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Period: 18th Century
Antique Anatomy Print of the Gastrointestinal Tract, 1798
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique anatomy print of the gastrointestinal tract showing the esophagus, stomach, intestines and more. This print originates from 'De Ontleedku...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Set of Four Antique Archicture Prints of Various Building Plans and Facades
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of four architecture prints depicting various building facades and plans. The prints state 'Toises', which was one of the fundamen...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Engraving of Constructing Sun Dials, 1769
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print of Ferguson's method of constructing sun dials. This print originates from 'The Gentleman's Magazine'.
Artists and Engravers: The Gentleman'...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Convolvulus Jalapa Botanical Engraving - Icones Plantarum Medicinalium, 1788
Located in Langweer, NL
"Convolvulus Jalapa Botanical Engraving - Icones Plantarum Medicinalium, 1788"
Description
This hand-colored engraving presents the Convolvulus Jalapa, commonly known as the Jalap b...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Spanish Colonial Oil On Canvas Painting
Located in Bradenton, FL
Rare 18th century Spanish Colonial "Christ Ascending" on Canvas. There is a figure of Christ below a cross.
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Central American Spanish Colonial Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paint
Multicolored Butterflies Framed with 18th Century Italian Fragments
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Framed 'Mimoides Pausanias,' 'Dione Juno,' and 'Haetera Piera' butterflies with coordinating 18th century Italian fragments. The butterflies all share beautiful color and pattern com...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Gold Leaf
Wool And Silk Tapestry, Young Woman Under A Canopy, 18th Centuryflag
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Wool And Silk Tapestry, Young Woman Under A Canopy, significant wear but the tapestry is consistent
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Wool
Antique Print of Tartar Tents, Wagon and a Tartar Church, 1714
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Tartatsche Tenten - Tartarische Tentwagen en Kerck'. View of Tartar tents and a Tartar church. This print originates from 'Reizen over Moskovie, door Persie en ...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of a 'Mistice' Woman by Valentijn, 1726
By F. Valentijn
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Een Mistice Vrouw'. Antique print depicting a woman, nowadays we would explain 'mistice' as a desendant of an immigrant and non-immigrant. This print originates...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Royal Celebration in Tongatapu: The Natche Ceremony Engraved in circa 1785
Located in Langweer, NL
An authentic antique engraving titled "The NATCHE: a Ceremony in Honour of the KING'S SON, in TONGATABOO." It is likely from a work related to the voyages of Captain James Cook miss...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Virgin of Guadalupe, Oil on Copper, 18th Century
Located in Mexico, DF
Virgin of Guadalupe with flowers and appearances of the Virgin to Juan Diego, oil on copper, 18th century. This item does not belong to the mexican...
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North American Spanish Colonial Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Other
Zabihi Collection Mid 18th Century French Tapestry of Charlemagne
Located in New York, NY
Beauvais, France. Depicts arrival at a castle, royal horse being heralded by trumpeter and escorted by two guards, continuous floral border and two minor borders. Linen and wool slit weave Beauvais technique with natural indigo, weld, walnut husk, tannin variegated, lichen and moss greens. Condition: Good. Original border intact, minor repair and protective reconstruction with back added as structural safeguard. Some areas with holes, some areas of repair to border.
Measures: 8'7'' wide x 10'1'' long.
Tapestries make integral part of the Flemish cultural heritage. Most of the tapestries have religious, mythological and historical subjects as well as hunting and harvest scenes. They are known for their high quality and extended use of colors. The oldest ones were made in the 13th century. The most important production centers were Doornik and Arras. These two centers got a lot of assignments of the Dukes of Burgundy. In the 14th century tapestries...
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French French Provincial Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Wool
18th Century French Miniature Genre Painting
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Superb French hand-painted watercolor/gouache miniature on a bone panel. It depicts Bacchus and Ariane in a courting scene set in a mountainous landscape. The 18th century miniature is a version of the painting by Charles Joseph Natoire (1700-1777). It is a small but elegant painting with amazing quality details. It is mounted in a hand carved polychrome and gilded Spanish Baroque style wood frame...
