Historic Scientific Illustrations

A collection of early scientific sketches and innovative photographic techniques, featuring botanical specimens and mathematical designs from the late 19th century.

Netherlands, Weissenbruch, Isaac, Part of the human body with an abnormality, print, prints, height 55 mm, width 90 mm, Dutch, 1826-08-27 - 1912-11-13, print maker, printmaker, 1836 - 1912, paper, papier, houtgravure

Mathematics and mineralogy. Sketch for the Paris City Hall Science Fair Eugene Career (1849-1906). Mathematics and mineralogy. Sketch for the Paris City Hall Science Fair. Oil on canvas. 1889.

bake equipment; 1803 (1803-00-00-1803-00-00);

This 1892 silver gelatin photograph by Albert Edler von Obermayer shows the atomization of iron wires using a Leyden battery, capturing electrical discharge patterns and metal reactions.

Botanical Specimen ca. 1835 William Henry Fox Talbot British This evanescent trace of a botanical specimen is among the earliest photographs known, dating from William Henry Fox Talbot's first period of experimentation with images produced solely by the action of light and chemistry. These earliest successful trials were cameraless images--what today we would call photograms. Here the plant itself was laid directly on top of a sheet of photosensitized paper, blocking the rays of the sun from darkening those portions it covered and thus leaving a light impression of its form. To make his photogenic drawings (as he called this invention), Talbot used carefully selected writing paper prepared with a light coating of salt and brushed with a solution of silver nitrate. The lilac tone of this sheet is characteristic of his early prints, in which common salt was used to stabilize the photographic image after exposure. Leaves, ferns, grasses, and other plants were often the subject of these

Photogenic drawing of Rowan plant specimen

View of Orsoy, 1672, 1900 - 1903 photograph Photo of a drawing with a panoramic view of Orsoy, taken by the French armies on 3 June 1672. Part of a series of photos of drawings of conquered cities during the French invasion of the Netherlands in 1672. France paper gelatin silver print prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city ORSOY

Standing woman, 1875 - 1934 Leaf 20 Verso and page 21 Recto from sketchbook XXX with 32 sheets. The Hague (possibly) paper. chalk adult woman (+ standing)

Photogenic drawing of Salvia pratensis plant specimen

Netherlands, Weissenbruch, Isaac, Part of the human body with an abnormality, print, prints, height 55 mm, width 90 mm, Dutch, 1826-08-27 - 1912-11-13, print maker, printmaker, 1836 - 1912, paper, papier, houtgravure

Human bone with a deviation, Isaac Weissenbruch, 1836 - 1912 print Netherlands paper bones in general (human body). diseases

Sheet with seventeen microscopic shots of the cell structure of cloves and vanilla ..

Photogenic drawing of Cornelian cherry plant specimen

Climacodichnus corrugatus, c. 1858 - in or before 1863 photograph Amherst photographic support albumen print foot-print, track

View of the hospital on St. Gothard Pass, Switzerland, showing the building, surrounding mountainous landscape, and access routes on albumin paper in stereo format between 1857 and 1864.

Photogenic drawing of Geranium plant specimen

A piece of metal whose heterogeneity is apparent when viewed through x-ray. Photoprint from radiograph by W.K. Röntgen, 1895.

Luvarus imperialis drawings, scientific illustrations

Metallic Barometers.

Human bone with a deviation, Isaac Weissenbruch, 1836 - 1912 print Netherlands paper bones in general (human body). diseases

The Twelve Signs of the Zodiac - pencil diagram showing the position of each design in the tracery. Artist: Philip Speakman Webb (d.1915). The 12 signs of the zodiac, designs for stained glass for a circular tracery light.

Gerimpeld boogsterrenmos (Mnium undulation); No. 5d. Pflanzengeographie. Moose. Mnium undulation, Sternmoos ..

Studio photograph by Johann Victor Krämer around 1900 featuring a female model, created as a study for 'Nymphentanz', emphasizing body pose and lighting.

