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[Half-human monsters called "wonder-people" and soulless animal monste...

Illus. in: Buch der natur / Konrad von Magenberg. Augsburg : J. Bamler, 1481. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 79.

[Aeneas' ship landing on an island]

Illus. in: French ed. of Virgil's Aeneid, publ. in Lyon in 1483 by Guillaume Le Roy. Reference copy may be in LOT 4714. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

[Crowned Greek astronomer Ptolemy and his Renaissance translator Regio...

Frontspiece in: Epytoma in Almagestum / Regiomontus. Venice : J. Hammam, 1496. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 29.

[Title page of Witelo, De Natura, illus. with composite of various phe...

Illus. in: Witelo, De Natura, 1535. Reference copy may be in LOT 7007. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Rainbow; Light; Natural phenomena; Science; BI Works; RBD; Shelf.

[Man's head, showing anatomy of brain; and surrounding text]

Illus. and text in: De humani corporis fabrica / Andreas Vesalius. Basileae :[Ex Officina I. Oporini], 1543, p. 605 Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congr... More

[Exercises of youth]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Illus. in: Brevis narratio eorvm qvæ in Florida Americæ provi̇cia Gallis acciderunt, : secunda in illam nauigatione, duce Renato de Laudōniere ... anno MDLXIIII. Qvae est secvnda pars Americae ... / Auctore Iac... More

Ceremonies used when killing enemies and eating these. Methods of kill...

Illus. in: Theodor de Bry, America, Frankfurt, 1593, p. 83. Reference copy may be in LOT 4411. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

Of the unicorne [sic] - Public domain dedication image

Unicorn facing right with one leg in air. Illus. and text in: The historie of foure-footed beastes / Edward Topsell. London : W. Laggard, 1607, p. 711. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno.... More

[Title page of Nova Brittania: offering most excellent fruits by plant...

Illus. in: Nova Brittania: offering most excellent fruits by planting in Virginia (London, 1609) Johnson, Robert, fl. 1586-1628, supposed author. File print on back of VA. HISTORY COLONIAL PERIOD card. This rec... More

Il [mondo] e [per] lo piu [gabbia] di [matti] / Giuseppe Ma. Mitelli i...

Print shows a large cage containing all manner of men, from scientists and musicians to the dregs of society. Sitting outside on the top of the cage are Fortune, whom all desire to reach, and the artist, busily... More

Wenceslaus Hollar - [Horse, rose, narcissus, etc.]

Animalium, ferarum et bestiarum, florum, etc., no. 12. LeBlanc 2 (101-112) Parthey 2075.

[Murder of the missionaries by the Indians]

Illus. in: Historiae Canadensis - New France. Reference copy may be in LOT 4411. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Canada; Relig. Missionaries; Indians & w.; Shelf.

Umbständliche Relation und Vorstellung des durch die tapfere Venetiani...

Print shows two birds-eye views. The upper image shows a view of the walled city of Patras, Greece, the gulf of Lepanto beyond, and two smaller fortifications on either side of the Dardanelle straits further in... More

Wonders of the invisible world: being an account of the trials of seve...

Title page; no illus. No ref. copy. Illus. in: Wonders of the invisible world: being an account of the trials of several witches, lately executed in New England...by Cotton Mather. This record contains unverifi... More

[Native Americans collecting sap and cooking maple syrup in pots, till...

Illus. in: Moeurs des sauvages ameriquains, comparées aux moeurs des premiers temps / Joseph Francois Lafitau. Paris : Saugrain l'aîne [etc.], 1724, vol. 2, pl. 7, opp. p. 154.

El almirante Christoral Colon descubre la Isla Españ̃ola, iy haze pone...

Etching shows Christopher Columbus being greeted by native people upon his landing on the island of Hispanola. In the background, soldiers plant a cross and native women flee from the arriving sailors. Illus. i... More

[Socrates] standing before seated group in temple portico; large crowd...

Engraving by L.P. Boitard. Illus. in: Cooper, The Life of Socrates, London, 1750, p. 115. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Sir Isaac Newton, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Portrait, head and shoulders, facing right. Mezzotint by James McArdell after Enoch Seeman. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Orig. in Hubbard Coll. 5415-11 "A".

