A 19th Century Book - "Plurality of Worlds"

1892 Around the World Illustrated ART Views Egypt Sphinx Louvre ROME Colosseum “Around the world by the Fireside” is a rare late 19th-century book filled with illustrations of iconic landscapes an

1853 Prescott World History Geography Illustrated Architecture Ethnography Thomas Prescott’s “Volume of the World” is an extensive 19th-century history of the world. This book seems to leave no

1883 Woman’s Self-help Feminism Domestic Homemaking Weaver Heart of the World “The Heart of the World” is a 19th-century woman’s ‘self-help’ book written to direct young women on how to ca

Belgian School, 19th century. "The Governess", oil on canvas, unsigned. Genre painting depicting three women sitting in a decorated library among books and maps of the world, the governess sitting in

1876 1ed COINS & World Numismatics Ancient ROME Medals Illustrated Coinage George Mathews’ “Coinages of the World” is a fine, 19th-century treatise on numismatics. This book, like many similar,

1876 Proctor ASTRONOMY Other Worlds than Ours PLANETS Mars Jupiter Meteors Richard Proctor was a 19th-century English astronomer known for his studies on the planets in the solar system as well as the

1877 Gallery of Great Artists Raphael da Vinci Michelangelo Durer Holbein Titian “Gallery of Great Artists” is a rare 19th-century survey of the worlds most famous and iconic artists and their

1853 Illustrated London News HUGE Crimean War Navy Russia Napoleon Hagia Sophia A rare mid-19th-century issue of ‘The Illustrated London News’ world's first illustrated weekly news magazine. This

1886 Cities of the World Illustrated Geography ASIA Russia Jungle Tribes Siam ‘Cities of the World’ is an impressive, late 19th-century illustrated set of descriptions and accounts of cities from

1847 1ed Voyages Canada Hawaii CALIFORNIA Vancouver Simpson Journey Round World ‘Narrative of a Journey Around the World’ is the one of the best 19th-century accounts of a world voyage! George Sim

1895 BEAUTIFUL Journey Around the World CHINA Japan Australia Egypt Greece Opium Francis and Harriet Clark’s “Journey Around the World” is a late 19th-century travelogue of their voyages to vari

1855 Savage World Geography History MAPS Coins Commerce Native American INDIANS Charles Savage’s ‘The World, Geographical, Historical, and Statistical’ is a mid-19th-century account of the histo

1871 World History ILLUSTRATED Rome Greece Persia Julius Caesar Bible Turkey Evert Duyckinck’s “History of the World” is an absolutely fascinating 19th-century history! As expected,

1877 1ed Origin of World Darwin EVOLUTION vs Creation Geology Cosmogony Egypt John William Dawson was a 19th-century Canadian scientist who was notable for staunching opposing Charles Darwin’s theor

1899 HAWAII Our Islands & People Philippines Puerto Rico Caribbean Cuba HUGE SET “Our Islands and Their People” is a fine, late 19th-century history of iconic islands of the world, those i

1827 CIVIL WAR PROVENANCE General Wilson Geographical World View Superstition “A Geographical View of the World” is a rather unknown mid-19th-century geography textbook. Written by author Sir Rich

1826 ASIA Voyages CHINA Japan Ryukyu Islands Loochoo Basil Hall Basil Hall was a 19th-century Scottish naval officer who is best remembered for his accounts of his world voyages. Hall wrote about his

1884 BEAUTIFUL 9v Appleton American Cyclopaedia World History Maps In the late 19th-century, the Appleton publishing company printed an enormous multi-volume encyclopedia of American biography. This s

1873 Masonic Antiquities Orient Ancient Bible Archaeology Babylon Nineveh MAP Antiquities of the Orient Unveiled is a fine, 19th-century illustrated account of the ancient world. As the title suggests

1890 VOYAGES All Around the World CHINA Israel Jerusalem Gustav Dore Illustrated “All Around the World” is a rare, late 19th-century collection of stories, reports, and tales of world voya

1859 Microscope Wonders Biology Insects Flowers Birds Feathers Color Microbiology World of Wonders is a fine, mid-19th-century student textbook written to teach young learners about insects, birds, an

1883 VOYAGES Modern Explorers Africa Asia SLAVERY Livingstone Peru India China Thomas Frosts “Modern Explorers” is a late 19th-century history of world travelers and reports of their disco

1869 Desert World Jungles Wild Animals AFRICA Gorillas Jules Verne Inspiration Arthur Mangin was a 19th-century French science writer known for being one of the most influential inspirations to Jules

1872 World Before the Deluge Figuier DINOSAUR Geology Natural Science Fossils A rare printing of the 19th-century scientific treatise, ‘The World Before the Deluge’ by esteemed French sci