EditorialSioux chief Shoo-de-ga-cha, Smoke, in buffalo robe outside a teepee 87 and his wife or squaw Hee-la'h-dee, Pure Fountain 88. Her arms and neck are tattooed by pricking with gunpowder and vermilion. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, ...
EditorialSioux chiefs: warrior Tehan-dee, Tobacco 92, chief of the Yanc-ton band Toh-ki-ee-to, Stone with Horns, with neck and arms tattooed in gunpowder and vermilion 93. Sioux daughter of Black Rock, Wi-looh-tah-eeh-tchah-ta-mah-nee, Red Thing that Touches in...
Editorialprint, Book printer J. Wendel Printer, 1807, ink, paper, printed, Carrier: 50 x 43cm 500 x 430mm, Image size: 47.5 x 40cm 475 x 400mm, Day size: 48 x 42cm 480 x 420mm, With passe-partout: 85 x 60cm 850 x 600mm, explosion, Imprint with the Memorable Wee...
EditorialTwo suits of armour in the possession of Llewelyn Meyrick, 1550. Black and gold suit of armour of Helionorous, Eighth Duke of Longueville, helmet with hinged oreillets, horse barding with pllumes, flanchards and croupiere. Demi-lancer in suit of armour...
EditorialAncient Dragoon on horseback with helmet, musket and gunpowder horn, 17th century. Copperplate engraving by N.C. Goodnight from Francis Grose's Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale, London, 1812.
EditorialChinese revolving wheel explosive. Explosive devices of all sorts had been used in China after the invention of gunpowder in the 10th century (or earlier). From a woodblock-print book containing illustrations of all aspects of warfare in China. Wubeizh...