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"Reconstruction: Unveiling the Tapestry of History" Step into a world where time unravels and history comes alive

Background imageReconstruction Collection: BLACK SENATORS, 1872. The First Colored Senators and Representatives in the 41st

BLACK SENATORS, 1872. The First Colored Senators and Representatives in the 41st and 42nd Congress of the United States. Lithograph, 1872, by Currier & Ives

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Stonehenge landscape c. 1600 J050045

Stonehenge landscape c. 1600 J050045
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Aerial view reconstruction drawing by Peter Dunn of the Stonehenge landscape in c.1600 BC. Date of photograph: February 2005

Background imageReconstruction Collection: 1862 British prehistoric marine reptiles

1862 British prehistoric marine reptiles
Lithograph with contemporary colouring, continental version of the wallchart produced by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins for the Department of Science and Art 1862

Background imageReconstruction Collection: The Inaugural address of President Abraham Lincoln delivered at the National Capitol

The Inaugural address of President Abraham Lincoln delivered at the National Capitol
696041 The Inaugural address of President Abraham Lincoln delivered at the National Capitol, 4th March 1865 (litho) by American School, (19th century); 42.8x35.7 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Statue of Nike by Paionios - Olympia, Greece

Statue of Nike by Paionios - Olympia, Greece
Reconstruction of a Statue of Nike (Goddess of Victory), originally by Paionios - Olympia, Greece (425420 BC). The statue originally stood near the temple of Zeus on a triangular 6-metre high pillar

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Babylons lion. Lion decorated the Processional Wal (Ishtar

Babylons lion. Lion decorated the Processional Wal (Ishtar Gate). 575 BC. Pergamon Museum. Museum Island. Berlin. Germany

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Australopithecus and the Rhodesian Man

Australopithecus and the Rhodesian Man
Reconstructed: Australopithecus and the Rhodesian Man. Links in the chain of human evolution: Australopithecus Africanus (3 ft high on the left), representing the Taungs skull

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Shakespeare Exhibition at Earls Court, London

Shakespeare Exhibition at Earls Court, London
Londons great attraction: what to see in Shakespeares England. How to find and identify the chief reconstructions of old Tudor buildings at Earls Court. Date: 1912

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Mauritian Dodo (Raphus cucullatus), compact bird with curved, brown bill and brown feet, side view

Mauritian Dodo (Raphus cucullatus), compact bird with curved, brown bill and brown feet, side view

Background imageReconstruction Collection: The Tudors IC132_004

The Tudors IC132_004
King Henry VIII of England, based on the portrait of Henry by Hans Holbein the Younger. In the background is the gatehouse of his residence, Hampton Court Palace. Illustration by Ivan Lapper, 1990s

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Reconstruction of the Roman Forum, Rome, Italy

Reconstruction of the Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
Pictorial reconstruction of the Roman Forum and surroundings, Rome, Italy

Background imageReconstruction Collection: 1836 Buckland geology cross-section

1836 Buckland geology cross-section
Detail from a large folding hand coloured copperplate engraving in William Bucklands contribution to the Bridgewater Treatises " Geology

Background imageReconstruction Collection: 1862 Dinosaurs and Pterosaurs

1862 Dinosaurs and Pterosaurs
Lithograph with later hand colouring combining two of Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins six wall posters " Waterhouse Hawkins Diagrams of the Extinct Animals" produced for the Department of

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Checkpoint Charlie reconstruction, Berlin, Germany

Checkpoint Charlie reconstruction, Berlin, Germany
Reconstruction of Checkpoint Charlie for visitors to the museum in Friedrichstrasse, Berlin, Germany

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Ishtar Gate

Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

Background imageReconstruction Collection: The Wealden, restorations, Crystal Palace Park

The Wealden, restorations, Crystal Palace Park
Original artwork by Walter Ray Woods for Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Illustration of palace of Knossos

Illustration of palace of Knossos

Background imageReconstruction Collection: NEANDERTHAL MAN. First reconstruction of a Neanderthal man, from the La Chapelle-aux-Saints

NEANDERTHAL MAN. First reconstruction of a Neanderthal man, from the La Chapelle-aux-Saints Neanderthal skeleton, discovered in France in 1908

