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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

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: The Witches Sabbath. Engraving after David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690)

The Witches Sabbath. Engraving after David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690)

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Henry Walter Bates (1825-92) English traveller and naturalist who, with Alfred Russell Wallace

Henry Walter Bates (1825-92) English traveller and naturalist who, with Alfred Russell Wallace, explored the Amazon (1848-1859). Bates, with native help, capturing an alligator on the River Amazon

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Sheep, cattle, horses and goats: In foreground a horse and a cow are being assessed by farmers

Sheep, cattle, horses and goats: In foreground a horse and a cow are being assessed by farmers. In right background a shepherd plays on pan pipes as he and his companion guard their flock

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) German composer and organist. Engraving after

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) German composer and organist. Engraving after the portrait of 1746 by Elias Gottlieb Haussmann

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Willem Barents (d1597) Dutch navigator who led expeditions in search of Northeast Passage

Willem Barents (d1597) Dutch navigator who led expeditions in search of Northeast Passage. Interior of Barents winter quarters off Novaya Zemlya

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Victoria (1819-1901) Queen of England from 1837 and Empress of India from 1876. Princess

Victoria (1819-1901) Queen of England from 1837 and Empress of India from 1876. Princess Victoria in 1831 makes a discovery

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Frederick I, Barbarossa (Redbeard) c1123-1190. Succeeded his uncle Conrad III as

Frederick I, Barbarossa (Redbeard) c1123-1190. Succeeded his uncle Conrad III as Holy Roman Emperor in 1152. 19th century wood engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Roger Bacon (c1214-1292) English experimental scientist, philosopher and Franciscan (Grey Friar)

Roger Bacon (c1214-1292) English experimental scientist, philosopher and Franciscan (Grey Friar). Known as Doctor Mirabilis. Copperplate engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Francis Maitland Balfour (1851-1882) Scottish-born British embryologist: brother of AJ Balfour

Francis Maitland Balfour (1851-1882) Scottish-born British embryologist: brother of AJ Balfour: killed in climbing accident on Mont Blanc, Switzerland. Wood engraving 1882

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Vasco Nunez de Balbao (1475-1529) Spanish explorer: founded colony at Darien. First

Vasco Nunez de Balbao (1475-1529) Spanish explorer: founded colony at Darien. First European to sight the Pacific Ocean. Engraving published late 19th century

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Matthew Boulton (1728-1809). English industrialist. Partner of James Watt. Engraving

Matthew Boulton (1728-1809). English industrialist. Partner of James Watt. Engraving after portrait by Beechy

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Michael Faraday (1791-1867) British chemist and physicist c1845. Engraving

Michael Faraday (1791-1867) British chemist and physicist c1845. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: European Wild Cat (Felis silvestris). From British Quadrupeds, W MacGillivray, (Edinburgh

European Wild Cat (Felis silvestris). From British Quadrupeds, W MacGillivray, (Edinburgh, 1828), one of the volumes in William Jardines Naturalists Library series. Hand-coloured engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Surveying: Top: measuring angles using a quadrant. Bottom: obtaining levels and altitudes

Surveying: Top: measuring angles using a quadrant. Bottom: obtaining levels and altitudes using Hulsiuss planimeter. From Levinus Hulsius Instrumentorum Mechanicorum, Frankfort-am-Main, 1605

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

William Thomson, Lord Kelvin (1824-1907), Scottish mathematician and physicist. Engraving published 1876

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Measuring the distance of an inaccessible object by triangulation using a hinged staff

Measuring the distance of an inaccessible object by triangulation using a hinged staff. From Robert Fludd Utriusque cosmi... historia, Oppenheim, 1617-1619. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Humphry Davy(1778-1829) English chemist. On the able at his elbow is his miners safety lamp

Humphry Davy(1778-1829) English chemist. On the able at his elbow is his miners safety lamp. Engraving after a portrait by Thomas Phillips

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875) British physicist. His work make the electric telegraph practicable

Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875) British physicist. His work make the electric telegraph practicable. Engraving, 1882

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Preparation of copper and silver to be alloyed for production of coins. Copper melted

Preparation of copper and silver to be alloyed for production of coins. Copper melted (1) while apprentice (9) soaks birch twigs in water. When copper poured on twigs it forms grains

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Charles V (1500-1553) Holy Roman Emperor from 1519. Shown here wearing chain of Order

Charles V (1500-1553) Holy Roman Emperor from 1519. Shown here wearing chain of Order of the Golden Fleece. Founder of Habsburg dynasty. Engraving 1835

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Ceres - Roman goddess of agriculture and corn (Greek Demeter), mother of Persephone / Proserpine

Ceres - Roman goddess of agriculture and corn (Greek Demeter), mother of Persephone / Proserpine
Ceres - Roman goddess of agriculture and corn (Greek Demeter), mother of Persephone/Proserpine. Copperplate engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Murex. The mollusc which inhabited this shell was the source of Tyrian Purple dye

Murex. The mollusc which inhabited this shell was the source of Tyrian Purple dye. Engraving c1890

