Comppas Collection

The Ancient of Days - Urizen measuring out the material world - Urizen measuring
XEE4162477 The Ancient of Days - Urizen measuring out the material world - Urizen measuring the material world. Illustration of the frontispiece of the book " Europe

A British government inspector visiting children employed in a factory to verify safety
NWI4828364 A British government inspector visiting children employed in a factory to verify safety and enforcement of labour regulations and laws around 1880

TORRES VILLARROEL, Diego de (1693-1770). Spanish writer, poet, dramatist, astrologer, doctor, mathematician
CUL4857013 TORRES VILLARROEL, Diego de (1693-1770). Spanish writer, poet, dramatist, astrologer, doctor, mathematician, priest and professor of the University of Salamanca

Portrait of the Portuguese navigator and explorer Fernand Magellan (1480-1521), holding a globe and a compas
NWI4921048 Portrait of the Portuguese navigator and explorer Fernand Magellan (1480-1521), holding a globe and a compas. Lithograph of 19th century Spanish illustration.; (add.info)

Letter D: Drawers - Professions Alphabet, c.1900 (lithograph)
DUV4216525 Letter D: Drawers - Professions Alphabet, c.1900 (lithograph); 27x23.5 cm; (add.info.: Album containing a simplified reading method and an illustrated abecedary - Pont-a-Mousson Imaging)

The Republic Educating Children - by Courtois (1848)
ORI4197574 The Republic Educating Children - by Courtois (1848); (add.info.: The Republic Educating Children - by Courtois (1848)); Photo © Doppio

New dial work of a small spring clock showing the phenomena of the moon, days of the week, months, compasset, etc
FLO4593734 New dial work of a small spring clock showing the phenomena of the moon, days of the week, months, compasset, etc. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J

Pensive astronomer holding an astrolabe: engraving by Johannes Angelus (Johann Engel)
PCT4295617 Pensive astronomer holding an astrolabe: engraving by Johannes Angelus (Johann Engel, 1453-1512)) in frontispiece of the book "Astrolabium planum" 1494 - astronomy -; (add.info)

Allegory of geometry. extracted from the encyclopedie Margarita Philosophica by Gregor REISCH (1467-1525)
JAB4120437 Allegory of geometry. extracted from the encyclopedie Margarita Philosophica by Gregor REISCH (1467-1525). Engraving 1891; (add.info.: Allegory of geometry)

Play card of the Moon (left) and Justice (right). Card game of the court of Charles VI (1368-1422), France
NWI4961722 Play card of the Moon (left) and Justice (right). Card game of the court of Charles VI (1368-1422), France, 15th century

Wooden and leather book-shaped box containing mathematical instruments in brasswork, 18th century (brass)
DEX5040796 Wooden and leather book-shaped box containing mathematical instruments in brasswork, 18th century (brass); Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence

Portrait of Fernand de Magellan (1480-1521) Portuguese navigator and explorer, holding a globe and a comppas
NWI4920587 Portrait of Fernand de Magellan (1480-1521) Portuguese navigator and explorer, holding a globe and a comppas. Lithograph from 19th century illustration.; (add.info)

Portrait of Jean Le Rond d'Alembert (1717-1783), French mathematician, philosopher and encyclopedist
JAB5037373 Portrait of Jean Le Rond d'Alembert (1717-1783), French mathematician, philosopher and encyclopedist. engraving from 1878; (add.info)

An Italian erudit and an artist in the 13th century (Renaissance). With a young couple. Old engraving, colour setting
NWI4957504 An Italian erudit and an artist in the 13th century (Renaissance). With a young couple. Old engraving, colour setting.; (add.info)

Representation of god great architect of the world, a compa in hand - Engraving after a miniature of Brunetto
ELD4889980 Representation of god great architect of the world, a compa in hand - Engraving after a miniature of Brunetto Latini's "Tresor" (1220-1294), 14th century manuscript (God)

Greek philosopher Plato with the botanists Daniel Charles Solander (1733-1782) and Joseph Banks (1743-1820)
FLO4717931 Greek philosopher Plato with the botanists Daniel Charles Solander (1733-1782) and Joseph Banks (1743-1820) in 18th century foppish costume

Greek mythology: Urania, muse of astronomy and astrology, with its attributes a globe
FLO4679793 Greek mythology: Urania, muse of astronomy and astrology, with its attributes a globe and a compas - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf

Letters V and W: A candy cone: have you noticed that it looks like the letter V? Two cones of candy, it happens a lot
DUV4214816 Letters V and W: A candy cone: have you noticed that it looks like the letter V? Two cones of candy, it happens a lot. On a double bonheur alors

