19th Century Collection

Step back in time and explore the wonders of the 19th century through a captivating collection of historical artifacts

19th Century Collection: Newfoundland, 1870s

Newfoundland, 1870s
Map of Newfoundland, Canada, 1870s. Printed color lithograph

Plesiosaurus
Pen and ink annotated drawing by Mary Anning, 1824. This marine reptile lived in Europe during the early Jurassic period about 200 million years ago

19th Century Collection: Cornfield at the Battle of Antietam, Civil War

Cornfield at the Battle of Antietam, Civil War
Union troops charging through the cornfield at Antietam, 1862. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

19th Century Collection: Antique map of the Roman Empire

Antique map of the Roman Empire, with a detail on Rome

Antique map of Britain under the Anglo Saxons

19th Century Collection: Balistoides conspicillum, clown triggerfish

Balistoides conspicillum, clown triggerfish
A close up of plate 178 (LS) from the John Reeves Collection. John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton

19th Century Collection: Masonry Freemasonry Masons Freemasons Allegory

Masonry Freemasonry Masons Freemasons Allegory
To the Old and Venerable Brotherhood of Free and Accepted Freemasons. A mid 19th century allegory of Freemasonry. The gate to a Masonic temple is surrounded by sketches of incidents

Botaurus stellaris, Eurasian bittern

19th Century Collection: Pandion haliaetus, osprey

Pandion haliaetus, osprey
Plate 15 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

19th Century Collection: The Great Wave off Kanagawa

The Great Wave off Kanagawa (c. 1830-1833). This woodblock print is by the Japanese artist Hokusai

19th Century Collection: Oak Tree or Quercus, Victorian Botanical Illustration

Oak Tree or Quercus, Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Botanical Illustration of Oak Tree or Quercus: Plate 43, from The Book of Practical Botany in Word and Image

19th Century Collection: Vancouver Island map, 1870s

Vancouver Island map, 1870s
Map of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, 1870s. Lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

19th Century Collection: Mary Anning (1799-1847)

Mary Anning (1799-1847)
Pioneer fossil collector of Lyme Regis, Dorset. Oil painting by an unknown artist, before 1842. Golden Cap is visible in the background. Held at the Natural History Museum, London

19th Century Collection: Iceland map, 1800s

Iceland map, 1800s
Map of Iceland, 1870s. Printed color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustratioin

In Love
Artist: Stone, Marcus C. - Title: In Love - Date: 1888 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 111.8 x 167.7

19th Century Collection: Four fishermen, Polperro, Cornwall. Probably 1860s-1870s

Four fishermen, Polperro, Cornwall. Probably 1860s-1870s
The four fishermen are, from left to right: James Curtis (grandfather of Emma Oliver), Jack Langmaid, William Rowe and William Oliver

19th Century Collection: Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms at the piano. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a charcoal drawing

19th Century Collection: Scotland map, 1870s

Scotland map, 1870s
Map of Scotland, 1870s. Printed color lithograph

19th Century Collection: Map of England, 1800s

Map of England, 1800s
Map of England and Wales, 1870s. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

19th Century Collection: Mendeleyevs periodic table, 1869

Mendeleyevs periodic table, 1869. Mendeleyevs periodic table of 1869. This is the first version of the periodic table drawn up by the Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleyev (1834-1907)

19th Century Collection: 6th Lord Byron (1788-1824)

6th Lord Byron (1788-1824)
Artist: Phillips, Thomas (after) - Title: 6th Lord Byron (1788-1824) - Date: N/A - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 30 x 26.8

19th Century Collection: Eastgate Street, Chester, c1890s

Eastgate Street, Chester, c1890s
This image comes from a Photochrom carriage print used by the Great Western Railway in the late 1800s. The picture shows a view of the historic timber-frame buildings in the centre of Chester

Antique map of Tasmania

19th Century Collection: First use of anesthesia in surgery, 1846

First use of anesthesia in surgery, 1846
First public demonstration of surgical anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1846. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustratioin

