Discoveries Collection (#3)

Coupe Du Theatre (Salle Et Scene) De L Exposition De Munich (engraving)
2817601 Coupe Du Theatre (Salle Et Scene) De L Exposition De Munich (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Eclairage Electrique De Mansion House, A Londres, Par Les Lampes Siemens (engraving)
2817684 Eclairage Electrique De Mansion House, A Londres, Par Les Lampes Siemens (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eclairage Electrique De Mansion House)

Une Reconnaissance Militaire Faite Au Moyen D Un Fanal Electrique (engraving)
2817668 Une Reconnaissance Militaire Faite Au Moyen D Un Fanal Electrique (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

La Lampe Electrique Jamin Eclairant Un Cafe-Concert (engraving)
2817653 La Lampe Electrique Jamin Eclairant Un Cafe-Concert (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Lampe Electrique Jamin Eclairant Un Cafe-Concert)

La Statue D Alexandre Volta A Come, D Apres Une Photographie (engraving)
2817649 La Statue D Alexandre Volta A Come, D Apres Une Photographie (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Statue D Alexandre Volta A Come)

Bureau Central Telephonique De La Rue Lafayette (engraving)
2817635 Bureau Central Telephonique De La Rue Lafayette (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bureau Central Telephonique De La Rue Lafayette)

L Opera A Domicile (engraving)
2817633 L Opera A Domicile (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L Opera A Domicile)

Telegraphe Morse (engraving)
2817628 Telegraphe Morse (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Telegraphe Morse. Illustration for Les Nouvelles Conquetes De La Science, L Electricite)

M Werner Siemens (engraving)
2817623 M Werner Siemens (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: M Werner Siemens. Illustration for Les Nouvelles Conquetes De La Science, L Electricite)

Vue D Ensemble De Jour De La Grande Nef De L Exposition D Electricite, Prise De L Extremite Ouest (engraving)
2817611 Vue D Ensemble De Jour De La Grande Nef De L Exposition D Electricite, Prise De L Extremite Ouest (engraving) by French School

Third Side of Obelisk, illustration from Monuments of Nineveh, 1858 (engraving)
2963354 Third Side of Obelisk, illustration from Monuments of Nineveh, 1858 (engraving) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British, out of copyright

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)

Sewing Machine (litho)
3643737 Sewing Machine (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sewing Machine. Illustration for Graphic Stories of Inventions edited by M T Yates (Collins)

Gasworks (colour litho)
3643736 Gasworks (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gasworks. Illustration for Graphic Stories of Inventions edited by M T Yates (Collins)

Eddystone Lighthouse (colour litho)
3643731 Eddystone Lighthouse (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eddystone Lighthouse)

Attack on Hargreaves machine (colour litho)
3643729 Attack on Hargreaves machine (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Attack on Hargreaves machine)

Vacuum Flask (chromolitho)
2802074 Vacuum Flask (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vacuum Flask. Illustration for one of a series of cigarette cards on Famous Inventions published)

M de Morgans Discoveries at Dahshur (litho)
1605139 M de Morgans Discoveries at Dahshur (litho) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: M de Morgans Discoveries at Dahshur)

America - Joseph Hays Body Discovered
Joseph Hays Body Discovered During The American War of Independence 1780

Excavations in Pompeii (engraving)
969665 Excavations in Pompeii (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Excavations in Pompeii)

Recent Discoveries in the Roman Forum (litho)
1628419 Recent Discoveries in the Roman Forum (litho) by Amato, G.S. (fl.1897-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Recent Discoveries in the Roman Forum)

Discoveries in the Great Egyptian pyramid
Discoveries in the Great Egyptian Pyramid - 1 Original casing stone from the north side - 2. Granite ball, 1lb 3oz in weight - 2. Piece of cedar, apparently a measure- 4

Maps of the Discoveries made during the Arctic Expedition (engraving)
1102244 Maps of the Discoveries made during the Arctic Expedition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chevalier Guglielmo Marconi, Wireless Telegraphy (colour litho)
976725 Chevalier Guglielmo Marconi, Wireless Telegraphy (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chevalier Guglielmo Marconi, Wireless Telegraphy)

