Discoveries Collection (#4)

Une Decouverte par M Layard, a Nemroud (engraving)
3644620 Une Decouverte par M Layard, a Nemroud (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Une Decouverte par M Layard, a Nemroud)

William Caxton, the first English printer (litho)
3643739 William Caxton, the first English printer (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Caxton, the first English printer)

Telegraphic instruments (litho)
3643738 Telegraphic instruments (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Telegraphic instruments)

James Watt and steam from the kettle (colour litho)
3643735 James Watt and steam from the kettle (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Watt and steam from the kettle)

Pottery (colour litho)
3643732 Pottery (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pottery. Illustration for Graphic Stories of Inventions edited by M T Yates (Collins)

Nicolaus Copernicus and a fall of shooting stars (chromolitho)
735999 Nicolaus Copernicus and a fall of shooting stars (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nicolaus Copernicus and a fall of shooting stars)

Title page of Purchas his Pilgrimes by Samuel Purchas, published 1625 (litho)
619390 Title page of Purchas his Pilgrimes by Samuel Purchas, published 1625 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le Mariage D Edison (engraving)
2817697 Le Mariage D Edison (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Mariage D Edison)

Les Machines Gramme A L Exposition D Electricite De 1881 (engraving)
2817686 Les Machines Gramme A L Exposition D Electricite De 1881 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

La Place De L Opera Eclairee Par Les Globes Jablochkoff (engraving)
2817682 La Place De L Opera Eclairee Par Les Globes Jablochkoff (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Place De L Opera Eclairee Par Les Globes Jablochkoff)

La Place Du Carrousel, A Paris, Eclairee Par L Electricite (engraving)
2817681 La Place Du Carrousel, A Paris, Eclairee Par L Electricite (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Place Du Carrousel, A Paris)

Les Travaux De La Moisson Eclaires, La Nuit, Par La Lumiere Electrique (engraving)
2817677 Les Travaux De La Moisson Eclaires, La Nuit, Par La Lumiere Electrique (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Travaux De La Moisson Eclaires)

Navire Eclaire Par L Electricite Traversant Les Banquises De L Ocean Septentrional (engraving)
2817672 Navire Eclaire Par L Electricite Traversant Les Banquises De L Ocean Septentrional (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Les Fanaux Electriques D Un Vaisseau Cuirasse (engraving)
2817671 Les Fanaux Electriques D Un Vaisseau Cuirasse (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Fanaux Electriques D Un Vaisseau Cuirasse)

Voie De Chemin De Fer Eclairee Par Un Fanal Electrique (engraving)
2817667 Voie De Chemin De Fer Eclairee Par Un Fanal Electrique (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Voie De Chemin De Fer Eclairee Par Un Fanal Electrique)

Eclairage Des Travaux Sous-Marins Par L Electricite (engraving)
2817665 Eclairage Des Travaux Sous-Marins Par L Electricite (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eclairage Des Travaux Sous-Marins Par L Electricite)

Le Prado De Madrid, Eclaire Par La Lumiere Electrique (engraving)
2817663 Le Prado De Madrid, Eclaire Par La Lumiere Electrique (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Prado De Madrid, Eclaire Par La Lumiere Electrique)

Louis Figuier (engraving)
2817662 Louis Figuier (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis Figuier. Illustration for Les Nouvelles Conquetes De La Science, L Electricite)

Leon Foucault (engraving)
2817661 Leon Foucault (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leon Foucault. Illustration for Les Nouvelles Conquetes De La Science, L Electricite)

Le Chateau De Windsor (Angleterre) Eclaire A La Lumiere Electrique (engraving)
2817654 Le Chateau De Windsor (Angleterre) Eclaire A La Lumiere Electrique (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

La Lampe-Soleil Eclairant L Entree Du Passage Jouffroy, A Paris (engraving)
2817652 La Lampe-Soleil Eclairant L Entree Du Passage Jouffroy, A Paris (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Philippe Reis (engraving)
2817646 Philippe Reis (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Philippe Reis. Illustration for Les Nouvelles Conquetes De La Science, L Electricite)

M Graham Bell, A Boston, Fait L Experience De Son Deuxieme Telephone (engraving)
2817645 M Graham Bell, A Boston, Fait L Experience De Son Deuxieme Telephone (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: M Graham Bell, A Boston)

M Elisha Gray (engraving)
2817642 M Elisha Gray (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: M Elisha Gray. Illustration for Les Nouvelles Conquetes De La Science, L Electricite)

Bureau Central Telephonique De L Avenue De L Opera (engraving)
2817636 Bureau Central Telephonique De L Avenue De L Opera (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bureau Central Telephonique De L Avenue De L Opera)