Paul Revere - [The coffin of Patrick Carr]

Print shows section of newspaper column with illustration of the coffin bearing skull and crossbones and the initials of Patrick Carr, who died from wounds received during the Boston Massacre. Illus. in: The B... More

[Title page of An argument in the case of James Sommersett ...]

Text in: Hargrave, Francis. An argument in the case of James Sommersett,... London : Printed for the author and sold by W. Otridge ..., 1772, title page. Published in: Slavery in the courtroom : an annotated bi... More

Blessed are the peacemakers, British Cartoon Print

Print shows two men representing Spain and France leading George III by a rope attached to his neck and Lord Shelburne through a gateway formed by spears, from the crossbar of which are tumbling the British lio... More

Abolition of the slave trade, or the man the master, British Cartoon P...

Illustration shows the reversal of roles for slaves and slave masters, with former slaves now in the role of the slave master. No known restrictions on publication. Forms part of British Cartoon Prints Collect... More

New York from Brooklyn - Public domain book illustration, Library of C...

Bird's-eye view with Brooklyn Bridge on right. Copyright by Irving Underhill. No. D-420.

Enterprise and Boxer. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows the American warship Enterprise engaged in battle with HMS Boxer. In decorative border with anchors, American flags, ship rigging, an eagle, and cameo portraits of two ships.

Mystery of Babylon. Book illustration from Library of Congress

An anti-religious satire attacking most of the major denominations of the nineteenth century, including Catholics, Episcopalians, Calvinists, Universalists, Methodists, Baptists, and Quakers. The artist parodi... More

New edition of MacBeth. Bank-oh's! Ghost

Another satire on the Panic of 1837, again condemning Van Buren's continuation of predecessor Andrew Jackson's hard-money policies as the source of the crisis. Clay shows the president haunted by the ghost of C... More

Der Schumacher. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows two men working in a shoe shop. In album: Oertels Lesebuch, 32 Bilder, 2te Abtg.

Luftschiffahrt. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Caricature of early commercial airship travel; elevated airship platform station in Vienna. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Prints and Drawings. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. ... More

Port of Galveston [Texas] - Public domain book illustration, Library o...

Illus. in: The Illustrated London News, 1845 Jan. 4. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

[Title page and last page of Strange Phenomena of New England in the 1...

Title page. Illus. in: Strange Phenomena of New England in the 17th Century including the "Salem Witchcraft, 1692", from the writing of Cotton Mather, New York, 1846, title page. This record contains unverified... More

[Animal and plant cells drawn to show their similar nature and origin]...

Illus. in: Microscopical researches into the accordance in the structure and growth of animals and plants / Theodor Schwann. London : Sydenham Society, 1847. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. ... More

Entrance to Kanesville or Council Bluffs; Iowa, 1847?

Engraving by Chas. B. Hall. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Iowa, Council Bluffs; Mormons; Shelf.

[The chief's daughter] / J. G. Chapman, del. ; Rawdon, Wright & Hatch...

Native woman standing in stream, clutching her clothes to her breast. Illus. in: The Evergreen. Philadelphia : Carey and Hart, 1847, title page. Published in: American women : a Library of Congress guide for th... More

The Virgin and Child on a grassy bench

Engraving by Albrecht Dürer, 1471-1528. Meder 31; Hollstein 31; Bartsch 34; Panofsky 141. Signed with monogram and dated on plate. Coll. mark on vereso: Hubbard (Lugt. suppl. 1267b). Hubbard Collection. This re... More

Pope Gregory XIII. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Engraving by Domenico Pellegrino Tibaldi. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Artists wks.; BI; Shelf.

St. Jerome interrupting his work of translating the Hebrew and Greek t...

Woodcut by Durer. Illus. in: St. Jerome's Letters (Rare Book Division - Thatcher Collection). Ref. copy may be in LOT 4966. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

"Spiritual milk for American babes, drawn out of the breasts of both T...

Questions & answers. Illus. in: The New England Primer Improved, 1773. Reference copy may be in LOT 7003. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Alphabets; Primers; Shelf.

General Burgoyne / Pollard sc., Head and Shoulders Portrait

General John Burgoyne, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left; in medallion. Engraved for Murray's History of the American War. Illus. in: An impartial history of the present war in America; containing an acc... More

[Title page of Cases of Conscience Concerning Evil Spirits, ..., by In...

