Historical Illustrations of Crafts

Engravings depicting various crafts, including lead processing, printing, gem engraving, and dairy industry activities. Illustrative style with detailed machinery and workers.

The Organ. Illustration from Descrizione degl'Istromenti Armonici d'ogni genere by Filippo Bonanni, Anonymous

Plate showing lead processing: casting lead into pipes, a large furnace. Engraving from Denis Diderot, Jean Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, L'Encyclopedie, 1751-1757. Entitled Plombier (Plumber).

Printing: inking the type and operating the press (above), plan of the press (below). Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.

Gem Engraving, from Encyclopédie 1762-1777 France. Engraving on cream laid paper

The Organ. Illustration from Descrizione degl'Istromenti Armonici d'ogni genere by Filippo Bonanni, Anonymous

Dairy industry, egg industry. Knight, Charles, 1791-1873. Prints, Illustrations. 1858. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Art, Industrial arts, Eggs, Dairy products industry

Cartography: levels and other equipment for surveying. Engraving by J.P. Tardieu.

Objects for physical research, Nicolaas van Frankendaal, 1759 print Display of objects for physical research, with numbers and letters. Print in the middle of it marked: Tom. II.5me Leçon. Pl. 2. Amsterdam paper etching physics (+ tools, instruments; laboratory equipment ~ scientific research)

Apparatus for burning a mixture of magnesium and potassium chlorate to produce smoke effects on the stage at the Paris Opera, 1891.

Plate Illustrating Fanmaking from Diderot's 'Encyclopédie', Denis Diderot, French, 1713-1784, Engraving on paper, Plate illustrating fan manufacture from Diderot's 'Encyclopédie.', France, ca. 1751-1766, Drawing, Drawing

Textiles: silk dyeing, washing cloth in a river (top), a spar used for winding silk thread (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

Atelier where fans are made., A.J. Defehrt, After Goussier, 1751 - 1772 print Atelier where fans are made, including seven tools. Planche I from a series of four prints with accompanying text: Domentaillist, Contenant Quatre Plankes. From encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des art et métiers by Denis Diderot and Jean le around d'Alembert, Paris, 1751-1772. paper engraving fashion plates. fan (+ women's clothes)

Fig. CXXXIII. Haustrum simplex, per capsulas.. Bockler, Georg Andreas. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1662. Rare Book Division. Mechanical engineering, Machinery, Mills and mill-work, Oxen, Waterwheels, Fountains

Four figures of British medicine panniers illustrating a range of types and uses. Wood engraving by T. Mallet.

Newcomen's steam engine Date: 1705

Textiles: lace making, two rotary warp-cages in use (top), and details (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Lucotte.

Hunting: a man stalking partridges () (top), a trap for catching ground-feeding birds. Engraving, c.1762 by Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.

Fig. CXXXI. Haustrum duplex, per capsulas, cum antliâ duplici. Haustrum duplex, per capsulas cum annexis duabus antliis.. Bockler, Georg Andreas. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1662. Rare Book Division. Mechanical engineering, Machinery, Mills and mill-work, Waterwheels, Water pumps

Textiles: sorting and spinning of cotton. Engraving.

Boutonnier passementier; Encyclopédie De Diderot et d'Alembert 1751-1772. About making buttons and passes: top of 2x face in workshop; This is different type of tool. From encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisoné des sciences, des Arts et des Métiers by Denis Diderot and Jean Le around d'Alembert, Paris, 1751-1772.

Hunting: two variants of a trap for catching roosting birds. Engraving, c.1762 by B.-L. Prevost after L.J. Goussier.

Textiles: lace making, men weaving (top), and the loom (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Lucotte.

pl. IV, Dying silk, pl. IV The art of dying wool, silk, and cotton, Hellot, Jean, 1685-1766, Engraving, 1789

Table lighter which used an electrically produced spark to ignite alcohol. Wood engraving from ''Tout par l'Electricite' by Georges Dary, Paris, 1881.,

An engraving depicting a cross-section of a flour mill powered by an undershot water wheel. The grain was fed from the top floor through a hopper French burr millstones (centre) cased in wood. It then passed down to the next level from where it was taken to either a dressing machine or a bottling mill. Dated 19th century

Fig. CXXII. Haustrum, cum capsulis. Haustrum, per capsulas.. Bockler, Georg Andreas. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1662. Rare Book Division. Mechanical engineering, Machinery, Mills and mill-work, Waterwheels, Gearing, Troughs

Plate 8, Tratado instructivo, y práctico, sobre el arte de la tintura: reglas experimentadas y metódicas para tintar sedas, lanas, hilos de todas clases, y esparto en rama, Fernández, Luis, Engraving, 1778

Fig. CXIIX. Antlia quadruplex, in navibus. Antlia quadruplex, cum navibus.. Bockler, Georg Andreas. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1662. Rare Book Division. Mechanical engineering, Machinery, Mills and mill-work, Waterwheels, Dories (Boats), Water pumps

A slate quarry: cross-sections of the galleries. Etching by Bénard.