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Battle of Talivera, 27-28 July 1809. Bayonet charge by the 48th Foot, the Northamptonshire Regiment

Battle of Talivera, 27-28 July 1809. Bayonet charge by the 48th Foot, the Northamptonshire Regiment, awarded battle honours by Wellington. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Robert Henry Sale (1782-1845) English general. Mortally wounded at Battle of Mudkhi (Moodkee)

Robert Henry Sale (1782-1845) English general. Mortally wounded at Battle of Mudkhi (Moodkee), 18 December 1845, being carried from the battlefield. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: George Monk (or Monck) Ist Duke of Albermarle (160816-70) English soldier. Supported

George Monk (or Monck) Ist Duke of Albermarle (160816-70) English soldier. Supported Commonwealth cause in English Civil Wars from 1644, but was instrumental in restoration of Charles II in 1660

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Conjuror performing tricks. From 1715 edition of JB della Porta Magia Naturalis Engraving

Conjuror performing tricks. From 1715 edition of JB della Porta Magia Naturalis Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Harold II (c1020-1066) last Anglo-Saxon king of England (1066): Harold swearing an

Harold II (c1020-1066) last Anglo-Saxon king of England (1066): Harold swearing an oath on sacred relics (c1064) before William of Normandy to support his claim to the English throne on death of

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Entrance of Yosemite Valley, California, USA. Yosemite designated as a state park in 1864

Entrance of Yosemite Valley, California, USA. Yosemite designated as a state park in 1864, then made a national park in 1890 together with surrounding territory. Wood engraving c1875

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Emma, Lady Hamilton (c1765-1851) wife of Sir William Hamilton, mistress of Horatio Nelson

Emma, Lady Hamilton (c1765-1851) wife of Sir William Hamilton, mistress of Horatio Nelson. Here as Sensibility (sensitive plant growing in urn), one of the Attitudes she performed as tableaux

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Methods of fortification: the object of each is to make every portion of the place

Methods of fortification: the object of each is to make every portion of the place fortified capable of being defended from some other part. Including Pagans plan at top and Vaubans at bottom

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Military discipline: British soldier, tied to the Triangle, being flogged with Cat-O-Nine-Tails

Military discipline: British soldier, tied to the Triangle, being flogged with Cat-O-Nine-Tails. In 1867 Parliament abolished flogging in the armed services. Wood engraving 19th century

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) addressing the House of Commons, 1793. Engraving

William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) addressing the House of Commons, 1793. Engraving after painting by Karl A Hickel

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Robert Clive, Baron Clive of Plassey (1725-74) English soldier and colonial administrator in India

Robert Clive, Baron Clive of Plassey (1725-74) English soldier and colonial administrator in India. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) English naval commander. Engraving after portrait by Abbot

Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) English naval commander. Engraving after portrait by Abbot

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Benjamin Baker (1840-1907) British civil engineer: Forth Railway Bridge: Hudson River Tunnel

Benjamin Baker (1840-1907) British civil engineer: Forth Railway Bridge: Hudson River Tunnel. Baker c1896. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) German composer and organist. Bachs house in Leipzig

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) German composer and organist. Bachs house in Leipzig. Wood engraving c1890

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Charles Babbage (1791-1871) English mathematician. Babbages proposed design

Charles Babbage (1791-1871) English mathematician. Babbages proposed design for a diving bell to be used by divers placing charges to blow up wrecks. Wood engraving 1855

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Willem Barents (d1597) Dutch navigator who led expeditions in search of Northeast Passage

Willem Barents (d1597) Dutch navigator who led expeditions in search of Northeast Passage. Barents and Rijps vessels during 1597 expedition parting in July

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Roger Bacon (c1214-1292) English experimental scientist, philosopher and Franciscan (Grey Friar)

Roger Bacon (c1214-1292) English experimental scientist, philosopher and Franciscan (Grey Friar). Known as Doctor Mirabilis

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Carl Philip Emanuel Bach (1714-88) second son of Johann Sebastian Bach: Kapellmeister

Carl Philip Emanuel Bach (1714-88) second son of Johann Sebastian Bach: Kapellmeister at Hamburg from 1767. Introduced sonata form. Was left-handed. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Augustus Caesar - Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (BC 63-14 AD), first Roman Emperor from 27 BC

Augustus Caesar - Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (BC 63-14 AD), first Roman Emperor from 27 BC. Profile portrait wearing laurel wreath. Late 18th century copperplate engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-67) American geophysicist: superintendent of US Coast Survey

Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-67) American geophysicist: superintendent of US Coast Survey: great grandson of Benjamin Franklin. Engraving, New York, 1896

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: William Balfour Baike (1825-1864) Scottish naturalist, explorer, naval surgeon and linguist

William Balfour Baike (1825-1864) Scottish naturalist, explorer, naval surgeon and linguist. Expeditions to the Niger 1854 and 1857. Wood engraving 1864

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Joseph Banks (1743-1820) English botanist and plant collector: sailed with James

Joseph Banks (1743-1820) English botanist and plant collector: sailed with James Cook on Endeavou 1768-71: President of Royal Society for 41 years from 1778. Stipple engraving 1802




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