Engineer Collection (#7)

Engraving depicting William Hedley's Puffing Billy
5309400 Engraving depicting William Hedley's Puffing Billy'; (add.info.: Engraving depicting William Hedley's Puffing Billy'. William Hedley (1779-1843) an English railway engineer

Engraving depicting Augustus Siebe's diving suit
5309388 Engraving depicting Augustus Siebe's diving suit; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Augustus Siebe's diving suit)

William Denny (1847-1887), 1888 (oil painting)
7337884 William Denny (1847-1887), 1888 (oil painting) by Macbeth, Norman (1821-88); 127x101.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

James Watt (1736-1819) Scottish mechanical engineer and inventor depicted at the fireside collecting steam from a
528452 James Watt (1736-1819) Scottish mechanical engineer and inventor depicted at the fireside collecting steam from a kettle

Archimedean Screws for raising water from one level to another. The thread could be either external (as in Fig)
530342 Archimedean Screws for raising water from one level to another. The thread could be either external (as in Fig. 3), or the more conventional internal spiral in Fig. 2

Laying siege cannon on target.Bottom right is a gunner's level. Earth-filled baskets called gabions give some
529952 Laying siege cannon on target.Bottom right is a gunner's level. Earth-filled baskets called gabions give some protection for guns and men

Portrait of Henry Bessemer, 1880 (engraving)
863908 Portrait of Henry Bessemer, 1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Henry Bessemer (1813-1893) English engineer, inventor and industrialist

Portrait of Robert Stephenson
673144 Portrait of Robert Stephenson; (add.info.: Robert Stephenson (16 October 1803 - 12 October 1859) was an English civil engineer, He was the only son of George Stephenson

Portrait of Carl Wilhelm Siemens
672557 Portrait of Carl Wilhelm Siemens; (add.info.: Carl Wilhelm Siemens (en: Charles William Siemens, known as Sir William Siemens) (4 April 1823 - 19 November 1883)

Modern Wonders, 1938: Super Calculating Machine (colour photo)
8659935 Modern Wonders, 1938: Super Calculating Machine (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Super Calculating Machine)

The Garabit viaduct (rail bridge) in the Cantal in Auvergne (France) crosses the waters of the dam's reservoir
TED4758999 The Garabit viaduct (rail bridge) in the Cantal in Auvergne (France) crosses the waters of the dam's reservoir lake. Architecture by Gustave Eiffel, 1881-1884

Bridgewater Canal, England, crossing the River Irwell by a viaduct. Hand-coloured engraving
530361 Bridgewater Canal, England, crossing the River Irwell by a viaduct. Hand-coloured engraving.; (add.info.: In foreground Hobblers are pulling boat on river)

Steam Engine Makers Society, 1884 (hand coloured engraving on paper)
7485259 Steam Engine Makers Society, 1884 (hand coloured engraving on paper) by Morton, William (b.1826); 49x34 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Architects with a scale model of a Vauban's Fortress, 17th century (engraving)
8698440 Architects with a scale model of a Vauban's Fortress, 17th century (engraving); (add.info.: Art. Architecture. Architects with a scale model of a Vauban's Fortress)

Philippe Lebon french chemist and engineer, 1869 (engraving)
6426232 Philippe Lebon french chemist and engineer, 1869 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Philippe Lebon french chemist and engineer, discover the lighting gas, 1767 and in 1801)

William Edward Ayrton's electric tricycle
5310063 William Edward Ayrton's electric tricycle; (add.info.: Engraving depicting William Edward Ayrton's electric tricycle)

Etienne Lenoir's gas engine
5311992 Etienne Lenoir's gas engine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Etienne Lenoir's gas engine. Etienne Lenoir (1822-1900) a Belgian engineer

Alphonse Penaud's model helicopter driven by twisted rubber bands
5311855 Alphonse Penaud's model helicopter driven by twisted rubber bands; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Alphonse Penaud's model helicopter driven by twisted rubber bands)

An engraving depicting Charles Babbage's difference engine. Charles Babbage (1791-1871) an English polymath
5311323 An engraving depicting Charles Babbage's difference engine. Charles Babbage (1791-1871) an English polymath, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1866); Universal History Archive/UIG

A train coming out of the Thames Tunnel at Wapping
5307878 A train coming out of the Thames Tunnel at Wapping.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a train coming out of the Thames Tunnel at Wapping)

An inward flow turbine
5307802 An inward flow turbine.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an inward flow turbine with detachable parts. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG

An engraving depicting the first successful electric railway by Siemens and Halske at the Industrial Exhibition
5310677 An engraving depicting the first successful electric railway by Siemens and Halske at the Industrial Exhibition, Berlin (1879)

Archimedes in his bath
5310220 Archimedes in his bath; (add.info.: Woodblock engraving depicting Archimedes in his bath. Archimedes a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer)

A Bell telephone
5309982 A Bell telephone; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Bell telephone, invented by Alexander Graham Bell. Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) a Scottish-born scientist, inventor, engineer

