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Tropical Zone: Educational chart showing the flora, fauna, and inhabitants of a tropical environment.
Tropical Zone: Educational chart showing the flora, fauna, and inhabitants of a tropical environment.
Silex steatites. Red and green serpentine from Lizard point, Cornwall.
Silex steatites. Red and green serpentine from Lizard point, Cornwall.
Ballooning: Montgolfier, Blanchard, Charles & Roberts and Lunardis balloons: With view over Chester from a balloon.
Ballooning: Montgolfier, Blanchard, Charles & Roberts and Lunardis balloons: With view over Chester from a balloon.
Copper from Hungary1, 2, Cornwall 3, 4, 5, Japan 6, Hepatic copper 7, Black vitrreous ore 8, Bue copper 9 Malachite 10 Copper in quartz 11, Copper pyrites 12, Yellow copper C fulvum
Copper from Hungary1, 2, Cornwall 3, 4, 5, Japan 6, Hepatic copper 7, Black vitrreous ore 8, Bue copper 9 Malachite 10 Copper in quartz 11, Copper pyrites 12, Yellow copper C fulvum
Geography: Copernican and Ptolemaic armillary spheres with terrestrial and celestial globes on matching stands with compasses.
Geography: Copernican and Ptolemaic armillary spheres with terrestrial and celestial globes on matching stands with compasses.
Lunar Corona: Terra Nova Expedition 1910-13.
Lunar Corona: Terra Nova Expedition 1910-13.
Long Distance transport via Pipelines. No 2.
Long Distance transport via Pipelines. No 2.
Mechanical properties of Air (2-4), Laws of Air (5-7), Barometer (8-9, 1), Air Pump 10-11) Air Condenser (12-14), Air Ballon (15), Diving Ball (16) With key.
Mechanical properties of Air (2-4), Laws of Air (5-7), Barometer (8-9, 1), Air Pump 10-11) Air Condenser (12-14), Air Ballon (15), Diving Ball (16) With key.
Allegory with Archimedes surrounded by pupils with one drawing proportionally the sphere to cylindar. Right are Screw and Wedge, above the Balance, system of pulleys,. To the left a globe, hydrostatical bellows, and Archimede's screw or pump, the inclined plane with a crane at back.
Allegory with Archimedes surrounded by pupils with one drawing proportionally the sphere to cylindar. Right are Screw and Wedge, above the Balance, system of pulleys,. To the left a globe, hydrostatical bellows, and Archimede’s screw or pump, the inclined plane with a crane at back.
Finished Petrol pumped at the Station. No 6.
Finished Petrol pumped at the Station. No 6.
Machine Age: View of the Industrial Metropolis. World's Fair.
Machine Age: View of the Industrial Metropolis. World’s Fair.
Ballooning: Balloons and the methods of constructing and filling with instruments for accelerating and braking.
Ballooning: Balloons and the methods of constructing and filling with instruments for accelerating and braking.
Scientific Instruments: Planeterium Tellurium and Lunarium with Rowley's Orrery.
Scientific Instruments: Planeterium Tellurium and Lunarium with Rowley’s Orrery.
Filling and Expediting of Barrels. No 5.
Filling and Expediting of Barrels. No 5.
Hogarth: John Wilkes Esq. 1800. An original antique copper engraving. 9" x 13". [MISCp2983]
Infographic illustration of areas of geological interest.
Infographic illustration of areas of geological interest.
Stereographic Projection with Churchman's New Projection for Mountainous Countries: Diagrams illustrating the use of contour lines to map elevation and underwater depths.
Stereographic Projection with Churchman’s New Projection for Mountainous Countries: Diagrams illustrating the use of contour lines to map elevation and underwater depths.
Extention, Impenetrability, Divisibility, Porosity, Inertia, Cohesion, Gravity (1-16), Gravity (17-26), Pendulum (27-30), Forces (31-37), Laws of Motion (38-39). With Key.
Extention, Impenetrability, Divisibility, Porosity, Inertia, Cohesion, Gravity (1-16), Gravity (17-26), Pendulum (27-30), Forces (31-37), Laws of Motion (38-39). With Key.
Fluor. Five examples of Fluor from the Poldice mine in Gwenaap. Engraved by John Pass.
Fluor. Five examples of Fluor from the Poldice mine in Gwenaap. Engraved by John Pass.
