LRI4631496: Kingdom of the Two Sicilies - Order of Saint January - Top: plate, 1800-1850, Gold and silver and emals, D: 8.1 cm; weight: 40 g - Left: plate, 1800-1850, Gold and silver and emals, D: 7.2 cm; weight: 38 g - Bottom: plate, 1800-1850, Gold and silver and emals, D: 5.9 cm; weight: 30 g - Right plate, 1800-1850, Gold and silver and enamels, D: 6.6 cm; Weight: 30 g - Center: plate, made by Halley (Paris), Mid XIX century, Gold and silver and diamonds and emaux, D: 8.4 cm; weight: 60 g - Necklace below: reduction of necklace belonging to Francois II of Bourbon des Deux Sicilie (Francesco II delle Due Sicilie) (1836-1894), King of the Two Sicilies (1859-1860), 1850-1875, Gold and emals, L: 20,5 cm; D of cross: 2 cm; total weight: 20 g - Private collection, Anonymous / Bridgeman Images
LRI4631741: Poland - Order of the White Eagle: insignia - XVIII century - Reverse - Model adopted after 1713 under the reign of Augustus II of Saxony (1670-1733), king of Poland from 1697 to 1703 then from 1709 to 1733 - Gold, silver, diamonds and emals - H: 7.9 cm; w: 5.6 cm; weight: 110 g - Private collection, Anonymous / Bridgeman Images
LSE4328035: Lieutenant Mage's caravan progresses towards Niger and crosses a forest of giant palm trees in the province of Damfa, Mali. Engraving to illustrate the voyage to Western Sudan of Lieutenant (Navy) M.Mage, in 1863-1866, published in “Le tour du monde, nouveau journal des voyages”, under the direction of Edouard Charton, 1868, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4328097: An eskimau sleigh and its dog team, the fastest and most reliable way to travel in the Arctic. Engraving to illustrate the voyage to the free sea of the Arctic pole, by Doctor Hayes, surgeon of the United States Navy, in 1860-1862, published in “Le tour du monde, nouveau journal des voyages”, edited by Edouard Charton, 1868, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4328116: Polar bears on the ice pack, beating a seal they just caught. Engraving to illustrate the voyage to the free sea of the Arctic pole, by Doctor Hayes, surgeon of the United States Navy, in 1860-1862, published in “Le tour du monde, nouveau journal des voyages”, edited by Edouard Charton, 1868, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4328245: Workers from the New Hebrides (or since 1980, the Republic of Vanuatu, a Melanesian archipelago in northern New Caledonia), building a house, which the author meets during a horseback excursion. Engravure pour illustrrer le voyage à la Nouvelle Caledonie, by Jules Garnier, civil engineer of mines, in 1863-1866, published in “Le tour du monde, nouveau journal des voyages”, edited by Edouard Charton, 1868, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4328269: A sculpture workshop in Yedo (or Edo, present-day Tokyo), pruning granite for the manufacture of pillars, statuettes, candelabra and tombstones, as well as wood carving, for the manufacture of altar panels, decorative woodwork, coffins and chimeric figurines that adorn the roofs of temples. Engraving to illustrate Japan, travel story by Aime Humbert, minister of the Swiss Confederation, in 1863-1864, published in “Le tour du monde, nouveau journal des voyages”, under the direction of Edouard Charton, 1868, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4328499: Hindu vowed to wear a large circle of iron around his neck. Engraving to illustrate the voyage in the meridional provinces of India, by Alfred Grandidier, in 1862-1864, published in “” le tour du monde””, under the direction of D'Edouard Charton, Hachette, Paris 1869.Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4328571: On the eve of the arms, the sorcerer lies by the fire and begins to gem to call the Great Spirit, while watching the young people who are deprived of food and sleep for four days, in order to prepare them for the future torture of the Mandans Indians (or noumah ka kie: pheasants) on the left bank of Missouri. Engraving to illustrate an excursion among the Indian tribes of the basins of Colombia and Upper Missouri, by G. Catlin, in 1855, published in “” le tour du monde””, under the direction of D'Edouard Charton, Hachette, Paris 1869.Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4328638: The baptism of the Buddha, an annual feast that takes place on the 8th day of the 4th month, devotees water the bronze statue of the Buddha exposed for the occasion in front of the temples. Engraving to illustrate the journey to Japan, by Aime Humbert, minister of the Swiss Confederation, in 1863-1864, published in “” le tour du monde””, under the direction of D'Edouard Charton, Hachette, Paris 1869.Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4328696: The quay and warehouses of rice shops in Taikoun (time sovereign of Japan), on the Ogawa River (which crosses Edo, present-day Tokyo),. Engraving to illustrate the journey to Japan, by Aime Humbert, minister of the Swiss Confederation, in 1863-1864, published in “” le tour du monde””, under the direction of Edouard Charton, Hachette, Paris 1869.Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4328922: The Roman forum has the rent of fodder, the oxen lie in the middle of carts and ancient ruins. Engravure pour illustrrer le voyage à Rome, by Francis Wey, in 1864-1868, published in “” Le tour du monde””” 1869, edited by Edouard Charton, edition Hachette, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4328945: After having taken its share and the share attributed to the leader of the Hamran tribe, the crowd is brutally fighting over the remaining pieces. Engraving to illustrate the exploration of the Abyssinian tributaries of the Nile, by Sir Samuel W.Baker, in 1861-62, published in “” Le tour du monde”” 1870-1871, edited by Edouard Charton, Hachette edition, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4329059: Sponge fishing by the Islanders of Anastasia Island, a low maree, women and children collect among the rocks and men embark on canoes to dive and recover them in the bottom of the sea. Engraving to illustrate the story four months in Florida, by Achille Pousselgue in 1851-1852, published in “” Le tour du monde”” 1870-1871, edited by Edouard Charton, Hachette edition, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4329234: General view of the Kremlin, the geographic center of Moscow and the political center of Russia, the neighborhood built in the 14th century has always been expanded and restored throughout the country's historical peripeties. Engraving to illustrate La Russie libre, by William Hepworth Dixon, in 1869, published in “” Le tour du monde””” 1872, edited by Edouard Charton, Hachette edition, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4329261: Durbar (feodal and legal council of a princely state) of Maharaja Rana, of the kingdom of Dholepore (Rajasthan). Engravure pour illustrrer l'Inde des Rajahs, by Louis Rousselet, in 1864-1868, published in “” Le tour du monde””” 1872, edited by Edouard Charton, Hachette edition, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4134620: Brooklyn Bridge. Begins in 1869, under construction at the time of engraving, it will be completed in 1883. New York (New York), United States (United States). Engraving in “” La Nature: revue des sciences et de leurs applications aux arts et a l'industrie”” of 5 April 1879., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4134645: The mechanical installation of Mr. Marguery, restaurateur, in Paris: automatic machine for washing plates. The operator places a dirty plate in the machine with the right hand and removes the plate that has been cleaned with the left hand. Engraving in “La Nature: revue des sciences et de leurs applications aux arts et a l'industrie”” of 21 March 1885., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4329312: A couple of Indians from Rio Verde (Brazil) the man with his sarbacan, in front of a typical house on stilts. Engraving to illustrate the voyage to New Granada, by Dr. Saffray, in 1869, published in “” Le tour du monde””” 1873, edited by Edouard Charton, edition Hachette, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images