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Historic Illustration Collection

Step back in time with these historic illustrations, digitally enhanced reproductions of photochrome prints from the late 19th century

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Medicine, Anatomy, L'Ange anatomique, The Anatomical Angel, or Dissection of a Woman's Back, 1746

Medicine, Anatomy, L'Ange anatomique, The Anatomical Angel, or Dissection of a Woman's Back, 1746
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, anatomic, anatomical, angels, art work, arts, artwork, artworks, back muscle, back muscles, backs, black, black-and-white, black-white, bodies, body, body parts

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: In the Palm House, Palmengarten in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, Historic

In the Palm House, Palmengarten in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a
black, black-and-white, black-white, botanic garden, botanical gardens, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions, deserted, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn, europe's, exterior

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Serie der Gnom verwendet Liebig Fleischextrakt, ein Hochgenuß belohnt die Mühe

Serie der Gnom verwendet Liebig Fleischextrakt, ein Hochgenuß belohnt die Mühe, der Star bettelt um die Brühe / Series of the gnome Liebig uses meat extract, a treat rewards the effort

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Series months, March and April, little boy standing in the rain with umbrella, April weather

Series months, March and April, little boy standing in the rain with umbrella, April weather, first spring flowers of violets and daisies / Serie Monate, März und April

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Kangaroo wheel around 1884

Kangaroo wheel around 1884, England / Kanguruh Rad um 1884, England, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Shepherd with pipe and shepherds staff and with his shepherd dog from Campania

Shepherd with pipe and shepherds staff and with his shepherd dog from Campania, Italy, 1890 / Hirte mit Pfeife und Hirtenstock und mit seinem Hirtenhund aus Kampanien, Italien, 1890, Historisch

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: 1011_05_4992472

1011_05_4992472
History of firefighting, fire pump 1890: electric fire-engine , digital improved reproduction of an original print from the 19th century

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Medicinal plant

Medicinal plant, Berberis vulgaris, common barberry, European barberry or simply barberry, is a shrub in the genus Berberis / Heilpflanze, Gewohnliche Berberitze, Berberis vulgaris, Sauerdorn

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Medicinal plant Elecampane

Medicinal plant Elecampane, Inula helenium, horse-heal or elfdock / Heilpflanze Echter Alant, Inula helenium, Pflanze aus der Familie der Korbblutler

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: various butterfly insects

various butterfly insects, digital improved reproduction of an historical image from the year 1885

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Tartars, people from the Kakasus, Russia, in typical traditional costume, around 1890, Historic

Tartars, people from the Kakasus, Russia, in typical traditional costume, around 1890, Historic
5 people, attire, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, clothes, colouring, contemporary, copy, culture, custom, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Rue Chapeau Rouge, from Place Richelieu, Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, c

Rue Chapeau Rouge, from Place Richelieu, Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, c
black, black-and-white, black-white, colouring, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions, deserted, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn, europe's, formerly, historic

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: General view of Dinan in Brittany, France, c. 1890, Historic

General view of Dinan in Brittany, France, c. 1890, Historic, digitally enhanced reproduction of a photochrome print
black, black-and-white, black-white, bretagne, breton, brittany, colouring, contemporary, copy, cotes d'armor, cotes d'armor department, cotes-d'armor department

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Cape Lihou, Granville in Normandy, France, c. 1890, Historic

Cape Lihou, Granville in Normandy, France, c. 1890, Historic, digitally enhanced reproduction of a photochrome print
basse-normandie, black, black-and-white, black-white, colouring, contemporary, copy, departement manche, depiction, depictions, deserted, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn, europe's

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Bridge La Trauchee des Anglais, Granville in Normandy, France, c. 1890, Historic

Bridge La Trauchee des Anglais, Granville in Normandy, France, c. 1890, Historic
1 person, basse-normandie, black, black-and-white, black-white, bridge, bridges, colouring, contemporary, copy, departement manche, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Port exit at Dunkirk, Dunkerque, Hauts-de-France, France, c. 1890, Historic

Port exit at Dunkirk, Dunkerque, Hauts-de-France, France, c. 1890, Historic
2 people, black, black-and-white, black-white, cities, city center, city centre, colouring, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, downtown, drawing, drawings, drawn

