Kircher Collection (page 3)

Virgin and child, 1678. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Virgin and child, 1678. A print from Mundus subterraneus, by Athanasius Kircher, Amsterdam, 1678. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Human figures, 1678. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Human figures, 1678. A print from Mundus subterraneus, by Athanasius Kircher, Amsterdam, 1678. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Water movement, 1678. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Water movement, 1678. A print from Mundus subterraneus, by Athanasius Kircher, Amsterdam, 1678. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Birds, 1675. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Birds, 1675. A print from Arca Noe, Amsterdam, 1675. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Genealogy tree of Adam, 1675. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Genealogy tree of Adam, 1675. A print from Arca Noe, Amsterdam, 1675. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Geographic chart of the world after the deluge, 1675. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Geographic chart of the world after the deluge, 1675. A print from Arca Noe, Amsterdam, 1675. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

The terrestrial paradise, 1675. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
The terrestrial paradise, 1675. A print from Arca Noe, Amsterdam, 1675. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Table of the species, 1765. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Table of the species, 1675. A print from Arca Noe, Amsterdam, 1675. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Mythical creatures, 1675. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Mythical creatures, 1675. A print from Arca Noe, Amsterdam, 1675. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Serpents, 1675. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Serpents, 1675. A print from Arca Noe, Amsterdam, 1675. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Description of the ark, 1675. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Description of the ark, 1675. A print from Arca Noe, Amsterdam, 1675. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Proportions of man, 1675. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Proportions of man, 1675. A print from Arca Noe, Amsterdam, 1675. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Frontispiece of Arca Noe, 1675. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Frontispiece of Arca Noe, 1675. A print from Arca Noe, Amsterdam, 1675. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Use of the magnetic compass in map making, 1643. Diagram of the use of the compass by cartographers and surveyors. Bor (Borealis) is north and Aust (Australis) is south

Camera Obscura, 1671. From Ars Magna by Athanasius Kircher. (Amsterdam, 1671)

Illustration of the principle of the camera obscura, 1671. Showing how the image of the lighted face on the left appears inverted on the wall of the darkened chamber on the right

Circulation of water between sea and mountains, 1665. Blue-tinted flows are from mountains to the sea, while black represents flows taking water from whirlpools in the sea back to the mountains via

Sectional view of the Earth, showing central fire and volcanoes, 1665. From Mundus Subterraneous by Athanasius Kircher

Camera obscura, 1646. A double camera obscura, rather out of scale, showing an image of a man burning in Hell. The image was produced by light from a lamp which travelled down the lens

An astrological chart, 1646. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
An astrological chart, 1646. A man with his internal organs revealed standing in front of a circular chart. One hand has been replaced by a sun

Frontispiece from Athanasius Kirchers Ars Magna Lucis Et Umbrae. To the left is a woman as the personification of the sun, with the symbols of the zodiac covering her body

Behaviour of a magnetic compass, 1643. If a compass in a box is carried round a globe-shaped magnet (N, centre of picture) with magnetic poles where lines cross (left and right of N)

Legendary island of Atlantis. Atlantis was first described by Plato and was said to lie just beyond the Pillars of Hercules (Gibraltar and Mount Hacho)

Title page of Arca Noe, 1675. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Title page of Arca Noe, 1675. A print from Arca Noe, by Athanasius Kircher, Amsterdam, 1675. Found in the collection of Jean-Claude Carriere

Hydraulic machine IV, 1678. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Hydraulic machine IV, 1678. A plate from Mundus Subterraneus, Amsterdam, 1678. Found in the collection of Jean-Claude Carriere

Hypnosis, 1680. Experimentum Mirabile: a chicken hypnotised by its beak being placed on a line. From Physiologia Kircheriana by Athanasius Kircher. (Amsterdam, 1680)

Best of Friends by Raphael Kirchner
A pretty young woman in pink blouse hugs a long-haired grey cat. Illustration by Raphael Kircher reproduced in The Illustrated London News Christmas Number

Pyramides omnium superstitum antiquitatum vetustissimae integrae et adhuc incorruptae a priscis Aegypti Regibus Chami posteris exstructae, Athanasii Kircheri e Soc

Typus Montis Aetnae ab Authore Observati Ao 1637 Athanasii
Typus Montis Aetnae ab Authore Observati Ao. 1637 Athanasii Kircheri e Soc. Jesu Mundus subterraneus, in XII libros digestus; quo divinum subterrestris mundi opificium

Egyptian statue front view Ad Alexandrum VII
Egyptian statue, front view, Ad Alexandrum VII. Pont. Max. Obelisci Aegyptiaci: nuper inter Isaei Romani rudera effossi interpretatio hieroglyphica, Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680, Etching, 1666

Egtypon Isaei Ichonographia Septi Isiaci Ad Alexandrum
Egtypon Isaei. Ichonographia Septi Isiaci, Ad Alexandrum VII. Pont. Max. Obelisci Aegyptiaci: nuper inter Isaei Romani rudera effossi interpretatio hieroglyphica, Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680

Egyptian statue rear view Ad Alexandrum VII Pont
Egyptian statue, rear view, Ad Alexandrum VII. Pont. Max. Obelisci Aegyptiaci: nuper inter Isaei Romani rudera effossi interpretatio hieroglyphica, Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680, Etching, 1666

