Discovery Collection (#98)

Edisons habitual home, near his workshop (b / w photo)
2798535 Edisons habitual home, near his workshop (b/w photo) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edisons usual home, near his workshop)

Detail from Captives and part of the Walled City (Kouyunjik)
2963352 Detail from Captives and part of the Walled City (Kouyunjik), illustration from Monuments of Nineveh, 1858 (engraving) by Layard

Detail from Captives and Spoil from the City of Lachich
2963350 Detail from Captives and Spoil from the City of Lachich, illustration from Monuments of Nineveh, 1858 (engraving) by Layard

The first Icelandic colonists of America (engraving)
3101623 The first Icelandic colonists of America (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The first Icelandic colonists of America)

Lewis and Clark, from Colliers Magazine, pub. 1906 (colour litho)
3105572 Lewis and Clark, from Colliers Magazine, pub. 1906 (colour litho) by Remington, Frederic (1861-1909); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Finding of Moses (after Giovanni Battista Tiepolo) (oil on canvas)
3115304 The Finding of Moses (after Giovanni Battista Tiepolo) (oil on canvas) by Lorimer, John Henry (1856-1936); 49.3x39.4 cm; Kellie Castle, East Neuk of Fife

Section of the Grizzly Giant with Galen Clark, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite
2971364 Section of the Grizzly Giant with Galen Clark, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite, 1865-66 (albumen print) by Watkins, Carleton Emmons (1829-1916); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

The Great Silence, (oil on canvas)
651135 The Great Silence, (oil on canvas) by Sayre, Fred Grayson (1879-1938); 127.3x152.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Silence. Fred Grayson Sayre (1879-1939). Oil on canvas

Sir Walter Raleigh: The Discovery of the Large, Rich and Beautiful Empire of Guiana
619373 Sir Walter Raleigh: The Discovery of the Large, Rich and Beautiful Empire of Guiana, from Newe Weld un Americanische Historien, by Johann Ludwig Gottfried, 1631 (litho) by Bry

The Verification of the True Cross, completed 1464 (fresco)
BEN55432 The Verification of the True Cross, completed 1464 (fresco) by Francesca, Piero della (c.1415-92); Basilica San Francesco, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian

The Return of Fa Hsien, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, c
STC357918 The Return of Fa Hsien, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, c.1910 (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: In A.D)

The Landing of Christopher Columbus in the New World (oil on canvas)
PNP344534 The Landing of Christopher Columbus in the New World (oil on canvas) by Kemmelmeyer, Frederick (d.1821) (attr. to); Private Collection; (add.info)

Alexander and the body of Darius (litho)
STC416131 Alexander and the body of Darius (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexander III of Macedon (356-323 BC)

Automobile accident, illustration from Le Petit Journal: Supplement illustre
STC415985 Automobile accident, illustration from Le Petit Journal: Supplement illustre, 1898 (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Archimedes taking a Warm Bath, illustration from The Comic History of Rome by Gilbert Abbott a Beckett, published c
LLM438625 Archimedes taking a Warm Bath, illustration from The Comic History of Rome by Gilbert Abbott a Beckett, published c.1850 (digitally enhanced image) by English School

Artefacts discovered at Chichen Itza by Augustus Le Plongeon
488910 Artefacts discovered at Chichen Itza by Augustus Le Plongeon, illustration from La Illustracion Espanola y Americana 1877 (engraving) by Spanish School

Interior of a Cree Indian tent, 1824 (colour litho)
468762 Interior of a Cree Indian tent, 1824 (colour litho) by Hood, Lieutenant (fl.1819-22) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

View of a Village in the Bay of Good Success, Tierra del Fuego, 1777 (engraving)
468704 View of a Village in the Bay of Good Success, Tierra del Fuego, 1777 (engraving) by Buchan, Alexander (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Columbus taking possession of the New World
LLM454856 Columbus taking possession of the New World by North American, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Columbus taking possession of the New World)

De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium by Nicolaus Copernicus and
physics, book, scientific, treatise, humanism, science, discovery, early renaissance, binding, solar system, space, heavenly bodies, humanist, northern renaissance, text, astrophysics, polish

Abbe Nollets electricity machine, 1746, copy by Boris Mestchersky (d
STC397184 Abbe Nollets electricity machine, 1746, copy by Boris Mestchersky (d.1957) illustration from Histoire de la Nation Francaise, Sciences, Volumes I & II, by Gabriel Hanotaux (1853-1944)

Map of the moon, illustration from Sidereus Nuncius by Galileo Galilei
CHT382343 Map of the moon, illustration from Sidereus Nuncius by Galileo Galilei, 1610 (engraving) by Italian School, (17th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Frontispiece to Sidereus Nuncius by Galileo Galilei, 1610 (engraving)
CHT382342 Frontispiece to Sidereus Nuncius by Galileo Galilei, 1610 (engraving) by Italian School, (17th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Attacked by Natives in Africa
LLM462750 Attacked by Natives in Africa by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Attacked by Natives in Africa)

