European Gallery

Battle of Cannae plan, 216 BC

Map of the Battle of Cannae, in which Hannibal defeated the Romans during the Second Punic War, 216 BC.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

© North Wind Picture Archives

200s Bc, 216 Bc, 3rd Century Bc, Ancient, Ancient History, Ancient Roman, Ancient Rome, Army, Art, Battle, Battle Of Cannae, Bc, Cannae, Carthage, Carthaginian, Classical Civilization, Diagram, Europe, European, Hannibal, Historic, History, Illustration, Italy, Map, Military, Plan, Punic Wars, Roman, Roman Empire, Rome, Second Punic War, Vintage, War, Warfare

Tennis Court Oath, French Revolution, 1789

Third Estate pledging solidarity to write a constitution, known as the Tennis Court Oath, French Revolution.
Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a painting by Couder

© North Wind Picture Archives

1700s, 1789, 18th Century, Art, Europe, European, France, French, French Revolution, Government, Heritage, Historic, History, Illustration, National Assembly, Protest, Rebel, Rebellion, Revolt, Revolution, Tennis Court Oath, Third Estate, Traditional, Uprising, Versailles, Vintage

Maps of Italy in ancient times

Map of early tribes in Italy (top). of the Roman hills (lower left). and the vicinity of Rome (right) in the time of the Roman Empire.
Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

© North Wind Picture Archives

Ancient, Ancient Civilization, Ancient History, Ancient Roman, Ancient Rome, Antiquity, Art, Civilization, Classical, Classical Civilization, Europe, European, Historic, History, Illustration, Italian, Italy, Map, Regions, Roman, Rome, Territory, Tribe, Vintage