Historic Engineering Drawings

A collection of detailed technical drawings featuring cranes, testing laboratory designs, and mechanical systems. The images exhibit intricate lines, technical annotations, and historical styles.

Télescope parallactique de Merz et Mahler: détails relatifs au mouvement de l'axe horaire. Illustrations, Prints. 1845. General Research Division. Astronomical observatories, Refracting telescopes, Optical instruments , Drawings

Boetticher Carl (1806-1889), »Tectonics of the Hellenen« (table band, 2nd edition Berlin 1874): Tafel 3. Stahlstich on paper, 30.3 x 44 cm (including scan edges)

Thür Georg (1846-1924), Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Berlin (Humboldt University). Pharmaceutical Institute in Dahlem (1901-1902): floor plan ground floor 1: 100. Lithograph, 40.6 x 85.8 cm (including scan edges)

Aethiopen. Begerauîeh Begrawiya. Pyramidengruppe A. Pyr. 31. Pylon.. Weidenbach, M.. 1849 - 1856. Lepsius, Richard, 1810-1884. Prints. General Research Division. Egypt , Antiquities, Meroe (Extinct city), Arms & armament, Extinct cities , Sudan, Pylons (Gateways) , Nubia

Pencil and colored pencil drawing on cardboard showing cut sections of the middle grandstand in the Krieau trot racing system in Vienna, including colors blue, yellow, green, brown, gray and spring drawing in black, red, green, part of the "Thoroughbred" project by Anton and Josef Drexler, 1910.

N.N., Haffle lamp on the Birschtwin hook, Perwalk: site plan 1: 150000, floor plan, cuts 1: 100. Lithograph colored on paper, 31.4 x 86.9 cm (including scan edges)

Freitfenbach Friedrich, pathological-pharmacological institute of the Albertus University Königsberg (01.05.1891): cross section 1: 100. Lithograph, 51.6 x 68.7 cm (including scan edges)

Netherlands, Funckler, F.W., Natural instruments, recto - printed, Above a model of a wheel, below an apparatus for the expression of liquids on the bottom., photograph, photo, page, photos, photographically illustrated books, No. 42., No. 46., height 222 mm, width 133 mm, photographer, 1857 - 1867, photographic paper, photo paper, paper, papier, albumen print, albumine print

Steam boiler, draughtsman: Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst, 1902, paper, h 235 mm × w 241 mm

Eugene Barrell, Technique Demonstration, 1935 1942 Technique Demonstration

Plate No. 16 - Wheel brake countershaft Drawing.. Design drawings, Diagrams, Illustrations. 1909. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Automobiles, Company, Automobiles

The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London. v. 35 (1879). London, geology, periodicals., The illustration presents a series of geological cross-sections and profiles, showcasing the stratigraphy and structural features of Greywacke, Ordovician, Silurian, and Cambrian formations in a specific geological area. Each panel depicts variations in rock layers, including their depths and orientations, accompanied by labeled axes indicating depth and horizontal distance. The diagrams highlight distinct features such as sedimentary layers, joint patterns, and faults, providing insights into the geological history and composition of the region. The annotations and symbols facilitate understanding of the geological processes at play, making it a valuable resource for geological study and analysis.

Zölffel Bernhard, Anatomical Institute of the Philipps University Marburg (01.05.1902): Current, cross-section 1: 100. Lithograph, 65.9 x 92.6 cm (including scan edges)

Skiopticon image from the Department of Photography at the Royal Institute of Technology. Use by Professor Helmer Bäckström as lecture material. Bäckström was Sweden's first professor in photography at the Royal Institute of Technology 1948-58. Motifus depicting "Different types of drawings provide the same color impression". For more info: see Bäckström, Helmer. Photographic manual. Other revised edition. Nature and Culture. Stockholm. 1958-59. Cape. 128 tricolorimetry pages 958 and the following.

Skiopticon image from the Department of Photography at the Royal Institute of Technology. Use by Professor Helmer Bäckström as lecture material. Bäckström was Sweden's first professor in photography at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm 1948-1958.sprising curves.

