Confucius Humblot - Drawing. Public domain image.
"Confucius: The Most Celebrated Philosopher of China." From the Dutch reprinting of Du Halde's 1735 Description of China, Vol. II, p. 343. Français : "Confucius: Le plus celebre Philosophe de la Chine." Tom. II, P. 343.
Confucius Sinarum Philosophus portrait
The portrait of Confucius from Confucius, Philosopher of the Chinese. Latina: "孔夫子 cvm fv çu sive confvcivs, qui et honoris gratiâ 仲尼 chvm nhij dicitur, Philosophorum Sinensium Princeps; Oriundus fuit ex oppi... More
Boym - A black and white drawing of a man reading a book
Polski: Prawdopodobny portret Michała Boyma, rycina z dzieła Athanasiusa Kirchera China Illustrata, Amsterdam 1667, Biblioteka Narodowa, licencja PD, źródło: Polona English: Michał Boym, woodcut
Apartment in a Mandarin House
Life in Qing Dynasty era. Public domain image related to Chinese history, government, and politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The battle at the mountain Dongjiao
中文:清乾隆《平定廓爾喀得勝圖》之《攻克東覺山之圖》。 English: The battle at the Mount Dhunchay, a scene of the Gurkha Campaign (Nepal) 1792 - 1793
Le Pere Ferdinand Verbiest - Public domain portrait engraving
Jesuit missionary Ferdinand Verbiest Detail of engraving taken from image shown in Image:Jesuites en chine.jpg, whose provenance is shown below: description : illustration de la mission chinoise des jésuites Pr... More
The Campaign at Jielai, Qing Dynasty
A scene of the Chinese Campaign against the Miao (Hunan) 1795中文(简体): 平定苗疆之捷来图
The Victorious Battle of Baomushan, Qing Dynasty
A scene of the Chinese Campaign against the Miao (Hunan) 1795中文(简体): 平定苗疆战役之一——攻克操木山
A Street in Canton
A street in Canton.
Frontispiece to China illustrated by Athanasius Kircher.
Frontispiece for Athanasius Kircher's 1667 China Illustrated, published at Amsterdam by Elisée or Elizaeus Weyerstraet and Jan Janszoon van Waesberghe, depicting Adam Schall, an angel, and Matteo Ricci display... More
'Robur the Conqueror' by Léon Benett 23
An illustration from Jules Verne's novel "Robur the Conqueror" drawn by Léon Benett. Polski: Ilustracja powieści Juliusza Verne'a "Robur Zdobywca" autorstwa Léona Benetta. Français : Jules Verne: "Robur-le-... More
Découverte de la Terre 019 - Public domain old map
An illustration from Jules Verne's essay "Découverte de la terre" ("Discovery the Earth") drawn by Léon Benett or Paul Philippoteaux; or a fac-similé or a map by Dubail & Matthis. Polski: Ilustracja książki J... More
Adam Schall - Public domain portrait engraving
A portrait of German Jesuit Johann Adam Schall von Bell (1592–1666), who was a Jesuit missionary in China (Ming and Qing dynasties) from 1622 to his death in 1666. Hand-colored engraving, 31.1 x 21 cm.
Découverte de la Terre 021 - Public domain map
An illustration from Jules Verne's essay "Découverte de la terre" ("Discovery the Earth") drawn by Léon Benett or Paul Philippoteaux; or a fac-similé or a map by Dubail & Matthis. Polski: Ilustracja książki J... More
Ricci Guangqi - Two men standing next to each other in front of a wall
Matteo Ricci and Paul Xu Guangqi From Athanasius Kircher, La Chine … Illustrée, Amsterdam, 1670.
The reception of the diplomatique and his suite, at the Court of Pekin
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey, hand-coloured etching, published 14 September 1792 Portrait of Johann Christian Hüttner at the cour.
Title page illustration (China-Its State and Prospects)
Title page illustration from China: Its State and Prospects. Public domain image of 19th century China, historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Kalgan 1698, Russian Empire
View of Kalgan in 1698 (from a Russian book published that year).
Verbiest Beijing Observatory Qing Dynasty
Verbiest Beijing Observatory Français : L'antique observatoire de Pékin. Copie d'un dessin de Louis Le Comte (« Peut-être que votre altesse sera bien aise d'en voir tout d'un coup la disposition dans une figu... More
Kircher - China illustrata - French - 00320 - cropped
Illustration from page. 262 of the French translation of Athanasius Kircher's China illsutrata. Includes the picture of the Sumxu animal (based on Sumxu, i.e. squirrel in Boym's Flora Sinensis). A monkey sits ... More
La Nature 1873 397 Plongeur Chinois
Français : Plongeur chinois prenant à la main des oiseaux d'eaux. Illustration de La Nature, n° 25 du 22 novembre 1873, p. 397.
