European Collection (#16)

Vikings raiders ready to set sail
Danish Vikings preparing to raid the British coast. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Burial artifacts of prehistoric Jutland
Prehistoric burial artifacts found in Jutland. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration of artifacts

Druid religious ceremony in ancient Gaul
Worship among the Druids of ancient Gaul. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ancient Saxon idols Hermensul and Crodon
Hermensul (left) representing Justice, and Crodon (right), idols of the ancient Saxons. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Huns migrating to Europe from Asia
Arrival of the Huns in Europe, migrating from Asia, 5th century. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ostrogoth invaders defeated at Taginae, 552 A. D
Byzantine general Narses overcomes the Ostrogoths in battle at Taginae, Italy, 552 A.D. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Home of a medieval Saxon nobleman
Residence of a Saxon nobleman, early Middle Ages. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Sentry guarding a Gaul camp in Roman times
Sentinel keeping watch over a camp of Gauls in a forest of early Europe. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Woman dressed in traditional Celt or Finnish attire
Finnish woman in traditional clothing similar to Celtic artifacts from Ireland. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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Brunelleschis dome of the Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral in Florence, Italy, built in the 1400s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Russian serfs greeting a noble, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Starving peasants begging from wealthy Russians, 1890s
Starving Russian peasants begging from a wealthy couple in the town of Kazan, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Russian political prisoners sent to Siberia, 1880s
Russian prisoners marched on a muddy road to exile in Siberia, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Hradschin Castle overlooking Prague, 1800s
Castle of Hradschin, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Italian village in the Dolomites, 1800s
Village of Cortina below Mount Tofana in the Dolomites, Italian Alps, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Norwegian village funeral, 1800s
Sunday funeral in a Norwegian village, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Cologne, Germany, 1531
City of Cologne on the Rhine in the 16th century. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration

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Russian peasant women at work, carrying large stones on a litter. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Russian serfs using thatch from their roofs to feed livestock during a famine, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Dutch soldier armed with an arquebus
Dutch soldier carrying an arquebus, 1500s or 1600s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 17th-century illustration

Farmers market in Berlin, Germany, 1870s
Fruit-boats selling produce along the Spree River in Berlin, Germany, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Norse settlement ruins in Greenland
Ruins of a Viking church at Katortok, Greenland, view in 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Berne, Switzerland
Berne, the federal capital of Switzerland, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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St. Martins Church in Cologne, Germany. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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University of Padua students and a farm woman bringing produce for sale, Italy, 1580s. Antique hand-colored print

Russians from the Volga and Mordovia, 1800s
People of the Volga region of Russia, including a Mordovian man (left). Antique hand-colored print

Spanish people from Murcia
Natives of Murcia, Spain. Antique hand-colored print

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A group of Russian nobles called boyars, the Kremlin in the background, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut

Carved portal, Nasrid Palace in the Alahambra, Granada, Spain
Intricately carved portal of the Nasrid Palaces of the Alhambra, a medieval Moorish city, Granada, Spain. Digital photograph

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Florence, Italy, from San Miniato, circa 1890. Photograph, 19th century

Isabel Burton as a young woman
Isabel Arundell Burton at the time of her wedding to explorer Richard Burton. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Monk copying a medieval manuscript
Medieval copyist writing a manuscript on a sheet of vellum, 1400s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut of an earlier illustration

Sir Richard Burton
Explorer Richard Burton in 1879. Hand-colored photogravure reproduction of a 19th-century painting

Apostle preaching Christianity, a medieval depiction
Preaching of the first missionary Apostles, as depicted in a 1402 tapestry. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of the tapestry

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Moors surrender of Granada to Isabella and Ferdinand, 1492. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

King Henry I of Germany
Henry I (the Fowler) proclaimed emperor of Germany. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Charles V and Pope Clement VIII entering Bologna
Entry of Emperor Charles V and Pope Clement VIII into Bologna. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

William Tell, legendary Swiss archer
William Tell aiming his crossbow to shoot an apple off his sons head. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

William Tell in the Swiss independence fight
Escape of William Tell from a sinking boat during the Swiss independence movement, 1300s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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Hermann blowing his horn, calling the Cherusci to battle against the Romans in ancient Germany. Hand-colored photogravure reproduction of a 19th-century illustration by Hanfstaegl

Chained books in a Dutch library
University of Leiden library, where all the books were chained in place, 1500s -1600s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 17th-century illustration

Assembling the First Crusade, 1095 AD
Pope Urban II calling the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont, 1095. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration

Jews assaulted in Kiev, 1880s
Assault on Jews within sight of the Russian military in Kiev, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Viking explorers on the North American coast
Viking settlers exploring the North American coast. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Woman stirring a cook-pot hanging in a fireplace. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Christmas feast in a baronial hall. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration by Caldecott

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Coffee-house orator in London, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19t9h-century illustration

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Gentlemens toast to " The Queen, " England, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Charles Dana Gibson illustration

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