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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


The Capitol, Sacramento
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
The Capitol, Sacramento
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7.5 x 10.5 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
Cisco Station, California
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Cisco Station, California
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7.5 x 10.5 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
Coast Scene, Marin County
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Coast Scene, Marin County
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 11.5 x 9 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 9x6 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
$15
Coast of Mendocino
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Coast of Mendocino
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 11.5 x 9 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 9x6 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
$15
The 'Cliff House.'
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
The 'Cliff House.'
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 11.5 x 9 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 9x6 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
TRIMMED SHEET
$15
Seal Rocks
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Seal Rocks
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 11.5 x 9 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 9x6 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
CREASE RUNNING THROUGH RIGHT SIDE OF IMAGE
$10
Scene at the Mouth of the Russian River
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Scene at the Mouth of the Russian River
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 11.5 x 9 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 9x6 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
FAINT CREASE THROUGH LEFT SIDE OF IMAGE
$15
On the way to the Big Trees
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
On the way to the Big Trees
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7.5 x 10.5 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
Carrying the United States Mail Across the Prairies, 1860
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Carrying the United States Mail Across the Prairies, 1860
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7.5 x 10.5 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
Alcatraz Island
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Alcatraz Island
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7.5 x 10.5 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
THIS IMAGE SIZE IS ABOUT 9X4 INCHES
$10
Bird's-Eye View of San Francisco, 1875
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Bird's-Eye View of San Francisco, 1875
New City Hall, San Francisco
The Golden Gate
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7.5 x 10.5 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
Street in Denver
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Street in Denver
Map of Country round Denver
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7.5 x 10.5 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
2 ENGRAVINGS ON ONE SHEET (BOTH SIDES)
$15
The Geyser
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
The Geyser
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7.5 x 10.5 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
THIS SHEET SIZE ABOUT 6.5X9.25 INCHES
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
$10
The Giantess Geyser, Yellowstone
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
The Giantess Geyser of Yellowstone
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7.5 x 10.5 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
Lewiston Narrows, on the Juniata River
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Lewiston Narrows, on the Juniata River
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7.5 x 10.5 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
Salt Lake City
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Salt Lake City
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7.5 x 10.5 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 Narrows, North Fork of the Rio Virgen, Utah
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
The Narrows, North Fork of the Rio Virgen, Utah
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7.5 x 10.5 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 Narrows, Utah
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
The Narrows, Utah
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7.5 x 10.5 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
Colburn's Butte
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Colburn's Butte
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7.5 x 10.5 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
Au Sable Chasm
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Au Sable Chasm
Entrance to the Flume, The Flume, Horse Shoe Falls, Sentinel Rock and Table Rock
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7.5 x 10.5 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
Terres Mauvaises, Utah
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Terres Mauvaises, Utah
[smaller engraving of Salt Lake on reverse side]
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7.5 x 10.5 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
SEE ENLARGEMENT FOR CONDITION ISSUE
$10
Summit of Gray's Peak
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Summit of Gray's Peak
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7.5 x 10.5 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
SEE ENLARGEMENT FOR CONDITION ISSUE
$10
Marble Canon
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Marble Cañon
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7.5 x 10.5 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
SEE ENLARGEMENT FOR CONDITION ISSUE
$15
Bowlder Canon
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Bowlder Cañon
[smaller engraving of Frozen Lake, Foot of James's Peak on reverse side]
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7.5 x 10.5 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
SEE ENLARGEMENT FOR CONDITION ISSUE
$15
Chicago Lake
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Chicago Lake
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7.5 x 10.5 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
SEE ENLARGEMENT FOR CONDITION ISSUE
$15
Summit of the Sierras
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Summit of the Sierras
