Run Down Collection (page 4)

Map depicting the cradle of western civilization, 6,000 - 4,000 BC. (print)
7420091 Map depicting the cradle of western civilization, 6,000 - 4,000 BC. (print); (add.info.: Map depicting the cradle of western civilization, 6,000 - 4,000 BC)

Reindeer Age (Aurignacian) Engravings and Carvings (print)
7420089 Reindeer Age (Aurignacian) Engravings and Carvings (print); (add.info.: Reindeer Age (Aurignacian) Engravings and Carvings including, stag and salmon engraved on reindeer horn

Alexander I, Emperor of Russia. Portrait. (print)
7420085 Alexander I, Emperor of Russia. Portrait. (print); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

Cro-magnon Man (print)
7420081 Cro-magnon Man (print); (add.info.: Early European modern humans, or Cro-Magnons. The first early modern humans (Homo sapiens) to settle in Europe, migrating from Western Asia

Ornamental design for sword hilt. 17th century. (print)
7419932 Ornamental design for sword hilt. 17th century. (print); (add.info.: Ornamental design for a sword hilt. After a 17th century print by Wenceslaus Hollar from a drawing by Ornamental design)

Mt. Etna volcanic eruption, 1726. (print)
7419909 Mt. Etna volcanic eruption, 1726. (print); (add.info.: Eruption of Mt. Etna volcano, Sicily, Italy in 1726. After an 18th century work by an anonymous artist.); Photo © Ken Welsh

Diagram of a Hesperornis (print)
7420075 Diagram of a Hesperornis (print); (add.info.: Diagram of a Hesperornis, a reptilian wingless water-bird. From the book Outline of History by H.G)

Margaret Theresa of Spain. Portrait. (print)
7419907 Margaret Theresa of Spain. Portrait. (print); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

Map of Europe in the time of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 16th century (print)
7420056 Map of Europe in the time of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 16th century (print); (add.info.: Map of Europe in the time of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 16th century)

Map of the empire of Otto the Great, 10th century (print)
7420046 Map of the empire of Otto the Great, 10th century (print); (add.info.: Map of the empire of Otto the Great, 10th century. From the book Outline of History by H.G)

Map of England in 640 A.D. (print)
7420045 Map of England in 640 A.D. (print); (add.info.: Map of England in 640 A.D. From the book Outline of History by H.G. Wells, published 1920.); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

18th century map of Paris, France. (print)
7420032 18th century map of Paris, France. (print); (add.info.: 18th century map of Paris, France with its suburbs and environs.); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

The wild boar (Sus scrofa), 1864
7125171 The wild boar (Sus scrofa), 1864; (add.info.: The wild boar (Sus scrofa), aka the wild swine, common wild pig, or wild pig

Entrance of the American army under the command of General Winfield Scott into the capital of Mexico, March 9, 1847
7125167 Entrance of the American army under the command of General Winfield Scott into the capital of Mexico, March 9, 1847

The Battle of Plattsburgh, aka the Battle of Lake Champlain, 1860
7125162 The Battle of Plattsburgh, aka the Battle of Lake Champlain, 1860; (add.info.: The Battle of Plattsburgh, aka the Battle of Lake Champlain - Macdonough's victory, 6-11 September 1814)

An old man and a young woman
DUV4217088 An old man and a young woman; 31x24 cm; (add.info.: I can read (Methodic and fun alphabet by a dad) - abecedary comprising a reading method and an illustrious alphabet

Spanish War of Independence
3499753 Spanish War of Independence; (add.info.: Spanish War of Independence. The Bruc Drum. Allegory. It commemorates the second and decisive battle of Bruc (14 June, 1808) against the French Army

A cripple making penny wooden toys, 1850
3478385 A cripple making penny wooden toys, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a cripple making penny wooden toys, while minding children of other tenants of the home)

An elderly gravedigger, 1850
3478262 An elderly gravedigger, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an elderly gravedigger taking a break from digging. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Death, in the form of time, 1850
3478617 Death, in the form of time, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting death, in the form of time with his scythe, coming on the old woodcutter)

Hospital for Sunstruck Patients, New York City. (print)
7419965 Hospital for Sunstruck Patients, New York City. (print); (add.info.: A man is stretchered into the Hospital for Sunstruck Patients in Centre Street, City Hall Park, New York City)

Diagram of life in the later Paleozoic or Palaeozoic Era (print)
7420068 Diagram of life in the later Paleozoic or Palaeozoic Era (print); (add.info.: Diagram of life in the later Paleozoic or Palaeozoic Era. Swamp forest of the Carboniferous Age)

North and east river public baths, New York City, 1870. (print)
7419959 North and east river public baths, New York City, 1870. (print); (add.info.: North and east river public baths, New York City)

Tribal Gods - national symbols for which men would die - of the 19th century. (print)
7420063 Tribal Gods - national symbols for which men would die - of the 19th century. (print); (add.info.: Tribal Gods - national symbols for which men would die - of the 19th century)

New York health officers vaccinating immigrants against smallpox (print)
7419923 New York health officers vaccinating immigrants against smallpox (print); (add.info.: New York City health officers vaccinating Russian)

Course of Spanish Armada, British Isles and Ireland, 1588 (print)
7419890 Course of Spanish Armada, British Isles and Ireland, 1588 (print); (add.info.: Ornamental map, decorated allegorically)

Charles XV - or Carl XV - King of Sweden and Norway. (print)
7419870 Charles XV - or Carl XV - King of Sweden and Norway. (print); (add.info.: Charles XV, Carl XV, 1826 - 1872, King of Sweden and Norway. In Norway often called Charles IV)

Andries Bicker, lord of Engelenburg. Portrait. (print)
7419863 Andries Bicker, lord of Engelenburg. Portrait. (print); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