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Nydam Viking Ship

Nydam Viking Ship
The 007 Nydam ship, one of three vessels discovered in the 19th century, and dating from the late Iron Age. Preservation was aided by the ships peat bog deposit site

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Map / Europe / Germany 18C

Map / Europe / Germany 18C
Showing the end of the old German Empire and the reconstruction of the German States, 1791 - 1815

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Pantheon / Reconstruction

Pantheon / Reconstruction
Reconstruction of the the PANTHEON showing interior structure

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Irish Elk / Giant Deer - stag calling. Extinct. Prehistoric reconstruction Pleistocene Period

Irish Elk / Giant Deer - stag calling. Extinct. Prehistoric reconstruction Pleistocene Period
AH-2 IRISH ELK / GIANT DEER / MEGALOCEROS - stag calling Pleistocene period Megaloceros giganteus Prehistoric reconstruction

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Viking Oseberg ship

Viking Oseberg ship, Haholmen, West Norway, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Reconstruction of the Ishtar Gate

Reconstruction of the Ishtar Gate, entrance to archaeological site, Babylon, Mesopotamia, Iraq, Middle East

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Pompeii / Arch of Augustus

Pompeii / Arch of Augustus
Pompeii Yesterday and Today. The Triumphal Arch of Augustus

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Gutenbergs press, with books

Gutenbergs press, with books
Gutenbergs press, reconstructed from what was left of it, and housed in the Deutsche Buchgewerbehaus at Leipzig, Germany

Background imageReconstruction Collection: 1894 Haeckel Pithecanthropus ape man crop

1894 Haeckel Pithecanthropus ape man crop
Pithecanthropus europeaus alalus (european speechless ape-man) by Gabriel Max, 1894, reproduced as Photogravure Plate 29 in Ernst Haeckel " Naturliche Schopfungs-Geschichte"

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Close-up of Bull of Adad and other symbols on the Ishtar Gate

Close-up of Bull of Adad and other symbols on the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Mesopotamia, Iraq, Middle East

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Athens / Agora Reconstruct

Athens / Agora Reconstruct
Reconstruction of the AGORA (main square) of Athens at the height of its glory

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Siberian unicorn, Elasmotherium sibiricum, on a snowy plain. 1908 (illustration)

Siberian unicorn, Elasmotherium sibiricum, on a snowy plain. 1908 (illustration)
7233337 Siberian unicorn, Elasmotherium sibiricum, on a snowy plain. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siberian unicorn, Elasmotherium sibiricum)

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Sewer depths in the City of London, 1944 (colour litho)

Sewer depths in the City of London, 1944 (colour litho)
7201427 Sewer depths in the City of London, 1944 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Town planning survey showing sewer depths in the City of London)

Background imageReconstruction Collection: A rare British broadsheet illustration with contemporary hand colouring

A rare British broadsheet illustration with contemporary hand colouring, drawn and engraved by John Emslie and published by James Reynolds in 1849

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Tyrannosaurus Rex Dinosaur - Dinosaur Gardens, Vernal, Utah, USA

Tyrannosaurus Rex Dinosaur - Dinosaur Gardens, Vernal, Utah, USA
FG-6061 DINOSAUR - TYRANNOSAURUS REX Dinosaur Gardens, Vernal, Utah, USA. Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Replica Viking ships, Oseberg and Gaia, Haholmen, West Norway, Norway, Scandinavia

Replica Viking ships, Oseberg and Gaia, Haholmen, West Norway, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Extinct / Dinornis / Moa

Extinct / Dinornis / Moa
dinornis giganteis - a reconstruction based on bones discovered

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Pictorial reconstruction of Rome, Italy

Pictorial reconstruction of Rome, Italy
A general view of Rome as it would have appeared at the time of Emperor Aurelian, with the Circus of Alexander Severus in the foreground

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Southern Democrats forcing black voters to vote the Democratic ticket

Southern Democrats forcing black voters to vote the Democratic ticket: cartoon published in an American newspaper just
SOUTH: FORCED VOTE, 1876. Southern Democrats forcing black voters to vote the Democratic ticket: cartoon published in an American newspaper just before the presidential election of 1876

