Tristan [chlr] de la Table ronde, nouuellement imprime.
Public domain photograph of decorated book cover, binding, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Adieu Bastille - A drawing of a man with a lion on a leash
Print shows a member of the Third Estate playing a bagpipe, standing next to a tame lion, representing the monarchy, and manipulating marionettes, representing the clergy and the nobility, on a string tied to h... More
Mappe-monde, ou carte générale du monde : dessignée en deux plan-hemis...
Relief shown pictorially. Shows California as an island. LC copy stamped on: 480B. Mounted on cloth. Annotations in Australia. Shirley, R.W. Mapping of the world, 390 Available also through the Library of Congr... More
DCM 1191: Willis & Goodlad French Flageolet
Instrument type: French Flageolet Medium: Ebony, ivory mouthpiece and ferrules, silver keys.; 33.8 cm. Key Holes System: 2/4 holes plus 3 keys, flat round flaps, pin in block. Mark Maximum: (lyre) / GOODLAD & ... More
Plano de las Yslas Malvinas, situado en la latitud sur de 51 grados 28...
Prime meridian: Tenerife. Watermark: French imitation of Genoese watermark [?]; CA in the middle circle and I in the lower circle. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 4... More
Plan du siege de Brimston Hill. - Public domain old map
Scale ca. 1:14,440. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Hand colored. Accompanied by photocopy of map. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1994 Relief shown by shading. Available also through the Library o... More
Plan de la Nouvelle Orleans. - Public domain architectural plan drawin...
Public domain scan of a architecture diagram, settlement map, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Luxembourg, une fortresse tres-celebre de la duché de cette nom dans P...
Relief shown by hachures. Title and index in French and German; text in German. Appears in Seutter's Grosser Atlas worinnen enthalten alle die jenige geographisches Universal-Special- und Particular-Mappen, mit... More
Carte réduite de l'isle de Saint Domingue et de ses débouquements pour...
Scale ca. 1:1,300,000. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. "No. 72." Includes text. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1847 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster... More
A new map of North America, with the British, French, Spanish, Dutch &...
Scale ca. 1:18,500,000. Relief shown pictorially. Hand colored. Shows boundaries, cities and towns, roads, forts, Indian villages and tribal territory, and vegetation. Also shows anchorages, currents, and route... More
Plan du terrain sur le cap appartenant à la paroise de cette uille 175...
Scale ca. 1:550. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. The original manuscript plot of the top of the cape at Quebec, on which the Chateau St. Louis stood, where the Chateau Frontenac now stands, as well as t... More
Carte de la Nouvelle Angleterre, Nouvelle Yorck, et Pensilvanie.
Covers the area from Penobscot Bay to Chesapeake Bay and west to Lake Erie. Relief shown pictorially. Shows Indian tribal territory. Prime meridian: Paris. "Tom. XIV. in 4⁰, no. 9. Tome 14. in 8⁰, page 97"-- In... More
Plan de Monaco. Historic map, Library of Congress
Scale ca. 1:6,000. Relief shown pictorially. Oriented with north toward the lower right. "Tome IV, no. 72." Covers commune of Monaco. From the author's Le petit atlas maritime. 1764. Available also through the ... More
Fontenelle / gravé sur acier par Hopwood.
Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, half-length portrait, facing front, in rectangular frame.
Carte de l'affaire de Montmouth : ou le G'al Washington commandon l'ar...
Shows troop positions at the Battle of Monmouth (near Englishtown, Monmouth Co., N.J.). Relief shown by hachures. Place-names in English. Pen-and-ink and watercolors. Sectioned to 12 panels and mounted on cloth... More
Carte du théatre de la guerre entre les anglais et les Américains / dr...
Print shows cartouche with a Native wearing feathered headdress and skirt reclining against wall which bears title inscription; flags, banners, and shield on his right, trees in the background. Illus. in: Cart... More
Mr. Blanchard, citoyen de Calais, pensionaire de S.M.T.C. et correspon...
Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonist, Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Tissandier collection.
Landung einer Französischen Hülfs-Armee in America, zu Rhode Island, a...
Print shows the disembarkation of French troops, under the command of Comte de Rochambeau, at Newport, Rhode Island, one of twelve scenes depicting the history of the American Revolution. S. 136. [Plate] 9. Pu... More
L'ignorance prouvée. Ou les evénements de la journée du 11 juillet 178...
