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Nowel Amsterdam en Lameriqve : 1672 /

Nowel Amsterdam en Lameriqve : 1672 /

Bird's-eye view of Lisbon, Portugal (not New Amsterdam) showing individual buildings and place-names in French. Map based on: Braun, George, 1540 or 41-1622. Civitates orbis terrarum, [1612-1618] Vol. 5, Olissi... More

This map of the city of New York and island of Manhattan, as laid out by the commissioners appointed by the legislature, April 3d, 1807 is respectfully dedicated to the mayor, aldermen and commonalty thereof /

This map of the city of New York and island of Manhattan, as laid out ...

Relief shown by hachures. Shows ward boundaries, selected buildingsm and landowner's names. "Entered according to act of Congress Novr. 16th 1811." Oriented with north toward the upper right. Haskell, D.C. Manh... More

Damaged Track, Railroad Riots - Pennsylvania Railroad

Damaged Track, Railroad Riots - Pennsylvania Railroad

Stereo by A.V. Albee. Gelatin silver copy photograph of a half stereograph. Iconography of Pittsburgh Coll. - #382. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: RR Locomot... More

Harrison Gray Otis House, Beacon Street built by Charles Bulfinch 1805-1806 R. 1927

Harrison Gray Otis House, Beacon Street built by Charles Bulfinch 1805...

Print shows a street level view of the Harrison Gray Otis House on Beacon Street, in Boston, Massachusetts. Includes "Illustrative Notes" about the Iconographic Society, "a plan of the Otis Estate, Number 45 Be... More

Temple Beth Israel, 1502 Second Avenue, San Diego, San Diego County, CA

Temple Beth Israel, 1502 Second Avenue, San Diego, San Diego County, C...

Significance: The Temple Beth Israel, constructed in 1889, is one of the earliest surviving synagogues in California. Although modest in size, the building's design and Jewish iconographic elements, such as th... More

Pearl Harbor Memorial Community Church, 20 Bougainville Drive, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI

Pearl Harbor Memorial Community Church, 20 Bougainville Drive, Honolul...

Significance: The church was listed in the Hawai'i Register of Historic Places in 2003, and was determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The stained glass window wall possess... More

Bunker's Hill on N. York Island

Bunker's Hill on N. York Island

Drawing shows distant view of wooded landscape with a few buildings. Inscriptions on front are difficult to decipher. Inscribed in ink on the back: Montresor. Possibly owned or drawn by John Montrésor, British... More

[Sculpture by Antonio Canova and sculpture and bas reliefs by Bertel Thorwaldsen of classical figures] / G. Heck, dirt. ; Henry Winkles, sculpt.

[Sculpture by Antonio Canova and sculpture and bas reliefs by Bertel T...

Illus. in: Iconographic encyclopaedia of science, literature, and art / by J.G. Heck. New York : Published by Rudolph Garrigue, 1851, plates, vol. II, division IX, plate 9. Detailed explanation of figures is in... More

[Greek and Roman sculpture, including Phidias' statue of Pallas in the Parthenon, several of Venus, Diana the Huntress, and others] / G. Heck, dirt. ; Henry Winkles, sculpt.

[Greek and Roman sculpture, including Phidias' statue of Pallas in the...

Illus. in: Iconographic encyclopaedia of science, literature, and art / by J.G. Heck. New York : Published by Rudolph Garrigue, 1851, plates, vol. II, division IX, plate 4. Detailed explanation of figures is in... More

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Pershing, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse (France), FR

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Per...

Significance: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial is one of eight overseas World War I cemeteries redesigned and administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), a federal agency created ... More

Mason's Hall, 1805 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia

Mason's Hall, 1805 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Independent City, V...

Significance: The cornerstone for the Mason's Hall was laid in 1785 and the cubic building was completed by 1787. The geometric form of the building is broken slightly by the pedimented central pavilion and co... More

A plan of the city of New-York & its environs to Greenwich, on the North or Hudsons River, and to Crown Point, on the East or Sound River, shewing the several streets, publick buildings, docks, fort & battery, with the true form & course of the commanding grounds, with and without the town. Survey'd in the winter, 1775 [i.e. 1766]

A plan of the city of New-York & its environs to Greenwich, on the Nor...

