Encyclopedia Collection (page 5)

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)

Half-circle parade, flanconade and cave, and St. George guard and second positions
FLO4611787 Half-circle parade, flanconade and cave, and St. George guard and second positions. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from the Fencing fencing section of Denis Diderot's

Arteries in the chest cavity to the heart and lungs. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard after an illustration by
FLO4611670 Arteries in the chest cavity to the heart and lungs. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard after an illustration by Albrecht von Haller from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet

Sutures, withers, fine-tip syringe by Dominique Anel, siphon, injection tubes
FLO4611953 Sutures, withers, fine-tip syringe by Dominique Anel, siphon, injection tubes, 18-sheet bandage for complex fractures

Measles
5855402 Measles; (add.info.: Measles, Rubeola vulgaris and R. nigra. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by John Pass from John Wilkes' "Encyclopedia Londinensis," J)

Purple spots and rose rash
5855400 Purple spots and rose rash; (add.info.: Skin diseases: Purple spots, Purpura simplex and P. haemorrhagica and rose rash, Exanthesis roseola)

Psoriasis
5855396 Psoriasis; (add.info.: Skin diseases: Prurigo nodularis and Psoriasis varieties. (Lepriasis is an obsolete term for psoriasis and leprosy)

Blue Spanish iris, Iris xiphium, in half bloom and full bloom
5856609 Blue Spanish iris, Iris xiphium, in half bloom and full bloom; (add.info.: Blue Spanish iris, Iris xiphium, in half bloom and full bloom)

Yellow flowered dyer's madder, hairy root and fruit, Rubia tinctorum
5856604 Yellow flowered dyer's madder, hairy root and fruit, Rubia tinctorum; (add.info.: Yellow flowered dyer's madder, hairy root and fruit, Rubia tinctorum)

White flowered Sansevieria, leaf and root, Aletris guineensis
5856599 White flowered Sansevieria, leaf and root, Aletris guineensis; (add.info.: White flowered Sansevieria, leaf and root, Aletris guineensis)

Virginia tobacco with pink flowers and leaves, Nicotiana tabacum
5856595 Virginia tobacco with pink flowers and leaves, Nicotiana tabacum; (add.info.: Virginia tobacco with pink flowers and leaves, Nicotiana tabacum)

Tea tree with scarlet flower and fruit, Camellia sinensis
5856593 Tea tree with scarlet flower and fruit, Camellia sinensis; (add.info.: Tea tree with scarlet flower and fruit, Camellia sinensis, Thea bohea)

Asian Palmyra, Toddy palm or sugar palm tree, Borassus flabellifer
5856587 Asian Palmyra, Toddy palm or sugar palm tree, Borassus flabellifer; (add.info.: Asian Palmyra, Toddy palm or sugar palm tree, Borassus flabellifer)

Sugar maple tree and fruit samara, Acer saccharum
5856578 Sugar maple tree and fruit samara, Acer saccharum; (add.info.: Sugar maple tree and fruit samara, Acer saccharum. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by J)

Cardamom tree, seed, pod, Amomum cardamomum
5856569 Cardamom tree, seed, pod, Amomum cardamomum; (add.info.: Cardamom tree, seed, pod, Amomum cardamomum. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by J. Schaly from G. T)

Black pepper leaves, peppercorn, seeds, Piper nigrum
5856559 Black pepper leaves, peppercorn, seeds, Piper nigrum; (add.info.: Black pepper leaves, peppercorn, seeds, Piper nigrum. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by J)

Pistachio tree with nuts, Pistacia vera
5856557 Pistachio tree with nuts, Pistacia vera; (add.info.: Pistachio tree with nuts, Pistacia vera. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by J. Schaly from G. T)

Elder berries and apple rose
5856547 Elder berries and apple rose; (add.info.: Berries of the American elder, Sambucus laciniata, European elder, Sambucus nigra, and fruit and flowers of the apple rose, Rosa villosa)

