An illustration of a group of adults and children, standing together in a group talking.
"Antoine Macault Reading his Translation of Diodorus Siculus to King Francis I. Designed by Holbein.…
An engraving from the block book, Apocalypsis Sancti Johannis, one of the earliest block books.
"Batering-ram, an engine for battering down the walls of besieged places. The ancients employed two…
Brawl among Egyptian boatmen. Carving from the tomb of Ptah-hetep during the Pyramid age.
An engraved illustration of a bootmaker's shop from the Decameron printed in 1492 by Giovanni Boccaccio.
An illustration of a captain of a ship looking at a man sitting on the deck.
An illustration of a ship captain standing next to an old man and a young girl in shackles.
A cartoon of two wealthy men viewing a painting. One of the men, who has a wooden leg, is blowing smoke…
in early development of race, the Caucasian type consisted of Mediterranean men (Jews of Algiers), Mediterranean…
An illustration of four men carrying two people in a sedan chair over mountainous terrain.
"Christ Driving Out the Money-Changers. By Albrecht Dürer. From the 'Little Passions.' Printed…
An illustration of two Georgia Crackers, a term that refers to the original American pioneer settlers…
"The Russians drink more tea perhaps than any other people. The tea is served in glass tumblers, with…
"and he took the seven loaves and the fishes; and he gave thanks and brake, and gave to the disciples,…
A fortified building situated between two sharp hills at the edge of a lake. Two men are launching a…
Mill, with a man standing and a man on horseback in the foreground.
A scene from Hawthorne's "Grandfather's Chair." A young girl is on a large scale, being weighed for…
A group of men looking over tall rocks to determine where the plume of smoke is coming from.
An illustration of a group consisting of three females and one male playing in water.