Cuprum phosphatum. Copper phosphate from Cornwall
Cuprum phosphatum. Copper phosphate from Cornwall
Anoplotherium. Lateral skeletal view of the Llama-like animal with details of the jaw.
Anoplotherium. Lateral skeletal view of the Llama-like animal with details of the jaw.
Waterfalls, Islands, Lakes, Rivers and Mountains in the Western Hemisphere: An infographic chart of natural features of the western hemisphere.
Waterfalls, Islands, Lakes, Rivers and Mountains in the Western Hemisphere: An infographic chart of natural features of the western hemisphere.
Atlantic Type Engine: North British Railway.
Atlantic Type Engine: North British Railway.
Dirigible balloon 'Patrie'. Diagram of parts with explanation in French.
Dirigible balloon ‘Patrie’. Diagram of parts with explanation in French.
Temperate Zone: Educational chart showing the environment and townscapes of a temperate zone.
Temperate Zone: Educational chart showing the environment and townscapes of a temperate zone.
Allegory with the Goddess of Minerology seated on a throne with gryphons, guardias of tresure attended by Cybele (Earth) and Vulcan (Fire), with Apollo (Gold and Topaz), Diana (Silver and Selenites) Saturn (Diamond) Jyupiter (Tin and Saphire), Mars Iron and Ruby), Mercury (Quicksilver and Ametyst) and Venus (Copper and Emerald) Gnomes classify in the foreground with scales and sceptre of touchstone.
Allegory with the Goddess of Minerology seated on a throne with gryphons, guardias of tresure attended by Cybele (Earth) and Vulcan (Fire), with Apollo (Gold and Topaz), Diana (Silver and Selenites) Saturn (Diamond) Jyupiter (Tin and Saphire), Mars Iron and Ruby), Mercury (Quicksilver and Ametyst) and Venus (Copper and Emerald) Gnomes classify in the foreground with scales and sceptre of touchstone.
Lead. Native lead 1-6, 8, German lead 7, Saxon lead 9, Napolitan lead 10, 11, Lorraine lead 12, Engraved by John Pass.
Lead. Native lead 1-6, 8, German lead 7, Saxon lead 9, Napolitan lead 10, 11, Lorraine lead 12, Engraved by John Pass.
Characters of the Ten Elements and Twelve Celestial Signs: Combined in the luni-solar calendar of sixty years.
Characters of the Ten Elements and Twelve Celestial Signs: Combined in the luni-solar calendar of sixty years.
Modern Express Engine. London and North-Western Railway.
Modern Express Engine. London and North-Western Railway.
Wilkes: Sir Isaac Newton. 1820. An original antique stipple engraving. 8" x 11". [SCIp79]
Windmill: Common windmill, windmill sails, Horizontal windmill and Rostill's family mill and boiler.
Windmill: Common windmill, windmill sails, Horizontal windmill and Rostill’s family mill and boiler.
Distillation Stills: Flat Scotch, Danish, Rectifying, and portable still for compound waters.
Distillation Stills: Flat Scotch, Danish, Rectifying, and portable still for compound waters.
Carbo oxygenizatus. Oxygenized Carbon from Denbigh.
Carbo oxygenizatus. Oxygenized Carbon from Denbigh.
Allegory of Urania with an Astrolobe and Scroll with Architecture attended by Reason carrying Pallas's shield and Mercury's caduceus.
Allegory of Urania with an Astrolobe and Scroll with Architecture attended by Reason carrying Pallas’s shield and Mercury’s caduceus.
Orville Wright experimenting with flight.
Orville Wright experimenting with flight.
Wilkes: Compasses. 1810. An original hand coloured antique copper engraving. 8" x 11". [SCIp114]
Tin. Spathose Tin 1,2, Wood Tin from Cornwall 3-7. Tooth Tin 8-11, Saxon Tin 12, Garnet Tin 13,, 14, Tin in shorl 15, Crystalised Tin 16, 17. Engraved by John Pass.
Tin. Spathose Tin 1,2, Wood Tin from Cornwall 3-7. Tooth Tin 8-11, Saxon Tin 12, Garnet Tin 13,, 14, Tin in shorl 15, Crystalised Tin 16, 17. Engraved by John Pass.
Vertical distribution of climate of different mountains, and snow at different altitudes.
Vertical distribution of climate of different mountains, and snow at different altitudes.
