Historic Expeditions

Engravings depicting exploration and maritime scenes from the 19th century, showcasing ships, coastal towns, and traditional markets.

The harbour of Gravosa close to Dubrovnik on the Dalmatian coast, Croatia. Europe. Trip to Albania and Montenegro in 1858 by French explorer Guillaume Lejean. Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1860

The Telegraph Expedition Company camping in Labrador.

The harbour of Gravosa close to Dubrovnik on the Dalmatian coast, Croatia. Europe. Trip to Albania and Montenegro in 1858 by French explorer Guillaume Lejean. Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1860

Panoramic overview of the traditional market of Nyanngoue, Central Africa. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Journey from Zanzibar to Benguela by Verney Lovett Cameron, Le Tour du Monde 1877

Fomboni, the third largest town in the Comoros, north coast of Moheli Island, in 1869, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

View of the coast of Cowes, an English seaport and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, strollers, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known

View of Sorrento, the Gulf of Naples, vintage engraving. View of Sorrento, the Gulf of Naples, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1847. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10673327

View of Sorrento, the Gulf of Naples, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1847.

THE BEACH, YARMOUTH, UK. Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a coastal town in Norfolk, England. It is located at the mouth of the River Yare

VIEW OF ALICANTE, SPAIN.

Arrival of the Swedish ship Vega in the Bay of Naples. Landing Professor Nordenskiold, back in Europe after my polar exploration, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, (1879-80).

A steamer approaches the mouth of the harbour at Penzance, Cornwall, viewed from the sea Date: 1880

Departure of the Prince of Orange from Scheveningen, 1795. Departure from Prince Willem V from the beach of Scheveningen to England, January 18, 1795. The Stadholder says goodbye with his sons on the beach while luggage on board a fishermenpink is loaded. A lot of crowded public on the beach and the dunes.

A popular resort in New Hampshire. Date: 1874

lithograph by J D Woodward depicting Jaffa in Palestine circa 1840

Cowes, Isle of Wight, England. Artist: Unknown

Hintalo, also called Antalo, was the administrative centre of Enderta's historic Werda of Gabat Melash, a small town in the Debub Misraqawi zone in th...

Tunantins village, Amazon state. Brazil. South America. Journey from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean across South America, 1848-1860 by Paul Marcoy (1815-1887) Le Tour du Monde 1867

Gezicht op Paramaribo.View of the city of Paramaribo from the sea. Dutch ships in the foreground. Links two fishermen in and at a boat.

This sketch by Louis Delaporte is one of dozens he drew during his two-year venture (1866-68) with the Mekong Exploration Commission sponsored by the French Ministry of the Navy, the intention of which was to lay the groundwork for the expansion of French colonies in Indochina. Traveling the Mekong by boat, the small French delegation voyaged from Saigon to Phnom Penh to Luang Prabang, then farther north into the uncharted waters of Upper Laos and China's Yunnan province, before returning to Hanoi in 1868 by foot, accompanied by porters and elephants.

Arrival of merillion canoes, French Guiana, South America. Drawing by Edouard Riou (1833 - 1900) From Cayenne to the Andes (1878-1879) by Jules Crevaux (1847 - 1882) Le Tour du Monde 1880

Harbours of England, Scarborough, 1856. Author: J M W Turner. Engraver: Thomas. Lupton. Author: John Ruskin. Publisher: E. Gambart and Co. Printer: Spottiswoode & Co

Travelers in a river landscape. Two riders and two pedestrians on a path along a river. A fisherman in a boat on the water.

Distant view of the cityviewed from the Casbinn road. Date: 1864

Pilgrims camp at Alexandria on their way to Mecca. Date: 1853

View of Boppard in the Rhine Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, in 1880, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, Europe

Hong Kong, Illustration, Hand-Colored by Arthur B. Brown, Harper's Monthly Magazine, 1873

Hong Kong, Illustration, Hand-Colored by Arthur B. Brown, Harper's Monthly Magazine, 1873

Old view over Cap Haitien, Haiti. Caribbean, Central America. Haiti by Edgar la Selve 1871. Le Tour du Monde 1879

View of the Little Isle d'Altstadt on Lake Lucerne, with the monument that the famous Abbé Raynal has made it to the glory of the Three Premi Finders of Helvetic Freedom.