Scale ca. 1:6,300. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by form lines. Dedicated to Major Gen. Thos. Gage. Includes descriptive note, "References," and inset "A chart of the entrance to New York from Sandy Ho... More

David Young Cameron - Kings Chapel, Boston D.Y.C

David Young Cameron - Kings Chapel, Boston D.Y.C

Print shows a street level view of Kings Chapel in Boston, Massachusetts, after 1790. Includes a 1-page historical note about "Kings Chapel." Signed on plate with initials on top left. Inscribed in pencil on l... More

Trinity Church, Summer Street, Boston, engraving, Library of Congress

Trinity Church, Summer Street, Boston, engraving, Library of Congress

Print shows an exterior view of the Trinity Church on Summer Street in Boston, Massachusetts. Includes a 1-page historical note about "Trinity Church, Boston." Inscribed on lower right: No. 54. Stamped in red ... More

Trinity Church, Summer Street, Boston

Trinity Church, Summer Street, Boston

Print shows an exterior view of the Trinity Church on Summer Street in Boston, Massachusetts. Includes a 1-page historical note about "Trinity Church, Boston." Inscribed on lower right: No. 54. Stamped in red ... More

A view of the city of New York from Long Island

A view of the city of New York from Long Island

Drawing shows distant view of the New York City skyline, with ships in the East River. Inscribed in ink on the back: Montresor. Possibly owned or drawn by John Montrésor, British military engineer. Published i... More

[Emblematical female figures engaged in the arts of painting, sculpture, architecture, and music]

[Emblematical female figures engaged in the arts of painting, sculptur...

Illus. in: Iconography; or a collection of Emblematical Figures, by George Richardson, 1779, four engravings (figs. 137-140). Ref. copy may be in SSF (Gr). On print: Published as the Act Directs Decr. 1777. Thi... More

[Planetary systems of Ptolemy, the Egyptians, Tycho Brahe, and Copernicus] / G. Heck, dirt. ; Henry Winkles sculp.

[Planetary systems of Ptolemy, the Egyptians, Tycho Brahe, and Coperni...

Illus. in: Iconographic encyclopaedia of science, literature, and art / Johann G. Heck. New York : Published by Rudolph Garrigue, 1851, vol. 1, division 1, vol. 2, pl. 7.

[Roman scenes] / G. Heck, dirt. ; Henry Winkles, sculp.

[Roman scenes] / G. Heck, dirt. ; Henry Winkles, sculp.

Includes captives in the forum, gladiators fighting in theater and at a funeral, and the funeral of an emperor on a pyre. Illus. in: Iconographic encyclopaedia of science, literature, and art / Johann G. Heck. ... More

Faneuil Hall, Boston 1870 S.L.S. sc

Faneuil Hall, Boston 1870 S.L.S. sc

Print shows a bird's-eye view of Faneuil Hall in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1870, with various carts and wagons in the foreground, also includes a vignette of Faneuil Hall as it looked in 1789. Includes a 1-page... More

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Pershing, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse (France), FR

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Per...

Significance: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial is one of eight overseas World War I cemeteries redesigned and administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), a federal agency created ... More

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Pershing, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse (France), FR

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Per...

Significance: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial is one of eight overseas World War I cemeteries redesigned and administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), a federal agency created ... More

Temple Beth Israel, 1502 Second Avenue, San Diego, San Diego County, CA

Temple Beth Israel, 1502 Second Avenue, San Diego, San Diego County, C...

Significance: The Temple Beth Israel, constructed in 1889, is one of the earliest surviving synagogues in California. Although modest in size, the building's design and Jewish iconographic elements, such as th... More

Pearl Harbor Memorial Community Church, 20 Bougainville Drive, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI

Pearl Harbor Memorial Community Church, 20 Bougainville Drive, Honolul...

Significance: The church was listed in the Hawai'i Register of Historic Places in 2003, and was determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The stained glass window wall possess... More

Pearl Harbor Memorial Community Church, 20 Bougainville Drive, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI

Pearl Harbor Memorial Community Church, 20 Bougainville Drive, Honolul...

Significance: The church was listed in the Hawai'i Register of Historic Places in 2003, and was determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The stained glass window wall possess... More

Mason's Hall, 1805 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia

Mason's Hall, 1805 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Independent City, V...

