XEE4153657: Captain Richard Burton, British explorer, writer, soldier and diplomat - Portrait of the British explorer, writer and linguist Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) - Engraving in “” Picturesque History of Great Voyages in the Nineteenth Century””. 1877, Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4152984: The Tabula of Cebes or The Journey of Human Life (CEBES THEBANUS Greek philosopher) - (traditionally identified with the Cebes of Thebes of the Socramatic dialogues of Plato) - Cebes painting (Cebes by Thebes Greek philosopher of the end of the 5th BC - (allegory of the destinies of the human soul), Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4329232: The march of Cartagena (Colombia), in the suburbs of the city, frequented mainly by blacks, metis and Indians. Engraving to illustrate the voyage to New Granada, by Dr. Saffray, in 1869, published in “” Le tour du monde””” 1872, edited by Edouard Charton, edition Hachette, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4325919: The grand procession of the Mikado (Emperor of Japan), at the dairi, the ancient imperial castle of Heian-kyo (Heian Kyo, present-day Kyoto) from 794 to 1869. Engraving to illustrate the voyage to Japan in 1863-1864, by Aime Humbert, minister of the Swiss Confederation, in “Le tour du monde, nouveau journal des voyages”, published under the direction of Edouard Charton, 1866, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4328369: Unloading of guano wagons in the Chincha Islands (Pacific Ocean, near the south-west coast of Peru), whose main interest was the exploitation of guano deposits (used as fertilizer), deposits on granite cliffs serving as a refuge for a wide variety of seabirds, deposits which were exhausted by this intensive exploitation. which began in 1840 and ended before 1874. Engravure pour illustrrer les iles Chincha, rect by L. Simonin, in 1860, published in “Le tour du monde, nouveau journal des voyages”, under the direction of Edouard Charton, 1868, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4094734: Battle of the Amazons Hyppolyte and Deinomache against Thesee - “” Paintings of ancient vases, commonly called etruscs”, from various collections and engraved by A. Clener, accompanied by explanations by A.L. Millen. By Dubois-Maisonneuve. Library of Maisons Alfort, Veterinary School. 1808-1810, Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images