French cartoon ridicules the attempt of Abbé Miollan and Janinet to ascend in a hot air balloon by showing the balloon on fire and billowing smoke while being inflated on July 11, 1784 at the Luxembourg gardens... More
Pal sangué Mr. l'Prieur v'la l'coup
Print with two scenes, one labeled "Le jeu de hazard" shows a meeting between the clergy, nobility, and the working class; the other labeled "Le goute patriotique" shows members of the three estates dining toge... More
L'accord parfait - A painting of three men in period clothing
Print shows three men representing the nobility, the clergy, and the third estate playing musical instruments. The nobleman, on the left, is playing a bagpipe, the cleric, on the right, is playing a recorder an... More
"Rosine! Rosine! Ma chère Rosine! Je jure que je t'adore"
Print shows an abbé rushing into the bedroom of "Rosine" professing his love for her, the woman (possibly intended to be a caricature of Marie Antoinette) stands to receive him with open arms, saying "Non, non,... More
Reveil du tiers etat - A drawing of a man being taken to the ground
Print shows a nobleman and a clergyman reacting with horror as a member of the Third Estate awakens, throws off the chains of bondage, and reaches for a rifle. The destruction of the Bastille is taking place in... More
Franc̦ois Pilatre de Rozier, né à Metz le 30. mars 1756, mort près de ...
Oval head-and-shoulders profile portrait of French balloonist Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier.
Enjambée de la sainte famille des Thuilleries à Montmidy
Print shows Marie Antoinette taking an enormous step from the rooftop of the Tuileries Palace in Paris to Montmédy, she is holding the royal scepter, from which the tip has broken off, in her right hand, Louis ... More
L'entreé-franche - je me suis ruine pour l'en gresser - la fin du comp...
Print shows Louis XVI as a pig with fish on his head forming the horns of cuckoldry, on a hind leg is a tether held by a man of the Third Estate. de Vinck, 3989 Forms part of: French Political Cartoon Collecti... More
Vue de la montagne elevée au champ de la reunion
Print shows the Festival of the Supreme Being, inspired by Robespierre, planned by Jacques Louis David, to commemorate the second year of the Republic; a female figure, representing France, riding on a cart wit... More
La chose impossible, ou la commission des finances telle quil la faudr...
Print shows four bare-bottomed men, the ministers of finances, sitting around a table restoring their good health on the produce of other nations; as they consume the "Eau de la Plata" and "Eau du Sénégal," the... More
Napoleon I, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, wearing long ...
Trimmed to within plate marks. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fête donner à la grande duchesse Hélène de russie par W.R. Chateaubria...
Drawing shows a crowd gathered around a balloon on the ground at the festivities prepared by Ambassador W.R. Chateaubriant in honor of the Grand Duchess of Russia in Rome, 1830. A second balloon is in sky at up... More
Théodore Rousseau - [River landscape, the Seine at Chateau-Gaillard] /...
Title, attribution, date, subject, and physical description by Diane de Grazia, 2014. Inscriptions: Lower right in graphite: "T.H.R." Verso: all in graphite: "Rousseau. River Landscape/ 33-4/ Th.R (4)"; LC B st... More
Intérieur d'une cabane de Caloches (Ile de Sitkha, Côte N.O. de l'Amér...
Interior view of lodge or cabin with Natives gathered around fire. Illus. in: Voyage autour de monde, exécuté par ordre de Sa Majesté l'empereur Nicolas 1er, sur la corvette le Séniavine, dans les années 1826, ... More
[Landscape with cattle]. Book illustration from Library of Congress
This record contains unverified, preliminary data. Title from P&P Bradley Collection inventory card. Faint signature, in image, lower right: "Daubigny". Inscribed in pencil on back of drawing: "Th. R. 1.?" Insc... More
[Two young Algerians] - Public domain drawing
Public domain photograph of 19th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Francesco Arban di Lione, Head and Shoulders Portrait
Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonist Francesco Arban di Lione commemorating his twelfth flight.
Maxime Lalanne - [Landscape with house] / Lalanne.
This record contains unverified, preliminary data. Stamp on back: ERP. Joseph and Elizabeth Robins Pennell collection. Bequest; Pennell Estate; 1926; (DLC/PP-1926:R01) Conserved, 8.86.848.58.
Girl reading a letter dessiné par J.B. Huet peintre du Roi par son trè...
Print shows a young girl, half-length portrait, in right profile, reading a letter; in a framed medallion with leafy boughs at top. Printed at bottom: Dédié a Me. Huet. Printed on lower right: No. 408. (DLC/PP-44149)
Vue de la Riviere et l'Isle de Courou dans la Guyane francoise, ou deb...
