Technical Drawings and Designs

Historical technical illustrations depicting machine designs, electrical components, and architectural plans, offering insight into engineering principles.

Mechanical Drawings #4 Leonardo da Vinci 1452-1519 Florentine

Détails de construction.. Thomas, Félix, 1815-1875. Prints, Illustrations. 1867. General Research Division. Assyria , Antiquities & archaeological sites

Plate 13, 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

Engineering: a centring chuck mechanism for a lathe: elevations, cross-section, and details. Engraving by J. Davis after J. Clement.

The lyonois or lyonnoise, a machine for defending a breach, invented by Bonnerville in Lyons. Copperplate engraving from Francis Grose's Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale, London, 1812.

Twelve casts and models of the human hearing organ, Adolf Schönemann, c. 1899 - in Or Before 1904 photograph Wiesbaden baryta paper gelatin silver print ears. physiology and anatomy ~ sense organs

The Praetorian Mensula (The Original Plane Table). Original caption: Illustration on page 174 -- Engineering News-Record - January-June - 1897.

Two eyes that two objects cannot see at the same time, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1679 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper letterpress printing .

Situation plan of the trot racing system in Krieau, Vienna, for a competitive project by Ludwig Müller in 1898, showing layout and structure, drawn in pencil and spring with watercolor on medium-strong paper.

Northern passage and upper floor plan of the Redoutensaal tract in the Hofburg, Vienna, by Franz Anton Hillebrandt, rendered in chalk, black pen and ink, with gray wash, 4th quarter 18th century.

Fig. XXIV. Baromylos, feu ponderibus circumagenda mola.. Bockler, Georg Andreas. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1662. Rare Book Division. Mechanical engineering, Machinery, Mills and mill-work, Pulleys, Grinding, Flour & meal industry

Drawing of Fan Moved by Mechanism

Table de quarante à cinquante couverts servie à vingt-une pieces, les trois milieux peuvent servir de dormans, La science du maître d'hôtel confiseur: à l'usage des officiers: avec des observations sur la connoissance and les propriétés des fruits: enrichie de desseins en décorations and parterres pour les desserts: suite du Maître d'hôtel cuisinier, Menon, 18th cent., Engraving, 1776

Distribution of a regular hexagon into five equal parts with a landscape at the bottom, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1669 print Numbered at the top right: 107. print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching planimetry, geometry. landscapes

Schematic diagrams of various electrical measuring device devices and circuits. Various types of measuring instruments and their functional principles as well as two simple circuit examples for current and voltage measurements are shown, principle of a moving-iron measuring instrument, principle of a moving-coil measuring instrument, circuit with an ammeter (Amp.) and a voltmeter (Volt), illustration, reproduction of a 19th century model. Authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of original unknown, historical

Cross-section of holds of a refrigerated ship, showing men handling sides of meat planned by Charles Tellier (1828-1913) a French engineer. Dated 19th century

Plan of a garden

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

The Cas-chrom. Original caption: "Lives of the Engineers" by Samuel Smiles - Vol. II - London 1861. The Cas-Chrom was a rude combination of a lever for the removal of rocks, to cut the earth, and a foot-plough to turn it .

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A letter-copying machine: plan (top) and three-quarter view (below). Coloured engraving by J. Pass, 1813.

ATLAS PORTULANO PLANETARIO (1587) VIT 20. Author: JUAN MARTINEZ (-1591) CARTOGRAFO. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

CUADRANTE ASTRONOMICO (1788). Author: TROUGHTON E. Location: OBSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO. MADRID. SPAIN.

Observatoire. Palais. Observatoire. Essai de restauration. 1. Élevation; 2. Plan; 3. Coupe.. Thomas, Félix, 1815-1875. Prints, Illustrations. 1867. General Research Division. Assyria , Antiquities & archaeological sites

Design for table decoration, facing p. 167, La science du maître d'hôtel confiseur: à l'usage des officiers: avec des observations sur la connoissance and les propriétés des fruits: enrichie de desseins en décorations and parterres pour les desserts: suite du Maître d'hôtel cuisinier, Menon, 18th cent., Engraving, 1776

Perspective study of a column base by Carl von Hasenauer, executed in pen and pencil, showing proportions, detailing, and structural elements.

Part of the human body with a deviation. .

Engraving depicting a battery of Leyden jars charged by an electrical machine by John Cuthbertson.

