Encyclopedia Collection (page 3)

Disarm after parrying the carte thrust, Second position of the disarm and disarm on thrust in tierce
FLO4611686 Disarm after parrying the carte thrust, Second position of the disarm and disarm on thrust in tierce. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from the Fencing fencing section of Denis

Interior of the brain and cerebellum. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard after an illustration by Albrecht von
FLO4611652 Interior of the brain and cerebellum. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard after an illustration by Albrecht von Haller from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva

Arteries in the face. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard after an illustration by Albrecht von Haller from Denis
FLO4611618 Arteries in the face. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard after an illustration by Albrecht von Haller from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva

Venal system from the vena cava in the human body. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard after an illustration by
FLO4611599 Venal system from the vena cava in the human body. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard after an illustration by James Drake from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva

Details of arteries, veins, lymph acorns, etc. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard after from Denis Diderot's
FLO4611594 Details of arteries, veins, lymph acorns, etc. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard after from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779.; (add.info.: Details of arteries)

Jean Louis Petite's machine to compress femoral artere during thigh amputation, bandage
FLO4611844 Jean Louis Petite's machine to compress femoral artere during thigh amputation, bandage, aneurysm needle and scissors - Plate taken from " L'Encyclopedie" by Denis

Glass workshop: crystal and glass cutting - engraving of "La France industrielle", 1880
PCT4257464 Glass workshop: crystal and glass cutting - engraving of "La France industrielle", 1880.; (add.info.: Glass workshop)

Beet sugar manufacturing - engraving of "La France industrielle" by Bonnafoux, 1880
PCT4257428 Beet sugar manufacturing - engraving of "La France industrielle" by Bonnafoux, 1880.; (add.info.: Beet sugar manufacturing - engraving of "La France industrielle" by)

Jewellery tools - engraving of "La France industrielle" by Bonnafoux, 1880
PCT4257424 Jewellery tools - engraving of "La France industrielle" by Bonnafoux, 1880.; (add.info.: Jewellery tools - engraving of "La France industrielle" by Bonnafoux)

Manufacture of steel, Bessemer process, in converters - engraving of "La France industrielle" by Bonnafoux
PCT4257350 Manufacture of steel, Bessemer process, in converters - engraving of "La France industrielle" by Bonnafoux, 1880.; (add.info.: Manufacture of steel, Bessemer process)

Wool carding machine - engraving of "La France industrielle" by Bonnafoux, 1880
PCT4257311 Wool carding machine - engraving of "La France industrielle" by Bonnafoux, 1880.; (add.info.: Wool carding machine - engraving of "La France industrielle" by Bonnafoux)

Mechanical linen combing - engraving of "France industrielle" 1880
PCT4257534 Mechanical linen combing - engraving of "France industrielle" 1880; (add.info.: Mechanical linen combing - engraving of "France industrielle" 1880)

Linen tinting machine - engraving of " Industrial France" 1880
PCT4257515 Linen tinting machine - engraving of " Industrial France" 1880; (add.info.: Linen tinting machine - engraving of " Industrial France" 1880); © Patrice Cartier

Printing press: steam printing press for double printing - engraving of "La France industrielle" by
PCT4257471 Printing press: steam printing press for double printing - engraving of "La France industrielle" by Bonnafoux

View of the town of Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee, and view of the town of Nazareth, 1820
FLO4569263 View of the town of Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee, and view of the town of Nazareth, 1820. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Horsfield's leaf-nosed bat, Hipposideros larvatus 1, and wrinkle-lipped bat, Chaerephon plicatus tenuis 2
FLO4569250 Horsfield's leaf-nosed bat, Hipposideros larvatus 1, and wrinkle-lipped bat, Chaerephon plicatus tenuis 2. From Thomas Horsfield's Zoological Researches in Java

San or Bushman musician playing a gorah or lesiba, a string-wind instrument
FLO4569099 San or Bushman musician playing a gorah or lesiba, a string-wind instrument. Copied from William John Burchell's Travels in the Interior of South Africa

Red-crested turaco, Tauraco erythrolophus 1, green-billed toucan, Ramphastos dicolorus 2, ivory-billed aracari
FLO4569071 Red-crested turaco, Tauraco erythrolophus 1, green-billed toucan, Ramphastos dicolorus 2, ivory-billed aracari, Pteroglossus azara 3 and spot-billed toucanet, Selenidera maculirostris

