Procession of the Haller Sieder, salt boilers in Schwaebisch Hall, Germany, historical wood engraving, circa 1888, Europe

Johann Ludwig Uhland, 1787 - 1862, a German poet, literary scholar, lawyer and politician, historical wood engraving, circa 1888

Running the gauntlet, a military corporal punishment, which was imposed on ordinary soldiers into the 19th century, historical wood engraving, circa 1888

Tommaso Masaniello, Tommaso Aniello, 1620 - 1647, the main leader of the uprising of Naples in 1647, historical wood engraving, circa 1888

Immanuel Kant, 1724 - 1804, a German philosopher of the Enlightenment, one of the most important representatives of Western philosophy, historical wood engraving, circa 1888

Manufacture of Chartreuse herbal liqueur by the Carthusian monks of the Grande Chartreuse monastery, La Grande Chartreuse, near Grenoble, France, historical wood engraving, circa 1888, Europe

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1475 - 1553, one of the most important German painters and graphic artists of the Renaissance, kneeling in front of Charles V, historical wood engraving, circa 1888

Construction of the Tower of Babel, historical wood engraving, circa 1888