Microscope intake of skin of the buttocks of a dog, E. Schleicher, c. 1885 - in or before 1895 stereograph. photomechanical print maker: Viennapublisher: Leipzig paper skin (human)

Recording of a microscopic preparation, 1880 - 1910 photograph baryta paper gelatin silver print unicellular animals, bacteria, bacilli

A photograph by Ernst Mach, captured between 1888 and 1889, showing scored surfaces and experimental photographic techniques, depicting scientific and visual study of sound and vibration effects.

Solar Spectrum and Laboratory Spectrum of Manganese, showing that manganese is present on the sun. Dated 20th century

Part of the human body with a deviation, Isaac Weissenbruch, 1836 - 1912 print Netherlands paper anatomy (non-medical). diseases

A spectacular solar flare. Date: circa 1890

Photograph by Ernst Mach depicting a scored composition, printed on albumin or photogravure paper in the late 19th century.

Porphyra lacimata, Anna Atkins, c. 1843 - c. 1853 photograph United Kingdom photographic support cyanotype algae, seaweed

Battle of Bravellir. Legendary battle between Sigur Rirng, king of Sweden ant Geats of West Gotaland, and his uncle Harald Wartooth, king of Denmark and the Geats of East Gotaland. 8th century. Swedish victory. Engraving. (Photo by: PHAS/UIG)

Photographic series by Johann Victor Krämer around 1900 showing urban streets, buildings, and natural landscapes with architectural and scenic detail.

Part of the human body with a deviation, Isaac Weissenbruch, 1836 - 1912 print Netherlands paper anatomy (non-medical). diseases

Photogenic drawing of Forget-Me-Not plant specimen

The shooting down of a German dirigible over London. H. Scott Orr (British, active about 1916)

Microscopic absorption of head of a fly, enlarged 25 times, Marinus Pieter Filbri, 1887 - 1888 photograph This photo is part of an album. Netherlands paper albumen print insects: fly Netherlands

Lost blanket, Caverns of Luray. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1882. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Virginia, Luray (Va.), Caves , Virginia

Photogenic drawing of flowering plant specimen

McCartney's Cave, near Mammoth Springs, Yellowstone National Park. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1881 - 1889. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park, National parks & reserves , Wyoming

Photograph by Ernst Mach showing the motion of a flying object captured as successive frames. Albumin or photographic print documenting motion study and scientific observation.

illustration of English tales, folk tales, and ballads. Pincers

Meteor Trail albumen prints, black-and-white prints, stereoscopic photographs

A photograph of Hohenbergia Augusta by Franz Antoine Jr., created in 1875 on albumin paper mounted on cardboard. The upper half is slightly foxed. The image documents botanical features of the plant.

The bones of a foot, possibly with leprosy, viewed through x-ray. Photoprint from radiograph after Sir Arthur Schuster, 1896.

Photogenic drawing of Amaryllis plant specimen

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Brain of a brain-eyed lizard. Watercolour and ink with pencil, possibly by D. Gascoigne Lillie, 1906.

Albumin photograph by Carl Haack showing a microscopic cross-section of Chinese bind, produced in 1871 or earlier on box format.

Interior of Fingal's Cave Staffa No.68, 1866

Different aspects of the planet Mars, showing the variations in the character of its surface. Date: circa 1930

Types of ordnance goggles, specifically the splinter protector type, issued to soldiers in the Engineering Division of the Ordnance Department during World War I. This photograph was taken as part of the 54410 Eng. Div. Ord. Subject, with the photographer recommendations dated December 1918. The accompanying notes reference the goggles as well.

Engraving depicting the Great Comet of 1811. Dated 19th Century

Two flint fist bending found near human skulls; Silex du type Couteau Trouvés Près des Crnes Humains. 1/1 Nature. .

Study of an Oriental cherry, draughtsman: Antoon Derkinderen, 1869 - 1925, paper, brush, h 118 mm × w 229 mm

Early color photograph by Arthur von Hübl showing a bouquet in a vase, taken on individual plastic film, representing the early development of color photography.

