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Etching of a tall rock outcrop, trees, and a small footbridge over a stream, with birds flying in the sky.

The Little Bridge near the Rock, from the series Set of Landscapes

Herman Naijwincx, n.d.

Woodblock print of pale foxes with flickering tail fires gathered under a bare tree at night in a snowy field.

Fox Fires on New Year's Eve at the Changing Tree in Oji (Oji shozoku enoki omisoka no kitsunebi), from the series "On…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Colored print of a long columned classical building with street workers, vendors and pedestrians on a cobbled London street.

The Bank Looking Towards the Mansion House, from Original Views of London as It Is

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1842

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a black ivy-patterned kimono and headscarf standing beside water and reeds.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Street-Walker Otsuyu in the Play Cho Chidori Wakayagi Soga, Performed at the Ich…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1779

Woodblock print of autumn maples and pines beside a pond, with figures on the bank and a pavilion at lower left.

Precints of the Akiba Shrine, Ukeji (Ukeji Akiba no keidai), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Hand-colored 1842 street view of Mansion House and Cheapside, London, with pedestrians, an omnibus and a distant church spire

Mansion House, Cheapside, plate one from Original Views of London as It Is

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1842

Lithograph of tall trees, a stone bridge, cattle and a thatched cottage in a rural English landscape.

Shipley Bridge, Devon, from Picturesque Selections

James Duffield Harding, 1859

Woodblock print of fireworks over Ryogoku bridge at night, with boats crowding the blue river below.

Fireworks at Ryogoku (Ryogoku hanabi), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Hand-colored 1842 street view of Fleet Street with a gothic church tower, horse carts, workers and pedestrians.

St. Dunstans Fleet Street, plate 23 from Original Views of London as It Is

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1842

Sepia lithograph of a rocky stream, waterfall, stone bridge and a seated angler beneath tall trees and a mountain.

Sledde Bridge, from Picturesque Selections

James Duffield Harding, 1860

Woodblock print of an arched wooden bridge over a river at night, with a boatman poling past bamboo yards under a full moon.

Bamboo Yards and Kyo Bridge (Kyobashi Takegashi), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Hand-coloured print of Greenwich lawns and a white classical building, with trees framing the view and London's skyline in th

London, from Greenwich, plate five from Original Views of London as It Is

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1842

Lithograph of a pontoon bridge over a river with a fortress spire, sailing ships, a rowboat, and riders on the embankment.

The Troiskoi Bridge

Th. Schuhmann, n.d.

Woodblock print of cherry blossoms, a wooden bridge with travelers, boats on a river, and a waterfall among green hills.

Yamashiro Province: The Togetsu Bridge in Mount Arashi (Yamashiro, Arashiyama Togetsukyo), from the series "Famous Pl…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

Hand-colored print of Horse Guards seen across a lake in St. James's Park, with walkers and swans in the foreground.

The Horseguards from St. James's Park, plate fourteen from Original Views of London as It Is

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1842

Sepia lithograph of the Annunciation Bridge in St. Petersburg with carriages, pedestrians, a moored ship and a domed cathedra

Annunciation Bridge in St. Petersburg

C. Schultz, n.d.

Woodblock print of a monkey bridge over a steep gorge and rushing river, with red autumn maples and distant mountains.

Kai Province: Monkey Bridge (Kai, Saruhashi), from the series "Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

Hand-colored print of a Gothic hall interior with a stained glass window, white marble monuments, and visitors in 19th-centur

The Guildhall, plate 25 from Original Views of London as It Is

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1842

Black and white lithograph of a busy St. Petersburg street with classical buildings, riders, carriages, pedestrians and dogs.

View of Sadovaya Street in St. Petersburg, plate four from Views of St. Petersburg

Possibly Karl Petrovic Beggrov, n.d.

Woodblock print of a curving pontoon bridge over a blue river with travelers, green hills, and pine trees.

Etchu Province: Pontoon Bridge at Toyama (Etchu, Toyama funabashi), from the series "Famous Places in the Sixty-odd P…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

Panoramic print of the Thames with barges and sailboats, a stone bridge, and Westminster's towers in the distance.

Westminster, from Waterloo Bridge, plate nineteen from Original Views of London as It Is

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1842

Lithograph of the Chinese Bridge and gazebo at Tzarskoé-sélo with strollers, trees, and a palace in the background.

Tzarskoé-sélo Palace, View of the Chinese Bridge, plate fifteen from Vues pittoresques des palais et jardins impériau…

C. Schultz, c. 1850

Woodblock print of Edo street with kites in the sky, pedestrians, pine trees, and rooftops beside water.

Kasumigaseki, from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Hand-colored 1842 print of the Tower of London with crowds, carriages and ships along a sandy street.

The Tower and Mint from Great Tower Hill, plate two from Original Views of London as It Is

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1842

Etching of two boys on a dim, gaslit city street at night, one with hands raised to his face and one standing with hands in p

Plate from l'Assommoir (two boys on gaslit street)

Gaston La Touche, 1878

Woodblock print of a misty village landscape with bare trees, a river and bridge, and Mount Fuji on the horizon.

View of Koganei (Koganei no kei), from an untitled series of famous views of the Edo suburbs

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1839/40

Panoramic 1842 print of Blackfriars on the Thames with sailing barges, St Paul's Cathedral and an arched bridge.

Blackfriars, from Southwark Bridge, plate six from Original Views of London as It Is

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1842

Etched panoramic view of a crowded street with townhouses, carriages, horsemen and a coat of arms cartouche at top.

The Carrière, or Rue Neuve, at Nancy (The New Street)

Jacques Callot, 1626

Lithograph of a young man waving a tricolor flag on a bridge before City Hall, with smoke and crowds in the street.

Wednesday: City Hall

Probably François Courtin, 1830

Hand-colored panoramic print of the Thames with sailing barges, a steamboat, and London Bridge arches under a pale sky.

London Bridge, from Southwark Bridge, plate four from Original Views of London as It Is

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1842