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Sioux tepee of buffalo-hide

Sioux tepee of buffalo-hide
Tipi made of buffalo hide sewn with sinew in the traditional way, Wicoti Living History Lakota Encampment, Black Hills, SD. Digital photograph

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Pictorial reconstruction of The Capitol, Rome, Italy

Pictorial reconstruction of The Capitol, Rome, Italy
A pictorial reconstruction of The Capitol, surmounted by the Temple of Jupiter. The main Forum is to the right, the Forum Boarium to the left

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Reconstructing Ancient Pompeii by Fortunino Matania

Reconstructing Ancient Pompeii by Fortunino Matania
In front of the magnificent temple of Apollo: a reconstruction of Pompeii before the terrible eruption of 79 A.D. A scene drawn by Sphere special artist Fortunino Matania

Background imageReconstruction Collection: The Modern Age IC132_002

The Modern Age IC132_002
American astronaut Buzz Aldrin in his space suit, the second man to walk on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Brain neuron

Brain neuron. Computer reconstruction of a medium spiny neuron from the basal ganglia of the brain. Neurons (nerve cells) are responsible for passing information around the central nervous system

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Jerusalem / Model 1st C

Jerusalem / Model 1st C
A reconstruction of JERUSALEM at the time of the second temple before the town was ransacked by the Romans. The model was made between 1964 and 1967 by Hans Kroch. Date: 66 AD

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Reconstruction of the Templo Mayor complex in the

Reconstruction of the Templo Mayor complex in the city of Mexico-Tenochtitlan, founded in 1325. It was the capital of the Aztec Empire until its occupation in 1521 by Hernᮠ Cort鳠 during

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Palace of the Emperor Tiberius, Capri, Italy

Palace of the Emperor Tiberius, Capri, Italy
View of the Palace, the Villa Jovis, on the isle of Capri, where the Roman Emperor Tiberius spent the last years of his life (reconstruction). Date: 27-37

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Track Renewal at Paddington Station, 1967

Track Renewal at Paddington Station, 1967
A view of a gang working on a track renewal scheme at London Paddington station, taken on 15th October 1967 at Platform Road No.3

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Collapse of the Campanile in St Marks Square, Venice, Italy

Collapse of the Campanile in St Marks Square, Venice, Italy
A photo-montage re-creation of the dramatic collapse of the Campanile in St Marks Square, Venice, Italy on 14th July 1902 Date: 1902

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Reconstructed map of 13th century London, England

Reconstructed map of 13th century London, England
MAP: LONDON, 13th CENTURY. Reconstructed map of 13th century London, England

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Skull of a pigmy hippo

Skull of a pigmy hippo
Model of a pigmy hippo skull from Cyprus

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Early Precambrian Earth

Early Precambrian Earth
An impression of the Earths surface during the early Precambrian period (4, 500 to 543 million years ago), by Barry Evans

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Zeppelin shed at Nordholz, aerial photograph during WW1

Zeppelin shed at Nordholz, aerial photograph during WW1
Aerial photograph of a Zeppelin shed on a turntable, after its reconstruction and extension to a length of 200 metres, at the Nordholz Zeppelin Base in northern Germany during the First World War

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Model of Lucy

Model of Lucy, a young female Australopithecus afarensis hominid. The model was created from a cast of Lucys bones, and exhibited at the Kenya National Museum, Nairobi, Kenya

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Allosaurus dinosaur, artwork

Allosaurus dinosaur, artwork. Allosaurs were large carnivorous reptiles that lived during the late Jurassic period (155 to 145 million years ago)

Background imageReconstruction Collection: 1862 Megalosaurus reconstruction

1862 Megalosaurus reconstruction
1862 Megalosaurus wallchart after Waterhouse Hawkins with Pterosaurs in background. One of six wall charts entitled " Waterhouse Hawkinss Diagrams of the Extinct Animals" for the Department

Background imageReconstruction Collection: 1849 The antidiluvian world by reynolds

1849 The antidiluvian world by reynolds
A rare British broadsheet with contemporary hand colouring, drawn and engraved by John Emslie and published by James Reynolds in 1849