Dr Livingstone
LLM462746 Dr Livingstone by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dr Livingstone. Illustration for Les Heros de L Afrique (J Lebegue, c 1890).); © Look and Learn

Isaac Newton discovers gravity, 1936 (colour litho)
473456 Isaac Newton discovers gravity, 1936 (colour litho) by Bull, Rene(1872-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Isaac Newton (1642-1727)

Sydney Cove, 1788 (hand-coloured copper engraving)
HJA321587 Sydney Cove, 1788 (hand-coloured copper engraving) by Hunter, Captain John (1737-1821) (after); 25x33 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

En Route to the Mountains, from an article entitled To the Mountains of the Moon
KAT323421 En Route to the Mountains, from an article entitled To the Mountains of the Moon published in The Graphic October 27th 1906 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Discovering the bones of a prehistoric animal, illustration from
CHT242803 Discovering the bones of a prehistoric animal, illustration from Histoire naturelle de la Montagne Saint-Pierre de Mstricht by Barthelemy Faujas de Saint Fond (1743-1819) 1799 (engraving)

Tourists at the Temple of Isis in the Ruins of Pompeii, 1779 (colour engraving)
CHT220390 Tourists at the Temple of Isis in the Ruins of Pompeii, 1779 (colour engraving) by Desprez, Louis Jean (1743-1804) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sutters Fort, 1849 (coloured engraving)
PNP246175 Sutters Fort, 1849 (coloured engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: became Sacramento after impact of gold rush; possibly the site where the gold was)

Sutters Mill, 1848 (coloured engraving)
PNP246174 Sutters Mill, 1848 (coloured engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: where the gold was first found in 1848;)

Daguerre discovers the light sensitivity of silver iodide in 1831 (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT274937 Daguerre discovers the light sensitivity of silver iodide in 1831 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Etruscan Tombs excavated by Signor Mancini at Orvieto (litho)
XJF285207 Etruscan Tombs excavated by Signor Mancini at Orvieto (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: after a black and white photograph; ); English

Tercentenary of the Discovery of the Circulation of the Blood (engraving)
1050088 Tercentenary of the Discovery of the Circulation of the Blood (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The footprints in the sand (chromolitho)
968966 The footprints in the sand (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The footprints in the sand. Scene from Robinson Crusoe)

Joseph Montgolfier and the hot air balloon (chromolitho)
968585 Joseph Montgolfier and the hot air balloon (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joseph-Michel Montgolfier and the hot air balloon)

Archimedes and his principle (chromolitho)
968583 Archimedes and his principle (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archimedes and his principle)

Edward Jenner, English doctor and scientist (chromolitho)
972160 Edward Jenner, English doctor and scientist (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edward Jenner (1749-1823)

Wilhelm Roentgen, German physicist (chromolitho)
972119 Wilhelm Roentgen, German physicist (chromolitho) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wilhelm Roentgen (1845-1923), German physicist who discovered X-rays

Discovery of a Colossal Statue of Ramses II near Aboukir, Egypt (engraving)
1062164 Discovery of a Colossal Statue of Ramses II near Aboukir, Egypt (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Discovery of a Vikings Tomb at Taplow (engraving)
1044644 The Discovery of a Vikings Tomb at Taplow (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Discovery of a Vikings Tomb at Taplow)

Icebergs near Kosoak, Life Boat Cove, illustration from
931469 Icebergs near Kosoak, Life Boat Cove, illustration from The second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin

Head of a White Bear, illustration from A Voyage of discovery
931465 Head of a White Bear, illustration from A Voyage of discovery... 1819 (hand-coloured engraving) by Skene, Andrew Motz (1797-1849) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Discovery of the Source of the Nile (engraving)
1102565 Discovery of the Source of the Nile (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Discovery of the Source of the Nile)

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"Unveiling the Secrets: A Journey of Discovery" Watson and Crick's DNA Model: Pioneering scientists unraveling the blueprint of life. Vasco da Gama in India: Charting new routes, opening doors to a world unknown. Snowy-Nosed Goldendoodle: Innocence meets wonder as nature reveals its magic. Festival of Britain View: Celebrating innovation, creativity, and progress. James Craig Map of New Town, Edinburgh: Shaping a modern cityscape with visionary plans. Higgs Boson Event at ATLAS Detector: Unraveling the mysteries of particle physics at the frontier of knowledge. Apollo 17 Astronaut: Humanity's giant leap towards exploring distant celestial bodies. Astronaut Footprints on the Moon: Imprints marking mankind's audacious venture into space exploration. Llyn Cau and Summit of Cader Idris in Winter Sun: Nature's breathtaking beauty captured amidst serene landscapes. Durer's World Map (1515): Expanding horizons through cartography during an age of discovery. Delisle Map of Southern Ancient Greece (1794): Rediscovering ancient civilizations through detailed topography maps Captain Cook Killed by Hawaiian Natives (1779): The perils faced by explorers in their quest for new frontiers. In each momentous event lies a tale that epitomizes human curiosity, resilience, and our unyielding spirit to explore beyond what is known – unveiling secrets that shape our understanding and propel us forward on an eternal journey called "discovery.