1870s Collection (page 8)

Illustration representing an African young girl from Kano (Nigeria). French. 1870 (chromolithograph)
5669214 Illustration representing an African young girl from Kano (Nigeria). French. 1870 (chromolithograph); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Prussians listening to French telegraph traffic, 1870
3479641 Prussians listening to French telegraph traffic, 1870; (add.info.: Prussians listening to French telegraph traffic; Franco-Prussian war, 1870.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Sunday Morning, 1872
3479411 Sunday Morning, 1872; (add.info.: Sunday Morning. From the Sunday at home, London 1872.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Bell telephone, 1878
3479239 Bell telephone, 1878; (add.info.: Using a Bell telephone, here with a separate transmitter and receiver. Thomas Edison, dated 1878.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

City view of Wellington, 1875
3480422 City view of Wellington, 1875; (add.info.: City view of Wellington, New Zealand, 1875.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Central Telegraph Establishment, 1874
3480043 Central Telegraph Establishment, 1874; (add.info.: Central Telegraph Establishment; London; showing various instruments in use, 1874.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Transmitter of early model of Breguet dial telegraph, 1874
3480027 Transmitter of early model of Breguet dial telegraph, 1874; (add.info.: Transmitter of early model of Breguet dial telegraph, 1874.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Male raising his hat, 1874
3479461 Male raising his hat, 1874; (add.info.: Raising hat. Illustration by J. Mc L Ralston (1872-80) from Good Words, Daldy. London, 1874.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Children standing in a church pew singing, 1870
3479427 Children standing in a church pew singing, 1870; (add.info.: Illustration by Edward Hughes (1832-1908) shows children standing in a church pew singing, 1870.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Preaching cross, 1875
3479420 Preaching cross, 1875; (add.info.: Preaching cross illustration by George John Pinwell from Good Words London, 1875.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Methodist prayer, 1876
3479419 Methodist prayer, 1876; (add.info.: Methodist prayer meeting Cornwall. Dated 1876, London.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Temple of Karnak alley of the Sphinxes, 1878
3480241 Temple of Karnak alley of the Sphinxes, 1878; (add.info.: Temple of Karnak alley of the Sphinxes, in Egypt, 1878.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An Italian soldier of the Garibaldi Regiment in the French Foreign Legion, 1870
3480236 An Italian soldier of the Garibaldi Regiment in the French Foreign Legion, 1870; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an Italian soldier of the Garibaldi Regiment in the French Foreign Legion)

Kirchhoff; Hofmann map of the solar spectrum, 1872
3480110 Kirchhoff; Hofmann map of the solar spectrum, 1872; (add.info.: Kirchhoff; Hofmann map of the solar spectrum, 1872.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Passing a ray of sunlight through a prism, 1878
3480085 Passing a ray of sunlight through a prism, 1878; (add.info.: Passing a ray of sunlight (white light) through a prism and breaking it down into its separate colours

An Englishman drunk and stupefied, 1872
3478078 An Englishman drunk and stupefied, 1872; (add.info.: Cartoon 1872 depicting an Englishman drunk and stupefied.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Dejeuner a trois, 1873 (chromolithograph)
2624208 Dejeuner a trois, 1873 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Chromolithograph print titled 'Dejeuner a trois' depicting a young woman sitting at a table filled with breakfast food)

A Medicine Man
2626823 A Medicine Man; (add.info.: Medicine man outside his tepee. Dated 1870.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A Steam train at night journeying through a snow storm
2628587 A Steam train at night journeying through a snow storm.; (add.info.: An American illustration of a Steam train at night journeying through a snow storm 1870)

A man watching a waterwheel churning water by a mill
2628595 A man watching a waterwheel churning water by a mill.; (add.info.: An American illustration of a man watching a waterwheel churning water by a mill, 1870.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A tattooed New Zealand, Maori chief
2624033 A tattooed New Zealand, Maori chief; (add.info.: Portrait of a tattooed New Zealand, Maori Chief, Menehira Whatiwatihoe, ca. by Elizabeth Pulman (1836-1900)

Vice President Schuyler Colfax Jr
2623811 Vice President Schuyler Colfax Jr; (add.info.: Photographic print of Vice President Schuyler Colfax Jr. (1823-1885)

Sir Henry Morton Stanley
3585559 Sir Henry Morton Stanley; (add.info.: Sir Henry Morton Stanley GCB (1841 - 1904) Welsh-American, journalist and explorer who was famous for his exploration of central Africa

Sir Henry Morton Stanley
3585558 Sir Henry Morton Stanley; (add.info.: Sir Henry Morton Stanley GCB (1841 - 1904) Welsh-American, journalist and explorer who was famous for his exploration of central Africa

Chinese men in matching traditional dress
2911181 Chinese men in matching traditional dress; (add.info.: 1875 Chinese men in matching traditional dress, c1870s.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The flags and political faces of Germany
2909809 The flags and political faces of Germany; (add.info.: The flags and political faces of Germany. 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

La Crosse, Wis 1873
2903030 La Crosse, Wis 1873; (add.info.: La Crosse, Wis. 1873.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG.