The town of Batz. The rocks, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, (1880-81).

Hastings, The Fishermen's Quarter; 19th century; Black and white illustration from "Our Own Country" a Descriptive, Historical and Pictorial guide to the UK published in late 1880s by Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. Historic pictures of Briatin.

The town of Batz. The rocks, vintage engraving. The town of Batz. The rocks, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, 1880-81. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656959

General panoramic view with palm trees and camels, Bouschir. Iran. Old steel engraved antique print. Published in L'Univers La Perse, in 1841. History of the ancient Persian empire

Boulak on the Nile River, Cairo, Egypt, c1890. Artist: Unknown

History of Africa. 19th century. The fleet of the international expedition at Banana Point, near the Dutch factory. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre. Historia de los Trabajos y Exploraciones Verificados (The Congo and the Founding of its Free State. A Story of Work and Exploration), by Henry M. Stanley. Edited in Barcelona, ca. 1890. Spain.

Larnaka, Larnaca, port city in the southeast of Cyprus, in 1880, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century original

Port Louis - Mauritius, 1848

Taboga, an island off the coast of Panama in the Pacific Ocean, here in 1869, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, ex...

Mandaya Village, Central Mindanao, Philippines island. Indonesia. Journey to the Philippines and Malaysia by Dr. J. Montano 1879-1881. Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1906

The Promenade des Anglais in Nice in 1880, France, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown, Europe

MR. O'DONOVAN'S JOURNEY THROUGH CENTRAL ASIA

Quebec, from Point Levis watercolor by Thomas Mower Martin from the book ' Canada ' by Wilfred Campbell, Published in 1907 by Adam and Charles Black in London

Adolph Kittendorff (1820-1902); Martinus Roerbye (1803-1848), a travel scene on Horten in Christianiafjord, 1880's

EPSOM RACES

Chandni Chowk intersection with shops and market in 1880, Delhi, India, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown...

The Boulevards of Paris at the end of the eighteenth century, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1843.

View of Zanzibar, travel and exploration by Henry Morton Stanley, expedition how I found Livingstone in Central Africa 1871-1872. Old engraving El Mun

Huatinmio, village of Indian Siriniris, vintage engraved illustration. Le Tour du Monde, Travel Journal, (1872).

City of Tali and Marco Polo

THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION

Central Africa. The capital of the Kingdom of Buganda (at present Uganda). It was governed by king Muteesa I of Buganda (1837-1884). Engraving by A. Sargent. Africa inexplorada, el Continente Misterioso by Henry Morton Stanley, c. 1887.

Small boat passing through Rio de Janeiro, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1847.

ROUND THE WORLD YACHTING IN THE 'CEYLON,' SINGAPORE

Toulon, France in the 18th century.From ""Histoire de la Revolution Francaise"" by Louis Blanc.

Funchal on Madeira, in 1880, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

AT MENTONE DURING THE RECENT FOREIGNERS' F?TE

A village in Gabon, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1876.

Bozcada, 1865, digitally improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date not known, Tenedos, island in the northeast Aegean or Thracian Sea, Turkey, Asia

Port of St. Thomas in 1869, Antilles Island Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, Port of St. Thomas in 1869, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

Carlsbad. Promenade on the old and new Wiesengasse. Promenades sur la vielle et nouvelle wiesengasse.

Old view of Dalry station, Australian states of Victoria, Australia. Souvenir of a French squatter in Australia by H. de Castella 1854-1856

Overview of Swansea, vintage engraved illustration. Le Tour du Monde, Travel Journal, (1865).

'The manners and customs of the Burmans - A wash and brush up in the Market-place, Mandalay', 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) in a dug-out on Lake Tanganyika

Village in a mountain landscape; Different landscapes; Topographia Vararum Regionum.A man with a stick over his shoulder and a woman with luggage on her head walking, accompanied by a dog, over a path towards a village.

