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Preparation of palm wine, known as tari in Hindi and as tadi to British colonists, out of coconuts.
Celebration at the streets of Visapur, India, for the wedding of the daughter of the local governor.
Local costumes of Agra, India.
Woman bandit on the route from Agra to Delhi.
Celebration of the feast of Huli in Kabul. The feast, a remnant of pagan cults, lasted the two days of the full moon of February. On the second day, the inhabitants of Kabul would gather at the central square and destroy a gigantic effigy made especially for this festivity. The feast closed as a child, symbol of the new-born god, shot his arrows at the giant's heart.
Death of an Indian fakir on the shores of Ganges river.
Acrobats performing on the street at the city of Amer, India.
A woman is thrown into her husband's funeral pyre, India.
View of the mausoleums of Qutb Shahi dynasty at Golkonda, India.
Title page. Archaeological excavations at the temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae, conducted by the team of Western European archaeophiles who eventually pillaged all of the reliefs and sculptures of the temple.
The interior of the temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae.
Costume of vivandière (woman sutler) inspired from Greek vases and architectural features of ancient temples.
Costume of grenadier, specialized infantry soldier, inspired from Greek vases and architectural features of ancient temples.
Costume of shepherdess inspired from Greek vases and architectural features of ancient temples.
Costume of shepherd inspired from Greek vases and architectural features of ancient temples.
Bridal costume inspired from Greek vases and architectural features of ancient temples.
Costume of bridegroom inspired from Greek vases and architectural features of ancient temples.
Costume of nun inspired from Greek vases and architectural features of ancient temples.
Costume of young monk inspired from Greek vases and architectural features of ancient temples.
Architect and designer Alexandre Petitot in costume of his own design, inspired from Greek vases and architectural features of ancient temples.
View of Edremit, Asia Minor; most possibly an imaginary depiction.
Frontispiece. Dance scene before the altar of goddess Artemis.
Dance scenes from ancient Greek vases and reliefs 6. Greek dancer from Epirus in traditional costume (from the edition by J. H. Hobhouse, 1813).
Dance scenes from ancient Greek vases and reliefs
Dance scenes from ancient Greek vases.
Dance scenes from ancient Greek vases.
Dance in Greece.
9. Map of Gibraltar. 10. The constellation of Scorpio. 11. The cap worn by the Doge of Genoa. 12. Drawing of the interior stairway of the Arsenale building, Genoa. 13, 14. Author's study on the light spectre of different types of lanterns. 15,16, 17. Instrument for the distillation of mercury which the author saw in Italy. Instruments of the type were widely used in 17th century alchemist circles.
View of the castle of Heliopolis (Baalbek) in Lebanon, with the temple of Zeus in the background. Architectural and decorative features from the temple of Zeus in Baalbek. Dervish and Muslim holy man.
35. Linden tree outside the main entrance to the castle of the Hague. 36. The owner of the inn the author stayed at during his visit to the Hague. 37. Channel at the Rhine Delta, the Hague. 38. Plan of palace on the Rhine, at Hammerstein (today Neuwied), Germany