System Collection (page 5)

Geometric Loop Smiley
Little Dean

The system of signalling by flag semaphore
5616529 The system of signalling by flag semaphore; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the system of signaling by flag semaphore the telegraphy system)

"The Hottentot Man." Khoisan man of South Africa wearing animal skin and carrying a bow and arrow
5856476 "The Hottentot Man." Khoisan man of South Africa wearing animal skin and carrying a bow and arrow.; (add.info)

Koisan woman of South Africa in full dress wearing animal skin cape; beaded belt, bracelet, hat and necklace
5856475 Koisan woman of South Africa in full dress wearing animal skin cape; beaded belt, bracelet, hat and necklace.; (add.info)

"The Caffre Man." Native of South Africa holding three spears, naked
5856471 "The Caffre Man." Native of South Africa holding three spears, naked, but wearing a necklace of bones and a red belt around his waist.; (add.info)

African zebra or Equus zebra
5856468 African zebra or Equus zebra.; (add.info.: African zebra or Equus zebra. Hand-colored copperplate engraving from a drawing by Johann Ihle from Ebenezer Sibly's "Universal System of)

Wolverine or Gulo gulo
5856466 Wolverine or Gulo gulo.; (add.info.: Wolverine or Gulo gulo. Hand-colored copperplate engraving from a drawing by George Edwards from Ebenezer Sibly's "Universal System of Natural)

Wolf, fox, jackal, and wild dog of Ceylon Canis lupus, Canis aureus, Vulpes vulpes
5856465 Wolf, fox, jackal, and wild dog of Ceylon Canis lupus, Canis aureus, Vulpes vulpes; (add.info.: Wolf, fox, jackal, and wild dog of Ceylon Canis lupus, Canis aureus)

Weasel, stoat, ermine, polecat, ferret, marten and sable Mustela nivalis, Mustela erminea, Mustela putorius
5856464 Weasel, stoat, ermine, polecat, ferret, marten and sable Mustela nivalis, Mustela erminea, Mustela putorius, Mustela putorius furo, Martes flavigula, Martes zibellina; (add.info.: Weasel)

Stag deer Cervus elaphus
5856457 Stag deer Cervus elaphus; (add.info.: Stag deer Cervus elaphus Hand-colored copperplate engraving from a drawing by Johann Ihle from Ebenezer Sibly's "Universal System of Natural)

Sealion, Otaria flavescens
5856456 Sealion, Otaria flavescens; (add.info.: Sealion Otaria flavescens Hand-colored copperplate engraving from a drawing by Johann Ihle from Ebenezer Sibly's "Universal System of Natural)

Sea otter, capybara (capibara) cavy, guinea pig and spotted cavy Lutra lutra, Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris
5856451 Sea otter, capybara (capibara) cavy, guinea pig and spotted cavy Lutra lutra, Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris, Cavia porcellus, Agouti paca; (add.info.: Sea otter, capybara (capibara) cavy

Long-armed ape (Hylobates)
5856446 Long-armed ape (Hylobates); (add.info.: Long-armed ape (Hylobates) Hand-colored copperplate engraving from a drawing by Johann Ihle from Ebenezer Sibly's "Universal System of

Kangaroo, badger and opossum Macropus giganteus, Meles meles, Didelphis virginiana
5856443 Kangaroo, badger and opossum Macropus giganteus, Meles meles, Didelphis virginiana; (add.info.: Kangaroo, badger and opossum Macropus giganteus, Meles meles)

Great ribbed-nose baboon Mandrillus sphinx
5856433 Great ribbed-nose baboon Mandrillus sphinx; (add.info.: Great ribbed-nose baboon Mandrillus sphinx Hand-colored copperplate engraving from a drawing by Johann Ihle from Ebenezer)

Domesticated orang utan (female) wearing a striped bandana Pongo pygmaeus
5856431 Domesticated orang utan (female) wearing a striped bandana Pongo pygmaeus; (add.info.: Domesticated rang utan (female)

Dromedary camel Camelus dromedarius
5856429 Dromedary camel Camelus dromedarius; (add.info.: Dromedary camel Camelus dromedarius Hand-colored copperplate engraving from a drawing by Johann Ihle from Ebenezer Sibly's)