Print shows activity along a shoreline of a river in Kourou, French Guiana. Printed at head of title in reverse: L'Isle de Courou. Printed at top right: 39. Printed at bottom left: A Paris chez Basset ru[e S.]... More
L'air = El Aire = Die Luft. - Public domain book scan / drawing
Print shows balloon floating in background, while in the foreground a woman plays the harp while a man turns her music pages, and children play with a kite and other toys. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Pr... More
A faut esperer q'eu se jeu la finira bentot
Print shows the nobility and the clergy, representing the estates general, riding on the back of a man representing the working class, or third estate; the man is bent under their weight and supports himself by... More
Canaan, or The Land of promise. - Public domain old map
Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.
El-Fourdjeh - architecture hypogéene - peinture intérieure de la paroi...
Interior view of rock-hewn tomb showing paintings on the right side of the back wall. Illus. in: Égypte et Nubie : sites et monuments les plus intéressants pour l'étude de l'art et de l'histoire / Félix Teynard... More
Le Kaire - mosquée Nâcéryeh / Félix Teynard.
Exterior view of the Nasseriya Mosque, Cairo, Egypt. Illus. in: Égypte et Nubie : sites et monuments les plus intéressants pour l'étude de l'art et de l'histoire / Félix Teynard. Paris : Goupil et Cie, [1858], ... More
Tâfah (Taphis) - vue du temple situé dans l'interieur du village / Fél...
View of ruins of small temple which is situated in the center of the town. Illus. in: Égypte et Nubie : sites et monuments les plus intéressants pour l'étude de l'art et de l'histoire / Félix Teynard. Paris : G... More
Karnak (Thèbes) - avenue de sphinx - vue générale prise du point G / F...
Ruins along the avenue of Sphinxes as seen from "point G" showing palms and temple ruins in the distance (see map, pl. 42 bis). Illus. in: Égypte et Nubie : sites et monuments les plus intéressants pour l'étude... More
Syout - habitations Arabes sur le bord du Nil / Félix Teynard.
Exterior view of Arab dwellings along the edge of the Nile in Asyūṭ, Egypt.
Vue extérieure de la mosquée, prise de la cour du chadirvan
Print shows courtyard and exterior of Ayasofya Mosque, formerly the Church of Hagia Sophia, ablution fountain to the right; with groups of men in traditional dress. Title from plate list. Illus. in: Aya Sofia, ... More
Maréchal Pélissier, G.C.B. - Roger Fenton's Crimean War Photographs
General Aimable-Jean-Jacques Pélissier, full-length portrait, seated on horse, facing left. Title transcribed from verso. Photo marked for cropping with horizontal line across the bottom. "No. 222" printed belo... More
Lord Raglan's Head Quarters, with Lord Raglan, Marshal Pélissier, Lord...
Allied leaders and their aides-de-camp standing on steps. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: Gernsheim, Roger Fenton, photographer of the Crimean War: His photographs and his letters from the C... More
B.B. French, Glass negative photograph, American Civil War time.
A black and white photo of a man standing next to a statue. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Head Quarters staff: 1) Colonel Vico; 2) Major the Honourable Leiceste...
British and French staff officers, full-length group portrait, posed sitting and standing on steps at British(?) headquarters. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: James, Crimea 1854-56 : the war... More
General W.H. French, U.S.A., Glass negative photograph, American Civil...
A black and white photo of a man in uniform. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Jean Baptiste Adolphe Lafosse - Napoléon a Sainte-Hélène Paul Delar...
Print shows Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, full-length portrait, facing front, sitting on rocks on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. Signed on stone on lower l... More
Tour de Triumph, a la Haquie - Drawing. Public domain image.
Photograph shows a Roman arch at Latakia (Lattaquia), Syria, surrounded by trees. No. 17. Written in pencil on mount: "Photo by Dumas, 188- ".
Chadoufs de la Haute Egypt / Zangaki.
Men standing next to a series of shadoofs (shadufs), devices which lift water from a stream or well for use in irrigation. Photograph by Adelphi and Constantine Zangaki. No. 630.
[Technical illustration shows four stages of André Garnerin's parachut...
"Pl. I" from unidentified publication. Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Tunis. Une mosquée / ND Phot. - Public domain albumen print photogrpap...
Mosque on street, Tunis, Tunisia. No. 258. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites ... More
Tunis. La Mosquée Sidi-ben-Arous / ND Phot.
Mosque on street, Tunis, Tunisia. No. 248. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites ... More
Tlemcen. Intérieur de koubha de Sidi bou Médine / ND. Phot.
