Brazil Brazilian Collection

War of the Triple Alliance, the Paraguayan war in 1865-1870
5314322 War of the Triple Alliance, the Paraguayan war in 1865-1870; (add.info.: War of the Triple Alliance, the Paraguayan war in 1865-1870)

Cape Frio [Brazil] N by W 1/2 W distant 4 leagues. Lighthouse on highest point, 1849 (blue wash)
7295584 Cape Frio [Brazil] N by W 1/2 W distant 4 leagues. Lighthouse on highest point, 1849 (blue wash) by Fanshawe, Admiral Sir Edward Gennys (1814-1906); 17.5x25.6 cm; National Maritime Museum

Engraving depicting a family of Puri Indians, Brazil. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage
UIG5426251 Engraving depicting a family of Puri Indians, Brazil. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage

Working a diamond claim in Brazil (engraving)
8644039 Working a diamond claim in Brazil (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Working a diamond claim in Brazil)

A forest in Brazil (colour litho)
8644744 A forest in Brazil (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A forest in Brazil. The Red Macaw; Puma attacking an Anteater; Howling Monkeys)

American Immigration (litho)
8652471 American Immigration (litho) by Bartholomew, John George (1860-1920) ; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Immigration)

Geography map: representation of the Paraiba region in northern Brazil where the Rio Grande river of the North in South
VEN5030364 Geography map: representation of the Paraiba region in northern Brazil where the Rio Grande river of the North in South America is located from an Atlas made by the cartographer Willem

Civilization of American Indians. Botocoudo man, Indian ethnic group of the forests of Brazil
JAB5036747 Civilization of American Indians. Botocoudo man, Indian ethnic group of the forests of Brazil. In "Dictionnaire universel d'Histoire naturelle" by Mr

Exile of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil (Peter II known as the Magnanimus, 1825-1891) after his abdication, 1889
NWI4924336 Exile of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil (Peter II known as the Magnanimus, 1825-1891) after his abdication, 1889. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

The natives of Brazil throwing stones at monkeys to make them pick nuts that are thrown down - Photogravure colorized
NWI4876844 The natives of Brazil throwing stones at monkeys to make them pick nuts that are thrown down - Photogravure colorized after an illustration

House of Indians in the jungle of Brazil (Amazon). 1800 approximately Native houses in a jungle of Brazil, 1800s
NWI4876043 House of Indians in the jungle of Brazil (Amazon). 1800 approximately Native houses in a jungle of Brazil, 1800s

Discovery of the New World (Discovery of America): Amazon Indian (Brazil) using a sarbacan as a hunting weapon
NWI4849646 Discovery of the New World (Discovery of America): Amazon Indian (Brazil) using a sarbacan as a hunting weapon

Breesian civilization: " Breed Apinage, Province of Gaya Brazil". Face of a man
JAB5036806 Breesian civilization: " Breed Apinage, Province of Gaya Brazil". Face of a man. In "Dictionnaire universel d'Histoire naturelle" by Mr

Streamer-tailed tyrant, Gubernetes yetapa (Gubernetes cunninghami). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene
FLO4660482 Streamer-tailed tyrant, Gubernetes yetapa (Gubernetes cunninghami). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lesson's Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris

Plants bearing berries and seeds including guava, membrillo, brazil nut, mistletoe, spotted laurel, cannonball tree
FLO4684761 Plants bearing berries and seeds including guava, membrillo, brazil nut, mistletoe, spotted laurel, cannonball tree, cactus, eucalyptus, myrtle, clove, caraway, coriander

Cat's claw, Martynia speciosa, native to Brazil. Handcoloured stipple engraving on copper by Barrois from a
FLO4569642 Cat's claw, Martynia speciosa, native to Brazil. Handcoloured stipple engraving on copper by Barrois from a botanical illustration by Pancrace Bessa from Mordant de Launay's

RIO de JANEIRO, BRAZIL. Engraving 1862
JAB4120793 RIO de JANEIRO, BRAZIL. Engraving 1862; (add.info.: RIO de JANEIRO, BRAZIL. Engraving 1862); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Coralberry, Aechmea fulgens (Two-coloured or crab's eye aechmea, Aechmea discolor)
FLO4585045 Coralberry, Aechmea fulgens (Two-coloured or crab's eye aechmea, Aechmea discolor). Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn

