Skip to main content

Hemisphere Collection (#4)

Discover the wonders of our world and beyond with these captivating glimpses into different hemispheres

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Antique Dutch World Map, 1689 (coloured engraving)

Antique Dutch World Map, 1689 (coloured engraving)
2630129 Antique Dutch World Map, 1689 (coloured engraving) by Netherlandish School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Map of the eastern hemisphere, illustration from A journal of a voyage to the South

Map of the eastern hemisphere, illustration from A journal of a voyage to the South
3610754 Map of the eastern hemisphere, illustration from A journal of a voyage to the South Seas : in His Majestys ship, the Endeavour, 1794 (hand-coloured engraving) by Parkinson

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Map of the western hemisphere, illustration from A journal of a voyage to the South

Map of the western hemisphere, illustration from A journal of a voyage to the South
3610752 Map of the western hemisphere, illustration from A journal of a voyage to the South Seas : in His Majestys ship, the Endeavour, 1794 (hand-coloured engraving) by Parkinson

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Reclining Nude (oil on cardboard)

Reclining Nude (oil on cardboard)
693019 Reclining Nude (oil on cardboard) by Tobeen, Felix Elie (1880-1938); 85.5x43 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Spanish, out of copyright

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Sunset with mist, Eragny, 1890 (oil on canvas)

Sunset with mist, Eragny, 1890 (oil on canvas)
AMO451726 Sunset with mist, Eragny, 1890 (oil on canvas) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; French, out of copyright

Background imageHemisphere Collection: The Celestial Globe-Southern Hemisphere, 1515. Creator: Albrecht Durer

The Celestial Globe-Southern Hemisphere, 1515. Creator: Albrecht Durer
The Celestial Globe-Southern Hemisphere, 1515

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Hemisphere Map with Text

Hemisphere Map with Text

Background imageHemisphere Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20101633

EyeUbiquitous_20101633
Falkland Islands, Stanley, Residential housing overlooking Stanley Bay, red and green roofs single and double-storey units

Background imageHemisphere Collection: africa, usa, arctic, continents, earth, global, globe, hemisphere, ice, land, nobody

africa, usa, arctic, continents, earth, global, globe, hemisphere, ice, land, nobody
africa, usa, arctic, continents, earth, global, globe, hemisphere, ice, l, 82047893

Background imageHemisphere Collection: The World in Hemispheres, 1902. Creator: Unknown

The World in Hemispheres, 1902. Creator: Unknown
The World in Hemispheres, 1902. Eastern and Western Hemispheres, and below, comparative view of the principal mountains with heights in feet. From The Century Atlas of the World

Background imageHemisphere Collection: North Polar Chart 1895

North Polar Chart 1895
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Dual Hemisphere Map of the World 1668

Dual Hemisphere Map of the World 1668

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Oval World Map

Oval World Map 1598, Ortelius, Abraham

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Detail of a glacier type of iceberg floating in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica

Detail of a glacier type of iceberg floating in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Arctic, Astronomy, City, Color Image, Digital Composite, Environment, Exploration

Arctic, Astronomy, City, Color Image, Digital Composite, Environment, Exploration, Globe, Hemisphere, Horizontal, Infinity, Light, Majestic, Maps And Globes, Night, No People, North Pole

Background imageHemisphere Collection: North America, day and night, satellite image of the Earth

North America, day and night, satellite image of the Earth
Australian Views Space

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Astronomy, Australia, City, Color Image, Digital Composite, Environment, Exploration

Astronomy, Australia, City, Color Image, Digital Composite, Environment, Exploration, Globe, Hemisphere, Horizontal, Infinity, Island, Light, Majestic, Maps And Globes, Night, No People, Photography

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Atlantic Ocean, Circle, Cloud, Color Image, Composite Image, Earth, Hemisphere

Atlantic Ocean, Circle, Cloud, Color Image, Composite Image, Earth, Hemisphere, Land, Marble, Mosaic, NASA, Night, No People, October, Photography, Physical Geography, Planet, Planet Earth

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Argo Navis. Constellation represented by the ship Argo. Engr

Argo Navis. Constellation represented by the ship Argo. Engr
Argo Navis. Mythological interpretation of the constellation of the Southern Hemisphere, represented by the ship Argo, used by Jason and the Argonauts to retrieve the Golden Fleece

Background imageHemisphere Collection: WORLD MAP, 1587. Map of the world by Juan Martinez from Atlas Portulano, Madrid, 1587