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French Baroque Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Bone
Very Attractive Antique Map of the World as Planisphere, Shows Cook's Voyages
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Chart of the World, according to Mercators Projection'. This world map shows the various discoveries of Captain James Cook during his 3 voyages between 1768 and 1780, and the English and French Explorers who followed immediately thereafter, including Vancouver and La Perouse. This edition of the map is significantly revised from the editions issued immediately after the official report of Cook's Voyages were integrated into the map, showing better detail in New Zealand, Australia, the Northwest Coast of America and North East coast of Asia, along with Greenland. A new large lake also appears for the first time in the Western part of North America, shortly before the commencement of the Lewis...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
18th Century Hand-Colored Engraving of a Serene Navigator: The Harbor Porpoise
Located in Langweer, NL
This engraving features "Delphinus Phocaena Linn.," referring to what we now call the harbor porpoise (*Phocoena phocoena*). This depiction forms part of a broader collection from th...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of the Marketplace in Anamooka, Tonga Islands, c.1790
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'View in Anamooka and the Inhabitants'. Depicts the marketplace that was established in a ring in front of the main house in Anamooka, Tonga - named the Friendly Islands because of his reception when James Cook's third Pacific voyage arrived there in May 1777.
Artists and Engravers: Engraved for Bankes's 'New System of Geography'. Published by Royal Authority.
Condition: Good, age-related toning. Please study image carefully.
Date: c.1790
Overall size: 38.6 x 23.2 cm.
Image size: 30.6 x 21.5 cm.
A View at Anamooka
This engraving after a drawing comes from the official account of Cook's third voyage, 'A voyage to the Pacific Ocean'.
Captain James Cook (1728-1779) made three separate voyages to the Pacific (with the ships Endeavour, Resolution, Adventure, and Discovery) and did more than any other voyager to explore the Pacific and Southern Ocean. Cook not only encountered Pacific cultures for the first time, but also assembled the first large-scale collections of Pacific objects to be brought back to Europe. He was killed in Hawaii in 1779.
Cook was in Nomuka (Annamooka), Tonga or Friendly Isles from May 1-14, 1777.
"On May 2 1777 the expedition reached Nomuka and anchored in the harbour on the north side of the island, which Cook had already used in June 1774. Both ships were in want of refreshments. A camp was erected on shore both as a trading post and a workshop for repairs. Watering, cutting wood...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Map of the Region of Venice, Italy by F. De Wit, circa 1700
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map of the Dominion of Venice, extending from Stato di Milano and Genoa to Istria. Including Lake Garda, Venice and Istria.
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Oil on Canvas Depicting a Porcelain Sales Woman, Chinese School, 18th Century
Located in Langweer, NL
Interesting 18th century painting, Chinese School, for the European market, depicting a porcelain sales woman dealing with European traders.
Medium: Oil on canvas. Measures: 62.5 x...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Canvas
Jerusalem Engraved Handcolored Old Print of Solomon's Temple by De Hooghe, 1715
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Temple de Jerusalem.' It's an original depiction of the Temple of Jerusalem, featuring intricate details and a legend describing various aspects, including Solo...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of a Spanish Horse
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Spanier'. Original old lithograph of a Spanish horse. This print originates from 'Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Spanish Baroque Carved gilded wood Fragment of altarpiece
By Soft Baroque
Located in Valladolid, ES
Exceptional fragment of a baroque altarpiece in carved and gilded wood. The technique used in the conception of this piece is exceptional, the different elements have been devastated...
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Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Gold Leaf
Antique Print of Chinese Vagabonds, 1748
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Mandians Vacabonds - Autres Mandians'. Two views of so-called 'Mandians,' either residents of the region in Anhui province, or some type of nomadic people. They...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Exodus and Defiance: P.P. Bouche's 1705 Engraving of the Egyptian Midwives
Located in Langweer, NL
Description of this original antique engraving
- Subject Matter:
Hebrew midwives refusing to kill male babies as ordered by the Pharaoh of Egypt.
