Of the river scenery of America, the Hudson, at West Point, is doubtless the boldest and most beautiful.
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Shoes of antiquity. Sandals, closed footwear of the ancient world.
Classical Antiquity. Footwear. Fashions and Customs. Calceus, Ocrea, Caliga, Campagus, Crepida, Solea, Pero, Ceremonial shoes, Runner’s boots, Lace-up shoe.
Niagara Falls from the Ferry, 1840.
American Scenery. The best way to approach Niagara is to come up on the American shore, and cross at the ferry.
A new vegetable variety in 1865. The rat-tail radish in England.
Rat-tail or snake radish, the edible part of the plant is the seed vessel and not the root.
The Ducal Palace at Venice. The Palace of the Doges.
The Doge’s Palace in Venice was the seat of the Doge and the governing and judicial organs of the Republic of Venice from the 9th century onwards.
Russian Enamel, Majolica, Paintings on Walls and Ceilings.
In Russia we find enamel ornaments on gold, silver and copper still as widely distributed
The town and lake of Tiberias from the north.
The view is taken from a point immediately above the north-west corner of Tiberias.
The floor of a mosque. Silk carpet made of antique Tabriz weave, Iran.
This interesting and valuable rug is of antique Tabriz weave, of finely blended colors and rare design.
Byzantine dalmatica. Albanian embroidery. 12th century.
Chasuble. Liturgical vestment. Albanian embroidery on a twelfth-century Byzantine dalmatica.
View of Jaffa, looking north, 1843 by David Roberts.
Besides its authentic history, Jaffa figures in a strange mixture of Hebrew and Heathen tradition.