Illustrating Collection

Vacanciere attacked by a large octopus on the beach of Cadaques in Spain. Engraving
XEE4183697 Vacanciere attacked by a large octopus on the beach of Cadaques in Spain. Engraving. One of " The Little Journal Illustrates", 1927. Private collection

Map of Africa illustrating travels of explorers
A map of Africa which illustrates the travels of the explorers Livingstone, Stanley and Cameron

Map of Africa illustrating travels of explorers
A map of Africa which illustrates the travels of Livingstone, Stanley and Cameron. Date: 19th Century

Dante / Map of Paradise
Schematic plan of Paradise, visited by Dante Alighieri in company with Beatrice

1903-Trouble; 1930-Reliability: The Motor cars wonderful ad
Six photographs illustrating the development of the motor car over a period of 27 years starting with the old Siddeley of 1903 next to its latest descendant of the time

Book of the Dead / 28
The coot, the lotus, and the god who lightens the darkness, illustrating transformations

Crocodile and naked woman dancing on ice (litho)
7149274 Crocodile and naked woman dancing on ice (litho) by Kley, Heinrich (1863-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crocodile and naked woman dancing on ice)

Edisons great new workshop in Lewellyn Park (Orange, New Jersey) (b / w photo)
2798536 Edisons great new workshop in Lewellyn Park (Orange, New Jersey) (b/w photo) by Italian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ghost plant, ghost pipe, Indian pipe or corpse plant, Monotiopa uniflora
6339746 Ghost plant, ghost pipe, Indian pipe or corpse plant, Monotiopa uniflora by Endicott (18th-19th century); (add.info.: Ghost plant, ghost pipe, Indian pipe or corpse plant, Monotiopa uniflora)

Ogre cooking people for breakfast (litho)
7149264 Ogre cooking people for breakfast (litho) by Kley, Heinrich (1863-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ogre cooking people for breakfast)

Crystal Palace Roof
Photograph of the roof of the Crystal Palace, illustrating the scale of the structure and the skill of its architects and builders

Insurance advertisement from 1912
A rather macabre insurance advertisement, with six photographs illustrating various road accidents of the time, including motor cars, motor bus, train and horse cabs

Architectural drawings of The Mansion, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire (litho)
7200451 Architectural drawings of The Mansion, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Architectural drawings of Britwell)

First floor plan of the Ducal Palace, Urbino, Italy (b / w photo)
7148173 First floor plan of the Ducal Palace, Urbino, Italy (b/w photo) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: First floor plan of the Ducal Palace, Urbino, Italy)

Irish men and women in the time of Elizabeth I. 16th century (drawing)
527675 Irish men and women in the time of Elizabeth I. 16th century (drawing); Universal History Archive/UIG

Alexander the Great (356-323 BC). 18th century (Persian manuscript in Islamic style illustrating the 12th century)
542704 Alexander the Great (356-323 BC). 18th century (Persian manuscript in Islamic style illustrating the 12th century Persian poet Nezami Book of Alexander the Great (Eskandar-nameh)); (add.info)

An engraving depicting woodcutters in Normandy transporting their fuel in crooks on pack horses, 19th century
5311073 An engraving depicting woodcutters in Normandy transporting their fuel in crooks on pack horses, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1851); Universal History Archive/UIG

Twelfth Key of Basil Valentine, illustrating that Philosophers Stone must be combined with gold to produce new gold
533519 Twelfth Key of Basil Valentine, illustrating that Philosophers Stone must be combined with gold to produce new gold

Napoleon - friends inseparable - Caricature depicting Napoleon in exile on Elba Island (Elba) in 1814
FGL5463438 Napoleon - friends inseparable - Caricature depicting Napoleon in exile on Elba Island (Elba) in 1814; Fototeca Gilardi

Alexander the Great (356-323 BC). 18th century (Persian manuscript in Islamic style illustrating the 12th century)
542701 Alexander the Great (356-323 BC). 18th century (Persian manuscript in Islamic style illustrating the 12th century Persian poet Nezami Book of Alexander the Great (Eskandar-nameh)); (add.info)

