Dellacqua Collection

King Alis tent at Benowm, Kingdom of Ludamar
View of a moorish camp: King Alis tent at Benowm, Kingdom of Ludamar. Ali sat on a black leather cushion clipping the hairs on his upper lip while a female servant held a mirror

Man and woman of the Mani or Maina peninsula, Greece. Illustration from Francois Pouquevilles Travels through More, Albania and several other parts of the Ottoman Empire, 1805

Khakas or Khakass shamans from Saygachi, near Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. They wear helmets decorated with antlers, leather dresses covered with animal bones and hold sacred drums

Outrigger canoe of Easter Island (Rapa Nui). Illustration by Blondela from Jean Francois Laperouses Voyage. Copperplate engraving by Dell Acqua handcoloured Lazaretti from Giovanni Battista Sonzognos

The Bronze Horseman, statue of Peter the Great in St. Petersburg, Russia. Illustration from Andrew Swintons Travels into Norway, Denmark and Russia, 1792

Silky anteater and black tamandua
Silky anteater or pygmy anteater (Azaras cagouare), Cyclopes didactylus, and black tamandua, Tamandua tetradactyla. From Felix de Azaras Voyages dans l Amerique Meridionale, 1801

Pagoda of Linqing, Daqiao village, Shandong Province, China. Eight-story tower in white brick and varnished tile
FLO4722593 Pagoda of Linqing, Daqiao village, Shandong Province, China. Eight-story tower in white brick and varnished tile, about 240 feet high

View of the Great Wall of China near Kou-Pee-Keow, at the pass between China and Eastern Tartary
FLO4722492 View of the Great Wall of China near Kou-Pee-Keow, at the pass between China and Eastern Tartary. From Samuel Holmes (18th-19th century) Journal of a Voyage to China and Tartary

Male giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis. From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant)
FLO4722824 Male giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis. From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant, 1753-1824) Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa

Specimens of the Uminn and Uchen characters in the language of Tibet. Illustration by Lieutenant Samuel Davis From
FLO4722375 Specimens of the Uminn and Uchen characters in the language of Tibet. Illustration by Lieutenant Samuel Davis From Captain Samuel Turner (1759-1802)

View of the village of Chuka, Tibet. Illustration by Lieutenant Samuel Davis From Captain Samuel Turner (1759-1802)
FLO4722277 View of the village of Chuka, Tibet. Illustration by Lieutenant Samuel Davis From Captain Samuel Turner (1759-1802) Account of an Embassy to the Court of the Teshoo Lama in Tibet 1800

Le Vaillant's camp on the banks of the Orange River in the Richtersveld
FLO4722707 Le Vaillant's camp on the banks of the Orange River in the Richtersveld. A giraffe skin is undergoing taxidermy on a frame

Monuments on Easter Island (Rapa Nui). Artist Gaspard Duche de Vancy sketching a Moai while a native steals his hat
FLO4722183 Monuments on Easter Island (Rapa Nui). Artist Gaspard Duche de Vancy sketching a Moai while a native steals his hat. From Jean Francois de Galaup, Count of La Perouse (1741-1788) Journal

Male and female reindeer, Rangifer tarandus. Illustration From Leopold von Buch (1774-1853) Travels through Norway
FLO4722117 Male and female reindeer, Rangifer tarandus. Illustration From Leopold von Buch (1774-1853) Travels through Norway, and Lapland, 1813

Man and woman of Norway in traditional costume. Illustration From Leopold von Buch (1774-1853) Travels through Norway
FLO4722029 Man and woman of Norway in traditional costume. Illustration From Leopold von Buch (1774-1853) Travels through Norway, and Lapland, 1813

View of Copenhagen, Denmark, circa 1808. Illustration From Leopold von Buch (1774-1853) Travels through Norway
FLO4722003 View of Copenhagen, Denmark, circa 1808. Illustration From Leopold von Buch (1774-1853) Travels through Norway, and Lapland, 1813

Castle of the Seven Towers (Yedikule Fortress), Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey
FLO4721884 Castle of the Seven Towers (Yedikule Fortress), Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey. Illustration From Francois Pouqueville (1770-1838), Travels through More

Man and woman of Arcadia, the Peloponnese, Greece. Illustration from Francois Pouquevilleos Travels through More
FLO4721832 Man and woman of Arcadia, the Peloponnese, Greece. Illustration from Francois Pouquevilleos Travels through More, Albania and several other parts of the Ottoman Empire, 1805

Pampas fox or aguarachay, (Aszara Fox) Lycalopex gymnocercus, and spiny rat or casiragua
FLO4721717 Pampas fox or aguarachay, (Aszara Fox) Lycalopex gymnocercus, and spiny rat or casiragua, (spiny rat) Proechimys guairae. After Felix de Azara's Voyages in America Meridionale

