Historical Scientific Illustrations

Prints depicting celestial bodies, military fortifications, and engineering designs, showcasing historical scientific concepts and techniques.

Five diagrams illustrating the theory of light and shade, c1472-c1519 (1883). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci.

Page from the Münster Chronick after 1544 Anonymous, German, 16th century This hand colored woodcut was once part of a copy of Cosmographia, a book on geography and astronomy by the German scholar Sebastian Münster (1488-1552). This publication was the earliest German description of the world and a major work in the revival of geographic thought in sixteenth-century Europe. It first appeared in print in 1544 and went through forty subsequent editions. The Cosmographia included descriptions and maps of all parts of the earth known to Europeans at that time, and was accompanied by a discourse on cosmography. Texts were illustrated by intricate diagrams, such as the one depicted here, which could be used as tools to track the movements of the planets and stars, as well as to do specific calculations and measurements on distance or time. This diagram was used to measure the length of days. The main circle symbolizes the earth, with its upper half lit by the sun and the lower half covered i

Patterns for paper flowers to decorate a candlestick base, and candlestick with garland of paper flowers. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by D. Sluyter A. Lutz after an illustration by Cornelis Borsteegh from Anna Barbara van Meertens Penelope, Or Maandwerk aan het Vrouwelijk Geslacht Toegewijd (Penelope, Monthly Magazine dedicated to the Female Sex), G.J.A. Beijerinck, Amsterdam, 1821. Van Meerten was an educator, writer and pioneer in womens rights in Holland.

Edificij et machine, Martini, Francesco di Giorgio, 1439-1501, brown ink and wash, ca. 1475-ca. 1480, The volume comprises 103 drawings by Francesco di Giorgio Martini and his assistants, featuring machines and devices for lifting columns and other heavy weights, schemes for transporting water, and mechanisms for milling and moving boats. There are also a few drawings showing how people could walk or float on water standing on inflatable containers and using an oar to propel themselves.

Vignet with various measuring instruments ..

The month, historical, literary and critical newspaper, with figures, Volume 2, No. 4 Page 15, AN. 7 (1798-1799): F. 1 ... Capota of the parachute .... In- in uitgeklast parachute. Prant UIT Het Tijdschrift The month: historical, literary and critical newspaper with figures, year 7 in 8 (1798-1800).

Illustration for 'The Labor of Mars' by Allain Manesson Mallet. Three men in a mountainous landscape are busy depending on the wording of two fortresses, forts or reinforcements. In the top left the number 61 (= the number of the page in the book to which the illustration is placed).

Folio f 45r. Codex Madrid I (Ms. 8937) "Treaty of statics and mechanics", 192 folios with 384 pages. Internal format: 215 x 145 mm. APPLIED MECHANICS (COMPONENTS). Museum: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL DE ESPAÑA, MADRID. Author: LEONARDO DA VINCI.

Measurement: a pedometer. Engraving, 1661?.

Schematic representation of a three -year -old standing cow and an adult cow, Simon Andreas Krausz, 1794 print The Hague paper cow

Illustration for 'The Labor of Mars' by Allain Manesson Mallet. Two measuring instruments. Below an army on the way. In the top left corner the number 69 (= the number of the page in the book to which the illustration is placed).

I.A. Haitham, Diagram of the eye, 16th century

Schrader; embryology

Allegory on nature and human nature (microcosmos), 1629 print Allegorical representation of nature and human nature (microcosmos). Schematic representation with a fountain of nature and four fountains of humans. paper engraving Christian doctrine.

Determining the center of an oval with a church at the bottom, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1669 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / letterpress printing planimetry, geometry. church (exterior)

John Hampton ascending in the balloon 'Albion' and descending by parachute in Cremorne Gardens, London. Wood engraving, 1839.

Illustration for 'The Labor of Mars' by Allain Manesson Mallet. Floor plan of an area with the circumference for a fortress, fort or reinforcement (hexagon). Byond this a number of soldiers cheerful dancing and drinking at a tent. In the top left the number 63 (= the number of the page in the book to which the illustration is placed).

