Antique Print of the Interior of a Chinese Temple, 1748

Antique print titled 'Procession au Temple du Serpent - Ommegang naar den Tempel des Serpents'. Print of the procession at the Temple of Pythons, Ouidah. This print originates from 'Historische beschryving der reizen, of Nieuwe en volkoome verzameling van de aller-waardigste en zeldsaamste Zee- en Landtogten' by P. de Hondt. The Temple of Pythons is a site of historical and modern symbolism and spiritual practice in Ouidah, Benin. The snakes are a major totem for followers of Vodun, a religion practiced by groups of people within West and Central African nations such as Ghana, Togo, and Benin. Vodun became somewhat widespread in southern regions of the New World as a result of the African diaspora. It became the inspiration for other religions such as Louisiana Voodoo and Haitian Vodou...

Antique print titled 'Temple Chinois, tiré de Nieuhof '. Two views of Chinese temples. This print originates from Prevost's 'Histoire Generale des Voyages'. Artists and Engravers:...

Antique print titled 'Vuë de Quang-Cheu-Fu ou Canton'. View of Guangzhou (Canton), China. This print originates from 'Histoire générale des voyages' by A. Prévost. Artists and Engr...

Antique print titled 'Village Flottant - Ville de Pau Ing Hyen avec ses Moulins a Vent'. View of two Chinese villages. This print originates from Prevo...

Antique print, titled: 'Vue du l'Interieur du Temple Chinois, a Coupang, Sur l'Ile Timor.' - ('View of the interior of the Chinese Temple of Coupang, Timor Island'). Source: 'Voyage ...

Description: Antique print titled ‘Chinese Temple Hong-Kong‘. View of the Chinese temple in Hong Kong. This print originates from 'Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron...

Lithographic print of the diamond rock battle, the main port of the island of Martinique, taken from the book Historical Gallery of Versailles 112. Chacoane is the engraver. Original...

Cricket print of Joseph Guy of Nottingham. A framed, tinted and hand colored lithographic portrait of the All- England cricketer Joseph Guy (1813 - 187...

Panorama of the seat of war. Bird's-eye View of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia. This third state of this fascinating bird's eye view of the northernmost p...

This engraved print shows a view of the United States Capitol Building, in Washington, D.C. The print depicts the neoclassical building from the northeast orientation, with a bustling street scene in front. The steel engraving is a proof printing, drawn and engraved by Henry Sartain and published in 1858. Plans began in May 1854 to build a new cast-iron dome for the United States Capitol. The then-architect of the Capitol Thomas Walter and his team were sold on the aesthetics of a new dome, as well as the utility of a fire-proof one. A year later, on March 3, 1855, President Franklin Pierce...

This nineteenth-century engraving shows a liberty pole being raised in a town square in 1776, while a sign bearing the face of King George III is removed in the background. The rioto...

Great map of China Copper-plate engraving Drawn and engraved by Thomas Clerk, Edinburgh. Published by Mackenzie And Dent, 1817 Unframed.