Mohammad Karim Khan Zand or Karim Han, founder of the Zand Dynasty, 1705-1779
FLO4723015 Mohammad Karim Khan Zand or Karim Han, founder of the Zand Dynasty, 1705-1779. Illustration from Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814) Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia

Reilefs from the momument of Taq-e Bostan on the outskirts of Kermanshah, Persia
FLO4722961 Reilefs from the momument of Taq-e Bostan on the outskirts of Kermanshah, Persia. The king hunting deer and boar 1, and the coronation of Shapur III with his father Shapur II, 2

Kurdish man with shield and club. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814)
FLO4722910 Kurdish man with shield and club. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814) Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801

Cape baboon or chacma baboon, Papio ursinus. From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant)
FLO4722878 Cape baboon or chacma baboon, Papio ursinus. From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant, 1753-1824) Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa

Common warthog, Phacochoerus africanus. From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant)
FLO4722837 Common warthog, Phacochoerus africanus. From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant, 1753-1824) Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa

Japanese sailboat. Illustration by Jean Louis Prevost From Jean Francois de Galaup
FLO4722474 Japanese sailboat. Illustration by Jean Louis Prevost From Jean Francois de Galaup, Earl of La Perouse (1741-1788) Journal

Young San woman nursing child, South Africa. She wears a cape, necklaces and beaded skirt
FLO4722815 Young San woman nursing child, South Africa. She wears a cape, necklaces and beaded skirt. From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant, 1753-1824) Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa

Young San man, with spears, South Africa. From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant)
FLO4722813 Young San man, with spears, South Africa. From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant, 1753-1824) Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa

Noble Namaqua man of South Africa. He wears a fur cape and codpiece, and holds a spear.from Francois Le Vaillant
FLO4722760 Noble Namaqua man of South Africa. He wears a fur cape and codpiece, and holds a spear.from Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant, 1753-1824) Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa

View of the village of Mina, in the desert of Arafat (Tent City, Mecca, Saudi Arabia)
FLO4721782 View of the village of Mina, in the desert of Arafat (Tent City, Mecca, Saudi Arabia). Illustration by Ali Bey el Abbassi from his Travels in Morocco, Tripoli, Cyprus, Egypt, Arabia

Silky anteater or pygmy anteater (Fourmilier) (Azara's cagouare), Cyclopes didactylus, and black tamandua
FLO4721690 Silky anteater or pygmy anteater (Fourmilier) (Azara's cagouare), Cyclopes didactylus, and black tamandua, (Tamandou) Tamandua tetradactyla

A fountain among the mountains of Paphos, Cyprus. Illustration by Ali Bey el Abbassi (Domingo Badia y Leblich)
FLO4723272 A fountain among the mountains of Paphos, Cyprus. Illustration by Ali Bey el Abbassi (Domingo Badia y Leblich, 1767-1818) from his Travels in Morocco, Tripoli, Cyprus, Egypt, Arabia

View of Morocco and the cordillera of the Atlas mountains. Illustration by Michallon from (Domingo Badia y Leblich)
FLO4723217 View of Morocco and the cordillera of the Atlas mountains. Illustration by Michallon from (Domingo Badia y Leblich, 1767-1818) Ali Bey el Abbassi's Travels in Morocco, Tripoli, Cyprus

Women of the Mordvin Moksha (Mordve mokchane) people in traditional costume of embroidered skirts and many accessories
FLO4723093 Women of the Mordvin Moksha (Mordve mokchane) people in traditional costume of embroidered skirts and many accessories

View of Mount Carmel taken from St. John of Acre, Palestine. Illustration by Ali Bey el Abbassi
FLO4723303 View of Mount Carmel taken from St. John of Acre, Palestine. Illustration by Ali Bey el Abbassi (Domingo Badia y Leblich, 1767-1818) from his Travels in Morocco, Tripoli, Cyprus, Egypt

View of the ancient temple at Amathus, Cyprus. Illustration by Ali Bey el Abbassi (Domingo Badia y Leblich)
FLO4723260 View of the ancient temple at Amathus, Cyprus. Illustration by Ali Bey el Abbassi (Domingo Badia y Leblich, 1767-1818) from his Travels in Morocco, Tripoli, Cyprus, Egypt, Arabia

A Moroccan soldier on horseback attacking an enemy a, and Ali Bey traveling on horseback b
FLO4723202 A Moroccan soldier on horseback attacking an enemy a, and Ali Bey traveling on horseback b. Illustration by Michallon from (Domingo Badia y Leblich)

Khakas or Khakas shamans from Saygachi, near Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. They wear helmets decorated with antlers
FLO4723184 Khakas or Khakas shamans from Saygachi, near Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. They wear helmets decorated with antlers, leather dresses covered with animal bones and hold sacred drums