Significance: The cornerstone for the Mason's Hall was laid in 1785 and the cubic building was completed by 1787. The geometric form of the building is broken slightly by the pedimented central pavilion and co... More

Mason's Hall, 1805 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia

Mason's Hall, 1805 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Independent City, V...

Significance: The cornerstone for the Mason's Hall was laid in 1785 and the cubic building was completed by 1787. The geometric form of the building is broken slightly by the pedimented central pavilion and co... More

Mason's Hall, 1805 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia

Mason's Hall, 1805 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Independent City, V...

Significance: The cornerstone for the Mason's Hall was laid in 1785 and the cubic building was completed by 1787. The geometric form of the building is broken slightly by the pedimented central pavilion and co... More

[Three illustrations depicting saints, including St. Augustin, St. Antony, and St. Basil; Armenian and Maronite patriarchs; and monks and nuns of various orders, including Benedictine, Carmelite, and Dominican] / G. Heck, dirt. ; W. Hohneck sculp.

[Three illustrations depicting saints, including St. Augustin, St. Ant...

Illus. in: Iconographic encyclopaedia of science, literature, and art / Johann G. Heck. New York : Published by Rudolph Garrigue, 1851, v. 1, division 4, pl. 32.

Temple Beth Israel, 1502 Second Avenue, San Diego, San Diego County, CA

Temple Beth Israel, 1502 Second Avenue, San Diego, San Diego County, C...

Significance: The Temple Beth Israel, constructed in 1889, is one of the earliest surviving synagogues in California. Although modest in size, the building's design and Jewish iconographic elements, such as th... More

Grand National Whig prize banner badge / lith. by Edward Weber & Co., Baltimore, Md.

Grand National Whig prize banner badge / lith. by Edward Weber & Co., ...

A representation of a banner commissioned by the Whigs of Baltimore for the Whig National Convention in May 1844. The banner was made by John Gade and painted by William Curlett. As noted on the lithograph, the... More

Grand National Whig prize banner badge / lith. by Edward Weber & Co., Baltimore, Md.

Grand National Whig prize banner badge / lith. by Edward Weber & Co., ...

A representation of a banner commissioned by the Whigs of Baltimore for the Whig National Convention in May 1844. The banner was made by John Gade and painted by William Curlett. As noted on the lithograph, the... More

Novi Belgii Novæque Angliæ nec non partis Virginiæ tabula : multis in locis emendata

Novi Belgii Novæque Angliæ nec non partis Virginiæ tabula : multis in ...

Covers New England and Middle Atlantic region southward to Hampton Roads. Shows colony names, colonial town names, and names of Amerindian tribes. Relief shown pictorially. Meridians numbered 297 to 312 from we... More

[Artillery wagons, caissons, travelling forges. ca. 1850; various illus. surrounding scene of horse-drawn field gun and caisson being moved into position]

[Artillery wagons, caissons, travelling forges. ca. 1850; various illu...

Illus. in: Heck, Iconographic Encyclopedia, v. 2, 1851, plate 38. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Artillery; Shelf.

[Medieval costumes of Central Europe: fig. 1 Queen Clotilda; fig. 2 Maid of honor; fig. 3 Frankish leader; fig. 4 Frankish warriors; fig. 5 King Clovis; fig. 6, Charlemagne; fig. 7, 8 Prince & Princess; fig. 9, 10 Noble & wife; fig. 11 Leader under Charlemagne; fig. 12 Warriors; fig. 13 Bishop; fig. 14 common people; fig. 15-18 Frankish royal family; fig. 19, 20 Plebendary & nun; fig. 21 Citizen; fig. 22, 23 Norman king & queen; fig. 24-26 Norman nobles; fig. 27, 28 Norman citizen]

[Medieval costumes of Central Europe: fig. 1 Queen Clotilda; fig. 2 Ma...

Illus. in: Heck, Iconographic Encyc. 1851, plate 21. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Relig. Clergy; Middle Ages; PI; France Hist.; Shelf.

The First Troops in Homestead. The Eighteenth Regiment passing the Office and Works of the Carnegie Company, July 12, 1892

The First Troops in Homestead. The Eighteenth Regiment passing the Off...

