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Asia Collection

Background imageAsia Collection: The Hereford Mappa Mundi of 1280 - Jerusalem is at the center

The Hereford Mappa Mundi of 1280 - Jerusalem is at the center, Europe lower left, Africa lower right. Printed color halftone reproduction 19th century

Background imageAsia Collection: Map of the Pacific island groups, 1800s

Map of the Pacific island groups, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Genghis Khan leading the Mongols

Genghis Khan leading the Mongols. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Us Navy squadron commanded by Matthew Perry sailing for Japan

Us Navy squadron commanded by Matthew Perry sailing for Japan, 1852: USS Susquehannah, Saratoga, St Mary s, a supply ship, Plymouth, Perry in rowboat, Mississippi, and Princeton (left to right)

Background imageAsia Collection: Mongol horseman

Mongol horseman
Mongol or Tartar horseman. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Japanese samurai warriors in full armor

Japanese samurai warriors in full armor. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: Japanese taking Port Arthur, 1894

Japanese taking Port Arthur, 1894
Japanese warships taking Port Arthur, Manchuria, during the Sino-Japanese War, 1894. Printed color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Japanese swordsmen. Antique hand-colored print

Japanese swordsmen. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: Burmese womens native attire

Burmese womens native attire
Women of Burma (now Brunei) in traditional dress, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: Map of Siam (now Thailand) and the independent Shan States

Map of Siam (now Thailand) and the independent Shan States, 1870s. Printed color lithograph, 19th century

Background imageAsia Collection: Mongol soldiers demonstrating their horsemanship

Mongol soldiers demonstrating their horsemanship
Mongol warriors showing their horsemanship to the Chinese forces of Hung-Wu. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Island of Krakatoa before its destruction when its volcano erupted in 1883

Island of Krakatoa before its destruction when its volcano erupted in 1883. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Map of the flat earth according to Herodotus

Map of the flat earth according to Herodotus, ancient Greek historian. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Mongol nomads moving camp

Mongol nomads moving camp
Medieval Tartar yurts and wagons moving camp. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Battle of Manila Bay, 1898

Battle of Manila Bay, 1898
Admiral George Dewey commanding US fleet in the Battle of Manila Bay, Spanish-American War, 1898. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Visigoths and Romans defeating the Huns at Chalons

Visigoths and Romans defeating the Huns at Chalons
Thorismond proclaimed king of the Visigoths on the battlefield near Chalons after defeating Attila, 451 A.D. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Siberian Tartar woman and a Russian Mongol couple

Siberian Tartar woman and a Russian Mongol couple
Siberian Tartar (left) and Kalmyk Mongol couple (right) of Russia in their traditional clothing Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: Plowing rice paddies with water buffalo

Plowing rice paddies with water buffalo
Using water buffalo to plow rice paddies in China. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Sailing ships in the Spice Islands

Sailing ships in the Spice Islands
Volcano on Tidore in the Moluccas, seen from the neighboring island of Ternate, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Chinese man and a Malaysian woman

Chinese man and a Malaysian woman
Chinese businessman and a Malaysian woman in traditional attire, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: Vapor trailing from Mt. Mayon, Philippines

Vapor trailing from Mt. Mayon, Philippines
Native village beneath the volcanic cone of Mount Mayon, in the Philippines, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Globe of 1492, lacking the New World

Globe of 1492, lacking the New World
Diagram of Martin Behaims globe, made just before Columbus discovered America. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Ptolemys map of the world

Ptolemys map of the world, illustrating a concept of the flat earth. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction

Background imageAsia Collection: British Viceroy of India entering Delhi, 1902

British Viceroy of India entering Delhi, 1902
Lord Curzon, British Viceroy of India, entering Delhi on an elephant, with Lady Curzon, 1902. Photograph

Background imageAsia Collection: Marco Polo welcomed at the court of Kublai Khan in China

Marco Polo welcomed at the court of Kublai Khan in China, 1200s. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Confucius. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Confucius. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Sumatra, 1800s

Sumatra, 1800s
Map of Sumatra, 1870s. Color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Japanese women musicians

Japanese women musicians
Japanese women playing music and drums, wearing traditional clothing. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: Japanese poet under a cherry tree