Figures of divinities in the Kalmyk (Kalmouk) religion: Erlik Khan, Dalai Lama and Altan-Dschidakti
FLO4723132 Figures of divinities in the Kalmyk (Kalmouk) religion: Erlik Khan, Dalai Lama and Altan-Dschidakti. Illustration from Peter Simon Pallas (1741-1811)

Women of the Mordvin Erzya (Mordve erziane) people in traditional costume. Mordovia
FLO4723055 Women of the Mordvin Erzya (Mordve erziane) people in traditional costume. Mordovia. Illustration from Peter Simon Pallas (1741-1811)

The Kremlin in Moscow, showing the Terem Palace, Assumption Cathedral and Ivan the Great Bell Tower
FLO4722228 The Kremlin in Moscow, showing the Terem Palace, Assumption Cathedral and Ivan the Great Bell Tower. Illustration From Andrew Swinton (18th-19th century) Travels into Norway

Chukchi (Chukchi) man in armour made of wood, whale bone, iron hoops and seal sinews covered with leather
FLO4722621 Chukchi (Chukchi) man in armour made of wood, whale bone, iron hoops and seal sinews covered with leather. (Chukotka region, Russia). His wife and son beside him

Chukchi (Chukchi) woman with tattoos on her cheek, chin and arm, and ear piercings. (Chukotka region, Russia)
FLO4722615 Chukchi (Chukchi) woman with tattoos on her cheek, chin and arm, and ear piercings. (Chukotka region, Russia). From Joseph Billings (1758-1806)

Pick-axe made with a walrus tusk, stone hatchet of Alaska, wooden instrument with claws used by the Chukchi (Chukchi)
FLO4722585 Pick-axe made with a walrus tusk, stone hatchet of Alaska, wooden instrument with claws used by the Chukchi (Chukchi) people to hunt walrus, tomb of the Unalaskans, and baidar (boat)

Masks used by the Unalaskans in their dances; darts and the boards to throw them
FLO4722559 Masks used by the Unalaskans in their dances; darts and the boards to throw them. From Joseph Billings (1758-1806)

Chinese mandarin's barge. The mandarin takes lunch in the cabin waited on by servants
FLO4722525 Chinese mandarin's barge. The mandarin takes lunch in the cabin waited on by servants. The two umbrellas are a sign of his authority

Peristyle of a courtroom in the Imperial Palace at Yuen-Ming-Yuen, near Beijing, China
FLO4722482 Peristyle of a courtroom in the Imperial Palace at Yuen-Ming-Yuen, near Beijing, China. From Samuel Holmes (18th-19th century) Journal of a Voyage to China and Tartary

Costume of the Swedes in the 16th century. Illustration From Andrew Swinton (18th-19th century) Travels into Norway
FLO4722233 Costume of the Swedes in the 16th century. Illustration From Andrew Swinton (18th-19th century) Travels into Norway, Denmark and Russia, 1792

Persian woman in city dress. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814)
FLO4722981 Persian woman in city dress. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814) Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801

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"Dellacqua: A Glimpse into Diverse Cultures and Traditions" Step into the enchanting world of Dellacqua, where the Mani or Maina peninsula in Greece reveals its captivating secrets. Witness the regal ambiance of King Alis tent at Benowm, located in the Kingdom of Ludamar, transporting you to a bygone era. Journey further east to Saygachi near Khakas or Khakass shamans, who possess ancient wisdom and mysticism that will leave you spellbound. Marvel at the delicate beauty of a silky anteater and black tamandua as they gracefully navigate their natural habitat. Experience an adventure on Easter Island (Rapa Nui) aboard an outrigger canoe, immersing yourself in Polynesian culture and history. Stand before The Bronze Horseman statue honoring Peter the Great, symbolizing his indomitable spirit and leadership. Delve into Tibetan spirituality as Lieutenant Samuel Davis illustrates Dwelling of Tessaling Lama with Kugopea religious edifice from Captain Samuel Turner's Account of an Embassy to the Court of Teshoo Lama in Tibet 1800. Admire Kyrgyz women adorned in traditional costumes that exude elegance and grace. Witness the vibrant traditions upheld by Women of Mordvin Erzya people; their colorful attire reflects their rich cultural heritage. Uncover Mohammad Karim Khan Zand's legacy as he founded a dynasty that shaped Persian history. Lastly, encounter Mandinka (Mandingo) man and woman from West Africa whose resilience echoes through generations. Be captivated by Mani and woman from Morea Eyalet in Greece - proud bearers of Greek identity rooted deep within their hearts. Dellacqua beckons you to explore these diverse cultures united under one sky – each offering a unique tapestry woven with stories waiting to be discovered.