XEE4143661: The lime tree of Fribourg: a soldier of the Helvetic Confederation came to Fribourg to announce the victory of Switzerland against Charles the Temeraire in the Battle of Morat on 22 June 1476 with a branch of linden from the battlefield. The soldier died after announcing his message, and a linden tree grew there. Engraving from 1885 in “” Les arts et metiers illustres”” by Adolphe BITARD., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4143552: Preparation of the “” popote”” (meal) of the 1st regiment of grenadiers of the French Imperiale Guard during the Risorgimento. From left to right: a “popotter”, a “biscuit breaker” and a “coffee maker”. Cavriana, Italy, 1859. Engraving in “” Le Monde Illustré”” n°121 of 6 August 1859., French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4143739: Art of glass: discovered vitrification according to Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD). In Antiquite, merchants failed on a beach fire with Kali plants among the fuels. These vegetables provide enough soda to produce glass by mixing with sand. Engraving from 1885 in “” Les arts et metiers illustres”” by Adolphe BITARD., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4143998: Meeting between the Russian Tsar Alexander II (1818-1881) and the Austrian Emperor Francois Joseph I (1830-1916) at the Belvedere in Weimar (Germany). From left to right are Alexander II, Francois Joseph I, Charles Alexander Duke of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach (Charles Alexander Duke of Saxony Weimar Eisenach) (1818-1901), Prince Alexander of Hesse Darmstadt (Hesse-Darmstadt) (1823-1898) and Count Grunne. Engraving In “” The illustrated London News”” of 31 October 1857., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4141761: Volcanic eruption, Ile de la Reunion, 1859: view of the eruption of the “Grand Brule” (“Grand Brule”), taken from the heights of the Bois Blanc (Bois-Blanc). From a drawing by Mr. Merme, naval artillery captain. Engraving by Linton in “” The Illustrous World”” n°92 of January 15, 1859., French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images