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Reconstruction upholding equal rights, 1868

Reconstruction upholding equal rights, 1868
Reconstruction depicted as equal rights reform, 1868. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century Thomas Nast cartoon

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Hilltown, Dundee, 1969

Hilltown, Dundee, 1969
Hilltown, Dundee, ANGUS, SCOTLAND facing North. NCAP: Aerofilms Archive. - 25/06/1969

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Ankylosaurus - with Tyrannosaurus in the background

Ankylosaurus - with Tyrannosaurus in the background
AH-124 Ankylosaurus - with Tyrannosaurus in the background Arthur Hayward Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Dinosaurs of the Mesozoic Era - China

Dinosaurs of the Mesozoic Era - China
An artificial reconstruction by Neave Parker (with the co-operation of Dr. W. E. Swinton) of Dinosaurs of the Mesozoic Era found in China especially in the Provinces of Kansu and Szechuan

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Colossal statue of a goddess. 2nd century AD

Colossal statue of a goddess. 2nd century AD
Roman colossal statue of a goddess. 138-161 AD. The head is latest. Marble. From Egypt. Neues Museum (New Museum). Berlin. Germany

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Pen and ink sketch by B. Waterhouse Hawkins

Pen and ink sketch by B. Waterhouse Hawkins
Sketch on the reverse of a letter dated 24 October 1855, written to Professor Richard Owen from Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins Date: 1855

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Reconstruction of medieval conception of the universe showing a flat earth surrounded

Reconstruction of medieval conception of the universe showing a flat earth surrounded by the crystalline spheres. Figure on left has broken through outermost of these to find the celestial machinery

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Reconstruction of Java Man (Pithecanthropus erectus) based on skull cap, thigh bone

Reconstruction of Java Man (Pithecanthropus erectus) based on skull cap, thigh bone and 2 back teeth discovered in Pliocene fossil beds in Trinil, Central Java, by Dr Eugene Dubois in 1894

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Permian landscape

Permian landscape

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Reconstruction of the Pantheon in Rome, seen from the side, cut away to reveal the interior, 1553

Reconstruction of the Pantheon in Rome, seen from the side, cut away to reveal the interior, 1553. Creator: Anon
Reconstruction of the Pantheon in Rome, seen from the side, cut away to reveal the interior, 1553

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Elevation of the Pantheon in Rome, reconstructed to its original form, 1549. Creator: Anon

Elevation of the Pantheon in Rome, reconstructed to its original form, 1549. Creator: Anon
Elevation of the Pantheon in Rome, reconstructed to its original form, 1549

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Narrow streets less than 30 feet wide, City of London, 1939 (colour litho)

Narrow streets less than 30 feet wide, City of London, 1939 (colour litho)
7201423 Narrow streets less than 30 feet wide, City of London, 1939 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Pompei: Casa di Cornelio Rufo (litho)

Pompei: Casa di Cornelio Rufo (litho)
6012570 Pompei: Casa di Cornelio Rufo (litho) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Casa di Cornelio Rufo. Illustration for Ricordo de Pompei (np, c 1895)

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Nehemiah rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem (engraving)

Nehemiah rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem (engraving)
6029666 Nehemiah rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Albrecht Durers House, Nurnberg, Germany

Albrecht Durers House, Nurnberg, Germany - 1st floor, Small room circa 1930s

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Earliest man tracked by tooth, discovery in Pliocene strata

Earliest man tracked by tooth, discovery in Pliocene strata
The earliest man tracked by a tooth: an astounding discovery of human remains in Pliocene strata. An artists vision of Hesperopithecus (the ape-man of the western world) and contemporary animals

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Young Australopithecus africanus

Young Australopithecus africanus
Reconstruction drawing of the head of the young Australopithecus africanus, represented by the Taungs skull discovered in Bechuanaland. Date: 1925

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Piltdown Man reconstructed, 1912

Piltdown Man reconstructed, 1912
Piltdown Man, as imagined by Illustrated London News special artist Amedee Forestier, soon after the discovery of the bones was made public in 1912

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Dinosaurs - Dilophosaurus Early Jurassic, Arizona. Theropod (flesh-eating) dinosaur

