Discoveries Collection (#6)

Boyles Discoveries (engraving)
3634286 Boyles Discoveries (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boyles Discoveries)

Captives and part of the walled city (Kouyunjik) illustration from
2963351 Captives and part of the walled city (Kouyunjik) illustration from Monuments of Nineveh, 1858 (engraving) by Layard

Captives and spoil from The City of Lachich, illustration from
2963349 Captives and spoil from The City of Lachich, illustration from Monuments of Nineveh, 1858 (engraving) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); Private Collection; (add.info)

Humphry Davy Fait Executer, A L Arsenal De Porstmouth, Le Doublage Galvanique De La Coque D Un Navire (engraving)
2817702 Humphry Davy Fait Executer, A L Arsenal De Porstmouth, Le Doublage Galvanique De La Coque D Un Navire (engraving) by French School

Le Reflecteur Partz (engraving)
2817679 Le Reflecteur Partz (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Reflecteur Partz)

Tramway Electrique De M Werner Siemens A L Exposition D Electricite De Paris, En 1881 (engraving)
2817624 Tramway Electrique De M Werner Siemens A L Exposition D Electricite De Paris, En 1881 (engraving) by French School

Machine Dynamo-Electrique Generatrice D Electricite, De M Marcel Deprez, Ayant Fonctionne... (engraving)
2817620 Machine Dynamo-Electrique Generatrice D Electricite, De M Marcel Deprez, Ayant Fonctionne... (engraving) by French School

Experience Du Transport De L Energie Mecanique Faite Par M Marcel Deprez Dans Les Ateliers... (engraving)
2817618 Experience Du Transport De L Energie Mecanique Faite Par M Marcel Deprez Dans Les Ateliers... (engraving) by French School

Salon D Objets D Art Eclaire Par Un Lustre De Lampes A Incandescence (engraving)
2817603 Salon D Objets D Art Eclaire Par Un Lustre De Lampes A Incandescence (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Steam (colour litho)
2795457 Steam (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Steam. Double page illustration contained in one of the series of Les Recreations Instructives)

Costumes de l Orient, Les Notch Girls, danseuses indiennes (engraving)
2787828 Costumes de l Orient, Les Notch Girls, danseuses indiennes (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Costumes de l Orient, Les Notch Girls)

Oil Engine (chromolitho)
2802116 Oil Engine (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oil Engine. Illustration for one of a series of cigarette cards on Famous Inventions published by)

Modern Lighthouse Lantern (chromolitho)
2802111 Modern Lighthouse Lantern (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Modern Lighthouse Lantern)

Steel-Frame Building (chromolitho)
2802107 Steel-Frame Building (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Steel-Frame Building)

Parachute Descent by Garnerin, 1797 (chromolitho)
2802105 Parachute Descent by Garnerin, 1797 (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Parachute Descent by Garnerin, 1797)

Howes Sewing Machine (chromolitho)
2802097 Howes Sewing Machine (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Howes Sewing Machine)

Five-Needle Telegraph Instrument (chromolitho)
2802090 Five-Needle Telegraph Instrument (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Five-Needle Telegraph Instrument)

Safety Lamp (chromolitho)
2802086 Safety Lamp (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Safety Lamp. Illustration for one of a series of cigarette cards on Famous Inventions published by)

Incandescent Light (chromolitho)
2802113 Incandescent Light (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Incandescent Light)

Coupe figuree de Londres souterrain a l endroit ou se trouve situe le tunnel de la Tamise (engraving)
2787846 Coupe figuree de Londres souterrain a l endroit ou se trouve situe le tunnel de la Tamise (engraving) by French School

Ascension de M Blanchard, citoyen de Calais par adoption (engraving)
2787843 Ascension de M Blanchard, citoyen de Calais par adoption (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ascension de M Blanchard)

Le Great-Eastern posant le cable transatlantique de 1866 (engraving)
2787838 Le Great-Eastern posant le cable transatlantique de 1866 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

La manufacture de Sevres, L empilage des casettes (engraving)
2787831 La manufacture de Sevres, L empilage des casettes (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La manufacture de Sevres, L empilage des casettes)

Le jeu de l eventail (engraving)
2787813 Le jeu de l eventail (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le jeu de l eventail)