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

Royal patent adjustable invalid chair, shown in horizontal and upright positions. Coloured etching, 1810.

Illustration showing Reconstruction of Ampere's investigation of the behaviour of an electric current in a magnetic field: Ampere's stand, an arrangement whereby a loop of wire is suspended in small cups of mercury so that it can pivot freely while each end is in constant electrical contact with a battery.

Studies. Leaf 45 Verso from a sketchbook with 79 sheets.

Illustrating a sectional drawing of three of the Plate 122X acid eggs; the central flange ismade with asbestos packing.. Illustrations. 1920 - 1929. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Kettles

Geometric Studies, Mathieu Lauweriks, 1874 - 1932 drawing tracing paper. ink. pencil pen

Figure 35, Principle of Jacob's Staff. Original caption: From: Surveying Instruments, Their History and Classroom Use, by Edmund Kiely, Ph.D., Bureau of Publications, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York 1947.

Steelyards and scales found at Pompeii, Stereographic views of Italy, Underwood and Underwood, Underwood, Bert, 1862-1943, stereograph: gelatin silver, ca. 1900, A series of captioned stereographic views of Italy published by Underwood and Underwood. Included are: 31 exterior views of the major architectural and ancient monuments in Rome and environs (12 of these have people in native costume posed in the foreground); 15 interior views of Rome's churches and galleries; 9 exterior views of Venice; 11 exterior and interior views of Florence; 6 exterior and interior views of Naples. Views of other cities and sites include: Herculaneum (1), Amalfi (2), Genoa (4), the Carrara quarries (2), Pisa (3), Milan (2), Verona (2) and Majori (1).

Two men in a sloop, including Klaas Mantel, Louis Apol, 1880 Off the coast of Nova Zembla. Page 15 Recto from a sketchbook with 35 sheets meant during the expedition to Nova Zembla in 1880. New Zembla paper. pencil rowing-boat, canoe, etc.. adult man (+ two persons) Nova Zembla. BARENTSZZEE

The general layout of an atomic reactor is shown here diagrammatically. The great advances which have been made in many fields as a result of these reactors is amazing.

Renaissance. Military Engineering. Drawn in the Atlantic Codex (folio 152 1485-1490) of Leonardo Da Vinci. The double catapult, with bucket and sling. Model. National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo Da Vinci. Milan. Italy.

Anatomical study of human skin and nail. .

Corporate Identity. Vector engineering illustration. Cover, flyer, banner, background. Instrument-making drawings Mechanical engineering drawing Technical. Corporate Identity illustration. Cover, flyer, banner, background

Michel Paul jun. (1922-1943), exercises in performing geometry. Bl. 4 (November 29, 1940): Perspective views, escape perspectives of geometric bodies such as balls, dice, etc. Ink, ink colored on cardboard, 46 x 63.6 cm (including scan edges) Michel Paul jun. (1922-1943): Übungen in Darstellender Geometrie. Bl. 4

Drawing instruments and mathematical instruments. Knight, Charles, 1791-1873. Prints, Illustrations. 1858. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Art, Industrial arts, Mathematical instruments, Drawing instruments

model of mechanism that transformed Alternating Motion into "circular motion", which led a toothed wheel to always turn in the same direction, through the "alternating" motion created by the two toothed rods that held them in place. based on a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian artist and polymath. Madrid Codex I. folio 123 r.

Boetticher Carl (1806-1889), "Tectonics of the Hellenen" (table band, 2nd edition Berlin 1874): Tafel 6. Steel engraving on paper, 30.2 x 44.2 cm (including scan edges)

Representation of the Method of Working in Ancient Mines, According to the Corinthian Pinakes. Original caption: From "The Technical Arts and Sciences of The Ancients" by Albert Neuberger translated by Henry L. Brose. New York, 1930.

Woodcut wooden stick by Hans Springinklee from 1512 depicting the horoscope for Matthew Lang from Wellenburg according to Johannes Stabius, showing zodiac signs and astrological features.

Scientific report on a well's progress: graphic information a geologist has obtained from the inside of an oil well with special electric logging instruments, to discover the chances of reaching oil.

Three details of ship design, between 1860 and 1865, drawing on blue paper pencil, 13.6 x 20.6 cm. (sheet), 1862-1865, by Alfred R Waud, 1828-1891, an american artist famous for his American Civil War sketches, America, US

Elevation, vintage engraved illustration. Industrial encyclopedia E.-O. Lami - 1875.

