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Asia Collection (page 2)

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: 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: Afghan men, 1800s

Afghan men, 1800s
Afghan men in their traditional attire. 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: 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: EXPL2A-00268

EXPL2A-00268
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: 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: 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: 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: GPAC2A-00011

GPAC2A-00011
Native village of Warus-Warus, Ceram, in the Moluccas (Spice Islands). Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: GPAC2A-00008

GPAC2A-00008
Ocean steamship carried inland in Sumatra by tsunami from the Krakatoa eruption, 1883. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: GPAC2A-00022

GPAC2A-00022
Krakatoa and neighboring islets after the volcanic eruption of 1883. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: EXPL2A-00065

EXPL2A-00065
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: EXPL2A-00353

EXPL2A-00353
Ptolemys map of the world shown in red, true locations in black. Printed color lithograph 19th century

Background imageAsia Collection: PANC2A-00076

PANC2A-00076
Invasion of eastern Europe by Attila and the Huns, 400s AD. Hand-colored photogravure reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: PEXP2A-00048

PEXP2A-00048
Medallions of Marco Polo and Kublai Khan. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: PASI2A-00004

PASI2A-00004
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

Background imageAsia Collection: GASI2A-00007

GASI2A-00007
Mongol camp on the move in the Gobi Desert. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: EVNT2A-00313

EVNT2A-00313
Map of the China Seas, Philippines, and European colonies in the region, 1898. Printed color lithograph 19th century

Background imageAsia Collection: Chinese worker and businessman

Chinese worker and businessman
Southern Chinese workman and businessman in traditional attire, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: Mekong River village in the 1800s

Mekong River village in the 1800s
Native village on the Mekong River shore in Khong, Laos-Cambodia border, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century woodcut

Background imageAsia Collection: Black Hole of Calcutta, 1756

Black Hole of Calcutta, 1756
English officers imprisoned in the Black Hole of Calcutta, India, 1756. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Vietnamese Buddhist clergy

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

Background imageAsia Collection: Burmese women and a spinning wheel

Burmese women and a spinning wheel
Burmese woman spinning, another at a loom (left), and a woman (right) from Ava, former capital of Burma. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: Thupurama Dagoba in Sri Lanka

Thupurama Dagoba in Sri Lanka
Thupurama Dagoba, a Buddhist shrine erected in 307 BC in Ceylon - now Sri Lanka. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Sri Lanka natives, 1800s

Sri Lanka natives, 1800s
Hindu woman of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), and a Singalese official and his page, 1800s. Antique hand colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: Borneo natives, 1800s

Borneo natives, 1800s
Natives of Borneo, 1800s. Antique hand colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: Borneo village in the 1800s

Borneo village in the 1800s
Native village in Borneo near Sarawak, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Huns migrating to Europe from Asia

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

Background imageAsia Collection: Afghanistan travelers nearing the Pamir Mountains, 1800s

Afghanistan travelers nearing the Pamir Mountains, 1800s
Travelers near the Pamir Mountains in Afghanistan, site of the ancient Silk Road. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: GASI2A-00066

GASI2A-00066
King, queen, and young prince of Siam and a Buddhist monk, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: GASI2A-00065

GASI2A-00065
Muslim people of India, 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: Turkestan traditional clothing

Turkestan traditional clothing
People of Turkistan in traditional attire. 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: Maharaja, guard, and woman from Kashmir, India

Maharaja, guard, and woman from Kashmir, India
Rajah of Kashmir, attended by a bodyguard and a woman dancer. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: Tibetan women, 1800s

Tibetan women, 1800s
Women of Tibet in their traditional clothing. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsia Collection: Lama and other Tibetans

Lama and other Tibetans
People of Tibet, including a lama from Lhasa (right), in 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: 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: GASI2A-00040

GASI2A-00040
Horse caravan crossing the Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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: Young woman in Canton rowing a sampan

Young woman in Canton rowing a sampan
Chinese girl rowing a sampan on the Pearl River, Canton, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsia Collection: Feast of the Thugs in India, 1800s

Feast of the Thugs in India, 1800s
Kalee-poojah, or feast of the Thugs, India, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration



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