Antique Print depicting Weapon Decorations of the Marquesas by Cook 1803

Antique print titled 'Werktuigen van de Sandiwch-Eilanders'. This print depicts various tools of the Inhabitants of the Sandwich Islands. Originates f...

Various Articles Implements And Used By The Savages Of New Caledonia In The South Sea Description: This 1801 copperplate engraving from George Alexander Cooke's "Universal Geography" displays various tools and clothing of the indigenous people of New Caledonia in the South Sea. Items depicted include a mask, a basket for containing feathers, a warrior's cap, instruments for tattooing, a club, a spear, and other artifacts integral to the daily and ceremonial life of the New Caledonian people. The engraving provides a visual documentation of the cultural artifacts encountered by explorers like Captain James Cook during their voyages. The print includes various items used by the indigenous people of New Caledonia: 1. A mask, likely used in rituals or ceremonies. 2. A basket for containing feathers, possibly for storage or transport of valuable items. 3. A cap worn by warriors, part of their traditional attire. 4. Tattooing instruments for marking the skin with cultural or status symbols. 5. A club, which could be a weapon or a symbol of power. 6. A spear, used for hunting or as a weapon. 7. An adze, a tool for woodworking...

Great image of relics belonging to Charles Edward Stuart, Bonnie Prince Charlie Fine steel engraving by Charles Lawrie Published by Blackie, Ed...

Surgical Treatements is part of the suite realized by Lorenz Heister in the series of Institutiones Chirurgicae, Amsterdam, Janssonius-Waesberg, 1750. Etching on paper. The work be...