Copper engraving taken from “Tableau historique de l’Inde, contenant un Abrégé de la Mithologie et des mœurs Indiennes, avec une description de leur Politique, de leur Religion, &c.” by Anquetil-Duperron. Published in 1771 by La Société Typographique, Bouillon.
Soft ground etchings taken from “Sketches representing the Native Tribes, Animals, and Scenery of Southern Africa, from Drawings made by the late Mr. Samuel Daniell, engraved by William Daniell”. The plates in this large paper copy printed on India paper.
On the left a Xhosa man and on the right a Xhosa girl as drawn by Samuel Daniell around the start of the 19th century. Published by his brother in 1820.
Lithograph taken from Caillaud’s “Voyage à Méroé, au fleuve blanc au-delà de Fazoql dans le midi du royaume de Sennâr”,
published in Paris by the Imprimerie Royal in 1823.
Plate no. 240: “The Simoom in the desert.”, a chromolithograph taken from David Roberts’ quarto edition of “The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia.”, Vol. VI. Of the 250 lithographs in these six volumes only two are chromolithographs, the vast majority being tinted lithographs.
Plate no. 236: “Bazaar in the street leading to the mosque El Mooristan, Cairo.”,
a tinted lithograph taken from David Roberts’ quarto edition of “The Holy Land,
Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia.”, Vol. VI, London, Day & Son 1856.
A lithograph coloured by hand. Taken from “Voyage dans la Cilicie et dans les Montagnes du Taurus exécuté pendant les années 1852-1853” by Victor Langlois. Published in Paris in 1861 by Benjamin Duprat.
The photochrome above of the Ecce Homo Arch comes from a rare
book, titled “Jerusalem”
Photogravure taken from Hugues Krafft “A travers le Turkestan Russe.”
Plate no. 8, titled: Dans les bazars : l’étalage d’un potier.