Man standing at door of the shrine of Sidi Boumediene (Abū Madyan), Tlemcen, Algeria.
Sidi-Bel-Abbès. La Mosquée / ND Phot.
Exterior view of mosque, Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria. No. 292. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixtur... More
Temple of Bacchus, La Haquie - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph
Men seated outside building, possibly a Muslim shrine, built around columns of an older structure. No. 12. On mount: Thomas Wilson, Washington, D.C. Written in pencil on mount: "Photo by Dumas, 188- ". On vers... More
Turkey. Young woman. Dame Virique / Dumas.
Turkish woman, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, next to waterpipe. No. 276. No. 606.
Gaikokujin no zu - Igirisu, Furansu - Ukiyo e print
Japanese print shows an Englishman and a French woman horseback riding. Signature: Ichigeisai Yoshitomi ga. Engraving attributed to: Hori Take. Seal date: Cock 2. From series entitled: Gaikokujin no zu (Portra... More
Le ballon "Le Géant" aux environs de Nimbourg (accident du 19 octobre)...
Periodical illustration shows Felix Nadar's balloon, "Le Geant" over a rural area in its second and final flight in 1863. High winds force the balloon to the ground, dragging the basket dangerously close to an ... More
[Portrait of brevetted Brigadier General Napoleon Bonaparte McLauglen ...
A black and white photo of a man in uniform. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Départ du Marquis de le Guillois / A. Bonnard.
French caricature shows the "Marquis de le Guillois," possibly the publisher or editor of "Le hanneton," departing in a balloon and dropping an envelope sealed with a cockchafer or maybug ("le hanneton"). Among... More
Aviation, études, essais et inventions qui, sans résourdre le problème...
Design drawings for a man-powered flying machine with manually controlled wings entitled, "Vélocipède aérien," proposed by Jean Jacques Bourcart, Paris, August, 1866. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.)... More
French Lake, Nevada County, near Old Man Mountain, Central Pacific Rai...
The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1278. LOT subdivision subject: Donner Pass Lakes. This record contains unverified old data from ca... More
Rue du Caire / Bonfils. - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph
Busy commercial street in Cairo. No. 1117. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites ... More
Médinet-Abou. Salle hypostyle du grand Temple, (Égypte) / Bonfils.
Stubs of columns in remains of a temple at Medinet Habu Site, Egypt. No. 164.
Mausolée à El-Kefr - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph
Slabs of rock in front of mausoleum at al-Kafr, Syria. No. 1345.
Damas. Salon de la maison Stambouli / Bonfils.
Parlor in the house of Stambouli in Damascus, Syria. No. 800.
Rue du Caire (Egypte) / Bonfils.
Narrow street in Cairo, showing meshrebeeyehs (lattices over windows). No. 77.
Prière du désert, halte dans le désert et chameliers en prière / Bonfi...
Camels rest as men stop for prayer in the Egyptian desert.
[A kiln or furnace with fire heating coal in a retort to the point of ...
Illus. in: Les merveilles de la science, ou Description populaire des inventions modernes, / par Louis Figuier. Paris : Furne, Jouvet et cie, [1867]-1870. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks ... More
Karnak. Bas-relief dans la 2e courà droite du temple de Ramesses III /...
Bas-relief on section of the Temple of Ramses III. No. 217.
Le Caire. Mosque Mohammad Ali fontaine des ablution / Bonfils.
Ablution fountain in courtyard of the Muḥammad ʻAlī Mosque, Cairo, Egypt. No. 42.
Fig. 10 -- verre du bec d'Argand
Print shows a lamp with glass chimney and circular, hollow wick designed by Ami Argand in 1784 that increased the amount of illumination. Illus. in: Les merveilles de la science, ou Description populaire des i... More
Nubie, Temple d'Abou Simbel dédié à Athor (Égypte) / Bonfils.
View of facade of the small temple at Abū Sunbul, Egypt, showing sculptures of Hathor and Ramses II. No. 201.
Eglise du Pater, intérieur du couloir Church of the Pater: interior of...
No. 875. On verso: Mount of Olives, Church of the Paternoster.
Details dʹune soupape pour un ballon de 5 a 8,000 m. cubes / Charles C...
Scaled design drawing of balloon valve shows 9 captioned views of components and complete assembly. Includes identification key. Tissandier collection.