Japanese poet under a cherry tree
Japanese mother and infant meeting a poet under a cherry tree. Lithograph reproduction of a painting by Genjiro Kataoka, circa 1910

Background imageAsia Collection: Behaims 1492 globe showing a round Earth but no New World

Behaims 1492 globe showing a round Earth but no New World
Diagram of globe by Martin Behaim, without the New World, created in 1492. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Confucius

Confucius
Portrait of Confucius. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: The Roc, a fabulous legendary bird of great size and strength

The Roc, a fabulous legendary bird of great size and strength. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: World map of the flat earth printed by Beatus Rhenanus Bildaus Rheinau early

World map of the flat earth printed by Beatus Rhenanus Bildaus Rheinau early 1500s - North is left, Mediterranean Sea middle Printed color lithograph reproduction 19th century

Background imageAsia Collection: Map of the world according to ancient Greek geographer Eratosthenes

Map of the world according to ancient Greek geographer Eratosthenes. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction

Background imageAsia Collection: Japanese ladies in traditional clothing

Japanese ladies in traditional clothing
Japanese girls and a woman with her baby, wearing traditional dress, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: Tartars of Russia

Tartars of Russia
Russian Tartars in their native attire Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: Opium Wars in China, 1800s

Opium Wars in China, 1800s
Chinese rioters burning British warehouses during the Second Opium War, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Colonial battle in French Indo-China, 1800s

Colonial battle in French Indo-China, 1800s
French forces capture Langson in Indo-China (Vietnam), 1885. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Chinese farmers planting rice

Chinese farmers planting rice
Transplanting and irrigating rice in China. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Elephant-fight for sport in British colonial India

Elephant-fight for sport in British colonial India
British officials watching a duel on elephants in Baroda, India, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Japanese emperor Mutsuhito, 1890s

Japanese emperor Mutsuhito, 1890s
Emperor Mutsuhito of Japan in his state carriage, Tokyo, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Japanese emperor Komei in his palace at Kyoto, 1850s

Japanese emperor Komei in his palace at Kyoto, 1850s
Palace of Komei, emperor of Japan, at Kyoto, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Natives of Malaysia and the Celebes

Natives of Malaysia and the Celebes
Malaysians from Sumatra and on the far right, a man from Celebes, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: People of India in traditional attire

People of India in traditional attire
Parsi woman of Bombay, and a man and woman from east India or Singapore in native dress, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: Vietnamese Buddhist clergy

Vietnamese Buddhist clergy
Buddhist priests from Annam (Vietnam), Indochina, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: Traditional styles of Vietnamese from Tonkin

Traditional styles of Vietnamese from Tonkin
Women and soldiers from Tonkin (now Vietnam), in native dress, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: Traditional Burmese uniforms and dress

Traditional Burmese uniforms and dress
Burmese officer in his traditional uniform, a government official, and a girl from Mandalay. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: Native village of the Marianas, 1800s

Native village of the Marianas, 1800s
Saipan island village in the Mariana Islands, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Burmese family of the Karenni

Burmese family of the Karenni
Karenni women and children of the Burmese mountains, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: Sri Lanka upper class people, 1800s

Sri Lanka upper class people, 1800s
Well-to-do people of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1800s. Antique hand colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: Javanese emperor and empress, 1890s

Javanese emperor and empress, 1890s
Emperor and empress of Surakarta in Java, Indonesia, circa 1890. Hand-colored engraving reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Background imageAsia Collection: Khojak Pass, Pakistan, on the road from Kandahar, Afghanistan

Khojak Pass, Pakistan, on the road from Kandahar, Afghanistan
Caravan entering Khojak Pass in the Sulaiman Range, Pakistan, on the road from Kandahar, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: People of Annam (Vietnam), 1800s

People of Annam (Vietnam), 1800s
Men and women of Annam, in Indochina, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: North-central Asian people in traditional attire

North-central Asian people in traditional attire
Persons from Tsinghai, from Buryat-Mongolia playing music, and from Obdorsk (Salekhard) in Siberia. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: Uzbekistan men, 1800s

