Engineering Collection (page 17)

Electrical dischargers and doublers, including Tiberius Cavalo's multiplier, 18th century
FLO4592113 Electrical dischargers and doublers, including Tiberius Cavalo's multiplier, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of

Drawing frames used to straighten fibres in cotton manufacture, 18th century
FLO4592105 Drawing frames used to straighten fibres in cotton manufacture, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts

Batting machine used in cotton manufacture, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by
FLO4592081 Batting machine used in cotton manufacture, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by James Burton from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of

Doubling (combining) and twisting machines used in cotton manufacture, 18th century
FLO4592036 Doubling (combining) and twisting machines used in cotton manufacture, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr

Elevations of a throstle spinning frame, used for drawing, twisting, and winding yarn in cotton manufacture
FLO4592013 Elevations of a throstle spinning frame, used for drawing, twisting, and winding yarn in cotton manufacture, 18th century

Water clocks or clepsydrae, 18th century. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of
FLO4591888 Water clocks or clepsydrae, 18th century. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown

Side elevations of James Ferguson's cranes. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey Jr
FLO4591262 Side elevations of James Ferguson's cranes. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey Jr

Coal-measuring equipment with pulleys, winches, and sacks. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J
FLO4591222 Coal-measuring equipment with pulleys, winches, and sacks. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J

Chime work with engine and hammers located in the clock room of St. Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey
FLO4590930 Chime work with engine and hammers located in the clock room of St. Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr

Elevations and sections through an industrial still. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia
FLO4590711 Elevations and sections through an industrial still. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman

Map showing routes for a proposed Forth and Clyde Ship Canal (engraving)
8631422 Map showing routes for a proposed Forth and Clyde Ship Canal (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Panama Canal, Panama (colour litho)
8655819 The Panama Canal, Panama (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Panama Canal, Panama)

Emergency in the padded interior of the space capsule, 1865 (engraving)
538608 Emergency in the padded interior of the space capsule, 1865 (engraving); (add.info.: Emergency in the padded interior of the space capsule)

Water breaking through during excavation of Thames Tunnel, 12 January 1828
530615 Water breaking through during excavation of Thames Tunnel, 12 January 1828. On this occasion 6 men killed, and Isambard Kingdom Brunel, site engineer

St Gothard Tunnel linking Italy and Switzerland by rail. Workmen from the two ends of the tunnel breaking through last
530608 St Gothard Tunnel linking Italy and Switzerland by rail. Workmen from the two ends of the tunnel breaking through last piece of rock and meeting, 29 February 1880

Germain Sommeiller's (1815-1871) compressed air rock drill used in the Mont Cenis and St Gothard railway tunnels
530610 Germain Sommeiller's (1815-1871) compressed air rock drill used in the Mont Cenis and St Gothard railway tunnels. Sommeiller engineer of Mont Cenis tunnel

William Cubitt, 1860 (engraving)
1579591 William Cubitt, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of William Cubitt (1791-1863) English engineering contractor and Conservative Party politician

Eli Whitney (1765-1825)
864660 Eli Whitney (1765-1825); (add.info.: Eli Whitney (1765-1825) American inventor and manufacturer, born at Westborough, Massachusetts

Lord Rosse's great reflecting telescope
864573 Lord Rosse's great reflecting telescope; (add.info.: Lord Rosse's great 72-inch (1.828m) diameter reflecting telescope of 1845, called the Leviathan of Parsonstown

View of The 25 de Abril Bridge from the north bank of Tejo river, Lisbon, Portugal (photo)
1126725 View of The 25 de Abril Bridge from the north bank of Tejo river, Lisbon, Portugal (photo); Lisbon, Portugal; (add.info)

Close-up view of airplane, including the pilot and passenger seats, 1911 (photo)
1128913 Close-up view of airplane, including the pilot and passenger seats, 1911 (photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wright Brothers Collection)

Building tunnel in England. 19th century (engraving)
672964 Building tunnel in England. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Chirk aqueduct on the Ellesmere Canal, London, 1829 (engraving)
540036 Chirk aqueduct on the Ellesmere Canal, London, 1829 (engraving); (add.info.: Built by Thomas Telford (1757-1834) between 1796 and 1801

Aerial Steam Carriage, 19th century (engraving)
865059 Aerial Steam Carriage, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Design by William Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1779-1883), inventors from Somerset, England

Steel beam being winched up from the truck, to be used in the construction of the Empire State Building
STC138070 Steel beam being winched up from the truck, to be used in the construction of the Empire State Building, published by William Edwin Rudge, 1931 (pencil on paper) by Bailey

Construction of an Elevated Railway: Bridge over the Cours de Vincennes, 1888 (oil on fabric)
XOS5879771 Construction of an Elevated Railway: Bridge over the Cours de Vincennes, 1888 (oil on fabric) by Trouillebert, Paul Desire (1829-1900); 38.2x56 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

This Mechanized Age: Escalators (colour photo)
8660488 This Mechanized Age: Escalators (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Escalators)

