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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1246x855, 1661x1140, 292x200, 701x481, 934x641 | 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 + S K L R N |
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123x200, 462x750, 679x1102 | Title PageElements of Geography, Ancient and Modern (1825) Elements of Geography, ancient and modern: with an atlas. By J. E. Worcester, A.M. Stereotype Edition. Boston: Published by Cummings, Hilliard & Co., 134 washington-street. And sold by booksellers gen [...] Keywords: title pages, page images, typography, colour Places shown: none Added: 2017-05-05 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1246x887, 2492x1774, 281x200, 750x534 | The Parthenon.Elements of Geography, Ancient and Modern (1825) The engraving (probably a wood-cut) features a fairly rough drawing of the Parthenon; it was presumably made from a drawing from no later than the early 1800s. There is no credit to any artist that I [...] Keywords: temples, ruins, views, religion, pillars, columns, architecture, ancient greek remains, ancient greece, greyscale Places shown: Athens; Greece Added: 2016-11-11 + S K L R N |
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| 1221x857, 2442x1714, 285x200, 750x526, 916x643 | The Ruins of Palmyra.Elements of Geography, Ancient and Modern (1825) Palmyra is an ancient city now in Syria, but when this book was written it was in Turkey. The ruined Temple of Bel معبد بل) on the right in this engraving has since largely been destroyed by a right-w [...] Keywords: temples, ruins, views, religion, pillars, columns, greyscale Places shown: Palmyra; Syria Added: 2016-11-11 + S K L R N |
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1024x768, 1600x1200, 267x200, 640x480, 800x600 | The Pyramids.Elements of Geography, Ancient and Modern (1825) The pyramids were accounted by the ancients one of the seven wonders of the world. They are alike famous for their vast size and remote antiquity. History furnishes no authentic information respecti [...] Keywords: pyramids, ruins, temples, statuary, backgrounds, wallpaper, greyscale Places shown: Cairo; Egypt Added: 2009-01-27 + S K L R N |
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