Arbor genealogiae Noeticae Athanasii Kircheri
Arbor genealogiae Noeticae, Athanasii Kircheri e Soc. Jesu Arca Noe, in tres libros digesta: quorum I, De rebus quae ante diluvium: II, De iis, quae ipso diluvio ejusque duratione: III, De iis

Genealogia ab Adam usque ad Abram Athanasii Kircheri
Genealogia ab Adam usque ad Abram, Athanasii Kircheri e Soc. Jesu Arca Noe, in tres libros digesta: quorum I, De rebus quae ante diluvium: II, De iis, quae ipso diluvio ejusque duratione: III

Toonneel van China door veel zo geestelijke als
Toonneel van China, door veel, zo geestelijke als weereltlijke geheugteekenen, verscheide vertoningen van de natuur en kunst, en blijken van veel andere gedenkwaerdige dingen

Diluvii ante diminutionem aquarum status diluvio universali
Diluvii ante diminutionem aquarum status in diluvio universali, Athanasii Kircheri e Soc. Jesu Arca Noe, in tres libros digesta: quorum I, De rebus quae ante diluvium: II, De iis

Topographia Paradisi terrestris juxta mentem et conjecturas authoris, Athanasii Kircheri e Soc. Jesu Arca Noe, in tres libros digesta: quorum I, De rebus quae ante diluvium: II, De iis

Miserabilis hominum status principio diluvii
Miserabilis hominum status in principio diluvii, Athanasii Kircheri e Soc. Jesu Arca Noe, in tres libros digesta: quorum I, De rebus quae ante diluvium: II, De iis

Typus Pussae seu Cybelis aut Isidis Sinensium, Toonneel van China, door veel, zo geestelijke als weereltlijke geheugteekenen, verscheide vertoningen van de natuur en kunst

Page 172 Toonneel China geestelijke weereltlijke
Page 172, Toonneel van China, door veel, zo geestelijke als weereltlijke geheugteekenen, verscheide vertoningen van de natuur en kunst, en blijken van veel andere gedenkwaerdige dingen

Athanasius Kircher (1601 / 16021680). German Jesuit scholar C
Athanasius Kircher (1601/16021680) (sometimes erroneously spelled Kirchner). German Jesuit scholar. China Monumentis, qua sacris qua profanis, 1667. Tea Plant

MAP OF ATLANTIS, 1678. Atlantis as a very large island midway between the Pillars of Hercules and America is depicted in this map from Athanasius Kirchers Mundus Subterraneus, 1678

Experimentum Mirabile. From Athanasius Kircher Physiologia Kircheriana, 1680. Chicken hypnotised by beak being place on a line. Woodcut

Influence of the universe, the Macrocosm on Man, the Microcosm. The parts of the body are influenced by specific plants, constellations and planets

Athanasius Kircher (1601 / 1602A?i?1680). German Jesuit schol
Athanasius Kircher (1601/1602A?i?1680) (sometimes erroneously spelled Kirchner). German Jesuit scholar who published around 40 works, most notably in the fields of oriental studies, geology

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The city of BABYLON, after the descriptions by Herodotus and Kircher; the hanging gardens are in the centre, the Tower on the right : the Euphrates runs round the city

Polar Currents
Kirchers sketch of the ocean currents swirling round the North Pole Date: 1665

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"Unveiling the Mysteries of Kircher: A Journey into the Mind of Athanasius Kircher" Step into the captivating world of Athanasius Kircher, a polymath whose thirst for knowledge knew no bounds. His works spanned from maps of Atlantis to intricate cross-sections of the Earth, revealing subterranean wonders that lay hidden beneath our feet. In his groundbreaking book "MUNDUS SUBETERRANEUS, " Kircher depicted a mesmerizing vision of our planet's core engulfed in fire, surrounded by enchanting lakes and rivers flowing beneath us. This engraving transports us to an otherworldly realm where imagination meets scientific curiosity. Kircher's insatiable quest for understanding led him to explore sea monsters and mermaids in his 1662 masterpiece "Schott Sea Monsters and Mermaids. " These fantastical creatures captured both his fascination with marine life and his ability to blend artistry with scientific observation. Venturing further into ancient civilizations, we discover Kircher's Egyptian solar system model. Through meticulous craftsmanship, he recreated celestial bodies as revered deities within their mythological context. The intricacy of this model showcases not only his technical skill but also his deep appreciation for cultural history. One cannot overlook the whimsical yet ingenious "FLOWER CLOCK" designed by Kircher in 1643. By using sunflowers as natural time indicators, he ingeniously merged botany with horology – a testament to his innovative thinking that transcended conventional boundaries. Kirchner's imaginative mind even ventured into fictional realms like an imaginary voice amplifier showcased in copper engravings by Arnold van Westerhout in 1723. Inspired by Kircher's ideas, this device amplifies voices beyond what was thought possible during its time – a glimpse into how far ahead he was compared to contemporary thinkers. Delving deeper into celestial systems, we encounter historical depictions meticulously crafted by Kircher himself.