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Gourdon, Bridge over the Wolf Gorge, Grasse, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France, c

Gourdon, Bridge over the Wolf Gorge, Grasse, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France, c
animal of prey, animals, beast of prey, black, black-and-white, black-white, bridge, bridges, caniformia, caninae, canis lupus, canoidea, canyons, carnivora, colouring, common wolf, contemporary

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Dinard beach, Brittany, France, c. 1890, Historic, digitally enhanced reproduction of a

Dinard beach, Brittany, France, c. 1890, Historic, digitally enhanced reproduction of a photochrome print from 1895
beaches, beachfront, black, black-and-white, black-white, bretagne, breton, brittany, coast, coasts, colouring, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions, deserted, digital, digitally, drawing

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Lansium parasiticum (Lansium domesticum), is a species of plant from the mahogany family, Meliaceae

Lansium parasiticum (Lansium domesticum), is a species of plant from the mahogany family, Meliaceae
art work, arts, artwork, artworks, asian, asiatic, black, black-and-white, black-white, contemporary, contemporary history, copy, depiction, depictions, deserted, digital, digitally, dokong, drawing

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Advertisement of the company Eger & Sohn for sleeping skirts, 1890, Germany, Historic

Advertisement of the company Eger & Sohn for sleeping skirts, 1890, Germany, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, advertising, announcement, announcements, black, black-and-white, black-white, commerce, companies, company, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions, digital

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Advertisement of the Victoria sewing machine company, 1887, Germany, Historic

Advertisement of the Victoria sewing machine company, 1887, Germany, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, advertising, announcement, announcements, archive, black, black-and-white, black-white, commerce, companies, company, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Advertisement of the leather suitcase factory Carl Krause, 1887, Germany, Historic

Advertisement of the leather suitcase factory Carl Krause, 1887, Germany, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, advertising, announcement, announcements, archive, baggage, black, black-and-white, black-white, commerce, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions, deserted, digital

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Advertisement of the company Unger und Hoffmann for projection devices and enlargers

Advertisement of the company Unger und Hoffmann for projection devices and enlargers
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, accurate, advertising, announcement, announcements, archive, black, black-and-white, black-white, commerce, companies, company, contemporary, copy, depiction

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Advertisement of the Mundlos company for Victoria sewing machines, 1890, Germany, Historic

Advertisement of the Mundlos company for Victoria sewing machines, 1890, Germany, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, advertising, announcement, announcements, archive, black, black-and-white, black-white, commerce, companies, company, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Advertisement of the Spangenberg company for irons, 1890, Germany, Historic

Advertisement of the Spangenberg company for irons, 1890, Germany, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, advertising, announcement, announcements, archive, black, black-and-white, black-white, commerce, companies, company, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: In the Central Skating Ring in Berlin, Germany, historical wood engraving, ca

In the Central Skating Ring in Berlin, Germany, historical wood engraving, ca
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, arts, arts and crafts, central district, close, close up, copy, crafting, crowd, crowds of people, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, drawing, europe's

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: At the Bratwurstgloeckle in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, historical wood engraving, c

At the Bratwurstgloeckle in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, historical wood engraving, c
1900s, 19th-century, 3 people, accurate, arts, arts and crafts, bavarian, bayern, black, black-and-white, black-white, copy, crafting, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, drawing, eatery

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: At the siege of Plewna, Bulgaria, historical wood engraving, ca

At the siege of Plewna, Bulgaria, historical wood engraving, ca. 1880, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th
1900s, 19th-century, 4 people, accurate, arts, arts and crafts, balkan, balkan peninsula, besiege, besieged, black, black-and-white, black-white, bulgarian, copy, crafting, depiction, depictions

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Arab University in Cairo, Egypt, historical wood engraving, ca

Arab University in Cairo, Egypt, historical wood engraving, ca. 1880, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, african, arab, arabian, arabic, art print, art prints, arts, building, buildings, bunch of, close, close up, college, copy, crowd, crowds of people, depiction

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: The Schadow Monument in Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, historical woodcut, circa 1870