Sir Hiram Maxim, Maxim Gun (colour litho)
976723 Sir Hiram Maxim, Maxim Gun (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Hiram Maxim, Maxim Gun)

Dr Schliemanns Excavations at Troy, some of the Discoveries (engraving)
1058833 Dr Schliemanns Excavations at Troy, some of the Discoveries (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dr Schliemanns Excavations at Troy)

A female prisoner and camel, illustration from Monuments of Nineveh
2963355 A female prisoner and camel, illustration from Monuments of Nineveh, 1849 (engraving) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British, out of copyright

First Side of Obelisk, illustration from Monuments of Nineveh, 1849 (engraving)
2963353 First Side of Obelisk, illustration from Monuments of Nineveh, 1849 (engraving) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British, out of copyright

The Discoveries in the Roman Forum (b / w photo)
1601360 The Discoveries in the Roman Forum (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Discoveries in the Roman Forum)

Recent Discoveries in the Buried City of Pompeii (engraving)
1613442 Recent Discoveries in the Buried City of Pompeii (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Recent Discoveries in the Buried City of Pompeii)

The Recent Discoveries in the Roman Forum (b / w photo)
1600628 The Recent Discoveries in the Roman Forum (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Recent Discoveries in the Roman Forum)

Discoveries at Thebes, Upper Egypt, bringing the Mummies from the Rameseum (engraving)
1602894 Discoveries at Thebes, Upper Egypt, bringing the Mummies from the Rameseum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Discoveries at Thebes, Upper Egypt)

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)

Steam Turbine (chromolitho)
2802117 Steam Turbine (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Steam Turbine. Illustration for one of a series of cigarette cards on Famous Inventions)

Arkwrights Spinning Machine (chromolitho)
2802075 Arkwrights Spinning Machine (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arkwrights Spinning Machine)

Discoveries of Loaves of Bread baked 1800 years ago in a Bakers Oven (engraving)
3625548 Discoveries of Loaves of Bread baked 1800 years ago in a Bakers Oven (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Unveiling the Tapestry of Discoveries: From Ancient Art to Modern Marvels" Embarking on a journey through time, we delve into the realm that have shaped our understanding of the world. Science and satire intertwine as we uncover remarkable tales from various corners of history. In the depths of caves, where darkness once prevailed, vivid strokes etched by prehistoric hands reveal humanity's earliest artistic expressions. These cave art paintings serve as windows into our ancestors' minds, offering glimpses into their beliefs and daily lives. Fast forward to 1670 when John Overton crafted a masterpiece known as the Overton World Map. This intricate cartographic marvel showcased an evolving perception of Earth's geography and opened new horizons for exploration. Carlos Villoch's lens captures moments frozen in time, immortalizing archaeological wonders like the hollow head of the Sphinx in Egypt. Its enigmatic gaze whispers secrets yet to be unraveled by modern scholars. Venturing further back, we encounter Palaeanthropus of Palestine—a groundbreaking discovery shedding light on human evolution. The fossilized remains unearthed provide valuable insights into our ancient past and ignite curiosity about our origins. Revolutionary breakthroughs also emerge from scientific endeavors such as Stephen Gray's lecture on electricity discoveries. His pioneering work paved the way for harnessing this invisible force that now powers our modern world. Maps become gateways to uncharted territories; they hold stories within their lines. Maps depicting America in 1540 transport us back to a time when European explorers embarked on daring voyages across vast oceans, forever altering history's course. Egyptian dress designs by Vionnet pay homage to timeless elegance inspired by Tutankhamen himself—an emblematic figure whose tomb revealed treasures beyond imagination and sparked renewed fascination with ancient Egypt. Claude Bernard stands tall among pioneers who revolutionized medicine through rigorous experimentation and observation—his contributions shaping modern physiology and laying foundations for future medical breakthroughs.