Engraved Wall Decorations

Antique Cinnamon Botanical Print, Laurus Cinnamomum & cassia, c.1831 This important botanical engraving depicts two principal cinnamon-producing trees, Laurus cinnamomum and Lau...

Antique Biblical Engravings, Mortier Amsterdam – Joseph Cycle, c.1700 This rare and decorative set consists of three early-18th-century biblical copper engravings, each sheet engrav...

Title: Venetian Nobleman and Noblewoman Costume Prints, Camille Bonnard, 1845 A decorative pair of original hand-colored costume prints depicting a Venetian noblewoman and a Venetia...

De Bry Engraving “Wie es den Holländern in der Grundlosen Insul ergangen” – Encounter of the Dutch with Islanders, c.1599 A remarkable original copper engraving from Theodor de Bry’...

Title: Antique North America Map, Canada, USA, Mexico, Bartholomew 1884 This attractive antique map of North America was produced by the renowned Scottish cartographer John Bartholo...

Antique Bear Hunting Prints – Finland & Poland Forest Scenes – 18th Century This rare pair of antique engravings presents dramatic scenes of bear hunting in Northern and Eastern Eur...

This antique print shows a detailed view of a camp set along the Mekong River near the rapids of Keng Chan in Laos. The scene features a rocky river landscape with sharp outcrops and...

Antique Map Italy, Bartholomew for Black’s General Atlas, Edinburgh 1884 Description: This detailed map of Italy was published in the New and Revised Edition of Black’s General Atlas of the World, issued in Edinburgh in 1884 by the respected Scottish publishing house A. & C. Black. The map was prepared under the direction of the renowned cartographer John Bartholomew, whose work played a major role in shaping nineteenth-century atlas cartography. John Bartholomew was one of the most influential mapmakers of the Victorian era. His atlases for A. & C. Black were admired for their clarity, precision, and elegant presentation. Combining scientific geographic accuracy with refined engraving and printed color, Bartholomew’s maps became widely used in education, government, and scholarly circles throughout Europe and the British Empire. The map presents the Italian peninsula shortly after the unification of Italy in the nineteenth century. Political divisions are clearly distinguished through printed color, showing the administrative regions of the newly unified kingdom. The map extends from the Alpine frontier in the north to the southern tip of Calabria, capturing the entire peninsula with remarkable geographic detail. Northern Italy shows the Alpine region bordering Switzerland and Austria, with cities such as Turin, Milan, and Venice prominently marked. The Po River basin is depicted with a dense network of towns and transportation routes reflecting the economic importance of the region. Central Italy includes Florence, Pisa, and Rome, while the southern regions show Naples and the mountainous landscapes of Calabria and Basilicata. The map also includes the major Italian islands. Sardinia...

Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico – Antique Imperial Portrait Engraving, 1867 This 19th-century engraving depicts Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico (1832–1867), a Habsburg archduke who re...

Quechua Indigenous Costumes, South America – Hand-Colored Print, 1843 Description: This original hand-colored engraving depicts members of the Quechua people of South America in tra...

Antique Portrait Matvei Platov Russian General Engraving c.1815 Description: A finely engraved portrait of Count Matvei Ivanovich Platov (1753–1818), the celebrated Russian general ...

Fort Caroline Florida 1671 Montanus Engraving – Early America View A striking and historically important 17th-century engraving of Arx Carolina (Fort Caroline), published by Arnoldu...

Napoleon Bonaparte Imperial Guard Cavalry Prints by Horace Vernet, 1843 This original 19th-century hand-coloured lithograph pair depicts elite cavalry units of Napoleon Bonaparte’s ...

Optica View The Hague Prinsegracht, Basset c.1770 Hand-Colored Engraving This is a beautifully engraved and hand-colored optical print titled *Vue perspective du Chateau du Prince G...

Title: Classical Roman Altars & Antiquities Engraving, Montfaucon 1721 Description: This finely engraved early eighteenth-century antiquarian plate or...

Villefranche, Nice & Monaco Coast – Rare German Copper Engraving c.1692 Description: This rare late-17th-century copper engraving depicts the Mediterran...

This print, titled *Antilope Bubalis - Le Bubale*, was created in Paris in 1808 by the artist and engraver S.C. Miger. It depicts the African antelope species commonly known as the...

