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1799, Clement Crutwell Map of Hindoostan

1862, Johnson and Ward Map or Chart of the World's Mountains and Rivers

1863, Johnson's Map of Colorado, Dakota, Idaho, Nebraska and Kansas

1853, U.S.C.S. Map of Cape Charles and Vicinity, Virginia

1866, U.S.C.S. Map of Cape Fear and Vicinity, North Carolina

1748, Vaugondy Map of Ireland

1829, Lapie Map of the Eastern Mediterranean, Morocco, and the Barbary Coast

1843, Malte-Brun Map of Prussia, Germany

1747, Bowen Map of the North Atlantic Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Maelstrom

1818, Pinkerton Map of British North America or Canada, John Pinkerton, 1758 – 1826, Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, UK

1755, Bellin Map of the Great Lakes

1855, U.S. Coast survey Map of Florida

1864, Johnson's Map of Japan, Nippon, Kiusiu, Sikok, Yesso and the Japanese Kuriles

1784, D'Anville Wall Map of Asia

1861, Levasseur Map of the Department de la Gironde, Bordeaux Wine Region

1786, La Perouse Map of San Francisco, Monterey Bay, California and Oregon

1780, Bonne Map of Venice in Western Italy, Rigobert Bonne 1727 – 1794, one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century

1856, Desilver Map of the World

1827, Finley Map of Delaware, Anthony Finley mapmaker of the United States in the 19th century

1855, U.S.C.S. Map of Cape Fear and Vicinity, North Carolina

1864, Johnson Chart of the Flags and National Emblems of the World

1794, Laurie and Whittle Map of Hungary and Transylvania, 1794 - 1812

1780, Raynal and Bonne Map of the East Indies, Singapore, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Rigobert Bonne 1727 – 1794, one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century

1853, Mitchell Map of Russia

1761, Homann Heirs Map of Westphalia, Bremen, Hamburg, Cologne, Bonn, etc

1865, U.S. Coast Survey Map of the Mississippi River from Cairo, IL to St. Marys, MO

1853, Wyld Pocket or Case Map of Ireland

1770, Bonne Map of Southern India, Sri Lanka, Ceylon, the Maldives, and the Indian Ocean, Rigobert Bonne 1727 – 1794, one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century

1859, U.S. Coast Survey Map of Bull's Bay South Carolina

1855, Colton Map of Western Germany, Westphalia, Rheinland

1862, Stieler Map of Europe

1847, Levasseur Map of the Dept. de L'Ardeche, France

Ivory statuette of a reclining woman, Late Imperial, 3rd–4th century A.D., Roman, Ivory, Overall: 1 1/2 x 2 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. (3.8 x 7.3 x 2.9 cm), Ivory carving has a long history in the ancient world. The material, although regarded as a

Dummy canopic jar with baboon head (Hapy), Third Intermediate Period, Kushite, Dynasty 25, ca. 712–664 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Khokha, Tomb of Aafenmut, pit 1, Burials of Pakherenkhonsu and Heresenes, 1914–15,

Canopic jar, Third Intermediate Period, Kushite, Dynasty 25, ca. 712–664 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Khokha, Tomb of Aafenmut, Pit 1 (Pakherenkhonsu and Heresenes), 1914–15 (White), Limestone, H. (with lid) 31.2 cm (12

(Liber chronicarum) Registrum huius operis libri cronicarum cum figuris et ymagibus ab inicio mundi, July 12, 1493, Letterpress with woodcut illustrations, Overall: 17 13/16 x 12 11/16 x 2 3/4 in. (45.2 x 32.2 x 7 cm), Books, Michael Wolgemut

Firescreen, 1770, Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Mahogany, 62 7/8 x 21 in. (159.7 x 53.3 cm), Furniture, With a history of descent in the family of General John Cadwalader (1742–1786), this finely carved

Roundel with Joseph Presenting his father, Jacob, to the Pharoah (from a Series of the History of Joshua), 1515–30, South Netherlandish, Colorless glass, vitreous paint and silver stain, Overall Diam.: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Glass-Stained

江戸時代 蘇東坡蒔絵硯箱, Writing Box with Chinese Poet Su Dongpo and Attendant, Edo period (1615–1868), second half of the 18th century, Japan, Black lacquer with gold, silver, and red togidashimaki-e, H. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); W. 8

Bowl, Jin dynasty (1115–1234), 12th–13th century, China, Porcelain with glaze and copper-red splash (Jun ware), H. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); Diam. of rim 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); Diam. of foot 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), Ceramics, The tradition of copper-red

Jar with Dragon-Headed Handles, Tang dynasty (618–907), 7th century, China, Stoneware with raised decoration on white slip under straw-yellow glaze, H. 20 1/8 in. (51.1 cm); Diam. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); Diam. of foot 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm),

