Virgil’s tomb (Italian: Tomba di Virgilio) is a Roman-era crypt in Naples, believed to be the grave of the poet Virgil (15 October 70 BC – 21 September 19 BC).
The Tomb of the poet Virgil. Roman-era crypt in Naples. Italian scenery.
Category: 1820
Swiss folk costumes at the beginning of the 19th century.
Swiss folk costumes from the cantons of Lucerne, Fribourg, Zug, Bern, Schwyz, Schaffhausen and Valais at the beginning of the 19th century.
The Hyperian Fountain at Pherae of Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece.
Mosque at the famous Messeis spring of Kefalovryso, the Hyperian fountain of antiquity, at todays Velestino (ancient Pherae).
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Alpine pass of Bramante. Col du Mont Cenis. Italian scenery 1820
Alpine pass of Bramante. Italian scenery from drawings made in 1817 by Elizabeth Frances Batty. Le Grand Lac Bramant is a lake in Savoie.
Landing in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Historical travelogue.
Landing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at the beginning of the 19th century. Historical travelogue by Emeric Essex Vidal and Rudolph Ackermann.
Bukyan. An Ida or Brahmin of Bali.
Bukyan.
Spicimens of Turkish Drawings. Costume of Turkey.
Spicimens of Turkish Drawings. Ottoman Empire
Dinner at Crisso. In the house of the bishop of Salona.
This prelate is receiving the homage of a Greek peasant, who kisses the ground before he applies his lips to the bishop’s hand.
Pillars of the opera. Prince Esterhazy, Lord Fife, Ball Hughes, Lord Wilton.
Prince Esterhazy, Lord Fife, Ball Hughes, Lord Wilton. The Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow, being anecdotes of the camp, court, clubs and society, 1810-1860.
Well known Bond Street Loungers in 1820.
Well known Bond Street Loungers in 1820. From left: The Earl of Sefton, The Duke of Devonshire, “Poodle Byng”, Lord Manners, The Duke of Beaufort. From the book: The Reminiscences… Read More