Wood engraving of drawing by T. de Thulstrup, after sketch by F. Cresson Schell. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1892 July 23. Reference copy may be in Iconography of Pittsburgh Coll. - no. 580. This record contain... More

The Yaarab Shrine Center, a Masonic temple in Atlanta, Georgia

The Yaarab Shrine Center, a Masonic temple in Atlanta, Georgia

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Similar to college fraternities' use of Greek motifs, Shriners International selected Near Eastern iconography and regalia to serve as... More

Christ Church, Boston, Landscape view print

Christ Church, Boston, Landscape view print

Print shows an exterior view of Christ Church in Boston, Massachusetts. Includes a 1-page historical note. Inscribed in pencil on lower right: No. 54. Stamped in ink on lower left, in oval: The Iconographic So... More

The Old South Church, Boston D.S. ML 1917

The Old South Church, Boston D.S. ML 1917

Print shows a street level view of the Old South Church in Boston, Massachusetts, as it appeared in the 1730s. Includes a 1-page historical note about "the Old South Church." Signed and dated on plate at top r... More

Faneuil Hall, Boston 1870 S.L.S. sc

Faneuil Hall, Boston 1870 S.L.S. sc

Print shows a bird's-eye view of Faneuil Hall in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1870, with various carts and wagons in the foreground, also includes a vignette of Faneuil Hall as it looked in 1789. Includes a 1-page... More

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Pershing, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse (France), FR

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Per...

Significance: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial is one of eight overseas World War I cemeteries redesigned and administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), a federal agency created ... More

Brattle Street Church, Boston 1855

Brattle Street Church, Boston 1855

Print shows a bird's-eye view of the Church in Brattle Square in Boston, Massachusetts, from 1773 until 1871, with an omnibus, carriage, and wagon, as well as pedestrians on the street, includes a vignette of t... More

E. view of the city of New York, or: 41 S. view of the city of New York.

E. view of the city of New York, or: 41 S. view of the city of New Yor...

Drawing shows (recto) distant view of New York City, with the Rutgers House in the foreground and the steeple of Trinity Church visible in the background, and (verso) a distant view of New York City, possibly f... More

Temple Beth Israel, 1502 Second Avenue, San Diego, San Diego County, CA

Temple Beth Israel, 1502 Second Avenue, San Diego, San Diego County, C...

Significance: The Temple Beth Israel, constructed in 1889, is one of the earliest surviving synagogues in California. Although modest in size, the building's design and Jewish iconographic elements, such as th... More

Henry Clay / Ino. Neagle, pinxit, 1843 ; engraved by John Sartain from the original picture ...

Henry Clay / Ino. Neagle, pinxit, 1843 ; engraved by John Sartain from...

A formal campaign portrait of Whig presidential candidate Henry Clay, after the painting by John Neagle done at Ashland, Clay's estate in Kentucky. As this print's legend states, the original was painted "by th... More

Mason's Hall, 1805 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia

Mason's Hall, 1805 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Independent City, V...

Significance: The cornerstone for the Mason's Hall was laid in 1785 and the cubic building was completed by 1787. The geometric form of the building is broken slightly by the pedimented central pavilion and co... More

[Images of Hindu cosmogony and gods] / G. Heck, dirt. ; Henry Winkles, sculp.

[Images of Hindu cosmogony and gods] / G. Heck, dirt. ; Henry Winkles,...

Includes Vishnu, Brahma, Siva, and the figure of Om. Illus. in: Iconographic encyclopaedia of science, literature, and art / Johann G. Heck. New York : Published by Rudolph Garrigue, 1851, division 8, vol. 2, pl. 1.

[Fig. 1 Chinese puppet-show; fig. 2 Chinese mandarin visiting; fig. 3 Chinese quack]

[Fig. 1 Chinese puppet-show; fig. 2 Chinese mandarin visiting; fig. 3 ...

Illus. in: Heck, Iconographic Encyclopedia, v. 1 (1851) plate 25. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Quacks (medicine); Theater Puppets; China; Shelf.

[Composite of European mining scenes and equipment] / A. Krausse sculp.

[Composite of European mining scenes and equipment] / A. Krausse sculp...

Illus. in: Iconographic encyclopedia / Heck. 1851, v. II, plate 26. Reference copy in LOT 4397-H.

[Maps of the world] / J.L. v. Bachr' sculpt.

[Maps of the world] / J.L. v. Bachr' sculpt.

Includes maps according to Herodotus, Strabo, Ptolemy, "the Ancients," and wind charts of Aristotle and Vitruvius. Illus. in: Iconographic encyclopaedia of science, literature, and art / Johann G. Heck. New Yor... More

[Images of Hindu cosmogony and gods] / G. Heck, dirt. ; Henry Winkles sculp.

[Images of Hindu cosmogony and gods] / G. Heck, dirt. ; Henry Winkles ...

Includes Vishnu, Siva, Brahma, Buddha, Hindu sacrificial utensils, penitents, and the Hindu solar system. Illus. in: Iconographic encyclopaedia of science, literature, and art / Johann G. Heck. New York : Publi... More

[Composite of European mining scenes and equipment] / A. Krausse sen. sculp.

[Composite of European mining scenes and equipment] / A. Krausse sen. ...

Illus. in: Iconographic encyclopedia / Heck. 1851, v. II, plate 23. Reference copy in LOT 4397-H.

[Six figures: 1. View of ancient Athens; 2. Western front of the Parthenon; 3. The temple of Theseus; 4. The Tower of the Winds; 5. The Choragian monument of Lysicrates; 6. Temple of Segesta in Sicily] / G. Heck, dirt. ; Henry Winkles sculp.

[Six figures: 1. View of ancient Athens; 2. Western front of the Parth...

Illus. in: Iconographic encyclopaedia of science, literature, and art / Johann G. Heck. New York : Published by Rudolph Garrigue, 1851, division 7, pl. 9.

Römisches reich zur zeit Constantin's des grossen / G. Heck, dirt. ; R. Schmidt sculp.

Römisches reich zur zeit Constantin's des grossen / G. Heck, dirt. ; R...

Map of the Roman Empire under Constantine the Great. Illus. in: Iconographic encyclopaedia of science, literature, and art / Johann G. Heck. New York : Published by Rudolph Garrigue, 1851, vol. 1, division 3, pl. 10.

Know Nothing Polka dedicated to everybody by nobody

Know Nothing Polka dedicated to everybody by nobody

A sheet music cover illustrated with the American nativist device of an eye in an aureole of light. The watchful eye (a commonplace in Masonic iconography) here symbolizes the Know Nothings' vigilance against ... More

The Tontine Crescent, Franklin Place, Boston

The Tontine Crescent, Franklin Place, Boston

Print shows the "Boston Library" portion of the "Tontine Crescent" at "Franklin Place" in Boston, Massachusetts, with arched carriage entrance and, in the foreground, showing a large urn and monument. Includes ... More

Brattle Street Church, Boston 1855

Brattle Street Church, Boston 1855

Print shows a bird's-eye view of the Church in Brattle Square in Boston, Massachusetts, from 1773 until 1871, with an omnibus, carriage, and wagon, as well as pedestrians on the street, includes a vignette of t... More

E. view of the city of New York, or: 41 S. view of the city of New York.

E. view of the city of New York, or: 41 S. view of the city of New Yor...

Drawing shows (recto) distant view of New York City, with the Rutgers House in the foreground and the steeple of Trinity Church visible in the background, and (verso) a distant view of New York City, possibly f... More

Pearl Harbor Memorial Community Church, 20 Bougainville Drive, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI

Pearl Harbor Memorial Community Church, 20 Bougainville Drive, Honolul...

Significance: The church was listed in the Hawai'i Register of Historic Places in 2003, and was determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The stained glass window wall possess... More

Mason's Hall, 1805 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia

Mason's Hall, 1805 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Independent City, V...

Significance: The cornerstone for the Mason's Hall was laid in 1785 and the cubic building was completed by 1787. The geometric form of the building is broken slightly by the pedimented central pavilion and co... More

[History and Ethnology of Ancient Rome: 4 illus: fig. 1 Exhibition of captives in the forum; fig. 2 Gladiators in the theatre; fig. 3 Gladiators at funerals; fig. 4. Funeral of Emperors]

[History and Ethnology of Ancient Rome: 4 illus: fig. 1 Exhibition of ...

Illus. in: Heck, Iconographic Encyclopedia, (1851) v. 1, plate 13. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Gladiators; It. Rome; Shelf.

[Fig. 1 Greenland seal-hunting; fig. 2 Brazilian Indians bird-shooting; fig. 3 attack by Guaycouros horseman (Brazil); fig. 4 cattle-hunting on the Pampas (Brazil); fig. 5 Negro dances at Sao Palo [Brazil]; fig. 6 South Patagonian huts and graves]

[Fig. 1 Greenland seal-hunting; fig. 2 Brazilian Indians bird-shooting...

Illus. in: Heck, Iconographic Encyclopedia, (1851) v. 1, plate 35. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Patagonia; Dwellings; Seals; Brazil; Greenland; Ind. of S. ... More

Homestead Steel Strike - 2 images: 1. The Mob Assailing the Pinkerton Men on Their Way ot the Temporary Prison (drawn by Charles Mente); 2. The Burning Barges

Homestead Steel Strike - 2 images: 1. The Mob Assailing the Pinkerton ...

Photo of 2 wood engravings after photos by Darbis, Pittsburg. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1892 July 16. Reference copy may be in Iconography of Pittsburgh Coll. - no. 577. This record contains unverified, old d... More

Pearl Harbor Memorial Community Church, 20 Bougainville Drive, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI

Pearl Harbor Memorial Community Church, 20 Bougainville Drive, Honolul...

Significance: The church was listed in the Hawai'i Register of Historic Places in 2003, and was determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The stained glass window wall possess... More

[Postcard celebrating the signing of the Portsmouth Peace Treaty]

[Postcard celebrating the signing of the Portsmouth Peace Treaty]

Postcard shows portraits of President Theodore Roosevelt, Czar Nicholas II, the Mikado, Count Sergei Witt, Baron de Rosen, Baron Komura and Baron Takahira, surrounded by other iconographic images. Copyright by... More

[Medieval fortifications - illus. of ditches, bridges, outworks, gates, towers, battlements, turrets, machicoulis, platforms, windows, loopholes, donjons and subterranean  space]

[Medieval fortifications - illus. of ditches, bridges, outworks, gates...

Illus. in: Heck, Iconographic Encyclopedia, v. 2, 1851, plate 44. P&P Reference. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Forts...; Shelf.

[Details from the Circensian games, Ancient Rome: fig. 1 procession on horseback around the spina; fig. 2 racing on hrosebck; fig. 3 chariot races; fig. 4 groudn plan of the Circus Neronis]

[Details from the Circensian games, Ancient Rome: fig. 1 procession on...

Illus. in: Heck, Iconographic Encyclopedia, 1851, v. 1, plate 14. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Sports; It. Rome Hist.; Chariots; Roman games;Arch., Roman; Shelf.

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Pershing, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse (France), FR

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Per...

Significance: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial is one of eight overseas World War I cemeteries redesigned and administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), a federal agency created ... More

Temple Beth Israel, 1502 Second Avenue, San Diego, San Diego County, CA

Temple Beth Israel, 1502 Second Avenue, San Diego, San Diego County, C...

Significance: The Temple Beth Israel, constructed in 1889, is one of the earliest surviving synagogues in California. Although modest in size, the building's design and Jewish iconographic elements, such as th... More

Temple Beth Israel, 1502 Second Avenue, San Diego, San Diego County, CA

Temple Beth Israel, 1502 Second Avenue, San Diego, San Diego County, C...

Significance: The Temple Beth Israel, constructed in 1889, is one of the earliest surviving synagogues in California. Although modest in size, the building's design and Jewish iconographic elements, such as th... More

Pearl Harbor Memorial Community Church, 20 Bougainville Drive, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI

Pearl Harbor Memorial Community Church, 20 Bougainville Drive, Honolul...

Significance: The church was listed in the Hawai'i Register of Historic Places in 2003, and was determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The stained glass window wall possess... More

Mason's Hall, 1805 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia

Mason's Hall, 1805 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Independent City, V...

Significance: The cornerstone for the Mason's Hall was laid in 1785 and the cubic building was completed by 1787. The geometric form of the building is broken slightly by the pedimented central pavilion and co... More

Mason's Hall, 1805 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia

Mason's Hall, 1805 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Independent City, V...

Significance: The cornerstone for the Mason's Hall was laid in 1785 and the cubic building was completed by 1787. The geometric form of the building is broken slightly by the pedimented central pavilion and co... More

Mason's Hall, 1805 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia

Mason's Hall, 1805 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Independent City, V...

