Vintage Scientific Illustrations

Collection of historical scientific images, including fish guanine crystals and core samples. Features vintage engravings showcasing natural specimens.

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Insects, Cecidomyia Saliciperda. undated
Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Insects, Cecidomyia Saliciperda. undated
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The Museum of Science and Natural History (Big Bend and Clayton Roads, near Hwy 40) Oak Knoll Park, St. Louis, Missouri 63105 , Galleries & museums, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Lithobius melanops 1950
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Friern Hospital, London: a brain. Photograph, 1890/1910.
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This three-dimensional representation of brightness variations in a Magellan radar image of Golubkina crater enhances the structural features of the crater. Golubkina is 34 kimometers (20.4 mi.) in diameter, and is located at about 60.5 degrees north latitude, 287.2 degrees east longitude. Golubkina is characterized by terraced inner walls and a central peak, typical of large impact craters on the Earth, Moon and Mars. The terraced inner walls form at late stages in the formation of an impact crater, due to collapse of the initial cavity formed by the meterorite impact. The central peak forms due to rebound of the inner crater floor.
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The Museum of Science and Natural History (Big Bend and Clayton Roads, near Hwy 40) Oak Knoll Park, St. Louis, Missouri 63105 , Galleries & museums, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Skull of an eros, back; Tête d'Aurochs (Occiput) 3/8 Nature. .
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Comparative table of lumbar vertebral columns of a European, an Australian, an African man and a Dwarf man of the Philippines, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.
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Nerve cell with moderately large growths, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.
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Scottish Mountain Climber Harold Raeburn demonstrating Descending a Chimney in his book Mountaineering art, Published: New York, Frederick A. Stokes company 1920
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Great comet of 1680 (Kirch) as it appeared as it approached the Sun. Artist: Unknown
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Lacan, E., Ville de Paris, Bilordeaux, Adolphe, Cervus belgrandi, Antlers of a deer, recto - printed, photomechanical print, page, photos, photographically illustrated books, PL. 18, 1, 3 nature, Procedé special photo-litho. A. Bilordeaux, height 198 mm, width 258 mm, photographer, 1864 - 1869, paper, photolithography, French, 1807 - 1870, cliché maker, printer, supervision
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N.Z. Tree Tomato. August 8, 1955.
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V 5971. Thule (depicted name)
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Soil cross-sections. From the album, 'Coastal plant formations at north end of Boulder Bank, Nelson' compiled by Leonard Cockayne, 1920s, by William C Davies.
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Hawaii - Kilauea Volcano, Aerial Photograph.
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Flinty slopes of the late Paleolithic age from French caves, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.
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Shooting for the Beef George Caleb Bingham (American, 1811-1879). Shooting for the Beef, 1850. Oil on canvas, 33 3/8 x 49 in. (84.8 x 124.5 cm). The glum-looking steer at far left watches as men compete in a shooting contesta typical western pastimeto win him as a prize. The target is a nail on the board leaning against the dead tree. A sign above reads “To Boonsborough 14 miles.” This town, named for the renowned pioneer Daniel Boone, was in central Missouri’s Boone County. The lively narrative of rough but amiable frontier types and the far-ranging view of the landscape create a vivid representation of Manifest Destiny. During this era, many Americans believed in divine approval of westward expansion and limitless opportunity for those with a pioneering, competitive spirit. American Art 1850
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Jellyfish Turned To Stone - These petrified Jellyfish, found recently at Cortlandt, N.Y., turned from living creatures to stone about 250,000,000 years ago, according to scientific estimates. Science says discovery proves Jellyfish to be evolutionary stand-patters as the petrified specimens are very like the modern live Jellyfish. May 08, 1935. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).
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The X-ray shows a turtle and a snake, with an exposure duration of 6 minutes. The image is on glossy bromide paper in a box format from 1896.
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Skeleton of the head of a shark, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.