Portrait of Sr. Oliver Wendell Holmes. 19th century (drawing)
672820 Portrait of Sr. Oliver Wendell Holmes. 19th century (drawing); (add.info.: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr (29 August 1809 - 7 October 1894) was an American physician, poet, professor, lecturer

Hanging the Kaiser at Brackley
After the signing of the Armistace on November 11th 1918 effiges of The German Kaiser and Little Willie were hung at Brackley Northants in front of a large crowd illustrating the anger felt by

Romeo and Juliet, Act IV, Scene V
7261224 Romeo and Juliet, Act IV, Scene V. by Opie, John (1761-1807) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Nurse has found Juliet sleeping from the effects of a potion and believes her dead)

Christmas Scene - A winter scene at night-time illustrating busy people preparing for Christmas, and a tall building in the background. Date: 1925

London Fashion notes from October 1922 illustrating four gown models Date: 1922

Averys Services Limited Advertisement
An advertisement page promoting Averys Services Limited, specialists in blockmaking, typesetting, foundry work, photography, commercial art and catalogue illustrating

Ponte Vecchio
A simple watercolour painting illustrating a view of the Ponte Vecchio, a medieval stone segmental arched bridge which crosses the Arno River in Florence, Italy. Date: circa 1919

Mansion Garden
A painting illustrating a gentleman in green, kissing the hand of a lady wearing a blue dress, on the terrace of a fine garden with a central water fountain and surrounding arched hedge walls

Ship in a storm, The Tempest, Shakespeare
Ship in a storm illustrating The Tempest by William Shakespeare Date: 1904

Prospero's cave, The Tempest, Shakespeare
Prospero's cave illustrating The Tempest by William Shakespeare Date: 1904

Women on a beach, illustrating the season's fashions. Date: 1954

Advert for Woollands, illustrating their range of women's coats and short coats. Date: 1932

Sketch illustrating some fashions in women's night attire - a nightgown and pyjamas. Date: circa 1932

1914 Swiss National Exhibition The Fruit Stall
The thirdSwiss National Exhibitionof1914was opened inBernon15 Mayand lasted until15 October.right at the outbreak of the First World War

1914 Swiss National Exhibition The Vegetable Stall
The thirdSwiss National Exhibitionof1914was opened inBernon15 Mayand lasted until15 October.right at the outbreak of the First World War

1914 Swiss National Exhibition The Flower Stall
The thirdSwiss National Exhibitionof1914was opened inBernon15 Mayand lasted until15 October.right at the outbreak of the First World War

?Capture & Death of the Shahzadaghs?, 1857. Coloured lithograph from The Campaign in India 1857-58 from drawings made during the eventful period of the Great Mutiny

DRYDEN/DIE DAME/13
Front cover from Die Dame illustrating a woman in orange driving overalls sitting on her Bugatti with a dog in her lap. Date: 1930

Book Dead 27 Religion Egypt Serpent Se Ta Crocodile
book, dead, 27, religion, egypt, serpent, se, ta, crocodile, sebak, god, ptah, ram, soul, tmu, heron, illustrating, transformations, history, historical, 10015354

BOOK OF THE DEAD/25
The Dove, the Golden hawk and the Divine Hawk, illustrating the chapters of the transformation of the deceased into those mythical forms of the Sun-god

Boulangisme: the crowd cheering General Boulanger (1837-1891) when he left the restaurant Durand
XEE4164885 Boulangisme: the crowd cheering General Boulanger (1837-1891) when he left the restaurant Durand, Place de la Madeleine, Paris

Alfred Dreyfus and his children in the garden of m. Valabregue in 1889 - photography by Charles Gerschel (1871-1948)
XEE4154996 Alfred Dreyfus and his children in the garden of m. Valabregue in 1889 - photography by Charles Gerschel (1871-1948) by Gerschel