Barbacenia has thin purple flower. With a description of a section of the flower, and the germ. Plant native to Brazil
FLO4581704 Barbacenia has thin purple flower. With a description of a section of the flower, and the germ. Plant native to Brazil

Variete of Begonia has wavy leaves and white flowers, with tail and cut flowers. native to Brazil
FLO4581441 Variete of Begonia has wavy leaves and white flowers, with tail and cut flowers. native to Brazil. Illustration by Wiliam Jackson Hooker (1785-1865), British botanist and writer

Brazilian tangara or scarlate tangara. Signed illustration RN (Richard Nodder)
FLO4680615 Brazilian tangara or scarlate tangara. Signed illustration RN (Richard Nodder). Copper engraving for the naturalist collection

Redeye piranha, Serrasalmus rhombeus (Rhombic salmon, Salmo rhombeus). Illustration drawn
FLO4683952 Redeye piranha, Serrasalmus rhombeus (Rhombic salmon, Salmo rhombeus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Four portraits of Indian botocudo (Brazil), with wooden discs with lips and ears and a mummifiee head of a botocudo
FLO4635749 Four portraits of Indian botocudo (Brazil), with wooden discs with lips and ears and a mummifiee head of a botocudo

House of a Brazilian planter, with a garden of palm trees enclosed on the bank of a river
FLO4635899 House of a Brazilian planter, with a garden of palm trees enclosed on the bank of a river. Lithography for the book

View of the town of Ilheus, Bahia, Brazil, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca
FLO4621492 View of the town of Ilheus, Bahia, Brazil, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Glory bush, Tibouchina elegans (Pleroma elegans). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte
FLO4626987 Glory bush, Tibouchina elegans (Pleroma elegans). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Bertolonia marmorata in flowerpot (Eriocnema marmoraea). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte
FLO4630031 Bertolonia marmorata in flowerpot (Eriocnema marmoraea). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Dance festival of the Camacan people, Bahia, Brazil. Men in foliage headdress
FLO4621405 Dance festival of the Camacan people, Bahia, Brazil. Men in foliage headdress, women and children dance in a circle around a fire

Virginia dayflower, Commelina virginica (Commelyna deficiens foliis variegatis)
FLO4628529 Virginia dayflower, Commelina virginica (Commelyna deficiens foliis variegatis). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens

Barbacenia hybrid cultivars. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte
FLO4626747 Barbacenia hybrid cultivars. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Justicia cydoniifolia (Adhatoda cydoniifolia). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte
FLO4627149 Justicia cydoniifolia (Adhatoda cydoniifolia). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Leopold's gesneria, Gesneria leopoldii. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte
FLO4629752 Leopold's gesneria, Gesneria leopoldii. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Sinningia carolinae (Tapeinotes carolinae). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte
FLO4628826 Sinningia carolinae (Tapeinotes carolinae). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Trailing abutilon, Abutilon megapotamicum. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte
FLO4627867 Trailing abutilon, Abutilon megapotamicum. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Juba's bush or bloodleaf, Iresine herbstii or Iresine diffusa f. herbstii (Iresine verschaffeltii)
FLO4627624 Juba's bush or bloodleaf, Iresine herbstii or Iresine diffusa f. herbstii (Iresine verschaffeltii). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte

Cattleya purpurata orchid (Laelia purpurata). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte
FLO4626564 Cattleya purpurata orchid (Laelia purpurata). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Market in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, around 1900, bird shop (photo)
PCT4256526 Market in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, around 1900, bird shop (photo); 4 x 4 cm; © Patrice Cartier. All rights reserved 2023

Boat trip around 1900, crossing Barcelona/Rio de Janeiro (photo)
PCT4256494 Boat trip around 1900, crossing Barcelona/Rio de Janeiro (photo); 4 x 4 cm; © Patrice Cartier. All rights reserved 2023

RIO de JANEIRO (Brazil), Engraving of Travels and Discoveries, 1865
JAB4120791 RIO de JANEIRO (Brazil), Engraving of Travels and Discoveries, 1865; (add.info.: RIO de JANEIRO (Brazil), Engraving of Travels and Discoveries, 1865); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Large neottia orchid flower, pale orange flowers, native to Brazil. Illustration by Wiliam Jackson Hooker (1785-1865)
FLO4581473 Large neottia orchid flower, pale orange flowers, native to Brazil. Illustration by Wiliam Jackson Hooker (1785-1865), British botanist and writer