19th Century Collection: Erie Canal route

Erie Canal route
Map of the Erie Canal across New York state, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

19th Century Collection: Major Oak, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire

Major Oak, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire
Artist: MacCallum, Andrew - Title: Major Oak, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire - Date: 1882 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 266.7 x 373.4

19th Century Collection: Antique map of Ireland

Antique map of Ireland, 1864

19th Century Collection: Celestial mechanics, medieval artwork

Celestial mechanics, medieval artwork
Celestial mechanics. Coloured historical artwork depicting a medieval pilgrim looking out from the sky (blue) to see the mechanics of the heavens (upper left)

19th Century Collection: Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, 1870s

Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, 1870s
Bowdoin College in Maine, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

19th Century Collection: Wigs for English lawyers, 1800s

Wigs for English lawyers, 1800s
Lawyer selecting the proper wig for appearance in court, London, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

19th Century Collection: Ireland map, 1870s

Ireland map, 1870s
Map of Ireland, or Eire, 1870s. Printed color lithograph

19th Century Collection: Singer sewing machine ad, 1890s

Singer sewing machine ad, 1890s
Advertisement for the Singer Automatic sewing machine, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

19th Century Collection: Victoria province, Australia, 1800s

Victoria province, Australia, 1800s
Map of Victoria, Australia, 1870s. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

19th Century Collection: British army advancing at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815

British army advancing at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815
Duke of Wellington ordering the entire British line to advance at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

19th Century Collection: Clifton Suspension Bridge with hot air balloons in the Bristol Balloon Fiesta in August

Clifton Suspension Bridge with hot air balloons in the Bristol Balloon Fiesta in August, Clifton, Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Europe

19th Century Collection: Antique map, Liverpool and Birkenhead, England, 19th Century

Antique map, Liverpool and Birkenhead, England, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Antique map, Liverpool and Birkenhead, England, 19th Century

Belfast Castle, Belfast, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe

19th Century Collection: Bliss Mill in morning frost, Chipping Norton, Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Bliss Mill in morning frost, Chipping Norton, Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

19th Century Collection: 19th Century Moroccan wall feature

19th Century Moroccan wall feature. Photographed in the the Marrakech Museum, Dar Menebhi Palace, Morocco

19th Century Collection: First Ferris wheel, Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893

First Ferris wheel, Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893
Ferris wheel -250 feet in diameter, 36 cars - at the Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Florence Nightingale. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century photograph

19th Century Collection: Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln
Portrait of President Abraham Lincoln. Digitally colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

19th Century Collection: Nathan Bedford Forrest

Nathan Bedford Forrest
Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest in the Civil War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century photograph

19th Century Collection: Antique map, Scotland, Jura, Mull, Argyll, Islay 19th Century

Antique map, Scotland, Jura, Mull, Argyll, Islay 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Antique map, Scotland, Jura, Mull, Argyll, Islay 19th Century

19th Century Collection: The Ouse Valley Viaduct (Balcombe Viaduct) over the River Ouse in Sussex, England

The Ouse Valley Viaduct (Balcombe Viaduct) over the River Ouse in Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

19th Century Collection: La Sagrada Familia church lit up at night designed by Antoni Gaudi, UNESCO World Heritage Site

La Sagrada Familia church lit up at night designed by Antoni Gaudi, UNESCO World Heritage Site, reflected in pool, Barcelona, Catalonia (Catalunya), Spain, Europe

Antique Map of Tasmania
Antique map of Tasmania from 1867

19th Century Collection: The magnificent Glenfinnan Viaduct in the Scottish Highlands, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

The magnificent Glenfinnan Viaduct in the Scottish Highlands, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

London Bridge, Lake Havasu City, Arizona, United States of America, North America

19th Century Collection: Fingerprint types, 17th century

Fingerprint types, 17th century
Fingerprint types. 19th-century artwork showing three of the fingerprint types (arch, loop and whorl) identified by British scientist Francis Galton (1822-1911), who wrote on the subject from 1888