The attempted suicide in the Seine of a young woman near the Louis Philippe Bridge in Paris
XEE4189765 The attempted suicide in the Seine of a young woman near the Louis Philippe Bridge in Paris, saved by police chief Leulier

The demonstration of March 11, 1883 - Salle Rivoli - The anarchists, led by Melle Foirieux, known as d Erlincourt
XEE4147921 The demonstration of March 11, 1883 - Salle Rivoli - The anarchists, led by Melle Foirieux, known as d Erlincourt, mistreat Yves Guyot

A policeman injured during antimilitarist show in Aubervilliers, frontpage of newspaper Petiter Journal january 31
XEE4150221 A policeman injured during antimilitarist show in Aubervilliers, frontpage of newspaper Petiter Journal january 31

Police intervention during a demonstration in the Latin district of law students of the Faculty of Assas in Paris
XEE4189022 Police intervention during a demonstration in the Latin district of law students of the Faculty of Assas in Paris, prompted by the appointment of a new professor

First Balkan War: a Turkish prisoner wounds, hospitalizes in Elassona, stabs the Greek nurse
XEE4188534 First Balkan War: a Turkish prisoner wounds, hospitalizes in Elassona, stabs the Greek nurse, came to change his bandage

Corsican banditry: the death of the bandit Caviglioli during a sweeping operation in the bush by the gendarmerie aimed
XEE4187961 Corsican banditry: the death of the bandit Caviglioli during a sweeping operation in the bush by the gendarmerie aimed at cleansing Corsica of its criminals

Against the demand for the blues: Russian peasants set barricades in front of the cars of sovietic officials in a round
XEE4186145 Against the demand for the blues: Russian peasants set barricades in front of the cars of sovietic officials in a round of demand. Engraving

In Bordeaux: the flagellants repel a hostile demonstration. The zealators of the cult of Notre Dame des Peurs protect
XEE4185588 In Bordeaux: the flagellants repel a hostile demonstration. The zealators of the cult of Notre Dame des Peurs protect and barricade the grid of Marie Mesmins residence

Various facts: "liberation of three young women in Berlin, sequestrees for three years by their madness father
XEE4187740 Various facts: " liberation of three young women in Berlin, sequestrees for three years by their madness father, who wanted to protect them from temptation

The attack of French boxer Georges Carpentier and Lita Grey in January 1931 by bandits on the release of a theatre in
XEE4187729 The attack of French boxer Georges Carpentier and Lita Grey in January 1931 by bandits on the release of a theatre in New York, threatening them with a revolver

Deportation of Leon Trotsky (Trotsky) (1879-1940) to Siberia, condemned for opposing the Russian Bolshevik government
XEE4183909 Deportation of Leon Trotsky (Trotsky) (1879-1940) to Siberia, condemned for opposing the Russian Bolshevik government. Engraving. One of " Le petit journal illustrious", 1928

Various facts: a gang of thieves tied up a railroad from Villeneuve Saint Georges station (Villeneuve-Saint-Georges)
XEE4188806 Various facts: a gang of thieves tied up a railroad from Villeneuve Saint Georges station (Villeneuve-Saint-Georges)

The captain is not patient: a British yacht, suspected of carrying alcohol
XEE4186803 The captain is not patient: a British yacht, suspected of carrying alcohol, meets near American waters a customs cruiser who orders him to stop; when the officer of the prohibition

Troubles in China: Admiral Frochots fleet has come to anchor in the port of Shanghai to keep the French consulate
XEE4185481 Troubles in China: Admiral Frochots fleet has come to anchor in the port of Shanghai to keep the French consulate. Engraving

Strongly: 400 students forced the door of the Director of Public Assistance and held Mr
XEE4185233 Strongly: 400 students forced the door of the Director of Public Assistance and held Mr. Mouriers chief of staff and the Secretary General prisoner to protest against the charge of 60

First Ethiopian Italian War - The negus Menelik II (1844-1913) sovereign of Ethiopia
XEE4159314 First Ethiopian Italian War - The negus Menelik II (1844-1913) sovereign of Ethiopia, victor at the Battle of Adoua in 1896 against Italian colonial troops

