Lake Lugano is a glacial lake with Mediterranean climate, between the Canton of Ticino in Switzerland and Lombardy in Italy.
Lake Lugano. The Italian lakes.
Agnes of Rome or Saint Agnes, martyr of purity.
Saint Agnes is venerated as a martyr, consecrated virgin and saint; celebrated on 21 January according to the Roman Martyrology as a martyr of purity.
Odin the Father of Gods and Men.
ODIN, Wuotan, or Woden was the highest and holiest god of the Northern races.
Francis the first, King of France
Few monarchs have been so distinguished by their avidity for knowledge and instruction as Francis I.
Military Baccalaureate Examination in Sin Tcheou Fou.
Atlas of the Indochina Exploration Tour by Doudart de Lagree (1823-68), published in Paris in 1874.
The Palazzo Vecchio at Florence by Alexandre Dumas.
The Palazzo Vecchio (“old palace”), as the seat of the city parliament, represented the center of secular power in 14th century Florence.
Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire in 1777.
The Print exhibits the north-well and the remains of the east tides of the Castle, as they were in the year 1777.
The Gloucester Cathedral
Gloucester Cathedral is still considered “one of the most important and enigmatic monuments in the history of art”.
The Holyrood Palace and Chapel at Edinburgh
The royal Palace bearing the above name was originally an abbey, founded by David I., A. D. 1128.
The Siberian or Manchurian Tiger (Felis tigris mongolica)
The tiger is, and apparently always has been, an essentially Asiatic animal