Discoverer Collection

Portrait of Charles Darwin, British naturalist
Charles Darwin. Engraving of Charles RobertDarwin (1809-1882), British naturalist, in oldage. Darwin studied medicine and theology but hisinterest was in natural history

Charles Darwin
Portrait of Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) English naturalist and author of the Origin of Species aged about 65 years. He suggested that natural variation in a species creates a wide range of

Portrait of Charles Darwin, British naturalist
Charles Darwin. Engraving of Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882), British naturalist, in old age. Darwin studied medicine and theology, but his real interest was in natural history

Watson and Crick, DNA discovers
Watson and Crick. Caricature of the molecular biologists and discoverers of the structure of DNA James Watson (born 1928, left) and Francis Crick (1916-2004), with their model of a DNA molecule

August Ferdinand Mobius
AUGUST FERDINAND MOBIUS German scientist, professor of astronomy at Leipzig university, discoverer of the mobius strip; regarded as the founder of topology

Simpson researching anaesthetics, 1840s
Sir James Young Simpson (1811-1870), Scottish doctor. This historical artwork shows Simpsons butler walking in on Simpson, who is suffering from the effects of a recent experiment

Marie Curie, Polish-French physicist
Marie Curie (1867-1934, nee Marya Sklodowska), Polish-French physicist. With her husband Pierre, she isolated the radioactive elements polonium and radium in 1898

Marie and Pierre Curie, French physicists
Marie and Pierre Curie. Marie Curie (1867-1934, nee Marya Sklodowska), was born in Poland. In 1891 she became a student at the Sorbonne university in Paris, France

James Van Allen, US astrophysicist
James Van Allen (1914-2006), US astrophysicist, holding a model of the rocket launcher Juno 1 with the satellite Explorer 1 on the nose cone

Pierre Curie, French physicist
Pierre Curie (1859-1906), Nobel Prize-winning French physicist. Curie studied at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he subsequently became an assistant teacher

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Captain James Cook regarding a map. Hand-colored woodcut of a painting

Galileo Ferraris
GALILEO FERRARIS Italian physicist, discoverer of the rotating magnetic field. Date: 1847 - 1897

James Chadwick, British physicist C017 / 7111
James Chadwick (1891-1974), British physicist. Educated in Manchester, Chadwicks research under Rutherford was mainly with alpha particles (helium nuclei)

PONCE DE LEON, Juan (1460-1521). Spanish conqueror of Puerto Rico (1508) and discoverer of Florida (1502). Painting

E. Rutherford and his wife at Trinity College
The New Zealand born physicist Sir Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937) and his wife Mary Newton at Trinity College in Cambridge (1921)

E. Rutherford with his wife and daughter in a boat
The New Zealand born physicist Sir Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937), considered to be the father of nuclear physics. He identified three types of radiations produced by radioactive decay which he called

Antoine Lavoisier and wife, chemist
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794, centre left), French chemist, with his wife Marie-Anne- Pierrette (1758-1836) in his laboratory. Lavoisier is recognised as the founder of modern chemistry

Thomas Wright, British astronomer
Thomas Wright (1711-86), British astronomer. Wright was born at Byers Green in northern England. In 1730 he set up a school at which he taught mathematics and navigation

Map of Willem Barentsz Third Voyage, 1598. Artist: Claesz, Cornelis (ca. 1551-1609)
Map of Willem Barentsz Third Voyage, 1598. Private Collection

LEIF ERICSSON (c970-1020) Discovering America. Line engraving, late 19th century, after a painting by Christian Krohg

Portrait of Charles Darwin, British naturalist
Charles Darwin. Portrait of Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882), British naturalist. Darwin studied medicine and theology, but was most interested in natural history

Galileo Galilei, Italian physicist and astronomer
Galileo Galilei. Engraving of Galileo Galilei(1564-1642), Italian astronomer and physicist. In1610 he became the first person to use a telescopefor astronomical studies

Christopher Columbus Hearing the Cry of Land Land! in 1492.1910 (print)
2638459 Christopher Columbus Hearing the Cry of Land Land! in 1492.1910 (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christopher Columbus, 1451 -1506. Italian explorer, colonizer and navigator)

Ferdinand Magellan's ship The Nao Victoria, which took part in the expedition in 1519 to circumnavigate the earth
3058539 Ferdinand Magellan's ship The Nao Victoria, which took part in the expedition in 1519 to circumnavigate the earth

Christopher Columbus and the egg, 1899 (print)
2913940 Christopher Columbus and the egg, 1899 (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christopher Columbus replying to his critics)

PONCE DE LEON, Juan (1460-1521). Spanish conqueror of Puerto Rico (1508) and discoverer of Florida (1502) (engraving)
CUL4932686 PONCE DE LEON, Juan (1460-1521). Spanish conqueror of Puerto Rico (1508) and discoverer of Florida (1502) (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid

Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1475-1519)
3499691 Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1475-1519); (add.info.: Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1475-1519). Spanish conquerer. Discoverer the Pacific Ocean or South Sea on 25 September of 1513

Portrait of Christopher Columbus, 1892 (print)
2915309 Portrait of Christopher Columbus, 1892 (print); (add.info.: Christopher Columbus, c. 1451 to 1506. Genovese navigator, colonizer, and explorer)

Samuel de Champlain, 1574-1635, "The Father of New France". French navigator, cartographer, draughtsman
2603481 Samuel de Champlain, 1574-1635, "The Father of New France". French navigator, cartographer, draughtsman, soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat and chronicler

Col. Fremont planting the American Standard on the Rocky Mountains (print)
5323187 Col. Fremont planting the American Standard on the Rocky Mountains (print) by American School, (19th century); (add.info.: Fremont in The Rocky Mountains)