A tragedy at work: victim of an accident at work and seriously mutile, a former worker of an electrical company
XEE4186916 A tragedy at work: victim of an accident at work and seriously mutile, a former worker of an electrical company, dissatisfied with being given too low a pension

A staggering attack by the New York bandits: bandits take the vault of a wealthy New York couple tied up during
XEE4184952 A staggering attack by the New York bandits: bandits take the vault of a wealthy New York couple tied up during the operation, United States (United States)

Various facts: a group of Meharists in the Sahara near Timbuktu (Mali) attacked by a group of armed rebels
XEE4188931 Various facts: a group of Meharists in the Sahara near Timbuktu (Mali) attacked by a group of armed rebels. Illustration taken from " Le petit journal" from 21/10/1923 Collection

Assault of Belgian Red Cross nurses on their return from Poland by Germans in Cologne station
XEE4188702 Assault of Belgian Red Cross nurses on their return from Poland by Germans in Cologne station. Illustration taken from " Le Petite Journal" 25/03/1923 Private collection

First Balkan War: soldiers of the Austrian army of Czech origin refusing to fight for Serbia
XEE4188568 First Balkan War: soldiers of the Austrian army of Czech origin refusing to fight for Serbia and Russia mutinate in Pilsen (Austria Hungary)

An Englishman martyred by Chinese: In order to demand a grudge from the English government
XEE4186092 An Englishman martyred by Chinese: In order to demand a grudge from the English government, Chinese criminals cut off a finger from the young woman to make their grudge request more

The other battle: the French currency, the Franc, is confronted with the values of the American dollar
XEE4185199 The other battle: the French currency, the Franc, is confronted with the values of the American dollar and the pound sterling. Engraving

Members of the Indian Nationalist Party plunder and devastes the home of a wealthy British owner
XEE4189293 Members of the Indian Nationalist Party plunder and devastes the home of a wealthy British owner. Illustration taken from " Le petit journal" of 21/01/1921

Duel between two American women with a gun for possession of an oil well. Illustration taken from "Le petit
XEE4188825 Duel between two American women with a gun for possession of an oil well. Illustration taken from " Le petit journal" from 22/07/1923 Collection privee by Anonymous; Private

Various facts: a young bride, in front of the altar, suicide with a gun at the wedding ceremony
XEE4188693 Various facts: a young bride, in front of the altar, suicide with a gun at the wedding ceremony. Illustration taken from " Le Petite Journal" 25/03/1923 Private collection

Various facts: demonstrators protesting against the participation of German artists in the performances were watered by
XEE4188641 Various facts: demonstrators protesting against the participation of German artists in the performances were watered by fire spears in Paris

Penitentiary revolt: Detenus at Joliet prison in Illinois in the United States set fire to buildings during a violent
XEE4187753 Penitentiary revolt: Detenus at Joliet prison in Illinois in the United States set fire to buildings during a violent mutiny, guards put an end to the hold by shooting prisoners

Patriotism in France and propaganda. "During the military retreat: an anti-militarist corrects by the crowd in
XEE4187514 Patriotism in France and propaganda. " During the military retreat: an anti-militarist corrects by the crowd in Paris"

The dramas of alcoholism: a woman shoots her husband, an alcoholic who threatened her with death to defend her child
XEE4186948 The dramas of alcoholism: a woman shoots her husband, an alcoholic who threatened her with death to defend her child

An attack in the American: in Pennsylvania (United States), bank robbery by four bandits ordered by a woman Engraving
XEE4186782 An attack in the American: in Pennsylvania (United States), bank robbery by four bandits ordered by a woman Engraving in " The Petity Journal illustrious", on 5/02/1922

Attack of a postal car in Corsica by bandits on 18 May 1930 in Sari d Orcino
XEE4186044 Attack of a postal car in Corsica by bandits on 18 May 1930 in Sari d Orcino: the conveyor and two gendarmes were killed. Engraving

