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1870s Collection (page 7)

Step back in time with these captivating glimpses into the 1870s

Background image1870s Collection: I Sail for All, 1875

I Sail for All, 1875
1574445 I Sail for All, 1875; (add.info.: Vignette inspired by the Granger movement, depicts a ship owner watching his vessel through a window)

Background image1870s Collection: I Fleece You All, 1875

I Fleece You All, 1875
1574444 I Fleece You All, 1875; (add.info.: Vignette inspired by the Granger movement, depicts a broker at his window, asserting the importance of the farmer in American society)

Background image1870s Collection: Young woman in bridal clothing, 1870

Young woman in bridal clothing, 1870
1574405 Young woman in bridal clothing, 1870; (add.info.: Photographic print portraits of the Stots-Bashi. By Frederick William Beato. Dated 1870 Photo by: .); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1870s Collection: Chateau of the Widow Clicquot, 1870 (engraving)

Chateau of the Widow Clicquot, 1870 (engraving)
1575746 Chateau of the Widow Clicquot, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of Chateau of the Widow Clicquot. Used as the headquarters of the Crown Prince)

Background image1870s Collection: President Rutherford B. Hayes, 1875

President Rutherford B. Hayes, 1875
1576319 President Rutherford B. Hayes, 1875; (add.info.: President Rutherford B. Hayes. Hayes was the 19th President of the United States)

Background image1870s Collection: Head Quarters at Thunder Bay, 1870

Head Quarters at Thunder Bay, 1870
1575734 Head Quarters at Thunder Bay, 1870; (add.info.: Engraving depicts the head quarters at Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1870s Collection: Camp of 60th Rifles, 1870 (engraving)

Camp of 60th Rifles, 1870 (engraving)
1575732 Camp of 60th Rifles, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts the camp of the 60th Rifles at the Kaminstiquia River, Ontario, Canada. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1870s Collection: Yatch Race for the Queen's Cup at New York, 1870

Yatch Race for the Queen's Cup at New York, 1870
1575711 Yatch Race for the Queen's Cup at New York, 1870; (add.info.: Engraving depicts yachts competing for the Queen's Cup at New York. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1870s Collection: Lustgarten at Wurzburg, 1870

Lustgarten at Wurzburg, 1870
1575706 Lustgarten at Wurzburg, 1870; (add.info.: Engraving depicts a scene with upper-class members drinking beer in the Lustgarten, a park on Museum Island in central Berlin)

Background image1870s Collection: The Railway Bridge between Strasbourg and Kehl, 1870 (engraving)

The Railway Bridge between Strasbourg and Kehl, 1870 (engraving)
1575698 The Railway Bridge between Strasbourg and Kehl, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of the collapsed railway bridge between Strasbourg and Kehl. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1870s Collection: The English Eight- Winners of the Elcho Shield at Wimbledon, 1870 (engraving)

The English Eight- Winners of the Elcho Shield at Wimbledon, 1870 (engraving)
1575697 The English Eight- Winners of the Elcho Shield at Wimbledon, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts the eight winners of the Elcho Shield at Wimbledon)

Background image1870s Collection: Portrait of Charles Guillaume Marie Appollinaire Antoine Cousin Montauban, 1870

Portrait of Charles Guillaume Marie Appollinaire Antoine Cousin Montauban, 1870
1575691 Portrait of Charles Guillaume Marie Appollinaire Antoine Cousin Montauban, 1870; (add.info.: Engraving of Charles Guillaume Marie Appollinaire Antoine Cousin Montauban (1796-1878)

Background image1870s Collection: A Street Scene in Sedan, 1870 (engraving)

A Street Scene in Sedan, 1870 (engraving)
1575758 A Street Scene in Sedan, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts a street scene in Sedan during the bombardment. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1870s Collection: General Louis Jules Trochu, 1870 (engraving)

General Louis Jules Trochu, 1870 (engraving)
1575757 General Louis Jules Trochu, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting General Louis Jules Trochu (1815 - 1896). French military leader and politician

Background image1870s Collection: Portrait of General Jean-Jacques Uhrich, 1870

Portrait of General Jean-Jacques Uhrich, 1870
1575756 Portrait of General Jean-Jacques Uhrich, 1870; (add.info.: Engraving of General Jean-Jacques Uhrich (1802 - 1886) Major general and military governor of the city of Strasbourg

Background image1870s Collection: Japanese Lady in a Palaquin, 1870

Japanese Lady in a Palaquin, 1870
1575754 Japanese Lady in a Palaquin, 1870; (add.info.: Engraving of a Japanese lady in her palaquin. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1870s Collection: Statue of Marshal Ney, 1870 (engraving)

Statue of Marshal Ney, 1870 (engraving)
1575678 Statue of Marshal Ney, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts a scene at Metz before the statue of Marshal Michel Ney (1769-1815)