Fruit, leaves, flowers and catkins of the walnut tree, Juglans regia
5856540 Fruit, leaves, flowers and catkins of the walnut tree, Juglans regia; (add.info.: Fruit, leaves, flowers and catkins of the walnut tree, Juglans regia)

Fruit, leaves, blossom and seed of the almond tree, Amygdalus communis, Mandelbaum
5856539 Fruit, leaves, blossom and seed of the almond tree, Amygdalus communis, Mandelbaum.; (add.info.: Fruit, leaves, blossom and seed of the almond tree, Prunus amygdalus communis, Mandelbaum)

Fruit, blossom, stone and segment of the peach tree, Amygdalus persica
5856530 Fruit, blossom, stone and segment of the peach tree, Amygdalus persica; (add.info.: Ripe fruit, blossom, stone and fruit segment of the peach tree, Amygdalus persica)

Quince, Pyrus cydonia, and quince apple, Pyrus cydonia maliforma
5856525 Quince, Pyrus cydonia, and quince apple, Pyrus cydonia maliforma; (add.info.: Quince, Pyrus cydonia, and quince apple, Pyrus cydonia maliforma)

Apple-pear and egg-pear, Pyrus communis
5856507 Apple-pear and egg-pear, Pyrus communis; (add.info.: Apple pear and egg pear, Pyrus communis. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T)

Wild pear tree, blossom, ripe fruit, flowers, Pyrus sylvestris
5856506 Wild pear tree, blossom, ripe fruit, flowers, Pyrus sylvestris; (add.info.: Wild pear tree, blossom, ripe fruit, flowers, Pyrus sylvestris)

Fruit tree trunks, pears, Pyrus communis
5856505 Fruit tree trunks, pears, Pyrus communis; (add.info.: Fruit tree trunks, pears, Pyrus communis. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T)

Cucumber with yellow flowers, section of fruit, leaves, tendrils, Cucumis flexuosus
5856495 Cucumber with yellow flowers, section of fruit, leaves, tendrils, Cucumis flexuosus; (add.info.: Cucumber with yellow flowers, section of fruit, leaves, tendrils, Cucumis flexuosus)

Bread manufacturing: Boland kneading - engraving of "La France industrielle" by Bonnafoux, 1880
PCT4257407 Bread manufacturing: Boland kneading - engraving of "La France industrielle" by Bonnafoux, 1880.; (add.info.: Bread manufacturing)

Tool: circular saw - engraving of " La France industrielle" by Bonnafoux, 1880
PCT4257385 Tool: circular saw - engraving of " La France industrielle" by Bonnafoux, 1880.; (add.info.: Tool: circular saw - engraving of " La France industrielle" by Bonnafoux)

Wine elaboration: trampling grapes, wine cellar - engraving of "La France industrielle" by Bonnafoux, 1880
PCT4257340 Wine elaboration: trampling grapes, wine cellar - engraving of "La France industrielle" by Bonnafoux, 1880.; (add.info.: Wine elaboration: trampling grapes)

Dry linen loom - engraving of France Industrial 1880
PCT4257525 Dry linen loom - engraving of France Industrial 1880; (add.info.: Dry linen loom - engraving of France Industrial 1880); © Patrice Cartier. All rights reserved 2023.

Cahotage du lin - engraving of " La France industrielle" 1880
PCT4257511 Cahotage du lin - engraving of " La France industrielle" 1880; (add.info.: Cahotage du lin - engraving of " La France industrielle" 1880); © Patrice Cartier

Lutherie: presentation of different tools for making bow instruments, 1772 (engraving)
FAT4300837 Lutherie: presentation of different tools for making bow instruments, 1772 (engraving); (add.info.: Lutherie: presentation of different tools for making bow instruments)

Planet Saturn with its seven rings. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur
FLO4574048 Planet Saturn with its seven rings. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder" (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798

