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Period: Late 18th Century
SECOND HALF OF THE 18th CENTURY PAINTING WITH ARCHITECTURAL CAPRICE
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful oil painting on canvas depicting a classic architectural caprice, in a fascinating play of architecture and shadows populated by small characters. In an imaginary backgroun...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th Century French Trumeau Mirror with Greek Myth Painting
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century French Louis XVI style trumeau mirror with a large painting depicting Venus at the Forge of Vulcan. Fine quality oil on canvas with vivid color. Gilded wood frame is ...
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French Louis XVI Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Canvas, Mirror, Giltwood
Antique Bird Print of the Common Pheasant by Sepp & Nozeman, 1789
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Phasianus, Colchicus'. The common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) is a bird in the pheasant family (Phasianidae). The genus name comes from Latin phasianus, "phe...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Map of West Africa by R. Bonne, 1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Partie Occidentale De L'Ancien Continent Depuis Lisbonne Jusqua La Riviere De Sierra Leona Avec L'Isle de Madere, les Isles Canaries et celles Du Cap Verd'. Parts...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Northern Bottlenose Whale: Classic 18th-19th Century Scientific Illustration
Located in Langweer, NL
"Northern Bottlenose Whale: Classic 18th-19th Century Scientific Illustration"
Discover a piece of natural history with this exquisite illustration of the Northern Bottlenose Whale (*Hyperoodon ampullatus*, synonymously known as *Delphinus edentulus*), masterfully depicted by noted naturalists Goldfuss, Schreber, and Wagner. This print originates from the esteemed work, *Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen*, published between 1774 and 1846.
This artwork not only captures the majestic form of one of the deep-sea's most intriguing denizens but also embodies the scientific spirit of the Enlightenment and early Victorian era. The illustration, with its precise detailing and lifelike portrayal, serves as an educational tool and a decorative piece, appealing to enthusiasts of marine biology, historical artwork, and antique scientific illustrations...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Botany Print of a Cashew Tree by Plenck, 'circa 1790'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique botany print titled 'Anacardium Occidentale'. Hand colored engraving of a cashew tree. This print originates from 'Icones Plantarum Medicinalium (..)' by Joseph Jacob Plenck....
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Engraved View of Geneva from the Rhône River, Published in 1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: View of Geneva from the Rhône River (Vue de Genève, Du côté de la chute du Rhône)
Description: This finely detailed engraving depicts a panoramic view of Geneva as seen from ...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Exploring the Stalactite Caverns near Slains: A Natural Wonder of Scotland, 1798
Located in Langweer, NL
A hand-colored copperplate engraving depicting a cavern of stalactites near Slains in Scotland. This illustration is part of Friedrich Johann Bertuch's "Bilderbuch für Kinder" (Pictu...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
18th Century Gold French Gilded Wood Barometer, Antique Parisian Thermometer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A rare antique finely worked French barometer with lyre shaped crest thermometer above a large hexagonal framed barometer. The Parisian décor piece is m...
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French Empire Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood
Scotch Broom Botanical Engraving - Icones Plantarum Medicinalium, 1788
Located in Langweer, NL
"Scotch Broom Botanical Engraving - Icones Plantarum Medicinalium, 1788"
Description
This hand-colored engraving features the Scotch Broom (Spartium scoparium), a medicinal shrub kn...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Antique Bird Print of a Common Snipe by Sepp & Nozeman, 1797
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Scolopax, Gallinago'. The common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) is a small, stocky wader native to the Old World. The scientific name gallinago is New Latin for a ...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Elegant Broad-leaved Dock Plant Engraving - Icones Plantarum Medicinalium, 1788
Located in Langweer, NL
"Elegant Broad-leaved Dock Plant Engraving - Icones Plantarum Medicinalium, 1788"
Description
This hand-colored engraving illustrates the Broad-leave...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Antique Shell Print of Univalves in Frame, Published ca.1785
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique shell print of univalves. This antique print originates from William Frederic Martyn’s two volume work, 'A New Dictionary of Natural Histor...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Europe by Krevelt '1786'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Generale Kaart van Europa (..)'. Original antique map of Europe. This map originates from 'Compleete zak-atlas, van de...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Antique Print of the City of Stockholm by Millar 'c.1785'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'View of Stockholm, the Capital of Sweden'. Original antique print of the city of Stockholm, Sweden. Engraved for Millar's 'New Complete & Universal System...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Antique Print of Ivory Carvings 'Japan' by G. Audsley, 1884
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled print, Section VIII, plate IV. This chromolithograph depicts a series of six ivory carvings. 1. a group of a lady and a child, 2. a figure of K...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
18th Century Oil on Canvas French Painting Esther fainting before Ahasuerus
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French painting from the second half of the 18th century. Oil on canvas artwork depicting a scene from the Old Testament, Esther fainting before Ahasuerus. Esther is a young Jewish w...
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French Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Old Map of the East Indonesian Islands Borneo, Celebes, New Guinea, Bali, 1792
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Partie de la Nouvelle Grande Carte des Indes Orientales, contenant les Isles de Borneo, Iava, Celebes, Mindanao (..)'.