Mutisia Speciosa from Brazil has beautiful pennees leaves. Illustration by William Jackson Hooker (1778-1847)
FLO4581361 Mutisia Speciosa from Brazil has beautiful pennees leaves. Illustration by William Jackson Hooker (1778-1847), British botanist and writer

A long canoe sailing through the white waters of Rio dos Ilheos (Brazil). Illustration of " Journey to Brazil
FLO4635940 A long canoe sailing through the white waters of Rio dos Ilheos (Brazil). Illustration of " Journey to Brazil, 1815-1817" by Maximilian von Wied Neuwied

Fishing huts and boats on the Bragance River (Brazil). Lithography for the book
FLO4635903 Fishing huts and boats on the Bragance River (Brazil). Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Amerique et d'Australie" by

Uniform of the soldiers of Linhares (Brazil). Illustration of " Journey to Brazil
FLO4635891 Uniform of the soldiers of Linhares (Brazil). Illustration of " Journey to Brazil, 1815-1817" by Maximilian von Wied Neuwied

House of Paraiba (Brazil). Illustration of " Journey to Brazil, 1815-1817" by Maximilian von Wied Neuwied
FLO4635867 House of Paraiba (Brazil). Illustration of " Journey to Brazil, 1815-1817" by Maximilian von Wied Neuwied

A festive dance of the Camacan Indians of Bahia, the assembly naked or wearing a small apron dances around a pot
FLO4635835 A festive dance of the Camacan Indians of Bahia, the assembly naked or wearing a small apron dances around a pot on the fire

Indian cobra, Naja naja 1, Peruvian cobra 2, Naja tripudians, and Brazilian cobra 3, Naja brasiliensis
FLO4655008 Indian cobra, Naja naja 1, Peruvian cobra 2, Naja tripudians, and Brazilian cobra 3, Naja brasiliensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre

South American or Brazilian tapir, Tapirus terrestris. Vulnerable. (Hippopotamus terrestrial de Linneaus)
FLO4652892 South American or Brazilian tapir, Tapirus terrestris. Vulnerable. (Hippopotamus terrestrial de Linneaus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Georg Wolfgang Knorr's Deliciae

For sale as Licensed Images

Choose your image, Select your licence and Download the media

"Brazil: A Tapestry of History and Culture" Step into the vibrant world of Brazil, a country steeped in rich history and diverse cultural heritage. From its early beginnings as a bustling sugar mill in the 17th century to the indigenous Botocudo natives with their distinctive earlobe and lip plugs depicted in Karl Joseph Brodtmann's lithograph, Brazil has always been a land of fascinating contrasts. Yet, amidst the beauty lies a darker chapter - slavery. The haunting image of slaves being transported aboard a negrier ship serves as a poignant reminder of Brazil's painful past. As we delve deeper into history, we witness snapshots like the 1839 lithograph capturing life in Brazil during that era. But it is not all somber tales; there are moments of celebration too. The Festival of Indigenous Katchiri showcases the vibrant traditions still alive today, while Salvador's Cathedral of San Miguel stands tall as an architectural marvel representing faith and devotion. The Freiburg residence echoes colonial times when governors ruled over Mauritsstad (now Fraiburgo), adding another layer to Brazil's complex narrative. And who can forget Dom Pedro II, known as "Magnanimous, " whose reign left an indelible mark on Brazilian society? Traveling further back in time, we encounter Tupinamba Indians through engravings from 1578 – glimpses into their way of life before colonization altered their existence forever. Even amid oppression, resilience shines through. Slave women adorned themselves with festive attire for Rosary Festivals – small acts reclaiming dignity and identity. Finally, our journey takes us beyond borders to Vatican City where the Golden Rose symbolizes honor bestowed upon deserving individuals or nations – perhaps recognizing Brazil's unique contributions to artistry or spirituality. Brazilian history is like an intricate tapestry woven together by threads both light and dark. With each brushstroke on this canvas comes stories waiting to be discovered - tales that shape the vibrant nation we know today as Brazil.