Discoverer Collection (#2)

Lord Rayleigh (engraving)
3627999 Lord Rayleigh (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Rayleigh. Illustration for The Picture Magazine, 1895.); © Look and Learn

Columbus before Isabella (oil on canvas)
3940965 Columbus before Isabella (oil on canvas) by Laurens, Jean Paul (1838-1921); 162.7 x 130.8 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT

Columbus Discovers the Shores of America, 1846 (oil on canvas)
5615433 Columbus Discovers the Shores of America, 1846 (oil on canvas) by Ruben, Christian (1805-75); 145x190 cm; Narodni Galerie, Prague, Czech Republic; German, out of copyright

Colonial and Indian Exhibition, New South Wales and New Guinea (engraving)
1624617 Colonial and Indian Exhibition, New South Wales and New Guinea (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colonial and Indian Exhibition)

Prehistoric Man, Discoveries by the Prince of Monaco at Mentone (b / w photo)
1629664 Prehistoric Man, Discoveries by the Prince of Monaco at Mentone (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prehistoric Man)

Captain M Clure, RN, Discoverer of the North-West Passage (engraving)
1097395 Captain M Clure, RN, Discoverer of the North-West Passage (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Captain M Clure, RN)

Statue of Harvey, the Discoverer of the Circulation of the Blood, by H Weekes, RA (engraving)
1102942 Statue of Harvey, the Discoverer of the Circulation of the Blood, by H Weekes, RA (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of Harvey)

Fairchild C-119F-FA Flying Boxcar O-18037
(ex United States Air Force) - Fairchild C-119F-FA Flying Boxcar O-18037 (msn 10915, 51-8037), at Wright Field, Wright-Patterson AFB, for display at the Air Force Museum, with Boeing KB-50J 49-0389

Locomotion, premiere locomotive construite par G Stephenson, exposee en septembre 1875... (engraving)
2787849 Locomotion, premiere locomotive construite par G Stephenson, exposee en septembre 1875... (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Locomotion)

Phare de l Enfant Perdu, pres de Cayenne (engraving)
2787844 Phare de l Enfant Perdu, pres de Cayenne (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Phare de l Enfant Perdu, pres de Cayenne)

Une fabrique de poteries a Vallauris (engraving)
2787835 Une fabrique de poteries a Vallauris (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Une fabrique de poteries a Vallauris)

La manufacture de Sevres, Le grand four a porcelaine, elevation et coupe (engraving)
2787830 La manufacture de Sevres, Le grand four a porcelaine, elevation et coupe (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La manufacture de Sevres)

La laine; sa mise en oeuvre (engraving)
2787826 La laine; sa mise en oeuvre (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La laine; sa mise en oeuvre)

Triage, torrefaction et vannage du cacao (engraving)
2787821 Triage, torrefaction et vannage du cacao (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Triage, torrefaction et vannage du cacao)

R C Gough, discoverer of Goughs Cave, Cheddar, and Castle Rock, Cheddar (b / w photo)
3093251 R C Gough, discoverer of Goughs Cave, Cheddar, and Castle Rock, Cheddar (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: R C Gough)

Carl von Linne or Linnaeus (1707-78) from Gallery of Portraits
KW189024 Carl von Linne or Linnaeus (1707-78) from Gallery of Portraits, published in 1833 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Fernando de Soto (litho)
6004942 Fernando de Soto (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fernando de Soto. Illustration for an edition of the Harmsworth History of the World)

Don Diego De Almagro (engraving)
816284 Don Diego De Almagro (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Diego de Almagro, (c. 1475-1538)

Portrait of Captain James Cook (1728-79), from the frontispiece of
EDI209247 Portrait of Captain James Cook (1728-79), from the frontispiece of Journey Round the World to the South Pole (engraving) (later colouration) by Hodges

Pierre-Simon (1749-1827) Marquis de la Place, from Gallery of Portraits
KW189097 Pierre-Simon (1749-1827) Marquis de la Place, from Gallery of Portraits, published in 1833 (engraving) by English School

Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625-1712), illustration from
CHT218667 Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625-1712), illustration from Histoire des Mathematiciens by Alexandre Saverien (1720-1805), published in Paris 1766 (engraving) by French School

