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Cutting from a 13th-century antiphonal : in Latin

Cutting from a 13th-century antiphonal : in Latin

Public domain reproduction of illuminated medieval manuscript page, Latin, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cutting from a 15th-century antiphonal : in Latin

Cutting from a 15th-century antiphonal : in Latin

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, medieval or early renaissance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Unsigned and untitled T-O world map

Unsigned and untitled T-O world map

Simple map-like diagrams, known as T-O world maps, reflect a medieval European world view. These simple drawings portray the Earth's land masses as a circle surrounded by water. The land is separated into three... More

Leaves from Liber chronicarum, with views of de Sarmatia regione Europe, Cracovia, Lubeca and Nissa

Leaves from Liber chronicarum, with views of de Sarmatia regione Europ...

Casmirus | Lubeca | Cracovia Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Andreas Dippel / Opera singer / Aime Dupont atelier

Andreas Dippel / Opera singer / Aime Dupont atelier

Photograph of a man in a costume resembling a 16th-century courtier style. He is wearing a hat with a feather. On his torso, he is wearing a short cape and doublet with intricate embroidery. He has leather glov... More

Maris Pacifici (quod vulgo Mar del Zur) cum regionibus circumiacentibus, insulisque in eodem passim sparsis, novissima descriptio

Maris Pacifici (quod vulgo Mar del Zur) cum regionibus circumiacentibu...

Picryl description: Public domain image of Abraham Ortelius map, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. Abraham Ortelius was a Brabantian cartographer, geographer, and cosmographer, conventionally recogn... More

[Polus Antarcticus] : Terra Australis Incognita - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

[Polus Antarcticus] : Terra Australis Incognita - Vintage map, Norman ...

Terra Australis Incognita | Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Vincenzo Coronelli - Planisfero del mondo vecchio - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Vincenzo Coronelli - Planisfero del mondo vecchio - Vintage map, Norma...

Public domain scan of a vintage world map, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

The overturned coach, Thomas Rowlandson

The overturned coach, Thomas Rowlandson

Public domain image of watercolor painting from British-related collections, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th cent... More

Les Isles Britanniques : qui comprennent les Royaumes d'Angleterre, d'Ecosse et d'Irlande

Les Isles Britanniques : qui comprennent les Royaumes d'Angleterre, d'...

Public domain scan of an old vintage map, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Archipelagus Atlanticus cum suis insulis Canariis, Hesperidibus et Azoribus

Archipelagus Atlanticus cum suis insulis Canariis, Hesperidibus et Azo...

Archipelagvs Atlanticvs cvm svis insvlis Canariis, Hesperidibvs et Azoribvs Courtesy of Boston Public Library

The Earth's Western planisphere - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

The Earth's Western planisphere - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Col...

Public domain image of a vintage map, geography atlas, maritime navigation, age of discovery, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Plan of La Vera Cruz, from Spanish draughts ; Plan of Port Royal Laguna, commonly called Logwood Creeks

Plan of La Vera Cruz, from Spanish draughts ; Plan of Port Royal Lagun...

Public domain image of a nautical map, chart, navigation pilot guide, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Document of indenture: Servant: Foster, Timothy. Master: Baldwin, David Jr. Town of Master: Spencer. Selectmen of the town of Spencer autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for David Baldwin.

Document of indenture: Servant: Foster, Timothy. Master: Baldwin, Davi...

Public domain scan of manuscript related to Massachusetts, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

L'Afrique divisée en ses principaux états - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

L'Afrique divisée en ses principaux états - Vintage map, Norman B. L...

Picryl description: Public domain image of Africa and Africans, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Promenade at Richmond : Overlooking the river, Thomas Rowlandson

Promenade at Richmond : Overlooking the river, Thomas Rowlandson

Public domain image, 18th-19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his ... More

Soldiers and villagers, outside a farmhouse, Thomas Rowlandson

Soldiers and villagers, outside a farmhouse, Thomas Rowlandson

Public domain reproduction of artwork, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, kn... More

Rural scene in the neighborhood of Milton Constable, Norfolk

Rural scene in the neighborhood of Milton Constable, Norfolk

Information from accompanying cards: With a finely executed fore-edge painting of a rural scene in the neighborhood of Milton Constable, Norfolk, under the gilt. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Esher Place in Surrey - watercolors fore edge painting

Esher Place in Surrey - watercolors fore edge painting

Information from accompanying cards: The fore-edge painted under the gold with a charming view of a manor surrounded by park land (Esher Place in Surrey). Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Cries of London, No. 5 : Water cresses, come buy my water cresses

Cries of London, No. 5 : Water cresses, come buy my water cresses

An old person is knocking at a door in Portland Street (Mrs. Burke's), and is solicited to buy water-cresses by a neat maiden with a pretty face and a tall shapely form ; the old reprobate is leering at the wat... More

[Map of W. Dall's lots in Athens County, Washington County, and Gallia County, Ohio]

[Map of W. Dall's lots in Athens County, Washington County, and Gallia...