Allegory of Prismatical colour as seven women. Generative and primitive elements wear a crown and mantle, with ray of yellow red or blue only, the other figures composites. Each holding a flower of their colour: jonquil - yellow, gren bough - vert, marigold - orange, blue bell - blue, corn poppy - red, blue bottle - indigo and a violet. Optical instruments in the corner and above in Hebrew 'God said let there be Light, and there was Light'.
Allegory of Prismatical colour as seven women. Generative and primitive elements wear a crown and mantle, with ray of yellow red or blue only, the other figures composites. Each holding a flower of their colour: jonquil – yellow, gren bough – vert, marigold – orange, blue bell – blue, corn poppy – red, blue bottle – indigo and a violet. Optical instruments in the corner and above in Hebrew ‘God said let there be Light, and there was Light’.
Pterodactylus. Lateral skeletal view with details of skull.
Pterodactylus. Lateral skeletal view with details of skull.
Cuprum subsulphureum. Vitreous copper ore from Cornwall.
Cuprum subsulphureum. Vitreous copper ore from Cornwall.
Refining and Distilling Plant. No 3.
Refining and Distilling Plant. No 3.
Allegory with Therra Goddess of the Earth and Tethys Goddess of the Sea, dividing the globe into Europe, Asia, Africa and America.
Allegory with Therra Goddess of the Earth and Tethys Goddess of the Sea, dividing the globe into Europe, Asia, Africa and America.
Comparative view of buildings by height including the Pyramid of Cheops, St Peters, St Pauls with key. Framed.
Comparative view of buildings by height including the Pyramid of Cheops, St Peters, St Pauls with key. Framed.
Arctic Zone: Educational chart showing the frigid mountainous environment, animals and inhabitants of polar regions.
Arctic Zone: Educational chart showing the frigid mountainous environment, animals and inhabitants of polar regions.
Barytes sulphata. Sulphate of barytes from Surrey.
Barytes sulphata. Sulphate of barytes from Surrey.
Silex Ichthyopthalmus. Icthyopthalmite, Fish's eye stone.
Silex Ichthyopthalmus. Icthyopthalmite, Fish’s eye stone.
Oil Wells on the Beach. No 1.
Oil Wells on the Beach. No 1.
Barometers: 1. Torricelli 2,3 Huygens 4 Barnoulli's Horizontal 5. Morland Diagonal, 6 Hook's Wheel 7 Steelyard 8 Amonton's Pendant 9 Rowning's Compound 10 Casswell's Barascope 11, 12 Ramsden's Portable 13 Thermometer and Hygrometer.
Barometers: 1. Torricelli 2,3 Huygens 4 Barnoulli’s Horizontal 5. Morland Diagonal, 6 Hook’s Wheel 7 Steelyard 8 Amonton’s Pendant 9 Rowning’s Compound 10 Casswell’s Barascope 11, 12 Ramsden’s Portable 13 Thermometer and Hygrometer.
Cuprum sulphureum. Blistered sulphuret of Copper from the Cook's Kitchen mine, Cornwall.
Cuprum sulphureum. Blistered sulphuret of Copper from the Cook’s Kitchen mine, Cornwall.
Scientific Instruments: Hadley's Sextant with Adam's quadrant, Bird's Quadrant and Mural Telescope Quadrant.
Scientific Instruments: Hadley’s Sextant with Adam’s quadrant, Bird’s Quadrant and Mural Telescope Quadrant.
Ferrum phosphatum. Iron phosphate and Iron carbonate from Huel Kine, Cornwall.
Ferrum phosphatum. Iron phosphate and Iron carbonate from Huel Kine, Cornwall.
Projection of Globes and Maps: Diagrams illustrating the mathematics behind various map projections used to convert a spherical globe into a flat map.
Projection of Globes and Maps: Diagrams illustrating the mathematics behind various map projections used to convert a spherical globe into a flat map.
Plubum sulphatum crystallizatum. Crystalilized Sulphate of Lead from Anglesea.
Plubum sulphatum crystallizatum. Crystalilized Sulphate of Lead from Anglesea.
Container ship in front of a refinery. No 4.
Container ship in front of a refinery. No 4.
Crampton's Locomotive Engine.
Crampton’s Locomotive Engine.
Hydostatics: Pressure and equilibrium of liquids.
Hydostatics: Pressure and equilibrium of liquids.
Great Mastodon. Full skeleton.
Great Mastodon. Full skeleton.
Nature in Descending Regions: Comparative chart of the World's oceans and the different species that live within them.