Hand-Colored Portrait of Anne de Pisseleu, Duchesse d’Étampes, ca. 1900 (after 1827) Finely hand-colored engraving of Anne de Pisseleu (1508–1580), Duchesse d’Étampes, produced circ...

Antique Costume Print of a Gentleman of Wallachia, Engraving Jefferys, 1749 Description: A finely hand-colored 18th-century costume engraving depicting a Gentleman of Wallachia, pub...

Fete donnee au General Dentrecasteaux par Toubau, Roi des Iles des Amis Original antique engraving showing the party given to General Dentrecasteaux by Toubau, King of the Friendl...

Antique Costume Print of a Princess of Wallachia, Engraving Jefferys, 1749 Description: A striking and richly hand-colored 18th-century costume engraving depicting a Princess of Wal...

Title: Starucca Viaduct, Erie Railroad – Antique New York Railway Engraving This impressive nineteenth-century engraving depicts the celebrated Starucca Viaduct, one of the great en...

Antique Bible Print Set, Genesis & Exodus Scenes, Mortier c.1700 This attractive group of six original early-18th-century copper engravings forms part ...

Antique Biblical Engravings, Mortier Amsterdam – Apocalypse Cycle, c.1700 This rare and decorative set consists of three early-18th-century biblical copper engravings, each sheet en...

Inhabitants of Unalaska, Alaska – Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Print c.1805 This finely hand-colored ethnographic print titled “Inwooners van Oonolaska” (“Inhabitants of Unalas...

Ancient Egyptian Reliefs & Hieroglyphs, Denon Voyage Egypt, 6 Engravings 1802 This cohesive set of six copper engravings originates from Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte, pub...

The Devil's Bridge at Gotthard Pass and 12th-Century Rhone Bridge at St. Maurice: Hand-Colored Engraving from Bertuch’s *Bilderbuch für Kinder* This captivating hand-colored copperp...

These original handcolored botanical engravings are from the work titled "Getreue Darstellung und Beschreibung der in der Arzenykunde gebrauchlichen Gewächse" (which translates to "A...

Lady of Quality of Cologne, Germany – Antique Costume Engraving, c.1795 This elegant costume engraving depicts a noblewoman of Cologne (Cöln am Rhein), identified in the title as a ...

Antique Rice Botanical Print, Oryza Sativa, Hand Colored, c.1831 Description: This original botanical engraving depicts Oryza Sativa, the rice plant, shown in a clear and balanced c...

An antique English hand colored framed print titled "Billiards" Gentlemen playing billiard scene. Designed and etched by E.F. Lambert, published by Thomas Mc Lean, 1827,Haymarket, Lo...

Title: "Solemn Mass or Grand' Messe" Description: This detailed engraving depicts a Roman Catholic solemn or high mass, typically celebrated on Sundays and holy days. The scene is s...

Astor House New York – Antique Broadway Hotel Steel Engraving 1850s This finely executed 19th-century steel engraving depicts the celebrated Astor House, once the most prestigious h...

La Pêche du Requin (Shark Fishing), Hand-Colored Engraving, 1840 A superb maritime engraving depicting sailors pursuing a large shark alongside a majestic sailing vessel under gathe...

Albany New York Hudson River View – Antique Steel Engraving 19th Century Description: This finely engraved mid-19th century view depicts Albany, the historic capital of the state of...

Le Requin (Shark), Hand-Colored Engraving, 1840 An unusual and highly decorative natural history engraving portraying a stranded shark observed by elegantly dressed figures on a Eur...

Antique Portrait Queen Anne – Tallis Engraving, British Royalty c.1850 A refined and highly decorative mid-19th century engraved portrait of Queen Anne, the last monarch of the Hous...

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...

This hand-colored copperplate engraving by Robert Benard, part of the *Histoire Naturelle* from the *Encyclopédie Méthodique*, circa 1790, depicts four distinct species of birds labe...

Series of Six Prints with Popular Roman Costumes by Pinelli Bartolomeo dated 1831 Acquaforti reproducing costumes and scenes of popular life in the city of Rome. In good condition, t...

Kangxi Emperor China Portrait Engraving, London Benjamin Tooke, 1698 A highly decorative and historically significant late 17th-century copperplate engraving depicting the Kangxi Em...

Royal Swedish Dragoon Corps – Cavalry Uniforms, Stockholm, c.1800 This finely executed hand-colored military print depicts mounted soldiers of the Royal Swedish Dragoon Corps, shown...

