The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Chromolithograph trade card of a man in a white robe and red cap with a staff and jug, pyramids and sphinx behind him.

Trade card showing a man in red riding jacket and boots holding a crop on stone steps, labeled England, Allen &amp; Ginter.

Chromolithograph of a child in a fur parka and boots holding a spear on snow, with mountains behind, from 1886.

Chromolithograph trade card of a man in evening dress holding a top hat beside a red upholstered chair, captioned France.

Chromolithograph trade card of a bearded man in a hat and pink coat holding a cigarette, captioned Germany, Allen &amp; Ginter 18

Chromolithograph card of a man in Greek traditional costume with a rifle, standing by the sea with a sailboat.

Chromolithograph trade card of a standing man in a straw hat and white clothes beside a riverbank, labeled Hayti.

Chromolithograph trade card of a bearded man in a striped robe and turban holding a staff, captioned Hindustan, 1886.

Chromolithograph of a standing man in a top hat and red embroidered jacket, holding a cane, beside a river with trees.

Chromolithograph card of a bearded man in red jacket, teal breeches and feathered hat holding a cane, labeled Italy.

Cigarette card showing a standing man in a blue embroidered robe and sandals before a pagoda and torii gate, labeled Japan.

Chromolithograph trade card of a barefoot man in a straw hat and red sash holding a staff by the sea, labeled Java.

Chromolithograph card of a man in a patterned blue fur-trimmed robe and red hat holding a staff, labeled Kirghiz.

Chromolithograph trading card of a figure in red Lapland costume and fur boots before snowy mountains, captioned Lapland.

Chromolithograph trade card of a barefoot figure in a straw hat carrying a red parasol, labeled Madagascar, Allen &amp; Ginter Ci

Chromolithograph card of a man in a straw hat and striped serape holding a cane, captioned Mexico, Allen &amp; Ginter Cigarettes.

Chromolithograph trading card of a bearded man in a white hooded cloak and yellow tunic holding a dagger, labeled Morocco.

Chromolithograph card of a standing man in a feathered headdress and red loincloth holding a staff, captioned New Caledonia.

Chromolithograph trading card of a standing spear-bearing figure in yellow and pink wrap, labeled Nubia, Allen &amp; Ginter Cigar

Chromolithograph card of a standing figure in fur garment and red shorts beside a river, captioned Patagonia, Allen &amp; Ginter.

Chromolithograph trading card of a man in Peruvian costume with a red shawl and walking stick, advertising Allen &amp; Ginter cig

Chromolithograph card of a man in a straw hat and red vest with a walking stick on a beach, captioned Portugal.

Trade card of a bearded man in a blue fur-trimmed coat and hat, arms folded, with a snowy village scene behind him.

Chromolithograph trading card of a Scottish bagpiper in tartan kilt and feathered cap, captioned Scotland, Allen &amp; Ginter Cig

Chromolithograph of a man in red embroidered vest and red cap holding a curved sword, with mountains behind him.

Chromolithograph trade card of a man in a lavender robe and yellow hat holding a goblet, captioned Siam, Allen &amp; Ginter Cigar

Chromolithograph of a bearded Boer man in a wide hat, holding a rifle with a red ammunition bandolier, in a hilly landscape.

Chromolithograph card of a man in embroidered Spanish costume holding a cane, with ruined walls behind him, 1886.

Chromolithograph cigarette card showing a man in Swiss costume with a rifle before a mountain landscape, 1886.

Chromolithograph card of a bearded man in a striped robe and fur hat holding a walking stick, with mountains behind.