Drawing by Leonardo da Vinci-notes on flying machines. ITALY.

Civil engineering: a chart of the Menai straits, showing the building of the box girder bridge. Lithograph after E. Clark, 1849.

Nuremberg, Jamnitzer, Wenzel, Amman, Jost, Six polyhedra with a dodecahedron as starting point, The geometric figures (polyhedra) become more complex from top to bottom. Numbered lower right: D.III. This print is part of a book., book illustration, print, page, prints, height 255 mm, width 172 mm, Swiss, 1539 - 1591-03-15, print maker, printmaker, 1568 - 1568, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, German, 1508, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Isaac Newton (1642-1727). English physicist, astronomer and mathematician. "Opuscula Mathematica, Philosophica et Philologica". Volume II: Philosophica. Illustrations of optics lessons. Published in Lausanne and Geneva, 1744. Newton's original work dates from 1686.

Johannes de Sacrobosco, also Ioannis de Sacro Bosco (c. 1195- c. 1256). Scholar, monk and astronomer. De sphaera mundi, c. 1230. Medieval introduction to the basic elements of astronomy. Solar and lunar eclipse. Engraving. Edited in paris, 1534.

Civil engineering: a canal passing through hilly terrain (above), and diagrams of canal locks and pressure-regulating mechanisms (below). Engraving.

Calipers for artillery measurement, with many formulae engraved on them. Engraving by A. Bell.

Hemelkaart with the systems of Ptolemy, Brahe, Copernicus and Descartes, Anonymous, 1719 - 1777 print Card of four theories about the solar system. On the left the geocentric systems of Ptolemy and Tycho Brahe, on the right the heliocentric systems of Nicolaas Copernicus and René Descartes. Numbered at the top right: 2. paper engraving star-chart, star map. planets; planetary system, solar system

Surgical instruments and appliances: 25 figures. Engraving by W. H. Lizars after himself, 1830.

Two multi -surfaces with a sphere as a starting point, Jost Amman, After Wenzel Jamnitzer, 1568 The geometric figures (Polyhedra) become more complex from left to right. Right sphere decorated with tumbles. Numbered: G.Vi. This print is part of a book. Nuremberg paper etching The geometric figures (Polyhedra) become more complex from left to right. Right sphere decorated with tumbles. Numbered: G.Vi. This print is part of a book. Nuremberg paper etching

Cross -section of carrots, anonymous, c. 1883 - Before c. 1888 photograph photographic support albumen print plants; vegetation

Cartography: equipment for surveying, a level and details. Engraving.

P. 5 with TAF.V from the appendix: Instructions and underlike to use BEY-applied instruments Geometrici Dresden. Off: Dilichius, Wilhelm, Kurtzer and Tabuli's compassed undergraduate and nemfich Zwen Modi Bollwerke RetroSum and antrorum. Dresden: Slub mscr.dresd.c.56

History of Photography. Camera obscure. Magia Naturalis Sive de Miraculis Rerum Naturalium (1558) by Giambattista della Porta (1535-1615). Engraving. Edition of 1659. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain. Colored.

Hydraulics: an Archimedean screw, dredging, and hydraulic lifting. Coloured engraving by J. Lodge.

Conjurers tricks and equipment. Coloured engraving by J. Lodge.

PYRAMID INTERIOR The Great Pyramid of Gizeh - cross section showing itsorientation to the stars Date: early 20th century

Solar eclipse, 1816; Sun eclipse from the 19th November 1816 in Haarlem. The partial solar eclipse observed on November 19, 1816 in Haarlem. Astronomical calculation of the jobs of the sun and the moon.

Five heads, three of which are marked I-III, Jan Luyken, 1682 print Amsterdam paper etching head (human)

Various crystal forms from the mineral kingdom, basic geometric forms such as cubes, hexahedrons and pyramids, reproduction of a historical school picture, mural or teaching board, authentic, exact date unknown

Ancient times. The ballista or bolt thrower. Ancient siege weapon that threw arrows, darts and javelins to distant targets. Engraving. Later colouration. Historia General de España by Father Mariana. Madrid, 1852.

