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[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.
Simon Bolivar (1783 - 1830) Portrait from Venezuelan Banknotes. Venezuelan military and political leader
Vintage photograph of the Louvre Colonnade, the easternmost façade of the Palais du Louvre in Paris.
Aurel Vlaicu cut from 50 Romanian lei banknote for design purpose
Image from 19th century.
Goddess Gig. In ancient Greek mythology goddess gives people health. The goddess is the daughter of the god of medicine Asclepius and his wife Epion.
Portrait of Major-General Sir Edward Thomas Henry Hutton, 6th Commander of the Canadian Army (1848 - 1923). Vintage photo etching circa late 19th century.
Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme portrait from Chilean money
Engraving made in 1890 of Aesop by Velazquez who painted the original in 1640.
Jose Felix Ribas (1775 - 1815). Portrait from Venezuela Banknotes
Vintage photograph of Camille Flammarion, French astronomer, in his study in Paris, 1890s. Nicolas Camille Flammarion FRAS was a French astronomer and author. He was a prolific author of more than fifty titles, including popular science works about astronomy, several notable early science fiction novels
London 1800s: Interior of St Paul’s Cathedral London England, built by Sir Christopher Wren
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Double exposure of portrait of U.S. presidents Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton
Image from 19th century
A 19th century illustration two native Greenland Eskimos in traditional dress entitled 'modern Eskimos'.
Engraving from 1871 of the explorer Amerigo Vespucci.
Shoqan Walikhanov (1835-1865) portrait from old Kazakhstan banknote
Vintage photograph of Camille Flammarion Observatory, Juvisy-sur-Orge, France, 1890s. The observatory was established in Juvisy-sur-Orge in 1883 by the French astronomer and author Camille Flammarion.
Ninomiya Sontoku a closeup portrait from old Japanese yen
Engraving of german writer and philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe from 1882 ( Copy of a painting from 1829 )
Portrait of U.S. president Alexander Hamilton.
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Georges-Eugène Baron Haussmann (1809 - 1891) was prefect of the French department of Seine from 1853 to 1870, and is considered the Parisian city planner. By his building regulations, he gave to the town center century the modern Parisian cityscape, which is preserved to this day. Wood engraving, published in 1865.
Samson carries the gates of the city to the mountain in the old book The Bible in Pictures, by G. Doreh, 1897
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
Napoleon Bonaparte a portrait from French money
Illustration from a 19th century publication, a portrait of vice president Aaron Burr. From a portrait by Vanderlyn. He was involved in a duel with Alexander Hamilton.
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