Interior (left) and entrance (right) to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
FLO4569037 Interior (left) and entrance (right) to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Peacock worm, Sabella pavonina, and feather duster worm, Bispira volutacornis
FLO4568931 Peacock worm, Sabella pavonina, and feather duster worm, Bispira volutacornis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Vertical section of the cave at Gailenreuth, near Muggendorf, Germany, after William Buckland
FLO4569221 Vertical section of the cave at Gailenreuth, near Muggendorf, Germany, after William Buckland, and entrance to the cave below

View of the River Thames and the Tower of London, 1820. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann
FLO4569185 View of the River Thames and the Tower of London, 1820. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar

White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, stag 1, doe 2, and fawn 3, and Malayan sambar deer, Rusa unicolor equina
FLO4569182 White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, stag 1, doe 2, and fawn 3, and Malayan sambar deer, Rusa unicolor equina, doe 4

Natural history of clouds: cirrus, cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, nimbus, etc
FLO4569060 Natural history of clouds: cirrus, cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, nimbus, etc. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Convent of the Friars Minor Capuchin, in the Sintra mountains near Lisbon, Portugal, and the Abbey of Mount Cornillon
FLO4569046 Convent of the Friars Minor Capuchin, in the Sintra mountains near Lisbon, Portugal, and the Abbey of Mount Cornillon, near Liege, Belgium

Egyptian goat, doe and kid, Capra aegagrus hircus. Copied from St. Hilaire
FLO4569018 Egyptian goat, doe and kid, Capra aegagrus hircus. Copied from St. Hilaire. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Venus sea fan, Gorgonia flabellum, and organ pipe coral, Tubipora musica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving
FLO4574594 Venus sea fan, Gorgonia flabellum, and organ pipe coral, Tubipora musica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder"

Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs 1, brambling, F. montifringilla 2, white-winged snowfinch, Montifringilla nivalis 3
FLO4574585 Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs 1, brambling, F. montifringilla 2, white-winged snowfinch, Montifringilla nivalis 3, house sparrow, F

Grey partridge, Perdix perdix, male 1 and female 2, red-legged partridge, Alectoris rufa 3, rock partridge
FLO4574530 Grey partridge, Perdix perdix, male 1 and female 2, red-legged partridge, Alectoris rufa 3, rock partridge, Alectoris graeca 4, Chinese Francolin, Francolinus pintadeanus 5

View of the isle of Staffa 1, and basalt columns at the entrance to Fingal's cave 2
FLO4574517 View of the isle of Staffa 1, and basalt columns at the entrance to Fingal's cave 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder"

Slipper lobster, Scyllarides squammosus 1, lobster lobster, Homarus gammarus 2, pitu shrimp, Macrobrachium carcinus 3
FLO4574457 Slipper lobster, Scyllarides squammosus 1, lobster lobster, Homarus gammarus 2, pitu shrimp, Macrobrachium carcinus 3, and spiny lobster, Palinurus elephas 4

Domestic dog 1, sheepdog 2, Molussan dog 3, mastiff 4, spaniel or pointer 5, and Newfoundland dog 6
FLO4574443 Domestic dog 1, sheepdog 2, Molussan dog 3, mastiff 4, spaniel or pointer 5, and Newfoundland dog 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur

Apothecary's euphorbia, Euphorbia officinalis 1 and white cinnamon, Canella alba 2
FLO4574425 Apothecary's euphorbia, Euphorbia officinalis 1 and white cinnamon, Canella alba 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder"

Chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes endangered 1, Bornean orang utan, Pongo pygmaeus endangered 2, Guinea baboon, Papio papio
FLO4574398 Chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes endangered 1, Bornean orang utan, Pongo pygmaeus endangered 2, Guinea baboon, Papio papio, near threatened 3, Cape baboon, Papio ursinus porcarius threatened 4

Shea butter tree, Vitellaria paradoxa, vulnerable 1, and ben nut or drumstick tree, Moringa oleifera 2 with seed pod
FLO4574397 Shea butter tree, Vitellaria paradoxa, vulnerable 1, and ben nut or drumstick tree, Moringa oleifera 2 with seed pod

White spruce tree, Picea glauca, foliage 1 and cone 2, and Norway spruce, Picea abies, foliage 3 and cone 4
FLO4574221 White spruce tree, Picea glauca, foliage 1 and cone 2, and Norway spruce, Picea abies, foliage 3 and cone 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur

Indian or blue peafowl, Pavo cristatus 1, multicoloured variety displaying plumage 2, and leucastic white variety 3
FLO4574213 Indian or blue peafowl, Pavo cristatus 1, multicoloured variety displaying plumage 2, and leucastic white variety 3