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View after testing the turret plate of Henry IV livery by MM. Marrel brothers, vintage engraved illustration. Industrial encyclopedia E.-O. Lami - 1875.
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Collodium photograph by Frana Jesenko showing kernels of Molds Squarehead wheat, the F1 hybrid generation of Molds Squarehead and Petkuser rye-bastards, mounted on a box.
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Mededeelingen van 's Rijks Herbarium. Leiden, Rijks Universiteit, Rijks Herbarium, 1911-, horsetails, The composition features several sections of intricate rock surfaces showcasing various carvings and inscriptions. Each segment is numbered, highlighting different patterns and textures evident on the stone. The diverse markings include geometric designs, potential symbols, and what appear to be ancient scripts, suggesting the presence of prehistoric or historical significance. These artifacts likely serve as a window into the cultural or communicative practices of past civilizations, with some sections displaying deep grooves while others exhibit smoother, more refined markings. The arrangement indicates a systematic study of these carvings, possibly intended for analysis or documentation of their historical context.
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A dahlia tuber with shoots growing from "eyes" like a potato. It was discovered by Mr. R.H. Russell gardener at the Parramatta Mental Hospital. The growth is unique in "Old Jack's experience. January 16, 1939.
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Gavre field trials in April 1894, View of the plate 25 centimeters of Commentry, vintage engraved illustration. Industrial encyclopedia E.-O. Lami - 1875.
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Poll photo collection. Manufacture of spectacle glasses. Models of spectacle lenses. 1931
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Aldebaran (depicted - name).Aldebaran (depicted - name)
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Lower jaw of an Australian with three premolars on each side and the location of an extra molar on the left half of the jaw, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.
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Insects: Life Cycle - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Upper and lower jaw of a shark, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.
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Skiopticon image from the Department of Photography at the Royal Institute of Technology. Use by Professor Helmer Bäckström as lecture material. Bäckström was Sweden's first professor in photography at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm 1948-1958.Autoradiogram
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A Stone Which Has Stood in the Same Place from Time Unmentionable. Unknown, photographer 1861-1903 View of the High Rock Spring, a mound-shaped rock with a low wall built around it. (Recto, mount) upper left, in blue ink: "Saratoga"; Upper left, above image, in blue ink: "A stone which has stood in the / same place from time unmen- / tionable."; Center, left, below image, in pencil: "A stone which has stood / in the same place from / time illegible mostly smudged";
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A stereo photograph by Romanus Schmehlik showing a cross spider (Kreuzspinne) in front of its crouch at a scale of 30:1, created on silver gelatin paper in 1912. The image documents arachnid anatomy and behavior.
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Bones of the hand of W. Scott-Moncrieff, showing the effect of a bullet-wound. Radiograph, 1900/1904.
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Poll photo collection. Manufacture of spectacle glasses. Models of spectacle lenses. 1931
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Collodium photograph by Frana Jesenko showing F2 and F3 generations of wheat, rye, and hybrid crossings, with ears illustrating plant development.
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Shielding (Parmelia conspersa)
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Loop-handled rectangular stamping device 7th-6th millennium B.C.. Loop-handled rectangular stamping device 327088
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Photograph of a polar figure created using gelatin layer lacquer techniques around 1897-1898.
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Skiopticon image from the Department of Photography at the Royal Institute of Technology. Use by Professor Helmer Bäckström as lecture material. Bäckström was Sweden's first professor in photography at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm 1948-1958.fall and rebounds of an elastic body can be studied through chronography. (A series of shots on the same sheet).
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A page from the Illustrated London News, debating the merits of Dr. A. Smith-Woodward's reconstruction of the Piltdown Man's brain over the reconstruction proposed by Professor Arthur Keith's. The Heidelburg jaw is also pictured. Date: 1913
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Baleen of whalebone specimen
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A photograph taken by Dr Voller of Hamburg using the Roentgen system
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Discoid sealing with two circular seal impressions ca. 18th century B.C. Old Assyrian Trading Colony. Discoid sealing with two circular seal impressions 323540
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Disease Control - Wyoming. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Period of the New Federal Union. Natural gas and oil fields in 1878 at an oil well near Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
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Hand print from India. Sir William James Herschel (1933-1918), an English colonial official, initiated fingerprinting in India in the 1850s for use on contracts and deeds to prevent fraud. Later this expanded its use for criminal identification.
