Pa. Dated 23rd August, 1879.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Ironing and calendaring machine, 1871
3479208 Ironing and calendaring machine, 1871; (add.info.: Ironing and calendaring machine, heated by steam, gas, jets or a coal fire)

Ships on their way to lay the China telegraph cable to connect Java, Singapore, Penang and Madras, 1870
3478999 Ships on their way to lay the China telegraph cable to connect Java, Singapore, Penang and Madras, 1870; (add.info.: Ships on their way to lay the China telegraph cable to connect Java)

Brother and sister joined in grief after the death of a parent, 1872
3478910 Brother and sister joined in grief after the death of a parent, 1872; (add.info.: Brother and sister joined in grief after the death of a parent)

Woman blowing glass bubble to form the basis of an artificial pearl, 1870
3478850 Woman blowing glass bubble to form the basis of an artificial pearl, 1870; (add.info.: Woman blowing glass bubble to form the basis of an artificial pearl, Paris. (c)

Man blowing a large glass bottle, 1870
3478847 Man blowing a large glass bottle, 1870; (add.info.: Man blowing a large glass bottle or carboy, using a wooden mould)

D'Asrlincourt's teleprinter, 1878
3479636 D'Asrlincourt's teleprinter, 1878; (add.info.: D'Asrlincourt's teleprinter, 1878.); Universal History Archive/UIG

HMS Brisk, granted to the International Mid-Channel Telegraph Company, anchored in the English Channel, 1870
3479558 HMS Brisk, granted to the International Mid-Channel Telegraph Company, anchored in the English Channel, 1870; (add.info.: H.M.S)

Laying the submarine telegraph cable in the Persian gulf, 1870
3479551 Laying the submarine telegraph cable in the Persian gulf, 1870; (add.info.: Laying the submarine telegraph cable in the Persian gulf, 1870.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Control panel of an office telegraph, 1874
3480047 Control panel of an office telegraph, 1874; (add.info.: Control panel of an office telegraph, 1874.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Diagram of quadruplex repeating telegraph system, 1879
3480036 Diagram of quadruplex repeating telegraph system, 1879; (add.info.: Diagram of quadruplex repeating telegraph system, 1879. Fig)

Electric telegraph station fitted with Breguet equipment, 1874
3480035 Electric telegraph station fitted with Breguet equipment, 1874; (add.info.: Electric telegraph station fitted with Breguet equipment, 1874.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Telegraph relay for use with the Morse system, 1870
3480023 Telegraph relay for use with the Morse system, 1870; (add.info.: Telegraph relay for use with the Morse system, 1870.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Lord Kelvin's receiving apparatus in use, 1877
3480022 Lord Kelvin's receiving apparatus in use, 1877; (add.info.: Lord Kelvin's (William Thomson's) receiving apparatus in use at Brest; including his mirror galvanometer

The Post Office telegraph headquarters, 1871
3480009 The Post Office telegraph headquarters, 1871; (add.info.: The Post Office telegraph headquarters; Telegraph Street; London: The instruments for carrying messages)

Post Office telegraph headquarters, 1871
3480003 Post Office telegraph headquarters, 1871; (add.info.: Post Office telegraph headquarters; Telegraph Street; London: the batteries for operating the 395 instruments)

Telegraph fleet in Darwin Bay, Australia 1871-73
3479545 Telegraph fleet in Darwin Bay, Australia 1871-73; (add.info.: The telegraph fleet in Darwin Bay to begin the northern stretch of overland cable to be joined to the submarine cable linking)

The Screw steam ship Tararua, 1873
3479541 The Screw steam ship Tararua, 1873; (add.info.: The Tararua, which carried telegraph cable from the Gulf of Carpentaria up the river doper)

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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.