1873 Wood Engraving Art George Smith Assyriologist Portrait Victorian Beard YTG6 XAS4 Duke of Edinburgh (1844-1900)

Duke of Edinburgh (1844-1900)

This is an original 1890 black and white wood engraving (Photoxylograph) of the causeway for the Appian Way road near Aricia (Ariccia) in Rome

located at 16 East 56th Street in New York

This is an original 1873 black and white in-text wood engraving of an illustration that depicts the scenic landscape of the Lal-Lal Falls along the Moorabool River near the city of Ballarat

the main thoroughfare in the Old City of Jerusalem

1873 Wood Engraving Art George Smith Assyriologist Portrait Victorian Beard YTG6 XAS4 Duke of Edinburgh (1844-1900)"The Assyrian Exploring Expedition George Smith, Esq." This is an original 1873 black and white in text wood engraving of a portrait of English Assyriologist and archaeologist George Smith (1840 1876) during the Victorian era. Smith is known for being the first to discover and translate the ancient Mesopotamian poem, the "Epic of Gilgamesh", that is considered to be the world's first work of literature. Please note the dimensions of this image.