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Frontispiece: United States Capitol, WashingtonElements of Geography, Ancient and Modern (1825)

Engraving (probably a woodcut) of the US Capitol building in Washington, DC. The building was burned down in the War of 1812 by the British (from Canada), and this engraving was made before the new c [...]

Keywords: buildings, greyscale

Places shown: Washington; DC; USA

Added: 2009-01-25

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Frontispiece 1: A Titan of the polar sea lazily drifting with the currentWreck and Sinking of the Titanic (1912)

A photograph of an iceberg; it is not, I think, the one that sunk the Titanic; there is a photograph of that iceberg elsewhere in the book.

Keywords: icebergs, water, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-09-24

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Vintage border with peacock-feather styilized flowersThe Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

This full-page Victorian engraved border features flowers that are drawn with lines to shade them and with tendrils that give an effect reminding me of the “eyes” in a peacock’s tail feathers. I also [...]

Keywords: borders, victoriana, flowers, floriated borders, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2015-05-28

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The grand Door of Barfreston Church in Kent.The Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

On some of these arches is commonly over the key-stone represented God the Father, or our Saviour surrounded with angels; and below a melange of foliage, animals, often ludicrous, and sometimes even i [...]

Keywords: entrances, norman architecture, churches, greyscale

Places shown: Barfreston; Kent; England

Added: 2008-04-23

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Rosalind. In an Old Monastery Garden.The Forest of Arden With Some of its Legends (1914)

This painting of a young lady, Rosalind, in a (sketched) garden shows the young woman wearing brown dress, cloak and boots, and looking very much a product of 1914. She has red lips.

Keywords: people, women, gardens, art, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2011-08-17

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Ornament: CornucopiaThe Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

This antique typographic ornament was used as a chapter tail-piece at the end of a section of the preface. You could also use it as a decorative page element. This was scanned from a 1780s book, and i [...]

Keywords: ornaments, cornucopias, fruit, harvest, horns, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-03-25

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Druidical AntiquitiesThe Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

Published by S. Hooper April 16, 1784; the illustration is signed Goodnight Sculpt. This is an overview: I have scanned the individual parts of this image separately and will add them along with the d [...]

Keywords: druids, megaliths, temples, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2005-03-21

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No. 1 from the Druidical AntiquitiesThe Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

The caption for this engraving of an obelisk just says Nº1.

This is one item from a full-page plate, Druidical Antiquities

Keywords: ruins, druids, megaliths, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2005-08-05

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Carne or Carnedd, from the Druidical Antiquities plateThe Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

A cairn is a pile of stones or rocks used to mark a place, perhaps a burial.

This is one item from a full-page plate, Druidical Antiquities

Keywords: druids, ruins, megaliths, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2005-08-05

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Kist-vain, from the Druidical Antiquities plateThe Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

This is an engraving of a kist-tomb.

Kist is an old name for chest or coffin, and vain used also to mean empty or pointless, as, in vain.

This is one item from a full-page plate, Druidical Antiquities

Keywords: ruins, druids, megaliths, tombs, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2005-08-05

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Cromleh near Dundalk Ireland, from the Druidical Antiquities plate.The Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

This is an engraving of Proleek Dolmen, part of a megalithic portal tomb, although this should not be taken to imply that there is a burial chamber. The capstone is almost four metres long and over t [...]

Keywords: druids, megaliths, ruins, tombs, greyscale

Places shown: Dundalk; County Louth; Ireland

Added: 2005-08-05

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Cromleh near Plaisnewdd in AngleseaThe Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

The modern spelling of Plaisnewdd is Plas Newydd; this megalithic burial chamber is near the National Trust site at Bryn Celli Ddu in Anglesey (Ynys Mon). modern picture by hamish This is one item fro [...]

Keywords: druids, tombs, megaliths, ruins, greyscale

Places shown: Plas Newydd; Anglesey; Wales

Added: 2005-08-05

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Lanyon Cromleh Cornwall. From the Druidical Antiquities plate.The Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

This appears to be an engraving of a dolmen called Lanyon Quoit in Cornwall. The monument was actually destroyed in 1815 by a storm, and was rebuilt incorrectly. This engraving is of the original mon [...]

Keywords: druids, tombs, ruins, megaliths, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Bosiliack; Cornwall; England

Added: 2005-08-05

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Tolmen St. Mary’s Scilly. From the Druidical Antiquities Plate.The Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

This Tolmen Stone on St Mary’s, the largest of the the Isles of Scilly, was destroyed in 1869 by explosives, so that the granite underneath it could be quarried. An account of the unfortunate incident [...]

Keywords: druids, ruins, megaliths, greyscale

Places shown: St Mary’s; Isles of Scilly; England

Added: 2005-08-12

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Tolmen Northwethel Scilly. From the Druidical Antiquities Plate.The Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

There are over 150 Bronze-age remains or sites on the Isles of Scilly; I could not find any specific information on this one at Northwethel and would appreciate further details. This is one item from [...]

Keywords: druids, ruins, megaliths, greyscale

Places shown: Northwethel; Isles of Scilly; England

Added: 2005-08-12

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Rocking Stone. From the Druidical Antiquities Plate.The Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

A rocking stone is one so placed that it can be wobbled easily, apparently a neolithic amusement.

This is one item from a full-page plate, Druidical Antiquities

Keywords: druids, ruins, megaliths, greyscale

Places shown: Cornwall; England

Added: 2005-11-03

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Druidical Circle near Keswick in cumberland. From the Druidical Antiquities Plate.The Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

I remember visiting this stone circle one November, drawn to the spiritual nature of the place. It was cold and rainy, and as group of very determined hikers walked past me one of them, seeing I was c [...]

Keywords: stone circles, druids, megaliths, greyscale

Places shown: Keswick; Cumberland; England

Added: 2005-12-21

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Rock basonsThe Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

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This is one item from a full-page plate, Druidical Antiquities

Keywords: druids, ruins, megaliths, greyscale

Places shown: unspecified

Added: 2006-03-01

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Rock Bason Coit at KarnbreThe Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

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This is one item from a full-page plate, Druidical Antiquities

Keywords: megaliths, druids, ruins, greyscale

Places shown: Carn Brea; Cornwall; England

Added: 2006-03-01

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Gothic Chapter Head: Mediaeval BirdsArchitecture: Gothic and Renaissance (1896)

A decorative element (a typographic ornament, or part of a border) at the head of the first chapter (the glossary) features mediaeval (medieval) bird designs.

Keywords: chapterheads, ornaments, birds, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-09-17

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