Sectional view of Gustave Eiffels, French engineer, design for rolling gates on the Panama Canal. Designed for the failed De Lesseps attempt of 1880-c1890, and not used. Engraving from La Nature, Paris, 1888.

Engraving depicting the interior view of a multi-layered beehive. Dated 19th century

Plate showing a large easel for oil painting. Engraving from Denis Diderot, Jean Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, L'Encyclopedie, 1751-1757. Entitled Peinture (Painting).

Use of a measuring tape illustrated, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1690 print Numbered at the top right: 219. print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / letterpress printing planimetry, geometry

Fig. CXLIX. Trochlea sextuplex, cum quatuor antliis. Cochleæ sextuplices, cum quaternis antliis.. Bockler, Georg Andreas. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1662. Rare Book Division. Mechanical engineering, Machinery, Mills and mill-work, Oxen, Water pumps, Gearing

Fear Therapy used by Joseph Guislain, the first official psychiatrist of the Southern Netherlands. 1826. From J. Guislain, Traité sur l'Aliénation Mentale et sur les Hospices des Aliénés, Amsterdam, 1826, vol. II.

Baker, from EncyclopZdie ou Dictionnaire raisonnZ des sciences, des arts et des mZtiers, 1751-51, edited by Denis Diderot, Paris

Carpentry: a machine, devised by Pierre Patte, for sawing piles to the correct length underwater. Engraving by Prevost after Lucotte.

Textiles: lace making, men working (top), and the frame (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Lucotte.

Plate showing stages of creation of the glass. Engraving from Denis Diderot, Jean Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, L'Encyclopedie, 1751-1757. Entitled Verrerie en bois (Forest Glass Making)

A mint: a furnace, and various tools of the trade. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.

Instruments for Performing a Circumcision, Ceremonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde, Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733, Engraving, 1723, Plate 10 follows p. 138 and precedes p. 139.

Distillery, and distillation of eau de vie, engraving from 18th century French encyclopaedia

Fig. XLVII. Hydromylos.. Bockler, Georg Andreas. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1662. Rare Book Division. Mechanical engineering, Machinery, Mills and mill-work, Waterwheels, Millstones, Gearing

French water closet with siphon flushing Date: 1886

Physical Instruments, Nicolaas van Frankendaal, 1759 print Display of instruments for physical research, with numbers and letters. Print at the top right marked: pl. 3. Amsterdam paper etching physics (+ tools, instruments; laboratory equipment ~ scientific research)

Print, Brodeur (Embroiderer), Section 18, Plate 1, Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers (Encyclopedia, or Systematic Dictionary of the Sciences, Arts, and Trades), vol.19; Edited by Denis Diderot (French, 1713-1784), Jean le Rond d'Alembert (French, 1717-1783); Engraved by Louis Benoit Prevost (1735-1804); France; engraving on off-white laid paper; 35.1 × 22.6 cm (13 13/16 × 8 7/8 in.)

Plate showing raised beds. Engraving from Denis Diderot, Jean Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, L'Encyclopedie, 1751-1757. Entitled Agriculture.

Plate showing rolling press printing and tools. Engraving from Denis Diderot, Jean Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, L'Encyclopedie, 1751-1757. Entitled Imprimerie en Taille Douce (Intaglio Printmaking).

Modes, Différens Ouvrages; Interior of a fabric store and six pattern parts; Encyclopédie Ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, Des Arts et of the Meteriers Par M. Diderot et M. d'Alembert, Paris, 1751-1772 .. Interior of a fabric store with seven women, which are fabric to see. Below a set of six pattern parts. The print comes from the book: Encyclopédie Ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, Des Arts et DES MEDIERIERS by M. Diderot and M. d'Alembert, Paris, 1751-1772.

Textiles: a weaving loom (above), with two shuttles and the upper frame (below). Engraving.

Pharmaceutical laboratory. Picture of the 'EnciclopŽdie' (1751). Engraving. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia).