On the island of Giudecca in the Venetian Lagoon, Italy, harbour scenes, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, original date unknown, Europe

The pier of Saint-Louis, Cayenne, French Guiana, Department of France, South America. Voyage of exploration in the interior of the Guianas 1877 by Jules Crevaux. Le Tour du Monde 1879

Overview of Bharatpur, vintage engraved illustration. Le Tour du Monde, Travel Journal, (1872).

Caldwell, Lake George , Lakes & ponds, Mountains, Trees, Boats, Cities & towns. Louis Prang & Company Collection

A view of Cape Rouge or Carouge, nine miles above the city of Quebec. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Italy, Rulli, B., View of Tropea, verso - stamped, Above: view of the coast of Tropea. Various fishing boats off the coast. Below: two text boxes and a small scene with a view of Tropea. Numbered top right: VIII., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 435 mm, width 612 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1806 - 1858, paper, papier, etching, etsen

Canoe race kept under one roof, vintage engraved illustration. Le Tour du Monde, Travel Journal, (1872).

2nd. View of Isle de Ste. Helene. (IT)

A popular tourist resort on the Delaware river, separating New Jersey from Pennsylvania. Date: 1874

GRAND VIEW OF THE PROCESSION, THE BURNS FESTIVAL

Asia Minor. Modern Smyrna. Turkey. Engraving, 19th century.

Fishing village, Baddeck , Villages, Fishing. Charles H. Woodbury (1864-1940). Prints

The Paseo in Havana, Cuba, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 530, Volume XXI, April 23, 1853.

Landscape of a village in the interior of Java island, Indonesia. Southeast Asia. Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1860

Travellers camp outside the palace of the king of Karague, Africa. Old XIX century engraved from Le Tour du Monde 1864

The High Street in Clovelly as it appeared in the late 19th century. The New Inn sign is now on the left of this view looking up the hill. At times, the New Inn let rooms on both sides of the street and photos from the mid 20th century show the sign swapping from one side of the street to the other. Black and White Illustration from Our Own Country Vol III published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. in the late 19th century.

The port of Goa, with Europeanvessels anchored offshore Date: circa 1700

A view Celebes, vintage engraved illustration. Le Tour du Monde, Travel Journal, (1872).

AN AUTUMN TOUR IN SWITZERLAND

Pasuruan or Pasoeroean is a city in eastern Java, Indonesia, on the Madura Strait. Established by the Dutch in 1707, it remains an active seaport. It has shipyards, sugar and rice mills, and various factories.

TRAVELLING IN SIBERIA

Village view with inn and windmill. Village view with a truck in the foreground. Right a woman with one can handle a conversation with two riders. In the background there is an inn on the right, left a windmill on a hill.

TOURISTS. Egypt, engraving 1879

Morning promenade upon the cliff, Brighton , Donkeys, Riding, Spectators. James Gillray (1756-1815). Prints and Drawings

The album of views from Italy Marina di Capri. unknown

Landmarks of the route across the Pampas to Arequipa, Islay province. Peru, South America. Travel across South America from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean, 1848-1960 by Paul Marcoy (1815 - 1887) First stage, from Islay to Arequipa, Peru. Le Tour du Monde 1862

Covent Garden market six o'clock in the morning. Date: 1862

Travel joy.

Eruption of Vesuvius. People being evacuated from their houses as Vesuvius erupts in the background: April, 1906. From 'Le Petit Journal', Paris 20 April 1906.

Harbour, rowing boats, sailing ship, Mediterranean Sea, cityscape, hill, historical illustration 1897, Algier, Algeria, Africa

Figures in a walled garden with breeding trays; Lawny month; The twelve months. View visitors in a garden or nursery plants. In the foreground a wheelbarrow with a watering can and a shovel.

Naples from Chiaja side view from the first tavern to Margellina at Mattia Rust

A Congo village visited by Henry Morton Stanley during his trans-African journey of 1874-1877. Engraving, Paris, 1882.

"The environ of Thun - Picturesque tour of the Oberland". Switzerland Vintage Historical Print from Repository of Arts Published by Rudolph Ackermann, 1810s

'Bazaar at Cabul, in the fruit season', 1847. Artist: Unknown

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