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The Prince of Waless feathers, the heraldic badge of the Prince of Wales. From The National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, published c.1890; Illustration

Crown worn by the sons and daughters of the monarch. From The National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, published c.1890; Illustration

Crown worn by the grandchildren of the English monarch. From The National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, published c.1890; Illustration

The Imperial State Crown, made for Queen Victoria in 1838. From The National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, published c.1890; Illustration

John Mitchell Mason, 1770 - 1829. American clergyman and theologian. After an engraving by Asher Brown Durand from a work by John Wesley Jarvis; Illustration

The Trojan horse. An incident in the Trojan War written about by both Homer and Virgil. Pretending to have retired their besieging army, the Greeks left a huge wooden horse filled with warriors

Greenwood and Batleys band saw. From The National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, published c.1890; Illustration

Egon Schiele, 1890 - 1918, an Austrian painter. After a 1914 portrait by Austrian born Czech photographer Anton Josef Trcka. Trcka signed his work Antios

An outbreak of rinderpest in Holland in 1745: farmers and a landlord in discussion in front of a pile of dead cattle. Rinderpest

John Marshall, 1755 - 1835. American politician and lawyer. Fourth Chief Justice of the United States. After an engraving by Asher Brown Durand from a work by Henry Inman; Illustration

Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov, 1672 - 1725. Tsar of Russia. Here seen working at carpentry in his house an Zaandam, Netherlands

Huckleberry Finn, fictional character created by American author Mark Twain, who appears in the books The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Christmas Carnival In The New York Stock Exchange, 1885. After a work by French born American artist Henry Wolf in Harpers Magazine; Illustration

The Catilinarian conspirators before the Senate. Roman patrician Lucius Sergius Catilina, 108-62 BC, also known as Catiline, is remembered for his failed attempt to overthrow the Republic

Entrance to the royal palace in Nineveh. Imaginary reconstruction. After an illustration by an unidentified artist in Illustrierte Weltgeschichte fur das Volk

Retreat of the Americans across Gowanus Creek at the Battle of Long Island, August 27, 1776 during the American Revolutionary War

The young Arthur draws the sword Excalibur from the stone. After an illustration by 19th century artist Archibald Stevenson Forrest; Illustration

Median and Persian foot-soldiers. The Medes were a Mesoptamian people who after their tribes formed the Median Kingdom became Neo-Assyrian vassals

Vestal Virgins in ancient Rome tending the sacred fire in their temple. After a 19th century illustration by an unidentified artist; Illustration

Portrait of Pedro Calderon de la Barca y Barreda Gonzalez de Henao Ruiz de Blasco y Riano, 1600 - 1681. Spanish dramatist, poet and writer of the Spanish Golden Age

Mathew Bradys photographic gallery on the corner of Broadway and Tenth Street, New York City. Mathew Brady, 1822 -1896, famous for his Civil War and portrait photography

Major General Benedict Arnold wounded at the second Battle of Saratoga, October 7, 1777 during the American Revolutionary War. After a 19th century engraving by Alonso Chappel; Illustration

Historic illustration of the Assyrian army on the march. After an illustration by Herman Vogel in Illustrierte Weltgeschichte fur das Volk, published 1883; Illustration

Historic illustration of Assyrian archers on horseback. After an illustration by an unidentified 19th century artist from a bas relief in Nimrud; Illustration

King David, King of Israel, playing his harp. After a 17th century facsimile of the 4th century Psalter of St. Augustine; Illustration

Eagle-headed deity. Illustration by an unidentified 19th century artist based on a bas-relief from the North West Palace of Ashurnasirpal, Nimrud, Iraq dating from the Neo-Assyrian period

Illustration of an Assyrian king and his retinue descending the steps of his palace in Nineveh. After a 19th century work by Heinrich Leutemann; Illustration

Illustration of the chef, from Paris Herself Again, published 1882; Illustration

Ramesses II, also spelled Rameses or Ramses, 1303 BC - 1213, also known as Ramesses the Great. Third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt

Identified in book as, from top: Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), a sea sheep, and three varieties of sea dog. After an illustration by Mirza Baqir in a 19th century Iranian book of Greek

Shakespeare reading. William Shakespeare, bapt. 26 April 1564 - 1616. English playwright, poet, and actor. After a 19th century engraving from a painting by American artist William Page; Illustration

Thutmose I. Third pharaoh of 18th Egyptian dynasty. After a work by archeologist Howard Carter, used in the book The Tomb of Hatshopsitu by Theodore M. Davis, published in London, 1906; Illustration

Senseneb, mother of Pharaoh Thutmose I of the early New Kingdom. After a copy by archaeologist Howard Carter of a painted relief from Deir el-Bahri

Herod, 74 / 73 BC - 4 BC, also known as Herod the Great and Herod I, King of Judea
Herod, 74/73 BC - 4 BC, also known as Herod the Great and Herod I, King of Judea. After a 19th century illustration by Claudius Joseph Ciappori-Puche; Illustration

The Pharos of Alexandria, or the Lighthouse of Alexandria. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. In its time it was amongst the tallest structures in the world

Portrait of Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, 1809 -1847, born as Felix Mendelssohn. German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early romantic period; Illustration

The capture of Babylon by Cyrus the Great, ruler of the Achaemenid Empire, in 539 BC. The event ended the Neo-Babylonian Empire. After a 19th century work by an unidentified artist; Illustration

Cyrus II of Persia, c. 600 / 576 - 530 BC, also known as Cyrus the Great?and Cyrus the Elder
Cyrus II of Persia, c. 600/ 576 - 530 BC, also known as Cyrus the Great?and Cyrus the Elder. Founder of the Achaemenid Empire and King of Persia, Anshan, Media, Babylon, Sumer and Akkad

Two women in Grecian style dress dancing. From an early 19th century print engraved by Luigi Cunego after a design by sculptor Antonio Canov; Illustration

The Surrey Institution. After a work by Thomas Rowlandson and Augustus Pugin. The London based Surrey Institution was dedicated to scientific and artistic education and research

Gladiators salute the Emperor before beginning to fight. Ave Imperator, morituri te salutant - Hail Caesar, we who are about to die salute you

The Lost Colony of Roanoke, Roanoke Island, North Carolina, United States of America, where 115 people mysteriously disappeared c. 1590

Edward Livingston, 1764 - 1836. American jurist and statesman. U. S. Secretary of State
Edward Livingston, 1764 - 1836. American jurist and statesman. U.S. Secretary of State. After a 19th century engraving by E. Wellmore from a work by J. L. Longacre; Illustration

William Gaston, 1778 - 1844. American jurist. He was the United States Representative from North Carolina and wrote the states official song, The Old North State

A Monday Washing, New York City, USA. After a photo-chromolithograph by an unidentified photographer, published circa 1900 by the Detroit Photographic Co.; New York City, New York

Artistic impression of Nineveh as it may have appeared at the height of its power circa 700 - 800 BC. From The Second Series of the Monuments of Nineveh, by Austin Henry Layard

A block of four Penny Black postage stamps. The Penny Black was the worlds first adhesive postage stamp. The stamp, featuring a portrait of Queen Victoria, was issued on May 1, 1840; Illustration

Nadar Elevating Photography to Art. After a work by Honore Daumier from the French magazine Le Boulevard, May 25, 1863. Nadar was the pseudonym of French photographer Gaspard-Felix Tournachon

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