Japanese children selling flowers
2910003 Japanese children selling flowers; (add.info.: Japanese children selling flowers, photograph by Renjyo Shimooka (c. 1862-78). 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Grandest palace drawing room steamers in the world
2909835 Grandest palace drawing room steamers in the world; (add.info.: Grandest palace drawing room steamers in the world, Drew and St)

Ethnographic Map of Asiatic Russia, 1870
2902750 Ethnographic Map of Asiatic Russia, 1870; (add.info.: Ethnographic Map of Asiatic Russia, 1870.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG.

Edison's first phonograph, 1878
3478798 Edison's first phonograph, 1878; (add.info.: Fig. 1: Edison's first phonograph in which the tinfoil cylinder vas turned by hand; Fig. 2: Stoh's clockwork driven phonograph; Figs)

Edison's phonomotor which used the energy generated by speech to drive a flywheel, 1878
3478792 Edison's phonomotor which used the energy generated by speech to drive a flywheel, 1878; (add.info.: Edison's phonomotor which used the energy generated by speech to drive a flywheel)

Christmas shopping in the Lowther Arcade, 1870
3478782 Christmas shopping in the Lowther Arcade, 1870; (add.info.: Christmas shopping in the Lowther Arcade, London, 1870.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Christmas in Alsace: The Angel of Christmas, 1876 (engraving)
3478775 Christmas in Alsace: The Angel of Christmas, 1876 (engraving); (add.info.: Christmas in Alsace: The Angel of Christmas, wearing a crown of candles and accompanied by Hans Trapp)

The offices of a Publisher, 1870
3478915 The offices of a Publisher, 1870; (add.info.: The offices of a Publisher, 1870.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Woman washing tin ore in shallow wooden trough or rack, 1876
3478853 Woman washing tin ore in shallow wooden trough or rack, 1876; (add.info.: Woman washing tin ore in shallow wooden trough or rack: Cornwall, 1876.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Female labourer at a tin mine in the St Just area of Cornwall, 1877
3478852 Female labourer at a tin mine in the St Just area of Cornwall, 1877; (add.info.: Female labourer at a tin mine in the St Just area of Cornwall, England)

Jules Antoine Lissajou's original apparatus, 1873 (engraving)
1574773 Jules Antoine Lissajou's original apparatus, 1873 (engraving); (add.info.: Jules Antoine Lissajou's original apparatus (1857-58) for studying optically the vibration of sound

The Prince of Satsuma, 1870
1574415 The Prince of Satsuma, 1870; (add.info.: Photographic print portraits of the Stots-Bashi. By Frederick William Beato. Dated 1870 Photo by: .); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Pope Pius IX, 1870 (hand-coloured lithograph) (hand coloured lithograph)
1574295 Pope Pius IX, 1870 (hand-coloured lithograph) (hand coloured lithograph); (add.info.: Hand-coloured lithograph created by Currier and Ives of his holiness Pope Pius IX)

Black ship off Shinagawa (Tokyo Shinagawa oki no kurofune), 1870
1574239 Black ship off Shinagawa (Tokyo Shinagawa oki no kurofune), 1870; (add.info.: Tokyo Shinagawa oki no kurofune (Black ship off Shinagawa), by Hiroshige, 1842-1894, Japan: Marutetsu, 1870

Siren, invented by Charles Cagniard de la Tour, 1874 (engraving)
1574790 Siren, invented by Charles Cagniard de la Tour, 1874 (engraving); (add.info.: Siren, invented by Charles Cagniard de la Tour (1777-1859), French engineer and physicist

Edison's phonometer, 1878
1574788 Edison's phonometer, 1878; (add.info.: Edison's phonometer which used the energy generated by speech to drive a flywheel)

Engraving by Amedee Guillemin, 1874 (engraving)
1574777 Engraving by Amedee Guillemin, 1874 (engraving); (add.info.: Seaman using a speaking trumpet to hail another vessel)

Experiment to measure the velocity of sound in water, 1880 (engraving)
1574769 Experiment to measure the velocity of sound in water, 1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Experiment to measure the velocity of sound in water)

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, 1874 (engraving)
1574763 Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, 1874 (engraving); (add.info.: Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794) French chemist 'the father of modern chemistry'

Rolling Pastry, 1878 (engraving)
1574592 Rolling Pastry, 1878 (engraving); (add.info.: French woman rolling out pastry watched by hungry boys. Engraving, Paris, 1878.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Engraving of Charles Locock, 1875 (engraving)
1574555 Engraving of Charles Locock, 1875 (engraving); (add.info.: Charles Locock (1799-1875) English obstetrician. Physician-Accoucher to Queen Victoria

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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.