Map of the Eastern Empire and the Sassanids, 7th century. (print)
7420040 Map of the Eastern Empire and the Sassanids, 7th century. (print); (add.info.: Map of the Eastern Empire and the Sassanids, 7th century. From the book Outline of History by H.G)

Suicide of Brutus. (print)
7420025 Suicide of Brutus. (print); (add.info.: Suicide of Marcus Junius Brutus by falling on his sword after his defeat in the second Battle of Philippi, October 23, 42 BC)

Ratification of the Peace of Munster, May 15, 1648. (print)
7420007 Ratification of the Peace of Munster, May 15, 1648. (print); (add.info.: The presentation of the Ratification of the Peace of Munster, May 15, 1648)

William the First receiving the crown of England. (print)
7419994 William the First receiving the crown of England. (print); (add.info.: William the First receiving the crown of England)

The spectral bat (Vampyrum spectrum), 1882
7125201 The spectral bat (Vampyrum spectrum), 1882; (add.info.: The spectral bat (Vampyrum spectrum), also called the great false vampire bat or Linnaeus's false vampire bat

The three states of an insect as seen in the Great Capricornis, aka, the great capricorn beetle (Cerambyx cerdo) , 1882
7125187 The three states of an insect as seen in the Great Capricornis, aka, the great capricorn beetle (Cerambyx cerdo)

Remains of the Macellum of Pozzuoli, southern Italy, rom The Universe or, The Infinitely Great
7125184 Remains of the Macellum of Pozzuoli, southern Italy, rom The Universe or, The Infinitely Great and the Infinitely Little, published 1882; (add.info.: Pozzuoli); Photo © Ken Welsh

Cinchona, a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae, from Le Savant du Foyer ou Notions Scientifiques Sur Les
7125183 Cinchona, a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae, from Le Savant du Foyer ou Notions Scientifiques Sur Les Objets Usuels de la Vie, published 1864.; Photo © Ken Welsh

Map of the British Empire in 1815, 1936
7125160 Map of the British Empire in 1815, 1936; (add.info.: Map of the British Empire in 1815. From A Short History of the World, published c.1936); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

Map of the United Staes showing extent of settlement in 1790, 1936
7125158 Map of the United Staes showing extent of settlement in 1790, 1936; (add.info.: Map of the United Staes showing extent of settlement in 1790)

Map of Central Europe after the Peace of Westphalia, 1648, 1936
7125154 Map of Central Europe after the Peace of Westphalia, 1648, 1936; (add.info.: Map of Central Europe after the Peace of Westphalia, 1648)

The Battle of Eutaw Springs, 1860
7125153 The Battle of Eutaw Springs, 1860; (add.info.: The Battle of Eutaw Springs, September 8, 1781, during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)

Polar bear hunting, 17th century
7177213 Polar bear hunting, 17th century.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mariners hunting polar bears in the Arctic ocean in the early 17th century)

The landing of Julius Caesar in Great Britain, 55/54BC
7177198 The landing of Julius Caesar in Great Britain, 55/54BC; Private Collection; (add.info.: The landing of Julius Caesar in Great Britain, 55/54BC)

Claude Monet. Portrait
7177173 Claude Monet. Portrait.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Oscar-Claude Monet, 1840 - 1926, popularly known as Claude Monet. French Impressionist artist.); Photo © Ken Welsh

Experiment showing an electromagnet supporting the weight of a boy
7261265 Experiment showing an electromagnet supporting the weight of a boy; Private Collection; (add.info.: Experiment showing an electromagnet supporting the weight of a boy)

A view of Bern Switzerland in the 19th century
7261249 A view of Bern Switzerland in the 19th century.; Private Collection; (add.info.: A view of Bern Switzerland in the 19th century)

Archimedes of Syracuse, portrait
7261235 Archimedes of Syracuse, portrait.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Archimedes of Syracuse, c.-287-c.-212 BC. Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer)

William of Orange sells his treasures
7261218 William of Orange sells his treasures.; Private Collection; (add.info.: William the Silent who had exhausted his treasures fighting the Spaniards during the Dutch Revolt against the Spanish)

Indian couriers
7261202 Indian couriers.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Indian couriers. From L'Univers Illustre, published Paris, 1859); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

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"Capturing the Essence of 'Run Down': A Journey Through Time and Places" In the heart of Rome, an old Fiat 500 car rests on a quiet back street, its faded paint telling stories of bygone eras. Hip Hop beats reverberate through the air as a group gathers around the car, turning it into their urban stage for self-expression. Clapham Common reveals its charm with rows of weathered old houses standing proudly against time's relentless march. Park Hall stands stoically in an engraving, showcasing its architectural grandeur despite years of wear and tear. Amidst tangled wrecks on waste ground, a small boy explores remnants of forgotten cars, finding hidden treasures amidst rusted metal shells. An enchanting engraving brings William Shakespeare to life once more, reminding us that even great minds can feel run down by history's weight. Cockermouth Castle's enduring beauty shines through in an ancient engraving from Cumberland, defying decay and reminding us of past glories. Havana's mosaic streets tell tales of resilience as they bear witness to decades-long battles against time and neglect in Cuba's vibrant capital city. Mission San Francisco de la Espada near San Antonio stands proud in Texas' rugged landscape; though worn by centuries gone by, it remains a testament to faith and endurance. The eastern service wing at Castle Howard emerges from Jeremy Musson's captivating photograph—a reminder that even grand estates experience moments when they seem run down but never lose their allure entirely. Direct Trade is immortalized in a print from 1860—an artifact capturing both progress and decline—reminding us that commerce too can become worn over time yet still retain its significance Robert Browning gazes out from an illustration by A. S Hartrick—a portrayal that captures his spirit undiminished despite living through a time when the world around him seemed run down.