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Map of the Saar Department
Image by Pierre-Gilles Chanlaire

Map of the Saar Department

This antique map of Germany depicts the department of the Saar under the First French Empire. It was produced in the early 19th century by French geographer Pierre-Gilles Chanlaire and is part of the Atlas National de France. The map illustrates...
Map of the Sesia Department
Image by Pierre-Gilles Chanlaire

Map of the Sesia Department

This antique map of Italy shows the department of Sesia under the First French Empire. It was created in the early 19th century by French geographer Pierre-Gilles Chanlaire and is part of the Atlas National de France. The map reflects the...
Map of the Stura Department
Image by Pierre-Gilles Chanlaire

Map of the Stura Department

This antique map of Italy depicts the First French Empire’s department of Stura. Created in the early 19th century by French geographer Pierre-Gilles Chanlaire, it is part of the Atlas National de France. The map reflects the administrative...
Map of Indochina by the Pavie Mission
Image by Léopold Denis

Map of Indochina by the Pavie Mission

This antique map of Indochina, dated 1909, was produced under the direction of Auguste Pavie and based on surveys carried out by members of the Pavie Mission between 1880 and 1895. It was created under the auspices of the French Ministry...
Map of the Battle of Novi
Image by Léopold Denis

Map of the Battle of Novi

This map presents the Battle of Novi, fought on 15 August 1799 and won by the allied armies of Russia and Austria under the command of Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov. It was dedicated to His Majesty Emperor Alexander by Lieutenant General...
Plate with Monogram of the Dutch East India Company
Image by The Avery Brundage Collection

Plate with Monogram of the Dutch East India Company

A plate from the Edo period (1615-1868) in Arita, Saga Prefecture in Japan, 1670-1740. "VOC" is the monogram for the Dutch East India Company, whose name in Dutch is Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie. Inspired by contemporary and previous...
Military Map of the Course of the Sambre
Image by Léopold Denis

Military Map of the Course of the Sambre - Campaigns and Army Positions, 1792 to 1794

This military map of the Sambre River in Northern France and Wallonia, Belgium illustrates key strategic movements and battlefield positions from 1792 to 1794, with particular emphasis on the campaigns of 1793 and 1794. It offers a detailed...
Portrait of Shah Jahan
Image by Rembrandt van Rijn

Portrait of Shah Jahan

Portrait of Shah Jahan (1592-1666), ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1628-58, drawing in pen and brown ink, with brown wash applied by brush, by Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1656-61. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, USA.
International Underground Railroad Memorial, Canada
Image by Mikerussell

International Underground Railroad Memorial, Canada

The International Underground Railroad Memorial, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Photograph by Mikerussell, 2007.
Rev. James MacGregor Monument, Nova Scotia
Image by Hantsheroes

Rev. James MacGregor Monument, Nova Scotia

The Rev. James MacGregor Monument, Pictou, Nova Scotia. James MacGregor (1759-1830) was a Presbyterian minister and abolitionist who wrote the first anti-slavery tract in Canada and helped fugitive slaves arriving there from the USA. Photograph...
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