VINTAGE Vignette Illustrations of Steamboats – Antique Stock Art
The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as 'catalogs' and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we're very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.
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- Resolution: 9511 x 12897
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Joh. Enschedé
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VINTAGE Vignette Illustrations of Sailing Ships – Antique Stock Art
The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as 'catalogs' and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we're very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.
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- Resolution: 8998 x 12839
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Joh. Enschedé
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VINTAGE Vignette Illustrations of Steamboats – Antique Stock Art
The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as 'catalogs' and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we're very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.
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- Resolution: 9450 x 13063
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Joh. Enschedé
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INVERGARRY CASTLE – Vintage 1895 Scottish Landscape Illustration
- Resolution: 3185px x 4859px
- Year of Print: 1895
- Artist: T. Nelson and Sons
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VINTAGE Vignette Illustrations of Steamboats – Antique Stock Art
The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as 'catalogs' and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we're very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.
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- Resolution: 9561 x 12863
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Joh. Enschedé
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ANTIQUE 1895 Landscape Illustration – The Monastery, Fort Augustus
- Resolution: 4763px x 3268px
- Year of Print: 1895
- Artist: T. Nelson and Sons
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VINTAGE Chromolithograph Illustration – Custom House Quay, Greenook
- Resolution: 4833px x 3255px
- Year of Print: 1895
- Artist: T. Nelson and Sons
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VINTAGE 1895 Chromo Illustration – The Broomielaw, Glasgow
- Resolution: 4732px x 3227px
- Year of Print: 1895
- Artist: T. Nelson and Sons
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SOUVENIR of SCOTLAND – Vintage Illustration – The Broomielaw, Glasgow
- Resolution: 4732px x 3169px
- Year of Print: 1895
- Artist: T. Nelson and Sons
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LOCH LOMOND, Pass of Balmaha – Vintage 1895 Landscape Illustration
- Resolution: 4706px x 3211px
- Year of Print: 1895
- Artist: T. Nelson and Sons
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CHARON, the Ferryman of Hell – Biblical Illustration – Gustave Dore
You’re looking at a beautifully detailed, lithograph print by Gustave Doré. A French artist, printmaker, illustrator, comics artist, caricaturist, and sculptor who worked primarily with wood-engraving. This particular engraving was sourced from the 1891 ‘Bible Gallery’ book that compiled a collection of Doré’s biblical themed artwork.
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- Resolution: 7922 x 10807 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1891
- Artist: Gustave Dore
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MISCELLANEOUS Selection of Vintage Design Elements – 1800s Antique Stock Artwork
The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as 'catalogs' and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we're very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.
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- Resolution: 7550 x 5492
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry
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CROCODILE – Vintage Hand Drawn Nature Print – 1897
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- Resolution: 9074px x 6121px
- Year of Print: 1897
- Artist: Hedley Peek and F. G. Aflalo
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ENGINEERING – Boat Lowering Gear – Antique 1880’s Artwork
An original Antique Plate scan from the National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge. Published by William Mackenzie in 1880. Click on the Artist's name to see the full collection from this series!
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- Resolution: 5500 x 8600 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1880
- Artist: William Mackenzie
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PENNSYLVANIA – Hunlocks Creek Canal and Boat – 1874 Antique Print
You're looking at a beautifully detailed engraved illustration from the 'Picturesque America' series. Published by D. Appleton and Company of New York in 1872 and 1874 and edited by the romantic poet and journalist William Cullen Bryant. The "Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-falls, Shores, Cañons, Valleys, Cities, and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country. With Illustrations on Steel and Wood, by Eminent American Artists" series was published and delivered as a subscription; semi-monthly parts were sent out to subscribers. Once complete, the subscription would be bound into volumes. The stately, bound two volume set was proudly displayed in parlors of subscriber homes as a show of status. Engravers included Robert Hinshelwood (1812-1885), Edward Paxman Brandard (1819-1898), Samuel Valentine Hunt (1803-1893), William Wellstood (1819-1900), William Chapin (1802-1888), Henry Bryan Hall (1808-1884).
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- Resolution: 4000 x 8800
- Year of Print: 1874
- Artist: D. Appleton
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VINTAGE Image Sheet of Marines Related Vignette Illustrations
The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as 'catalogs' and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we're very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.