America Transformed: This small manuscript map served as a personal record of one individual’s land holdings. It highlights the grid pattern that was characteristic of public land surveys initiated by the Land ... More

"The friend of the people" & his petty-new tax-gatherer paying John Bull a visit

"The friend of the people" & his petty-new tax-gatherer paying John Bu...

Fox and Lord Henry Petty stand at the door of a ramshackle tenement house. A distressed family look down at them from an open casement window over the door. Petty's hand is on the knocker. He holds a large open... More

Royal fishmongers : Or a welcome to Billingsgate

Royal fishmongers : Or a welcome to Billingsgate

Public domain image, 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor... More

Miseries of human life. "During the endless time that you are kept waiting in a carriage.."

Miseries of human life. "During the endless time that you are kept wai...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a cart, carriage, wagon, 18th-19th century design, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuri... More

Miseries domestic, 10, Thomas Rowlandson

Miseries domestic, 10, Thomas Rowlandson

Miseries domestic - sitting on the cat Courtesy of Boston Public Library Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawi... More

The Quaker, and the Commissioners of excise

The Quaker, and the Commissioners of excise

Four well-fed Commissioners, the members of a board, seated at the green baize, are cross-questioning a Quaker, represented in a suit of conventional sad-coloured apparel, and wearing the typical broad-brimmed ... More

Dissapointed epicures, Thomas Rowlandson

Dissapointed epicures, Thomas Rowlandson

Another version of A Mad Dog in a Dining room. In this case the dog has run between the legs of a man bringing in a dish of cutlets, which bestrew the carpet ; his downfall has in turn overset another retainer,... More

The assaut, or fencing match : Which took place at Carlton House, on the 9th of April, 1787 between Mademoiselle La Chevaliere D'Eon de Beaumont and Monsieur de Saint George

The assaut, or fencing match : Which took place at Carlton House, on t...

Public domain scan of 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for hi... More

Boney the Second or the little babboon created to devour French monkies

Boney the Second or the little babboon created to devour French monkie...

"Boneyparte" in his general's uniform, is seated before the fire, making caudle of French blood for the infant prince ; a row of sovereign-crowns, wrested from the wearers, are ranged on the mantelpiece. Napole... More

The anatomist, Thomas Rowlandson

The anatomist, Thomas Rowlandson

It may be assumed that Dr. Sawbones has secured a new subject ; but whether an admirer of the anatomist's lady has had himself conveyed into her presence by simulating death, or changing places with the 'subjec... More

View of the court house in Boston. Erected in 1811 and 1812

View of the court house in Boston. Erected in 1811 and 1812

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Doncaster Fair or the industrious Yorkshirebites, Thomas Rowlandson

Doncaster Fair or the industrious Yorkshirebites, Thomas Rowlandson

The principal figure in the foreground group is a buxom but hardly gentle keeperess of a knock- em-down stand. The lady, clad in a soldier's old jacket, with ragged skirts and defective hose, is holding in one ... More

A View of Canterbury - watercolors fore edge painting

A View of Canterbury - watercolors fore edge painting

Information from accompanying cards: With a fore edge painting on each volume. On volume II is "A View of Canterbury." Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Barnard Castle on the river Tees in the county of Durham, England

Barnard Castle on the river Tees in the county of Durham, England

Information from accompanying cards: With a fine fore edge painting of Barnard Castle on the river Tees in the county of Durham, England. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

A plan of the environs of ancient Rome

A plan of the environs of ancient Rome

Public domain scan of a railway map, transportation, industrial development, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

A new map of the Land of Promise and the holy city of Jerusalem describing the most important events in the Old & New Testaments

A new map of the Land of Promise and the holy city of Jerusalem descri...

