Historical Scientific Illustrations

19th-century engravings featuring historical figures in scientific settings, showcasing early laboratory equipment and practices.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN American statesman, scientist and philosopher in his physics lab at Philadelphia. Date: 1706 - 1790

German chemist Justus von Liebig's (1803-1873) laboratory at University of Giessen.

Alessandro Volta (1745-1827) Italian physicist, demonstrating his electric pile (battery), Wood engraving, Paris, c1870, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Photogravure of Michelangelo drawing a corpse by candlelight, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.

Isolation room for contagious diseases. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1883

Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895) British biologist, at his desk in 1882 when President of the Royal Society. From 'Scientific American', New York, 1 September 1883. Engraving

'The Basket Maker weaving a basket from osiers (willow). Hand-coloured woodcut from ''The Book of English Trades'', London, 1823.'

Engraving depicting the splitting of a diamond (diamond cutting). Dated 19th century

Two men in a laboratory, Herman Heijenbrock (Possibly), 1900 - 1925 drawing Two men in a chemical laboratory. Left standing man at a burner on a table with chests underneath. A second man with his hands on the table right behind the table. In the front right a large basket bottle. Netherlands paper. chalk laboratory (+ scholar, scientist (at work)). laboratory, research room Netherlands

Engraving depicting the production of talking dolls fitted with an Edison phonograph: New York. In the centre top of the picture a woman is recording cylinders to be put into the dolls.

An alchemist in his study, discovering phosphorus; a young man and a boy in the background. Mezzotint by W. Pether, 1775, after J. Wright of Derby, 1771.

Harvey demonstrating circulation of the blood to Charles I. William Harvey (1578-1657), English physician, published his famous 'De motu cordis' ('Anatomical Exercise on the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals'), in 1628. In this work he was the first to use scientific method to explain a biological problem. Engraving after the painting by R. Hannah c1850.

PASTEUR, Louis (1822-1895) French chemist and bacteriologist. Pasteur observes the effects of inoculation of rabies virus, Paris. Engraving by Rico.

Engraving depicting the use of cupping therapy. Cupping therapy is a form of alternative medicine. It is believed by some that the suction can help treat pain, deep scar tissues in the muscles and connective tissue, muscle knots, and swelling; however, the efficacy of this is unproven. Dated 18th century

I do nothing, and I devoured the brain, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1852.

Isaac Newton (1642-1727) English scientist and mathematician, using a prism to break white light into spectrum. With Cambridge room mate John Wickins. Engraving of 1874.

An engraving depicting a meeting of the Royal Institution. Dated 19th century

Man failing to open a drawer and instead pulling off the handles. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and etched by John Augustus Atkinson from Illustrations of the Miseries of Human Life, William Miller, London, 1807.

Measurement: a scholar making observations of a pendulum, with two servants, one writing at a table. Engraving by J. Basire, 1822, after J. Goldingham, 1821.

Experiment conducted in 1746 by Lemonnier in the monastry of Chartreux to measure the speed of electricity

Dairymaid, Zelleralm, Wendelstein, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe, historical drawing by L. Quaglio, 1826, Europe

The codonophone musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of bells used in Gastinel's ballet Reve at the Paris Opera House in 1890, France. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1890

The comparative anatomy gallery.

In the laboratory of J. Wickersheimer, 1832 - 1896, chemist, taxidermist, development of a process for the preservation of corpses, around 1885, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a model from the 19th century.

Boring a well in the Baku oilfields of South Western Azerbaijan. Engraving from 'The Illustrated London News' (London, 12 June 1886).

Blick in einen Arbeitsraum im Chemielabor der Universität Leipzig, 1888, Deutschland, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorl...

Forager, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1845.

Royal College of Surgeons of England: Charles Stewart, conservator of the museum, describing specimens to visitors on the college's centenary. Drawing by Duncan, 1900.

A worktable from the laboratory in Leipzig, Germany, in 1870, historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century model, Europe

The Royal Institution electric battery. Electric light experiment carried out in 1813 by Humphry Davy in his chemistry course at the Royal Institution in London. United Kingdom, England. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1883

Minting coins: 6,6 at bottom right are dies that would be put in press, 1, in which coins stamped out. From 'The Universal Magazine' (London 1750). Copperplate engraving.

Patent hydropult by Griffiths & Browsett of Birmingham.

Photogravure of Michelangelo drawing a corpse by candlelight, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

British Marine Department at the Paris Exposition Universelle, 1867. Salesmen talk with customers in front of glass cases showing model ships, hulls with turet and tripod systems from Robert Napier and Sons, shipbuilders of Glasgow. The booth decorated with flags. Woodcut engraving from the Illustrated London News, London, 1867.

Workshop torch, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1861.

Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) French chemist, in his laboratory at the Ecole Normale, Paris, during his work on hydrophobia. Around him are cages full of the rabbits he used during his experiments. From 'The Illustrated London News', London, 21 June 1884.

