Old Town View of the Fula Tribe and Its Cotton Plantations, Gambia, Africa, 1748

Antique print titled 'Vue des comtoirs Europeins de Xavier ou Sabi (..) - Gezigt der Europese Faktooryen, te Xavier of Sabi (..)'. Bird's eye view of the European trading posts a...

Antique map titled 'Carte du Cours de la Riviere de Gambra ou Gambie (..)'. Detailed map of Gambia, West Africa, surrounded by Senegal with decorative title based on information supp...

Antique print titled 'Plan de l’lle James sur la Gambra en 1732, Vue de Fort James du côte du Nord-Est, Vue de Fort James du côte de N.N. Ouest'. Old print of Kunta Kinteh Island on the Gambia...

Antique print titled 'Vue de la Cote pres de Rio San Andero - Gezigt van de Kust van Rio San Andero' and 'Fort St. Antoine a Axim - Fort St. Antoni, te Axim'. View of the Ivory coast...

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 Malaysia titled 'De Stad Malacka'. Decorative panoramic view of the town of Malacca with European vessels in the foreground. The old C...

More Massachusetts Towns, illustrated with wood engravings of fifty-three Massachusetts Towns, drawn in 1840 by J. W. Barber. Commentary by Ivan Sandrof, and a special foreword by Mr...

A very stylish "View of the Center of Paris Taken from the Air" lithograph map published by the Paris Ministry of Tourism, circa early 1950s. The piece measures 27" x 43" and shows...

Print by engraving on copper plate of the first half of the 19th century, depicting the bombardment of Cadiz by the French Navy, 23 September 1823. The print is signed peint par Crep...

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...

ST/556/1 - Old map of Corsica isle, surveyed by Captain Hell, of the French Royal Navy in 1824, engraved and published on 1874, with additions and corre...

ST/520 - Old rare Italian map of England, dated 1826-1827 - by Girolamo Tasso, editor in Venise, for the atlas of M.r Le-Sage.