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- Resolution: 8982 x 12879
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: A Bertrand
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NAVAL Sciences – Various Scenes on a Boat – Johann Heck 1851 Print
You’re looking at a well preserved original plate from Johann Georg Heck's “Iconographic Encyclopedia of Sciences, Literature and Art” published in 1851 by Rudolphe Garrigue in New York. We were extremely fortunate to acquire the full collection of illustrative prints from the series, which after many months of looking, proved to be very difficult!
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- Resolution: 9112 x 7248 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1851
- Artist: Johann Georg Heck
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MISCELLANEOUS Selection of Vintage Steam / Sail Boat Related Design Elements
The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as 'catalogs' and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we're very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.
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- Resolution: 7824 x 5400
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry
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STUNNING 1840 Vintage Engraving of the Old Windsor Locks
- Resolution: 7794px x 6106px
- Year of Print: 1840
- Artist: William Tombleson
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MISCELLANEOUS Selection of Vintage Steam / Sail Boat Related Design Elements
The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as 'catalogs' and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we're very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.
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- Resolution: 7528 x 5425
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry
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STEAM Powered Ships – Antique 1822 Original Engraving Print
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- Resolution: 7236 x 9497 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1822
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VINTAGE Vignette Illustrations of Sailing Ships – Antique Stock Art
The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as 'catalogs' and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we're very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.
- License Info
- Resolution: 9726 x 12863
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Joh. Enschedé
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MISCELLANEOUS Selection of Vintage Steam / Sail Boat Related Design Elements
The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as 'catalogs' and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we're very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.
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- Resolution: 7604 x 5499
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry
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NAUTICAL Sails and Rigging Antique Stock Image. William Mackenzie. 1880
An original Antique Plate scan from the National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge. Published by William Mackenzie in 1880. Click on the Artist's name to see the full collection from this series!
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- Resolution: 7594 x 10009 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1880
- Artist: William Mackenzie
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NAUTICAL Antique Anchor Illustrations. 1880’s Encyclopaedia Plate
An original Antique Plate scan from the National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge. Published by William Mackenzie in 1880. Click on the Artist's name to see the full collection from this series!
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- Resolution: 5500 x 8600 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1880
- Artist: William Mackenzie
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MISCELLANEOUS Selection of Vintage Design Elements – 1800s Antique Stock Artwork
The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as 'catalogs' and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we're very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.
- License Info
- Resolution: 7491 x 5361
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry
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VINTAGE 1840 Engraved Illustration – Lovely View of Cliefden
- Resolution: 7725px x 6129px
- Year of Print: 1840
- Artist: William Tombleson
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NAVAL Sciences – Ancient Boat Equipment – 1851 Antique Print by J. Heck
You’re looking at a well preserved original plate from Johann Georg Heck's “Iconographic Encyclopedia of Sciences, Literature and Art” published in 1851 by Rudolphe Garrigue in New York. We were extremely fortunate to acquire the full collection of illustrative prints from the series, which after many months of looking, proved to be very difficult!
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- Resolution: 9489 x 7894 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1851
- Artist: Johann Georg Heck
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BOAT on Picturesque Lake – Lilypads, Trees, Mountains – 1874 Engraving
You're looking at a beautifully detailed engraved illustration from the 'Picturesque America' series. Published by D. Appleton and Company of New York in 1872 and 1874 and edited by the romantic poet and journalist William Cullen Bryant. The "Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-falls, Shores, Cañons, Valleys, Cities, and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country. With Illustrations on Steel and Wood, by Eminent American Artists" series was published and delivered as a subscription; semi-monthly parts were sent out to subscribers. Once complete, the subscription would be bound into volumes. The stately, bound two volume set was proudly displayed in parlors of subscriber homes as a show of status. Engravers included Robert Hinshelwood (1812-1885), Edward Paxman Brandard (1819-1898), Samuel Valentine Hunt (1803-1893), William Wellstood (1819-1900), William Chapin (1802-1888), Henry Bryan Hall (1808-1884).
- License Info
- Resolution: 6152 x 6157 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1874
- Artist: D. Appleton
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ANTIQUE Navy Print – Various Antique Ships – Original Heck Illustration
You’re looking at a well preserved original plate from Johann Georg Heck's “Iconographic Encyclopedia of Sciences, Literature and Art” published in 1851 by Rudolphe Garrigue in New York. We were extremely fortunate to acquire the full collection of illustrative prints from the series, which after many months of looking, proved to be very difficult!
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- Resolution: 9446 x 7889 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1851
- Artist: Johann Georg Heck
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ANTIQUE 1853 Military Print. Storming of San Sebastian, Spain
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- Resolution: 9655 x 6598 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1853
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