British Isles Collection

Nottingham Castle in the 1500s
Nottingham Castle overlooking the surrounding countryside in the 1500s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Book of Kells illustration of St. Matthew
Saint Matthew, an illuminated manuscript page from the Book of Kells, 8th or 9th century AD. Printed color reproduction of the document

Scotland map, 1870s
Map of Scotland, 1870s. Printed color lithograph

Map of Britain in 597 AD
Map of territory controlled by Celts, Picts, Anglos, Saxons, and other tribes in Britain in 597 AD. Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

Ireland map, 1870s
Map of Ireland, or Eire, 1870s. Printed color lithograph

Lindisfarne Gospels page
Beginning of the Book of Luke, Lindisfarne Gospels, 1100s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction

Map of Europe under the Roman Empire
Map of Europe in the time of the Roman Empire. Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

Map of the Roman Empire
Map showing the extent of the Roman Empire. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Coal mine in England, 1850s
Removing coal in the Bradley mine, Staffordshire, England, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Celtic bronze swords
Bronze swords of the Celts, found in Ireland. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration of artifacts

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Map of Europe in the time of Charlemagne, 768-814 AD. Printed color lithograph, 19th century

Druid carrying mistletoe and a sickle. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Bakers at their trade in the late Middle Ages
Bakers of York, showing their guild ordinances, England, 1590s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Druids collecting sacred mistletoe
Druid ceremony gathering mistletoe in the forest. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Roman Empire, circa 200 AD
Map of the Roman Empire in the third century. Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

Clonmacnoise, Ireland, site of an early Christian abbey
Celtic cross amid ruins of the 6th-century abbey at Clonmacnoise, Ireland. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Sun-wheel on a Celtic quern, Ireland
Sun-wheel carved on a quern, a primative grinding-stone, Ireland. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Man dressed in traditional Celt or Finnish attire
Turanian of Finland in traditional clothing, similar to that worn by the ancient Celts. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Peasant paying rent in the late Middle Ages
Tenant paying rent, from a book of surveying printed in England, 1523. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Medieval guild seal
Guild merchants seal, Gloucester, England, circa 1200. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction

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Sea fight between the American ship Bonhomme Richard and the British HMS Serapis, 1779. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ireland in the 16th century
Map of Ireland before the English invasion, circa 1580. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Hermit monk in the Middle Ages
Medieval hermit monk living a life of self-deprivation. Antique hand-colored print

Scots housewife preparing haggis, 1800s
Chopping the ingredients for haggis in Scotland, 1800s Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century E. A. Abbey illustration

Medieval manor and fields
Arrangement of manor lands and a farming village in the late Middle Ages. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Celtic cross
Celtic sunwheel cross at Rostrevor, Northern Ireland. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Druids cutting mistletoe
Druid priests gathering mistletoe, observed by Roman soldiers. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Anglo-Saxon warriors, circa 900 A. D
Anglo-Saxon warriors of the tenth century, British Isles. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Irish feast in olden days
Banquet in ancient Ireland Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ancient Celtic ruins in western Ireland
Archaic beehive huts, Fort of the Wolves on the west coast of Ireland. Hand-colored engraving

Ancient Roman urinal at Chesters, Northumbria, England
Remains of a Roman latrine in the bathhouse at Chesters, a fort along Hadrians Wall, Northumbria, England. Digital photograph

Coal mine disaster in England, 1860s
Volunteers lowered into a coal mine to attempt rescue of trapped miners in England, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Bobbing for apples at a Halloween party in Ireland, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Christmas party in a baronial hall in the olden time, England. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Christmas merriment in an old English manor. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Christmas music in an Anglican church, 1880s
Choir singing a Christmas hymn in an Anglican church, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Spanish Armadas route in 1588
Chart of the Spanish Armadas course, 1588. Hand-colored engraving

Illuminated manuscript page of the Gospels in Latin
Page from the Latin Gospels given by King Aethelstan to the Church of Canterbury, 900s AD. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of the document

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Wayfarers at an inn, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Vikings raiders ready to set sail
Danish Vikings preparing to raid the British coast. 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

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Danish Viking ship " Raven" at sea, showing oars and sails. 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

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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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

Medieval Saxons in battle
Saxons in battle in the early Middle Ages. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ogham inscription and sun symbol on an Old Irish gravestone
Pagan gravestone carved with sun symbols and Old Irish Ogham cipher, Ireland. Watercolor wash on a halftone reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

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