Scale Collection (#10)

Map of North Flanders, c.1695. Creator: Nicolaes Visscher
Map of North Flanders, c.1695. Showing part of Zeeland. Top right the scale in German and French miles

Map of Brabant, 1631. Creator: Willem Blaeu
Map of Brabant, 1631. Map of the Duchy of Brabant. At the bottom right the scale in German miles. Bottom left the title between sphinxes, above it the coat of arms and woman with staff

Map of Brabant, 1635. Creator: Michael van Langren
Map of Brabant, 1635. Prima pars Brabantiae cuius caput Lovanivm'. Top right: a coat of arms; bottom right: title in a cartouche with King David playing the harp

Interior of a Stable with three Children, 1642. Creator: Isaac van Ostade
Interior of a Stable with three Children, 1642

Movement of a horse from walking to trotting, with scale showing distances, 1739-1812. A precursor of Eadweard Muybridge, analysing stepping and pace

Map of Noord-Holland and part of Friesland, 1726-1750. Creator: Anon
Map of Noord-Holland and part of Friesland, 1726-1750. At the bottom right the title cartouche with figures around it including a man with a horse, satyrs, putti

Men Bathing, 1650-1674. Creator: Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
Men Bathing, 1650-1674

Macropus sp. (Kangaroo), 1788. Creator: John Hunter
Macropus sp. (Kangaroo), 1788. From Port Jackson (present-day Sydney, Australia)

The milestone or ban pole at Halfweg, 1780. Creator: Jacques Kuyper
The milestone or ban pole at Halfweg, 1780. Stone distance marker at Halfweg (halfway)

View of Table Mountain at Blaricum, with Craayloos Bosch on the left, c.1795. Creator: Jacob Cats
View of Table Mountain at Blaricum, with Craayloos Bosch on the left, c.1795. In the 17th century, a stone orientation table was installed on the Tafelberg, a man-made hill

Antigone rubicunda (Brolga, or Australian Crane), 1770-1780. Creator: George Raper
Antigone rubicunda (Brolga, or Australian Crane), 1770-1780

Grus rubicunda (Brolga or Australian crane), 1770-1780. Creator: George Raper
Grus rubicunda (Brolga or Australian crane), 1770-1780

Dromaius novaehollandiae (Emu), 1770-1780. Creator: George Raper
Dromaius novaehollandiae (Emu), 1770-1780

Map of Eierland and West-Vlieland, 1688 or later. Creator: Anon
Map of Eierland and West-Vlieland, 1688 or later. At the top right: scale of 800 rods Rijnlantsche size. At the bottom right the title

Map of East-Vlieland and West-Terschelling, 1688 or later. Creator: Anon
Map of East-Vlieland and West-Terschelling, 1688 or later. At the bottom right the title with a scale of 900 Rijnlantse rods above it

Map of Den Helder and part of Texel with the intervening Marsdiep, in or after 1688. Creator: Anon
Map of Den Helder and part of Texel with the intervening Marsdiep, in or after 1688. Scale of 500 Rijnlantse rods. Orientation: the north left

Hattem fortress map, c.1650-c.1799. Creator: Anon
Hattem fortress map, c.1650-c.1799. Key on the right; underneath a scale: range of 50 rods

Map of Elburg, c.1650-c.1799. Creator: Anon
Map of Elburg, c.1650-c.1799. Key on the right; underneath a scale: range of 50 rods

Map of Rosendael Castle, c.1650-before 1722. Creator: Anon
Map of Rosendael Castle, c.1650-before 1722. Map of the castle and the gardens. Bottom left a compass with a scale: Rijnlande rods

Plan of Harderwijk Fortress, c.1650-c.1799. Creator: Anon
Plan of Harderwijk Fortress, c.1650-c.1799. On the left a scale: range of 50 rods

Map of Steenwijk Fortress, c.1650-c.1799. Creator: Anon
Map of Steenwijk Fortress, c.1650-c.1799. Bottom left a scale: range of 50 rods. At the top right an inscription

