Prints from Jeff Milet Papers Including George C. Izenour Documents - Collection 2

Illustration of Astley's Amphitheatre, opened by Philip Astley in 1773. Scene shows a circus performance in progress on the stage it was rebuilt in 1803 after one of several fires. From "The Microcosms of London," a series of views with figures drawn by caricaturist T. Rowlandson and buildings by architectural draftsman A.C. Pugin.

Translation of Caption: The covered Riding School of the Royal Court of Vienna, transformed into a salon by order of Her Majesty the Queen of Hungary and Bohemia on the occasion of the wedding of the most noble Prince Charles of Lorraine. This view shows one side of the hall more fully the other; the chandeliers hanging in the center are omitted.

Lithograph from "The Microcosm of London" depicting a scene with Neptune seated in his horse drawn sea chariot

Aquatint from "The Microcosm of London" depicting several circus characters on stage with oversized teaware.

News illustration in reference to celebrations in Paris honoring the 1856 Treaty of Paris, which settled the Crimean War between Russia and the alliance of the Ottoman Empire, British Empire, Second French Empire, and Kingdom of Sardinia.

Colored piece depicting a scene from a Japanese play with Japanese caption.

Aerial view of an unidentified theatre