Machine Dynamo-Electrique Recettrice De M Marcel Deprez, Actionnee, A L Exposition De Munich... (engraving)
2817619 Machine Dynamo-Electrique Recettrice De M Marcel Deprez, Actionnee, A L Exposition De Munich... (engraving) by French School

Facade Principale Du Palais De L Industrie (engraving)
2817615 Facade Principale Du Palais De L Industrie (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Facade Principale Du Palais De L Industrie)

Vestibule Du Rez-De-Chaussee Du Palais De L Industrie, Pendant L Exposition D Electricite (engraving)
2817614 Vestibule Du Rez-De-Chaussee Du Palais De L Industrie, Pendant L Exposition D Electricite (engraving) by French School

Partie Centrale De L Exposition De Munich, Cote Gauche (engraving)
2817604 Partie Centrale De L Exposition De Munich, Cote Gauche (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Partie Centrale De L Exposition De Munich, Cote Gauche)

Interieur De La Salle De Theatre, A L Exposition De Munich (engraving)
2817602 Interieur De La Salle De Theatre, A L Exposition De Munich (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interieur De La Salle De Theatre)

Le Salon De Peinture A L Exposition D Electricite De Munich, Eclaire Par L Electricite (engraving)
2817600 Le Salon De Peinture A L Exposition D Electricite De Munich, Eclaire Par L Electricite (engraving) by French School

Fouilles recentes faites a Pompei sous la direction de M l inspecteur Fiorelli (engraving)
2789943 Fouilles recentes faites a Pompei sous la direction de M l inspecteur Fiorelli (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Layards discoveries at Nimroud (engraving)
6010341 Layards discoveries at Nimroud (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Layards discoveries at Nimroud)

Presqu ile de banks, pointe dite des Charbonniers, a Akaroa, peche a la seine
2657729 Presqu Ale de banks, pointe dite des Charbonniers, A Akaroa, pche A la seine, illustration from Etchings of the Pacific, 1863 (etching) by Meryon, Charles (1821-68); New York Public Library

SS City Of Rome (colour litho)
3643730 SS City Of Rome (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: SS City Of Rome)

Archimedes exclaiming Eureka! (chromolitho)
724804 Archimedes exclaiming Eureka! (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archimedes exclaiming Eureka!)

La manufacture de Sevres, L atelier pour le grand moulage par le vide et l air comprime (engraving)
2787833 La manufacture de Sevres, L atelier pour le grand moulage par le vide et l air comprime (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La manufacture de Sevres)

Coupeur de cheveux a l oeuvre dans un village d Auvergne (engraving)
2787827 Coupeur de cheveux a l oeuvre dans un village d Auvergne (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le phare de Kannon-Saki (Japon), a l entree du golfe de Yedo (engraving)
2787852 Le phare de Kannon-Saki (Japon), a l entree du golfe de Yedo (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le phare de Kannon-Saki (Japon)

Coupe de l une des galeries souterraines de Londres montrant les tuyaux des eaux et du gaz... (engraving)
2787845 Coupe de l une des galeries souterraines de Londres montrant les tuyaux des eaux et du gaz... (engraving) by French School

Moufle pour cuire les porcelaines peintes (engraving)
2787832 Moufle pour cuire les porcelaines peintes (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moufle pour cuire les porcelaines peintes)

Tapisserie de la manufacture des Gobelins (engraving)
2787824 Tapisserie de la manufacture des Gobelins (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tapisserie de la manufacture des Gobelins)

Interieur d une brasserie (engraving)
2787822 Interieur d une brasserie (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interieur d une brasserie)

Humphry Davy, Au Pied Du Vesuve, Etudie Les Phenomenes Qui Accompagnent Une Eruption Volcanique (engraving)
2817703 Humphry Davy, Au Pied Du Vesuve, Etudie Les Phenomenes Qui Accompagnent Une Eruption Volcanique (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humphry Davy)

Une Salle De M Edison, A L Exposition De Paris, En 1881 (engraving)
2817693 Une Salle De M Edison, A L Exposition De Paris, En 1881 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Une Salle De M Edison, A L Exposition De Paris, En 1881)

M Graham Bell (engraving)
2817644 M Graham Bell (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: M Graham Bell. Illustration for Les Nouvelles Conquetes De La Science, L Electricite)

Telephone A Pression D Eau Variable, De M Elisha Gray (engraving)
2817643 Telephone A Pression D Eau Variable, De M Elisha Gray (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Telephone A Pression D Eau Variable, De M Elisha Gray)

Le Telegraphe A Ficelle, Ou La Joie Des Enfants, La Tranquillite Des Parents (engraving)
2817641 Le Telegraphe A Ficelle, Ou La Joie Des Enfants, La Tranquillite Des Parents (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Telegraphe A Ficelle)

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