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Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: John Dalton (1766-1844) English chemist. In 1794 described colour blindness (Daltonism)

John Dalton (1766-1844) English chemist. In 1794 described colour blindness (Daltonism) from which both he and his brother suffered. Wood engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Riot by railroad workers at Martinsburg on the Baltimore-Ohio Railroad, when workers

Riot by railroad workers at Martinsburg on the Baltimore-Ohio Railroad, when workers went on strike because the company cut their wages. Wood engraving 1877

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American scientist, statesman and diplomat. In this

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American scientist, statesman and diplomat. In this picture his studies of the electrical nature of lightning are represented. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: William I, The Conqueror (1027-87) King of England from 1066. William receiving the

William I, The Conqueror (1027-87) King of England from 1066. William receiving the English leaders c1067. Colour printed wood engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Loading up horse-drawn vans at the Wells Fargo general office, New York. From Harper s

Loading up horse-drawn vans at the Wells Fargo general office, New York. From Harper s
Loading up horse-drawn vans at the Wells Fargo general office, New York. From Harpers New Monthly Magazine New York 1875. Wood engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Charles Darwin (1809-1882), English naturalist. Evolution by Natural Selection. Darwin

Charles Darwin (1809-1882), English naturalist. Evolution by Natural Selection. Darwin at work in his greenhouse at Down House, near Beckenham, Kent. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: John Dalton (1766-1844) English chemist and schoolmaster. Described colour blindness

John Dalton (1766-1844) English chemist and schoolmaster. Described colour blindness (Daltonism) from which both he and his brother suffered. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Planimeter used in conjunction with a set square for surveying. From Levinus Hulsius

Planimeter used in conjunction with a set square for surveying. From Levinus Hulsius Instrumentorum Mechanicorum, Frankfort-am-Main, 1605. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Hand-powered Berliner Gramophone (1887). Engraving

Hand-powered Berliner Gramophone (1887). Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Adam Smith, 18th century Scottish philosopher and economist. Smith (1723-1790) was

Adam Smith, 18th century Scottish philosopher and economist. Smith (1723-1790) was the author of the highly influential Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, published in 1776

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: The Keystone State, Californian Redwood 325 feet high in Yosemite National Park

The Keystone State, Californian Redwood 325 feet high in Yosemite National Park. Yosemite designated as a state park in 1864, then made a national park in 1890 together with surrounding territory

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Deliveries and collections taking place at Wells Fargo depot, New York. From Harper s

Deliveries and collections taking place at Wells Fargo depot, New York. From Harper s
Deliveries and collections taking place at Wells Fargo depot, New York. From Harpers New Monthly Magazine New York 1875. Wood engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: William Harvey (1578-1657) English physician. Diagram from De Motu Cordis, 1628

William Harvey (1578-1657) English physician. Diagram from De Motu Cordis, 1628. When tourniquet applied valves in veins B, C, D, E, F Fig.1. show. Vein at valve at OH Fig.2

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Woman and children coal putters - Mid and East Lothian, Scotland. Woman wears a harness

Woman and children coal putters - Mid and East Lothian, Scotland. Woman wears a harness. British coal industry c1848. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Nell Gwyn (c1650-1687), English comic actress: mistress of Charles II. Engraving

Nell Gwyn (c1650-1687), English comic actress: mistress of Charles II. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: William Harvey (1578-1657) English physician. Diagram from De Motu Cordis, 1628

William Harvey (1578-1657) English physician. Diagram from De Motu Cordis, 1628, demonstrating existence of valves in veins. Circulation of the blood. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Facsimle or copying telegraph system by Amstutz of Cleveland, Ohio. Wood engraving, 1896

Facsimle or copying telegraph system by Amstutz of Cleveland, Ohio. Wood engraving, 1896

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Linnaeus (Carl von Linne - 1707-1778). Swedish naturalist, shown holding a sprig of Linnea borealis

Linnaeus (Carl von Linne - 1707-1778). Swedish naturalist, shown holding a sprig of Linnea borealis. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Weasel (Putorius nivalis / Mustela vulgaris) the smallest European carnivore. Often

Weasel (Putorius nivalis / Mustela vulgaris) the smallest European carnivore. Often
Weasel (Putorius nivalis/Mustela vulgaris) the smallest European carnivore. Often confused with its larger relative the Stoat (Mustela erminea)

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Blast furnaces. From 1683 English edition of Lazarus Ercker Beschreibung allerfurnemisten

Blast furnaces. From 1683 English edition of Lazarus Ercker Beschreibung allerfurnemisten mineralischen Ertszt of 1580. Copperplate engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester (c1208-1265). De Montfort, English statesman and soldier

Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester (c1208-1265). De Montfort, English statesman and soldier, quarrelling with Henry III (1207-1272) in 1257. Wood engraving c1880

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895) British biologist, at his desk in 1882 when President

Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895) British biologist, at his desk in 1882 when President of the Royal Society. From Scientific American, New York, 1 September 1883. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American inventor, with early hand-driven model of his phonograph

Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American inventor, with early hand-driven model of his phonograph. Engraving published 1878

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Examining patients thorax using X-ray tube and fluorescent screen. X-ray tube

