EXPL2A-00146Marco Polo welcomed at the court of Kublai Khan in China, 1200s. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration
Khojak Pass, Pakistan, on the road from Kandahar, AfghanistanCaravan entering Khojak Pass in the Sulaiman Range, Pakistan, on the road from Kandahar, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Making silk in early ChinaSilk-making in the early days of China. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
PASI2A-00004Marco Polo transported in Kublai Khans elephant car during visit to China, 1200s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier engraving
GASI2A-00007Mongol camp on the move in the Gobi Desert. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Afghanistan travelers nearing the Pamir Mountains, 1800sTravelers near the Pamir Mountains in Afghanistan, site of the ancient Silk Road. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
GASI2A-00040Horse caravan crossing the Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00075Trade caravans on the Silk Road, the great highway of Central Asia. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00049Transporting merchandise on the great Silk Road in the Middle Ages. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration
BUSN2A-00048Camel caravan loaded with goods. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration