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Map of the Region of the Iténez or Guaporé River and Its Tributaries 27 Aug 2013 | 01:16 am
This pen-and-ink watercolor map shows the Iténez-Guaporé River Basin. The map shows the location of the fortress of Nossa Senhora da Conceição dos Portugueses and the deployment of Spanish troops unde...
Russian Scientific-Commercial Expedition to China, 1874-75 26 Aug 2013 | 10:46 pm
In 1874-75, the Russian government sent a research and trading mission to China to seek out new overland routes to the Chinese market, report on prospects for increased commerce and locations for cons...
Log Fort Tower (Late 17th Century), Bel'sk, Russia 26 Aug 2013 | 10:46 pm
This photograph of the surviving log tower at the Bel'sk fort (Irkutsk territory, eastern Siberia) was taken in 2000 by Dr. William Brumfield, American photographer and historian of Russian architectu...
The Spalenthor, Basle, Switzerland 26 Aug 2013 | 10:46 pm
This photochrome print of the Spalenthor in Basle (Bâle) is part of “Views of Switzerland” from the catalog of the Detroit Publishing Company (1905). Baedeker’s Switzerland and the adjacent portions o...
Chateau des Comtes, Namur, Belgium 26 Aug 2013 | 10:46 pm
This photochrome print of the Château des Comtes in Namur is part of “Views of Architecture and Other Sites in Belgium” from the catalog of the Detroit Publishing Company (1905). Located in central Be...
Military Road. Fortress in the Dariel Ravine, Caucasus, Russia 26 Aug 2013 | 10:46 pm
This photochrome print of the military road and fortress in the Dariel Ravine (or Gorge) in the Caucasus is part of “Views of Architecture and Other Sites Primarily in Poland, Russia, and the Ukraine”...
From the Ramparts of the Kremlin, Nigni-Novgorod, (i.e., Nizhnii Novgorod), Russia 26 Aug 2013 | 10:46 pm
This photochrome print of the ramparts of the Kremlin (fortress) in Nizhnii Novgorod is part of “Views of Architecture and Other Sites Primarily in Poland, Russia, and the Ukraine” from the catalog of...
Fort Jefferson Lighthouse 26 Aug 2013 | 10:46 pm
This photograph shows Fort Jefferson Lighthouse, one of 30 historic lighthouses in the state of Florida. The origins of the structure go back to 1825, when a 65-foot (20-meter) tower was completed at ...
Great Wall as It Appears near the Fort at Jiayuguan, Gansu Province, China, 1875 26 Aug 2013 | 10:45 pm
In 1874-75, the Russian government sent a research and trading mission to China to seek out new overland routes to the Chinese market, report on prospects for increased commerce and locations for cons...
General View of the Gukeichanza Station with a Citadel at Top of the Mountain, near Barkul. Xinjiang, China, 1875 26 Aug 2013 | 10:45 pm
In 1874-75, the Russian government sent a research and trading mission to China to seek out new overland routes to the Chinese market, report on prospects for increased commerce and locations for cons...