Engraved map of Palestine, containing extensive vignette scenes from the Old and New Testaments accompanied by scriptural passages, 14 scenes in side panels flanking the map, and a view of the Temple of Solomon... More

Lambeth Palace and St. Mary’s Church - watercolors fore edge painting

Lambeth Palace and St. Mary’s Church - watercolors fore edge painting

Information from accompanying cards: A fore-edge painting of Lambeth Palace and St. Mary’s Church with Westminster Bridge appearing in the left background, is visible beneath the gilt of the fore-edge. An excep... More

Abel Bowen - Alms-house, Leveret Street

Abel Bowen - Alms-house, Leveret Street

Public domain image of a historic building, 16th, 17th, 18th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Yellow throated warbler : Sylvia pensilis, Lath. Male. Chinquapin. Castenea pumila. c.1 v.1 plate 85

Yellow throated warbler : Sylvia pensilis, Lath. Male. Chinquapin. Cas...

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Carolina pigeon or turtle dove : Male, 1. F, 2. Columba carolinensis. Plant stewartia malacodredron. c.2 v.1 plate 17

Carolina pigeon or turtle dove : Male, 1. F, 2. Columba carolinensis. ...

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Black-billed cuckoo : Coccyzus erythrophthalmus, Bonap. Male, 1. Female, 2. Great magnolia. Magnolia grandiflora. c.1 v.1 plate 32

Black-billed cuckoo : Coccyzus erythrophthalmus, Bonap. Male, 1. Femal...

Public domain scan - Bird, 19th-century zoological illustration print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Châtelaine. - Page. - Orientale. - Visir. - Paysan. - Valencien. - Confidente. - Catalane. - Baronne. - Magicienne. - Paillasse. - Cauchoise. - Tartare. - Arlequin. - Catalan

Châtelaine. - Page. - Orientale. - Visir. - Paysan. - Valencien. - Con...

One of two sheets of small figures in costume. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Cortile a delle carceri - Engraving, Public domain image

Cortile a delle carceri - Engraving, Public domain image

Public domain reproduction of Italian art print, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Caricature, Amour A Toi, public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Amour A Toi, public domain cartoon image

Young woman 3/4 to right without a hat, naked arms; looking a medallion in her hand, going down the steps into a garden. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Le Courrier de Paris. - The Paris Courier

Le Courrier de Paris. - The Paris Courier

Two young ladies together on a terrace garden. The one at left, facing forward, reads a letter at which the other glances while holding an umbrella above their heads. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Florida jay : Male, 1. F, 2. Garrulus Floridanus. Diospyros virginiana. Vulgo persimon. c.2 v.1 plate 87

Florida jay : Male, 1. F, 2. Garrulus Floridanus. Diospyros virginiana...

Public domain illustrated book page scan, related to zoology, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Caricature, Pierre, public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Pierre, public domain cartoon image

Turned 3/4 to the left, his head facing forward, his hands in his patched trouser pockets. He wears a woolen bonnet, wooden shoes. A bundle of sticks is on the ground behind him. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Blue jay : Corvus cristatus. Male, 1. Female, 2, 3. c.1 v.2 plate 102

Blue jay : Corvus cristatus. Male, 1. Female, 2, 3. c.1 v.2 plate 102

Public domain illustrated book page scan, related to zoology, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rose-breasted grosbeak : Fringilla ludoviciana, Bonap. Male, 1. Female, 2. Young in autum, 3. Young, 4. Ground hemlock. Taxus canadensis. c.1 v.2 plate 127

Rose-breasted grosbeak : Fringilla ludoviciana, Bonap. Male, 1. Female...

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Letter from Henry Egbert Benson, Providence, [Rhode Island], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1832 March 6th

Letter from Henry Egbert Benson, Providence, [Rhode Island], to Willia...

In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Henry Egbert Benson reports to Garrison that some new subscribers have not yet received their first copies of the Liberator and sends him money for another new subscrib... More

La mère Bridon va-t-en enfer.. - Drawing. Public domain image.

La mère Bridon va-t-en enfer.. - Drawing. Public domain image.

La mère Bridon va-t-en enfer, et moi, l'abbé Boullard m'absolutionne, un beau corbillard, des vierges en blanc, je va-z-au ciel avec mon pauvre minet Courtesy of Boston Public Library

La crise actuelle se complique..

La crise actuelle se complique..

