Sintra (traditionally known in English as Cintra) is a small town (vila) in Portugal about 25 km west of Lisbon. It belongs to the Município of the same name. The… Read More
From Torres Vedras to Cintra (Sintra), Portugal.
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The ordinary dress of a Peasant of Torres Vedras.
The peasants of this district are of a stout and hardy constitution, they are said to be capable of great exertion, and patient under fatigue
Spanish Peasant in a straw coat, 1808.
PEASANT IN A STRAW COAT. THE shepherds and labouring Peasants in most provinces of the Peninsula, protect themselves from the periodical heavy rains by a straw covering; this species of… Read More
Torres Vedras, a city of great antiquity, and the chief of a corregidoria.
The Lines of Torres Vedras were a triple fortification line of forts around the capital of Portugal.
An old purse worn by Sir Walter Scott for many years, made of mole-skin.
It contains a piece of paper on which is written: “An old purse worn by Sir Walter Scott for many years, made of mole-skin.”
Folk costume from Arles, Provence
Woman from Arles, Provence.
Oxcart of the Portuguese Province of Extremadura
The Portuguese Oxcart of Estremadura has the appearance of a primitive invention.
Landing of the English troops in the Bay of Maceira.
THE fleet with the troops came to an anchor in the open sea, off this Creek, on the 25th of August, 1808.
Costumes of East Europe in ancient times.
Carl Rohrbach, Albert Kretschmer. Costumes of Sarmatian, Dacian, Soythian.
The Purse of Rob Roy, Toadstone Amulet. Purse of Rob Roy.
Toadstone Amulet protecting new-born children and their mothers from the power of the fairies. Purse of Rob Roy, Helen Macgregor`s Brooch. Abbotsford, the personal relics and antiquarian treasures of Sir Walter Scott.