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: 7508 x 5418
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry
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Vintage Line Art Drawing of a Small Town Scene No.2
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- Resolution: 1232px x 947px
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1895 Vintage Illustration of the Stock Exchange in Glasgow Scotland
- Resolution: 4761px x 3255px
- Year of Print: 1895
- Artist: T. Nelson and Sons
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EDINBURGH – Post Office, Register House and Calton Hill – Vintage Illustration
- Resolution: 4775px x 3284px
- Year of Print: 1895
- Artist: T. Nelson and Sons
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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: 7659 x 5335
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry
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1877 Vintage Print of the New German Parliament Building
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- Resolution: 8794px x 6016px
- Year of Print: 1877
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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: 7891 x 5458
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry
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VINTAGE German Print of The Capitol in Washington – Antique 1877
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- Resolution: 8626px x 5921px
- Year of Print: 1877
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VINTAGE Landscape Print – 1897 – The Mill Pool
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- Resolution: 9475px x 6230px
- Year of Print: 1897
- Artist: Hedley Peek and F. G. Aflalo
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HISTORY and Ethnology – German Dwelling and Wedding – Vintage 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: 9520 x 7946 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1851
- Artist: Johann Georg Heck
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STUNNING Vintage Engraving of Bray, Bucks – William Tombleson
- Resolution: 7771px x 6060px
- Year of Print: 1840
- Artist: William Tombleson
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VINTAGE 1840 Engraving – Walton Bridge – Antique Illustration
- Resolution: 7908px x 6037px
- Year of Print: 1840
- Artist: William Tombleson
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Historic Architecture and Countryside Homes
A detailed collection of five black-and-white illustrations depicting charming homes, farms, and rural architecture. Each scene captures a different style of classic American domestic architecture, complete with landscape context like trees, clouds, and fencing.
- Image Type(s): SVG, PNG
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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: 7997 x 5654
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry
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MOUNTAIN HOUSE and the Cavern Cascade below – Old Wood 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).
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- Resolution: 5148 x 8190 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1874
- Artist: D. Appleton
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VINTAGE 1851 Print of Tamworth Church – Staffordshire
- Resolution: 8271px x 4869px
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ANTIQUE Decorative Engraving – Seat of the Marquess of Ailsa
- Resolution: 7817px x 6106px
- Year of Print: 1840
- Artist: William Tombleson
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ANTIQUE Decorative Engraving – Seat of Drummond, Esq – Twickenham
- Resolution: 7817px x 6106px
- Year of Print: 1840
- Artist: William Tombleson
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STRAWBERRY HILL – Twickenham – Vintage 1840 Engraving
- Resolution: 7817px x 6060px
- Year of Print: 1840
- Artist: William Tombleson
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Vintage Winter and Christmas Scene Illustrations Featuring Cottages, Wreaths, and Carolers
This charming collection of vintage winter illustrations captures the warmth and nostalgia of Christmastime in a snowy village setting. The sheet includes a variety of festive vignettes such as wreath-adorned doors, cottages nestled under snowfall, cheerful carolers, and cozy holiday scenes framed by arched gates and windows. Rendered in a bold black-and-white style, these illustrations offer a timeless look perfect for seasonal crafts, cards, and decorative projects.
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