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Canterbury Cathedral. The ecclesiastical metropolis of England.

11/1/20
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Canterbury, Cathedral, Christ Church, Gateway, Architecture, England, Gothic,

The ancient city of Canterbury is chiefly remarkable for its churches, especially for its magnificent Cathedral, which is eight centuries old.

Filed under 1860, 19th Century, England, Europe, Romantic Era, Victorian period
Tagged Architecture, Arnold Fairbairns, English customs, English scenery, History of England., National and Domestic History of England, Topography, Travel, William Henry Bartlett

Greek doric. Costumes during the so-called Golden Age of Greece.

10/30/20
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You will notice, from the Doric column in front of which they are standing, how closely the simple, open, unelaborated costume blends with the earlier Greek architecture.

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Zappatore Sassarese. Field worker from the Sassari area of Sardinia.

10/29/20
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Sardinian field worker from the Sassari area of Sardinia. Historical Italian folk costume from Sardinia.

Filed under 1850, 19th Century, Europe, Italy
Tagged Italian customs, Musée cosmopolite

Oporto. View of the city and the Douro River from Fontainhas.

10/29/20
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View of the city and the Douro River from the verge of the granite precipice on the north side of the Douro.

Filed under 1832, 19th Century, Europe, Genre, Portugal, Romantic Era
Tagged Grand Tour, Landscape, Robert Batty, Topography, Travel

Oporto. The busy scene of the Custom-house Quay.

10/29/20
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At the Ribuleira-street, a very interesting view presents itself. The foreground is occupied by the busy scene of the Custom-house Quay.

Filed under 1832, 19th Century, Europe, Genre, Portugal, Romantic Era
Tagged Architecture, Grand Tour, Robert Batty, Topography, Travel

The life of Jack Rattenbury, nicknamed Rob Roy of the West.

10/29/20
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Jack Rattenbury, English, smuggler,

Jack Rattenbury. The smugglers; picturesque chapters in the story of an ancient craft by Charles George Harper.

Filed under 1778, 1844, 18th Century, 19th Century, England, Europe, Genre, Victorian period
Tagged Customs, English customs, History of England., National and Domestic History of England, Portrait, Victorian fashion

View to the most ancient part of the city of Oporto from Villa Nova.

10/29/20
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The annexed view, taken at the foot of the Serra, near the Bridge of Boats, exhibits the most ancient part of the city of Oporto.

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Full view of the city of Oporto, from the Quay of Villa Nova.

10/29/20
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Leading the spectator onward, and crossing to Villa Nova on the southern bank of the Douro, we come in full view of the city of Oporto

Filed under 1832, 19th Century, Europe, Genre, Portugal, Roman, Romantic Era
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Oporto, from the Monte D’Arabida. Portugal 1832.

10/29/20
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A view of the city of Oporto as seen from the Monte d’Arabida, looking directly up the majestic and beautifully winding Douro.

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Oporto. The Mouth of the Douro from Massarelos.

10/29/20
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The approach to Oporto by sea is remarkably beautiful. The view given in the vignette is taken from the garden of the Quinta of Senhor Joao Pacheco.

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