19th Century Collection: Map Darwins Beagle Voyage South America

Map Darwins Beagle Voyage South America
Map of the World with Voyage of the Beagle coloured in red. Appendix from " The Voyage of HMS Beagle" by Charles Darwin (Cover Title) New Edition 1890 John Murray Publishers

19th Century Collection: Jules Vernes Nautilus submarine, artwork

Jules Vernes Nautilus submarine, artwork
Nautilus submarine. Artwork of the submarine Nautilus surfacing rapidly after sinking a ship. This scene is from the book Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870)

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Ludwig van Beethoven with one of his manuscripts. Antique photograph of a painting

19th Century Collection: Roosevelt and the Rough Riders on San Juan Hill, 1898

Roosevelt and the Rough Riders on San Juan Hill, 1898
Colonel Roosevelt and Rough Riders where they charged over San Juan Hill, Spanish-American War. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

19th Century Collection: General Lee and General Jackson before Chancellorsville, US Civil War

General Lee and General Jackson before Chancellorsville, US Civil War
Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson conferring before the battle of Chancellorsville, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Sacrament Sunday - William Teulon Blandford Fletcher

19th Century Collection: Krakatoa sunsets, 1883 artworks

Krakatoa sunsets, 1883 artworks
Krakatoa sunsets. Artwork of the spectacular red and orange sunsets caused in London, England, by the August 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, a volcano thousands of kilometres away in Indonesia

19th Century Collection: Heroes Of The Trojan War

Heroes Of The Trojan War
Illustration of a Heroes Of The Trojan War

19th Century Collection: Antique map of Scotland

Antique map of Scotland, 1864

19th Century Collection: Sir Winston Churchill statue and Big Ben, Parliament Square, Westminster, London

Sir Winston Churchill statue and Big Ben, Parliament Square, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

19th Century Collection: Glenfinnan Monument to 1745 landing of Bonnie Prince Charlie at start of Jacobite Uprising

Glenfinnan Monument to 1745 landing of Bonnie Prince Charlie at start of Jacobite Uprising, Loch Shiel, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Laxey Wheel, Laxey, Isle of Man, Europe

19th Century Collection: Oriolus oriolus, Eurasian golden oriole

Oriolus oriolus, Eurasian golden oriole
Plate 31 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

19th Century Collection: Awful changes cartoon

Awful changes cartoon
Satirical lithograph cartoon by Henry T De la Beche c.1830, depicting Charles Lyell (centre) as Professor Ichthyosaurus

19th Century Collection: Strigops habroptilus, kakapo

Strigops habroptilus, kakapo
Watercolour by John Gerrard Keulemans (c. 1887-1905), from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A history of the Birds of New Zealand (1887-88)

19th Century Collection: Da Vincis crossbow

Da Vincis crossbow. Late 19th Century reproduction of a page from a notebook written by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), showing his design for a giant crossbow. Published circa 1894-1904

19th Century Collection: Union Stockyards entrance, Chicago, 1890s

Union Stockyards entrance, Chicago, 1890s
Entrance to the Union Stockyards, Chicago, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

19th Century Collection: Bay of Naples, Italy, 1800s

Bay of Naples, Italy, 1800s
Bay of Naples in the mid-1800s. Color lithograph of a 19th-century Samuel Read illustration

19th Century Collection: Buffalo soldier drinking from his canteen

Buffalo soldier drinking from his canteen on a desert march. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

19th Century Collection: Buffalo soldiers charging to the rescue

Buffalo soldiers charging to the rescue
Captain Dodges black troopers to the rescue in the west. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

19th Century Collection: The Patchwork Quilt

The Patchwork Quilt
Artist: Calkin, Lance - Title: The Patchwork Quilt - Date: 1887 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 86.4 x 61

19th Century Collection: Antique map of New Zealand in the 19th Century, 1873

Antique map of New Zealand in the 19th Century, 1873
Vintage engraving of a Antique map of New Zealand in the 19th Century, 1873