Hevelius, Johannes (1611-1687). German astronomer. Selenographia (1647). Illustration from the first detailed map of the Moon. Tools used for observation. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia).

Plan of a salt-marsh. Etching by Bénard after L.J. Goussier.

A Japanese () man working with distilling apparatus. Coloured engraving by A. Freschi, c. 1812.

Method of producing The Apparition with a magic lantern.

A Cross section of the Titanic, showing the numerous decks

Fig. XXI. Hippomylos.. Bockler, Georg Andreas. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1662. Rare Book Division. Mechanical engineering, Machinery, Mills and mill-work, Grinding, Flour & meal industry, Gearing

Évaillist, Monture des Eventails .. Atelier where impellers are mounted, including seven tools. Planche III from a series of four prints with accompanying text: Évaillist, Contenant Quatre Planches. From encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisoné des sciences, des Arts et des Métiers by Denis Diderot and Jean Le around d'Alembert, Paris, 1751-1772.

Recherches sur l'usage des feuilles dans les plantes Göttingen E. Luzac fils 1754 leaves osmosis Woods Hole, The illustration showcases three distinct perspectives of a scientific device designed for observation or experimentation. The top section features a labeled diagram (Fig. 1) of a rectangular cabinet-like structure with a handle on top. There is a transparent viewing area on the front, allowing one to see the contents inside. Fig. 2 displays a similar cabinet but focuses on the interior contents, possibly highlighting a specimen or material under investigation. The bottom section (Fig. 3) presents a cross-sectional view of the device, revealing internal components and their arrangement, such as an enclosed space for holding a sample, marked by letters indicating various parts, including a base, cover, and perhaps mechanisms for securing or supporting the contents

Engraving depicting a diagram of water engineering. The illustration is set within an ornate frame.

George Eastman Camera 1888.

Illustration showing Electric fans, Paris, 1894

N.N., The Panathenean stadium. (From: Atlas to the magazine for Building, ed. V. G. Erbkam, born 20, 1870.) (1870-1870): Perspective views, views, cuts details. Lithograph on paper, 43.8 x 28.6 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Das panathenäische Stadion. (Aus: Atlas zur Zeitschrift für Bauwesen, hrsg. v. G. Erbkam, Jg. 20, 1870)

Philipps fire extinguisher for large fires, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 444, Volume XVIII, August 28 -September 4, 1851.

Fig. CV. Hydrotechnema, cum antlitrochis. Hydrotechnema, trochantlicon.. Bockler, Georg Andreas. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1662. Rare Book Division. Mechanical engineering, Machinery, Mills and mill-work, Waterwheels, Gearing

Tinkers mortar which was fixed on a stick and used to throw grenades. Copperplate engraving by J. Hamilton from Francis Grose's Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale, London, 1812.

Industrial preparation of sulphuric acid and carbon dioxide from carbon anhydride. Engraving c1870

A diagram of a kitchen and a wash house for laundry and washing dishes, with sinks and cooking ranges. Engraving by Bingley after T. Haywood.

Objects for physics research. Display of objects that are used in physics research, with numbers. PRENT In the mid top marked: Tom. I.2 The Leçon. Pl. 2.

Cookers and ovens, Kitchen cookers and ovens, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Fig. CXXX. Haustrum simplex, cum tribomylo. Bulgen oder Schöpss Eÿmer. Haustrum simplex, cum annexo tribomylo.. Bockler, Georg Andreas. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1662. Rare Book Division. Mechanical engineering, Machinery, Mills and mill-work, Waterwheels, Water pumps, Gearing

Rescuing the excavator from the Giraud well: the collapsed shaft (1) and one of the wells used in the rescue attempt, near Lyon, France, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 588, Volume XXIII, June 3 1854.

Winter frame 1, stage for auriculas 2, fern peg 3, notched stake 4, carnation pot 5, paper cap 6, brass wire 7, wire nippers 8, shade 9, carnation piping 10, and card protector for a Pink blossom 11. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from James Maddock's "The Florist's Directory," London, John Harding, 1810. New edition improved by Samuel Curtis, whose sister married James Maddock junior.

Cartography: equipment for surveying, and details. Engraving.

Pneumatics: two kinds of air pump. Engraving after B. Martin.

