More than a million images dating back to the 17th century are available for free download from the British Library. Here's an article with a small sample gallery and a link...

http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/news/illustration/british-library-offers-over-1-million-free-vintage-images-for-download/#1

And here is a link directly to the British Library on Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/albums/

updated by @merry-chase: 06 Oct 2016 06:37:31AM

Very cool! Thanks, Merry

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This is an incredible resource!