19th Century Collection: Valletta skyline at sunset with the Carmelite Church dome and St

Valletta skyline at sunset with the Carmelite Church dome and St. Pauls Anglican Cathedral, Valletta, Malta, Mediterranean, Europe

Neuschwanstein Castle, Allgau, Germany

19th Century Collection: Chain Bridge, River Danube and Hungarian Parliament at dusk, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Budapest

Chain Bridge, River Danube and Hungarian Parliament at dusk, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

19th Century Collection: British Empire world map, 19th century

British Empire world map, 19th century
British Empire world map. This world map shows the 19th-century British Empire (pink) and its indigenous peoples. Five illustrations (clockwise from upper left) show the people of Australia

19th Century Collection: 19th Century French engraving

19th Century French engraving
16th Century French engraving. Historical coloured print of a mythical giant squid (Kraken) attacking a ship, from Histoire naturelle generale et particuliere des mollusques

19th Century Collection: 1838 Darwins Christ College Cambridge

1838 Darwins Christ College Cambridge
Copper engraving by Le Keux after painting by I.A. Bell with hand colouring entitled " Christs College 1838". Charles Darwin was a theology student of this Cambridge college from 1828-1831

19th Century Collection: Ludwig Wittgenstein, caricature

Ludwig Wittgenstein, caricature
Ludwig Wittgenstein. Caricature of the Austrian-British philosopher Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (1889-1951). Wittgenstein is considered by many to be the greatest philosopher of the 20th

19th Century Collection: Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893
Court of Honor and central basin of the Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

19th Century Collection: Thomas Nast cartoon about Boss Tweed corruption

Thomas Nast cartoon about Boss Tweed corruption
" Who stole the peoples money? Twas him" cartoon about Tammany Hall scandal, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a Thomas Nast cartoon

19th Century Collection: French uniforms during the Napoleonic Wars

French uniforms during the Napoleonic Wars
French army uniforms: infantry 1814-1825, grenadier 1812-1815, and cavalry 1805-1812. Antique hand-colored print

19th Century Collection: Map of Europe, 1870s

Map of Europe, 1870s
Map of Europe in the 1870s. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

19th Century Collection: Caribbean islands, 1870s

Caribbean islands, 1870s
Map of West Indies and the Caribbean Sea, 1800s. Printed color lithograph

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Step back in time and explore the wonders of the 19th century through a captivating collection of historical artifacts. Delve into ancient civilizations with an antique map showcasing the vast Roman Empire, or journey to medieval Britain under the rule of Anglo Saxons. Feel the power of nature as you gaze upon "The Great Wave off Kanagawa, " a mesmerizing woodblock print that captures both beauty and danger. Immerse yourself in botanical marvels with a Victorian illustration depicting an elegant Oak Tree, showcasing nature's intricate details. Experience love's tender embrace through timeless artistry, evoking emotions that transcend time itself. Let Johannes Brahms' enchanting melodies transport you to an era where music was crafted with passion and finesse. Embark on a visual voyage across Iceland with a meticulously drawn map from the 1800s, discovering its breathtaking landscapes and hidden treasures. Marvel at Clifton Suspension Bridge adorned by hot air balloons during Bristol Balloon Fiesta, capturing both engineering prowess and whimsical delight. Uncover Scotland's rich history through a detailed map from the 1870s, tracing its rugged terrain dotted with castles and tales of valor. Witness life along Cornwall's picturesque coast as four fishermen brave treacherous waters in pursuit of their livelihood during the mid-19th century. Travel back further in time with an England map from centuries past, revealing how borders have shifted over generations while preserving cultural heritage. Celebrate Mary Anning’s groundbreaking contributions to paleontology as she unearths prehistoric secrets embedded within fossilized remains. The 19th century encapsulates an era teeming with exploration, innovation, romance, and resilience; it is a treasure trove waiting to be discovered by those who seek knowledge and inspiration from times long gone but never forgotten.