Vanikoro.: 1. Plan et coupe d'un radeau; 3. 4. 5. Plan élévation et coupe d'une patite pirogue; 6. 7. Grande et petite pagaies.. Dumont d'Urville, Jules-Sébastien-César, 1790-1842. Prints. 1830 - 1835. General Research Division

Eggert Hermann (1844-1920), Electrotechnical Institute of the Technical University of Danzig (07.1906): Floor plan KG 1: 100. Lithograph colored, 51.8 x 68.9 cm (including scan edges)

A plan of a court for playing real tennis. Engraving by Benard after Lucotte.

Skiopticon image from the Department of Photography at the Royal Institute of Technology. Use by Professor Helmer Bäckström as lecture material. Bäckström was Sweden's first professor in photography at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm 1948-1958.Schematic presentation of markings on the focal point after the hole camera method.

Design for a secretary with map and side view, B. Winghofer, 1849 drawing Riedlingen drawing

Unknown architect, 1st Physiological Institute of the University of Göttingen (without dat.): Grundriss Earth floor 1: 100. Lithograph, 52.5 x 68.1 cm (including scan edges)

Unknown architect, meteorological observatory at the Telegrafenberg in Potsdam (14.09.1894): Grundriss Keller, cross -section 1: 100. Lithography colored on the box, 52.5 x 70.5 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Meteorologisches Observatorium auf dem Telegrafenberg, Potsdam

Cross -section of a bridge in gamplong, ponton of bamboo, and map of the progorivier at Gamplong, Alfred Bayly, 1825 - c. 1832 print At the top left: Guerre de Java. paper etching bridge. pontoon bridge. river Post. Java

Surveying Instruments. Original caption: From: The Early Years of Modern Civil Engineering by Richard Shelton Kirby and Philip Gustave Laurson, New Haven, 1932.

Giesenberg Edgar (1851-1892), Natural History Museum (Commercial Museum), Hamburg (without dat.): Grundrisse eG and UG 1: 200. Tusche watercolor on paper, 66 x 50.4 cm (including scan edges) Giesenberg Edgar (1851-1892): Naturhistorisches Museum (Gewerbemuseum), Hamburg

Eggert Hermann (1844-1920), machine laboratory, electrical central and waterworks of the Technical University of Danzig (07.1906): Grundriss eG 1: 100. Lithograph colored, 68.6 x 51.8 cm (including scan edges)

Knorr Friedrich, University, Wroclaw. Botanical museum (approx. 1889): Grundriss eG 1: 100. Lithograph colored on paper, 50 x 68.8 cm (including scan edges) Knorr Friedrich : Universität Breslau. Botanisches Museum

Thür Georg (1846-1924), Chemical Institute of the Technical University of Wroclaw (1905-1910): Grundriss basement 1: 100. Lithograph colored on cardboard, 71.3 x 90.7 cm (including scan edges)

inside view of a Ferranti wireless radio unit, circa 1928

Perspective exercises. Front bract from a sketchbook with 13 sheets.

Skiopticon image from the Department of Photography at the Royal Institute of Technology. Use by Professor Helmer Bäckström as lecture material. Bäckström was Sweden's first professor in photography at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm 1948-1958.Rotation depth. For more info see: Bäckström, Helmer. Photographic manual. Other revised edition. Nature and Culture. Stockholm. 1948. p. 1573.

Skiopticon image from the Department of Photography at the Royal Institute of Technology. Use by Professor Helmer Bäckström as lecture material. Bäckström was Sweden's first professor in photography at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm 1948-1958.They limiting cases of microscopic objects in an idealized form. 1. Black - white litter.michel

Röhlike Hans, performing geometry (1903): body through levels. Ink, ink colored, watercolor on cardboard, 46.6 x 63 cm (incl. Scan edges) Röhlike Hans : Darstellende Geometrie

Drawing of a Device by Which a Person Can Fly

N.N., steam excavator with a flaring device »Cyclop«: floor plan, cuts 1: 100. Lithograph on paper, 32.5 x 46 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Dampfbagger mit Schwemmvorrichtung »Cyclop«

Ancient Sundial Located in Serracina (Table 13) in the album: Manual of various ornaments traits from febrics, and ancient fragments for the use of Commodus work collected, designed and inciske by Carlo Antonini, Rome 1790 Antonini, Carlo (1749 1835)