- Artists:
Engraving by Peter ...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Hand-Colored 1765 Engraving of Amsterdam Royal Palace and Dam Square, 1765
Located in Langweer, NL
This hand-colored engraving, titled "Het Stadhuis van vooren," depicts the Amsterdam Royal Palace (initially the Town Hall) in the mid-18th century. Created in 1765 by Frans de Bakke...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Portrait of the Mufti by Picart, circa 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique portrait titled 'Le Moufti, ou Chef de la Loy'. Old print of the Mufti or Chief of the Law. A mufti is a Sunni Islamic scholar who is an interpreter or expounder of Islamic l...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Exotic Bounty: The Spice Lands of the East Indies by R. de Hooghe, circa 1708
Located in Langweer, NL
Exotic Bounty: The Spice Lands of the East Indies
The engraving depicts scenes from the East Indies, not the West Indies, which was a common point of confusion in historical texts d...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Large Flemish 17th-18th Century Baroque Figural Tapestry "A Royal Courtship"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large flemish 17th-18th century Baroque figural tapestry "A Royal Courtship" depicting an allegorical courting scene of a young princess meeting her prince at the watchful eye of a mesmerized queen standing behind her. A young girl supports the princess' dress train...
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Belgian Baroque Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Wool
Pair of shadowboxed Chinese Imari plates, c. 1740-60
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of Chinese export porcelain plates decorated in the the Imari taste. The plates are decorated in cobalt underglaze blue and oxide red with gilt highlights. The asymmetrical desi...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Porcelain
Antique Print of Horse Riding, Ballotade
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Manege, la Croupade et la Balotade'. Copper engraving of horse riding: ballotade. Ballotade is a forward leap performed by a horse t...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Portrait of Amalia, Princess of Orange, by Houbraken Proof
Located in Langweer, NL
Rare antique portrait (proof/proefdruk c.1750) titled 'Amelia, Gravinne van Solms, gemalinne van Frederik Hendrik, Prins van Oranje enz enz.'. Engraving of Amalia, Princess of Orange...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Portrait of George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique portrait titled 'Abbot Arch Bishop of Canterbury'. George Abbot (29 October 1562 – 4 August 1633) was an English divine who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1611 to 1633. He also served as the fourth Chancellor of the University of Dublin, from 1612 to 1633.
This print originates from Thomas...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Old Engraving of the Bairam Celebration, the Easter of the Muslims, 1737
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Le Bairam ou la Paque des Mahometans'.
Old print of the Bairam celebration, the Easter of the Muslims. Originates from 'Ceremonies et coutumes Religieuses.....
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Encounter at Lituya Bay: French Explorers Among the Tlingit, 1786
Located in Langweer, NL
The uploaded authentic engraving for sale portrays a scene of interaction between European explorers and indigenous peoples, identified by the caption as occurring at "Port des Franç...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
British School, late 18th/early 19th Century 'Portrait of a young lady'
Located in Reepham, GB
A half-length portrait of a young lady, her costume à la Turque and wearing a double strand of large and lustrous pearls. She is deep in somewhat pensive thought, her right hand re...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paint
Portrait of a monk, Spanish school 18th century
Located in Valby, 84
captivating oil on canvas portrait of a monk, likely created in the 18th century by an artist of the Spanish school. The sitter is depicted with solemn intensity, his expressive fea...
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Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Canvas, Paint
Graceful Gazelle: An Elegant Etching - Published circa 1740
Located in Langweer, NL
This etching and engraving, titled "Gazel (Gazelle)," is a meticulous depiction of a gazelle standing gracefully. The artwork showcases the gazelle's slender body, delicate legs, and...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Painting of Birds, Attributed to Marmaduke Craddock
Located in Essex, MA
Large oil on canvas after Pieter Casteels III [Flemish 1684-1749. The painting depicts a tale from Aesops Fables, "Jackdaw and Peacock Feathers". T...
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French Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Canvas
Five European Paintings of the Virgin Mary over White Bone, 18th Century
Located in North Miami, FL
A group of five European paintings of the Virgin Mary over white bone. Each piece is mounted on a hand-painted black panel and framed individually with a gold gilded frame. The grouping is mounted on a Lucite panel, and framed with a coordinating gold gilded frame. Left top: 18th Century Italian painting of Virgin Mary...
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European Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Gold Leaf
Antique Map of China, Korea, Japan and the Northern Philippines, circa 1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de l'Empire de la Chine de la Tartarie Chinoise, et du Royaume de Corée'. Interesting and detailed map of China, Korea, Japan and the Northern Philippines. ...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Portrait of Louis of France, circa 1740
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique portrait titled 'Ludovicus Galliae Delphinus'. Portrait of Louis of France. He was the eldest son and heir of Louis XIV, King of France, and ...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of the Porcelain Pagoda in Nanjing, China, 1736
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'La Tour de Porcelaine, Arc de Triomphe'. Old print depicting the Porcelain Pagoda in the Chinese city of Nanjing. It no longer ...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
18th-Century Miniature Oil Portrait
Located in Madrid, ES
18th-Century Miniature Oil Portrait
Fine miniature portrait depicting a gentleman from the late 17th century, dressed in period attire.