Cross section of the shore with which the city is surrounded, 1624-1625; Specimen Posterioris Circualationis Circulo Passume Lii. Millium. Cross section of the 52 miles long shore with which the city is surrounded, during the Siege of Breda by the Spanish army under Spinola, 1624-1625.

Geography: four types of globe. Engraving.

Solar eclipse, 1816, Anonymous, 1816 print The partial solar eclipse observed on November 19, 1816 in Haarlem. Astronomical calculation of the jobs of the sun and the moon. Netherlands paper etching / engraving solar eclipse Haarlem

Optical instruments and observatories: ancient astrolabes; pantograph and circular sliding rule; observatory of Greenwich; camera obscura and camera lucida.. Knight, Charles, 1791-1873. Prints, Illustrations. 1858. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Art, Industrial arts, Cameras, Astrolabes, Astronomical observatories , England , London , Greenwich

Six polyhocks with a dual tetraer as a starting point, Jost Amman, After Wenzel Jamnitzer, 1568 The geometric figures (Polyhedra) become more complex from top to bottom. Numbered in the bottom right: A.IIII. This print is part of a book. Nuremberg paper etching The geometric figures (Polyhedra) become more complex from top to bottom. Numbered in the bottom right: A.IIII. This print is part of a book. Nuremberg paper etching

Views of the Greatest Pyramid.. Ogilby, John (1600-1676). Illustrations, Prints. 1670. General Research Division. South Africa, Islands of the Indian Ocean, Islands of the Atlantic, Africa , Description and travel, Pyramids , Egypt

Two circular charts showing the configuration of the stars with the Hebrew alphabet. Engraving.

Elementos de Matematica (Elements of Mathematics), by the Spanish architect and mathematician of The Enlightenment Benito Bails (1730-1797). Astronomy calculations. Volume VII, which is about elements of astronomy. Published in Madrid, 1775.

Study of a flying machine, by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519).

A scientific or astronomical diagram. Gouache painting by a Persian artist.

THEORY OF A SOLAR ECLIPSE. Engraving of the work "ASTRONOMICON" by the Spanish-Latin writer Cayo Julio HIGINIO (1st century AD). Published in Venice in the year 1485. Incunabula, 283. Library of the University of Barcelona. Catalonia.

Röhlike Hans, performing geometry (June 30, 1903): Ellipsen constructions. Ink, ink colored on cardboard, 46.7 x 62.5 cm (including scan edges) Röhlike Hans : Darstellende Geometrie

Plate X, Rational Recreations, In which the Principles of Numbers and Natural Philosophy are clearly and copiously elucidated by a Series of Easy, Entertaining, Interesting Experiments. Among which are all those commonly performed with the Cards., Hooper, William, M. D., Engraving, 1787, Hand-colored, Plate 10, a fold out plate facing page 164. Details of the 11 illustrations from this plate are found in the Description of the Plates, pages viii-ix, and in the chapter on Pyrotechnics. J. Lodge Sculp. appears at lower right edge of plate mark.

Design for a brooch, Mathieu Lauweriks, 1910 drawing Design for a piece of jewelry. paper. ink. pencil pen / brush brooch, agraffe, clasp

Illustration showing anatomical classification hierarchy, from 'De corporis humani fabrica libri septem' (Basel: Johannes Oporinus, 1543); By Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564),

Skizzenbuch 2: Ornament studies, bell flower, supervision and below

The naturalist's miscellany, or Coloured figures of natural objects, London, Printed for Nodder & Co, 1789-1813, animals, pictorial works, George Shaw, The intricate design features a spherical shape filled with a mesmerizing pattern of wavy, interwoven lines that create a sense of depth and movement. This abstract composition resembles a cerebral maze or a topographical map, inviting viewers to explore its complexities. The design's flowing curves evoke natural forms, reminiscent of ocean waves or organic structures, offering a visual journey through its labyrinthine pathways. The combination of positive and negative spaces adds an element of contrast, enhancing the overall visual impact while prompting contemplation on the relationship between structure and chaos.