Boetticher Carl (1806-1889), "Tectonics of the Hellenen" (table band, 2nd edition Berlin 1874): Tafel 8. Steel engraving on paper, 30.3 x 44 cm (including scan edges)

Patent Drawing for a Flying Machine

Ionic chapter from Athens, Carl von Hasenauer -, artist

Diagram of interferometer and four mirrors mounted on stone floating in mercury, which disproved existence of luminiferous ether and its role in the transmission of eletromagnetic waves; with surrounding text | Library of Congress

N.N., expansion of the drip at the lying port of the shipyard, Emden: view, cuts, details 1:50, 1:10, 1: 5. Lithograph colored on the cardboard, 49.4 x 67.6 cm (including scan edges)

Célèbes.: 1. 2. Profil et plan d'une Pirogue de Manado; 3. La Pirogue vue par l'abant.. Dumont d'Urville, Jules-Sébastien-César, 1790-1842. Prints. 1830 - 1835. General Research Division

Röhlike Hans, Graphostatics (05.1904): Static calculations. Ink, ink colored, watercolor on cardboard, 34.5 x 52.6 cm (including scan edges) Röhlike Hans : Graphostatik

Model of a Waterscheprad, Carel Jacob de Huyser, 1778 print A model of a water scoop wheel, first drawn in circumference using a graphometer. At the top right marked: Planche VIII. The print is part of the book: A.G. Eckhardt, Description of a general graphometer, 1778. paper engraving / etching instruments for perspective drawing

Topographic map of the Khorsabad mound and plan of the discovered monument, created by Eugène Flandin between 1849 and 1850. Published by Imprimerie nationale in Paris. The work focuses on Assyrian antiquities and archaeological sites, specifically Nineveh, an extinct city, and includes etchings

Neumann Jacob, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn. Anatomical Institute (1869-1872): 2 floor plans. Photo on cardboard, 27.8 x 33.8 cm (including scan edges) Neumann Jacob : Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. Anatomisches Institut

Husqvarna Weapon Factory Chronology.ur Carl Sahlin Mountain History Collection.

Description of an oval with a man on the back at the bottom, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1669 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / letterpress printing planimetry, geometry. adult man

Schematic plan for making a Designograph drawing machine 1938

Thür Georg (1846-1924), Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn. Geological-Paleontological Institute (1909-1911): floor plan top floor 1: 100. Lithograph colored on cardboard, 45.8 x 65.7 cm (including scan edges) Thür Georg (1846-1924): Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. Geologisch-Paläontologisches Institut

Feather drawing by Joseph Daniel von Huber showing a view of the Vienna bird show from 1769-1773, highlighting the arrangement of birds and exhibition architecture.

Die Kalkschwämme Berlin G. Reimer 1872 sponges, The illustration displays a series of intricate geometric shapes and patterns, meticulously arranged in a grid format. Each section features distinct designs, showcasing diverse forms such as droplets, petals, and various tessellations. The layout emphasizes symmetry and contrast, with some patterns composed of bold outlines and others filled with intricate details. The numbers next to each design provide a reference for identification, hinting at their classification in an educational context. This visual study highlights the beauty of geometry in art and science, inviting viewers to appreciate the complexity and creativity inherent in pattern design.

An 1886 ink drawing on sign paper by Adolf Loos from his school days depicting a camp study dated May 3, illustrating exercises related to electrical engineering concepts.

Skiopticon image from the Department of Photography at the Royal Institute of Technology. Use by Professor Helmer Bäckström as lecture material. Bäckström was Sweden's first professor in photography at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm 1948-1958. The image A Plankonvex Lens L. OA is the optical axis, OH an oblique incident beam. M is the meridional plane, which cuts the convex lens surface in the circular arc and S Sagittaplanet, which cuts the lens surface in the circular arc. According to the manual 1 p. 88: Astigmatism Cause: With OH parallel rays in the plan M and S hits on different curvature conditions of the lens. The arc khn is thus stronger curved than the arc ehg. Bäckström, Helmer. Photographic manual. Nature and Culture. Stockholm. 1942. p. 88.

