19th Century Gallery

The 19th century was a period of great progress and change. It saw the growth of industrialization, advances in science and technology, and the expansion of democracy

Antique map of Britain under the Anglo Saxons

The Great Wave off Kanagawa (c. 1830-1833). This woodblock print is by the Japanese artist Hokusai

Antique map of the Roman Empire, with a detail on Rome

Oak Tree or Quercus, Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Botanical Illustration of Oak Tree or Quercus: Plate 43, from The Book of Practical Botany in Word and Image

Mary Anning (1799-1847)
Pioneer fossil collector of Lyme Regis, Dorset. Oil painting by an unknown artist, before 1842. Golden Cap is visible in the background. Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Clifton Suspension Bridge with hot air balloons in the Bristol Balloon Fiesta in August, Clifton, Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Scotland map, 1870s
Map of Scotland, 1870s. Printed color lithograph

In Love
Artist: Stone, Marcus C. - Title: In Love - Date: 1888 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 111.8 x 167.7

Iceland map, 1800s
Map of Iceland, 1870s. Printed color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustratioin

Vancouver Island map, 1870s
Map of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, 1870s. Lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Johannes Brahms at the piano. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a charcoal drawing

The Ouse Valley Viaduct (Balcombe Viaduct) over the River Ouse in Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Antique map of Tasmania

London Bridge, Lake Havasu City, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Map of England, 1800s
Map of England and Wales, 1870s. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Antique map of Ireland, 1864

Mendeleyevs periodic table, 1869. Mendeleyevs periodic table of 1869. This is the first version of the periodic table drawn up by the Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleyev (1834-1907)

British Empire world map, 19th century
British Empire world map. This world map shows the 19th-century British Empire (pink) and its indigenous peoples. Five illustrations (clockwise from upper left) show the people of Australia

Antique colored illustrations: Geological map of England and Wales

Celestial mechanics, medieval artwork
Celestial mechanics. Coloured historical artwork depicting a medieval pilgrim looking out from the sky (blue) to see the mechanics of the heavens (upper left)

Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, 1870s
Bowdoin College in Maine, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Major Oak, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire
Artist: MacCallum, Andrew - Title: Major Oak, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire - Date: 1882 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 266.7 x 373.4

Glenfinnan Monument to 1745 landing of Bonnie Prince Charlie at start of Jacobite Uprising, Loch Shiel, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Auguste Rodin - The Kiss, 1886. Marble sculpture. Musee Rodin, Paris. French sculptor, 12 November 1840 - 17 November 1917

Belfast Castle, Belfast, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe

Neuschwanstein Castle, Allgau, Germany

Strigops habroptilus, kakapo
Watercolour by John Gerrard Keulemans (c. 1887-1905), from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A history of the Birds of New Zealand (1887-88)

Fingerprint types, 17th century
Fingerprint types. 19th-century artwork showing three of the fingerprint types (arch, loop and whorl) identified by British scientist Francis Galton (1822-1911), who wrote on the subject from 1888

Victoria province, Australia, 1800s
Map of Victoria, Australia, 1870s. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Ireland map, 1870s
Map of Ireland, or Eire, 1870s. Printed color lithograph

Antique map, Scotland, Jura, Mull, Argyll, Islay 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Antique map, Scotland, Jura, Mull, Argyll, Islay 19th Century

Repton School from the Cricket Field. Coloured engraving by F. G. Stevenson (dates unknown) after F. P. Barraud. English public school

Laxey Wheel, Laxey, Isle of Man, Europe

Battle of Quatre Bras - from painting by Vereker. battle between Wellingtons Anglo-Dutch army and the left wing of the French Arme du Nord under Marshal Michel Ney during Hundred Days in Napoleonic

19th Century Moroccan wall feature. Photographed in the the Marrakech Museum, Dar Menebhi Palace, Morocco

Singer sewing machine ad, 1890s
Advertisement for the Singer Automatic sewing machine, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Bay of Naples, Italy, 1800s
Bay of Naples in the mid-1800s. Color lithograph of a 19th-century Samuel Read illustration

Eastgate Street, Chester, c1890s
This image comes from a Photochrom carriage print used by the Great Western Railway in the late 1800s. The picture shows a view of the historic timber-frame buildings in the centre of Chester

Chain Bridge, River Danube and Hungarian Parliament at dusk, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

First use of anesthesia in surgery, 1846
First public demonstration of surgical anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1846. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustratioin

Sacrament Sunday - William Teulon Blandford Fletcher

La Sagrada Familia church lit up at night designed by Antoni Gaudi, UNESCO World Heritage Site, reflected in pool, Barcelona, Catalonia (Catalunya), Spain, Europe

Ludwig Wittgenstein, caricature
Ludwig Wittgenstein. Caricature of the Austrian-British philosopher Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (1889-1951). Wittgenstein is considered by many to be the greatest philosopher of the 20th

Union Stockyards entrance, Chicago, 1890s
Entrance to the Union Stockyards, Chicago, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

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British army burning the White House in 1814 during the War of 1812. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

An Anxious Moment
Artist: Leavers, Lucy Ann - Title: An Anxious Moment - Date: 1895 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 81.3 x 118.1

Krakatoa sunsets, 1883 artworks
Krakatoa sunsets. Artwork of the spectacular red and orange sunsets caused in London, England, by the August 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, a volcano thousands of kilometres away in Indonesia

Four fishermen, Polperro, Cornwall. Probably 1860s-1870s
The four fishermen are, from left to right: James Curtis (grandfather of Emma Oliver), Jack Langmaid, William Rowe and William Oliver

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The 19th century was a period of great progress and change. It saw the growth of industrialization, advances in science and technology, and the expansion of democracy. The Industrial Revolution began in Britain and spread to other parts of Europe, North America, and beyond. This led to increased production of goods as well as improved transportation networks. Advances in science included the development of Darwin's theory of evolution, which had a profound impact on society. Democracy expanded with the rise of nation-states throughout Europe and North America. The it also saw significant social changes such as increased rights for women, abolitionism, and labor movements that sought better working conditions for workers. Overall, this period was one marked by tremendous progress that laid the foundation for modern society today.