Device Collection (page 7)

Fallen bridge, earthquake damage, Japan, c. 1890 s
19th century vintage photograph: fallen bridge, earthquake damage, Japan, c.1890 s

Fencing practice, kendo, Japan
19th century vintage photograph: fencing practice, kendo, Japan

Ponte Vecchio, across the River Arno, Florence, Firenze, Italy
19th century vintage photograph: Ponte Vecchio, across the River Arno, Florence, Firenze, Italy, image c.1890 s

View of the city and cathedral of Palermo, Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph - panoramic view of the city and cathedral of Palermo, Italy

Meiji era Japan: Daitokuji Temple at Nagasaki
Vintage 19th century photograph - Meiji era Japan: Daitokuji Temple at Nagasaki

Pont de la Concorde and Chamber of Deputies, Paris France
Vintage 19th century photograph - Pont de la Concorde and Chamber of Deputies, Paris France. The Pont de la Concorde is an arch bridge across the Seine in Paris connecting the Quai des Tuileries at

Barber cutting hair, Algeria
Vintage 19th century photograph - barber at work shaving the sides of a mans head, Algeria, north Africa

Vintage 19th century photograph: Hotel Royal des Etrangers, Napoli, Naples, Italy, view along the waterfront, c.1880

AIX-les-Bains - Gorges du Sierroz, memorial stone
Vintage 19th century photograph: area of AIX-les-BAINS - Gorges du Sierroz - memorial stone to Baronne Baron de Broc, waterwheel, image c.1890 s, France

Washing clothes in a town river, washboards, France
Vintage 19th century photograph: women washing clothes in a town river, washboards, France, c.1890 s

St Pauls ruins, Santo Antonio, Macau, China
19th century vintage photograph - The Ruins of Saint Pauls are the ruins of a 17th-century Catholic religious complex in Santo Antonio, Macau, China

Apparatus used for the preparation of the hydrogen gas, by the action of sulfuric acid
2619142 Apparatus used for the preparation of the hydrogen gas, by the action of sulfuric acid on iron, when filling a balloon, from Les Merveilles de la Science

Bridge over a creek / canal, probably Yokohama, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph: bridge over a creek/canal, probably Yokohama, Japan, image c.1880 s

Dredging barge on the River Nile, Egypt, c. 1890 s
19th century vintage photograph - steam driven dredger, dredging barge on the River Nile, Egypt, c.1890 s

Japanese men weaving straw mats, Japan
19th century vintage photograph - Japanese men weaving straw mats on a loom, Japan, c.1880 s

Steam train, locomotive, steel bridge, South America
19th century vintage photograph - steam train on an unusually long railway bridge, c.1900. Plate on train reads Concepcion - location is likely to be South America

Pompeii, Italy, School of Gladiators
Vintage 19th century photograph: Pompeii, Italy, School of Gladiators

Japan c. 1880s - Naniwabashi, steel bridge Osaka, c. 1890
Vintage 19th century photograph: Japan c.1880s - Naniwabashi, steel bridge Osaka, c.1890

Japan c. 1880s - Tenjinbashi steel bridge at Oasaka
Vintage 19th century photograph: Japan c.1880s - Tenjinbashi steel bridge at Oasaka, c.1890

East River Bridge, Manhattan, New York, c. 1890 s
19th century vintage photograph - East River Bridge, New York, c.1890 s

Young woman in carrying chair, kago, Japan, with porters
Late 19th century photograph: Young woman in carrying chair, kago, Japan, with porters

France c. 1890 - large telescope in the Nice Observatory
Vintage 19th century photograph: France c.1890 - large telescope in the Nice Observatory

Bridge of Sighs, Venice, Italy, with gondola
Vintage 19th century photograph: Bridge of Sighs, Venice, Italy, with gondola

Firenze, Florence, Italy - Ponte Vecchio over the River Arno
Vintage 19th century photograph: Firenze, Florence, Italy - Ponte Vecchio over the River Arno

Palace of the Bey, La Marsa, Tunisia
Vintage 19th century photograph: Palace of the Bey, La Marsa, Tunisia

Boatmen on the Bosphorous, Istanbul, Turkey
Vintage 19th century photograph - boatmen on the Bosphorous, Constantinople, Istanbul, Turkey

zoopraxiscope disc showing an acrobat performing a horse back somersault, 1893 (litho)
3121790 zoopraxiscope disc showing an acrobat performing a horse back somersault, 1893 (litho) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info)

Beads from a Rosary (gilt copper with champleve enamel)
2637019 Beads from a Rosary (gilt copper with champleveenamel) by Italian School, (16th century); 24.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; J.H. Wade Fund; Italian, out of copyright

World War II Deshimag shipyard Germany 1945
World War II vintage photograph - Deshimag shipyard and submarine after capture, Germany 1945

Threshing rice grains, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Elevated railway or El Train at 110th Street New York
Curve on the elevated railway or El Train at 110th Street New York. Vintage 19th century photograph

World War II - fighting in the streets of Cologne Germany
Vintage photograph World War II - fighting in the streets of Cologne Germany, near the cathedral, American tank hit by a shell

Processing tobacco leaves, studio scene, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Ships loading at wharf Outer Harbour, Australia, c. 1900-1910
Vintage photograph: Ships loading at a wharf on the Outer Harbour, Adelaide Australia, c.1900-1910

Bridge over creek looking along the Bund, Shanghai, China
Bridge over the creek looking along the Bund, Shanghai, China

View along the waterfront Messina, Sicily Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph: View along the waterfron with ship tied up in the harbour, Messina, Sicily Italy

Harvesting the rice crop in Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Spinning silk threads, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Water wheel, mill wheel on a Japanese farm. Vintage 19th century photograph

Shinsai Bashi steel bridge at Osaka. Vintage 19th century photograph

Ferdinand Verbiest (engraving)
XJF359055 Ferdinand Verbiest (engraving) by French School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Father Ferdinand Verbiest (1623-88) Flemish Jesuit missionary to China

Hadleys quadrant with transversal boxwood scale, c. 1750 (brass & wood)
MFR348349 Hadleys quadrant with transversal boxwood scale, c.1750 (brass & wood) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Double-framed bridge sextant, c. 1780 (brass & wood)
MFR348344 Double-framed bridge sextant, c.1780 (brass & wood) by Ramsden, Jesse (1735-1800); Private Collection; (add.info.: Instrument used for navigation and calculating latitude; ); English

Portable stick barometer with chinoiserie decoration, late 17th century
MFR348339 Portable stick barometer with chinoiserie decoration, late 17th century by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Original set of Napiers Bones with fitted case and contemporary publication
MFR348319 Original set of Napiers Bones with fitted case and contemporary publication, 1685 (boxwood) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

War for the Rights of the Queen in 1667, Ceiling Painting from the Galerie des Glaces
XIR165141 War for the Rights of the Queen in 1667, Ceiling Painting from the Galerie des Glaces by Le Brun, Charles (1619-90); Chateau de Versailles

Roman coin depicting an organ (bronze)
BAL211858 Roman coin depicting an organ (bronze) by Roman (5th century AD); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; out of copyright

Coat of arms of the Right Honourable Mathew Ducie Morton, Lord Ducie of Moreton, 1st Baron Ducie, 1663-1735
6337696 Coat of arms of the Right Honourable Mathew Ducie Morton, Lord Ducie of Moreton, 1st Baron Ducie, 1663-1735 by Johnston

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