Great anteater, three-banded armadillo and short-tailed manis Cyclopes didactylus, Tolypeutes matacus
5856421 Great anteater, three-banded armadillo and short-tailed manis Cyclopes didactylus, Tolypeutes matacus, Manis pentadactyla; (add.info.: Great anteater)

The Crimean War: Laying down telegraphy wires for communications, 1854
3479547 The Crimean War: Laying down telegraphy wires for communications, 1854; (add.info.: The Crimean War: Laying down telegraphy wires for communications, 1854.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Zorastrian High Priest reciting before the sacred fire. Zorastrians are a remnant of the ancient Iranian
535757 Zorastrian High Priest reciting before the sacred fire. Zorastrians are a remnant of the ancient Iranian fire-worshippers who followed the system of belief founded by Zoraster (c628 BC-c551 BC)

Tsar Nicholas I inaugurating the semaphore telegraph line between Moscow and Warsaw in 1833 (engraving)
541879 Tsar Nicholas I inaugurating the semaphore telegraph line between Moscow and Warsaw in 1833 (engraving); (add.info.: Tsar Ncholas I (1796-1855)

Galileo presenting his telescope to the Muses, and pointing out a heliocentric system of the universe, 1655-1656
530360 Galileo presenting his telescope to the Muses, and pointing out a heliocentric system of the universe, 1655-1656. Engraving; (add.info.: Note Jupiter and its satellites, the phases of Venus)

President Cleveland walking towards a building, 1885
1576732 President Cleveland walking towards a building, 1885; (add.info.: A petty annoyance Illustration shows President Cleveland (1837-1908)

President McKinley standing near a large rock labelled Unsettled Tariff Question, 1897
1576788 President McKinley standing near a large rock labelled Unsettled Tariff Question, 1897; (add.info.: Two obstacles that must be removed before Uncle Sam can drive on President McKinley)

Lanthorn fly or Lantern fly in its luminous state Fulgora lanternaria
5856461 Lanthorn fly or Lantern fly in its luminous state Fulgora lanternaria; (add.info.: Lanthorn fly or Lantern fly in its luminous state Fulgora lanternaria Hand-colored copperplate engraving)

Four-horned ram (Ovis aries) and horns of the Iceland sheep and Cretan sheep
5856454 Four-horned ram (Ovis aries) and horns of the Iceland sheep and Cretan sheep; (add.info.: Four-horned ram (Ovis aries)

Nilgai (nylghan) or white footed antelope (Boselaphus tragocamelus)
5856449 Nilgai (nylghan) or white footed antelope (Boselaphus tragocamelus); (add.info.: Nilgai (nylghan) or white footed antelope (Boselaphus tragocamelus)

Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)
5856448 Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx); (add.info.: Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) Hand-colored copperplate engraving from a drawing by Johann Ihle from Ebenezer Sibly's "Universal System of

Lynx (Lynx lynx)
5856447 Lynx (Lynx lynx); (add.info.: Lynx (Lynx lynx) Hand-colored copperplate engraving from Ebenezer Sibly's "Universal System of Natural History" 1794

Lemming, hamster, songar rat, blind mole-rat, perfuming shrew (muskrat), and elephant shrew Lemmus lemmus
5856444 Lemming, hamster, songar rat, blind mole-rat, perfuming shrew (muskrat), and elephant shrew Lemmus lemmus, Cricetus cricetus, Mus songarus, Spalax microphthalmus, Ondatra zibethicus

Horse Equus caballus
5856438 Horse Equus caballus; (add.info.: Horse Equus caballus Hand-colored copperplate engraving from Ebenezer Sibly's "Universal System of Natural History" 1794)

Cape or Siberian Mole and common hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus, Scapanus townsendii
5856436 Cape or Siberian Mole and common hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus, Scapanus townsendii; (add.info.: Cape or Siberian Mole and common hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus)

Flying squirrel and striped squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus and Tamias striatus
5856432 Flying squirrel and striped squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus and Tamias striatus; (add.info.: Flying squirrel and striped squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus)

Dog-faced baboon Papio hamadryas, Papio doguera, Cynocephalus
5856428 Dog-faced baboon Papio hamadryas, Papio doguera, Cynocephalus; (add.info.: Dog-faced baboon Papio hamadryas, Papio doguera)