Davy's safety lamp
5309957 Davy's safety lamp; (add.info.: Davy's safety lamp, showing the flame surrounded by metal gauze. 1881.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Engraving depicting Gustave Trouve's electric jewellery
5309027 Engraving depicting Gustave Trouve's electric jewellery; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Gustave Trouve's electric jewellery)

Cartoon titled Sauce for the Gander commenting on the engineers strike in Newcastle which supported the reduction of
5308831 Cartoon titled Sauce for the Gander commenting on the engineers strike in Newcastle which supported the reduction of working hours to nine hours a day; (add.info)

Timothy Hackworth's locomotive Sans Pareil
5308510 Timothy Hackworth's locomotive Sans Pareil'.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Timothy Hackworth's locomotive Sans Pareil')

A Crampton railway locomotive
5308330 A Crampton railway locomotive.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Crampton railway locomotive, designed by Thomas Russell Crampton. Thomas Russell Crampton (1816-1888) an English engineer

Richard Trevithick's locomotive
5308292 Richard Trevithick's locomotive.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Richard Trevithick's steam locomotive of 1804 for the Penydarren tram line)

The patent from the Crampton express locomotive
5308424 The patent from the Crampton express locomotive.; (add.info.: The patent from the Crampton express locomotive, designed by Thomas Russell Crampton)

The patent from the Crampton express locomotive
5308422 The patent from the Crampton express locomotive.; (add.info.: The patent from the Crampton express locomotive, designed by Thomas Russell Crampton)

A Crampton express locomotive
5308421 A Crampton express locomotive.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Crampton express locomotive, designed by Thomas Russell Crampton. Thomas Russell Crampton (1816-1888) an English engineer

Portrait of Agostino Ramelli (1531- around 1610) Italian engineer
XEE5031728 Portrait of Agostino Ramelli (1531- around 1610) Italian engineer; (add.info.: Portrait of Agostino Ramelli (1531- around 1610) Italian engineer); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Henry Maudslay (1771-1831) British engineer and inventor
XEE5030675 Portrait of Henry Maudslay (1771-1831) British engineer and inventor; (add.info.: Portrait of Henry Maudslay (1771-1831) British engineer and inventor); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849) British engineer, he made the tunnel under the Thames - Engraving
XEE5028410 Portrait of Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849) British engineer, he made the tunnel under the Thames - Engraving after the painting of Samuel Drummond; (add.info)

Portrait of John Ericsson (1803-1889) American engineer and inventor
XEE5028903 Portrait of John Ericsson (1803-1889) American engineer and inventor; (add.info.: Portrait of John Ericsson (1803-1889) American engineer and inventor); Stefano Bianchetti

Wilbur Wright
NWI4948997 Wilbur Wright.; (add.info.: Wilbur Wright.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Advertising for an optician with the support of the "Royal Society" illustree with Archimede and a telescope
NWI4826369 Advertising for an optician with the support of the "Royal Society" illustree with Archimede and a telescope, London, England, 1694

Portrait of Sebastien de Vauban (1633-1707), marechal of France (Portrait of Marshal of France)
ELD4934936 Portrait of Sebastien de Vauban (1633-1707), marechal of France (Portrait of Marshal of France and the foremost military engineer Sebastien Le Prestre de Vauban)

Portrait of Adam de Craponne (1526-1576) Provencal gentleman and French engineer. Engraving. Dim: 19x14cm
JEB4854968 Portrait of Adam de Craponne (1526-1576) Provencal gentleman and French engineer. Engraving. Dim: 19x14cm. Arbaud Museum; (add.info)

Robert Stephenson's locomotive Planet
5308503 Robert Stephenson's locomotive Planet'.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Robert Stephenson's locomotive Planet')

Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (photo)
TED4681181 Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (photo) by Eiffel, Gustave (1832-1923); (add.info.: Eiffel Tower built by Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923) between 1887 and 1889 in Paris

Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (photo)
TED4681172 Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (photo) by Eiffel, Gustave (1832-1923); (add.info.: Eiffel Tower built by Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923) between 1887 and 1889 in Paris

Eiffel Tower with the Palais de Chaillot in the background, Paris, France (photo)
TED4681158 Eiffel Tower with the Palais de Chaillot in the background, Paris, France (photo) by Eiffel, Gustave (1832-1923); (add.info)

Henry Bell's design for an aerial machine
3732599 Henry Bell's design for an aerial machine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Henry Bell's design for an aerial machine, which had a rudder and two screw propellers)

Francois-Edmond Paris, 19th century (engraving)
3733821 Francois-Edmond Paris, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait of Francois-Edmond Paris (1806-1893) a French admiral

Electromagnetic printing telegraph, 1850
3479959 Electromagnetic printing telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Electromagnetic printing telegraph invented by Alexander Bain, exhibited at the Royal Polytechnic Institution, London)

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