A view of the city of Oporto as seen from the Monte d’Arabida, looking directly up the majestic and beautifully winding Douro.
Tag: Topography
Oporto. The Mouth of the Douro from Massarelos.
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.
The Colonnade of Congress Hall, Saratoga Springs.
The Congress Hall has for many years held the palm of fashion among the rival Hotels of Saratoga.
Saratoga Lake. The beauty of the freshwater lake.
The Mohawks believed that its stillness was sacred to the Great Spirit, and that, if a human voice uttered a sound upon its waters, the canoe of the offender would instantly sink.
The Rapids above the Falls of Niagara.
No one who has not seen this spectacle of turbulent grandeur can conceive with what force the swift and overwhelming waters are flung upwards.
General View of Suez. David Roberts set out from Cairo for the Holy Land.
David Roberts set out from Cairo for the Holy Land on 7 February 1839, with a small caravan including servants in Arabian and Turkish dress
Scene on the Quay of Suez (Egypt) and its future significance.
It is perhaps too early to predict the future importance of the relatively quiet quay of Suez, the direct passage between Europe and Asia through the Red Sea.
Approach to Mount Sinai. Wady Barah. Men resting their camels.
Men resting their camels and smoking by the approach to Mount Sinai. This View is taken from the Encampment at Wady Barah of the Artist and his party.
Travelers at the wells of Moses, or Eyun Musa
Travelers at the wells of Moses, or Eyun Musa, on the eastern side of the Gulf of Suez.
Convent of St. Catherine with Mount Horeb, Egypt.
The convent of St. Catherine. “The front of Mount Horeb rose like a wall before us, and one can approach quite to the foot, and touch the Mount.”
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu.
Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style. Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted.
Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the 19th century, the six volume work remains completely unique in its scope and detail. “Some books just scream out to be bought; this is one of them.” ― Vogue.com