Examining patients thorax using X-ray tube and fluorescent screen. X-ray tube (on tripod) is set at reqauired height and patient stands directly in front of it

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Emil von Behring (1854-1917) German immunologist and bacteriologist. Awarded first

Emil von Behring (1854-1917) German immunologist and bacteriologist. Awarded first Nobel prize for physiology or medicine, 1901. Engraving, 1902

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Phonautograph (c 1857) apparatus for studying sound vibrations graphically, invented by

Phonautograph (c 1857) apparatus for studying sound vibrations graphically, invented by (Edouard) Leon Scott de Martinville. Vibrations produced in cone traced on lamp blacked cylinder

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus), small mouse-like flying mammal. From British Quadrupeds

Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus), small mouse-like flying mammal. From British Quadrupeds
Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus), small mouse-like flying mammal.From British Quadrupeds, W MacGillivray, (Edinburgh, 1828)

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Ptolemy I, Soter (d283 BC). One of greatest generals of Alexander the Great, on whose

Ptolemy I, Soter (d283 BC). One of greatest generals of Alexander the Great, on whose death he became king of Egypt, founding the Ptolemaic dynasty which ended with Cleopatra VII

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) Scottish theoretical physicist. Engraving, c1896

James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) Scottish theoretical physicist. Engraving, c1896

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Charles V (1500-1553) Holy Roman Emperor from 1519. Shown here in armour and wearing

Charles V (1500-1553) Holy Roman Emperor from 1519. Shown here in armour and wearing chain of Order of the Golden Fleece. Founder of Habsburg dynasty. 17th century copperplate engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Euclid (fl295BC) Greek mathematician (geometry). Copperplate engraving of 1740

Euclid (fl295BC) Greek mathematician (geometry). Copperplate engraving of 1740

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Otto von Guericke (1606-1686), German inventor, engineer and physicist, c1672. Portrait

Otto von Guericke (1606-1686), German inventor, engineer and physicist, c1672. Portrait from his Experimenta Nova, ut vocant, Magdeburgica, de vacuo Spatio (New Magdeburgian Experiments)

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Forms of astrolabe in use for surveying. Vignette from a multiplication table published in 1650

Forms of astrolabe in use for surveying. Vignette from a multiplication table published in 1650. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: The Cabalistic analysis of the mind and the senses, attributing different functions

The Cabalistic analysis of the mind and the senses, attributing different functions to different regions of the brain. From Robert Fludd Ultriusque cosmi... historia, Oppenheim, 1617-1619. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Roman warfare. Defenders attempting to disable battering rams. On right, attackers

Roman warfare. Defenders attempting to disable battering rams. On right, attackers handling ram under protective cat. From Justus Lipsius Poliorceticon Antwerp 1605. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) Genoese explorer, discovering America - 12 May 1492

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) Genoese explorer, discovering America - 12 May 1492. From engraving by Theodore de Bry 1590

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Linnaeus (Carl von Linne - 1707-1778) aged 25 in Lapland dress. Swedish naturalist

Linnaeus (Carl von Linne - 1707-1778) aged 25 in Lapland dress. Swedish naturalist. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: (Christian Friedrich) Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843), German physician. Founded Homeopathy c1798

(Christian Friedrich) Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843), German physician. Founded Homeopathy c1798. Engraving after a commemorative medal

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: February - Cutting Weather. A typical day at Dr Swishtails Academy. George Cruikshank

February - Cutting Weather. A typical day at Dr Swishtails Academy. George Cruikshank cartoon from The Comic Almanack for 1839

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American inventor, listening to a recording on an

Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American inventor, listening to a recording on an electric model of his phonograph powered by a wet battery. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Julius Caesar (100-44 BC) Roman soldier and statesman. Engraving c1825

Julius Caesar (100-44 BC) Roman soldier and statesman. Engraving c1825

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Warren Hastings (1721-1818) English administrator in India. Impeached at bar of House of Lords 1788

Warren Hastings (1721-1818) English administrator in India. Impeached at bar of House of Lords 1788, acquitted 1795. Stipple engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1872), American artist and inventor, (1896). Inventor

Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1872), American artist and inventor, (1896). Inventor of the first functional electric telegraph, 1835, and with Alexander Bain (1810-1977) of the Morse code

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: 0 BC, pyramid in background. Sphinx is creature with lions body and human heand squabble

0 BC, pyramid in background. Sphinx is creature with lions body and human heand squabble. The blind Lord Albermarle Bertie (centre) is being robbed by figure taking note out the upturned hat

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: William Thomson, Lord Kelvin (1824-1907), Scottish mathematician and physicist, at the age of 28

William Thomson, Lord Kelvin (1824-1907), Scottish mathematician and physicist, at the age of 28. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American inventor. Engraving c1880

Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American inventor. Engraving c1880

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Carpenters at work, surrounded by various tools. Top: Felling tree and cutting into

Carpenters at work, surrounded by various tools. Top: Felling tree and cutting into planks in saw-pit. Hand-coloured wood engraving c1845

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Manuel de Godoy, Duke of Alcudia (1767-1851) Spanish statesman captured in Madrid

Manuel de Godoy, Duke of Alcudia (1767-1851) Spanish statesman captured in Madrid by Spanish Life Guard during popular uprising, 1808. Exiled to France. Engraving




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