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Sarlawh, f. 1v, [Headpiece] - Persian manuscript

Sarlawh, f. 1v, [Headpiece] - Persian manuscript

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Bacchus seated in a winged chariot

Bacchus seated in a winged chariot

Public domain image of a mythological scene, classic mythology, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Underground works of the Mosque of el-Aksa, the monolith in the underground works.

Underground works of the Mosque of el-Aksa, the monolith in the underg...

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Map of 465 valuable building lots in the village of Astoria, Long Island.

Map of 465 valuable building lots in the village of Astoria, Long Isla...

Public domain image of the vintage map from NYPL Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the wo... More

Western Union Telegraph Building. New York Sterecope Card.

Western Union Telegraph Building. New York Sterecope Card.

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Winter scenery in Prospect Park. New York Sterecope Card.

Winter scenery in Prospect Park. New York Sterecope Card.

New York stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

Ise Monogatari Emaki, Scroll I.

Ise Monogatari Emaki, Scroll I.

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Cincinnatus taken from the plough

Cincinnatus taken from the plough

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Die Ka‘ba. - Public domain historical image
Palace of the Ceasars. - A painting of a group of people standing in front of a castle

Palace of the Ceasars. - A painting of a group of people standing in f...

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Female archer. - Wonders of the Ancient World

Female archer. - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Facade of the palace of Darius, Persepolis

Facade of the palace of Darius, Persepolis

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Lucerne & le Mt. Pilate Cartes de visite

Lucerne & le Mt. Pilate Cartes de visite

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Dancing - Public domain  drawing

Dancing - Public domain drawing

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Medic and Persian foot-soldiers
Elijah, Ahab, and Jezebel in Naboth's vineyard

Elijah, Ahab, and Jezebel in Naboth's vineyard

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Gustave Dore - Ezra, the priest, reading the Law

Gustave Dore - Ezra, the priest, reading the Law

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Jeremiah on the ruins of Jerusalem

Jeremiah on the ruins of Jerusalem

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Rizpah protecting the bodies of her sons

Rizpah protecting the bodies of her sons

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Salomon - Wonders of the Ancient World

Salomon - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Zagorodnyi Dom. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Zagorodnyi Dom. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Combattimento per cadavere di Patroclo
Destruction of Carthage - Wonders of the Ancient World

Destruction of Carthage - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Chariot race in the Circus Maximus

Chariot race in the Circus Maximus

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Egyptian columns. - Wonders of the Ancient World

Egyptian columns. - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Death scenes, ancient Rome
Couch for the repast - Engraving, Public domain image

Couch for the repast - Engraving, Public domain image

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Scene from the first act of "Oedipus"

Scene from the first act of "Oedipus"

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Iphis suspendio perit - Wonders of the Ancient World

Iphis suspendio perit - Wonders of the Ancient World

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A panoramic view of Broadway, New York City, commencing at the Astor House. [Repeated under each one of the three pictures on this sheet.]

A panoramic view of Broadway, New York City, commencing at the Astor H...

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Couch, bed, stool, table and brazier

Couch, bed, stool, table and brazier

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Ansicht von Olympia, nach R. Bohn

Ansicht von Olympia, nach R. Bohn

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Ancient Corinth - Wonders of the Ancient World

Ancient Corinth - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Malco, Magone, Annibale, Didone ec.

Malco, Magone, Annibale, Didone ec.

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Home of a rich Athenian woman - Egypt

Home of a rich Athenian woman - Egypt

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Panorama del foro, Pompei, Italy

Panorama del foro, Pompei, Italy

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La captivité des tribus d'Israel

La captivité des tribus d'Israel

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Comedian - Wonders of the Ancient World

Comedian - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Marble statue of an Amazon

Marble statue of an Amazon

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Apollo playing the cithara, with Artemis and hind

Apollo playing the cithara, with Artemis and hind

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Picus in picum auem mutatus

Picus in picum auem mutatus

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Attic crater, 4th century B.C., Dionysus and nymphs.

Attic crater, 4th century B.C., Dionysus and nymphs.

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Diana of Ephesus and the slaves

Diana of Ephesus and the slaves

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Europa mit dem Stier - A black and white photo of a statue of a woman on a cow

Europa mit dem Stier - A black and white photo of a statue of a woman ...

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The Harpies - Wonders of the Ancient World

The Harpies - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Léandre adresse un message d'amour a Hero

Léandre adresse un message d'amour a Hero

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Hera and Iris - Wonders of the Ancient World
Mars between two Graces, Greece

Mars between two Graces, Greece

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Erato, from an intaglio

Erato, from an intaglio

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Orpheus und Eurydice - Wonders of the Ancient World

Orpheus und Eurydice - Wonders of the Ancient World

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The kingdom of Neptune - Drawing. Public domain image.