Jar with a frieze of bulls, Iron Age III, ca. 8th–7th century B.C., Iran, said to be from Ziwiye, Iran, Glazed ceramic, H. 43.5 cm, Ceramics-Vessels, Glazing and glassmaking have a long history in the ancient Near East. A glaze is a layer

Leather armchair, 1725–45, Probably made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Maple, birch, 48 3/4 x 24 1/2 x 17 in. (123.8 x 62.2 x 43.2 cm), Furniture, Armchairs with serpentine backs,

Dish with the Arms of the Anti-Gallican Society, ca. 1760–80, British, Staffordshire, White salt-glazed stoneware with transfer-printed decoration, Overall (confirmed): 1 × 12 3/16 × 12 3/16 in. (2.5 × 31 × 31 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, The

Inscribed Lintel from the Tomb of the Overseer of Priests and Keeper of the Sacred Cattle Mereri, Describing His Exemplary Life, First Intermediate Period, Dynasty 9 or later, ca. 2100–2030 B.C., From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Dendera,

(1) Hortus Palatinus, 1620, Engravings and woodcuts, Overall: 15 3/8 x 10 7/16 x 1 15/16 in. (39 x 26.5 x 5 cm), Books, Salomon de Caus (1576–1626) was a unique figure in garden history. Trained as an architect-mathematician and hydraulic

Roslin Chapel, South Porch, 1856, Salted paper print from glass negative, Image: 35.8 x 43.3 cm (14 1/8 x 17 1/16 in.), Photographs, Roger Fenton (British, 1819–1869), Roger Fenton is a seminal figure in the history of British photography

The Virgin seated on a cloud, 1580–84, Etching with some engraving, sheet: 6 x 4 7/16 in. (15.2 x 11.3 cm), Prints, Federico Barocci (Italian, Urbino ca. 1535–1612 Urbino), Although Federico Barocci produced only four prints, they were of

Dinner dress, 1824–26, British, cotton, silk, wool, Fashionable British dress from the early decades of the nineteenth century reveals a fascination with historical styles. Drawing inspiration from literature, theater costumes, and history

Canopic jar, Third Intermediate Period, Kushite, Dynasty 25, ca. 712–664 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Khokha, Tomb of Aafenmut, Pit 1 (Pakherenkhonsu and Heresenes)), 1914–15 (White), Limestone, H. (with lid) 31.2 cm (12

Priming Flask, second half 17th century, Indian, Ivory, iron, copper alloy, L. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm); Wt. 5 oz. (142 g), Firearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers, Zoomorphic priming flasks of carved ivory, such as these, were among the first

Design Four-seat Square Box Wagon, no. 467/ 716, ca. 1860, Graphite, pen and black in, watercolor and gouache, sheet: 6 7/16 x 9 11/16 in. (16.4 x 24.6 cm), Drawings, Brewster & Company History Established in 1810 by James Brewster

'Muhammad's Call to Prophecy and the First Revelation', Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories), ca. 1425, Attributed to present-day Afghanistan, Herat, Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper, Painting: H. 6 1/8 in.

Lintel and Relief from the Tomb of the Overseer of Priests and Keeper of the sacred Cattle Mereri, Describing His Exemplary Life, First Intermediate Period, Dynasty 9, ca. 2100–2030 B.C., From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Dendera, Tomb of

Gold Solidus of Justinian I (527–65), 538–565, Made in Constantinople, Byzantine, Gold, Overall: 3/4 x 1/16 in. (1.9 x 0.1 cm), Coins, Justinian in 539 was the first Byzantine emperor to adopt a completely frontal portrait, the imperial

Portrait medal of Paolo Giovio (obverse); Giovio Raising a Man from a Grave (reverse), model ca. 1552 (probably a later cast), Bronze (Copper alloy with brown patina, Diam. 9.5 cm, wt. 308.61 g., Medals, Francesco da Sangallo (Italian,

Woman's Informal Coat with Large Rosettes, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century, China, Silk and metallic thread embroidery on plainweave silk, Overall: 44 x 52 in. (111.8 x 132.1cm), Costumes-Embroidered, Roundels and rosettes have a long

Figure of a Lion, 1845–55, Made in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Earthenware, Height: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Ceramics, John Bell (American, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, 1800–1880), This figure of a lion is quite

Canopic jar, Third Intermediate Period, Kushite, Dynasty 25, ca. 712–664 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Khokha, Tomb of Aafenmut, Pit 1 (Pakherenkhonsu and Heresenes), 1914–15 (White), Limestone, H. (with lid) 31.2 cm (12

Jackal, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, L. 5.1 × W. 1.1 × H. 3.3 cm (1 5/16× 7/8 × 7/8 in.), The canine god Wepwawet, associated with Abydos, is depicted here on the bar of a standard. Raised on