Engraving depicting a young woman using a "telephonoscope" to study from home. Illustrated by Albert Robida.

Professor Preece tries Edison's phonograph at the Royal Institution, London Date: 1878

Emergency in the padded interior of the space capsule. From Jules Verne 'Autour de la Lune', Paris, 1865 wood engraving.

A doctor reading the 'Lancet' in a gentleman's club: another member states it is boring, and suggests they play billiards which the doctor would find more boring. Wood engraving by C. Keene, 1883.

Robert Boyle (1627-91) Anglo-Irish chemist and physicist, in his laboratory with Denis Papin (1647-1712) French physicist. Papin is pointing to Boyles air pump. Probably illustrates discussion between Boyle and Papin on use of atmospheric pressure to raise water. Wood engraving Paris 1870

Isaac Newton, English scientist and mathematician, 17th century (c1880). Artist: Unknown

Louis Pasteur in his laboratory and rabbit cages, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 2153, Volume LXXXIII, May 31, 1884.

Yes, boss, brilliant idea, vintage engraved illustration. Jules Verne Cesar Cascabel, 1890.

DISCOVERIES IN THE GREAT EGYPTIAN PYRAMID

Engraving depicting the process of sending an electric shock through a circle of people. One person holds a charged Leyden jar by the outside coating and the person next to him touches the knob, sending a shock through the whole circle.

The Apothecary using pestle and mortar to prepare drugs, 1823. From 'The Book of English Trades'. (London, 1823). Hand-coloured woodcut.

Dangers of misuse of a steam kettle for a common cold. Cartoon from Punch, London, 1856.

Cartoon about the influence of the moon, 1865. Cartoon about the influence of the moon according to the youngest discussion in the Academy of Sciences. Two images of a couple walking in the moonlight, left intimately in love, right - when the moon is blocked by an owl - fighting. Plate appeared at the Weekblad De Nederlandsche Spectator, no. 11, 18 March 1865.

The Colonel and astronomer, vintage engraved illustration. Jules Verne 3 Russian and 3 English, 1872.

Morse telegraph. The operating room, Cincinnati, Ohio. From 'The Telegraph Manual', by TP Shaffner. (New York 1859). Credit Smithsonian Institution, Washington. Engraving.

Louis Pasteur In His Laboratory Photogravure

Print Room of the Imperial Library, The Aumoniere of Den Bosch, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1867.

punch illustration date 1881, charles robert darwin (1809-1882), reference to the formation of vegetable, mould through the action of worms

Engraving depicting an electric shock being sent through a circle of people. One person holds a charged Leyden jar by the outside coating and the person next to him touched the knob, sending a shock through the whole circle.

Charles Darwin (1809-1882) English naturalist. Evolution by Natural Selection. Cartoon by Edward Linley Sambourne (1844-1910) in the Fancy Portrait series in 'Punch', London 1881, the year Darwin published 'The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the action of Worms'.

An engraving depicting a portable reading lamp for railway and other travellers. An incandescent bulb was placed in front of a highly polished parabolic reflector powered by four accumulator cells contained in a wooden box. This device gave light for 10 hours, and the dimensions of the box, which weighed 6lbs, was 6 x 5 x 4 inches. Dated 19th century

The life school at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, with William Hunter, left, teaching anatomy. Drawing attributed to Elias Martin, ca. 1770.

John Walker (1731-1803), born in Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland. Scottish chemist, botanist, mineralogist and meteorologist, Professor of Natural History at the University of Edinburgh 1779-1803. Founding member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. From The Naturalist's Library, published by William Jardine (Edinburgh and London 1839-1854) . Copperplate engraving, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

James Hutton (1726-1797) Scottish geologist. Published his Theory of the Earth in 1794. Shown here in 1787 working at rock face with a geological hammer. Uniformitarian theory of geology (long time span). From Etching by John Kay, Edinburgh, 1787.

Pharmacology Major, Skeletons - Academia

The 'walking wheel' of Monsieur Drais. Date: 1818

Engraving depicting Nikola Tesla addressing the Société Francaise de Physique and the International Society of Electricians. He is demonstrating electrode-less discharge with luminous discharge rods - the forerunner of fluorescent lighting. Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist. Dated 19th century

An engraving depicting an astrologer working out the influence of Jupiter. Dated 19th century

Leon Foucault uses his pendulum to demonstrate the rotation of the Earth, at the Pantheon, Paris, 1851 Date: 1851

Engraving depicting the weighing office at the Bank of England.

Engraving depicting an electric sewing machine.

Etching by Jan Pieter de Frey depicting the Anatomy lesson of Dr. Tulp, created in 1798, showing medical demonstration with figures, cadaver, and anatomical instruments.