La crise actuelle se complique! l’horizon d’abonnemens se couvre de brouillards! l’édifice politique du Constitutionnel craque de toutes parts! Vive le roâ quand mème!! Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Letter from George William Benson, Providence, [Rhode Island], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1833 [March] 19th

Letter from George William Benson, Providence, [Rhode Island], to Will...

George William Benson writes to William Lloyd Garrison informing him that he has "nothing new to communicate respecting the Canterbury affair" but he plans to travel there with Rev. Thomas Williams later in the... More

Map of Duxbury, Mass - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Map of Duxbury, Mass - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More

Misanthropie, si je m'empoisonnais?

Misanthropie, si je m'empoisonnais?

The misanthropist, if I should poison myself? Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Ah! Tu veux te frotter à la presse!!

Ah! Tu veux te frotter à la presse!!

So, you want to meddle with the press!! Courtesy of Boston Public Library

George G. Foster manuscript, Rufus W. Griswold papers

George G. Foster manuscript, Rufus W. Griswold papers

Autobiographical data. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Portrait of Walton ; View of Angler's Inn, Hoddesdon

Portrait of Walton ; View of Angler's Inn, Hoddesdon

Information from accompanying cards: A very interesting example of a double fore edge painting. One painting shows a portrait of Walton and a view of Angler’s Inn, Hoddesdon, framed within a border of fishing r... More

Great white heron : Ardea occidentalis, male adult spring plumage. View Key-west. c.1 v.3 plate 281

Great white heron : Ardea occidentalis, male adult spring plumage. Vie...

Public domain scan - Fish, 19th-century zoological illustration, print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dimostrazione in grande delle parti del second'ordine del Teatro di Marcello

Dimostrazione in grande delle parti del second'ordine del Teatro di Ma...

XXXVII. Dimostrazione in grande delle parti del second'ordine del Teatro di Marcello Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Letter from Arthur Tappan, [New York], to George Thompson, 1835 August 20

Letter from Arthur Tappan, [New York], to George Thompson, 1835 August...

Arthur Tappan sends George Thompson a ship order which states, "Shipped, In good order and well conditioned, by Judge Lynch, on board the Ship called the Incendiary whereof Arthur Tappan is master, for the pres... More

A reconnoissance of the Minnay Sotor Watapāh; or St. Peter's River to its sources : made in the year 1835

A reconnoissance of the Minnay Sotor Watapāh; or St. Peter's River to...

Public domain scan of a plan, map, diagram, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Napoléon Lannes - Engraving, Public domain image

Napoléon Lannes - Engraving, Public domain image

Public domain reproduction of art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A plan & profile of the Boston & Lowell Railroad

A plan & profile of the Boston & Lowell Railroad

Plan and profile of the Boston & Lowell Railroad Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Caricature, Robert Macaire journaliste, public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Robert Macaire journaliste, public domain cartoon image

Robert Macaire, journalist Courtesy of Boston Public Library Public domain scan of 1830s woodcut print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Le cuisinier - Engraving, Public domain image

Le cuisinier - Engraving, Public domain image

The cook Courtesy of Boston Public Library Public domain scan of 1830s woodcut print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A toutes les personnes qui ont..

A toutes les personnes qui ont..

A toutes les personnes qui ont des capitaux a perdre. Pour cent francs, un centime et quart à manger par douze heures. En voilá des rentes! Principes nouveaux. Nous divisons l’intérêt en centimes et par heures.... More

Chasse au marais - Fusils Robert. Veste de coutil, pantalon en coutil de laine, guêtres espagnoles - tressées, chapeau de paille. Veste de velours, pantalons de coutil, chapeau de feutre

Chasse au marais - Fusils Robert. Veste de coutil, pantalon en coutil ...

Two young men, the one at left is in profile to the right, loading his gun. The other is seen from the back loading his gun. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Caricature, Cinq heures du matin, public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Cinq heures du matin, public domain cartoon image

A young woman in lace bordered negligee, which she raises and holds with one hand to her chest, at right, she cuts a flower with her other hand from a clump of flowers. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Map of the island of Nantucket, including Tuckernuck

Map of the island of Nantucket, including Tuckernuck

The island of Nantucket is home to the easternmost site cared for by The Trustees. Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge, located on two peninsulas on the northeast coast of the island, is both a popular destination f... More

(Le soldat romain) Quinze sous par jour pas davantage! et payer la-dessus la soupe - et le gani, la pipe et la blanchisseuse..Et faut s' tenir propre - au Théâtre..faites donc la noce avec le reste

(Le soldat romain) Quinze sous par jour pas davantage! et payer la-des...

