Historical Scientific Engravings

Vintage engravings depicting constellations, flora, and celestial events, reflecting the artistic and scientific exploration from past centuries.

A representation of the Zodiacal constellation of Aquarius from the 'Uranometria' of Johann Bayer, published 1603, and engraved by Alexander Mair. This was the first modern Western star atlas based on new astronomy of Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler.
A representation of the Zodiacal constellation of Aquarius from the 'Uranometria' of Johann Bayer, published 1603, and engraved by Alexander Mair. This was the first modern Western star atlas based on new astronomy of Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler.
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volcanism, Vesuvius, eruption, people in the rain of ash, illustration, wood engraving, circa 1870,
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Ernst Haeckel, Anthropogeny. Gorilla and Tree of Life, the Evolution from Ape to Man, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the time
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Woodcut print depicting a Chinese surveyor using an instrument to measure land levels. Dated 19th Century
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Constellations of The Southern Celestial Pole
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Spongilla or freshwater sponge, vintage engraved illustration. Zoology Elements from Paul Gervais.
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Construction and use of bricks, ancient Egyptian empire. Egypt. Old engraving illustration from the book Universal history by Oscar Jager 1890
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geology world scheme distribution of water and fire colour engraving after Athanasius Kirchner (1602 - 1680) second half 17th century private collection,
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Ernst Haeckel, History of development, evolution, anthropogeny, comparative embryos of fish, salamanders, turtles and chickens, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the time..
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Cooking on the Moon may prove a problem to astronauts, but perhaps solar heating could provide the power Date: 1933
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Engraving depicting Jakob Degen's Ornithopter. Two flaps were fastened to his back by a yoke, and these he moved up and down with levers worked by his hands and feet. Jakob Degen (1760-1848) a Swiss-Austrian inventor and aviation pioneer. Dated 19th century
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Engraving depicting the lunar eclipse which appeared the year Alexander the Great was born -356 BC. Dated 15th century
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Woodcut, Idem foetus secundum latus effiigiatus, inborn deformity, Aldrovandi, Historia Monstrorum, 1642, Renaissance
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Curious phenomena seen over Basel, Switzerland, at sunrise and sunset on two days in July and again on 7 August Date: 17 and 18 July 1566
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Jellyfish: Trachymedusae #2, Jelly Fish
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Illustration of an 19th Century mechanical pulley
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Myotomia reformata, by William Cowper.
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Vitruvian man with gears superimposed
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'THE WAR OF THE WORLDS' A Martian 'Handling-Machine' finds a victim Date: First published: 1898
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The surface of the Moon as imagined in 1911, with a volcanic crater, a rocky plain and mountains. Date: 1911
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At Prince George, British Columbia, Kirk Alore is motoring at night when he nearly collides with a UFO Date: January 1977
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Spaceship. March 03, 1955.
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'A TRIP TO MARS' (Fenton Ash) Winging a winged Martian. Date: 1909
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Human skeleton in underwater ruins
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The aurora as seen in the southern latitudes Date: 1928
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'Un Zeppelin abattu a Revigny; La chute: le zeppelin tombe comme une torche surmontee d'une e'paisse fumee noire, encadree de deux trajectoires d'obus', 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.
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Fossil of giant armadillo from South America, with human figure giving idea of size. Scientific name c1890 Schistopleurum. Engraving
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Photographic Reproduction of Sketches. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel
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Cartoon - Cold War Germs. John Collins (1917-2007)
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Side-view of scorpion in desert
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Observations from the Johannes Hevelius's observatory at Gansk. Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687) a Polish astronomer, councillor and mayor of Danzig. Dated 17th Century
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astronomy aurora over Switzerland colour engraving from ""Naturgeschichte des Schweizer Landes"" by Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (1672 - 1733) 1742 private collection,
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Scaffolding and calcareous shells of marine animals, drawing.
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Taungs Ape-Man. Artist's drawing of Grafton Elliot Smith's (1871-1937) the Australian anatomist and ethnologist's idea of appearance of young Australopithecus Africanus.
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The mountain of Cosmas, causing night and day and the seasons.
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Collecting the blue material, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1857.
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Ancient Greek people.
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Cartoon - We've Already Launched our Space Satellite. John Collins (1917-2007)
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Medicine, anatomy, skull, human skull, historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original
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Solwing seed broadcast using a sowing sheet. Engraving, 1855.
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Hipparchus in the Observatory of Alexandria, Egypt, Illustration, Cyclopaedia of Universal History, Volume 1, The Ancient World, by John Clark Ridpath, the Jones Brothers Publishing Company, 1885
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Scorpio, Sagittarius and Lupus #1, Celestial & Astrological Charts
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An engraving depicting the tailpiece from Voltaire's examination of Isaac Newton. Dated 18th century
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The mysterious Isle of St. Brendon in Martin Behaim's Map 1492.
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Space travellers will have to learn to live in a gravity- free environment Date: 1933
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Engraving depicting a woman viewing a picture through a Brewster Stereoscope. David Brewster (1781-1868) a Scottish physicist, mathematician, astronomer, inventor, writer, historian of science and university principle. Dated 19th Century
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Engraving depicting Hevelius' comet in 1665. Discovered by Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687) an astronomer and mayor of Danzig. Dated 17th century
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astronomy world views geocentric world view planet orbits copper engraving coloured from an atlas by Gerard de Valck and Peter Schenk circa 1700,
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Haeckel's scheme of evolution displayed in the form of a tree, 1910. Artist: Ernst Haeckel
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Series the planets and their legends, Mercury, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a Liebig collector's picture from c. 1900
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Travel in the Moon "." N ° 10. The interior of the volcano ". Photograph by Jules Alexandre Marinier. Transparent stereoscopic view colored with pin holes on albumin paper. Before 1876. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 99955-22 Opera, representation, stereo, stereoscopic view, 19th XIXth 19th 19th 19th 19th century, scene
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A botanist at work, studying a plant with a magnifying glass.
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Man with seedling growing from head holding tree
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Zoology - Insects - Hymenoptera - Honeypot ant or Honey ant (Myrmecocystus mexicanus hortideorum), illustration
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Lernaean Hydra. Hydra of Lerna. 12 Labours of Hercules Heracles. Myths Of Ancient Greece illustration. Lernaean Hydra. 12 Labours of Hercules Heracles
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Illustration of dinosaur in prehistoric landscape
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Human anatomy, medicine, the circulatory system, blood circulation: section of a man's neck, with arteries and blood vessels in red. Coloured lithograph by J. Maclise, 1841, 1844, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original
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Cartoon - Market Basket Astronomy. John Collins (1917-2007)
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Constellation of Cygnus
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Coal mining: sending baskets (corves) of coal to the surface of a mine. From 'Grandfather Grey' 'The Wonders of Home', London, 1852. Hand-coloured engraving
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Toy helicopters, 1889. The helicopter with two metal wings. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1889
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Illustration showing the human cargo of a slave ship
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Cartoon - Science Illustrated. John Collins (1917-2007)
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Astronomers looking at the moon, 19th cent. engraving by Dore. FRANCE.
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Cartoon - In the Seaway Operating Room. John Collins (1917-2007)
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Cartoon - Collins Guide to Science. John Collins (1917-2007)
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Scientist fighting cancer with sword