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19th century illustration of a scientist with microscopes, books, vials and bottles delving into the mysteries of the natural world.   From a 1876 copy of Harper's New Monthly Magazine.
A drawing of Primoz Trubar as depicted on the Tolar banknote on a white background
Portrait of Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger (Paul Kruger), 3rd State President of the South African Republic (1825 - 1904). Vintage photo etching circa late 19th century.
Aurel Vlaicu cut from 50 Romanian lei banknote for design purpose
Image from 19th century.
Ninomiya Sontoku a closeup portrait from old Japanese yen
Antique photograph of Henri Laurent Rivière (1827 – 1883) was a French naval officer and a writer who is chiefly remembered today for advancing the French conquest of Tonkin (northern Vietnam) in the 1880s.
Li Dazhao was one of the founders of the Chinese Communist Party. - See lightbox for more
Stone slab with the face of a man
Jose Felix Ribas (1775 - 1815). Portrait from Venezuela Banknotes
Portrait of Sir Frederick William Borden, Minister of Militia and Defence (1847 - 1917). Vintage photo etching circa late 19th century.
Mihai Eminescu cit from 1000 Romanian lei banknote, 1996 Series - paper, for design purpose
China postage stamp: 2010,Johann Sebastian Bach.
Eleftherios Venizelos a portrait from Greek money - Drachma
Vintage photograph of Ernst Schweninger, a German physician and naturopath who developed the Schweninger method, a reduction of obesity by the restriction of fluids in the diet. 19th Century
Richard Cobden (1804 - 1865), British manufacturer and leading figure of Manchester liberalism and the free trade movement. Wood engraving, published in 1865.
Close up portrait of George Washington from dollar bill against black background.
Postage stamp, a painting by Eug
Mihai Eminescu cit from 1000 Romanian lei banknote, 1996 Series - paper, for design purpose
Image from 19th century
The portrait of Jan Amos Komensky from 20 Czechoslovakian Koruna banknote isolated on a white background
Vintage photograph of Frederick Goodall an English artist (17 September 1822 – 29 July 1904)
Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme portrait from Chilean money
Descartes, French philosopher and mathematician
Plaque in the main street of Dahme in the Mark Brandenburg with a portrait of Otto Unverdorben, who invented aniline there in 1826 - Germany.
[b]Adam Smith was an economist who wrote [i]The Wealth of Nations[/i]. [/b]Born June 16, 1723, in Scotland.\n\nPortrait of Adam Smith is from [i]The National and Domestic History of England: Volume the Third[/i] By William Hickman Smith Aubrey. Published in 1867 in London. The publication is now in the public domain as the copyright protection has expired. \n\nI've selected interesting, old 19th century graphic images for digital restoration and editing. The images were enhanced, adjusted, and brightened to make the images suitable for display and other purposes.
100 Soviet ruble banknote, issued 1991
Giuseppe Verdi  (1813 –   1901) was an Italian Romantic composer. His operas such as  Rigoletto,  La traviata,  Nabucco and Aida are as popular today as when they were first written Etching is from a 1877 issue of Harper's New Monthly Magazine.
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