John Dalton (1766-1844), English chemist, meteorologist and physicist, formulator of Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures concerning gases in water. He also researched into atomic theory and colour blindness. Date: 1810s

View of Mr. Gillot's photography laboratory. Photographic operations room, Paris. France. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1886

An 1878 caricature lampooning Charles Darwins theory (Darwinism) that Humans are descendents or related to Apes. Charles Robert Darwin (1809 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution

Isaac Newton (1642-1727) English scientist and mathematician. 'Newton Investigating Light'. Engraving after picture by J A Houston published c1879.

NIKOLA TESLA American electrician and inventor, born in Croatia of Serbian parents; seen here lecturing to scientists in Paris Date: 1856 - 1943

ìFrom Stump to Limb,î on the making of prosthetics, by the manufacturer A. A. Marks, late 1800s

The Electrical Exhibition in Paris in 1881, France, historical engraving of 1883, Europe

Engraving depicting the reflection of an object in a plane mirror, showing how the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection. Dated 19th Century

Series modern technology, steam in use, woman operating a steam engine, digitally restored reproduction of a Liebig collector's picture from c. 1900

Richard Owen (1804-1892) British zoologist. Opponent of Charles Darwin and theory of evolution by natural selection. Cartoon from 'Vanity Fair', London, March 1873.

Engraving depicting Nicolas Lemery (1645-1715) a French physician and chemist, giving a public lecture on science. Dated 17th Century

The skeleton of the cave bear in the cave museum of Ruebeland, a locality of the town of Oberharz am Brocken, museum, museum visitor around 1880, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, Europe

Albumin paper photograph by Josef Löwy taken before 1891 showing use of magnesium flash light for illumination in photography.

Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science at York, 1844, with vignettes of its officers. Wood engraving, 1844.

Portrait of Arnold Marcel. The mathematical, physicist and creator of magnifying glasses Arnold Marcel. He is in his workshop surrounded with different mathematical instruments.

Woman in Laboratory, Herman Heijenbrock (Possible), 1900 - 1925 drawing Standing woman in a chemical laboratory, in a white laboratory jacket with glasses, to the left, left hand on table top and right hand with a glass cup. A wall clock above her head. Netherlands paper. chalk laboratory. laboratory, research room. laboratory (+ woman als scholar oe scientist) Netherlands

Portrait of Arnold Marcel, Aert Schouman, 1748 print The mathematician, physicist and maker of magnifying glasses Arnold Marcel. He is in his workshop, surrounded by various mathematical instruments. The Hague (possibly) paper measuring-instruments. spectacle-maker, optician

$Engraving depicting children looking at the night sky with a portable refractor. Dated 19th Century$

Chemistry students, Leeds University 1908

Wig maker, Jacob Ernst Marcus, after Christiaan Josi, 1800 - 1805 print A frenologist is looking for the right wig for a man as a wig maker. A large group of so -called scientists watches. There is a treatise of the German frenologist Franz Joseph Gall on the table. Part of a series of those caricatural plates about society around 1800. Netherlands paper etching caricatures (human types). wig. wigmaker, 'perruquier'. phrenology

Experimental exhibition of the electric light on the steps up to the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London in 1848. Date: December 9th 1848

American Revolution, Second Continential Congress, Philadelphia, 1775-1776. Thomas Jefferson as President of the United States (1801-1809) is pictured holding and pointing to the Declaration of Independence. In the background is a sculpted portrait of Benjamin Franklin and scientific instruments (BSLOC_2019_4_50)

The hairdresser (Said Merlan): Natural History NUMERO 4 Charles Joseph Travies of Villers (1804-1859). "The hairdresser (Said Merlan): natural history number 4". Engraving.

Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) French chemist, looking on as his assistant inoculates Joseph Meister, a shepherd boy who had been bitten by a rabid dog. Engraving from 'Scientific American', New York, 19 December 1885.

Naturalist reading deep sea thermometers. From 'The Voyage of H. M. S. CHALLENGER A Summary', 1880.

An engraving depicting a laboratory-scale production of nitro-glycerine. Dated 19th century

Two monks in a laboratory trying to find a remedy for one monk's toothache. Watercolour by J. Gregory, 1896.

Astronomy: a large observatory telescope at Hartwell House, with an astronomer using a transit telescope. Engraving by James Basire.

An eclipse, by J. G. Brown. Engraving, 1885. La Ilustracion Artística.

Soap bubbles, by Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin (1699-1779).

People visiting the morgue in Paris to view the cadavers. Coloured aquatint by R.B. Peake, 1816.

Calendar, The Antikamnia Calendar, May and June, 1897: The First Tooth; L Crusius; Lithographer: G. H. Buek & Co. (United States); Made for The Antikamnia Chemical Co. (United States); chromolithograph on paper with string binding; 1968-106-4-3

Image of the exhibitors Messrs Sluis, Sutherland and Maréchal during the 14th National Exhibition Ornithophilia van Puimvee, rodents etc. in the Fruithal (Vredenburg) in Utrecht.

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