Background image1870s Collection: View of Saarbrucken, 1870 (engraving)

View of Saarbrucken, 1870 (engraving)
1575676 View of Saarbrucken, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of Saarbrucken Castle and the stone bridge that crosses the Saar, Germany. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1870s Collection: Grouse Shooting, 1870 (engraving)

Grouse Shooting, 1870 (engraving)
1575674 Grouse Shooting, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts two Scottish men shooting Grouse in the countryside. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1870s Collection: Auvergnats Ball, 1870 (engraving)

Auvergnats Ball, 1870 (engraving)
1575665 Auvergnats Ball, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts an Auvergnats Ball in Paris. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1870s Collection: Portrait of Mathilde Sessi, 1870

Portrait of Mathilde Sessi, 1870
1575664 Portrait of Mathilde Sessi, 1870; (add.info.: Engraving of Mathilde Sessi a French Opera singer active during the 19th Century. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1870s Collection: The Toilers of the Sea, 1870 (engraving)

The Toilers of the Sea, 1870 (engraving)
1575657 The Toilers of the Sea, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts Gilliatt from the novel 'Toilers of the Sea' battling against stormy conditions in search of Durande)

Background image1870s Collection: Bavarian Peasants, 1870 (engraving)

Bavarian Peasants, 1870 (engraving)
1575656 Bavarian Peasants, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of a group of Bavarian peasants in traditional costume, Bavaria. Germany. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1870s Collection: A Shooting Match, 1870 (engraving)

A Shooting Match, 1870 (engraving)
1575648 A Shooting Match, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts a shooting match in Brittany. A group of men are shown loading their guns whilst a bloodhound awaits orders)

Background image1870s Collection: The Fifteenth Amendment and its results, 1870

The Fifteenth Amendment and its results, 1870
1575064 The Fifteenth Amendment and its results, 1870; (add.info.: The Fifteenth Amendment and its results. Commemorating the celebration in Baltimore of the enactment of the Fifteenth Amendment)

Background image1870s Collection: Moody's Sea Refuge and Telegraph Ship, 1870

Moody's Sea Refuge and Telegraph Ship, 1870
1575640 Moody's Sea Refuge and Telegraph Ship, 1870; (add.info.: Engraving titled 'Moody's Sea Refuge and Telegraph Ship'. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1870s Collection: Ute Squaws, 1870 (engraving)

Ute Squaws, 1870 (engraving)
1575633 Ute Squaws, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of some Ute Squaws climbing. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1870s Collection: Portrait of Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern Sigmaringen, 1870

Portrait of Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern Sigmaringen, 1870
1575631 Portrait of Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern Sigmaringen, 1870; (add.info.: Engraving of Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern Sigmaringen (1835 - 1905)

Background image1870s Collection: Engraving of Bed Making, 1870 (engraving)

Engraving of Bed Making, 1870 (engraving)
1575625 Engraving of Bed Making, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of a soldier making his bed. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1870s Collection: Cricket at Lord's Eton, 1870 (engraving)

Cricket at Lord's Eton, 1870 (engraving)
1575612 Cricket at Lord's Eton, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts the end of a cricket game at Lord's Eton, Harrow. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1870s Collection: The Ladies' Archery Match, 1870 (engraving)

The Ladies' Archery Match, 1870 (engraving)
1575597 The Ladies' Archery Match, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of the ladies' archery match in the royal toxophilite society's grounds, Regents Park)

Background image1870s Collection: The Elkington Challenge Shield, 1870 (engraving)

The Elkington Challenge Shield, 1870 (engraving)
1575587 The Elkington Challenge Shield, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of the Elkington Challenge Shield. This shield was presented to the volunteers of Warwickshire by Major Elkington)

Background image1870s Collection: The Opening of Keble College, 1870 (engraving)

The Opening of Keble College, 1870 (engraving)
1575586 The Opening of Keble College, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts the opening of Keble College, Oxford)

Background image1870s Collection: Self-portrait of Whistler, 1875

Self-portrait of Whistler, 1875
1575306 Self-portrait of Whistler, 1875; (add.info.: Self-portrait of Whistler, by James McNeill Whistler, 1834-1903.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1870s Collection: First hundred years of American Presidents, 1876

First hundred years of American Presidents, 1876
1576406 First hundred years of American Presidents, 1876; (add.info.: American presidents, first hundred years, 1776-1876' Bust portraits of U.S. presidents from George Washington to Ulysses S)

Background image1870s Collection: James Buchanan US president, 1876

James Buchanan US president, 1876
1576385 James Buchanan US president, 1876; (add.info.: James Buchanan US president.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1870s Collection: Sending a high speed message on the Wheatstone Automatic telegraph, 1879

Sending a high speed message on the Wheatstone Automatic telegraph, 1879
3479997 Sending a high speed message on the Wheatstone Automatic telegraph, 1879; (add.info.: Sending a high speed message on the Wheatstone Automatic telegraph; General Post Office; St)

Background image1870s Collection: Chinese Punishment, c.1870-1889 (albumen print)

Chinese Punishment, c.1870-1889 (albumen print)
1766825 Chinese Punishment, c.1870-1889 (albumen print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chinese Punishment. Unknown Photographer, 1870s-80s.); Photo © Christie's Images.