Paris. Palais de Justice et Ste. Chapelle Charles Rivière del. et lith
Print shows a street level view of the Palais de justice and Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France, with pedestrians and coaches on the street in the foreground. Inscribed in pencil on lower right corner: 20. Stamped... More
Petites constructions. Wagons / Imagerie d'Épinal.
Print showing paper cutout designs for three railroad passenger and freight cars. Imagerie d'Épinal, no. 1205.
Latest war map of Europe : as seen through French eyes /
"Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1870 by L. Prang & Co., in the office of the Librarian of Congress of Washington." In lower margin: Britannia, full of Rage almost forgets Ireland. Spain, smoki... More
Vue générale de l'Aquéduc de Valens / G. Berggren.
Wall, roofs of buildings, and minarets; in background the Aqueduct of Valens, Istanbul. No. 149.
[Jean-Baptiste Faure, French opera singer, head-and-shoulders portrait...
Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Usine à gaz de Vaugirard, 3 octobre 1870. Depart remis. Calme plot. En...
Drawing shows the balloon manufacturing facilities of Henri Lachambre in Vaugirard, a section of Paris, France. A balloon is being inflated with gas in preparation for a flight to Tours.
Direction des ballons (système Ardisson), Bordeaux, le 26 janvier 1871
Design drawings for a system proposed by Annibal Ardisson to navigate a balloon from a platform located below the bag. The aeronaut manipulates blades in a moveable drum to interact with the wind and affect the... More
[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from İstanbul,...
(1) Mevlevi dervish; (2) Bektași dervish; and (3) Mullah (chief judge). French caption: Constantinople: Figure 1: Derviche Mevlevi; Figure 2: Derviche Bektachi; Figure 3: Mollah. Caption also in Ottoman Turkis... More
[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the provi...
(1): Muslim woman of Sivas; (2): Armenian woman of Sivas; and (3): Kurdish woman of the environs of Sivas. French caption from book: Sivas: Figure 1: Musulmane de Sivas; Figure 2: Arménienne de Sivas; and Figu... More
[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the provi...
(1): Muslim of Diarbèkir (Diyarbakır); (2): Christian of Diarbèkir (Diyarbakır); and (3): Kurd of Palou (Palu). French caption from book: Diarbekir: Figure 1: Musulman de Diarbèkir; Figure 2: Chrétien de Diarb... More
[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the provi...
(1): Christian resident of Beyrouth (Beirut) in summer clothing; (2): married Muslim woman of Beyrouth (Beirut); and (3): married Christian woman of Beyrouth (Beirut) in winter clothing. French caption from bo... More
[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the provi...
(1),(2), and (3): Jewish man and women of Brousse (Bursa). French caption from book: Hodavindiguar: Figures 1, 2 et 3: Juif and Juive de Brousse. Caption also in Ottoman Turkish. Part III, plate III. Illus. in... More
[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the provi...
(1): Bachi Bozouk (mercenary soldier) of Angora (Ankara); (2): Muslim peasant from the area of Angora (Ankara); and (3): Muslim peasant woman from the area of Angora (Ankara). French caption from book: Angora:... More
[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the provi...
(1) Yuruk nomad of Bigha (Biga); (2) Christian resident of the Island of Chio (Chios); and (3) Christian of Lemnos. French caption from book: Iles: Figure 1: Yuruk (Nomade) de Bigha; Figure 2: Habitant Chrétie... More
[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the provi...
(1): A'alim (member of the Ulama) of Hudeı̈da; (2): bourgeois of Hudeı̈da; and (3): married Muslim woman of Sanaa (Ṣanʻāʾ).
Blanchard-Deguitard, caoutchouc dilaté, spécialité de plumets ... spéc...
Advertisement for Blanchard-Deguitard, a French merchant of balloons and other products. Includes a picture Maison Blanchard, with office, store, and a shed where women lay out cloth on long tables. "Spécialit... More
Le captif, grand ballon à vapeur, de la Place du Carrousel
Advertisement announcing Henri Giffard's captive balloon ascension at the Place du Carrousel, Paris. Describes Giffard's previous ascension at the Tuileries in 1878 and includes a picture of a captive balloon. ... More
Baalbek. Temple du Soleil - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph
Colonnade and a partial wall of the Temple of the Sun at Baʻlabakk, Lebanon. Written in pencil on mount: "Photo by Dumas, 188- ".
[Ali Paşa, Divisional Commander of the Lancers of the Imperial Guard] ...
Title translated from album caption. Captioned in French. No. 18. No. 408. In album: Cavalry and Lancer Regiments of the Imperial Guard, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Libra... More