Juan PONCE DE LEON (engraving)
CUL4858314 Juan PONCE DE LEON (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (16th century); (add.info.: PONCE DE LEON, Juan (1460-1521). Spanish conqueror of Puerto Rico (1508) and discoverer of Florida (1502)

MAGELLAND, Ferdinand (1480-1521). English navigator and discoverer. Portrait of Ferdinand Magellan. Litography
CUL4866747 MAGELLAND, Ferdinand (1480-1521). English navigator and discoverer. Portrait of Ferdinand Magellan. Litography.; (add.info.: MAGELLAND, Ferdinand (1480-1521)

Map of portion of the West Indies, from the Weimar Map of 1527, ascribed to Fernando Columbus
2915343 Map of portion of the West Indies, from the Weimar Map of 1527, ascribed to Fernando Columbus. From the book Life of Christopher Columbus by Clements R

Portrait of Christopher Columbus, 1892 (print)
2915310 Portrait of Christopher Columbus, 1892 (print); (add.info.: Christopher Columbus, c. 1451 to 1506. Genovese navigator, colonizer, and explorer)

Portrait of Christopher Columbus, 1892 (print)
2915308 Portrait of Christopher Columbus, 1892 (print); (add.info.: Christopher Columbus, c. 1451 to 1506. Genovese navigator, colonizer, and explorer)

PONCE DE LEON, Juan (1460-1521). Spanish conqueror of Puerto Rico (1508) and discoverer of Florida (1502)
CUL4870005 PONCE DE LEON, Juan (1460-1521). Spanish conqueror of Puerto Rico (1508) and discoverer of Florida (1502). Juan Ponce battles the natives of Florida

Indians Discovering Lewis and Clark, 1896 (oil on canvas)
PNP274186 Indians Discovering Lewis and Clark, 1896 (oil on canvas) by Russell, Charles Marion (1865-1926); Private Collection; (add.info)

USA, Connecticut, Hartford, Bushnell Park, autumn, sttue of Horace Wells, discoverer of Anaesthesia in 1844

Georg August Schweinfurth. German botanist and explorer
Georg August Schweinfurth (1836-1925). German botanist and explorer. He discovered the Uele River, a tributary of the Congo. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Diogo Cao (ca. 1452-1486). Portuguese navigator, discoverer of the mouth of the Congo river. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Fairchild C-119F-FA Flying Boxcar O-18037 (msn 10915, 51-8037), at Wright Field, Wright-Patterson AFB, for display at the Air Force Museum, with Boeing KB-50J 49-0389

The Gokstad Ship is a 9th century Viking ship found in a burial mound at Gokstad in Sandar, Sandefjord, Vestfold
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, 9th century, burial ground, burial mounds, burial site, burial sites, centuries, century, digital, digitally, discoverer, drawing, drawings, drawn, eastern norway

Portrait of Carolus Linnaeus, 19th century (engraving)
XJF393864 Portrait of Carolus Linnaeus, 19th century (engraving) by Roslin, Alexander (1718-93) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: engraved by Charles Edward Wagstaff (b.1808))

Mainz (colour litho)
5216121 Mainz (colour litho) by Astudin, Nicolai (1848-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mainz. Illustration for Der Romantische Rhein (Hoursch & Bechstedt, 1922).); © Look and Learn

Lord Rayleigh (engraving)
3627999 Lord Rayleigh (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Rayleigh. Illustration for The Picture Magazine, 1895.); © Look and Learn

Columbus before Isabella (oil on canvas)
3940965 Columbus before Isabella (oil on canvas) by Laurens, Jean Paul (1838-1921); 162.7 x 130.8 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT

Columbus Discovers the Shores of America, 1846 (oil on canvas)
5615433 Columbus Discovers the Shores of America, 1846 (oil on canvas) by Ruben, Christian (1805-75); 145x190 cm; Narodni Galerie, Prague, Czech Republic; German, out of copyright

Colonial and Indian Exhibition, New South Wales and New Guinea (engraving)
1624617 Colonial and Indian Exhibition, New South Wales and New Guinea (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colonial and Indian Exhibition)

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"Unveiling the Secrets: Pioneers of Discovery" In a world driven by curiosity, these remarkable individuals have left an indelible mark on the course of human knowledge. From unraveling the mysteries of DNA to exploring uncharted territories, they embody the spirit of discovery that has shaped our understanding of the world. At the forefront stands Charles Darwin, a British naturalist whose portrait captures his profound impact on evolutionary biology. His groundbreaking work in "On the Origin of Species" revolutionized our comprehension of life's diversity and interconnectedness. Joining him in this league are Watson and Crick, whose DNA discovery paved the way for modern genetics. Their portrait serves as a reminder that within every strand lies an intricate code that defines who we are. August Ferdinand Mobius, known for his contributions to mathematics and theoretical physics, reminds us that exploration extends beyond tangible realms. His legacy lives on through Möbius strips and their fascinating properties. Simpson's research into anaesthetics during the 1840s showcases how scientific breakthroughs can transform medical practices. The portrait depicts Simpson delving into uncharted territory with determination and innovation. Marie Curie's captivating gaze reflects her immense achievements as a Polish-French physicist. Her pioneering research on radioactivity earned her two Nobel Prizes and forever changed our understanding of atomic structure. The partnership between Marie and Pierre Curie exemplifies collaboration at its finest. Together, they pushed boundaries in their pursuit of scientific truth while inspiring future generations with their unwavering dedication. James Van Allen's contribution to astrophysics is symbolized by his portrait—a testament to his groundbreaking discoveries about Earth's radiation belts bearing his name today. He expanded humanity's reach beyond our planet through relentless exploration. Lastly, Willem Barentsz embarks upon his third voyage in Cornelis Claesz' map—an emblematic representation of explorers who ventured into unknown waters centuries ago.