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The Countries of the World:
being a popular description of the various continents, islands, rivers, seas, and peoples of the globe.

Original wood engraving prints over 130 years old!

Author: Robert Brown, M.A., Ph.D, F.L.S., F.R.G.S., Author of "The Races of Mankind," etc. etc.
Publisher: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co,: London, Paris & New York
Publish Date: circa 1890

These are original wood engraving prints over 120 years old. We do NOT sell reproductions.

SHEET SIZE = APPROX. 7 x 10 INCHES. IMAGE SIZES VARY, BUT AVERAGE APPROX. 7.5x5.5 INCHES
Most prints have text on verso (back side of paper) that does not generally detract from the image on the front.

PLEASE CLICK ON THE THUMBNAIL IMAGES BELOW FOR AN ENLARGED VIEW


View on Lake Superior
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
View on Lake Superior
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7 x 10 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
View on the Upper Mississippi, Minnesota
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
View on the Upper Mississippi, Minnesota
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7 x 10 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
$10
MIlwaukee River, at Milkwaukee
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
MIlwaukee River, at Milkwaukee
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7 x 10 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
NOTE: THIS PLATE IS TRIMMED SLIGHTLY AND HAS UNOBTRUSIVE RUMPLES UPPER RIGHT AND LOWER RIGHT
$15
The City Hall, Chicago
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
The City Hall, Chicago
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7 x 10 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
$15
Sunset Lake Michigan
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Sunset Lake Michigan
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7 x 10 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
SLIGHTLY TRIMMED PLATE
$15
Grain Fleet, New York Harbour
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Grain Fleet, New York Harbour
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7 x 10 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
$15
Evening in New England
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Evening in New England
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7 x 10 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
$10
Pilgrim Fathers Going to Church
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Pilgrim Fathers Going to Church
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7 x 10 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
$10
Headwaters of the Hudson in the Adirondacks
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Headwaters of the Hudson in the Adirondacks
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7 x 10 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
Niagara from the Edge of the American Fall
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Niagara from the Edge of the American Fall
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7 x 10 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
View of Lake George, New York State
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
View of Lake George, New York State
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7 x 10 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
DISCOLORED IN CENTER OF IMAGE
$5
A Ferry on the French Broad
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
A Ferry on the French Broad
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7 x 10 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
$15
Ferry at Chattanooga
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Ferry at Chattanooga
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7 x 10 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
$15
A New-York River-Front
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
A New-York River-Front
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7 x 10 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
$15
Eastern Long Island Scenes
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Eastern Long Island Scenes
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7 x 10 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
$15
Philadelphia, from Below the New South-Street-Bridge
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Philadelphia, from Below the New South-Street-Bridge
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7 x 10 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
$15
Connecticut Shore Scenes
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Connecticut Shore Scenes
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7 x 10 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
$15
Scenes in Mammoth Cave
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Scenes in Mammoth Cave
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7 x 10 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
$15
Public Buildings in Washington
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Public Buildings in Washington
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7 x 10 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
$15
View of Mount Mansfield, Vermont
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
View of Mount Mansfield, Vermont
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7 x 10 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
$10
View of Balcony Falls, James River, Virginia
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
View of Balcony Falls, James River, Virginia
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7 x 10 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
LOADING A COTTON STEAMER
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Loading a Cotton Steamer
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7 x 10 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
$15
The Bridge Across the Potomac at Harper's Ferry (from the hill)
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
The Bridge Across the Potomac at Harper's Ferry (from the hill)
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7 x 10 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
$10
View of the Juniata River, near Lewistown, Pennsylvania
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
View of the Juniata River, near Lewistown, Pennsylvania
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7 x 10 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
$10
View of Grandfather Mountain (5,897 Feet), North Carolina
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
View of Grandfather Mountain (5,897 Feet), North Carolina
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7 x 10 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
$10
View on one of the tributaries of the St. John River, Florida
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
View on one of the tributaries of the St. John River, Florida
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7 x 10 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
$10
View in the Valley of the Upper Mississippi
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
View in the Valley of the Upper Mississippi
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7 x 10 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
$10
View of the spur of the Blue Mountains, Delaware Water Gap, New Jersey
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
View of the spur of the Blue Mountains, Delaware Water Gap, New Jersey
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7 x 10 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
$10
View of Salmon Brook, Granby, Connecticut
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
View of Salmon Brook, Granby, Connecticut
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7 x 10 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
$15
View on the Missisquoi River, Vermont
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
View on the Missisquoi River, Vermont
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7 x 10 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
$20
An Election Day in New Orleans
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
An Election Day in New Orleans
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7 x 10 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
$15
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