Optical View Depicting a Scene with Fireworks, Subtitled in Four Languages, 1765

Antique print Barcelona titled 'Aggressio et Circumunitio in via cooperta'. Optical view depicting the siege of Barcelona (Spain) which took place between 25 July 1713 and 11 September 1714. With Latin, French, Italian and German caption. Artists and Engravers: Georg Balthasar Probst (1732 - 1801) was a German artist, engraver and publisher in Augsburg. The Siege of Barcelona (Catalan: Setge de Barcelona) was a battle at the end of the War of Spanish Succession, which pitted Archduke Charles of Austria (backed by Great Britain and the Netherlands, i.e. the Grand Alliance) against Philip V of Spain, backed by France in a contest for the Spanish crown. The surrender of the pro-Archduke forces to the Franco-Spanish army in 1714 was not only the end of the war, but also a phase in the centralization of various monarchies on the European continent which had been going on for two centuries. With the War of the Spanish Succession completed, Spain evolved from a personal union of different states to a centralized kingdom. The defenders of the city were buried in a cemetery, now a plaça (Catalan: square) called Fossar de les Moreres, where Catalans gather every 11 September, known as the National Day of Catalonia or la Diada. The former market hall Mercat del Born covers archaeological ruins which were part of the La Ribera district of Barcelona that was demolished after the defeat of Catalonia in 1714. The alleged abandonment of the Catalans defenders of Barcelona was one of the criticisms made by his opponents during the British Parliament...

Set of four antique prints titled: 1) Intérieur de Notre Dame - Interior of the Notre-Dame de Paris. 2) Intérieur de St. Eustache - Interior of the Church of St Eustache, Paris. 3) ...

Antique print titled 'Het oud Huis van den Ambonschen Landvoogt. - De oude Hollandsche Kerk. - De nieuwe Hollandsche Kerk. - Een Theeng'. Antique print depicting the old house of the...

The print appears to be a collection of four separate illustrations arranged in a grid, each depicting notable buildings in Ambon, Indonesia, during the time of Dutch colonial rule. ...

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...

Set of two antique prints depicting various figures and scenes. Most likely, these antique prints show the design of vases. Source unknown, to be determined.

A color print, depicting a hunting scene (Full Cry – Hunting incidents). Solid cherry wood frame, polished and beeswaxed. England circa 1880.

A color print, depicting bullfrogs in a pond. Selmar Hess Publisher, NY. Solid cherry wood frame, polished and beeswaxed. USA circa 1898.

20th Century Colorful Print in Frame Depicting Telescopes One of the items from the series of several illustrations on different topics. The engraving is printed from a book. Prese...

A watercolor finished print, depicting a galloping horses with jokeys. Frederic Remington. Solid cherry wood frame, polished and beeswaxed. USA circa 1900.

Print is taken from a drawing of an articulated dummy by F. Fambrini, France, 1890 ca.

A handsome pair of American architectural engravings depicting taverns; each depicting a 3-story building with accompanying floor plans; each titled 'Design for a First Class Tavern'.