Big Kopparberg's mountain team. From Carl Sahlin's mountain historical collection.

A close-up photograph of airplane instruments taken in July 1918 during World War I. The image showcases a King airspeed indicator. Note: This image was not intended for publication.

Flying machines. Wing-beating device with a screw and lead screw system. Manuscript B, sheet 77 r. Leonardo da Vinci.15th century. Model by Mario Alberto and Vittorio Somenzi, 1952. The science and Technology Museum Leonardo da Vinci. Milan. Italy.

A801113 U12N MINERS IRON MA164 DATA TRANSLATOR J M OPALKA SEP 10 80 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 9/10/1980 EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS & EQUIPMENT; MINERS IRON TEST; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; NUCLEAR TESTING; NUCLEAR TESTS; OPALKA, J M; TEST SITES; TUNNEL TEST; U12N; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING; WEAPON EFFECTS; WEAPONS RELATED; WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY; MINERS IRON - DATA TRANSLATOR historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

Exterior Sand Blasting Chamber, 1935. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 57.6 x 78.4 cm (22 11/16 x 30 7/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, gouache, pen and ink, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Perkins Harnly.

Brain and spinal cord: two figures. Coloured lithograph by William Fairland, 1839, after W. Bagg after W.J.E. Wilson.

Jerboa, James Heath, 1757-1834, British, after James Bruce, 1730-1794, British, 1789, Engraving

Guimet museum. Diagram of the meridians of the human body. Japan 19 th century. Paris. France.

A840668 U12T MIDAS MYTH EXPERIMENT RECOVERY STEPHEN FALACY (PROJECT ENGINEER) MAR 15 84 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 3/15/1984 EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS; EXPERIMENT RECOVERY; INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS & EQUIPMENT; MIDAS MYTH; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR TESTING; NUCLEAR TESTS; TEST SITES; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING; U12T MIDAS MYTH-EXPERIMENT REC historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

Vignette with dragonflies, Mathieu Lauweriks, 1874 - 1932 print Two dragonflies opposite each other. paper insects: dragon-fly

Engineering: large cogs meshing together, and diagrams of epicycloid curves. Coloured lithograph, 1905, by Stanislas Petit.

Architectuurstudie.Page 81 from a sketchbook with 53 sheets.

Cross-section of the Brocken, Harz Mountains, showing strata. From Simeon Shaw 'Nature Displayed', London, 1823.

A scheme sketch for lighting by Adolf Loos on quad paper using pencil, illustrating technical design and layout.

A850696 U12G CORE SAMPLES CHU (Project Engineer) MAY 1 85 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 5/1/1985 CORE SAMPLES; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; G-TUNNEL; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; ROCKS; ROCKS (MISCELLANEOUS); STONE; TEST SITES; TUNNELS; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

Description: Relief model of the Silabakan Forest Reserve. Location: Borneo asia, malaysia, borneo, sabah, asiathroughalens

A close-up view of an optical physics display board shortly before the open house at the Air Force Geophysics Laboratory (AFGL). Base: Hanscom Air Force Base State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Il Codice Atlantico Di Leonardo De Vinci. Original caption: Il Codice Atlantico di Leonardo de Vinci. Milano 1884-1904.

England/UK: 'Libra', plate 22 in Urania's Mirror, a set of celestial cards accompanied by 'A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy', Sidney Hall and Richard Rouse, London, 1824

A rear view of the 150 H.P. Hispano-Suiza engine, assembled by Wright-Martin Aircraft Corporation in New Brunswick, New Jersey. This photograph is designated as 111-SC-26998 and was taken on September 24. It is a factual image from the collection of photographs of American military activities during World War One.

MICRO ELECTROMECHANICAL PHASE SHIFTERS

A88513 U12G DYNAMIC GROUT STUDY POST-TEST DIAGNOSTIC DRAWINGS CARL SMITH (PROJECT ENGINEER) MAY 3 88 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 5/3/1988 DIAGRAMS; DRAWINGS; DYNAMIC GROUT STUDY; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR TESTING; NUCLEAR TESTS; POST-TEST DIAGNOSTIC DRAWINGS; TEST SITES; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING; U12G DYNAMIC GROUT STUDY historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

Parabolic bridge. Model by Ermenegildo Menighetti, 1952-1953. Leonardo's drawing (Codex Atlanticus, sheet 855, 1480-90). The science and Technology Museum Leonardo da Vinci. Milan. Italy.