Nature in Descending Regions: Comparative chart of the World’s oceans and the different species that live within them.
Quartzum var. aggregatum. Quartzose Pudding Stone from Hertfordshire and Essex.
Quartzum var. aggregatum. Quartzose Pudding Stone from Hertfordshire and Essex.
Wilkes: Telescopes. 1810. An original hand coloured antique copper engraving. 8" x 11". [SCIp115]
Carbo Bitumen. Viscous Bitumen from Castletown, Isle of Man.
Carbo Bitumen. Viscous Bitumen from Castletown, Isle of Man.
Paraselene (Mock Moon): Terra Nova Expedition 1910-13.
Paraselene (Mock Moon): Terra Nova Expedition 1910-13.
Oxford Astronomical Observatory: Interior with globe, telescopes and other scientific instruments.
Oxford Astronomical Observatory: Interior with globe, telescopes and other scientific instruments.
Allegory with a Philospher on a Sand-bath furnance performing chemical analysis whilst a student melts a diamond with the suns rays through a lens, with Chemistry with a coronet on her head and a globe in hand.
Allegory with a Philospher on a Sand-bath furnance performing chemical analysis whilst a student melts a diamond with the suns rays through a lens, with Chemistry with a coronet on her head and a globe in hand.
Zincum carbonatum. Carbonate of zinc from the Matlock, Rutland mine.
Zincum carbonatum. Carbonate of zinc from the Matlock, Rutland mine.
Mastadon Giganticus: Lateral skeletal view of the prehistoric elephant.
Mastadon Giganticus: Lateral skeletal view of the prehistoric elephant.
Nature in Ascending Regions: Comparative chart of the mountains, volcanoes and accomplished summits across the world.
Nature in Ascending Regions: Comparative chart of the mountains, volcanoes and accomplished summits across the world.
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Uranium oxygenizatum. Oxide of Uranium frm the Tolcairn mine, Cornwall.
Comparative chart of the earth's geology.
Comparative chart of the earth’s geology.
Armillary sphere (used to simulate the orbits of the heavenly bodies): With, a Terrestrial globe, and a Celestial globe.
Armillary sphere (used to simulate the orbits of the heavenly bodies): With, a Terrestrial globe, and a Celestial globe.
Plumbum phosphatum. Lead phosphate from Leadhills, Lancashire.
Plumbum phosphatum. Lead phosphate from Leadhills, Lancashire.
Diagrams of Dirigible aerostats or steerable balloons.
Diagrams of Dirigible aerostats or steerable balloons.
Phenomena of the Atmosphere: With key to 24 types.
Phenomena of the Atmosphere: With key to 24 types.
Bristol Brabazon: View of the plane under construction with a half scale model as comparison. After Roland Davies.
Bristol Brabazon: View of the plane under construction with a half scale model as comparison. After Roland Davies.
Calx carbonata. Crystallized lime carbonate from Matlock, Cornwall.
Calx carbonata. Crystallized lime carbonate from Matlock, Cornwall.
Telescope: Sir William Herschel's Grand Reflecting Telescope.
Telescope: Sir William Herschel’s Grand Reflecting Telescope.
Distillation: Double Apparatus of distillation.
Distillation: Double Apparatus of distillation.
Red stillbite or zeolite from Hall Hill, Scotland.
Red stillbite or zeolite from Hall Hill, Scotland.
Megatherium. Lateral skeletal view of the prehistoric elephant-sized sloth.
Megatherium. Lateral skeletal view of the prehistoric elephant-sized sloth.
Gold from Hungary 1, 2, Dentrical silver 3,4,6, Varigated ore 5, Vitreous ore. Engraved by John Pass.
Gold from Hungary 1, 2, Dentrical silver 3,4,6, Varigated ore 5, Vitreous ore. Engraved by John Pass.
Scientific Instruments: Portable Astronomical Observatory.
Scientific Instruments: Portable Astronomical Observatory.
Sound and Hearing (1-6), Ear (7), Musical Sounds (8-9), Musical Instruments (10-20). With Key.
Sound and Hearing (1-6), Ear (7), Musical Sounds (8-9), Musical Instruments (10-20). With Key.
'Galvanic Electricity': Sir William Robert Grove QC, a pioneer of fuel cell technology. SPY.
‘Galvanic Electricity’: Sir William Robert Grove QC, a pioneer of fuel cell technology. SPY.