Letter V: A candy cone: have you noticed that it looks like the letter V? 1861 (engraving)
DUV4214826 Letter V: A candy cone: have you noticed that it looks like the letter V? 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim, Alphabet enchante" Texts of "Trim")

Portrait of Sebastien Cabot (1477-1557), English navigator and explorer (Sebastiano Caboto)
JAB5037355 Portrait of Sebastien Cabot (1477-1557), English navigator and explorer (Sebastiano Caboto).; (add.info.: Portrait of Sebastien Cabot (1477-1557)

Allegory in Tribute to Peter the Great: The Emperor of Russia Peter the Great (1672-1725)
XEE5033026 Allegory in Tribute to Peter the Great: The Emperor of Russia Peter the Great (1672-1725) presents to ancient Russia the truth, religion and the arts

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): in a wicker basket, 2 aeronautics pose with their equipment, anchor
LUX4774063 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): in a wicker basket, 2 aeronautics pose with their equipment, anchor, compas and rope, 1870 - brothers GODARD

Calligraphic title page to Volume 1, Book 1, with a bust of Winkelmann and two putti with instruments of geometry
FLO4703357 Calligraphic title page to Volume 1, Book 1, with a bust of Winkelmann and two putti with instruments of geometry, globe, palette and lyre

God creating the world (of heaven, earth and sea) with a comppas. 19th century colour engraving from a manuscript of
NWI4915187 God creating the world (of heaven, earth and sea) with a comppas. 19th century colour engraving from a manuscript of the Middle Ages.; (add.info.: God creating the world (of heaven)

Portrait of Amerigo Vespucci (Americus Vespucius) (1451/1454-1512), Italian navigator, with a compsole, a globe
NWI4920858 Portrait of Amerigo Vespucci (Americus Vespucius) (1451/1454-1512), Italian navigator, with a compsole, a globe, a comppas and a geographic atlas

I Have Seen, 01/02/19 - The Three Great Workers of the New World - War of 14 -18, America USA USA
ICA4837917 I Have Seen, 01/02/19 - The Three Great Workers of the New World - War of 14 -18, America USA USA, England Great Britain, France - Clemenceau George, Lloyd George (1863-1945)

portrait of Archimede of Syracuse, (287 BC - 212 BC), Greek scientist of Sicily (Great Greece), physicist
VEN5032696 portrait of Archimede of Syracuse, (287 BC - 212 BC), Greek scientist of Sicily (Great Greece), physicist, mathematician and engineer

Science and Islam: "description of the astronomical observatory of the Arab
LRI4661302 Science and Islam: " description of the astronomical observatory of the Arab scientist Taqi al-Din (Taqi al Din or Takiyuddin) (1526-1585) built under Murad III in Istanbul in 1577

Portrait of Isaac Newton (1642-1727), English mathematician, physicist and astronomer
XEE4117187 Portrait of Isaac Newton (1642-1727), English mathematician, physicist and astronomer. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Set containing mathematics instruments (square, compsole, pendulum, compas, rules), late 16th century (brass)
DEX5040744 Set containing mathematics instruments (square, compsole, pendulum, compas, rules), late 16th century (brass) by Schissler

Letter U: Uranie, Urn, Unau (lazy). engraving in " Alphabet". Finish printing on 15 November 1875 by Charles
DUV4209885 Letter U: Uranie, Urn, Unau (lazy). engraving in " Alphabet". Finish printing on 15 November 1875 by Charles Unsinger for Alphonse Lemerre, bookseller-publisher, Paris

Letter T: Tulip, Taurus, Toreador, Turtle, Drum; U: Urania, Urn, Unau (lazy). engraving in " Alphabet"
DUV4209881 Letter T: Tulip, Taurus, Toreador, Turtle, Drum; U: Urania, Urn, Unau (lazy). engraving in " Alphabet"

Statue of Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446), sculptor, Florentine architect of the Italian Renaissance
YOU4419691 Statue of Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446), sculptor, Florentine architect of the Italian Renaissance, author of several Florentine architectural works such as the dome of the Cathedrale

Portrait of the German calligrapher and mathematician Johann Neudorfer the Old (or Johan Neudorffer I the Elder)
JLJ4594682 Portrait of the German calligrapher and mathematician Johann Neudorfer the Old (or Johan Neudorffer I the Elder, 1497-1563) and his son (known as Lucidel)

The construction of the city of Rome. Twins Romulus and Remus visit the site (inspection of work and advance work)
JLJ4687032 The construction of the city of Rome. Twins Romulus and Remus visit the site (inspection of work and advance work)

Portrait of the astronomer Jean Baptiste (Jean-Baptiste) Joseph Delambre (1749-1822)
JLJ4603427 Portrait of the astronomer Jean Baptiste (Jean-Baptiste) Joseph Delambre (1749-1822) - Painting by Henri Coroenne (1822-1909) - Paris