[smaller engraving of Giant's Gap on reverse side]
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7.5 x 10.5 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
SEE ENLARGEMENT FOR CONDITION ISSUE
$15
Glen Canon
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Glen Cañon
[smaller engraving of Buttresses of Marble Cañon on reverse side]
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7.5 x 10.5 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
SEE ENLARGEMENT FOR CONDITION ISSUE
$15
Clear Creek Cañon in the Rocky Mountains
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Clear Creek Cañon in the Rocky Mountains
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 15x10.75 inches (DOUBLE PAGE ENGRAVING WITH CENTER FOLD, AS ISSUED)
Image size = approx. 12.75 x 9 inches
Cathedral Rock
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Cathedral Rock
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7.5 x 10.5 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
SEE ENLARGEMENT FOR CONDITION ISSUE • THIS SHEET HAS BEEN TRIMMED TO ABOUT 5.75X7.75 INCHES
$10
Cathedral Rock
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Cathedral Rock, side-view
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7.5 x 10.5 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
SEE ENLARGEMENT FOR CONDITION ISSUE • THIS SHEET HAS BEEN TRIMMED TO ABOUT 5.75X7.75 INCHES
$10
Pike's Peak, from Garden of the Gods
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Pike's Peak, from Garden of the Gods
[smaller engraving of Upper Twin Lake on reverse side]
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7.5 x 10.5 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
SEE ENLARGEMENT FOR CONDITION ISSUE • THIS SHEET HAS BEEN TRIMMED TO ABOUT 9.25X6.75 INCHES
$15
Snow-Mass Mountain
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Snow-Mass Mountain [Snowmass Mountain, near Aspen, CO]
[Elk Lake Cascade engraving on back side]
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7.5 x 10.5 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
SEE ENLARGEMENT FOR CONDITION ISSUE • THIS SHEET HAS BEEN TRIMMED TO ABOUT 9.25X6.75 INCHES
$15
Dial Rock, Red Buttes, Laramie Plains
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Dial Rock, Red Buttes, Laramie Plains
original wood engraving print from The Countries of the World... (Brown, circa 1890)
Sheet size=approx. 7.5 x 10.5 inches • Image sizes vary, but usually about 7x5 inches
Most prints have text and/or additional engraving(s) on verso (back side of paper)
SEE ENLARGEMENT FOR CONDITION ISSUE • THIS SHEET HAS BEEN TRIMMED TO ABOUT 9.25X6.75 INCHES
$15
A View in the Rocky Mountains (Colorado)
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
A View in the Rocky Mountains (Colorado)
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
Snowy Range of the Sierra Madre, Rocky Mountains
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Snowy Range of the Sierra Madre, Rocky Mountains
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
Catching Wild Horses on the Prairies with the Lasso
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Catching Wild Horses on the Prairies with the Lasso
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 Street Scene in Denver
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
A Street Scene in Denver
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
View of Salt Lake City, Utah (Western side, showing the Tabernacle, etc.)
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
View of Salt Lake City, Utah (Western side, showing the Tabernacle, etc.)
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
Stage Coach starting from a Railway Station in Western America
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Stage Coach starting from a Railway Station in Western America
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
Digger Indians of the Sierra Nevada Mountains
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Digger Indians of the Sierra Nevada Mountains
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
An Old Squaw pounding wild cherries: a scene in the Red River Country
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
An Old Squaw pounding wild cherries: a scene in the Red River Country
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 the Valley of the Bubbling Waters, Utah
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
View of the Valley of the Bubbling Waters, Utah
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 Great Canon of the Colorado: Raft Precipitated Over a Cataract
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
The Great Cañon of the Colorado: Raft Precipitated Over a Cataract
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
View of the Falls of Niagara, Western Side
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
View of the Falls of Niagara, Western Side
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
Hunting the prong-horned antelope with greyhounds on the Eastern Slope of the Rocky Mountains
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Hunting the prong-horned antelope with greyhounds
on the Eastern Slope of the Rocky Mountains
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 cerrus giganteus, or monumental cactus
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
The cerrus giganteus, or monumental cactus
[Saguaro cactus]
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
Aloes (agave americana) in bloom
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Aloes (agave americana) in bloom
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 Rural Kitchen in the Tierras Calientes (making frijoles, or maize cakes)
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
A Rural Kitchen in the Tierras Calientes (making frijoles, or maize cakes)
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 Vera Cruz, on the Gulf of Mexico
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
View of Vera Cruz, on the Gulf of Mexico
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 the Puebla (from the east)
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
View of the Puebla (from the east)
View of the Puebla (from the west)
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
Entrance to the Cathedral of Mexico
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Entrance to the Cathedral of Mexico
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
Negro huts, Jamaica
(Click image to enlarge. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on the print.)
Negro huts, Jamaica
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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