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Engraving made in 1890 of Aesop by Velazquez who painted the original in 1640.
The dogs of Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1475-1519) attacking the Indians on engraving from 1770.
London, England 1800s: Newgate Prison a prison on Newgate Street and Old Bailey Street City of London, England.\n\nBuilt in the 12th century and remained in use for over 700 years, from 1188 to 1902. Executions by hanging took place on the public street in front of the prison until 1868.
Vintage photograph W. G. Grace, an English amateur cricketer who was important in the development of the sport and is widely considered one of its greatest players. Victorian 19th Century
Temple restoration in the old book The Bible in Pictures, by G. Doreh, 1897
Illustration from 19th century
Scene in the olden time at Bolton Abbey engraved George Zobel after painting by Edwin Henry Landseer. Published in London on May 16, 1865 by William Tegg, Pancras Lane.
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19th century illustration of flax and jute mills in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Published in 'The Practical Magazine, an Illustrated Cyclopedia of Industrial News, Inventions and Improvements, collected from foreign and British sources for the use of those concerned in raw materials, machinery, manufactures, building, and decoration.' (Wedwood, Watt & Co./ W.P. Bennett & Co., London/Birmingham, 1873).
London, England 1800s: \nThe Palace of Westminster the Parliament of the United Kingdom in London, England. \nCommonly called the Houses of Parliament with the House of Commons and House of Lords.\n\nThe Chamber of the House of Commons measures 14 by 20.7 metres and is plainer in style than the Lords Chamber; the benches, as well as other furnishings in the Commons side of the palace, are coloured green. Other parliaments in Commonwealth nations, India, Canada, Australia, have copied the colour scheme with green and red.
Illustration from the story Manon Lescaut by Abbe Prevost. Set in France and Louisiana in the early 18th century, the story follows the hero, the Chevalier des Grieux, and his lover, Manon Lescaut. Two men arguing
close-up of an old-style hundred US dollars, details of a 100 dollars banknote
Illustration from 19th century
The portrait of Jan Amos Komensky from 20 Czechoslovakian Koruna banknote isolated on a white background
Engraving from 1872 featuring Roger Williams who was an English Protestant theologian, abolitionist, and proponent of the separation of Church and State.  He lived from 1603 until 1683.
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Laying of the 1st Transatlantic telegraph cable in 1865. Workers roll the cable from the huge roll in the ship's hull. Wood engraving, published in 1865.
Horse Guards - a historic building in the City of Westminster, London, on Whitehall\n\nBuilt in the mid-18th century as a barracks for the Household Cavalry. \n\nHorse Guards was the entrance to the Palace of Whitehall and St James's Palace;  still ceremonially defended by the King's Life Guard.
Vintage engraving of Engraving drawn from the Merite de Femmes, poem by G. Legouve.
Fall of the walls of Jericho in the old book The Bible in Pictures, by G. Doreh, 1897
Illustration from 19th century
Double exposure of portrait of U.S. presidents Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton
Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was an American soldier best known for commanding the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War from 1862 until his surrender in 1865. The son of Revolutionary War officer Henry \
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Prisoner in prison garb sits on a bed with befuddled expression. He wears stripped uniform.
London, England 1800s:  HM Prison Holloway a prison for adult women and young offenders in Holloway, London, England, Was the largest women's prison in western Europe,. Closed in 2016.
John Marshall was the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Scanned from A Popular History of the United States by W. C. Bryant and S. H. Gay. Volume 1V. Copyright, 1880. Source:
London, UK - March 14th 2023: Close-up of a blue plaque on Cadogan Place in London, UK, marking the location where opponent of slavery William Wilberforce died in 1833.
Illustration from 19th century
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