Construction of the city of Rome, detail. The workers are active in the task: Macons, Stonemasons, bearers
JLJ4687031 Construction of the city of Rome, detail. The workers are active in the task: Macons, Stonemasons, bearers, marble (marble) and cement (preparing cement) at work

Portrait of Gerhard Kremer dit Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594)
GIA4816113 Portrait of Gerhard Kremer dit Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594). False title of the first edition of the Atlas. by German School

Portrait of Abbe Nicolas Joseph Neuray (1706-1774). Painting by Leonard Defrance
LSE4315263 Portrait of Abbe Nicolas Joseph Neuray (1706-1774). Painting by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), Oil On Canvas, 1768. Belgian art, 18th century

Thomas Howard Graf Arundel (1586-1646) and his wife Alathea Talbot (1586-1654
LSE4316036 Thomas Howard Graf Arundel (1586-1646) and his wife Alathea Talbot (1586-1654) or the portrait of Madagascar). Man designs the island of Madagascar on a globe

Portrait of Isaac Newton (1642-1727), English mathematician, physicist and astronomer
XEE4403602 Portrait of Isaac Newton (1642-1727), English mathematician, physicist and astronomer. from " La Ciencia y sus Hombres" by Louis Figuier

Portrait of Pierre (Peter) Anich (1723-1766), Tyrolean astronomer and carthographer
XEE4162273 Portrait of Pierre (Peter) Anich (1723-1766), Tyrolean astronomer and carthographer, holding a globe and a compas. Engraving in " Le Magasin picturesque", 1852

Maconic Anecdote / A Masonic Anedcote - by James Gillray (1757-1815
XEE4157970 Maconic Anecdote/A Masonic Anedcote - by James Gillray (1757-1815) - English cartoon against Count Cagliostro (Alessandro, Count of Cagliostro (Giuseppe Balsamo, 1743-1795)

Allegory of economics. It is crowned with an olive branch symbolizing peace
XEE4135568 Allegory of economics. It is crowned with an olive branch symbolizing peace. It leans on a rudder and holds a sceptre and compas, emblems of power and the exact government

Map of Palestine - in "Palestina"by Hadriani Relandi, 1714
LSE4108789 Map of Palestine - in " Palestina" by Hadriani Relandi, 1714. by Unknown artist, (18th century); Bibliotheque des Franciscains, Paris

Characters leaning above the globe with comppas (allegory of geometry) - engraving
LSE4094113 Characters leaning above the globe with comppas (allegory of geometry) - engraving, Flanders, 16th century. by Flemish School, (16th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Woman and child with compas and figures (allegory of mathematics) - engraving
LSE4094109 Woman and child with compas and figures (allegory of mathematics) - engraving, 18th century by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Faust de Goethe - Chromolithography 19th century
LSE4101955 Faust de Goethe - Chromolithography 19th century by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Exploring the Depths of Knowledge: A Journey Through Comppas" Step back in time and witness the ancient wisdom unfold before your eyes. From "The Ancient of Days" to Urizen measuring out the material world, Comppas takes you on a captivating journey through history. Immerse yourself in the late 16th-century set containing mathematical instruments made of brass. The square, compsole, pendulum, compass, and rules tell tales of precision and calculation. Discover the intricacies of language as you explore engravings from "Alphabet, " including Uranie, Urn, and Unau (lazy). Charles Unsinger's meticulous printing for Alphonse Lemerre transports you to Paris in 1875. Marvel at Filippo Brunelleschi's statue, an embodiment of Florentine architectural genius. His works like the dome of Cathedrale Santa Maria del Fiore continue to inspire awe even today. Witness Johann Neudorfer the Old and his son Lucidel immersed in their calligraphy and mathematics. Nicolas Neufchatel's oil painting captures their dedication within a workshop frozen in time. Observe Rome coming to life through detailed construction scenes. Macons, stone tailors, bearers - all diligently contribute to shaping this magnificent city with marble and cement preparations. Gaze upon Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre's portrait by Henri Coroenne. This astronomer's contributions echo through space as he unraveled celestial mysteries during his lifetime. Engage with Gerhard Kremer dit Gerardus Mercator's portrait that reflects his groundbreaking cartographic work which transformed navigation forever. Meet Abbe Nicolas Joseph Neuray through Leonard Defrance's brushstrokes capturing his essence as a man driven by intellectual pursuits during the Enlightenment period. Finally, Thomas Howard Graf Arundel stands alongside his wife Alathea Talbot; their portraits depict power intertwined with elegance during a transformative era in history.