X_Ray of Coho Salmon

Spermatozoa of a frog. Photomicrograph by Léon Foucault, 1844.

Human skull with a deviation, Isaac Weissenbruch, 1836 - 1912 print Netherlands paper (human) skull. diseases

Valley of Roses. Views of Mammoth Cave. 1876 - 1877. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Kentucky, Caves , Kentucky, Mammoth Cave (Ky.)

Lost blanket, Caverns of Luray. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1882. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Virginia, Luray (Va.), Caves , Virginia

Silver gelatin photograph showing polycystine diatoms, prepared by Hans Hauswaldt on silver gelatin paper, created around 1900 or earlier.

U.S. Coast Guard Inaugurates Aerial Ice Survey. An exciting vertical shot - taken from 2 miles up makes an interesting and vivid ice pattern. Here the glacier seems almost to be flowing along. The black patches are blue ice lakes of fresh water, frozen solid in the depthless crevasses or fissures.

Forest Mensuration - Cross Sections. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Photograph by Carl Zeiss from 1894 showing a comparison test of optical objectives using Rudolph's apparatus, printed on albumin paper and mounted on a box.

Sagrada Familia (sacristy of the north angle): plan of the hyperboloids of the roof of the underground level (E: 1:25), 1975. Author: RAMON BERENGUER.

undefined. 1913 - 1921. NARA's Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle, WA). Negative. Department of Commerce. Bureau of Fisheries. Division of Alaska Fisheries. 1913-7/1/1939. Pribilof Islands Glass Plate Negatives

Planorbis carinatus. Shell 1958

Botten in Kies van Kleine Herten (Vermoedelijk); 1, astragal (small cervid) 2, Phalanx of (Little Cervid) 3, second before molar of a cervid. 4, Metacarpian de (deer) 1/1 Nature. .

Midfoot been and molars of a wild boar, Ville de Paris (Possible), c. 1864 - in or before 1869 photomechanical print paper photolithography mammals (+ skeleton of an animal). palaeontology

Netherlands, Weissenbruch, Isaac, Human bone with an abnormality, print, prints, height 99 mm, width 74 mm, Dutch, 1826-08-27 - 1912-11-13, print maker, printmaker, 1836 - 1912, paper, papier, houtgravure

X-Ray of a Box Compasses and Drawing Tools 1896 Dr. Henri van Heurck Belgian Shadows streak across an incandescent field, their silhouettes resisting recognition. Though nearly abstract, this image is no modernist exercise in form, but rather an early X-ray showing compasses and drawing tools inside of a closed box. Created within months of the X-ray’s discovery, it is one of the preliminary radiographic experiments recorded by the Belgian scientist Dr. Henri van Heurck, who had begun using fluorescent screens during this period to make X-rays with shortened exposure times. When he published his findings the following year, he chose not to use this image, instead favoring clearer views of human and animal skeletons. Though this striking composition is trickier to discern, it marks Dr. Heurck’s first foray into the new imaging medium at a moment of expanding visibility.. X-Ray of a Box Compasses and Drawing Tools 287290

Longitudinal section of European Ash burl (Fraxinus excelsior), Europe

Six images of the solar eclipse of April 6, 1875 with various exposure time, Francis Chit, 1875 photomechanical print paper printing / collotype solar eclipse. total solar eclipse with corona Zon

Part of the human body with a deviation. .

Hail stones. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Massachusetts, Northampton (Mass.)

The English Channel. Longitudinal section of the submarine tunnel between France and England (Dover side). 1- Artificial dike, with vertical inlet leading to the tunnel. 2- Permeable slate layer. 3- Sea level. 4- Compact and waterproof layer of slate. 5- Clay layer, waterproof. 6- Layer of sand, permeable. 7- Vertical entrance to the tunnel. 8- Tunnel. Engraving. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1882.

Brain of a broadfronted crocodile: figures showing dissections of the brain. Watercolour and ink with pencil, possibly by D. Gascoigne Lillie, ca. 1905.