The kingdom of Neptune - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Char de Venus - Wonders of the Ancient World

Char de Venus - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Cyrus the Great - Wonders of the Ancient World

Cyrus the Great - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Medallion of Herodotus - Wonders of the Ancient World

Medallion of Herodotus - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Bust of Pythagoras - Wonders of the Ancient World

Bust of Pythagoras - Wonders of the Ancient World

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The inside of the Great Pyramid

The inside of the Great Pyramid

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Invasion of Britain by Julius Caesar
Kaligula ; Claudius ; Nero ; Tiberius

Kaligula ; Claudius ; Nero ; Tiberius

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Opfernde Priester - Wonders of the Ancient World

Opfernde Priester - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Colossus at Rhodes - Wonders of the Ancient World

Colossus at Rhodes - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Der Pharus zu Alexandria - Engraving, Public domain image

Der Pharus zu Alexandria - Engraving, Public domain image

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A shop for the sale of edibles, restored

A shop for the sale of edibles, restored

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Louxor.  Grand temple. - Wonders of the Ancient World

Louxor. Grand temple. - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Denderah Pylon. - Wonders of the Ancient World

Denderah Pylon. - Wonders of the Ancient World

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The Parthenon from the southeast

The Parthenon from the southeast

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Zeusstatue im Tempel zu Olympia - Public domain monumental decor engraving

Zeusstatue im Tempel zu Olympia - Public domain monumental decor engra...

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Agata Sardonica. - Wonders of the Ancient World

Agata Sardonica. - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Hadrian's tomb, Rome - Wonders of the Ancient World

Hadrian's tomb, Rome - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Priam venant demander a Achille le corps d'Hector

Priam venant demander a Achille le corps d'Hector

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Remains of Ephesus - Wonders of the Ancient World

Remains of Ephesus - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Roman siege equipment - Wonders of the Ancient World

Roman siege equipment - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Henry VIII King of England, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, etc.

Henry VIII King of England, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith...

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Pike's Peak from Garden of the Gods, Colorado

Pike's Peak from Garden of the Gods, Colorado

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Street Scene, Hopiland, Arizona

Street Scene, Hopiland, Arizona

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Reservoir dam looking east, showing the break.

Reservoir dam looking east, showing the break.

Massachusetts stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker wh... More

View of crowd in New York City street.

View of crowd in New York City street.

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Roman Empire. - A painting of a man riding on a horse

Roman Empire. - A painting of a man riding on a horse

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Coal train bound to the front. - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Coal train bound to the front. - stereoscopic view, public domain phot...

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Rock of Terror, Mt. Mansfield, Vt.

Rock of Terror, Mt. Mansfield, Vt.

Vermont stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who asse... More

Brewery after tornado. 19th centuty Wicsonsin stereoscope card.

Brewery after tornado. 19th centuty Wicsonsin stereoscope card.

Wisconsin stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who as... More

No. XXVII. A family group in the interior of the state of Georgia; No. XXVIII. Chiefs of the Creek Nation and a Georgian squatter.
Irwin, Richard B - Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine Contributions

Irwin, Richard B - Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine Contributions

NYPL collection of correspondence between editors and contributors, or potential contributors to the Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine was published in 1881 in New Y... More

Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides

Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides

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Cinerary urns and funeral pyre, Rome.

Cinerary urns and funeral pyre, Rome.

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Antigone and Ismene - Wonders of the Ancient World

Antigone and Ismene - Wonders of the Ancient World

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A section in the Agricultural building, World's Fair, Chicago, U.S.A.

A section in the Agricultural building, World's Fair, Chicago, U.S.A.

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Dumping culm, slate pile, Anthracite Coal Mining, Scranton, Pa., U.S.A.

Dumping culm, slate pile, Anthracite Coal Mining, Scranton, Pa., U.S.A...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a coal mine, mining, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Gardens surrounding the Indian pueblo of Zuni.

Gardens surrounding the Indian pueblo of Zuni.

Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who assembled it over a period of mo... More

The vindication of astrology &c

The vindication of astrology &c

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Raising of Lazarus

Raising of Lazarus

A book of hours is a type of devotional text that was popular in the Middle Ages, particularly in the late medieval period. It is a type of prayer book that contains a collection of prayers and devotional texts... More

New York City directory - Advertisements.
Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives

Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives

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No.2 A table of Hieroglyphics, found at Axum 1771

No.2 A table of Hieroglyphics, found at Axum 1771

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Old fountain at San Luis Potosi

Old fountain at San Luis Potosi

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Phyloe.  Grand temple et kiosque.

Phyloe. Grand temple et kiosque.

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Roman armor - Wonders of the Ancient World

Roman armor - Wonders of the Ancient World

Public domain scan of a decorated illuminated manuscript page, medieval, 13th-14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

The Panthéon, Paris, France - Public domain politician drawing

The Panthéon, Paris, France - Public domain politician drawing

Public domain photograph by William Henry Fox Talbot, 19th-century artistic early photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description William Henry Fox Talbot was a British scientist... More

Absaloms Ende - Wonders of the Ancient World

Absaloms Ende - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Herod's death - Wonders of the Ancient World

Herod's death - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Gustave Dore - Jahel et Sisara - Drawing. Public domain image.

Gustave Dore - Jahel et Sisara - Drawing. Public domain image.

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