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Alt-England (page 1/2)

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[picture: Front Cover]

Some pictures from Alt-England: Eine Studienreise (Old England: A Study Tour) by Adolf Brennecke, circa 1885.

I also have Im Wechsel Der Tage (In the change of our days) by the same author.

Title: Alt-England

Author: Brennecke, Adolf

Published by: Ferdinand Hirt & Sohn.

City: Leipzig

Date: 1888

Total items: 7

Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.

Some sample images

[picture: Fountains Abbey]

Fountains Abbey

This is a spectacular view of the ruins of Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire. I found a photograph from approximately the same angle in a page on the Historic UK Web site. [more...] [$]

[picture: God and my Divine Right: Royal Crest]

God and my Divine Right: Royal Crest

The Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom of Great Britain was printed in black and gold leaf possite the inside front cover (on the end page) of this book. [more...] [$]

[picture: Eagle Tower, Caernarfon]

Eagle Tower, Caernarfon

Der Adlerturm von Schloss Carnarvon Wales [more...] [$]

[picture: Front Cover]

Front Cover

The front cover of this book about Old England features sailing ships at the coast, near a cliff surmounted by a lighthouse. [$]

[picture: View of St. Paul's Cathedral from the Thames]

View of St. Paul’s Cathedral from the Thames

This is an unusual view of Sir Christopher Wren’s masterpiece, which replaced an earlier cathedral founded in A.D. 64 after it burned down in the Great Fire of London. [more...] [$]


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