Armillary sphere, illustration

The Schliemann's diary contains sketches of discoveries by Schliemann, Heinrich (1822-1890) / INSTAP-SCEC, Crete / 1873 / Germany / Ink on paper / History /

Astronomy, Etienne Delaune, 1528 - 1583 print The astronomy with a celebration and a measuring instrument. Both at the bottom left and bottom right is a winged snail. From series of 6 magazines. France (possibly) paper engraving

P. 13 with TAF. XI "by the need for instruments" from the appendix: instructions and underrogging to the use of bey-applied instruments Geometrici Dresden. Off: Dilichius, Wilhelm, Kurtzer and Tabuli's compassed undergraduate and nemfich Zwen Modi Bollwerke RetroSum and antrorum. Dresden: Slub mscr.dresd.c.56

Figure shows an early design or a speculative drawing for a hot air balloon, globo areostatique, or aereostatic sphere from the late 18th century. The document, which contains both French and German inscriptions, describes the various components of the balloon, including sail for control and a pump, authentic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th-century original, exact date of presentation unknown, historical

Ref, sun moon and stars, Sun, moon and stars, Unknown

Woodcut engraving depicting the seventh key of Basil Valentine showing the Hermetic Vase (in the shape of a round-bottomed flask) enclosing a chaos which is resolved by sublimation (represented by Libra).

Long-spine slate pen sea urchin, Cidaris cidaris (Echinus cidaris). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal subjects, London, 1804.

Dental instruments, from 'Chirurgia'

Historical illustration shows four of the most common crystal forms from the fields of mineralogy, clinorhomboid, rhomboid, rhomboid, pentagon dodecahedron, trapezohedron, reproduction of a historical school painting, mural or teaching board, authentic, exact date unknown

'Notes on Astronomy and Study of a Horse's Head', c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci.

Games for blind people. Old 19th century engraving from La Nature 1887

Olifantpaeak and Malaysis range. Color drawing of two drums and a leaf-shaped impeller on a stem, with dimensions. With Opstrest. Part from Jan Brandes, DL sketchbook. 2 (1808), p. 111.

Nozzle for fire hose designed to deliver the water sprayed out rather than in solid steam.

Damselfly, Insect, and Marine Mollusks.

Observations of Findings in Greece, Asia, Egypt and Arabia. Pierre Belon du Mans (1517-1564). Hand coloured illustration, 1554. 213 x 143mm.

Illustration depicting the double 'canals' Phison and Euphrates of Mars. Dated 19th century

The, Quarterly, journal, of, the, Geological, Society, of, London, v, 11, (1855), London, geology, periodicals, This illustration presents a geological cross-section depicting the stratification and structural features of the earth's layers. It includes labeled segments that identify key geological formations and their characteristics. The diagram highlights various geological structures, including a potential fault line, layers of sediment, and mineral deposits. Each section is meticulously detailed, showcasing the complexity of geological formations and providing insights into the geological history of the surveyed area. The accompanying numbers correspond to specific geologic features, aiding in understanding the spatial arrangement and relationships between different strata.

A phylogenetic tree. Philosophie zoologique, 1809.

MANUSCRIPT GREAVES 27-MECHANICAL ARTILUGES-YEAR 1204/06-F 99V. Author: IBN AL-RAZZAZ JAZARI. Location: BIBLIOTECA BODLEYANA. OXFORD. ENGLAND.

Diagram of a Hernia bandage on male subject

Growth stages of a human fetus, miniature from a treatise on anatomy, 15th Century.

Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, Isaac Newton.

Venus Shooting an Arrow Through an Opening of the Tower. Unknown

Isaac Newton (1642-1727). English physicist, astronomer and mathematician. "Opuscula Mathematica, Philosophica et Philologica". Volume III: Philologica. Two-colour cover with intaglio engraving of Newton's portrait at the bottom, by Ferdinand Delamonce and Claude Duflos. Published in Lausanne and Geneva, 1744. Newton's original work dates from 1686.

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