Rope Collection (#5)

One more step, Mr Hands, and I'll blow your brains out, 19th century (engraving)
7339224 One more step, Mr Hands, and I'll blow your brains out, 19th century (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 9 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Illustration depicting the Monk Gunzo laying a stick in bed with Abbot Hugh of Cluny and his dream
1578259 Illustration depicting the Monk Gunzo laying a stick in bed with Abbot Hugh of Cluny and his dream; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the Monk Gunzo laying a stick in bed with Abbot Hugh of)

Humorous print of a circus performer on an outdoor stage shooting at a balloon, labelled L'Opinion
528675 Humorous print of a circus performer on an outdoor stage shooting at a balloon, labelled L'Opinion, as a man leaps from the gondola and a woman clings to a rope, 1870-1900

Underwater diver. 19th century (engraving)
672989 Underwater diver. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Rope bridge over the Chambo River at Penipe, Ecuad... No creator Rope bridge over the Chambo River at Penipe, Ecuador
1920083 Rope bridge over the Chambo River at Penipe, Ecuad... No creator Rope bridge over the Chambo River at Penipe, Ecuador

The political dancing bear (engraving)
8677197 The political dancing bear (engraving) by English School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The political dancing bear)

Natives making Rope, Monteney, Mexico (b/w photo)
8674261 Natives making Rope, Monteney, Mexico (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Natives making Rope, Monteney, Mexico)

Roll, Roof, Rook, Root, Root, Rope, Rose, Ruff, Safe, Sail, Sale, Sash (engraving)
8650009 Roll, Roof, Rook, Root, Root, Rope, Rose, Ruff, Safe, Sail, Sale, Sash (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roll, Roof, Rook, Root, Root)

Wanderzirkus / Traveling Circus (colour litho)
8666287 Wanderzirkus / Traveling Circus (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wanderzirkus)

Rope making machine, 1901 (engraving)
3479068 Rope making machine, 1901 (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: Woodcut illustration of a rope-making machine. Dated 1901.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A hiker climbing a mountain in Switzerland
3562488 A hiker climbing a mountain in Switzerland by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Switzerland 1910-1920 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

19th century illustration of a windlass for raising weights. A crank handle turns a shaft carrying a screw which links
5311562 19th century illustration of a windlass for raising weights. A crank handle turns a shaft carrying a screw which links a toothed wheel to a drum

Saint Francis in meditation, 1632 (oil on canvas)
8724263 Saint Francis in meditation, 1632 (oil on canvas) by Zurbaran, Francisco de (1598-1664); Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina; (add.info.: By Francisco de Zurbaran)

British gentlemen on the Grand Tour opening an ancient classical tomb and pilfering vases, urns, and other treasures
FLO4974651 British gentlemen on the Grand Tour opening an ancient classical tomb and pilfering vases, urns, and other treasures. As desrcibed by Sir William Hamilton

Rope making machine, 1837
3479081 Rope making machine, 1837; (add.info.: Male threads yarns of hemp on a device used to make rope. Dated 1837.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Hemp being prepared to make rope, 1760
3479076 Hemp being prepared to make rope, 1760; (add.info.: Illustration of hemp being prepared to be threaded and twisted to make rope. Dated between 1751-1780.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Serving a rope, 1841
3479065 Serving a rope, 1841; (add.info.: Serving a rope. This was the binding of a thick rope with a thin one in order to lengthen its life. Dated 1841, London.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Principles of Mechanics
3330559 The Principles of Mechanics; (add.info.: Illustration from The Principles of Mechanics by William Emerson (1701-1782) an English mathematician

Music. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dying and composing his Requiem (1791). Illustration, Czech Republic, c.1900 (postcard)
3434016 Music. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dying and composing his Requiem (1791). Illustration, Czech Republic, c.1900 (postcard); (add.info.: Illustration de F.Ch. Coll. Part. Music)

Equipment to underwater diving. 19th century (engraving)
672985 Equipment to underwater diving. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Mountains of Epirus, as seen from sea nearly opposite to Parga. 1829 (engraving)
937985 Mountains of Epirus, as seen from sea nearly opposite to Parga. 1829 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: drawn by H.W.Williams and engraved by J.Horsburgh)

Tug of war (colour litho)
8635899 Tug of war (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tug of war. Illustration from Wie Heini der Starkste Wurde, ein Bilderbuch von Turnen)

Battlefield scene, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)
8655611 Battlefield scene, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battlefield scene, Russo-Japanese War, 1904)

Don't stop at home and slog all day, come and stay down here and play (colour litho)
8656508 Don't stop at home and slog all day, come and stay down here and play (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Piece of steel rope (b/w photo)
8625927 Piece of steel rope (b/w photo) by Henning, Paul (1898-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Magnified detail of a piece of steel rope)

An engraving depicting Paul Bert determining the biting power of a crocodile - Shamone
5311545 An engraving depicting Paul Bert determining the biting power of a crocodile - Shamone. The animals lower jaw was fixed and a rope tied the upper one to a dynamometer