Significance: The cornerstone for the Mason's Hall was laid in 1785 and the cubic building was completed by 1787. The geometric form of the building is broken slightly by the pedimented central pavilion and co... More

A plan of the city of New-York & its environs to Greenwich, on the North or Hudsons River, and to Crown Point, on the East or Sound River, shewing the several streets, publick buildings, docks, fort & battery, with the true form & course of the commanding grounds, with and without the town.

A plan of the city of New-York & its environs to Greenwich, on the Nor...

Scale ca. 1:6,300. Dedicated "To the Honble. Thos. Gage ... " Relief shown by hachures. Includes text, index to points of interest, and inset "A chart of the entrance to New York from Sandy Hook, shewing the pr... More

[Plans, sections, and elevations of classical Greek and Roman temples] / G. Heck, dirt. ; Henry Winkles sculp.

[Plans, sections, and elevations of classical Greek and Roman temples]...

Illus. in: Iconographic encyclopaedia of science, literature, and art / Johann G. Heck. New York : Published by Rudolph Garrigue, 1851, division 7, pl. 11. 20 drawings, includes scale.

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Pershing, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse (France), FR

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Per...

Significance: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial is one of eight overseas World War I cemeteries redesigned and administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), a federal agency created ... More

Temple Beth Israel, 1502 Second Avenue, San Diego, San Diego County, CA

Temple Beth Israel, 1502 Second Avenue, San Diego, San Diego County, C...

Significance: The Temple Beth Israel, constructed in 1889, is one of the earliest surviving synagogues in California. Although modest in size, the building's design and Jewish iconographic elements, such as th... More

Pearl Harbor Memorial Community Church, 20 Bougainville Drive, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI

Pearl Harbor Memorial Community Church, 20 Bougainville Drive, Honolul...

Significance: The church was listed in the Hawai'i Register of Historic Places in 2003, and was determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The stained glass window wall possess... More

Mason's Hall, 1805 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia

Mason's Hall, 1805 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Independent City, V...

Significance: The cornerstone for the Mason's Hall was laid in 1785 and the cubic building was completed by 1787. The geometric form of the building is broken slightly by the pedimented central pavilion and co... More

[European body armor: fig. 1 Full armor of Emperor Maximilian; fig. 2 Full armor of King Henry VIII; fig. 3 & 4 English and German knights; fig. 5 Squires; fig. 6 & 7 Engl. & Ger. knights in a tournament; fig. 8 Judge of the tournament]

[European body armor: fig. 1 Full armor of Emperor Maximilian; fig. 2 ...

Illus. in: Heck, Iconographic Encyclopedia, 1851, v. 1, plate 24. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ger.; Gt. Brit. Ency.; Armor; PI; Knights; Shelf.

[Insignia for various orders of the Austrian Empire, including medals and badges] / G. Heck, dirt. ; Winkles et Lehmann, sculpt.

[Insignia for various orders of the Austrian Empire, including medals ...

Illus. in: Iconographic encyclopaedia of science, literature, and art / by J.G. Heck. New York : Published by Rudolph Garrigue, 1851, plates, vol. II, division V, plate 30. Detailed explanation of figures is in... More

[Images of Hinduism and Buddhism] / G. Heck, dirt. ; Henry Winkles sculp.

[Images of Hinduism and Buddhism] / G. Heck, dirt. ; Henry Winkles scu...

Includes images of Vishnu, Buddha, and Hindu ascetics. Illus. in: Iconographic encyclopaedia of science, literature, and art / Johann G. Heck. New York : Published by Rudolph Garrigue, 1851, division 8, vol. 2, pl. 3.

Temple Beth Israel, 1502 Second Avenue, San Diego, San Diego County, CA

Temple Beth Israel, 1502 Second Avenue, San Diego, San Diego County, C...

Significance: The Temple Beth Israel, constructed in 1889, is one of the earliest surviving synagogues in California. Although modest in size, the building's design and Jewish iconographic elements, such as th... More

Henry Clay / Ino. Neagle, pinxit, 1843 ; engraved by John Sartain from the original picture ...

Henry Clay / Ino. Neagle, pinxit, 1843 ; engraved by John Sartain from...

