Adonis was loved by Venus. When he was killed by a wild boar while hunting, Venus changed his blood…
Diana was a goddess of the Romans. She was the daughter of Zeus and Leto, twin sister of Apollo, and…
Fort Beauregard, at Bay Point, on the point opposite Fort Walker, was built of sand and palmetto logs…
"Butchering and dressing cattle for distribution to the Federal Army. The romance and reality of life…
Isle Aux Noix, in the Sorel. The sketch was made from the pilot's room of the steam-boat, about half…
"The Staghound is the Scotch deerhound, called also the wolf dog, a breed that is rapidly dying out.…
"A boot. Its essential distinction was its height; it rose above the middle of the leg, so as to surround…
"A knife with only one edge, which formed a straight line. The blade was pointed, and its back curved.…
"A net. In hunting it was usual to extend nets in a curved line of considerable length, so as in part…
"In this woodcut, two men are carrying the net home after the chase, and hold in their hands two of…
Its size is about that of a well grown goat., and it is so agile that it can clear at a bound crevices…
A hunting leopard. Has a short mane crest of hairs passing from the back of he head to the sholders.…
"Venatio, hunting was the name given among the Romans to an exhibition of wild beasts, which fought…
"Venatio, hunting was the name given among the Romans to an exhibition of wild beasts, which fought…
"Venatio, hunting was the name given among the Romans to an exhibition of wild beasts, which fought…
"Zona, also called cingulum, a girdle or zone, worn about the loins by both sexes. The chief use of…
"The hunting scenes are very numerous among their paintings, and the devices for capturing birds and…
A one-horse vehicle for spotsmen; so called from being used to carry dogs for hunting, in an open space…
"The American buffalo, or more properly bison, is an object of great importance to the hunters…
From a nursery rhyme, Simple Simon Met a Pieman. The Simple Simon went a-hunting for to catch…
"Chiron was instructed by Apollo and Diana, and was renowned for his skill in hunting, medicine, music,…
"Assyrian bas-relief. Part of a Lion-hunt, from Nimrud." —D'Anvers, 1895
The death of William Rufus, the third son of William the Conqueror and King of England from 1087 until…
This is a line engraving by Sir Anthony Van Dyck. The picture is one of many done for Charles I. The…
The passenger pigeon was very abundant in North America but eventually became extinct because of hunting.
"Foxhound, a high-spirited hound that has a keen scent, remarkable perseverance and great endurance."…
"Egyptian noble hunting waterfowl on the Nile with the "throwstick' (a boomerang). The birds rise from…