Volturno

Quite the story:

Being caught smoking constituted a $5 fine, so when a steward approached, the Russian dropped his cigarette through a hole in the floor to avoid being caught.

Not a result of Hertzian Waves.

Brazilian Lithographs

Images from Voyage pittoresque et historique au Brésil Volume 1 — Jean Baptiste Debret 1768-1848. Volumes 2 and 3 are available on the site too but I didn't find them as interesting, depicting as they do the 'civilizing' of the natives. You can see them in colour (albeit at lower resolution) via S4U.

Straight Form and Figure

Fabulous illustrations from Gedenkweerdige Brasiliaense Zee- en Lant-Reise und Zee- en Lant-Reize door verscheide Gewesten van Oostindien, (1682) – Johan Nieuhof.

Constantinople

A sample of the many illustrations by W. H. Bartlett in 'The Beauties of the Bosphorus' by Miss Pardoe (1838). Link…