A figure in a Roman soldier's costume and a fireman sitting on a bench. The latter is on the right. In the background, heaped decorations seen from behind. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Letter from George Allen, Shrewsbury, to Amos Augustus Phelps, Mar. 31. 1838

Letter from George Allen, Shrewsbury, to Amos Augustus Phelps, Mar. 31...

George Allen writes to Amos. A. Phelps about the necessity of a new anti-slavery paper in Boston. He praises Dr. Porter ([the editor of New England Spectator]) for his work, but says the Spectator has “done its... More

La fourmi - Drawing. Public domain image.

La fourmi - Drawing. Public domain image.

The ant Courtesy of Boston Public Library Public domain scan of 1830s woodcut print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tu me feras peut-être accroire, Fortuné, que tu n'as rien eu avec - Henriette, merci..Vois-tu, Fortuné, si tu avais la moindre - chose de n'importe quoi, tu ne ferais pas ce que tu fais..

Tu me feras peut-être accroire, Fortuné, que tu n'as rien eu avec - He...

A young woman is busy tying from behind, the pants supernumerary costumed as a devil and seen from the back. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Pythagore a dit, "Si l'indépendance t'es (sic) chère, ne touche pas dans la main d'une - femme, il y a de la glue (sic)."..Tenez, mon cher Monsieur, moi qui vous parle, j'ai aimé de - toutes les puissances de mon âme!..une créature qui semblait douée de tout ce qui - peut couvrir un homme de Félicité (qui est son nom), eh bien, que croiriez-vous qu'elle - m'a fait?..

Pythagore a dit, "Si l'indépendance t'es (sic) chère, ne touche pas da...

Two men seated in profile face to face before a table on which is a draught board with some kings. The one at left rests his elbow on the draught board, his chin in his hand and holds with the other the ear of ... More

Caricature, Souffle!, public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Souffle!, public domain cartoon image

A stout old lady, seen from the back, turned to the left, her body leaning forward to the side of a little boy whose nose she is blowing. The boy carries his books on his back at the end of a strap. Behind him,... More

Sans doute Mr. Riflot le droit..

Sans doute Mr. Riflot le droit..

Sans doute Mr. Riflot le droit de pétition est sacré; mais on en abuse! témoin celle dont vous nous parlez - imposer les célibataires comme inutiles à la population! j'en suis faché pour les gens mariés; mais s... More

Caricature, Sont-il fade! Regarde donc.., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Sont-il fade! Regarde donc.., public domain cartoon image

Sont-il fade! regarde donc comme ils s'en sauvent! ce que c'est de ne pas vivre dans une chose!!! Mes petits amours, quand vous repasserez faudra prévenir, on vous brûlera des pastilles du sérail Courtesy of Bo... More

Caricature, 11 heures du matin, public domain cartoon image

Caricature, 11 heures du matin, public domain cartoon image

11 o'clock in the morning Courtesy of Boston Public Library Public domain scan of 1830s woodcut print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

P'us qu'ça d'lorgnon! et du pain?..Bo'jour, Madame..

P'us qu'ça d'lorgnon! et du pain?..Bo'jour, Madame..

A man in grotesque military costume, plumed hat, false nose, bloused trousers, one hand on his light cane. He is turned to the right, his body leaning forward, toward a woman, masked and wearing a hooded costum... More

Eh b'en! après?..quand j'aurais connu Mosieu Bélamy? c'est-il une raison - pour qu'on parle mal sur moi?..puisqu'il y aurait au moins trois semaines de ça, - et que dimanche fera quinze jours que tu m'as parlé, imbécile!

Eh b'en! après?..quand j'aurais connu Mosieu Bélamy? c'est-il une rais...

In a room, at right, a young woman, both hands in the pockets of her apron, talks to a young man facing her, who has one knee on a chair and both hands on the back of this chair. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

S. Maupin, Richmond., autograph letter signed to Edgar Allan Poe, 30 September 1840

S. Maupin, Richmond., autograph letter signed to Edgar Allan Poe, 30 S...

Offers a position as teacher of French to M. C. Auguste Dubouchet, a friend of Poe. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Amazone Humann. - Chapeau Jay, rue des Fossés-Montmartre, 5. - Cants Mayor, passage Choiseul, 32. - Fouet Verdier

Amazone Humann. - Chapeau Jay, rue des Fossés-Montmartre, 5. - Cants M...