Map of Kuinre Fortification, c.1650-c.1799. Creator: Anon
Map of Kuinre Fortification, c.1650-c.1799. Key bottom left; at bottom right a scale: range of 30 rods

Map of Zwartsluis Fortification, c.1650-c.1799. Creator: Anon
Map of Zwartsluis Fortification, c.1650-c.1799. On the right a scale: range of 30 rods

Map of Hasselt fortress, c.1650-c.1799. Creator: Anon
Map of Hasselt fortress, c.1650-c.1799. Bottom left a scale: range of 80 rods. At the bottom right an inscription

Map of Zwolle fortress, c.1650-c.1799. Creator: Anon
Map of Zwolle fortress, c.1650-c.1799. In the centre a scale: range of 80 rods. Below that an inscription

Map of Thionville, c.1710. Creator: Anon
Map of Thionville, c.1710. Map of the Fortress of Thionville (here spelled Theonville) on the Moselle. A scale at the bottom left

Le "Tank"; premiere apparition d'un des nouveaux cuirasses de terre de l'armee... 1916
Le "Tank"; premiere apparition d'un des nouveaux cuirasses de terre de l'armee britannique au milieu des positions allemandes, a l'attaque du village de Flers

U.S.S. Oregon switchboard in dynamo room, between 1896 and 1901. Creator: Edward H Hart
U.S.S. Oregon switchboard in dynamo room, between 1896 and 1901

Bamboos on the Temasopa [sic], between 1880 and 1897. Creator: William H. Jackson
Bamboos on the Temasopa [sic], between 1880 and 1897

Interior, Choy Cave, Mexico, between 1880 and 1897. Creator: William H. Jackson
Interior, Choy Cave, Mexico, between 1880 and 1897

Str. Seeandbee, the christening, 1912 Nov 9. Creator: William H. Jackson
Str. Seeandbee, the christening, 1912 Nov 9

Vourekas, Captain, on his ship, 1929 Creator: Arnold Genthe
Vourekas, Captain, on his ship, 1929

Target Practice - Range Finding Device, 1913. Creator: Unknown
Target Practice - Range Finding Device, 1913

Target Practice - Range Finder at Work, 1913. Creator: Unknown
Target Practice - Range Finder at Work, 1913

Charles Frederick Marvin, Chief, Weather Bureau, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Charles Frederick Marvin, Chief, Weather Bureau, 1913. Chief 1913-1934

Charles Frederick Marvin, Chief, Weather Bureau, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Charles Frederick Marvin, Chief, Weather Bureau, 1913. Chief 1913-1934

Charles Frederick Marvin, Chief, Weather Bureau, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Charles Frederick Marvin, Chief, Weather Bureau, 1913. Chief 1913-1934

Charles Frederick Marvin, Chief, Weather Bureau, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Charles Frederick Marvin, Chief, Weather Bureau, 1913. Chief 1913-1934

Vanderlip, Frank A. house and school, 1918 Creator: Arnold Genthe
Vanderlip, Frank A. house and school, 1918

Military Training, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Military Training, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Military Training, 1917 or 1918

Moth, between 1911 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Moth, between 1911 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Moth, between 1911 and 1920. With ruler for scale

Jardin du Trocadéro avec le Rhinocéros de Jacquemart, 1922. Creator: Jules Ernest Renoux
Jardin du Trocadero avec le Rhinoceros de Jacquemart, 1922

L'Eléphant pris au piège de Frémiet et la Tour Eiffel, 1922. Creator: Jules Ernest Renoux
L'Elephant pris au piege de Fremiet et la Tour Eiffel, 1922

Sewing and Work Table, 1935/1942. Creator: Unknown
Sewing and Work Table, 1935/1942

Sewing and Work Table, 1935/1942. Creator: Unknown
Sewing and Work Table, 1935/1942

Desk, 1935/1942. Creator: Unknown
Desk, 1935/1942

Silver Coffee Pot, 1935/1942. Creator: Unknown
Silver Coffee Pot, 1935/1942

Pembroke Table, 1935/1942. Creator: J.F. Rust
Pembroke Table, 1935/1942

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