This Mechanized Age: Ice Cream (colour photo)
8660480 This Mechanized Age: Ice Cream (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ice Cream)

This Mechanized Age: Newspaper Press (colour photo)
8660472 This Mechanized Age: Newspaper Press (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Newspaper Press)

This Mechanized Age: Vaudeville Studio, Broadcasting (colour photo)
8660467 This Mechanized Age: Vaudeville Studio, Broadcasting (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vaudeville Studio, Broadcasting)

This Mechanized Age: Mammoth crane (colour photo)
8660465 This Mechanized Age: Mammoth crane (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mammoth crane)

This Mechanized Age: Traffic signals (colour photo)
8660459 This Mechanized Age: Traffic signals (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Traffic signals)

This Mechanized Age: HMS "Rodney" (colour photo)
8660448 This Mechanized Age: HMS "Rodney" (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: HMS "Rodney")

This Mechanized Age: Autogiro (colour photo)
8660445 This Mechanized Age: Autogiro (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Autogiro)

This Mechanized Age: Coal drilling (colour photo)
8660442 This Mechanized Age: Coal drilling (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coal drilling)

Map Showing Lines of Equal Declination (litho)
8668949 Map Showing Lines of Equal Declination (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Map Showing Lines of Equal Declination)

Experiment Illustrating Electrification by Friction (litho)
8668945 Experiment Illustrating Electrification by Friction (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Experiment Illustrating Electrification by Friction)

Natural Magnet or Lodestone (litho)
8668944 Natural Magnet or Lodestone (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Natural Magnet or Lodestone)

Fixing the propellers of the Queen Mary (b/w photo)
8675808 Fixing the propellers of the Queen Mary (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fixing the propellers of the Queen Mary)

Construction of the Dartford-Purfleet Tunnel under the River Thames (litho)
8675792 Construction of the Dartford-Purfleet Tunnel under the River Thames (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Machining a propeller (b/w photo)
8675807 Machining a propeller (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Machining a propeller)

Stages of construction of a concrete road (litho)
8675795 Stages of construction of a concrete road (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stages of construction of a concrete road)

Modern Wonders, 1938: Modern Cinema Operating Box (colour photo)
8659932 Modern Wonders, 1938: Modern Cinema Operating Box (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Modern Cinema Operating Box)

Modern Wonders, 1938: The Boulder Dam (colour photo)
8659911 Modern Wonders, 1938: The Boulder Dam (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Boulder Dam)

Clifton Suspension Bridge, c.1864 (hand coloured litho on paper)
7483109 Clifton Suspension Bridge, c.1864 (hand coloured litho on paper) by Webb, W. T. (fl.c.1864); 22x32 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire, UK; (add.info.: Artist: W. T)

Engraving depicting Alan Archibald Campbell-Swinton's telephone
5308535 Engraving depicting Alan Archibald Campbell-Swinton's telephone; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Alan Archibald Campbell-Swinton's telephone)

Robert Stephenson's locomotive Rocket
5308509 Robert Stephenson's locomotive Rocket'.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Robert Stephenson's locomotive Rocket')

Robert Stephenson's locomotive Rocket
5308508 Robert Stephenson's locomotive Rocket'.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Robert Stephenson's locomotive Rocket')

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"Engineering: Masterpieces that Propel Progress and Connect Worlds" The Pendolino tilting train, a marvel ingenuity, gracefully glides through curves, ensuring a smooth and comfortable journey for passengers. Witness the awe-inspiring "Kiss of the Oceans" at the Panama Canal as the Atlantic meets Pacific, showcasing mankind's triumph over nature through ingenious engineering. Explore the Isle of Wight with its intricate map, highlighting how engineering has shaped this picturesque island into a haven for both residents and visitors alike. Isambard Kingdom Brunel stands proudly before the launching chains of the Great Eastern, symbolizing his visionary contributions to maritime engineering during an era of groundbreaking advancements. Behold the majestic Transporter Bridge in Middlesbrough, Teeside – an iconic feat that seamlessly connects communities while captivating all who witness its towering presence. G. H Davis' masterful construction unfolds before our eyes as we delve into Sydney Harbour Bridge's building process – a testament to human innovation spanning vast distances and uniting nations. The Forth Rail Bridge stands tall against Scotland's breathtaking landscape; its intricate design showcases not only structural brilliance but also serves as a timeless symbol of industrial prowess. Delve deep into Napier Deltic engine's cross-section to uncover its inner workings - an epitome of precision craftsmanship powering locomotives with unparalleled efficiency and performance. Witness history in motion as final gears are meticulously fitted onto the mighty Deltic engine - each component coming together like clockwork to propel transportation forward with unmatched power. Marvel at Wellington Inn on stilts (OP05766), defying gravity through innovative architectural techniques - yet another example where engineers push boundaries to create extraordinary structures that captivate our imagination. The Falkirk Wheel in Stirlingshire is more than just an engineering marvel.