Encyclopedia Britannica Collection

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Midwifery, illustration from Encyclopedia Britannica, published in Edinburgh
DGC398035 Midwifery, illustration from Encyclopedia Britannica, published in Edinburgh, 1798 (copperplate engraving) by Bell, Alexander (fl)

Aqueducts, 1889. Creator: W & AK Johnston
Aqueducts, 1889. Remains of Aqueduct of Metz [France, Roman]; Aqueduct of Pont du Gard near Nismes [over the River Gardon near Nimes, France

Flags of the world, 1889. Creator: W & AK Johnston
Flags of the world, 1889. Flags, standards and ensigns. From " Encyclopaedia Britannica, Ninth Edition". [1889]

Map of Ireland, c1910. Artist: Gull Engraving Company
Map of Ireland, c1910. [Encyclopaedia Britannica Co]

Map of South (Southern) Africa, c1910. Artist: Gull Engraving Company
Map of South (Southern) Africa, c1910. [Encyclopedia Britannica Co]

Map of Asia, c1902. Artist: W & AK Johnston
Map of Asia, c1902. From Encyclopedia Britannica Ninth Edition. [W&AK Johnston]

Mr. Hugh Chisholm, 1911 Artist: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward
Mr. Hugh Chisholm, 1911. A caricature of Hugh Chisholm (1866-1924), British journalist, and editor of the 10th, 11th and 12th editions of the Encyclopaedia Britannica

Gunnery - Section Through Turret Showing Hydraulic Gear Inflexible Type, 1898. Artist: W & AK Johnston
Gunnery - Section Through Turret Showing Hydraulic Gear Inflexible Type, 1898. From Encyclopaedia Britannica - A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature (Ninth Edition)

SMELLIE & BELL. William Smellie (1740?-1795), Scottish printer and antiquary, and Andrew Bell (1726-1809), Scottish engraver and publisher, Smellies partner in the Encyclopaedia Britannica project

ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA. Title page of volume one of the first edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1771

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