Antique Print of Cape or Cabo Verde, Africa, c.1750

Antique map titled 'A Draught of ye Harbour of Praya in the Island St. Jago (..)'. Uncommon map showing the harbour of Praia on Santiago Island, Cape Verde. Source unknown, to be det...

Antique map titled 'Pascaert van de Soute Eylanden ofte Ilhas de Cabo Verde'. This map depicts the Cape Verde Islands (Africa). Islands titled 'Ile de B...

Antique map titled 'Plan de la Ville et des Forts de St. Yago - Grondtekening van de Stad en Forten van St. Iago'. Plan of the Forts and Town of St. Yago in the Cape Verde Islands. T...

An early map of what is now the coast of the capital city of Dakar, Senegal. What is now a dense, bustling city was at this time a uninhabited coast. Shows the overall contours of th...

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 map Africa titled 'Isles du Cap Verd Coste et Pays des Negres'. Antique map of the coast of Africa and the Cape Verde islands. Artists a...

Lithographic print of the battle of Cape Lèzard on 21st October 1707, taken from the book Historical Gallery of Versailles. Skelton is the engraver. Original print by Victor Gilbert Théodore Gudin...

Great map of South Africa. Drawn under the direction of Arrowsmith. Copper-plate engraving. Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Br...

This antique print in its original frame was copyrighted by George Henry Patnoe & Henry Brown of Canada in 1909 in a Victorian style. The print depicts the symbolism of the Lodge and...

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

Presented is an 1894 signed first edition goupil-gravure print by Heywood Hardy (1842-1933). The engraving was printed in Paris and published by Boussod Valadon & Co. Publishers, the successors to Goupil & Co. Designed as a companion to After the Drive, Hardy’s On the Moors (Dogging) depicts three hunters and their two dogs hunting ducks. The youngest of the three men is shooting his gun as the dogs excitedly wait to chase after the bird. This print is one of only 75 artist’s proofs and has been signed by the artist in pencil at the lower left corner of the print’s margin. Hunting has a long history in England and is considered a very traditional activity even today. One of the most popular forms of hunting is called “wildfowling” and targets wild geese and ducks. Often conducted on coastal marshes, wildfowling is typically a solitary or small group sport unlike the grand group fox and pheasant hunts...

Great image of helmets Copper-plate engraving Published C.1820 Unframed.