Figures to the knees. A young woman, turned 3/4 to the right, her head to the left, sitting on the parapet of a terrace, holding a whip in her hand. Round veiled hat. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

N'y a pas gras! - Public domain portrait drawing

N'y a pas gras! - Public domain portrait drawing

In a street, at the corner of a wall, a thief searches the vest pockets of a young gentleman, who frightened, drops his cane. In the background left, seen from the back, the accomplice of the thief stands guard... More

Va donc..singulier masculin - Engraving, Public domain image

Va donc..singulier masculin - Engraving, Public domain image

A young woman turned 3/4 to the right disguised as peasant, turns toward the woman in the longshoreman disguise who takes her by the waist. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Caricature, Le protecteur, public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Le protecteur, public domain cartoon image

The patron Courtesy of Boston Public Library Public domain scan of 1840s woodcut print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Caricature, En v'la un petit pochard!, public domain cartoon image

Caricature, En v'la un petit pochard!, public domain cartoon image

Regular little drunk, he is! Courtesy of Boston Public Library Public domain scan of 1840s woodcut print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Thomas Holley Chivers, New York, autograph letter signed to Edgar Allan Poe, 26 September 1842

Thomas Holley Chivers, New York, autograph letter signed to Edgar Alla...

Inquires whether Poe received his poem, "The Mighty Dead. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Présentation d'Ulysse à Nausica

Présentation d'Ulysse à Nausica

Introduction of Ulysses to Nausicaa Courtesy of Boston Public Library Public domain scan of 1840s woodcut print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Redingotte (sic) du matin. Gilet de cachemire et de piqué de Humann. - Chemises de Durousseau, chemisiers (sic) des princes

Redingotte (sic) du matin. Gilet de cachemire et de piqué de Humann. -...

Figure to the knees. Two young men seated on a divan. One turned 3/4 to the right, his head lowered, his body leaning forward, his elbows on his knees. The second, on the left, seen from the front, one elbow on... More

Une réception - Drawing. Public domain image.

Une réception - Drawing. Public domain image.

A reception Courtesy of Boston Public Library Public domain scan of 1840s woodcut print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Paganini moderne.. - Public domain dedication image

Paganini moderne.. - Public domain dedication image

Paganini moderne, se brulant le toupet, dans le feu de l'exécution! Courtesy of Boston Public Library

The World, on the globular projection with a graduation for the measurement of distances especially adapted for the use oe [sic] schools, geographical & historical lectures, and missionary meetings

The World, on the globular projection with a graduation for the measur...

This world map, published primarily for educational purposes, locates missionary activity in the United States and around the world. It also provides a global perspective for understanding the origins of the Af... More

Dussent-ils me maudire ces barbares parens..

Dussent-ils me maudire ces barbares parens..

dussent-ils me maudire" "Ces barbares parens qui m'ont donné le jour," "O Victor, ô mon âme, a toi tout mon amour!" - Bravo, bravo, bravo. qu'une mère est heureuse d'avoir une petite fille pareille! Courtesy of... More

Caricature, La Trompe, public domain cartoon image

Caricature, La Trompe, public domain cartoon image

A huntsman in profile to the right, holding in one hand his horn, and in the other a flask from which he swallows the contents. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Musique de jour de l'an - Engraving, Public domain image

Musique de jour de l'an - Engraving, Public domain image

A young lady, almost facing forward, holding a little boy in her arms who blows in a little huntsman's horn. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Dire qu'Arsinoé n'était pas contente d'être portraiturée..

Dire qu'Arsinoé n'était pas contente d'être portraiturée..

Dire qu' Arsinoé n'était pas contente d'être portraiturée, Daguerréotypée, lithographiée et biographiée! il faut maintenant que je paie trois mille francs pour son buste en marbre. c'est dur! pour comble de mal... More

Le portrait au daguéréotype - Public domain portrait print

Le portrait au daguéréotype - Public domain portrait print

The daguerreotype portrait Courtesy of Boston Public Library Public domain scan of 1840s woodcut print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Caricature, Un mécanicien trop parfait, public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Un mécanicien trop parfait, public domain cartoon image

A perfect technician Courtesy of Boston Public Library Public domain scan of 1840s woodcut print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Caricature, Un prix de poésie, public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Un prix de poésie, public domain cartoon image

The prize for poetry Courtesy of Boston Public Library Public domain scan of 1840s woodcut print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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