The Schadow Monument in Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, historical woodcut, circa 1870
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, art work, arts, arts and crafts, artwork, artworks, black, black-and-white, black-white, commemorating, commemoration, copy, crafting, depiction, depictions, digital

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Smugglers in the mountains on a mule track, Italy, historical woodcut, circa 1870

Smugglers in the mountains on a mule track, Italy, historical woodcut, circa 1870
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, alpine landscape, arts, arts and crafts, black, black-and-white, black-white, cliffs, copy, countryside, crafting, criminality, depiction, depictions, deserted

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Flooding of the Austria in Wieliczka, Poland, historical engraving, circa 1870

Flooding of the Austria in Wieliczka, Poland, historical engraving, circa 1870
1900s, 19th-century, 5 people, accurate, art print, art prints, arts, arts and crafts, black, black-and-white, black-white, colliery, copper engraving, copper engravings, copy, crafting, depiction

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Inn in the time of the Rhine Confederation, Germany, historical woodcut, circa 1870

Inn in the time of the Rhine Confederation, Germany, historical woodcut, circa 1870
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, arts, arts and crafts, black, black-and-white, black-white, copy, crafting, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, drawing, eatery, europe's, exact, frg

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: The Siegestor gate in Munich, c. 1876, Bavaria, Germany, historical

The Siegestor gate in Munich, c. 1876, Bavaria, Germany, historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century
1900s, 19th-century, arch, arches, bavarian, bayern, building, buildings, cities, copy, deserted, digital, digitally, entrance, entrance gate, entrance gates, entrances, entry, entry gate

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: The Church and Basilica of Saint Boniface in Munich, c. 1876, Bavaria, Germany, historical

The Church and Basilica of Saint Boniface in Munich, c. 1876, Bavaria, Germany, historical
1900s, 19th-century, abbey, abbeys, basilicas, basilika, bavarian, bayern, benedictine abbey, benedictine abbeys, benedictine monastery, benedictines, building, buildings, catholic, christian

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Historical photo of Dinkelsbuehl, around 1876, Bavaria, Germany, historical

Historical photo of Dinkelsbuehl, around 1876, Bavaria, Germany, historical
1900s, 19th-century, bavarian, bayern, cities, copy, deserted, digital, digitally, dinkelsbuehl, districts, europe's, frg, german, german federal republic, government district

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: The rock Jungfernsprung near Dahn, c. 1876, Germany, historical

The rock Jungfernsprung near Dahn, c. 1876, Germany, historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century
1900s, 19th-century, copy, deserted, digital, digitally, europe's, frg, german, german federal republic, historic, historic illustration, historic illustrations, historical

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Historical photo of the city of Wuerzburg, around 1876, Bavaria, Germany, historical

Historical photo of the city of Wuerzburg, around 1876, Bavaria, Germany, historical
1900s, 19th-century, bavarian, bayern, cities, copy, deserted, digital, digitally, districts, europe's, frg, german, german federal republic, government district, government districts

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Fair, Kirchweih in Upper Bavaria, c. 1876, Germany, The obligatory brawl, historical

Fair, Kirchweih in Upper Bavaria, c. 1876, Germany, The obligatory brawl, historical
1900s, 19th-century, annual fair, annual fairs, bashing, bavarian, bayern, beating, brawl, brutal, brutalities, brutality, copy, digital, digitally, europe's, events, fair, festival, festivals

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: The waterworks in Berlin, Germany, water purification, photo or illustration, published in 1892

The waterworks in Berlin, Germany, water purification, photo or illustration, published in 1892
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, archive, black, black-and-white, black-white, cleanings, cleanliness, cleanse, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions, deserted, digital, digitally, drawing

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Fair, Kirchweihfest in Upper Bavaria, c. 1876, Germany, The bowling alley, historical

Fair, Kirchweihfest in Upper Bavaria, c. 1876, Germany, The bowling alley, historical
1900s, 19th-century, 5 people, activities, activity, annual fair, annual fairs, bavarian, bayern, bowling, bowling alleys, copy, digital, digitally, europe's, events, fair, festival, festivals