Seated Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion, Anuradhapura period, ca. late 7th–first half of the 8th century, Sri Lanka, central regions, Bronze, H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); D. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm),

Relief Block with Coat of Arms of Cholula, early 16th century, Mexico, Mexican, Stone, traces of stucco, Overall: 18 x 26 in. (45.72 x 66.04 cm), Stone-Sculpture, The Aztecs, like other Mesoamerican peoples before them, devised a form of

Terracotta statuette of the Diadoumenos (youth tying a fillet around his head), Hellenistic, 1st century B.C., Greek, Terracotta, 11 7/16in. (29cm), Terracottas, Copy of a Greek bronze statue of ca. 430 B.C. by Polykleitos. Connoisseurship and

The Sack of Antwerp from Events in the History of the Netherlands, France, Germany and England between 1533 and 1608, 16th century, Book cover: 11 1/4 x 14 in. (28.6 x 35.6 cm), Books, Frans Hogenberg (Netherlandish, 1540–1590

Vase, ca. 1815–20, Made in Paris, France, French, Porcelain, 13 3/8 x 10 x 7 5/8 in. (34 x 25.4 x 19.4 cm), Ceramics, With lavish gilded decoration and delicately painted landscapes, this pair of vases is among the most ornate known with a

Design for Square Box Wagon, no. 466, ca. 1860, Pen and black ink, watercolor and gouache, sheet: 6 13/16 x 9 3/4 in. (17.3 x 24.8 cm), Drawings, Brewster & Company History Established in 1810 by James Brewster (1788–1866) in New Haven,

Priming Flask, second half 17th century, Indian, Ivory, iron, copper alloy, L. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); Wt. 4 oz. (107 g), Firearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers, Zoomorphic priming flasks of carved ivory, such as these, were among the first

Vase, ca. 1815–20, Made in Paris, France, French, Porcelain, 13 3/8 x 10 x 7 5/8 in. (34 x 25.4 x 19.4 cm), Ceramics, With lavish gilded decoration and delicately painted landscapes, this pair of vases is among the most ornate known with a

Canopic jar, Third Intermediate Period, Kushite, Dynasty 25, ca. 712–664 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Khokha, Tomb of Aafenmut, Pit 1 (Pakherenkhonsu and Heresenes), 1914–15 (White), Limestone, H. (with lid) 36.8 cm (14 1/2

Marble-slab table, 1750–70, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Mahogany, white oak, sweet gum, white pine, marble, 29 x 39 1/2 x 24 1/4 in. (73.7 x 100.3 x 61.6 cm), Furniture, A New York attribution for this table is

Shrine-shaped case for an animal mummy surmounted by a lizard, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 5.9 cm (2 5/16 in.); W. 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.); L. 15.4 cm (6 1/16 in.), The lizard in later periods of

Head of a King, possibly Amememhat IV, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12 (?), ca. 1814–1805 B.C. suggested, From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Pyramid Temple of Amenemhat I, east, Pit 412, debris above burial chamber, 1907–08,

String of tubular beads, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5, ca. 2381–2323 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Saqqara, Tomb of Perneb, floor of burial chamber, 1913–14, Faience, L. 45.8 cm (18 1/16 in.) as strung, The beads in this strand were

Shrine box, lizard, Ptolemaic or Roman Period, 304 B.C.–A.D. 364, From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.); W. 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in.); L. 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.), The lizard in later periods of Egyptian history was linked with the creator

Drinking Cup, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1425 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D, Tomb of the 3 Foreign Wives of Thutmose III, Glassy faience, gold, h. 10.2 cm (4 in); diam. 7 cm (2 3/4 in),

Food Case Probably Containing a Preserved Pigeon, New Kingdom, Early Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1479 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, Meketre Valley, Cliff Tomb (), inside or near entrance, 1918–19, Wood, plaster,

Fragmentary decree of King Neferkauhor, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 8, ca. 2103–2101 B.C., From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Qift (Quft, Keft; Coptos); inc. el-Qala, Temple of Coptos, Limestone, H 37.1 × W 62.2 × D 8.9 cm (14 5/8 × 24 1/2 ×

Saint Paul's from the South Showing the Spire (Ecclesiae Paulinae Prospectus...), 1657, Etching; first state of two, Plate: 10 1/4 × 13 13/16 in. (26 × 35.1 cm), Prints, Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London), St. Paul's

Study for a Portrait of a Lady, early 17th century, Black chalk heightened with white, 19 7/8 × 11 13/16 in. (50.5 × 30 cm), Cylinder seals, Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, Antwerp 1599–1641 London), The Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck,