Illus. in: Increase Mather, Cases of Conscience Concerning Evil Spirits, ..., 1693, title page. LC-USZ62-8905 is neg. of title page and frontispiece portrait. This record contains unverified, old data from capt... More

[Library of Congress Catalog, no. 5; invoice of 1800]

Shows pages 2 and 3 with lists of books and prices. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

[Broadside concerning repeal of Stamp Act, printed in Boston, May 16, ...

Reference copy may be in 4412 AB. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: US Hist.; Shelf.

Liberty, the fair maid of Kansas--in the hands of the "border ruffians...

A bitter indictment of the Democratic administration's responsibility for violence and bloodshed in Kansas in the wake of the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act. (See also "Forcing Slavery Down the Throat of a Freesoiler... More

The Battle of New Orleans January 8th 1815 / drawn by O. Pelton ; engd...

Print shows General Andrew Jackson, American soldiers, African Americans, and irregulars firing on the advancing British forces from behind bales of cotton at the Battle of New Orleans. Engraved expressly for ... More

Dendrœca Pennsylvanica, Chestnut-sided warbler

Nest and eggs of an Ohio bird. Reference copy also available in LOT 4707. Illus. in: Jones, Howard / Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio, 1886, plate LVII.

How did your husband find out? asked the head faintly

(DLC/PP-1933:0079). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "The Telegram" by Robert Livingston Beecher, Collier's weekly (July 1, 1905), p. 17.

[Two large ducks with chicks] - Public domain book illustration

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1938:0056, DLC/PP-1938:0066, DLC/PP-1938:0071, or DLC/PP-1938:0079). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Playing as if he owned the green

(DLC/PP-1934:0009). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Golf" by Henry E. Howland, Scribner's magazine, 17:544 (May 1895).

Das Zeitalter der Reformation - Public domain book illustration

Allegorical composite group of eighty men and one woman (Elizabeth I of England) prominent in the Protestant Reformation.

[Troops on the march, Spanish American War]

Title devised by cataloger. Illustration for McClure's magazine; not published. No accession number. Pencil sketch of uniformed figure at upper right. Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of... More

Das alte Rom mit dem Triumphzuge Kaiser Constantin's im Jahre 312 n. C...

Photographs of the painted panorama designed by J. Bühlmann and executed in collaboration with A. Wagner. "New York: Franz Hanfstaengl Fine Art Publishing House ; London W.: J. Gerson." Photographs are mounted ... More

John Singleton Copley - William Sharp - The seige and relief of Gibral...

Engraving by William Sharp after painting by J.S. Copley. Copyright by J.S. Copley.

Lunar animals and other objects Discovered by Sir John Herschel in his...

Print shows illustration for the New York Sun relating to the Great Moon Hoax with human-bat creatures, unicorns, and other imaginery beings on the Moon. 246 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on co... More

Ichnographia Labyrinthi alterius a Dædalo Architecto ad formam Ægyptia...

Public domain scan of German 17th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Britannia between Scylla & Charybdis. or - The vessel of the Constitut...

Pitt steering small boat, The Constitution, which also carries Britannia, towards a castle with a flag inscribed "Haven of Public Happiness". They are pursued by Sheridan, Fox, and Priestley, who are sharks, do... More

Christmas Eve - Print, Library of Congress collection

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Hoover, J.

The looking glass for 1787. A house divided against itself cannot stan...

A satire touching on some of the major issues in Connecticut politics on the eve of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. The two rival factions shown are the "Federals," who represented the trading inter... More

The issue joined. Book illustration from Library of Congress

An indignant James K. Polk takes issue with Massachusetts senator Daniel Webster's public attacks on his Texas policy. In 1844 Webster had been opposed to the annexation of Texas and in 1846 he criticized atta... More

The honble. John Hancock of Boston in New-England, president of the Am...

Print shows John Hancock, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, in oval frame. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / ... More

Jim Crow - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows African American man in tattered clothes walking or dancing as a couple of animals dressed as humans stroll alongside a river with a steamboat and sailboat. Mounted with another print of Jim Crow s... More

Caucus on the Surplus Bill - Public domain book illustration, Library ...