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Die Psychiatrische Klinik, Irrenanstalt, in Vienna, Austria, photograph or illustration published

Die Psychiatrische Klinik, Irrenanstalt, in Vienna, Austria, photograph or illustration published in 1892
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, archive, black, black-and-white, black-white, clinic, clinical centre, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions, deserted, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: United States of America, The Ocean Avenue in Long Branch, is a beach side city in Monmouth

United States of America, The Ocean Avenue in Long Branch, is a beach side city in Monmouth County, New Jersey
1900s, 19th-century, america, american, beaches, beachfront, cities, coast, coasts, copy, deserted, digital, digitally, historic, historic illustration, historic illustrations, historical

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Brazil, trees in the Brazilian jungle, Brazil, trees in the Brazilian jungle, ca 1880, historical

Brazil, trees in the Brazilian jungle, Brazil, trees in the Brazilian jungle, ca 1880, historical
1900s, 19th-century, america, brazilian, close to nature, copy, countryside, deserted, digital, digitally, forested, forests, historic, historic illustration, historic illustrations, historical

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Das Gasthaus, Restaurant, Esterhazykeller in Vienna, Austria

Das Gasthaus, Restaurant, Esterhazykeller in Vienna, Austria, photograph or illustration published in 1892
1900s, 19th-century, 5 people, accurate, archive, black, black-and-white, black-white, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn, eatery, economics

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Mexico, coffee at the Mexican Central Railroad, woman in Mexican traditional costume offers

Mexico, coffee at the Mexican Central Railroad, woman in Mexican traditional costume offers the traveller typical
1900s, 19th-century, 4 people, america, attire, baked goods, bakery products, beverage, cakes, characteristic, clothes, coffee, coffees, copy, country-specific, deserted, dessert, desserts, digital

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Rome Overview, Italy, digitally restored reproduction from Vedute principali e piu interessanti di

Rome Overview, Italy, digitally restored reproduction from Vedute principali e piu interessanti di Roma by Giovanni
altertum, ancient civilizations, ancient times, ancient world, antiquity, archive, attraction, attractions, black, black-and-white, black-white, central italy, contemporary, copy, depiction

Background imageHistoric Illustration Collection: Anfiteatro flavio detto il colosseo, Colosseum, Rome, Italy, digitally restored reproduction

Anfiteatro flavio detto il colosseo, Colosseum, Rome, Italy, digitally restored reproduction from Vedute principali e
altertum, amphitheatre, ancient civilizations, ancient times, ancient world, antiquity, archive, attraction, attractions, black, black-and-white, black-white, building, buildings, central italy



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Step back in time with these historic illustrations, digitally enhanced reproductions of photochrome prints from the late 19th century. Immerse yourself in the rich cultural tapestry of different regions and eras. Transport yourself to Russia, where you'll catch a glimpse of Tartars and people from the Kakasus dressed in their traditional costumes around 1890. The vibrant colors and intricate details bring this snapshot of history to life. Journey to Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France circa 1890. Stand on Rue Chapeau Rouge and gaze towards Place Richelieu as captured by a photochrome print from 1895. Marvel at the architectural beauty that stood tall even then. Continue your exploration through France as you encounter Dinan in Brittany. This general view captures the essence of this charming town during its heyday around 1890. The digitally enhanced reproduction allows us to appreciate every nook and cranny with remarkable clarity. Next stop: Cape Lihou in Granville, Normandy, France circa 1890. Let your eyes wander across the landscape while admiring this picturesque coastal scenery immortalized by a photochrome print from 1895. Feel the salty breeze against your skin as you imagine standing there over a century ago. Crossing Bridge La Trauchee des Anglais takes us deeper into Granville's enchantment during that same period - c. 1890s - offering another glimpse into its historical charm through a digitally enhanced reproduction of an original photochrome print. Travel northward to Dunkirk (Dunkerque), Hauts-de-France, France circa 1890 for yet another captivating scene preserved through time via digital restoration techniques applied to an authentic photochrome print from 1895 capturing Dunkirk's port exit bustling with activity. Venture southwards now towards Grasse in Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region where Gourdon's Bridge over the Wolf Gorge awaits. This historic illustration from c.