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India & Asia Collection (#2)

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India & Asia Collection: Making silk in early China

Making silk in early China
Silk-making in the early days of China. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

PANC2A-00076
Invasion of eastern Europe by Attila and the Huns, 400s AD. Hand-colored photogravure reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

PASI2A-00002
Kublai Khan. Hand-colored 19th-century engraving of a portrait

PEXP2A-00048
Medallions of Marco Polo and Kublai Khan. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

PASI2A-00004
Marco Polo transported in Kublai Khans elephant car during visit to China, 1200s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier engraving

India & Asia Collection: President Hayes receiving the first Chinese ambassador to the US

President Hayes receiving the first Chinese ambassador to the US
First Chinese ambassador to the US met by President Rutherford Hayes, 1878. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

GASI2A-00008
Chinese printers inking blocks to reprint Chinese classics - paper is rubbed on top of the inked block. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

GASI2A-00007
Mongol camp on the move in the Gobi Desert. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

India & Asia Collection: Japanese ladies of the Old Regime

Japanese ladies of the Old Regime
Ladies on a Japanese ferry boat of the Old Regime, pulled by female swimmers. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century illustration

GASI2A-00005
Map of Asia, circa 1870. Printed color lithograph, 19th century

GASI2A-00001
The Great Wall of China. Hand-colored engraving

India & Asia Collection: First US diplomatic mission to Japan, 1856

First US diplomatic mission to Japan, 1856
Townsend Harris, first American diplomat in Japan, escorted into Shimoda, 1856. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

India & Asia Collection: India coast, 1459

India coast, 1459
The Malabar coast of India, from Fra Mauros map, 1459 (south is at the top). Digitally colored woodcut reproduction

India & Asia Collection: Vision of Chinas fabulous civilization in Marco Polos time

Vision of Chinas fabulous civilization in Marco Polos time
The " Far Cathay" --how China was imagined to be in Marco Polos time. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

EVNT2A-00313
Map of the China Seas, Philippines, and European colonies in the region, 1898. Printed color lithograph 19th century

EVNT2A-00172
Brirish Royal Horse Artillery charge against unmounted natives near Allahbad, India, during the Sepoy Rebellion, 1857. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

BUSN2A-00163
Paper bank-note of the Ming Dynasty, China. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction

India & Asia Collection: Chinese worker and businessman

Chinese worker and businessman
Southern Chinese workman and businessman in traditional attire, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

India & Asia Collection: Mekong River village in the 1800s

Mekong River village in the 1800s
Native village on the Mekong River shore in Khong, Laos-Cambodia border, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century woodcut

India & Asia Collection: Chinese farmers planting rice

Chinese farmers planting rice
Transplanting and irrigating rice in China. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

GASI2A-00022
Kirghis encampment on the steppes near the Irtish River, Mongolia, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

India & Asia Collection: Papuan natives, 1800s

Papuan natives, 1800s
Group of Koyari chiefs and their families, southeast New Guinea, 1800s. Hand-colored engraving reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

India & Asia Collection: Thupurama Dagoba in Sri Lanka

Thupurama Dagoba in Sri Lanka
Thupurama Dagoba, a Buddhist shrine erected in 307 BC in Ceylon - now Sri Lanka. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

India & Asia Collection: Sri Lanka natives, 1800s

Sri Lanka natives, 1800s
Hindu woman of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), and a Singalese official and his page, 1800s. Antique hand colored print

India & Asia Collection: Borneo natives, 1800s

Borneo natives, 1800s
Natives of Borneo, 1800s. Antique hand colored print

India & Asia Collection: Borneo natives in the 1800s

Borneo natives in the 1800s
People of Borneo: warrior with a shield, warrior with a sword: and a woman in native dress. Antique hand-colored woodcut

India & Asia Collection: Borneo village in the 1800s

Borneo village in the 1800s
Native village in Borneo near Sarawak, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

GUER2A-00130
Nomads of the Russian northern regions, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

India & Asia Collection: Javanese emperor and empress, 1890s

Javanese emperor and empress, 1890s
Emperor and empress of Surakarta in Java, Indonesia, circa 1890. Hand-colored engraving reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

GASI2A-00066
King, queen, and young prince of Siam and a Buddhist monk, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

GASI2A-00065
Muslim people of India, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

GASI2A-00064
Hindu people of India, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

GASI2A-00062
Scene along the river in Canton, China, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

India & Asia Collection: North-central Asian people in traditional attire

North-central Asian people in traditional attire
Persons from Tsinghai, from Buryat-Mongolia playing music, and from Obdorsk (Salekhard) in Siberia. Antique hand-colored print

India & Asia Collection: Turkestan traditional clothing

Turkestan traditional clothing
People of Turkistan in traditional attire. Antique hand-colored print

India & Asia Collection: Russian political prisoners sent to Siberia, 1880s

Russian political prisoners sent to Siberia, 1880s
Russian prisoners marched on a muddy road to exile in Siberia, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

GASI2A-00053
Men of Jaffna, Ceylon ( Sri Lanka ) in their finest clothing. Antique hand-colored print

India & Asia Collection: Lama and other Tibetans

Lama and other Tibetans
People of Tibet, including a lama from Lhasa (right), in traditional attire. Antique hand-colored print

India & Asia Collection: Afghan men and an Indian dancer

Afghan men and an Indian dancer
Dancer from India and men from Afghanistan. Antique hand-colored print

India & Asia Collection: Afghan men in the Khyber Pass, 1800s

Afghan men in the Khyber Pass, 1800s
Armed Afghans prepared to defend the Khyber Pass. Antique hand-colored print

India & Asia Collection: Afghan men, 1800s

Afghan men, 1800s
Followers of Mohammed in Kabul, Afghanistan, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

India & Asia Collection: Siamese (Thai) actors and actresses

Siamese (Thai) actors and actresses
Native actors and actresses in traditional costume, Siam, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

GASI2A-00040
Horse caravan crossing the Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

India & Asia Collection: Young woman in Canton rowing a sampan

Young woman in Canton rowing a sampan
Chinese girl rowing a sampan on the Pearl River, Canton, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

India & Asia Collection: Feast of the Thugs in India, 1800s

Feast of the Thugs in India, 1800s
Kalee-poojah, or feast of the Thugs, India, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

India & Asia Collection: Engravers preparing books in China

Engravers preparing books in China
Printers engraving the Chinese classics, China, 1800s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

India & Asia Collection: Singapore and Malaysian traders, 1800s

Singapore and Malaysian traders, 1800s
Chinese traders from the Straits Settlement and from Singapore (right), 1800s. Antique hand colored print

India & Asia Collection: Portuguese traders in India and Ceylon, 1500

Portuguese traders in India and Ceylon, 1500
Calcutta and the southern coast of India, from Juan de la Cosas map, 1500. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration

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