A derisive view of Andrew Jackson's reluctant, politically-minded endorsement of the Distribution Act, or "Surplus Bill," a measure authorizing distribution of surplus federal funds among the states. Facing the... More

View of Romney, Virginia Hampshire County

Signed lower right: A.R. Waud. Title inscribed in black ink below image. Inscribed above image No. 1. West Va. Inscribed below image: 4 Ohio Connel [sic] Masons Camp; West view of Romney Va. Hampshire County Co... More

[Earth-centered universe, with orbits of moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, J...

Illus. and text in: De caelo / Aristoteles. Venice : B. Locatellus for O. Scotus, 1495. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 255.

Henricus Cornelius Agrippa Lit. Feyerlein

Portrait print showing Agrippa von Nettesheim, Heinrich Cornelius, right profile. Reference print filed in BIOG FILE - Agrippa von Nettesheim, Heinrich Cornelius, 1486-1535 Published as frontispiece in: Henric... More

Constantinopolitanæ urbis effigies ad vivum expressa, Constantinopolis...

Print shows bird's-eye view of Constantinople with prominent features identified by number, also shows two men walking with dogs in the lower right foreground; includes eight lines of verse in Latin, Dutch, and... More

Siegreiche und fast nie erhörte herzliche Victoria so Ihro Hochfl. Dur...

Birds-eye view print shows scene of battle between forces on horseback in battle on a large plain with view of hills, troop formations, wagons and encampments in the background. The Battle of Slankamen was foug... More

[Map of the island of Hispaniola (Haiti & Dominican Republic)]

Illus. in: Jean Labat, Nouveau Voyage ... La Haye, 1724, v. 2, oppos. p. 199. Reference copy may be in SSF (Gr) - MAPS HISPANOLIA 1724. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card ... More

Major Stede Bonnet. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Illus. in: The History and lives of all the most notorious pirates, and their crews. London, 1725. Reference copy may be in LOT 4248. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tr... More

Paul Revere - [Four coffins of men killed in the Boston Massacre]

Print shows section of newspaper column with illustration of four coffins bearing skull and crossbones and the initials of those killed: Samuel Gray, Samuel Maverick, James Caldwell, and Crispus Attucks. Illus... More

Rocher volcanique de Saint-Michel au Puy en Velay / Veyrene, del. ; C....

Volcanic hill with church of Saint-Michel in Velay, France. Illus. in: Recherches sur les volcans eteints du Vivarais et du Velay / Barthelemy Faujas de Saint-Fond. Grenoble : J. Cuchet, 1778, pl. 15. Published... More

A perspective view of the loss of the U.S. frigate Philadelphia in whi...

Photograph shows Tripolitan gun boats firing on the U.S.S. Philadelphia and during the Tripolitan Wars, 1803. Original engraving by Charles Denoon not in LC collection, which has only a black-and-white reproduction.

A map of the city of Washington in the District of Columbia establishe...

Illus. in: A map of the city of Washington in the District of Columbia established as the permanent seat of the government of the United States of America / Robert King. Washington, D.C., 1818.

Letter from Thomas Jefferson, to Mr. Weightman, late Mayor of Washingt...

An allegory of printing and liberty, illustrating a broadside of a June 24, 1826, letter from Thomas Jefferson on American democracy. The female figure of Liberty displays to the Four Continents the art of prin... More

Title page, with no illus., in Nat Turner, The confessions, Richmond, ...

Illus. in: The confessions of Nat Turner... Richmond : Thomas R. Gray, 1832, title page. No file print. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: US Hist 1831 (Sothampt... More

$200 Reward. Ranaway from the subscriber, on the night of Thursday, th...

Reward offered by Wm. Russell for apprehension of the slaves, St. Louis, 1 Oct. 1847. Reference copy may be in LOT 4422-A. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI;... More

[Title page and last page of Strange Phenomena of New England in the 1...

last page, with "confession of Salem jurors". Illus. in: Strange Phenomena of New England in the 17th Century including the "Salem Witchcraft, 1692", from the writing of Cotton Mather, New York, 1846, last page... More

[Socrates] seated, holding cup of hemlock

Engraving by L.P. Boitard. Illus. in: Cooper, The Life of Socrates, London, 1750, p. 155. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Fliegende Fisch im Meer - Public domain dedication image

Flying fish seen at sea fourteen days out of the Canaries by Girolamo Benzoni's sailing ship going to the New World. By Theodor de Bry. Illus. in: [America, pt. 4]. Reference copy may be in LOT 4409A. This reco... More

An Indian warrior entering his wigwam with a scalp / Barlow, sc.