American Wild Cats and Hunters – Antique Engraving by Mayer c.1840 This is an impressive 19th-century steel engraving titled 'America', published by Carl Mayer’s Kunst-Anstalt in Nu...

The Ground Plot of the Castle of Carrigafoyle, County Kerry, Ireland This historical engraving depicts the ground plan of the Castle of Carrigafoyle, a 15th-century fortress located...

Antique Engraving of Buenos Aires, City and Harbor View, 1867 Engraving titled Buenos-Ayres, published in 1867. This finely detailed view depicts the Argentine capital from the sea,...

Title: "A Bountiful Vine: Hand-Colored 19th-Century Engraving of Grapes from Bertuch’s *Bilderbuch für Kinder*" Description: This captivating 19th-century botanical engraving featu...

Antique Root Vegetable Lithographs – Beets, Carrots, Turnips, Calwer 1852 This attractive two-plate set features cultivated root vegetables illustrated in Carl Gustav Calwer’s Landw...

Girard's Bank Philadelphia, Antique American City View Engraving, c.1840 This original 19th-century engraving depicts Girard's Bank in Philadelphia, one of the most important financ...

Antique print titled 'Descendit de Monte Sinai, tenens duas Tabulas in manibus (..)'. Beautiful hand colored engraving of a fresco by Raphael. The title translates to 'Moses Descends from Mount Sinai'. This title does not seem to relate to the print, however, this print is part of a larger fresco...

Antique Dutch Map of the Twelve Tribes of Israel – After Ezekiel, circa 1730 This uncommon early 18th-century Dutch map is titled "Ontwerp en Erfdeeling van’t Land Kanaan, volgens h...

Globi Coulestis Tabulas Planas Pars Four is one of a series of six original 18th century copper-engraving of celestial charts etchings issued by Homann. Doppelmayr is the cartographe...

Country Woman near Nuremberg, Germany – Antique Costume Engraving, c.1795 This charming costume engraving depicts a rural woman from the vicinity of Nuremberg (Nürnberg) in Bavaria,...

Theoria Satelithum Iovis et Saturni is one of a series of six original 18th century copper-engraving of celestial charts etchings issued by Homann. Doppelmayr is the cartographer, as...

Title: Dragon Arum, Poisonous Plant Botanical Engraving, Thornton, 1802 Description: An exceptionally striking original hand-colored and gommé engraved botanical plate titled "Anat...

1823 Hand-Coloured Engraving - Gaucho Hunting Ostrich with Bolas in the Pampas Description: This 1823 hand-coloured copperplate engraving by Theodore Goetz is from Friedrich Johann...

Catskill Mountain House Antique Engraving, New York View c1830 Description: A finely engraved early 19th-century view of the celebrated Catskill Mountain House in New York, one of t...

Title: Mecha in Arabia – Engraving by Gaspar Bouttats after Jan Peeters, Antwerp, circa 1680 Description: This copperplate engraving depicts a detailed view of Mecca in Arabia, h...

Title: Death's Head Skull Hussars, Freiherr von Ruesch, Hand-Colored Engraving Description: A striking original eighteenth-century hand-colored engraving depicting Freiherr von Ruesch, commander of the famed Royal Prussian Black Hussars, one of the most recognizable cavalry regiments in European military history. The image portrays two mounted hussars in dramatic black uniforms adorned with the regiment's celebrated skull-and-crossbones insignia, the emblem that earned them the nickname *Totenkopfhusaren* or "Death's Head Hussars." The engraved caption identifies the subject as: *"Freijherr von Ruesch. Obrister derer Königl. Preuss. Schwarze Husaren oder so genanter Todten Köpfe."* Colonel Wilhelm von Ruesch played a central role in establishing the reputation of the Black Hussars during the eighteenth century. Their distinctive black uniforms and skull insignia created one of the most memorable military images of the era and later inspired military traditions that continued well into the nineteenth century. This engraving captures the regiment at full gallop, sabres drawn and horses in motion. The artist emphasizes the dramatic appearance of the skull emblems displayed on the riders' headgear and horse furniture...

Am Arkansas, Antique Native American Frontier Scene Engraving, c.1850 This atmospheric nineteenth-century engraving titled Am Arkansas depicts a Native American family travelling on...

Title: Royal Tombs in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes – Antique View, Egypt 1776 Description: This atmospheric 1776 engraving offers a rare early European depiction of the Valley of...