Black & White Engravings are printed images produced by incising a design onto a metal plate or woodblock before transferring the image to paper using ink and a printing press. Widely used from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries, engravings illustrate landscapes, architecture, portraits, sporting scenes, maps and historical events with remarkable precision and fine detail. Antique black and white engravings remain popular with collectors for their craftsmanship, historical importance and timeless decorative appeal, particularly when displayed in groups or gallery walls.