Detailed map of the Indonesian islands ...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
18th Century Italian Trompe L'Oeil Painting On Canvas Of Musical Instruments
Located in Stamford, CT
Lovely 18th century Italian framed painting on canvas of a group of musical instruments, including a French horn, lute, violin and pan flute, all hanging from a ribbon with a big bow...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Oak
Original Antique Engraved View of Porchester Castle in Hampshire, ca.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'View of Porchester Castle in Hampshire.' -
A view of Portchester Castle, a medieval castle built within a former Roman fort at Portchester to the east of Fa...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of France Divided into Departments, with Original Hand Coloring
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'A New Map of France (..)'. Original old map of France, divided into departments. With original/contemporary hand coloring. Published by John Cary, 1799. John Cary was an important and prolific London map seller...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
An Engraved Glimpse into the Nocturnal Ballet of Bats, circa 1774
Located in Langweer, NL
The prints depict two different bat species, both intricately illustrated with a level of detail that suggests they come from Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber's "Die Säugthiere i...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Old Map of the UK & Ireland, Insets of Orkney, Shetland and Faroe Islands, 1786
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: "Les Isles Britanniques qui contiennent les Royaumes d'Angleterre, Escosse, et Irlande".
Hand-colored engraved map with 2 (large) decorative cartouches, inset map of the Ork...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
18th Century Engravings of Exploration: Banks, Tolago Bay, Terra del Fuego
Located in Langweer, NL
The sheet contains three separate engravings, each depicting a different scene:
1. Top Engraving: "Mr. Banks receiving a Visit from the King of Duke of York's Island"
- This eng...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Harmonious Pair: Portraits of the Male and Female Common Blackbird, circa 1775
Located in Langweer, NL
Two illustrations of the Common Blackbird (Turdus merula), a species native to Europe and widely recognized by its melodious songs. The German text below the birds translates to "The...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Antique Print of the Fortress at the Nile 'Damietta, Egypt' by C. Niebuhr, 1774
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Castelle an dem Ausflus des Nîls nicht weit von Damiât'. Translated: 'Fort at the estuary of the Nile near Damietta, Egypt'. This print originates from 'Reisebe...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Antique Sampler, 1799, by Anne Strong
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Georgian Sampler, 1799, by Anne Strong. The sampler is worked in fine wool and silk on a linen ground, in cross stitch throughout. Unusual curly borde...
Category
English George III Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen
Antique Bird Print of the Hawfinch by Sepp & Nozeman, 1789
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Loxia, Coccothraustes'. The hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) is a passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. Its closest ...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Large, Original Antique Print of the Roman Tropaeum Alpium, Near Monaco, ca.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Ruines du Monument de la Turbie, près de Monaco'. Large, original antique print of the Tropaeum Alpium, a Roman trophy (tropaeum) ce...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Set of 3 Antique Botany Prints, Flowered Heath, Daisy, Canadian Columbine
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of 3 antique botany prints. It shows the Canadian Columbine, Great Double Daisy and the Honeywort-Flowered Heath. These prints origi...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Spanish Catalan Faience Rabbit Hunting Tile Picture
Located in Downingtown, PA
Spanish Catalan Faience Hunting Subject Tile Picture
Late 18th Century
The framed picture depicts a huntsman firing his gun at a hare with his dog before him in a landscape with a h...
Category
Spanish Country Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
Materials
Faience
End of an Odyssey: The Fall of Captain James Cook in Hawaii in 1779
Located in Langweer, NL
This original antique print is an engraving titled "The Murder of CAPT. COOK at O-Why-e-e." This historical print depicts the moment of Captain James Cook...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Ceremonial Grace: The Gift-Bearing Attire of a Tahitian Woman in 1799
Located in Langweer, NL
Engraved plate by John Webber, titled "A Young Woman of Otaheite, in the dress they assume when bringing a Present."
This work was included in the published account of Captain Jame...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Map of the World in Hemispheres by Keizer & de Lat, 1788
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Schuine Ronde Aard-Bolle waar van 't Middelpunt is Amsterdam (..)'. Interesting double hemisphere world map on polar projections. In North America, there is a large Island of California. Australia and New Zealand are shown with incomplete coastlines. The map contains six smaller astronomical...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Set of 2 Antique Botany Prints - Solid Rooted and Hollow Rooted Fumitory
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of 2 antique botany prints. It shows the Hollow-Rooted Fumitory and Solid-Rooted Fumitory. These prints originate from 'The Botanical Magazine; or Flower-Garden Displayed (..)' b...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Rare Original Double Hemisphere World Map with Allegorical Figures, 1785
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe en Naukeurige Kaart der Gantsche bekende Werreld.'
A double hemisphere world map. Four allegorical figures in the c...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Regalia of the Sandwich Islands: Portraits in Traditional Attire, 1790
Located in Langweer, NL
This engraving, published in London by Alex Hogg at the Kings Arms, No.16 Paternoster Row, features two side-by-side portraits with the labels "Portrait of ...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Map of the British Isles According to the Geography of the Roman Empire
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Insulae Britannicae'. Interesting map of Britain, Scotland, and Ireland. It shows a rudimentary outline of the islands according to the geography of the Roman Emp...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of the Top of the Arch of Claudius in Rome 'c.1770'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Ancien conduit de l'Eau Vierge'. View of the top of the Arch of Claudius in Rome and the inscription celebrating Claudius's rebuilding of the Aqua Virgo aqueduc...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of the Dutch visiting Arakan in Southeast Asia, 1775
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print of the Dutch (VOC) visiting the court of the king of Arakan (Rakhine).