Dinosaurs - Dilophosaurus Early Jurassic, Arizona. Theropod (flesh-eating) dinosaur
FG-CB-758 Dinosaurs - Dilophosaurus Display at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology, Drumheller, Alberta, Canada Early Jurassic, Arizona. Theropod (flesh-eating) dinosaur

Background imageReconstruction Collection: COUNTRY STORE, 1872. Interior of a country store. A general store in North Carolina during

COUNTRY STORE, 1872. Interior of a country store. A general store in North Carolina during Reconstruction. Wood engraving, American, 1872

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Gondwanaland - a reconstruction

Gondwanaland - a reconstruction
A pictoral map of the Gondwana continent as it probably appeared before it was submerged millions of years ago. Reconstruction of typical Gondwana landscape

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Allosaurus dinosaur, artwork

Allosaurus dinosaur, artwork. Allosaurs were large carnivorous reptiles that lived during the late Jurassic period (155 to 145 million years ago)

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Homo erectus skull

Homo erectus skull. Artwork, from 1931, showing a reconstruction of the skull of Java Man, based on the fossil skull fragments (dark grey) discovered by Dubois in Java in 1891

Background imageReconstruction Collection: 1857 Gosse pterodactyle Bat-Lizards

1857 Gosse pterodactyle Bat-Lizards
1857 Illustration by Philip Gosse for his book " Omphalos" (which sought to explain that the world looked older than Creation because it had to be constructed by God with inbuilt history so)

Background imageReconstruction Collection: 1857 Zimmermans The Primitive World 1857 Zimmermans The Primitive World

1857 Zimmermans The Primitive World 1857 Zimmermans The Primitive World
1857 Engraved chromo lithograph frontispiece by Pannemaker from the French translation Edition of Zimmermans " Le Monde avant la Creation de L" Homme"

Background imageReconstruction Collection: 1858 Prehistoric marine reptiles

1858 Prehistoric marine reptiles
1858 Marine Monsters by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins. Plate 23, to face page 33, of the New Edition, postumously published

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Piltdown man reconstructed

Piltdown man reconstructed
The Piltdown man sketched by A. Forestier after Professor Keiths reconstruction, and an inset showing an alterative reconstruction after Dr. A. Smith Woodward

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Mexico / Tenochtitlan

Mexico / Tenochtitlan
A reconstruction of the Front wall and Entrance Gate of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztecs, above which modern Mexico City now stands

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Staircase on ziggurat

Staircase on ziggurat, ruins of Ur, Iraq, Middle East




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"Reconstruction: Unveiling the Tapestry of History" Step into a world where time unravels and history comes alive. From the enigmatic Stonehenge landscape in 1600 to the discovery of British prehistoric marine reptiles in 1862, witness the remarkable journey of reconstruction. Marvel at the Mauritian Dodo, a compact bird with its curved brown bill and brown feet, as it takes you on a side view adventure through its lost paradise. Immerse yourself in The Tudors era, exploring their opulent lifestyle and intricate tapestries that adorned their palaces. Travel back even further to encounter the majestic Siberian unicorn roaming freely across snowy plains in 1908. Admire the grace and strength captured by Paionios' Statue of Nike in Olympia, Greece - an eternal symbol of victory frozen in time. Delve into our ancestral roots alongside Australopithecus and Rhodesian Man; discover how they shaped humanity's path towards progress. Celebrate diversity with pride as we honor The First Colored Senators and Representatives who made history during America's Reconstruction period in 1872. Witness restorations come to life at Crystal Palace Park's Wealden exhibit or step inside Shakespeare Exhibition at Earls Court for a glimpse into Elizabethan England. Feel awe-struck by Knossos' palace reconstruction, transporting you to ancient Minoan civilization. Finally, stand amidst grandeur within Rome's Roman Forum - meticulously reconstructed to reveal its former glory. Let these captivating reconstructions ignite your imagination as they bridge gaps between past civilizations and present-day understanding. Join us on this extraordinary journey through time as we unravel mysteries, revive forgotten worlds, and reconstruct fragments from our shared human heritage.

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