Magnified image of common moss, Phasum cuspidatum 1, and microscopic enlargment of pond algae
FLO4574183 Magnified image of common moss, Phasum cuspidatum 1, and microscopic enlargment of pond algae. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder"

Crystals magnified under a microscope: silver solution and Diana's tree 1, camphor 2, and niter 3
FLO4574143 Crystals magnified under a microscope: silver solution and Diana's tree 1, camphor 2, and niter 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur

Fish scales: cod, Gadus morhua 1, gudgeon, Gobio gobio 2, tench, Tinca tinca 3, eel, Anguilla anguilla 4 and perch
FLO4574094 Fish scales: cod, Gadus morhua 1, gudgeon, Gobio gobio 2, tench, Tinca tinca 3, eel, Anguilla anguilla 4 and perch, Perca fluviatilis 5

Chicken breeds, Gallus gallus domesticus: German stud 1, hen 2, English stud 3, hen 4, tailless stud 5, hen 6
FLO4574076 Chicken breeds, Gallus gallus domesticus: German stud 1, hen 2, English stud 3, hen 4, tailless stud 5, hen 6, Polish hen 7, and bantam stud 8, hen 9

Woodcks, Scolopax rusticola male 1, female 2, snipe, Gallinago gallinago 3, ruff, Philomachus pugnax male 4, female 5
FLO4574046 Woodcks, Scolopax rusticola male 1, female 2, snipe, Gallinago gallinago 3, ruff, Philomachus pugnax male 4, female 5, lapwing, Vanellus vanellus 6, sanderling, Calidris alba 7

Siberian musk deer, Moschus moschiferus (male 1, female 2), Napu musk deer, Tragulus javanicus Moschus indicus 3
FLO4574019 Siberian musk deer, Moschus moschiferus (male 1, female 2), Napu musk deer, Tragulus javanicus Moschus indicus 3, and royal antelope, Neotragus pygmaeus 4

Common fly, Musca domestica 1, head of fly 2, magnified 3, proboscis 4,5, cornea 6, magnified 7
FLO4574014 Common fly, Musca domestica 1, head of fly 2, magnified 3, proboscis 4,5, cornea 6, magnified 7. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder"

Sir William Herschel's telescope or the Great Fort-Foot telescope built between 1785
FLO4573983 Sir William Herschel's telescope or the Great Fort-Foot telescope built between 1785 and 1789 at Observatory House in Slough, England

Christmas rose, Helleborus niger 1, and henbane, Hyoscyamus niger. Handcoloured copperplate engraving
FLO4574671 Christmas rose, Helleborus niger 1, and henbane, Hyoscyamus niger. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder" (Picture Book for Children)

Balm of Peru, Myroxylum peruiserum 1, and elemi gum tree, Amyris elemisera 2
FLO4574631 Balm of Peru, Myroxylum peruiserum 1, and elemi gum tree, Amyris elemisera 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder"

Boa constrictor and emerald tree boa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur
FLO4574615 Boa constrictor and emerald tree boa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder" (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798

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"Exploring the World of Knowledge: The Encyclopedia Unveiled" Step into a world where knowledge knows no bounds, as we embark on a journey through the captivating realm of the encyclopedia. Spelt, buckwheat, and rice - these are not just mere grains but gateways to understanding the diverse wonders that lie within this treasure trove. As we flip through its pages, our eyes are greeted by an enchanting illustration of a Flea C017/3435. This intricate artwork serves as an invitation to delve deeper into the realms of science and discovery, and is merely one small glimpse into the vast expanse that is Denis Diderot's Encyclopedie – a monumental work that captivated Paris between 1751 and 1780. The encyclopedia unravels before us like an ancient map revealing hidden treasures at every turn. We encounter detailed depictions of the arterial system from the 18th century, offering insights into early medical knowledge and anatomical exploration. But it doesn't stop there; our journey takes us underwater to explore fascinating creatures such as Wels catfish and Bloch's catfish. These aquatic marvels showcase nature's diversity in all its glory. Moving on land, we encounter adorable Guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) alongside their larger cousin, the capybara. Mammals become protagonists in this visual feast curated by unknown creators circa 1910 – each image capturing their unique beauty and charm. Reptiles slither onto our path next with their scaly allure. Their mysterious presence reminds us that even within encyclopedic confines lies room for awe-inspiring creatures waiting to be discovered. Insects buzz around with vibrant colors painted across c1910 illustrations created by unknown artists who sought to capture their delicate intricacies – reminding us how even tiny beings can hold immense significance in our natural world. Palaeontology transports us back in time, unveiling the secrets of prehistoric life.