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Colour woodcut of Mount Fuji behind flooded paddies, pine trees, a heron and three travelers on a path.

Mount Fuji seen from Kinegawa, a village on the far east side of Edo. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1852

Utagawa Hiroshige

Hand-coloured engraving of Eton College seen from the river, with boats on the water and trees framing the Gothic buildings.

Eton College from the river with an elaborate border of architectural motifs. Coloured line engraving by H. Winkles a…

William Tombleson

Hand-coloured print of a tall talipot palm beside a river in Ceylon, with a thatched hut, sailing boats and hills.

The talipot palm (Corypha umbraculifera) growing by a lakeside in Ceylon. Coloured etching after W. Daniell, c.1827

William Daniell

Hand-coloured aquatint of Pagham-Mew, Burma, with many stupas, a gilded pagoda, palm trees and a river.

Stupas at Pagham-Mew, Burma. Coloured aquatint by William Daniell after James Kershaw, c. 1831

Coloured lithograph of the ruins of Beit Jibrin with a large stone structure, fallen blocks, a pool and a palm tree.

Ruined city of Beit Jibrin, or Eleutheropolis. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1843

Circular etching of a summer harvest landscape with a large tree, a hay cart, figures on a path, and distant hills.

A harvesting scene representing summer. Etching by N. Perelle, 17th century

Nicolas Perelle

Hand-coloured etching of a fan palm clump in tropical forest, with a seated native woman at the lower right.

Krakatoa: fan palm (Chamaerops humilis L.) with surrounding tropical forest and native woman. Coloured soft-ground et…

Coloured lithograph of Sidon's coast with a castle, camels, travellers with rugs in the foreground, and snowy mountains beyon

Sidon, looking towards Lebanon. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1843

Engraving for April showing gardeners, a fountain and a classical terrace above a distant town under a sun and a bull.

Months of the year: April. Engraving after P. Stevens

Engraved landscape of a New Caledonian shoreline with a large tree, thatched huts, two figures, a heron and ducks.

An island in New Caledonia and some of its inhabitants, visited by Cook on his second voyage, 1772-1775. Engraving by…

Coloured lithograph of Baalbeck ruins with men in turbans smoking pipes in the foreground and camels in the distance.

Men resting to smoke by the ruins of Baalbeck, Lebanon. Coloured lithograph by L. Haghe after D. Roberts, 1839

Line engraving of a stone bridge over a river with trees, and Gothic buildings of Eton College in the distance.

The river and bridge in the grounds of Eton College, Berkshire. Line engraving by C. Pye

Engraved landscape of thatched huts, palm trees, pigs and roosters in a village clearing, with hills in the distance.

The island of Tongatapu (Tonga), visited by Cook on his second voyage, 1772-1775. Engraving by W. Byrne, 1777, after…

Coloured print of a white ancient temple with sphinx statues on a sandy rise, robed figures in front, mountains and river beh

Temple at Wadi Saboua, Sudan. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1846

Soft-ground etching of a gnarled oak tree with broken branches in Rycot Park, with a seated figure and distant hills.

The gnarled trunk of an old oak tree (Quercus robur L.) in Rycot Park, Oxfordshire. Soft-ground etching by W. Delamot…

William Alfred Delamotte

Hand-coloured engraving of a tiered fountain and cottage among trees, with a covered boat on the water in the foreground.

John Coakley Lettsom's gardens: a view of the fountain and cottage at Grove Hill, Camberwell, Surrey. Coloured engrav…

Coloured lithograph of lightning striking over ruined Egyptian temple columns on a desert plain under a stormy sky.

Lightning over the ruins at Memnonium at Thebes, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Engraving of a dense forest with gnarled trees, reeds at a marshy pool, and a small seated figure near the center.

Saint John the Baptist in the wilderness. Engraving by J. van Londerseel after G. de Hondecoeter

Gillis Claesz. de Hondecoeter

Circular etching of an autumn countryside with a large tree, villagers with a horse and basket on a path, and a cloudy sky.

People walk in the countryside amidst a grape harvest; representing autumn. Etching by N. Perelle, 17th century

Nicolas Perelle

Coloured lithograph of the monastery of St. Saba built into cliffs above a gorge, with robed figures on a ledge in front.

Mountains with the monastery of St. Saba. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1843

Engraving of the Good Samaritan: a man leads a horse carrying an injured traveller past a bridge under a moonlit landscape.

The good Samaritan. Engraving after S. à Bolswert after P.P. Rubens, 16--

Peter Paul Rubens

Soft-ground etching of a large sycamore tree over a graveyard with headstones, a stone archway and a cottage.

Sycamore tree (Acer pseudoplatanus L.) in a graveyard near Reading, Berkshire. Soft-ground etching by W. Delamotte, c…

Coloured lithograph of sunset over Karnak temple ruins at Thebes, with robed figures on stone blocks in the foreground.

Sunset over the ruins at Karnac, Thebes, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1846

Engraving of a cart of stone being guided down a wooded rocky path past large twisted trees, with a moon in the sky.

A cart loaded with stone is being driven downhill with a man helping to steer it from the side. Engraving by S. à Bol…

Peter Paul Rubens

Watercolour of ruined arches, an aqueduct, palm trees and a rider on horseback overlooking distant flat land and hills.

Ruins at Carthage, with salt marshes in the distance, Tunisia. Watercolour by Charles Gülin, 1778

Coloured lithograph of a rock-cut watchtower on a cliff above desert, with camels and travellers resting in the foreground.

Ancient rock-cut watch-tower overlooking the valleys of El Ghor and Akabah. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after…

Soft-ground etching of a gnarled beech tree in Windsor Forest, with two deer and a distant castle.

The gnarled trunk of a beech tree (Fagus sylvatica L.) in Windsor forest, with deer and castle in distance. Soft-grou…

William Alfred Delamotte

Engraving of Eton College seen across meadows and river, with cows, a sailboat and a large tree in the foreground.

Eton College as seen from the river and fields, Berkshire. Line engraving by J. Smith, 1801, after E. Dayes

Coloured lithograph of robed men gathered before carved rock tombs at Petra, with rifles and baggage on the ground.

Conference of Arabs at Wadi Moosa, Petra. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Watercolour of Roman-style ruins on a hillside with figures and a horse, overlooking a distant lake dotted with sailing ships

Ruins at Galetta, with lake Tunis in the distance, seen from Carthage, Tunisia. Watercolour by Charles Gülin, 1778