Uzbekistan men, 1800s
Men from Khiva, Uzbekistan, in traditional clothing. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: Uzbekistan and Turkistan traditional clothing

Uzbekistan and Turkistan traditional clothing
Man of Khiva (left), the Emir of Bukhara and his guard, and a woman of Samarkand. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: Ceylon women elegantly dressed, 1800s

Ceylon women elegantly dressed, 1800s
Women of Jaffna, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), in their finest traditional clothing. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: Afghan men, 1800s

Afghan men, 1800s
Afghan men in their traditional attire. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: Afghan men in the Khyber Pass, 1800s

Afghan men in the Khyber Pass, 1800s
Armed Afghans prepared to defend the Khyber Pass. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: Kirghiz people of central Asia

Kirghiz people of central Asia
Kirghiz people of the Asian steppes in their traditional attire. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: Siamese (Thai) actors and actresses

Siamese (Thai) actors and actresses
Native actors and actresses in traditional costume, Siam, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: High-born family in India

High-born family in India
Prince with his family and a Hindu servant woman, India, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: Singapore and Malaysian traders, 1800s

Singapore and Malaysian traders, 1800s
Chinese traders from the Straits Settlement and from Singapore (right), 1800s. Antique hand colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: Sri Lankan devil dancers

Sri Lankan devil dancers
Devil dancers and drummer in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1800s. Antique hand colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: Magellans ships at Mactan

Magellans ships at Mactan, an island in the Philippines, where Magellan was killed in a battle with natives, 1521. Hand-colored 19th-century halftone reproduction of a 16th-century engraving

Background imageAsia Collection: Sri Lanka upper class, 1800s

Sri Lanka upper class, 1800s
Well-to-do people of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1800s. Antique hand colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: Great voyages of the age of exploration

Great voyages of the age of exploration
Map of great voyages from 1492 to 1580. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Ptolemys world map, circa 150 AD

Ptolemys world map, circa 150 AD, from the edition of 1472. Color halftone reproduction of the first printed edition of 1472

Background imageAsia Collection: Tiger hunt in British India, 1800s

Tiger hunt in British India, 1800s
British hunting party in India en route to a tiger netting, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Trade caravans on the Silk Road

Trade caravans on the Silk Road, the great highway of Central Asia. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Some large mammals

Some large mammals
Some wild animals of the world. Lithograph reproduction of 19th-century illustrations

Background imageAsia Collection: Huns invading eastern Europe

Huns invading eastern Europe
Attilas Huns ravaging Moravia during invasion of central Europe. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: East Indian divers gathering parls

East Indian divers gathering parls, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Making silk in early China

Making silk in early China
Silk-making in the early days of China. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Outrigger canoes at a native village in the Nicobar Islands

Outrigger canoes at a native village in the Nicobar Islands, Bay of Bengal, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Native village of Warus-Warus

Native village of Warus-Warus, Ceram, in the Moluccas (Spice Islands). Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Ocean steamship carried inland in Sumatra by tsunami from the Krakatoa eruption

Ocean steamship carried inland in Sumatra by tsunami from the Krakatoa eruption, 1883. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Krakatoa and neighboring islets after the volcanic eruption of 1883

Krakatoa and neighboring islets after the volcanic eruption of 1883. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Dauphin Map by Pierre Desceliers made for Prince Henry (who became Henri II)

Dauphin Map by Pierre Desceliers made for Prince Henry (who became Henri II) by order of the French King Francis I, 1546. Printed color halftone reproduction 19th century

Background imageAsia Collection: Ptolemys map of the world shown in red

Ptolemys map of the world shown in red, true locations in black. Printed color lithograph 19th century

Background imageAsia Collection: Invasion of eastern Europe by Attila and the Huns

Invasion of eastern Europe by Attila and the Huns, 400s AD. Hand-colored photogravure reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Medallions of Marco Polo and Kublai Khan

Medallions of Marco Polo and Kublai Khan. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Marco Polo transported in Kublai Khans elephant car during visit to China

Marco Polo transported in Kublai Khans elephant car during visit to China, 1200s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier engraving

Background imageAsia Collection: Java dancers and actors

Java dancers and actors
Performers of Java in traditional costumes. Antique hand-colored print



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