A man begging for alms at the side of a road is holding out his cap to a traveller on horseback. Engraving by James Peake, 1777, after J. Courtois, il Borgognone.

An itinerant musician playing to an audience using an instrument that is partly made out of an animal's bladder. Drypoint by L. Flameng.

The hospital of St. Petronilla, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk: exterior. Etching by R.B. Godfrey, 1781, after M. Tyson.

A physician examining a gypsy child with a stethoscope outside a tent on the side of the road. Halftone by Swain after W. Small, 1898.

A forest of doum palms (Hyphaene thebaica) in French Sudan, with a travelling group of men and horses. Wood engraving, c. 1867.

A wealthy family arriving at a hotel and being greeted by the proprietor. Engraving.

Two travellers walking through a forest are alarmed to see armed men following them; advertising Phosphatine Falières infant food. Colour photorelief by Devambez after M. Leloir.

A doum palm tree (Hyphaene thebaica) in Nubia sheltering three people. Wood engraving by Faguet, c. 1867.

A procession of travelling donkeys with saddle-bags and nose-bags. Lithograph after J. Janson, the elder.

A travelling chiropodist tending to a male patient's foot, Beijing. Wood engraving by T.H. Hildibrand after E. Ronjat after J. Thomson.

A group of itinerant perfomers on stage at a market, attempting to sell some medicines as well as entertain. Engraving by F.A. David after K. Dujardin.

Křivoklát (Pürglitz) castle, Czech republic. Coloured lithograph.

1 print : engraving, with etching ; platemark 40.7 x 55.1 cm

A road by a river outside a town: a distraught woman lying by the side of a road is recognized by a man who grasps her by the wrist. Engraving by W. Woollett.

1 print : etching ; platemark 22.8 x 16 cm

A corpulent man with a stick; representing a traveller. Etching by R. Brichet, 1784, after J. F. de Göz.

xix, 295 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 31 cm.

Flora Herscheliana : Sir John and Lady Herschel at the Cape 1834 to 1838 / Brian Warner, John Rourke.

1 print : drypoint ; platemark 29.6 x 22.2 cm

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Travelers

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A man begging for alms at the side of a road is holding out his cap to a traveller on horseback. Engraving by James Peake, 1777, after J. Courtois, il Borgognone.

A road by a river outside a town: a distraught woman lying by the side of a road is recognized by a man who grasps her by the wrist. Engraving by W. Woollett.

A corpulent man with a stick; representing a traveller. Etching by R. Brichet, 1784, after J. F. de Göz.

Flora Herscheliana : Sir John and Lady Herschel at the Cape 1834 to 1838 / Brian Warner, John Rourke.

An itinerant musician playing to an audience using an instrument that is partly made out of an animal's bladder. Drypoint by L. Flameng.

Travelers

Images from the collections

Images referencing Travelers

Works from the collections

A man begging for alms at the side of a road is holding out his cap to a traveller on horseback. Engraving by James Peake, 1777, after J. Courtois, il Borgognone.

A road by a river outside a town: a distraught woman lying by the side of a road is recognized by a man who grasps her by the wrist. Engraving by W. Woollett.

A corpulent man with a stick; representing a traveller. Etching by R. Brichet, 1784, after J. F. de Göz.

Flora Herscheliana : Sir John and Lady Herschel at the Cape 1834 to 1838 / Brian Warner, John Rourke.

An itinerant musician playing to an audience using an instrument that is partly made out of an animal's bladder. Drypoint by L. Flameng.

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