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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

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Johann Franz Encke (1791-1865) German astronomer: proved that comet of 1818 had already

Johann Franz Encke (1791-1865) German astronomer: proved that comet of 1818 had already been observed in 1786, 1795 and 1805: since called Enckes comet. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Charles Darwins (1809-1882) study at Down House, Beckenham, Kent. English naturalist

Charles Darwins (1809-1882) study at Down House, Beckenham, Kent. English naturalist. Evolution by Natural Selection. Engraving, 1882

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Victoria Mary Louisa, Duchess of Kent (1786-1861) mother of Queen Victoria. Engraving

Victoria Mary Louisa, Duchess of Kent (1786-1861) mother of Queen Victoria. Engraving published 1832

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Cooke and Wheatstones five-needle telegraph. Patented 1837, installed 1839

Cooke and Wheatstones five-needle telegraph. Patented 1837, installed 1839. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Conrad Gesner (1516-1565) Physician and naturalist. Practiced in Zurich until he died of plague

Conrad Gesner (1516-1565) Physician and naturalist. Practiced in Zurich until he died of plague. Engraving by Konrad Meyer (1618-1689) from a series of portraits of fellow citizens of Zurich

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Fossil of giant armadillo from South America, with human figure giving idea of size

Fossil of giant armadillo from South America, with human figure giving idea of size. Scientific name c1890 Schistopleurum. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Rail mounted coal cutting machine powered by compressed air produced by a steam engine

Rail mounted coal cutting machine powered by compressed air produced by a steam engine at the pithead. Wood engraving 1864

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Francis II (1768-1835) Holy Roman Emperor from 1792. Francis I of Austria. Engraving

Francis II (1768-1835) Holy Roman Emperor from 1792. Francis I of Austria. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Refining copper by Hungarian process. Cupellation cakes roasted, releasing heat. At 5

Refining copper by Hungarian process. Cupellation cakes roasted, releasing heat. At 5: lead obtained being smelted. From 1683 English edition of Lazarus Ercker Beschreibung allerfurnemisten

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: A surveyors level. From Gaultherus Rivius Architechtur... Mathematischen Kunst, Nuremberg, 1547

A surveyors level. From Gaultherus Rivius Architechtur... Mathematischen Kunst, Nuremberg, 1547
A surveyors level. From Gaultherus Rivius Architechtur...Mathematischen Kunst, Nuremberg, 1547. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Mount Shasta, northern peak of the Sierra Nevada, California, USA. Wood engraving c1870

Mount Shasta, northern peak of the Sierra Nevada, California, USA. Wood engraving c1870

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Death of Nelson (1758-1805) on board HMS Victory at battle of Trafalgar

Death of Nelson (1758-1805) on board HMS Victory at battle of Trafalgar. Engraving 1827

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Empress Matilda (1102-1167) daughter and heiress of William I of England allowed by the King

Empress Matilda (1102-1167) daughter and heiress of William I of England allowed by the King, Stephen, to leave Arundel castle for Gloucester 1139. Colour-printed wood engraving c1860

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: William Carr Beresford, Viscount Beresford (1768-1854) British soldier. Defeated Soult at Albuera

William Carr Beresford, Viscount Beresford (1768-1854) British soldier. Defeated Soult at Albuera, 1811. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Anne Baker, Joanne Willimott and Ellen Greene, Leicestershire women with their pets and familiars

Anne Baker, Joanne Willimott and Ellen Greene, Leicestershire women with their pets and familiars. Associates of the Witches of Belvoir. Condemned to be burnt 1619: England. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Rush Creek Glacier, on eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada, California, USA. Wood

Rush Creek Glacier, on eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada, California, USA. Wood engraving from an article of 1875 by John Muir (1838-1914)

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Assayer testing samples of gold and silver. From 1683 English edition of Lazarus

Assayer testing samples of gold and silver. From 1683 English edition of Lazarus Ercker Beschreibung allerfurnemisten mineralischen Ertszt of 1580. Copperplate engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Thomas Denman (1779-1854) 1st Baron Denman. English lawyer, solicitor general to

Thomas Denman (1779-1854) 1st Baron Denman. English lawyer, solicitor general to Queen Caroline 1820. Hand-coloured engraving, 1820

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Jane Austen Persuasion. Austens last novel published 1818. Louisa Musgrove falls

Jane Austen Persuasion. Austens last novel published 1818. Louisa Musgrove falls from Cobb at Lyme Regis and Captain Wentworth shows his concern. Illustration by Hugh Thomson, 1897. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Charles Darwin (1809-1882) English naturalist. A pioneer of theory of Evolution by

