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Leland’s Itinerary, Volume 1 Page 1 The Itinerary of John Leland the Antiquary (1745)

Cambridge; Eltesle Village
Nunnery
Pandonia the Scottish VirgineHinshingbroke by Huntendune.
S. Neotes
Ainsbyri, En[ulphesbury

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Title Page, Great Men and Famous Women Great Men and Famous Women, vol. II (1894)

Great Men and Famous WomenA Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in historyEdited by Charles F. HorneNew York: Selmar Press, PublisherCopyri [...]

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1.—Martyrs suspended by one or both feet, by the arms with heavy weights attached to the feet; crucified; Christian women hung up by the hair Tortures and Torments of the Christian Martyrs (1903)

A. Martyrs suspended by one foot.B. Suspended by both feet.C. Raised on the cross head uppermost.D. Nailed to the cross, head downwards.E. Hung up by both arms, heavy weights being attached to the fee [...]

Keywords: death, torture, nudity, people, punishments, religion, bare feet, spooky, greyscale

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Perseus und Andromeda. Sagen des Klassischen Altertums (1882)

A damsel in distress if ever the was one! The woman (Andromeda) is chained at wrist and ankle to a rock in the sea, and a viscious sea-monster is about to swaller her up. But look! The helmeted and sa [...]

Keywords: dragons, monsters, chains, bare feet, gods, heroes, swords, water, waves, mythology, illustrations for children, greyscale

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Title Page (Laws... of the New Forest) Laws and History of the New Forest (1811)

Historical Inquiries / concerning / Forests and Forest Laws, / with / Topographical Remarks, / upon the / Ancient and Modern State / of / The New Forest, / in / The County of Southampton. / By / Perci [...]

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10.—Astronomical Instrument. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The precise description which Cæsar has thus left us if tghe religion of the Druids—a religion which, whatever doubts may have been thrown upon the subject, would appear to have been the prevailing re [...]

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11.—Gaulish Deity. Cernunnos. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The Celtic god Cernunnos is crowned with antlers. He is sometimes also called as Herne the Hunter, and may be the Green Man of British folklore.“[...] Under the church of Notre Dame, at Paris, were fo [...]

Keywords: spirit, druids, gods, religion, greyscale

Places shown: Paris; Ile-de-France; France

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Title page detail: facing the gorgon The New World (1671)

In this engraving from the title page, a two-faced woman uses a mirror to look safely at the medusa in the border of the picture. She is Prudence, trampling on Envy, a man with snakes instead of hair, [...]

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12.—Gaulish Deity. Hesus. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

A Celtic war god

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Places shown: Paris; Ile-de-France; France

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13.—Two Druids. Bas-relief found at Autun. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

This carved likeness was found in an earth burial-mound, abarrow.“These remarkable monuments contain not only the bones and the ashes of the dead, but various articles of utility and ornament, domesti [...]

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Places shown: Autun; Burgandy; France

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Heraldic chapter head The New World (1671)

This woodcut was at the start of a chapter. It features two mermen, I think, holding a shield bearing an armorial crest.

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14.—Druidial Ornaments Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“These remarkable monuments contain not only the bones and the ashes of the dead, but various articles of utility and ornament, domestic utensils, weapons of war, decorations of the person, perhaps in [...]

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Places shown: Stonehenge; Salisbury Plain; Wiltshire; England

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15.—Group of Arch-Druid and Druids Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

A group of bearded older men wearing robes sit in disputation or discussion. They are in a forest.

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16.—Ancient British Weapons of bone and flint. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“Mela says that the Druidical belief in a future state led the people to bury with the dead things useful to the living. The contents of these barrows indicate different stages of the arts. In some th [...]

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Places shown: Stonehenge; Salisbury Plain; Wiltshire; England

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17.—Sarum Plain Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

In the foreground a barefoot shepherd with crook and straw hat, probably a boy, accompanied by his sheep, who graze on grassy burial mounds perhaps of ancient kings. In the far background, over Salisb [...]

Keywords: bare feet, people, sheep, stonehenge, megaliths, druids, ruins, views, burial mounds, greyscale

Places shown: Salisubury Plain; Wiltshire; England

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18.—Various Barrows. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The text reads: “a. Long barrow.b, c.Druid Barrows.d. Bell-shaped Barrow.e. Conical Barrow.f. Twin Barrow.”

A stone circle (probably meant to be Stonehenge) is visible in the distance.

Keywords: stonehenge, megaliths, druids, views, burial mounds, stone circles, greyscale

Places shown: Salisubury Plain; Wiltshire; England

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Map of the Americas The New World (1671)

Novissima et AccuratissimaTotius Americæ Descriptio per Gerardum a Schagen.This map of both North America and South America shows California as an island. The map was popular, and was probably first a [...]

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Gymnastics for Youth Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)

Children play on swings and on a climbing frame in a park.

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19.—Various Barrows Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The text reads as follows:

1. Long barrow. 2. Bowl-barrow.. 3. Bell-barrow. 6. Variety of Druit barrow. 8. Cone-barrow. 9. Broad-barrow. 13. Silbury Hill.

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Places shown: Salisubury Plain; Wiltshire; England

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Initial letter D from first page of text The New World (1671)

Capital D, a decorative initial “D” used as a drop cap for the first paragraph of the text.

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