Ravca und Zastrazisce. Cartographic. Maps, Topographic maps. 1908. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

Telescope. Unknown maker, French

Anatomy Sketchbook Eastman Johnson (American, 1824-1906). Anatomy Sketchbook, 1849. Graphite on beige, medium weight, slightly textured laid paper, Sketchbook: 17 1/8 x 11 1/16 x 3/8 in. (43.5 x 28.1 x 1 cm). Eastman Johnson used this sketchbook while enrolled in an anatomy class at the Düsseldorf Royal Academy in Germany. The meticulous, almost scientific precision of his skeleton studies reveals the schools emphasis on draftsmanship and anatomical knowledge as fundamental tools for the artist. Many of the drawings include grids and other geometric guidelines, as well as notations about ideal proportions of the human body. Johnson parlayed his academic training into a successful career as a painter of American genre subjects. American Art 1849

Zoologie. Reptiles. (Supplement). Vipères et Couleuvres.. Prints, Illustrations. 1809. Rare Book Division. Egypt, Snakes , Egypt

The comparison of protein crystal, Isocitrate Lyase earth-grown (left) and space-grown (right). This is a target enzyme for fungicides. A better understanding of this enzyme should lead to the discovery of more potent fungicides to treat serious crop diseases such as rice blast; it regulates the flow of metabolic intermediates required for cell growth. Principal Investigator is Larry DeLucas.

Photo collection Government information service. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection Photo collection Government information service own, photo number 156-0105. 1956

Hugo, Victor (n.1802-02-26-D.1885-05-22), Covenue de Dieu, the threshold of the abyss-the human spirit (Dummy title), 1856. Ink and pencil on paper. Houses of Victor Hugo Paris - Guernsey.

Lab Testing Wood Structural Characters. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Long Exposure of 1000's of Insects Flight Patterns

Delphinus, Equuleus and Pegassus #1, Celestial & Astrological Charts

Zoologie. Hyménoptères. Sphex.. 1805 - 1812. Prints, Illustrations. Rare Book Division. Egypt, Insects , Egypt

Tonos del Crater. Julio Michaud & Son

View of the Vesuvius at Moonlight, Anonymous, 1906 - 1907 photomechanical print This print is part of an album. paper collotype volcano Mount Vesuvius

Stereo silver gelatin photograph by Romanus Schmehlik showing an Antis head at 32:1 scale in 1912, emphasizing structural and anatomical details.

Close up of stages of cow-pox and smallpox

Project 24 - Operation Hardtack (Enewetak/Bikini/Johnnston Island Area) Detonation. WAHOO detonation: series of 69 photos from Kidrenen Island, waves generated on Island after WAHOO (45 of 69). Photographs of Atmospheric Nuclear Testing at Pacific Island and Nevada Test Sites.

A900119 U12N MINERAL QUARRY DRILL HOLE CABLE PROTECTION R.E. PEPPERS (Project Engineer) JAN 24 90 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 1/24/1990 CABLE PROTECTION; CABLES; DRILL HOLE CABLE PROTECTION; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; MINERAL QUARRY; N-TUNNEL; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; TEST SITES; TUNNELS; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING; WEAPONS EFFECTS; WIRE & CABLES historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

Brain of a gorilla: three figures showing microscopic details of the brain. Watercolour, possibly by D. Gascoigne Lillie, ca 1906.

Gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase 1, illustration

Flora, fossilis, formationis, oolithicae, Padova, Tip, del Seminario, 1856/1868-1873/1885, Jurassic, paleobotany, The displayed arrangement features several fossilized specimens, showcasing the intricate details of plant life from a bygone era. The dominant piece, elongated and prominently displayed, exhibits a well-preserved stem with serrated leaf structures, suggesting it belonged to a prehistoric fern. Surrounding it are smaller fossil fragments, offering glimpses of separate leaves or branches, each meticulously detailed with distinct vein patterns. Beneath the main fossils, a drawing illustrates leaf shapes, further emphasizing the anatomical features of the ferns. The overall composition highlights the complexity and beauty of ancient flora, serving as a window into the earth's distant botanical history.

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