Charles Darwin (1809-1882) English naturalist. A pioneer of theory of Evolution by Natural Selection. Engraving and signature

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Neptune (Greek: Poseidon), holding his triple-headed spear (trident), in chariot pulled

Neptune (Greek: Poseidon), holding his triple-headed spear (trident), in chariot pulled
Neptune (Greek:Poseidon), holding his triple-headed spear (trident), in chariot pulled by sea horses. 18th century engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Hans Christian Oested (1777-1851) German physicist. Discovered effect of electric

Hans Christian Oested (1777-1851) German physicist. Discovered effect of electric on a magnetic needle. Engraving c1870

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) German chemist. Engraving

Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) German chemist. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: A gusher in the Pennsylvanian oilfields. Wood engraving 1886

A gusher in the Pennsylvanian oilfields. Wood engraving 1886

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Linnaeus (Carl von Linne - 1707-1778). Swedish naturalist and physician. Scientific

Linnaeus (Carl von Linne - 1707-1778). Swedish naturalist and physician. Scientific nomenclature of plants and animals. From an early 19th century hand coloured engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Washington E Connor, partner and broker of Jay Gould. Thought to do the largest

Washington E Connor, partner and broker of Jay Gould. Thought to do the largest brokerage business in the New York Stock Exchange. Engraving 1885

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: John Moore (1761-1809) Scottish-born British soldier: Lieutenant-General. Defeated

John Moore (1761-1809) Scottish-born British soldier: Lieutenant-General. Defeated Soult at Corunna (La Coruna) 16 January 1809 but fatally wounded

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Diagram of Cooke and Wheatstones five-needle telegraph. Patented 1837, installed 1839

Diagram of Cooke and Wheatstones five-needle telegraph. Patented 1837, installed 1839. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Petrol-driven car by Benz & Co. capable of 16 km per hour. Engraving published Leipzig c1895

Petrol-driven car by Benz & Co. capable of 16 km per hour. Engraving published Leipzig c1895

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Keplers explanation of the structure of the planetary system, 1619. Johannes Keppler

Keplers explanation of the structure of the planetary system, 1619. Johannes Keppler (1571-1630) used the five regular polyhedra between the spheres of the planets in the diagram of his explanation

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Clepsydra (water clock) indicating hours and with a chime. From Robert Fludd Utriusque cosmi

Clepsydra (water clock) indicating hours and with a chime. From Robert Fludd Utriusque cosmi... historia, Oppenheim, 1617-19. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Tapping a blast furnace and running molten iron into the Pigs. Wood engraving

Tapping a blast furnace and running molten iron into the Pigs. Wood engraving c1885

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Barefoot girls sifting dust in a brickyard. Dust was coal, or iron and coal dust

Barefoot girls sifting dust in a brickyard. Dust was coal, or iron and coal dust. It was estimated that at this time there were between 20, 000 & 30

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Banqueting house Circa 1640-70 From aline engraving in Cassells England

Banqueting house Circa 1640-70 From aline engraving in Cassells England

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Beekeeping showing beekeepers preparing to take a swarm. At bottom of tree are straw beehives

Beekeeping showing beekeepers preparing to take a swarm. At bottom of tree are straw beehives (skeps) used in the apiary. From 18th century edition of Virgil Georgics which followed the agricultural

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Ploughing with oxen, sowing seed broadcast and harrowing. In background agricultural

Ploughing with oxen, sowing seed broadcast and harrowing. In background agricultural tools are being made from wood. From 18th century edition of Virgil Georgics which followed the agricultural

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Artists reconstruction of casting weapons in the Iron Age. Left background

Artists reconstruction of casting weapons in the Iron Age. Left background, heating metal in furnace. Right, pouring molten metal into mould. Centre, Mould opened and cast object removed

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Dick Turpin (1706-1739) English robber and highwayman. Subject of many romantic stories

Dick Turpin (1706-1739) English robber and highwayman. Subject of many romantic stories especially that of his ride to York on his mare Black Bess

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: English Civil Wars: Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) at the Battle of Marston Moor, 2 July 1644

English Civil Wars: Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) at the Battle of Marston Moor, 2 July 1644. Parliamentarians defeated Royalists under Prince Rupert. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Anton von Leewenhoek (1632-1723) Dutch microscopist. Hand-coloured engraving c1810

Anton von Leewenhoek (1632-1723) Dutch microscopist. Hand-coloured engraving c1810

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Frederick II, The Great (1712-1786) King of Prussia from 1740. Engraving

Frederick II, The Great (1712-1786) King of Prussia from 1740. Engraving




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