WORLD MAP, 1587. Map of the world by Juan Martinez from Atlas Portulano, Madrid, 1587

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Europe, night-day satellite image

Europe, night-day satellite image. This composite image of the Earth is set against a background of stars, and is centred on Europe. North is at top

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Our Pioneers Seventeenth-Century Ships Sea Seascape

Our Pioneers Seventeenth-Century Ships Sea Seascape
Our Pioneers : Seventeenth-Century Ships at Sea, Seascape with sailing ships, entitled Our pioneers. Hemisphere, manufactured before the entrance to the Agricultural Exhibition of 1884

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Eastern Hemisphere, Asia

Eastern Hemisphere, Asia

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Old, Map of Eastern and Western Hemispheres, From 1875

Old, Map of Eastern and Western Hemispheres, From 1875
Old black and white illustration of the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere, from the 1800 s

Background imageHemisphere Collection: 2001, Antarctica, Astronomy, City, Color Image, Digital Composite, Environment

2001, Antarctica, Astronomy, City, Color Image, Digital Composite, Environment, Exploration, Globe, Hemisphere, Horizontal, Infinity, Light, Majestic, Maps And Globes, Night, No People, Photography

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Centaur Phyllirides. Engraving in Poeticon Astronomicon, by

Centaur Phyllirides. Engraving in Poeticon Astronomicon, by
Constellation Centaurus. Centaur Phyllirides. Engraving in Poeticon Astronomicon, by Gaius Julius Hyginus (ca.64 BC-17 AD). Edited in Venice, 1485. Incunable. Colored

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Map of Philippines Tasmania Borneo 1897

Map of Philippines Tasmania Borneo 1897
Map of Tasmania Borneo Philippines

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Mapparium - Stained Glass Globe - Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Mapparium - Stained Glass Globe - Boston, Massachusetts, USA
The Mapparium - a three-storey tall glass globe of stained glass that is viewed from a 30-foot-long (9.1 m) bridge through its interior

Background imageHemisphere Collection: 1874 Transit of Venus chart, ingress 1

1874 Transit of Venus chart, ingress 1 (exterior contact). This transit took place on 8-9 December 1874. Such transits (where Venus passes across the Sun as seen from the Earth) are rare

Background imageHemisphere Collection: CELESTIAL PLANISPHERE, 1660. Celestial planisphere of the northern hemisphere from Andreas

CELESTIAL PLANISPHERE, 1660. Celestial planisphere of the northern hemisphere from Andreas Cellarius Atlas Coelestis
CELESTIAL PLANISPHERE, 1660. Celestial planisphere of the northern hemisphere from Andreas Cellarius " Atlas Coelestis seu Harmonia Macrocosmica" published, 1660, in Amsterdam

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Brain limbic system

Brain limbic system
Limbic system. Artwork of the limbic system of the brain, a network involved in the expression of instinct and mood. The hippocampus (large purple oval, upper right) is involved in memory

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Schiaparellis Mars, historical artwork

Schiaparellis Mars, historical artwork
Giovanni Schiaparellis Mars of 1877 - 1878 with a small south polar caps and structures which led him to create the Mars canali, later misinterpreted as channels, Mars creatures made water ways

Background imageHemisphere Collection: East Asia at night, satellite image

East Asia at night, satellite image
East Asia at night. Satellite image of the Earth at night, centred over China. City lights (yellow) show areas of dense population

Background imageHemisphere Collection: European Dewberry (Rubus caesius) Sprig of flower and flower buds and details of fruit and flowers

European Dewberry (Rubus caesius) Sprig of flower and flower buds and details of fruit and flowers. Close relative of the Blackberry, Dewberries are common across the Northern Hemisphere

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Otto von Guericke, German inventor, engineer and physicist, 1672

Otto von Guericke, German inventor, engineer and physicist, 1672. Portrait from his Eperimenta Nova, ut vocant, Magdeburgica, de vacuo Spatio (New Magdeburgian Experiments, as they are called)

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Title page of Experimenta Nova, ut vocant, Magdeburgica, de vacuo Spatio, (Amsterdam, 1672)

Title page of Experimenta Nova, ut vocant, Magdeburgica, de vacuo Spatio, (Amsterdam, 1672). New Magdeburgian Experiments, as they are called, relating to a Vacuum) by Otto von Guericke (1606-1686)

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Von Guerickes demonstration of the strength of air pressure, 1672

Von Guerickes demonstration of the strength of air pressure, 1672. In the mid 17th century Otto von Guericke used an air-pump to remove the air from between two large close-fitting copper

