1843 Print Moorish Costume Moor Merchant Man Africa - ORIGINAL AFCOST XAOA1 France (Republique Française)

France (Republique Française)

This is an original 1920 black and white print ad for Uncle John's maple syrup

This is an original 1919 black and white print ad for Fox Movie Entertainments with halftone images of the great stars and great writers who combine their talent "to delight the world": William Farnum

Abyssinia (present-day Ethiopia)

Asbestos was used in the late 19th century for its strength

1843 Print Moorish Costume Moor Merchant Man Africa - ORIGINAL AFCOST XAOA1 France (Republique Française)"Marchand Maure." This is an original 1843 hand colored woodblock print of a Moorish merchant. Period Paper is pleased to offer an exceptionally rare and beautiful collection of original woodblock prints of ethnic costumes. These gorgeous prints date from the mid 19th century. They are hand colored and embellished with gum arabic (a technique used to enhance and preserve hand colored prints in special collections from this era). Prints like these are