N.N., Königsberger Seekanal. Final dam head, Pillau: cuts 1: 100. Lithograph on paper, 32.4 x 49 cm (including scan edges)

Ministry of Public Works, Technical University of Berlin-Charlottenburg. Institute for Technical Chemistry (01.07.1906): Eastern extension to Chem. Laboratory, floor plan KG 1:50. Lithograph colored on the box, 68.4 x 115.8 cm (including scan edges)

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Rackebrandt J.N., Technical University Berlin-Charlottenburg. Institute for Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry (01.03.1923): Floor cracks 1st and 2nd floor 1: 100. Light pressure watercolored on paper, 75.4 x 60.4 cm (including scan edges)

Skiopticon image from the Department of Photography at the Royal Institute of Technology. Use by Professor Helmer Bäckström as lecture material. Bäckström was Sweden's first professor in photography at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm 1948-1958.Schematic production of the beam division at three-color cameras from Nachet.For more info SE: Bäckström, Helmer. Photographic manual. Other revised edition. Nature and Culture. Stockholm. 1948. p. 969.

Skiopticon image from the Department of Photography at the Royal Institute of Technology. Use by Professor Helmer Bäckström as lecture material. Bäckström was Sweden's first professor in photography at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm 1948-1958.Movial Potter Bucky Membrane.

The naturalist's miscellany, or Coloured figures of natural objects. London, Printed for Nodder & Co, 1789-1813. Animals, pictorial works, Museum Victoria, George Shaw, An elongated, segmented organism depicted with intricate details, showcasing a series of bristle-like structures along its length. The creature features a tapered head with a slender, pointed end and several protruding appendages at the opposite end, suggesting a possible adaptation for movement or grasping. The soft, curved body exhibits a natural undulating form, with subtle lines indicating texture and anatomy. Annotations below offer scientific nomenclature and possibly details about the species, reflecting an interest in marine biology or zoology. The overall presentation highlights the creature's unique morphological features and its place within the study of invertebrates.

Eggert Hermann (1844-1920), Chemical Institute of the Technical University Danzig (10.1906): floor plan 1st floor 1: 100. Lithograph colored, 69.3 x 82.6 cm (including scan edges)

Physically laboratory.

Telegraph machines: the telegraph on the Louvre in Paris 1, and the telegraph at Lille showing the mechanism for moving the arms and an observer with telescope dictating to a secretary 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J. Goetz from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1802.

Physically laboratory.

Varieties of masonry for walls, including reticulated, incertain, isodomum, pseudisodomum with unequal courses, Roman emplection with core of rubble and Greek emplection. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1816.

Unknown architect, trial institute for hydraulic engineering and shipbuilding, Berlin (1901-1903): Schlinger-apparatus: floor plan, side view, front view 1: 5, writing board: floor plan, page view 1: 5, rupture apparatus: floor plan, page. Lithograph colored on the box, 50.5 x 66.6 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Versuchsanstalt für Wasserbau und Schiffbau, Berlin

Elementos de Matematica (Elements of Mathematics), by the Spanish architect and mathematician of The Enlightenment Benito Bails (1730-1797). Figures with different calculations. Volume VI, which is about elements of optics. Published in Madrid, 1781.

The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, v. 35 (1879), London, Geology, Periodicals, The image displays a detailed geological cross-section illustrating the stratigraphy of a specific region. It features various labeled lines representing different geological layers and formations, including rivers and elevation changes. The diagram includes annotations that pinpoint significant locations, depicting the relationship between the terrain and the underlying geological features. Additionally, the layout organizes information in a clear manner, highlighting the interplay between the natural landscape and geological structures, along with specific names of rivers and formations contributing to the understanding of the area's geology.

Skiopticon image from the Department of Photography at the Royal Institute of Technology. Use by Professor Helmer Bäckström as lecture material. Bäckström was Sweden's first professor in photography at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm 1948-1958. Description of the action of the mollar lens. For more info see: Bäckström, Helmer. Photographic manual. Nature and Culture. Stockholm. 1942. p. 143-144.

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Cross-section cervical /. undated

Thür Georg (1846-1924), Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Berlin (Humboldt University). Chemical Institute (1897-1900): Interior view. Photo on cardboard, 42.5 x 56.1 cm (including scan edges)

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