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Old, Black and White Illustration of Eastern Hemisphere, From 1800 s

Old, Black and White Illustration of Eastern Hemisphere, From 1800 s
Old black and white illustration of the Old World (Eastern Hemisphere), from 1875

Background imageHemisphere Collection: nobody, antique, vintage, archival, cartography, geography, map, history, historical

nobody, antique, vintage, archival, cartography, geography, map, history, historical, north pole, south pole, continents, world, earth, north america, south america, europe, africa, asia, australia

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Corona Australis, constellation. Hemisphere. Engraving, 1559

Corona Australis, constellation. Hemisphere. Engraving, 1559
Corona Australis, constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere. Engraving, 1559. Dele Stelle Fisse by Italian humanist Alessandro Piccolomini (1508-1579). Edited in Venice, 1540

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Nova Orbis Tabula in Lucem Edita by Frederik de Wit (1630-17

Nova Orbis Tabula in Lucem Edita by Frederik de Wit (1630-1706). 17th century. Detail of the Americas, Pacific Ocean and islands discovered. Amsterdam

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Sir Kenelm Digby / Vorst

Sir Kenelm Digby / Vorst
SIR KENELM DIGBY Writer, naval commander, diplomat, scientist and philosopher Date: 1603 - 1665

Background imageHemisphere Collection: A Home From Home

A Home From Home
A HOME FROM HOME President Wilson (quitting America in his Fourteen-League-of-Nation Boots): " Its time I was getting back to a hemisphere where I really am appreciated." Date: March 1919

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Concrete balloon houses by G. H. Davis

Concrete balloon houses by G. H. Davis
Concrete balloon houses: an ingenious system of construction from America. Date: 1942

Background imageHemisphere Collection: James Monroe, President

James Monroe, President
JAMES MONROE Fifth U.S. president, famous for the Monroe doctrine declaring that any European intervention in the western hemisphere was unacceptable. Date: 1758 - 1831

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Southern Elephant Seal bull mouth wide open in threat or fear display on beach during

Southern Elephant Seal bull mouth wide open in threat or fear display on beach during molting season, Falkland Islands

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Southern Elephant Seal bulls in mock fight in moulting season, Falkland Islands, January

Southern Elephant Seal bulls in mock fight in moulting season, Falkland Islands, January
Southern Elephant Seal bulls in mock fight in molting season, Falkland Islands

Background imageHemisphere Collection: Southern Elephant Seal adult bull moulting on beach, Falkland Islands, January

Southern Elephant Seal adult bull moulting on beach, Falkland Islands, January
Southern Elephant Seal adult bull molting on beach, Falkland Islands




For sale as Licensed Images

Choose your image, Select your licence and Download the media

Discover the wonders of our world and beyond with these captivating glimpses into different hemispheres. 🌍✨ Step back in time to the 17th century as you explore a vintage world map, meticulously crafted by skilled cartographers. Marvel at how they envisioned Earth's continents and oceans before satellite imagery revolutionized our understanding. Zoom out from this historical perspective and witness Earth's breathtaking beauty from space, captured by satellites orbiting high above. Behold the mesmerizing blue planet we call home, its delicate features visible even from afar. Focus your gaze on North America at night, where dazzling city lights illuminate the darkness like a constellation of stars. This satellite image showcases human activity intertwined with nature's grandeur—a testament to our interconnectedness. Venture beyond Earth itself and delve into celestial realms with Andreas Cellarius' Atlas Coelestis. Lose yourself in intricate star charts that guided ancient astronomers across the Northern Hemisphere, unlocking secrets of the cosmos. Embark on an extraterrestrial journey to Mars through composite satellite images revealing its enigmatic landscapes. Witness rugged terrains and mysterious formations that ignite curiosity about what lies beyond our own planet. Shift your focus closer to home again—this time exploring Australia through a stunning satellite image. Admire its vastness and diverse ecosystems that make it truly unique among continents. Delve deeper into planetary exploration as you examine Venus' radar map showcasing its icy North Pole—an otherworldly sight unlike anything found on Earth. Uncover hidden mysteries lurking within this neighboring planet's polar region. Transport yourself further back in time with Carel Allard's Celestial Planisphere of the Northern Hemisphere from 1700s Amsterdam. Immerse yourself in an era when maps were works of art, intricately depicting cosmic wonders awaiting discovery. Return once more to South America at night—a radiant tapestry woven by urban centers nestled amidst lush rainforests and towering mountains. This satellite image captures the vibrant spirit of a continent that never sleeps.