Men pulling a rope to help with felling
5310191 Men pulling a rope to help with felling; (add.info.: Engraving depicting men pulling a rope to help with felling. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Hemp machine, 1863
3479079 Hemp machine, 1863; (add.info.: Machine for laying hemp strands into rope, showing (right) a side view and the tightening pulley. Dated 1863.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Removing unwanted tissue from hemp, 1760
3479077 Removing unwanted tissue from hemp, 1760; (add.info.: Removing unwanted tissue from hemp, preparing it to make rope. Dated between 1751-1780.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Making flat ropes for use in mining, 1850
3479071 Making flat ropes for use in mining, 1850; (add.info.: Making flat ropes for use in mining. Stitching together number of rounds of hemp yarn.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Rope making, 1850
3479070 Rope making, 1850; (add.info.: Rope making: laying or twisting three strands of hemp yarn to form a rope. Three strands were fastened to gooks on a wheel (right of picture)

Lassoing a bull in south America in the 19th century
3253037 Lassoing a bull in south America in the 19th century; (add.info.: Lassoing a bull in south America in the 19th century. From Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui, published c. 1900)

The crew on board the ship "Donau" (Danube)
3563200 The crew on board the ship "Donau" (Danube) by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: 1894-1895 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Portrait of three hikers in the Swiss mountains
3562487 Portrait of three hikers in the Swiss mountains by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Switzerland 1910-1920 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Rope maker twisting rope yarns together while an apprentice turns a wheel to revolve the hook
FLO4577592 Rope maker twisting rope yarns together while an apprentice turns a wheel to revolve the hook. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades

Candidate duly and truly prepared for initiation into the Third Degree (engraving)
8673101 Candidate duly and truly prepared for initiation into the Third Degree (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The miller Samuel Wood, whose arm and scapula were torn off when entangled in a rope attached to the moving mill
526834 The miller Samuel Wood, whose arm and scapula were torn off when entangled in a rope attached to the moving mill machinery (1737)

Underwater diving. 19th century (engraving)
672986 Underwater diving. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

19th century rope maker
673328 19th century rope maker; (add.info.: a nineteenth century Rope Maker); Universal History Archive/UIG

Cowboy lassoing muskoxen (colour litho)
8635189 Cowboy lassoing muskoxen (colour litho) by Berkeley, Stanley (fl.1878-1902, d.1909) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cowboy lassoing muskoxen)

Beaching the lifeboat (engraving)
8635209 Beaching the lifeboat (engraving) by Wimperis, Edmund Morison (1835-1900) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beaching the lifeboat)

Human invention anticipated: The rope and the spider-thread (engraving)
8657880 Human invention anticipated: The rope and the spider-thread (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The rope and the spider-thread)

red fabric
engin akyurt

White vase with matte pale gold handle of Richard Ginori
3568810 White vase with matte pale gold handle of Richard Ginori by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Doccia, Sesto Fiorentino 1960 ca)

Men hauling a barge along a canal
5310190 Men hauling a barge along a canal; (add.info.: Engraving depicting men hauling a barge along a canal. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Engraving after a Bas-relief depicting an Assyrian King superintending the removal of a colossal statue of a bull
5309093 Engraving after a Bas-relief depicting an Assyrian King superintending the removal of a colossal statue of a bull from the quarries to be set up in its final position; (add.info)

A night shelter for the poor and homeless, provided by the Salvation Army in the 19th century (engraving)
1000853 A night shelter for the poor and homeless, provided by the Salvation Army in the 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: A night shelter for the poor and homeless)

The manufacture of rope, 1842
3479085 The manufacture of rope, 1842; (add.info.: The manufacture of rope: here rope is being spun from heckled hemp carried round the spinner's waist)

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"Unraveling the Tales of Rope: From Historic Harbors to Breathtaking Landscapes" The Ringers of Launcells Tower, Frederick Smallfield (1829-1915): A captivating painting that captures the essence of bell ringers and their trusty ropes, resonating with centuries-old traditions. Craster harbour, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe: As fishing boats sway gently in the harbor, sturdy ropes tie them securely to the docks - a testament to the unbreakable bond between seafarers and their vessels. Ireland, County Cork, Cobh. Harbor view and St. Colmans church: Amidst picturesque coastal scenery lies a bustling harbor where ropes connect ships from distant shores while echoing tales of trade and exploration. The Cutty Sark, an old Tea Clipper, Greenwich London England UK: Step aboard this majestic tea clipper where sailors once maneuvered intricate rigging systems using countless lengths - a testament to human ingenuity on high seas. Harbour Boscastle Cornwall Possibly 1902: In this vintage photograph frozen in time stands a quaint harbor adorned with colorful fishing boats held steadfast by ropes against crashing waves - an enduring symbol of resilience. Cable car Teleferico Do Rancho Camara de Lobos Madeira island Portugal: Ascend above breathtaking landscapes as cable cars glide along robust steel cables suspended high above rugged terrains - showcasing how rope connects us even amidst lofty heights. Waterskiing slalom course: Adrenaline rushes through every fiber as waterskiers navigate sharp turns around buoy markers tied together by taut ropes - a thrilling display of skill and precision on shimmering lakes or roaring rivers. Illustration Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson: Immerse yourself in whimsical illustrations depicting comical contraptions involving ropes that bring laughter while reminding us of the inventive ways we utilize this versatile tool.