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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

The Scourge of God, Huns on the rampage, after a work by V. A. Poirson; Illustration
The Scourge of God, Huns on the rampage, after a work by V.A. Poirson; Illustration

Hugh Williamson, 1735 - 1819. American doctor and politician. Signatory of the U. S. Constitution
Hugh Williamson, 1735 - 1819. American doctor and politician. Signatory of the U.S. Constitution. After an engraving by Asher Brown Durand from a work by John Trumbull; Illustration

Horace Vernet. Full name Emile Jean-Horace Vernet, 1789 - 1863. French artist. After an engraving in the Illustrated London News, January 31, 1863 from a photograph by Nadar; Illustration

The Battle of Germantown which took place on October 4, 1777 between British and American forces during the American Revolutionary War. In the picture, action around the house of Chief Justice Chew

George Washington encourages his troops at the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777 during the American Revolutionary War. from a 19th century engraving after a work by Alonso Chappel; Illustration

The retreat of the British army from Concord at the end of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, April 19, 1775. The battles triggered the beginning of the American Revolutionary War

Imaginary reconstruction of ancient Corinth. After a 19th century illustration by an unknown artist; Illustration

The genie appears from Aladdins magic lamp. After an illustration by Francis Brundage in an 1898 edition of The Arabian Nights Entertainments; Illustration

Xerxes has the sea scourged. Herodotus reported that the incident happened on the Hellespont when a storm destroyed his pontoon bridges frustrating the king of the Archaemenid Empires first attempt

Steam powered pumps at the Chaillot fire station, Paris, France circa 1850. After a mid 19th century illustration; Illustration

An imaginary plan of the Temple of Jerusalem, built after the the return of the Jews from their captivity in Babylon. After an illustration in La Geographie Sacree

Hannibal crossing the Alps in 218 BC on his way to invade Italy during the Second Punic War. After a work by Charles Winter; Illustration

The death of Tecumseh during The Battle of the Thames, October 5, 1813. Tecumseh, 1768 -1813. Native American leader of the Shawnee and a large tribal confederacy known as Tecumsehs Confederacy

Imaginary interpretation of Solomons Temple, Jerusalem before its destruction by Nebuchadnezzar II after the Siege of Jerusalem of 587 BC

Charge of the Light Cavalry Brigade, 25th October, 1854. After a painting by William Simpson. The failed Charge of the Light Brigade during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War; Illustration

Gladiatorial combat between a Retiarius, or net man, on the left and a Samnite. After a mid-19th century illustration by an unidentified artist; Illustration

Angelica Catalani, 1780 - 1849. Italian opera singer. After a 19th century work by German artist Friedrich Wilhelm Bollinger; Illustration

View of Olympia, Greece, as it may have looked during the 5th and 4th centuries Classical Period. The building on the right is the Temple of Zeus. After a work by R. Bohn; Illustration

Arms of the Prince of Wales, Impaled by the Prince of Wales. Impalement or marshalling is a combination of two coats of arms side by side in one divided heraldic shield to denote a union

Antisthenes born circa 445 BC died circa 365 BC. Greek philosopher and pupil of Socrates. After a 2nd century AD bust in the Vatican museum thought to be a Roman copy of a 3rd century BC work

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

New York women suffragettes working to secure signatures to petitions in support of their movement. After an illustration by Benjamin West Clinedinst in the May 3

Illustrated portrait of Alexandre Emile Jean Yersin, 1863 - 1943. Swiss-French physician and bacteriologist. He was the co-discoverer of Yersinia pestis, the bacillus which causes bubonic plague

Titus, 39 - 81 AD. Roman Emperor, after a 16th century engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi; Illustration

An Assyrian king travelling. After an illustration by an unidentified 19th century artist from a bas relief on the walls of the Royal Palace at Ninevah; Illustration

Identified in book as three varieties of Gladdon (Iris foetidissima). After an illustration by Mirza Baqir in a 19th century Iranian book of Greek physician

Identified in book as three types of Nard (Nardostachys jatamansi). After an illustration by Mirza Baqir in a 19th century Iranian book of Greek physician

March of the Israelites. The prophet Moses leads the Israelites out of Egypt and through the wilderness to Mount Sinai. From Cassells Universal History, published 1888; Illustration

The meeting between Psamtik III and Cambyses. Psamtik III also known as Psammetichus, last Pharaoh of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt. King Cambyses II of Persia

Identified in book as two varieties of tamarisk tree (Tamarix gallica). After an illustration by Mirza Baqir in a 19th century Iranian book of Greek physician

Identified in book as papyrus (Papyrus antiquorum). After an illustration by Mirza Baqir in a 19th century Iranian book of Greek physician

Unidentified trees. After an illustration by Mirza Baqir in a 19th century Iranian book of Greek physician and botanist Pedanius Dioscoridess 1st century AD work De Materia Medica; Artwork

Identified in book as a Fig tree (Ficus carica). After an illustration by Mirza Baqir in a 19th century Iranian book of Greek physician

Identified in book as: Top: Citron (Citrus medica), Bottom: European or common pear (Pyrus communis). After an illustration by Mirza Baqir in a 19th century Iranian book of Greek physician

Identified in book as various fish including a sardine, sea gudgeon and tuna. Also a sea gudgeon in the stomach of a pig. After an illustration by Mirza Baqir in a 19th century Iranian book of Greek

Illustrated portrait of Francesco I Sforza, 1401-1466, Italian condottiero, or military leader, and founder of Milans Sforza dynasty

Identified in book as: Top: Black Pepper (Piper nigrum), Margin: White Pepper, Bottom: Ginger (Zingiber official). After an illustration by Mirza Baqir in a 19th century Iranian book of Greek

Identified in book as two varieties of wormwood. After an illustration by Mirza Baqir in a 19th century Iranian book of Greek physician

Identified in book as two varieties of pine thistle. After an illustration by Mirza Baqir in a 19th century Iranian book of Greek physician

Identified in book as three types of thyme. After an illustration by Mirza Baqir in a 19th century Iranian book of Greek physician

The Battle of Carchemish, c. 605 BC, from Cassells Universal History, published 1888; Illustration

A selection of plants, including aquatic plants. After an illustration by Mirza Baqir in a 19th century Iranian book of Greek physician

The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, also called the Battle of the Campus Mauriacus, Battle of Chalons, Battle of Troyes or the Battle of Maurica, June 20, 451 AD between the Romans and Visigoths

Aristotle tutoring the young Alexander the Great. Alexanders father, Philip II, King of Macedon, hired the respected Greek philosopher to educate his son

Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, 1861 - 1936. English soldier and British Imperial Governor. From The Pageant of the Century, published 1934; England

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