Print shows a Native warrior holding a scalp in right hand and a tomahawk in left hand. Illus. in: Travels through the interior parts of America : In a series of letters / Thomas Anburey. London : Printed for ... More

[Three panel cartoon representing the change in condition of French pe...

Print shows a three panel cartoon representing the change in condition of French peasants, union of the Three Orders (clergy, aristocracy, and people), and miserable plight of peasants Possibly purchased by Ge... More

Vue des restes de quelques tombeaux antiques à Syracuse

Illus. in: Jean Claude Richard de Saint-Non, Voyage Pittoresque; ou Description des Royaumes de Naples et de Sicile; vol. 4, 1785, plate 120. Reference copy may be in LOT 4614. This record contains unverified, ... More

[Title page of De revolutionibus orbium coelstium, with statement that...

Title page in: De revolutionibus orbium coelestium / Nicolaus Copernicus. Norimbergae : Apud I. Petreium, 1543. Published in: The tradition of science/ Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, ... More

The manual exercise of the Foot Guards

12 sequences illustrating the loading and rammimg of a musket charge: seq. 19 to 24. Illus. in: London Magazine, 1746, v. 15. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

Belager- und Eroberung der Kön. Ungarischen Haupt-Stattt Ofen durch di...

Print shows birds-eye view of the city of Ofen [Buda] on the banks of the Danube under siege in 1686. Includes views of troops in battle, explosions and smoke rising from the city with its numerous towers. In t... More

The section and plan of a blockhouse

Print shows a cross-section and the plan for the ground and upper floors of a blockhouse. Illus. in: Travels through the interior parts of America : In a series of letters / Thomas Anburey. London : Printed fo... More

Edmondi Halleii, Tabulae Astronomical, 1749

Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington, D.C. and elsewhere. Half length portrait, facing left. Repro. of engraving by Vertue, after pa... More

Mechios River near the mills A sketch of Mechios mills.

Prints show the Machias River along the coast of Maine and the mills (under construction) on the river. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F.W.... More

Expérience du parachûte. Le 1er Brumaire an 6 (22 octobre 1797. v.f.) ...

Print shows André Jacques Garnerin, first man to descend in a parachute, standing in the gondola of his parachute waving a French flag after release from his balloon (shown deflated at left). His balloon had as... More

Nubian, and a Fellah, carrying Dromedary saddle-bags

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

[A casual encounter]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

No accession number. Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "The Paris of The Three Musketeers" by E.H. and E.W. Blashfield, Scribner's magazine, 8:144 (Aug. 1890).

[Women and girls, outside a building, washing clothes in a stream by p...

Inscriptions on back are difficult to decipher. Blind stamp in upper left corner: Bristol [Crown] Paper. Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 51. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library... More

[Men on bicycles]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. Part of series; cf. CAI - Frost, no. 3 (B size), CAI - Frost, no. 4 (B size), CAI - Frost, no. 5 (B size), and CAI - Frost, no. 6 (A size). (DLC/PP-1934:0... More

Chinese immigrants at the San Francisco custom-house / P. Frenzeny.

Customs officers inspecting belongings of Chinese immigrants as others enter the room from ship; with insert of Chinese on wagon. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1877 Feb. 3, p. 81.

Finis. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published as tailpiece in: "A Sparrow Tragedy."

[Robinson Crusoe pushing barrel up hill]

Title devised by cataloger. Purchase; (DLC/PP-1982:125.33). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Robinson Crusoe, Chapt. IX, p. 118.

Frances Wright / J. Gorbitz ; J.C. Buttre.

Frances Wright, half-length portrait, seated, facing front with left elbow resting on table. Illus. from: History of woman suffrage / Elizabeth Cady Stanton. New York : Fowler & Wells, 1881-1922, v. 1, frontispiece.

[Cherub lighting firecracker with torch as stars fly through word "Lif...

Title devised by cataloger. (DLC/PP-1932:0042). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published as frontispiece in: Life, 8:1 (July 1, 1886).