Luke Howard
3847135 Luke Howard by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Luke Howard. Portrait painting by unknown artist. Courtesy of Royal Meteorological Society, England)

Salle a manger d un paquebot transatlantique francais (engraving)
2787851 Salle a manger d un paquebot transatlantique francais (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Salle a manger d un paquebot transatlantique francais)

Vue generale du pont du paquebot transatlantique le Canada (engraving)
2787850 Vue generale du pont du paquebot transatlantique le Canada (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fabrique de broderies a Saint-Denis, pres Paris (engraving)
2787825 Fabrique de broderies a Saint-Denis, pres Paris (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fabrique de broderies a Saint-Denis, pres Paris)

La boutique a un sou (engraving)
2787815 La boutique a un sou (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La boutique a un sou)

Chemin de fer de Bombay a Madras, Le passage des ghats (engraving)
2787848 Chemin de fer de Bombay a Madras, Le passage des ghats (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chemin de fer de Bombay a Madras, Le passage des ghats)

Benjamin Franklin (engraving)
2787840 Benjamin Franklin (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Benjamin Franklin)

Charles Sainte-Claire Deville (engraving)
2787836 Charles Sainte-Claire Deville (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles Sainte-Claire Deville)

La Fabrication Du Verre (engraving)
2787829 La Fabrication Du Verre (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Fabrication Du Verre)

La remeleuse, la mise au moule, la claquette, le refroidisseur (engraving)
2787819 La remeleuse, la mise au moule, la claquette, le refroidisseur (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La remeleuse, la mise au moule, la claquette)

Dominic Francois Arago (engraving)
3627997 Dominic Francois Arago (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dominic Francois Arago)

Austin Henry Layard, LLD, Discoverer of the Nimroud Sculptures (engraving)
1625326 Austin Henry Layard, LLD, Discoverer of the Nimroud Sculptures (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Austin Henry Layard, LLD)

Dr Robert Koch, of the Institute of Hygiene, Berlin, Discoverer of the Cure for Consumption (engraving)
1038450 Dr Robert Koch, of the Institute of Hygiene, Berlin, Discoverer of the Cure for Consumption (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dr Robert Koch)

Premiere locomotive importee en Chine (engraving)
2787847 Premiere locomotive importee en Chine (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Premiere locomotive importee en Chine)

M Gaston Tissandier devant les cadavres de Croce-Spinelli et de Sivel (engraving)
2787841 M Gaston Tissandier devant les cadavres de Croce-Spinelli et de Sivel (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

La manufacture de Sevres, L atelier des tourneurs et repareurs et du petit moulage (engraving)
2787834 La manufacture de Sevres, L atelier des tourneurs et repareurs et du petit moulage (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La manufacture de Sevres)

Fournil de boulanger (engraving)
2787823 Fournil de boulanger (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fournil de boulanger)

Cylindres broyeurs, melangeuse (engraving)
2787820 Cylindres broyeurs, melangeuse (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cylindres broyeurs, melangeuse)

First Landing of Columbus on the Shores of the New World, 1892 (colour lithograph)
3704176 First Landing of Columbus on the Shores of the New World, 1892 (colour lithograph) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M

Decouverte de l hypnotisme, Portrait du Dr Braid (engraving)
2787988 Decouverte de l hypnotisme, Portrait du Dr Braid (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Decouverte de l hypnotisme, Portrait du Dr Braid)

Decouverte de l hypnotisme, Le docteur Durand, de Gros (engraving)
2787984 Decouverte de l hypnotisme, Le docteur Durand, de Gros (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Decouverte de l hypnotisme, Le docteur Durand, de Gros)

The Virgin of the Navigators, 1505-36 (oil on panel)
JLJ4660069 The Virgin of the Navigators, 1505-36 (oil on panel) by Fernandez, Alejo (1475-1543); Alcazar, Segovia, Spain; (add.info)

Columbus lands in the New World (engraving)
6317465 Columbus lands in the New World (engraving) by Barralet, John James (1747-1815) (after); (add.info.: Columbus lands in the New World)

Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre (engraving)
3627998 Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre)

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