Shows VOC ships and the Dutch on shore carrying gifts, riding elephants...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Set of 4 Antique Prints of Various Plants by Jacquin, 'c.1790'
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of four antique prints illustrating various plants. These prints originate from 'Collectanea Austriaca' by N.J. Jacquin. Published between 1786 and 1796.
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Disegno di una Galera Parigi 1772 Cornice Blu Enciclopedia Diderot di Benard
Located in Milano, MI
Grande incisione nautica tratta dall’Enciclopedia di Diderot edita in Parigi, raffigurante una Galera vista di fianco con disegni delle ancore intitolata al centro Marine Dessein d’u...
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French Rococo Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Set of 2 Antique Botany Prints, Alpine Wall-Cress, Atamasco Lily
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of two antique botany prints. It shows the Alpine Wall-Cress and Atamasco Lily. These prints originate from 'The Botanical Magazine; or Flower-Garden Displayed (..)' by William C...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Rare Antique Hand-Colored Print with Two Skulls
Located in Langweer, NL
Small original antique print with two skulls. Source unknown, to be determined. Published circa 1790.
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Late 18th Century French Print "Temple Herastyle Périptère de Pestum"
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 18th century print "Temple Herastyle Périptère de Pestum", French. No 381, G.G., Gravé à L'eau-forte par Weisbret. Terminé par J. Miamet graveur du Roi. From "Voyage Pittoresque...
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French Neoclassical Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Map of the Kingdom of Bohemia by Keizer & de Lat, 1788
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 't Koninkryk Bohemen (..)'. Uncommon original antique map of the Kingdom of Bohemia. This map originates from 'Nieuwe Natuur- Geschied- en Handelkundige Zak- en Re...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Late 18th-century Hand-Colored Copperplate Engraving of the Yellow Finch, 1794
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: "Sunlit Melody: The Yellow Finch"
Description: Featured in this late 18th-century hand-colored copperplate engraving is the Yellow Finch, a charming depiction from the series...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Chart of the Coast of Cochinchina' and 'Plan of Pulo Condor', Vietnam, 1778
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'A Chart of a part of the Coast of Cochinchina' and 'Plan of Pulo Condor'.
Two maps on one sheet. The upper map shows part of the coast of Cochinchina from Cha...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique 18th Century Engraving in Old Handcoloring of a Little Owl, 1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Noctua Minor Aucuparia'.
This print depicts the little owl (Dutch: steenuil). The little owl (Athene noctua) is a bird that inhabits much of the temperate and...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Old View of the Queen Charlotte's Islands 'Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon', 1774
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Cote Septentrional de la plus grande des Isles de la Reine Charlotte (..)'.
Map and coastal view of the islands within the Queen Charlotte's Islands (Santa Cruz Islands...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Optical View of the Port of Boeotia Near the Island of Evvia, Greece
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Vue Perspective du Port d'Aulide en la Beocie vis-a-vis l'Isle d'Eubee qu'on appelle maintenant Negrepont'. View of the port of Boeotia near the island of Evvia...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of the Mythical 'Howo' above the Kiri, Japan by G. Audsley, 1882
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled print, Section IV, plate VI. This chromolithograph the mythical Howo flying above the Kiri (Paulownia imperiales) . The article represented on the plate is the lid of a blac...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Bird Print of the Barn Swallow by Sepp & Nozeman, 1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled ‘Hirundo Agrestis'. This print depicts the barn swallow with nest and eggs (Dutch: boerenzwaluw). The barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) ...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Old Print of Stone with Elephants from the Bridge of Constantine, Algeria, 1773
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Steen in de brug van het oude Cirta (..)'.
Old print depicting a stone with elephants from the bridge of Cirta/Constantine. Also depicts other architectural...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Narrow Escape: Captain Cook's Perilous Departure from Erromango, Circa 1790
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: "Narrow Escape: Captain Cook's Perilous Departure from Erromango"
Description: This original antique engraving here on offer presents a dramatic scene titled "The Fortunate E...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of Starling Birds by Sepp & Nozeman, 1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Sturnus, Cinclus'. This print depicts two starlings (sturnus) and the white-throated dipper. Sturnus is a genus of starlings. As discussed below, the taxonomy o...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Bird Print of the Great Crested Grebe by Sepp & Nozeman, 1789
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Colymbus, Cristatus'. The great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) is a member of the grebe family of water birds noted for its elaborate mating display. The sc...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Old Map of North India From Kandahar East to Burma 'Pegu' and South to Goa, 1776
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique map titled 'Indes Iere Feuille'.
Old map of northern India. Covers the subcontinent from Kandahar east as far as Burma (Pegu) and south to just past Goa. Names...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
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