Une Salle De Musee Eclairee Par La Lumiere Electrique (engraving)
2817675 Une Salle De Musee Eclairee Par La Lumiere Electrique (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Une Salle De Musee Eclairee Par La Lumiere Electrique)

La Ville De Souse (Tunisie) Eclairee, Pendant Son Occupation, Par Les Fanaux Electriques Des Navires Francais
2817670 La Ville De Souse (Tunisie) Eclairee, Pendant Son Occupation, Par Les Fanaux Electriques Des Navires Francais (engraving) by French School

P Jablochkoff (engraving)
2817658 P Jablochkoff (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: P Jablochkoff. Illustration for Les Nouvelles Conquetes De La Science, L Electricite)

Humphry Davy (engraving)
2817648 Humphry Davy (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humphry Davy. Illustration for Les Nouvelles Conquetes De La Science, L Electricite)

M Thomas Du Moncel (engraving)
2817640 M Thomas Du Moncel (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: M Thomas Du Moncel)

Salle Des Auditions Telephoniques Au Palais De L Industrie (engraving)
2817634 Salle Des Auditions Telephoniques Au Palais De L Industrie (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Titlepage of A Journal of a Voyage Around the World in His Majesty
BON386792 Titlepage of A Journal of a Voyage Around the World in His Majestys Ship Endeavour in the Years 1768, 1779, 1770 and 1771, publishe d in London, 1771 (print) by English School

Sebastian Cabot explaining his discoveries to Henry VII (engraving)
727055 Sebastian Cabot explaining his discoveries to Henry VII (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sebastian Cabot explaining his discoveries to Henry VII)

Isaac Newton and a Lunar eclipse (chromolitho)
736002 Isaac Newton and a Lunar eclipse (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Isaac Newton and a Lunar eclipse)

Greniers indigenes et habitations a Akaroa, presqu ile de banks
2657730 Greniers indigAnes et habitations A Akaroa, presqu Ale de banks, illustration from Etchings of the Pacific, 1863 (etching) by Meryon, Charles (1821-68); New York Public Library

Louis Pasteur, from The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine
2619188 Louis Pasteur, from The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, published 1884 (wood engraving) by Velten, H. (fl.1850-84); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis Pasteur, 1822 A- 1895)

Mr Flinders Petries Discoveries for the Palestine Exploration Fund (engraving)
1596722 Mr Flinders Petries Discoveries for the Palestine Exploration Fund (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Recent Discoveries of Submerged and Buried Statuary at Cerigotto and Pompeii (b / w photo)
1593489 Recent Discoveries of Submerged and Buried Statuary at Cerigotto and Pompeii (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Recent Discoveries at Nineveh (engraving)
1608292 Recent Discoveries at Nineveh (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Recent Discoveries at Nineveh)

Sir William George Armstrong, 110-Ton Gun (colour litho)
976727 Sir William George Armstrong, 110-Ton Gun (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir William George Armstrong, 110-Ton Gun)

Thomas Alva Edison, Phonograph (colour litho)
976715 Thomas Alva Edison, Phonograph (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Alva Edison, Phonograph)

Sir Humphry Davy, Safety Lamp (colour litho)
976713 Sir Humphry Davy, Safety Lamp (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Humphry Davy, Safety Lamp)

Monsieur Curie, extracting Radium from Pitchblend (colour litho)
976708 Monsieur Curie, extracting Radium from Pitchblend (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monsieur Curie, extracting Radium from Pitchblend)

Sir William Siemens, finishing an Armature (colour litho)
976726 Sir William Siemens, finishing an Armature (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir William Siemens, finishing an Armature)

Hans Lippershey, Telescope (colour litho)
976720 Hans Lippershey, Telescope (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hans Lippershey, Telescope)

Discoveries in the Great Egyptian Pyramid (engraving)
1058221 Discoveries in the Great Egyptian Pyramid (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Discoveries in the Great Egyptian Pyramid)

The discoveries at the Brick Pyramids of Dahchour, near Memphis (litho)
1064509 The discoveries at the Brick Pyramids of Dahchour, near Memphis (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The discoveries at the Brick Pyramids of Dahchour)

Lecture at the Charterhouse on Stephen Grays Discoveries in Electricity (engraving)
1105534 Lecture at the Charterhouse on Stephen Grays Discoveries in Electricity (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878) (after); 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.