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Howard Carter at the tomb of Tutankhamen, in the Valley of the Kings, near Luxor 1923
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Variola, circa 1886
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The Tale Of A Terrible Lizard - And It's Eighty Million Years Old! -- Although it will be two years before Britain's newly acquired 30-feet-long dinosaur will be ready for exhibition in London's Natural History Museum, the tail portion of the creature will be ready within a few weeks. Most of the dinosaur ('dinosaur' from the Greek words for 'terrible' and 'lizard') is still packed in 12 large boxes in which the 80-million-years-old fossil arrived from Canada. The reconstruction of the dinosaur
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Tectonic boulder from Rimutaka tunnel, east end, 7 October 1953, by Leslie Adkin.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: April 9, 1949 Blasts of air increase up to 275 mph in photos A-F, distorting the pilot's face and skin. Photo G shows a blast of air up to 350 mph on the subject. The tests were done at Naval Air Material Center at the U.S. Naval Base Station in Philadelphia.
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Egypt, Valley of the Kings, The discovery of the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun (or Tutankhamen, circa 1340-1323 B.C., archaeologist Howard Carter (1874-1939) examining the third mummy-shaped sarcophagus, 1922, vintage photograph
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Viscera figure with human head (Imsety) ca. 1000-945 B.C. Third Intermediate Period Four wax and mud figures (25.3.156a-d) were found inside the mummy of Nesenaset, a woman who lived during the Third Intermediate Period. The figures represent the Four Sons of Horus, minor deities who protected the internal organs. During earlier periods, the organs were taken out of the body and mummified separately, then placed inside four "canopic" jars, each protected by one of these deities. During this era, the viscera were wrapped separately and put back into the body, along with these roughly-shaped figures. They are identified by their heads: the human-headed figure is Imsety, who protected the liver; the baboon is Hapy, guardian of the lungs; the jackal-headed Duamutef looked after the stomach, and the falcon-headed Quebesenuef guarded the intestines. This is one of two human-headed figures found in the abdominal cavity of Nesenaset. There was no falcon-headed figure.. Viscera figure with huma
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Effects of Atomic Heat and Radiation on Humans, Japan ca. 1945
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Another "Living Fossil" Caught -- The Coelacanth on a table at the Madagascar Institute.Behind are three laboratory technicians.A third Coelacanth, the "Living Fossil" fish believed to have been extinct for millions of years until one was landed in 1938, was caught by native fishermen in the Comoro Islands, off the East African Coast, September 24.It was taken to a French expedition in the islands and was flown to The Madagascar Institute Of Scientific Research at Tananarivo within a few hours. September 28, 1953. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).
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Head of Carnegie Diplodocus, Paris Museum
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Ibis London Published for the British Ornithologists' Union by Academic Press birds ornithology periodicals eggs, The image features two panels showcasing the nest of the Micropus Pacificus. The upper section provides a close-up view of the nest, highlighting its structure and the materials used in its construction. The lower section presents a broader perspective, displaying the nest's placement against a rugged backdrop of rocks. This visual representation emphasizes the natural habitat and environment of the Micropus Pacificus, illustrating the intricate design of the nest as well as the surrounding geological features. The contrast between the nest and the rocky landscape conveys the relationship between the species and its habitat.
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AFARS AND ISSAS - CIRCA 1973: a stamp printed in Afars and Issas shows Pre-historic Flint Tool, Archeology, circa 1973
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FRANCE - CIRCA 2001: A stamp printed in France shows DNA, circa 2001 FRANCE - CIRCA 2001: A stamp printed in France shows DNA, series, circa 2001 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 3619746
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