Gamme chromatique gris, Des couleurs et de leurs applications aux arts industriels à l'aide des cercles chromatiques, Chevreul, M. E. (Michel Eugène), 1786-1889, Digeon, René, Steel engraving, 1864, Printed in color

Comet in Franeker discovered by Abraham de Grau, Bastiaen Stopendael, 1668 print Stars and comets above Franeker, as observed by Abraham de Grau. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving stars. comet

Franklin Sirocco fan flywheel.. Design drawings, Diagrams, Illustrations. 1914. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Automobiles, Company, Automobiles

Patent Drawing for A. F. Knight's Golf Club 1903.

A840781 NELLIS AFB TEST CELL VIBRATION EXPERIMENT ROD SHEAR (PROJECT ENGINEER) JUN 4 84 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 6/4/1984 EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS & EQUIPMENT; NELLIS AFB; NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR TESTING; NUCLEAR TESTS; TEST CELL VIBRATION EXPERIMENT; TEST SITES; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING; WIRE & CABLES; NELLIS AFB TEST CELL VIBRATION historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

GUST PLATE CALIBRATION WITH 5 WEDGE ARRAY IN THE 10X10 FOOT WIND TUNNEL

Vignette with two snails, Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1892 print paper molluscs: snail

Balloon Design and Engineering, Aviation

Faraday's experiment. Electromagnetic induction: inner coil connected to liquid battery, outer coil to galvanometer. Print published London 1882.

Dr. Shicks' models. Solomon's Temple and environs 1900, Israel

Horology: New Dial Work, from pl. XXXII from 'A Cyclopaedia of Horology - Rees's Clocks Watches and Chronometers', Abraham Rees, 1743 - 1825, Engraving on paper, Europe, England, 1810-1842, Print, Print

model of mechanism that transformed Alternating Motion into "circular motion", which led a toothed wheel to always turn in the same direction, through the "alternating" motion created by the two toothed rods that held them in place. based on a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian artist and polymath. Madrid Codex I. folio 123 r.

Satellite, earth and landscape of desert, nature and bunkers in Al Qaqaa, Iraq. Aerial view, barren land and sand, geography and map from space, environment and roads, field lines and top outdoor

Colour sketch of a 'spaceship' creating crop circles Description: Colour sketch sent to the Ministry of Defence of a spaceship creating crop circles Date: 1998 ufo, cropcircle, ministryofdefence

pencil and a slide rule on the old page with the calculations in mechanics

Leonardesque model. Trench-digging machine. Drawing of a digger for excavating trenches or channels. Manuscript L, sheet 76v, 1497-1502. Model. The science and Technology Museum Leonardo da Vinci. Milan. Italy.

Speaking tube: Idealised cross-section of a ship, showing how communication between the bridge (top) and the rest of the vessel took place. From Theodore Eckardt 'Physics in Pictures', London, 1882. Chromolithograph

The Babbage Engine by Charles Babbage (1791-1871) computer pioneer and designer. Dated 19th Century

A740191 U12E CONCRETE CORES FROM HFR SPHERE GULICK (Project Engineer) APR 10 74EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 4/10/1974 CONCRETE CORES; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; HFR; HIGH FLUENCE; HIGH FLUENCE RECOVERY; HOLES (IN THE GROUND); MEASUREMENT; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; ROCK LAYERS; ROCKS; SPHERES; TEST SITES; CONCRETE CORES FROM HFR SPHERE historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

Machine to classify stones according to their size. Old 19th century engraving from La Nature 1887

Bone tissue, tissue that gives strength and structure to bones. 3D illustration. Bone tissue, tissue that gives strength and structure to bones.

model of STUDY OF A DEVICE FOR COMPOUND LIFTING by Leonardo Da Vinci According to Leonardo's studies, which do not however take into account the notable effect of friction, this Device for Compound Lifting, made up of 10 pulleys, should be able to easily lift 10 pounds of weight with just one pound of counterweight.. based on a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian artist and polymath. Madrid Codex I, folio 36 v.

Chemistry: details of ovens and equipment. Coloured engraving by W. Lowry, 1804, after D. Mushett.

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