China Monumentis, qua sacris qua profanis by Athanasius Kircher
Frontispiece for Athanasius Kircher's 1667 China Illustrated, published at Amsterdam by Elisée or Elizaeus Weyerstraet and Jan Janszoon van Waesberghe, depicting Adam Schall, an angel, and Matteo Ricci display... More
Nieuhof-p-189-Mogolsche-gezant-Lach-van-Kley-plate-315
Nederlands: Mogolsche gezant English: "Moghul embassy", seen by the Dutch visitors in Beijing in 1656. According to Lach & Kley (1993), modern historians (namely, en:Luciano Petech) think that the emissaries ... More
Joachim Bouvet Etat present de la Chine 1697
Plate from Joachim_Bouvet_Etat_present_de_la_Chine_1697 Public domain photograph related to middle ages, medieval art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Frontispiece depicting Adam Schall and Matteo Ricci holding a map of C...
Frontispiece for Athanasius Kircher's 1667 China Illustrated, published at Amsterdam by Elisée or Elizaeus Weyerstraet and Jan Janszoon van Waesberghe, depicting Adam Schall, an angel, and Matteo Ricci display... More
Life And Works Of Confucius 1687 - Public domain portrait engraving
Pages from Confucius Sinarum Philosophus ("Confucius, the Philosopher of the Chinese"), an annotated Latin translation of three of the "Four Books" of Qing Confucianism by Prospero Intorcetta, Philip Couplet, ... More
The Victory of Khorgos, Qing Dynasty
中文:清乾隆《平定準部回部得勝圖》之《和落霍澌之捷》。描繪乾隆二十三年(1758年),定邊左副將軍車布登扎布在和落霍澌擊敗阿睦爾撒納軍之情形。 English: Battle of Khorgos, Prince Cäbdan-jab defeats the forces of the Zungarian Prince Amoursana,1758
The Battle to retake Qianzhou, Qing Dynasty
A scene of the Chinese Campaign against the Miao (Hunan) 1795中文(简体): 平定苗疆战役之一——收复乾州
Matteo Ricci Prominent Convert - 中國歷史圖片,維基媒體
Father Matteo Ricci with a converted chinese celebrity. (Copper from Anthanasius Kirchers book: China illustrata, 1667) Deutsch: Pater Matteo Ricci mit einem prominenten chinesischen Konvertiten. (Kupfer aus ... More
Du Halde - Description de la Chine - Vol 2 feuille 006
"Confucius: The Most Celebrated Philosopher of China." From the Dutch reprint of Du Halde's Description of China, Vol. II, p. 343. As with the 1687 original, the Chinese characters in the books and on the spir... More
Découverte de la Terre 018 - Public domain map
An illustration from Jules Verne's essay "Découverte de la terre" ("Discovery the Earth") drawn by Léon Benett or Paul Philippoteaux; or a fac-similé or a map by Dubail & Matthis. Polski: Ilustracja książki J... More
Découverte de la Terre 020 - Public domain book illustration
An illustration from Jules Verne's essay "Découverte de la terre" ("Discovery the Earth") drawn by Léon Benett or Paul Philippoteaux; or a fac-similé or a map by Dubail & Matthis. Polski: Ilustracja książki J... More
Medhurst's China
From Medhurst, William; China: Its State and Prospects; John Snow; London 1838
Dutch and Moghol embassies at the Chinese court in 1656
Dutch and Moghol embassies at the Chinese court in 1656
Martino-Martini-Regni-Sinensis-a-Tartari-devastati-enarratio
A European artist's impression of a Manchu warrior devastating China, depicted on the cover of Martino Martini's book. Modern historians (e.g. P.K. Crossley in The Manchu, or D.E. Mungello) note the discrepanc... More
Glacis in China by Louis Le Comte
中文(简体): 李明《中国近事报道》(1696)中关于堰埭的图片。 English: A picture about glacis in China from Louis Le Comte's Nouveaux memoires sur l'etat present de la Chine (1696).
La Nature 1873 396 Peche Aux Cormorans
Français : Pêche aux cormorans, d'après un dessin chinois. Illustration de La Nature, n° 25 du 22 novembre 1873, p. 396.