Plans Collection (#21)

Yerba Buena Aerodrome
Plans for the island of Yerba Buena, San Francisco, U.S.A. to be turned into a harbour airport and runways for the U.S. airforce, with tunnels serving as bomb-proof hangars Date: 1940s

Turkish military camp at Jaffa
Plan of the the Turkish military camp at Jaffa (then in Syria) on 25 July 1800 by Mr George Pink. 1800

Alexander the Great plans Alexandria
Alexander the Great laying out the city of Alexandria. Could it be Dinocrates, his architect, holding the plan? Date: 331BC

Woolwich hulks - deck plan of Defence
The Woolwich hulks (prison ships) - plans of decks of Defence. Date: 1862

18th C. Fortifications
Various plans of 18th century fortifications. Date: Circa 1760

Shackleton Motorsledge
The motorised sledge which he plans to use instead of the huskies and ponies used by earlier expeditions... Date: 1907

Agronomist and farmer checking new deciduous tree plantation on field boundary for screening and environmental consideration to encourage wildlife, Hertfordshire, England, april

Agronomist and farmer examining wheat crop for disease on farm, Hertfordshire, England, april

Agronomist and farmer checking soil structure in wheat crop on farm, Hertfordshire, England, april

Agronomist discussing program for day with farmer, standing beside tractor, Hertfordshire, England, april

War machines

Astronauts on the Moon. Computer artwork of astronauts and NASAs future lunar lander on the Moon. The astronauts are carrying out experiments and collecting samples to bring back to Earth

German space shuttle study, 1951
Space shuttle. Plans drawn up in Germany in 1951 for a reusable spacecraft. The idea of a vehicle which could be used more than once for space missions

Molecular design. Computer artwork of plans for a molecular model of the nucleotide adenine with the finished model. The atoms are shown as spheres and are colour coded: carbon (yellow)

Architectural drawings and equipment used in the design of a house

Water wheel, 19th century design plans. This type is known as a compound water wheel as it uses both the undershot and breast wheel principles

Financial plans. Conceptual image of labels in a filing cabinet, representing plans and paperwork for financial affairs. Major financial issues for many people include healthcare costs

Family before career. Conceptual image of filing cabinet labels, representing the decision to spend more time raising a family, rather than developing a career

Career before family. Conceptual image of filing cabinet labels, representing the decision to spend more time developing a career, rather than raising a family

Bird flu containment, conceptual art
Bird flu containment measures. Conceptual computer artwork of a sign indicating " no poultry", intended to halt the spread of avian influenza (bird flu)

Ptolemy I Soter, Macedonian general
Ptolemy I Soter (367-283 BC), Macedonian general, descending the steps at the temple of the Muses, coloured historical artwork

John Scott Russell, Scottish engineer
John Scott Russell (1808-1882), Scottish engineer. During experiments into the feasibility of steam-powered canal boats Russell observed a prow wave that that, when the boat stopped

Columbus with the king & queen of Spain
Columbus with the king and queen of Spain, coloured artwork. Christopher Columbus (1451-1506, lower left), Italian born explorer who discovered America

Moon rocket launch, 1950s artwork
Moon rocket launch. Artwork published in Germany in the 1950s, showing the launch of a rocket on a journey to the Moon, a feat that would be achieved in 1969

Sir Bernard Montgomery with his generals
A grand victory in the making: Sir Bernard Montgomery with his generals, informally seated in a hayfield, planning the annihilation of the German army in France, before a map of the terrain

Telescope Man - Westminster
A wonderful photographic postcard depicting Big Bens Telescope Man under the Boadicea Statue, Westminster. The statue was sculpted by Lord Thomas Thorneycroft (1815 - 1865)

Battle of Messines 1917
Soldiers of the 13th Brigade (who were to take part in the second phase of the battle) studying a large contour map of the area to be attacked between Petit Pont

Old St Pauls
Old Saint Pauls in its glory. By the 17th century it had fallen into sad disrepair, and rebuilding plans were already in hand before the Great Fire completed its ruin

Willem Van Holland 2
Willem van Holland, a German ruler also count of Holland, plans to build a cathedral in Den Haag

Louis XI at Peronne 1
Louis XI meets Charles le Temeraire, duc de Bourgogne, at Peronne : each plans to trick the other, but Charles is the trickier, exacting severe terms from the king

Plans for the Crystal Palace
Conceived by Prince Albert, the Great Exhibition was intended as a celebration of British imperial and industrial might. Held in Hyde Park

Bournes River Steam Train, 1849
Engraving of John Bournes proposal for a River Steam Train for use on the rivers of India, 1849. At that time, India had a poor transport network and Mr

Napoleon III Drives
Napoleon Bonaparte, elected president by a landslide, drives to the Elysee palace where he will mature his plans to restore the Empire

Bivouac on Manoeuvres
Biwakskuche - field-kitchen at a bivouac - during manoeuvres. The commanding officer studies his plans while his adjutant tastes the stew

Venice and Genoa - 2
Naval commanders Vettor Pisani and Carlo Zeno devise plans to thwart the tactics of the Genoa fleet which threatens Venice

Louis XVI & LA Perouse
Louis XVI discusses his plans with navigator La Perouse, who will make important discoveries in the southern hemisphere (we have his book)

Bramante & St Peter s
DONATO LAZZARI BRAMANTE with his plans for St Peters : pope Clemens VII - though it wasn t he who commissioned them - approves them

Scaffolding / Beverley
A stunning view of the framework scaffolding used to move the North front of Beverley Minster back over its base foundation after it had shifted due to subsidence

Daphne and Apollo
Apollo wants Daphne but Daphne doesn t want Apollo; so the virgin princess, who plans to stay that way, asks to be turned into a laurel (bay) tree. Which she is

Domestic Villa Design
A splendid design for a domestic house with tower, bay window and balconies: elevation or projection and plans of the ground and first floors

KRIEGSPIEL PLAYED
Brigade of Guards playing Kriegspiel at Horse Guards

Waldeck-Rousseau / Demare
PIERRE MARIE HENRI ERNEST WALDECK-ROUSSEAU French statesman, depicted causing consternation among French lawyers with his plans for reform of the legal system

Gardens / Plans & Layouts
A vegetable garden from the 18th century

Model of The Lagoons, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Jews Allowed to Go Home
When Babylon has been taken by Kurash II (Cyrus), king of Persia, he allows the Jews to return to Jerusalem, and approves plans for the citys reconstruction

Adam & Eve Eat Fruit
helping themselves to fruit from the Forbidden Tree : but though the Serpent may think hes won, the Lamb (= Jesus) has plans to rescue humanity from its original sin

Alfred Plans Capture
King Alfred plans the capture of the Danish fleet

Mussorgsky / Boris / Liebig3
Act One scene 2 : : Grigori the false Dmitri, with Marina, an ambitious schemer who plans to use him so as to become Tsarina

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