Portrait of a Man in Armor with Two Pages, Oil on canvas, 46 x 62 in. (116.8 x 157.5 cm), Paintings, Paris Bordon (Italian, Treviso 1500–1571 Venice), This painting shows a high-ranking officer with two pages, one of whom, an African,

Drawings and Prints, Print, Tom Jones Refused Admittance by the Nobleman's Porter, from The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Artist, Thomas Rowlandson, British, London 1757–1827

Drawings and Prints, Print, William Shakespeare, Wivell's Inquiry into the History of the Shakespeare Portraits, Engraver, Publisher, Artist, Sitter, After, Charles Picart, Abraham Wivell I, Martin Droeshout the Younger, William

Suicide of Lucretia, from Scenes from Roman History, Engraving, Sheet: 3 1/8 × 4 5/8 in. (7.9 × 11.7 cm), Prints, Georg Pencz (German, Wroclaw ca. 1500–1550 Leipzig

Drawings and Prints, Print, Representatives of Athens and Corinth at the Court of Archidamas, King of Sparta, from the History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, Artist, Publisher, Hans Schäufelein, Heinrich Steiner, German, Nuremberg

Drawings and Prints, Print, Sophia's Modesty Shocked by a Fall from her Horse, from The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Artist, Thomas Rowlandson, British, London 1757–1827

Strainer, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21–22, ca. 1070–712 B.C., From Egypt, Eastern Delta, Tell Basta (Bubastis), Temple of Bastet, ancient cache, Gold, h. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in); diam. 12 cm (4 3/4 in), Wine services do not seem to

Kirtlington Park, Oxfordshire: View of the Dining Room, 1876, Watercolor and gouache over graphite, sheet: 13 11/16 x 19 11/16 in. (34.8 x 50 cm), Susan Alice Dashwood (British, 1856–1922), This drawing documents the history of the

Typographic Title Page with a Vignette Depicting the Allegorical Figure of Justice, from Thronus Justitiae, tredecim pulcherrimus tabulis..., 1606, Letterpress and engraving, Sheet: 10 13/16 × 13 7/8 in. (27.4 × 35.2 cm), Prints, Willem van

Drawings and Prints, Print, T. Jones & Sophia interrupted in a tete a tete by Lady Bellaston, from The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Artist, Thomas Rowlandson, British, London

Drawings and Prints, Print, Tom Jones detects the Philsopher in Black Molls Bed Chamber..., illustration to Henry Fielding's The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (Edinburgh, 1791), Vol. I (Book I, chapter 5), The History of Tom Jones,

Scene from Ancient History, 1785–1807, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk. Framing lines in pen and brown ink at left, upper, and right margins, 15-1/2 x 19-13/16 in. (39.4 x 50.4 cm), Drawings, Giuseppe Piattoli

The Illustrated American Biography; containing correct Portraits and Brief Notices of the Principal Actors in American History, embracing distinguished women, naval and military heroes, statesmen, civilians, jurists, divines authors and

Drawings and Prints, Print, Tom Jones & the Landlord, Partridge & Susan, Mrs Waters & the Landlady, from The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Artist, Thomas Rowlandson, British,

Drawings and Prints, Print, Tom Jones Rescues Mrs Waters from the Violence of Northerton, from The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Artist, Thomas Rowlandson, British, London

The Muse: History, ca. 1865, Oil on canvas, 18 1/8 x 13 7/8 in. (46 x 35.2 cm), Paintings, Camille Corot (French, Paris 1796–1875 Paris), The model for this work may have been Emma Dobigny, who often sat for Corot at the end of his career.

The Streetwalker, ca. 1890–91, Oil on cardboard, 25 1/2 x 21 in. (64.8 x 53.3 cm), Paintings, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, Albi 1864–1901 Saint-André-du-Bois), As early as 1901 the woman in this painting was identified as a

The Annunciation to Zacharias; (verso) The Angel of the Annunciation, ca. 1455–60, Tempera and gold on wood, 29 7/8 x 17 in. (75.9 x 43.2 cm), Paintings, Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia) (Italian, Siena 1398–1482 Siena),

Drawings and Prints, Print, The Continel Mistakes Tom Jones for an Apparition, from The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Artist, Thomas Rowlandson, British, London 1757–1827

Drawings and Prints, Print, Partridge cruelly accused and maltreated by his Wife &..., illustration to Henry Fielding's The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (Edinburgh, 1791), Vol. I (Book I, chapter 4), The History of Tom Jones, Artist,

Shaped Tiles in the 'Cuerda Seca' Technique, late 14th century, Attributed to Turkey, Konya, Stonepaste; polychrome glaze within black wax resist outlines (cuerda seca technique), Tile a: H. 18 13/16 in. (47.8 cm), Ceramics-Tiles, A brilliant

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