Reynaud's praxinoscope adapted for projection onto a screen : later he would adapt it for projection in a large hall. Date: 1882

Nickel-plated brass shower. Plate 62 1/2-G, Plate 63-G.. text. Illustrations, Advertisements, Catalogs. 1877 - 1893. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs

An engraving depicting a pivoted closet seat invented by Edwin R Parkes. Dated 19th century

French, An engraving, showing the Malting of Barley, tipped through a hopper on top floor, into steeping tank from which it then passed to the floor below. There it was spread out and left to sprout.

Relics of the Franklin Expedition , Reads of the Polar expedition by John Franklin from The Illustrated London News , Unknown

Lighting : light-producing equipment, whale harpooning (for lamp oil), wax and oil yielding plants. Knight, Charles, 1791-1873. Prints, Illustrations. 1858. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Art, Industrial arts, Lighting

Man with binoculars on seven planets, anonymous, c. 1870 - c. 1890 print Amsterdam paper letterpress printing binoculars, spy-glass, etc.. planets; planetary system, solar system. fortune-teller ~ pleasure fair and circus

Physical Instruments to Logeman, F.W. Funckler, c. 1857 - in or before 1867 photograph Above a voltameter, under an instrument for the decomposition of salts and a device to display the mechanical effect of electricity. Netherlands photographic support. paper albumen print physics (+ tools, instruments; laboratory equipment ~ scientific research)

Le Charivari, Actualités, 1850, no. 34: Les Chapeaux à la Nouvelle Mod (...). Cartoon on the large canopy hat that limits the visibility and that is too extensive for the space of the Karos.

Chemistry: vertical section of a furnace used in evaporation. Engraving by Mutlow, 1810, after J. Farey.

Fig. XCII. Antlergon, quadruplex, 1662. Also titled Cochlea quadruplex, per rotam calcabilem versanda. Issued in 1662 in Coloniæ Agrippinæ by Sumptibus Pauli Principis, Technempolæi Noribergici. The illustration relates to mechanical engineering, showcasing machinery, mills and mill-work, water pumps, and gearing, presented in an engraving format

TAF. XVI with different plants and equipment. From: Francisci Erasmus: Erasmi Francisci East and West Indian as well as Sine's Lust and Stats Garden / Drey main-part differ ... / East and West Indian and Sine's Lust and Stats Garden. Part 3 Dresden: Slub Hist.asiae.12

The ship's brake open and working invented by Mac-Adam. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1886

Fig. CXLII. Cochlea duplex, cum pateotrocho. Cochlea duplex, depressas aquas egerens, per pateotrochum.. Bockler, Georg Andreas. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1662. Rare Book Division. Mechanical engineering, Machinery, Mills and mill-work, Fountains, Water pumps

Fan makers: two women making brisé 'broken' type fans, and stages in the process of fan making. Etching by Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.

The chemical laboratory of Ambrose Godfrey. Etching attributed to W.H. Toms after H. Gravelot.

An engraving depicting Lapidaries' table used for the re-cutting of the Koh-I-Noor diamond. Dated 19th century

Tools for the manufacture of a Mezzotint, Jacob (print maker), 1700 - 1799 print Above four cradles and four scraping irons used to manufacture a mezzotint. Under two print makers at a table. The man on the left makes a man rough with a crib iron. The man on the right uses a scrap iron to polish a show on the plate. Up to the top left: p. 13; At the top right: Dritter Theil. paper engraving engraver, etcher. tools, implements of graphic artist

Part of the transmitting of a stake; Archaeological finds in and around Rome; Le Antichità Romane. Cross section of a portion of a large wall that stood around the area of a stake (Ustrinum). Numbered top left: Tom. III. Numbered at the top right: IV. Explanatory text with letters in undermarge.

First meeting of the Economic branch of the Society of Sciences in Haarlem, 1778, Simon Fokke, After Vincent Jansz. van der Vinne, 1778 print View of the first meeting of the new Economic branch of the Society of Sciences in Haarlem, held on September 15, 1778 in the hall of the Diaconiehuis in Haarlem Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving meeting, assembly New diaconia house

Fig. XLIV. Hydromylos duplex.. Bockler, Georg Andreas. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1662. Rare Book Division. Mechanical engineering, Machinery, Mills and mill-work, Waterwheels, Millstones, Pipes (Conduits)

Appliances for boiling boiled eggs. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1890

Soldaat in Gevangenis, Johann Friedrich Gottlieb Unger, 1763 - 1804 print paper prison, jail

Plans and views of magnetic compasses, including one nautical compass set on a gyroscope. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1808.

The Primo. Plate 1010-G ; Plate 1011-G.. text. Illustrations, Advertisements, Catalogs. 1877 - 1893. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs

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