A formal campaign portrait of Whig presidential candidate Henry Clay, after the painting by John Neagle done at Ashland, Clay's estate in Kentucky. As this print's legend states, the original was painted "by th... More

[Composite of astronomy equipment and components] / Henry Winkles sculpt.

[Composite of astronomy equipment and components] / Henry Winkles scul...

Illus. in: Iconographic encyclopedia / Heck. 1851, v. 1, plate 15. Reference copy in LOT 7007.

Kings Chapel, Boston D.Y.C - Public domain graphic arts, Library of Congress

Kings Chapel, Boston D.Y.C - Public domain graphic arts, Library of Co...

Print shows a street level view of Kings Chapel in Boston, Massachusetts, after 1790. Includes a 1-page historical note about "Kings Chapel." Signed on plate with initials on top left. Inscribed in pencil on l... More

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Pershing, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse (France), FR

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Per...

Significance: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial is one of eight overseas World War I cemeteries redesigned and administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), a federal agency created ... More

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Pershing, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse (France), FR

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Per...

Significance: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial is one of eight overseas World War I cemeteries redesigned and administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), a federal agency created ... More

Mason's Hall, 1805 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia

Mason's Hall, 1805 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Independent City, V...

Significance: The cornerstone for the Mason's Hall was laid in 1785 and the cubic building was completed by 1787. The geometric form of the building is broken slightly by the pedimented central pavilion and co... More

Mason's Hall, 1805 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia

Mason's Hall, 1805 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Independent City, V...

Significance: The cornerstone for the Mason's Hall was laid in 1785 and the cubic building was completed by 1787. The geometric form of the building is broken slightly by the pedimented central pavilion and co... More

[Insignia for various orders of France, Great Britain, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Ottoman Empire, etc., including medals and badges] / G. Heck, dirt. ; Schweissinger, sculp.

[Insignia for various orders of France, Great Britain, Denmark, Greece...

Illus. in: Iconographic encyclopaedia of science, literature, and art / by J.G. Heck. New York : Published by Rudolph Garrigue, 1851, plates, vol. II, divisionV, plate 32. Detailed explanation of figures is in ... More

[Fig. 1 Grand promenade in Elysian Fields, Paris; fig. 2 Festival (religious) at St. Petersburg; fig. 3 Public meeting in England]

[Fig. 1 Grand promenade in Elysian Fields, Paris; fig. 2 Festival (rel...

Illus. in: Heck, Iconographic Encyclopedia, (1851) v. 1, plate 7. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Rites & cere.; Gt. Brit.; Russia; France; Shelf.

Christ Church, Boston - Print, Library of Congress collection

Christ Church, Boston - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows an exterior view of Christ Church in Boston, Massachusetts. Includes a 1-page historical note. Inscribed in pencil on lower right: No. 54. Stamped in ink on lower left, in oval: The Iconographic So... More

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Pershing, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse (France), FR

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Per...

Significance: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial is one of eight overseas World War I cemeteries redesigned and administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), a federal agency created ... More

Faneuil Hall, Boston 1870 S.L.S. sc

Faneuil Hall, Boston 1870 S.L.S. sc

Print shows a bird's-eye view of Faneuil Hall in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1870, with various carts and wagons in the foreground, also includes a vignette of Faneuil Hall as it looked in 1789. Includes a 1-page... More

Harrison Gray Otis House, Beacon Street built by Charles Bulfinch 1805-1806 R. 1927

Harrison Gray Otis House, Beacon Street built by Charles Bulfinch 1805...

Print shows a street level view of the Harrison Gray Otis House on Beacon Street, in Boston, Massachusetts. Includes "Illustrative Notes" about the Iconographic Society, "a plan of the Otis Estate, Number 45 Be... More

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Pershing, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse (France), FR

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Per...

Significance: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial is one of eight overseas World War I cemeteries redesigned and administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), a federal agency created ... More

Park Street Church, Boston 1870 S.L.S. sc

Park Street Church, Boston 1870 S.L.S. sc

Print shows a street level view of the Park Street Church in Boston, Massachusetts, as it appeared in 1870. Includes a 1-page historical note about "the Park Street Church, Boston, Massachusetts." Signed on pl... More

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Pershing, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse (France), FR

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Per...

Significance: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial is one of eight overseas World War I cemeteries redesigned and administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), a federal agency created ... More

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