Blue fox Vulpes lagopus
5856426 Blue fox Vulpes lagopus; (add.info.: Blue fox Vulpes lagopus Hand-colored copperplate engraving from Ebenezer Sibly's "Universal System of Natural History" 1794)

The introduction of the roundabout system in Piccadilly Circus, London, England in 1926
3058459 The introduction of the roundabout system in Piccadilly Circus, London, England in 1926. From The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures published 1935 by Unknown photographer

Royal Society Conversazione, 1910
3479952 Royal Society Conversazione, 1910; (add.info.: Royal Society Conversazione, Burlington House, guests listening to the Tainter gramophone.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Royal Society Conversazione, 1910
3479490 Royal Society Conversazione, 1910; (add.info.: Royal Society Conversazione, Burlington House, guests listening to the Tainter gramophone.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Defensive trenches dug across the streets at Porte Maillot, Paris, France during the panic engendered by the German
3502700 Defensive trenches dug across the streets at Porte Maillot, Paris, France during the panic engendered by the German advance during WWI, from The Pageant of the Century

Hollerith tabulator which used a punched card memory system. First used in the US census of 1890
530833 Hollerith tabulator which used a punched card memory system. First used in the US census of 1890. Engraving, Paris, 1894; Universal History Archive/UIG

Claude Chappe's (1763-1805) aerial telegraph (semaphore) system in use in Algeria. c1870. Engraving
541882 Claude Chappe's (1763-1805) aerial telegraph (semaphore) system in use in Algeria. c1870. Engraving; (add.info.: From Louis Figuier Les Merveilles de la Science)

Construction of the Metro, crossing the Seine, c.1900 (b/w photo)
LSE746616 Construction of the Metro, crossing the Seine, c.1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; Photo © Leonard de Selva

King Edward VII (1841 - 1910) conferring a knighthood
3062039 King Edward VII (1841 - 1910) conferring a knighthood.; Private Collection; (add.info.: From Living London, published 1903)

"The Insensible Perspiration." Emblematic figure of a naked man within a cloud
5856481 "The Insensible Perspiration." Emblematic figure of a naked man within a cloud.; (add.info.: "The Insensible Perspiration." Figure of a naked man within a cloud)

Ursiform sloth (Ursus labiatus) and Three-toed sloth (Bradypus torquatus)
5856462 Ursiform sloth (Ursus labiatus) and Three-toed sloth (Bradypus torquatus); (add.info.: Ursiform sloth (Ursus labiatus) and Three-toed sloth (Bradypus torquatus)

The Syrian Goat Capra hircus
5856459 The Syrian Goat Capra hircus; (add.info.: The Syrian Goat Capra hircus Hand-colored copperplate engraving from a drawing by Johann Ihle from Ebenezer Sibly's "Universal System of)

Mythical "sukotyro" and duck-billed platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus, Sukotyro imlieus
5856458 Mythical "sukotyro" and duck-billed platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus, Sukotyro imlieus; (add.info.: Mythical "sukotyro")

Rhinoceros Diceros bicornis
5856455 Rhinoceros Diceros bicornis; (add.info.: Rhinoceros Diceros bicornis Hand-colored copperplate engraving from a drawing by Johann Ihle from Ebenezer Sibly's "Universal System of)

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Unlocking the intricate web of our body's system: from Chakras to Nervous System, each element plays a vital role. Just like Mendeleyev's periodic table in 1869 revealed the hidden patterns of elements, our bodies too have their own map - like the Isle of Wight - guiding us towards balance and harmony. The delicate Cerebellum tissue, as seen through a light micrograph, showcases its remarkable complexity. In Heath Robinson's Drawing Room, we witness how even the most elaborate they can be beautifully designed. And just as Saturn shines in its natural colors captured by Cassini, our minds are illuminated by Phrenology's insights into human behavior. Writing and shorthand techniques like Pitman remind us that communication is an essential part of any functioning system. As we step into The Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan - The Auditorium becomes a testament to collective experiences that bring people together within societal structures. The Synapse nerve junction acts as a bridge between thoughts and actions; it symbolizes connections that shape who we are. Like Solar prominences dancing across space, energy flows through our being with every beat of life. And finally, the Standard periodic table reminds us that diversity exists not only within elements but also within ourselves – embracing all types and forms. Our system is vast and interconnected; let us marvel at its wonders while striving for equilibrium.