Medium...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Silver
1797 Engraved Portrait of Young King Edward VI - Reformation Leader
Located in Langweer, NL
An engraved portrait of Edward VI, who was King of England and Ireland from 1547 until his death in 1553.
Edward was the son of Henry VIII and his third wife, Jane Seymour, and he ...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Equestrian Dressage Horse Print Original Handcolored Antique Engraving , 1743
Located in Langweer, NL
Text: "Le cheval étant sur son plan naturel, pour faire voir la plus parfaitte posture du Cavallier"
Translated: "The horse being in its natural position, to show the most perfect ...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Map of The Harbour of Acapulco in Mexico, 1749
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique map titled 'Plan van de Haven van Acapulco (..) - Plan du Port d'Acapulco (..)'. Original antique map of the Port of Acapulco on the coast of Mexico in the South...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of Leucothoe Seduced by Apollo, 1733
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Leucothoé séduite par Apollon (..)'. This print depicts Leucothoe seduced by Apollo in the shape of Eurynome. Often Apollo, the Sun God, used a disguise to purs...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Plan of Batavia by Van Krevelt, 'circa 1780'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Plan der Stad en 't Kasteel Batavia'. A very rare late 18th century detailed plan of Batavia, Indonesia, with an alpha-numeric key showing the main areas and buil...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Original Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of the Red-billed Hornbill, circa 1770
Located in Langweer, NL
This genuine antique engraving is an illustration of a bird labeled as "Calao à bec rouge, du Sénégal," which translates to "Red-billed Hornbill from Senegal." The artwork is attribu...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Sociable Encounters at the Monolithic Giants: Easter Island's Enigmatic Statues
Located in Langweer, NL
Image title: "Chile: Inhabitants and monuments of Easter Island."
Publsihed: 1797, based on a drawing from 1786
Title: "Sociable Encounters at the Monolithic Giants: Easter Island'...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Original Antique Ethnographical Print of Indigenous Siberians. C.1780
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful print of indigenous Siberians
Copper-plate engraving
Published C.1780
Unframed.
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of the Baptism of the King of Congo in Africa, 1747
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Dooping des Konings van Kongo'. Print of the baptism of the King of Congo. This print originates from Prévost's 'Histoire générale des Voyages'.
Artists and En...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of a Canoe of Chukotka, Tartary, 1800
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'A Canoe of Tchoka, or Segalian Island, opposite the East Coast of Tartary first explored by M. de la Perouse'. Engraving of a canoe of Chukotka, Russia. Source ...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Four 18th Century Framed Ceramic Delft Tiles Frisian Rose Manganese, circa 1760
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are four matching delft earthenware tiles, all with a manganese Frisian Rose pattern and located in a hardwood frame, the tiles made in the Netherlands during the 18th century,...
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Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Hardwood, Earthenware
Antique Print Illustrating How the Indians Cure Their Sick People
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'La Maniere dont les Indiens seignent leurs Malades'. This original antique print shows how the Indians treat their sick people. Originates from 'Nouveau voyage ...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
18th - 19th Century Portrait Miniature St George and the Dragon Gold Woven Silk
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th - 19th Century Portrait Miniature St George and the Dragon Gold Woven Silk Thread on Reverse
4"H x 3.75"W x .15"D
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Silk
Carved Fruitwood Plaque of Virgin and Child Madonna, after Donatello Sculpture
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Carved Fruitwood Plaque of Virgin and Child Madonna, after Donatello Sculpture . A Large Beautiful 18th/19th Century Carved Relief Fruitwood partially gilt of “ MADONNA AND CHILD” , ...
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Italian Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Wood, Giltwood
Antique Portrait of Willem Van Haren, C.1750
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique portrait titled 'Willem van Haren'. Oval portrait of poet Willem van Haren standing in front of a book cabinet. Published by Isaac van der Kloot.
Artists and Engravers: Pi...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of the Temple of Pythons, Ouidah, Benin, Africa, 1748
Located in Langweer, NL
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...
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Antique 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
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