A barrier guard, who prevented a girl from being crushed by a train, gives her a feast to punish her for her
XEE4184104 A barrier guard, who prevented a girl from being crushed by a train, gives her a feast to punish her for her recklessness. Engraving

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (Jean Baptiste Pergolese, Jean-Baptiste) (1710-1736)
XEE4151661 Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (Jean Baptiste Pergolese, Jean-Baptiste) (1710-1736) strikes at the head with an orange spear from one of the galleries in the hall of the Teatro Tor di Nona in

separation of church and state - The affair of congregations in the province - The resistance in Brittany - The
XEE4154752 separation of church and state - The affair of congregations in the province - The resistance in Brittany - The barricades of Saint-Meen forced on 18 August 1902 by the colonial infantry

Drama at the Luxembourg Garden in Paris: a fool shoots a gun at a girl - "Le Petity Journal"of July 4, 1909
XEE4150255 Drama at the Luxembourg Garden in Paris: a fool shoots a gun at a girl - " Le Petity Journal" of July 4

A missing demonstration: even by the Alsatian patriots, some Communists in Strasbourg are happy to put themselves under
XEE4183932 A missing demonstration: even by the Alsatian patriots, some Communists in Strasbourg are happy to put themselves under the protection of the gendarmes. Engraving

The dangers of cinema: German actor Harry Piel (1892-1963) is attacked by a tiger on a set set. Engraving
XEE4183883 The dangers of cinema: German actor Harry Piel (1892-1963) is attacked by a tiger on a set set. Engraving. One of " The Little Journal Illustrates", 1927. Private collection

Snail Race; Parlour Game (litho)
7149259 Snail Race; Parlour Game (litho) by Kley, Heinrich (1863-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Snail Race; Parlour Game)

An accident during a bullfight in Salins-de-Giraud (Salins de Giraud) (Bouches du Rhone)
XEE4189412 An accident during a bullfight in Salins-de-Giraud (Salins de Giraud) (Bouches du Rhone), a bull precipitates in the crowd injuring one of the spectators

Caravan of Tuaregs attacking a mission of Meharists, in the Sahara desert
XEE4189154 Caravan of Tuaregs attacking a mission of Meharists, in the Sahara desert, Frontpage of French newspaper Le petit journal, January 18

Greve in Nantes from banks: a non-Grevist is attacked by a group of grevist protesters outside a restaurant
XEE4189148 Greve in Nantes from banks: a non-Grevist is attacked by a group of grevist protesters outside a restaurant, who bombed him with tomatoes

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"Journey through the unknown: A map of Africa illustrating the travels of explorers, unveiling tales of adventure and discovery. " "A glimpse into history: The Motor cars' wonderful ad from 1903 showcases reliability that stood the test of time until 1930. " "Unveiling ancient mysteries: Book of the Dead / 28 reveals secrets from a bygone era, offering a window into ancient Egyptian beliefs and rituals. " "Intriguingly ethereal: Ghost plant, also known as ghost pipe or Indian pipe, captivates with its otherworldly beauty and mysterious nature. " "A chilling spectacle on ice: Witness an extraordinary dance between a crocodile and a naked woman in this lithograph that defies expectations. " "Exploring divine realms: Dante's Map of Paradise takes us on an enchanting journey through heavenly landscapes described in his epic poem 'The Divine Comedy. '" "Glimpses under crystal skies: The Crystal Palace Roof stands tall as an architectural marvel, showcasing innovation and grandeur in Victorian England. " "Safeguarding what matters most: An insurance advertisement from 1912 reminds us to protect our loved ones and possessions against unforeseen circumstances. " "Wisdom passed down through generations: This popular proverb serves as a timeless reminder to embrace life's challenges with resilience and determination. " "Festive cheer fills the air. Immerse yourself in this heartwarming Christmas scene that captures the joyous spirit of celebration and togetherness. " "The ever-evolving world of fashion: London Fashion notes from October 1922 offer glimpses into trends that shaped style during the roaring twenties.