View of the Himalayan mountains. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Theodore Goetz from Friedrich Johann
FLO4569120 View of the Himalayan mountains. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Theodore Goetz from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar

Modern Athens built from the ruins of ancient Athens, 1800. View from the south-east showing the Temple of Olympian
FLO4569109 Modern Athens built from the ruins of ancient Athens, 1800. View from the south-east showing the Temple of Olympian Zeus and its three columns in the foreground, the Arch of Hadrian

Endangered bottlenose skate, Rostroraja alba, dorsal 1, ventral 2, eyed electric ray, Torpedo torpedo 3
FLO4569156 Endangered bottlenose skate, Rostroraja alba, dorsal 1, ventral 2, eyed electric ray, Torpedo torpedo 3, and marbled electric ray, Torpedo marmorata 4

American black bear, Ursus americanus 1, and brown bear, Ursus arctos 2. Copied from illustrations by Louis Chloris
FLO4569091 American black bear, Ursus americanus 1, and brown bear, Ursus arctos 2. Copied from illustrations by Louis Chloris. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by A

Javan leopard cat, Prionailurus bengalensis javanensis 1, and banded linsang, Prionodon linsang 2
FLO4569055 Javan leopard cat, Prionailurus bengalensis javanensis 1, and banded linsang, Prionodon linsang 2. Copied from illustrations by William Daniell in Zoological Researches in Java

Nile monitor, Varanus niloticus 1, Bengal monitor, Varanus bengalensis 2, Asian grass lizard, Takydromus sexlineatus 3
FLO4568976 Nile monitor, Varanus niloticus 1, Bengal monitor, Varanus bengalensis 2, Asian grass lizard, Takydromus sexlineatus 3, jacky lizard, Amphibolurus muricatus 4, and brown anole

An Sgurr or the Notch, pitchstone mountain on the Isle of Eigg, Hebrides, Scotland
FLO4568881 An Sgurr or the Notch, pitchstone mountain on the Isle of Eigg, Hebrides, Scotland. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Hessen from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Balsam apple, Clusia rosea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur
FLO4568877 Balsam apple, Clusia rosea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar

Basalt columns on a mountainside in Westphalia, Germany. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias
FLO4727928 Basalt columns on a mountainside in Westphalia, Germany. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm's Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte: Des Mineralreichs

Apple varieties, Malus domestica: Zitronenapfel, Apisapfel and Eckapfel
5856522 Apple varieties, Malus domestica: Zitronenapfel, Apisapfel and Eckapfel; (add.info.: Apple varieties, Malus domestica: Zitronenapfel, lemon apple, Apisapfel, pomme d'api, and Eckapfel)

Apple varieties, Malus domestica: winter Calville and summer Calville
5856517 Apple varieties, Malus domestica: winter Calville and summer Calville; (add.info.: Apple varieties, Malus domestica: winter Calville and summer Calville, showing ripe fruit, leaves, branches)

Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Summer Bergamot 105, Grey Butter 106, and long mouth-water pear 107
5856514 Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Summer Bergamot 105, Grey Butter 106, and long mouth-water pear 107; (add.info.: Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: summer Bergamot 105, grey butter 106)

Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Lorenz, Bell pear and Virgouleuse
5856513 Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Lorenz, Bell pear and Virgouleuse; (add.info.: Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Lorenz pear 102, Bell pear 103 and Virgouleuse 104)

Crimson peony flower with seeds, Paeonia officinalis
5856605 Crimson peony flower with seeds, Paeonia officinalis; (add.info.: Crimson peony flower with seeds, Paeonia officinalis. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by J)

Champignon mushrooms: Agaricus deliciosus, Agaricus mammosus, A. lactifluus aureus, Agaricus fulvens
5856502 Champignon mushrooms: Agaricus deliciosus, Agaricus mammosus, A. lactifluus aureus, Agaricus fulvens; (add.info.: Champignon mushrooms: Agaricus deliciosus, Agaricus mammosus, A)

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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.