Background image1870s Collection: Lord Kelvin receiving Transatlantic telegraph, apparatus in use

Lord Kelvin receiving Transatlantic telegraph, apparatus in use
5311729 Lord Kelvin receiving Transatlantic telegraph, apparatus in use; (add.info.: Lord Kelvin (William Thomson) receiving Transatlantic telegraph, apparatus in use at Brest, France 1877

Background image1870s Collection: A Maja, 1770s (oil on canvas)

A Maja, 1770s (oil on canvas)
CUL4935219 A Maja, 1770s (oil on canvas); 82x55 cm; (add.info.: CARNICERO, Antonio (1748-1814) Costumbrism Museo de Cadiz); AIC.

Background image1870s Collection: The Park Keeper

The Park Keeper
5669794 The Park Keeper; (add.info.: The Park Keeper, London street worker, Illustration, 1875.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1870s Collection: Amazons and warriors of Dahomey, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print)

Amazons and warriors of Dahomey, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print)
5669772 Amazons and warriors of Dahomey, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print); (add.info.: Jean-Charles Pellerin (1756-1836), French draftsman, illustrator and printer

Background image1870s Collection: Battle of the Little Bighorn (drawing) by Amos Bad Heart Bull

Battle of the Little Bighorn (drawing) by Amos Bad Heart Bull, also known as Wanbli Waphaha (Eagle Bonnet) (ca)
5669729 Battle of the Little Bighorn (drawing) by Amos Bad Heart Bull, also known as Wanbli Waphaha (Eagle Bonnet) (ca. 1868-1913); (add.info)

Background image1870s Collection: Cartoon depicting a chimney sweep calling out in a London Street. 1870 (engraving)

Cartoon depicting a chimney sweep calling out in a London Street. 1870 (engraving)
5669495 Cartoon depicting a chimney sweep calling out in a London Street. 1870 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1870s Collection: The water Seller, London street worker. 1875 (engraving)

The water Seller, London street worker. 1875 (engraving)
5669386 The water Seller, London street worker. 1875 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1870s Collection: The great pyramids at Giza, Egypt. 1870 (photo)

The great pyramids at Giza, Egypt. 1870 (photo)
5669378 The great pyramids at Giza, Egypt. 1870 (photo); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1870s Collection: A man flying over a chimney. 1878 (woodcut from a 19th century book of Russian children's stories)

A man flying over a chimney. 1878 (woodcut from a 19th century book of Russian children's stories)
5669249 A man flying over a chimney. 1878 (woodcut from a 19th century book of Russian children's stories); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image1870s Collection: Illustration of birds, from Scenic Dictionary of Natural History

Illustration of birds, from Scenic Dictionary of Natural History and Nature's Phenomena by Felix-Edouard Guerin
5669245 Illustration of birds, from Scenic Dictionary of Natural History and Nature's Phenomena by Felix-Edouard Guerin, 1799-1874. 19th century (chromolithograph); Universal History Archive/UIG.



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Step back in time with these captivating glimpses into the 1870s. Delve into history as you explore an antique map of the Roman Empire, tracing the footsteps of ancient civilizations. Transport yourself to Britain under the Anglo Saxons, discovering their rich heritage through another vintage map. Immerse yourself in literature as you encounter Charles Dickens, a literary genius whose legacy lives on. Marvel at "Dickens Dream, " an unfinished oil painting by Robert William Buss that captures the essence of this iconic English novelist. Embark on a journey through Scotland and England with maps from the 1870s, witnessing how landscapes have evolved over centuries. Discover Vancouver Island's allure through a mesmerizing map that reveals its unspoiled beauty during this era. Education takes center stage as we glimpse into Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine during the 1870s—a hub of knowledge and intellectual growth. Explore Ireland's intricate geography through yet another fascinating map from this decade. Marvel at celestial mechanics depicted in medieval artwork—an awe-inspiring fusion of science and artistry that showcases humanity's fascination with the cosmos throughout history. Travel across oceans to New Zealand and Newfoundland—two distant lands brought closer by antique maps from the 19th century. Witness Europe's dynamic political landscape unfold before your eyes with a detailed map capturing its intricacies during this transformative period. They were an era brimming with exploration, creativity, and intellectual pursuits—a time when cartography merged artistry and science to create timeless artifacts that continue to captivate us today.