Mixed or Coloured Cloth Hall, Leeds, England, demolished in 1890. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847. (Design Pics via AP)

Richard Burbage, 1567 – 1619. English actor of the Elizabethan era, theatre owner, entrepreneur, painter, business associate and friend of William Shakespeare. From A Life of William Shakespeare, published 1908. (Design Pics via AP)

Napoleon visiting a silk factory in Jouy, France, 1806. Napoléon Bonaparte, 1769 – 1821. French statesman and military leader. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915 (Design Pics via AP)

A medieval wine press, after a Cotton MS. The Cotton or Cottonian library is a collection of manuscripts once owned by Sir Robert Bruce Cotton (1571–1631), an antiquarian and bibliophile. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847. (Design Pics via AP)

Construction of the Portus Julius, 37-36 BC, Bay of Naples, Italy, the first harbor specifically constructed to be a base for the Roman western naval fleet, the classis Misenensis. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915. (Design Pics via AP)

Sydney Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, seen here before the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge which started in 1926. From The Wonders of the World, published c.1920. (Design Pics via AP)

The founding in 122 BC by Gaius Gracchus of the short-lived colony in Carthage called Colonia Iunonia. The purpose was to obtain arable lands for impoverished farmers. The colony was abolished by the senate some time later to undermine Gracchus' power. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915. (Design Pics via AP)

Magic Lantern slide circa 1900. Victorian or Edwardian era. The origional monchrome ( black and white ) photograph hand coloured.The photograph is the work of G.W. Wilson photographer and slide manufacturer 1823-1893.George Washington Wilson (7 February 1823 – 9 March 1893) was a pioneering Scottish photographer. The French Riviera and Monte Carlo (lecture ) . SLide 28 Municipal Casino Nice . Immortalized by innumerable postcards, the Municipal Casino of Nice was a famous entertainment complex with a circle and games rooms, ice cream parlor, restaurant, large hall and concert halls which was located in Nice , place Masséna . Built between 1882 and 1884 on the Paillon , it was transformed between 1939 and 1940 and then demolished in 1979. (Design Pics via AP)

Magic Lantern slide circa 1900 hand coloured. Victorian/Edwardian era. The Rialto Bridge (Italian: Ponte di Rialto; Venetian: Ponte de Rialto) is the oldest of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. Connecting the sestieri (districts) of San Marco and San Polo, it has been rebuilt several times since its first construction as a pontoon bridge in the 12th century, and is now a significant tourist attraction in the city. (Design Pics via AP)

Fishing village on Lulworth Cove with boats on the shore and cliffs along the coast, circa 1900; Devon, England (Design Pics via AP)

Postcard 1900.Victorian/Edwardian.Social History.The firm of Misch & Stock began their postcard production in 1903. Two years later the name was changed to Misch & Co., when Stock retired. As fine art publishers, the quality of production was absolutely outstanding and well suited to the reproduction of paintings on postcards. The Virgin and Child - Ant Correggio, Gallery Uffizi, Florence (Design Pics via AP)

The Graphic Newspaper/Naval review 1897, A sketch by W.t.Maud from SS Glengariff chartered by White's club ,Warships off Spithead during the strom after the Naval review (Design Pics via AP)

Postcard 1900.Victorian/Edwardian.Social History.The firm of Misch & Stock began their postcard production in 1903. Two years later the name was changed to Misch & Co., when Stock retired. As fine art publishers, the quality of production was absolutely outstanding and well suited to the reproduction of paintings on postcards. The Madonna of the Finger, C. Dolci, Gallery Uffizi,Florence (Design Pics via AP)

Postcard 1900.Victorian/Edwardian.Social History.The firm of Misch & Stock began their postcard production in 1903. Two years later the name was changed to Misch & Co., when Stock retired. As fine art publishers, the quality of production was absolutely outstanding and well suited to the reproduction of paintings on postcards. The Miller's Maid,Raphael. Gallery,Uffizi, Florence (Design Pics via AP)

Postcard 1900.Victorian/Edwardian.Social History.The firm of Misch & Stock began their postcard production in 1903. Two years later the name was changed to Misch & Co., when Stock retired. As fine art publishers, the quality of production was absolutely outstanding and well suited to the reproduction of paintings on postcards. The Archangel Michael, The virgin and child. Raphel and Tobias. National Gallery London (Design Pics via AP)

Postcard 1900.Victorian/Edwardian.Social History.The firm of Misch & Stock began their postcard production in 1903. Two years later the name was changed to Misch & Co., when Stock retired. As fine art publishers, the quality of production was absolutely outstanding and well suited to the reproduction of paintings on postcards. The Infant Samuel - Sie Joshua Reynolds. National Gallery London (Design Pics via AP)

Postcard 1900.Victorian/Edwardian.Social History.The firm of Misch & Stock began their postcard production in 1903. Two years later the name was changed to Misch & Co., when Stock retired. As fine art publishers, the quality of production was absolutely outstanding and well suited to the reproduction of paintings on postcards. The Goddess of Flowers,Tizian,Gallery Uffizi, Florence (Design Pics via AP)

Postcard 1900.Victorian/Edwardian.Social History.The firm of Misch & Stock began their postcard production in 1903. Two years later the name was changed to Misch & Co., when Stock retired. As fine art publishers, the quality of production was absolutely outstanding and well suited to the reproduction of paintings on postcards. The Last Supper, Leonardo da Vinci a Fesco painign in Milan (Design Pics via AP)