Engraving Collection (page 13)

Geber, Islamic Spanish alchemist
Geber (c.722-c.815), Islamic Spanish alchemist. Geber is a Latinised form. His full Arabic name is Jabir ibn Hayyan. Geber is sometimes known as the Father of Chemistry

William Hyde Wollaston, British chemist
William Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828), British chemist and physicist. Wollaston gave up his medical practice in 1800 and earned a living from the sale of platinum

Alchemy satire, 18th-century artwork
Alchemy satire, 18th-century satirical artwork depicting an alchemist as a monkey operating bellows to supply air to a furnace on which potions and distillations are being prepared

Dantes Inferno, the gloomy wood
Dantes Inferno. Canto I, lines 1-2: In the midway of this our mortal life, I [Dante] found me in a gloomy wood, astray. Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)

Water flow mechanisms, artwork C016 / 4311
Water flow mechanisms. Artwork of a range of water flow devices, including a water wheel (centre), an Archimedean screw (lower left), and a garden pavilion with fountains (right)

Berthold Schwarz, German alchemist C013 / 9550
Berthold Schwarz. Historical engraving of the German alchemist and monk Berthold Schwarz experimenting with gunpowder. Schwarz was the first person to use gunpowder to shoot projectiles

African Zenega and traders, 17th century
African Zenega and traders. 17th-century artwork of traders bartering brandy for water with Zenega (or Sanhaja) people of the African Kingdom of Cayor at Cap-Vert (in what is now Senegal)

African plants, 17th century C013 / 7756
African plants, 17th-century artwork. Three known plants are named (left to right): kassia (cassia or Chinese cinnamon), colekasia (Colocasia, the elephant-ear plant), and datura (thorn-apple)

African Zenega people, 17th century
African Zenega people. 17th-century artwork of clothing worn by Zenega (or Sanhaja) people in Africa. Of Berber origin, these people spread as far south as what is now Senegal

Dentistry caricature, 18th century
Dentistry caricature. 18th-century artwork of a dentist (left) holding a string attached to a patients tooth, while brandishing a hot coal held in a pair of tongs

Engraving of man escaping fire via parachute
Engraving of a man escaping from a fire via a small parachute attached to the belt of his trousers

Engraving of worm-driven fire squirt
Engraving of people operating a large worm-driven fire squirt mounted on two wheels, to put out a fire in a burning building, reproduced from Besoni, Theatrum Instrumentorum et Machinarum, 1568

Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer
Vasco da Gama (1460-1524), Portuguese explorer. In 1497, Da Gama was sent by Prince Manuel of Portugal to find a trade route to India

Thomas Huxley, English biologist
Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), English biologist. Huxley was a strong advocate of Darwins theory of evolution by natural selection

Celtic cross standing stone. Standing stones are historic monuments that are found all over the world. The Celtic cross is a symbol of Celtic Christianity

1830 dance of death, drink and obesity
1830 Dance of Death (after Holbein), a 19th century contemporary coloured lithograph engraving showing a drinking dandy death leading away an obese landlord. By Franz Wentzel at Wissembourg

Bridgetown, Barbados, after 1766 fire
Bridgetown fire. Map of Bridgetown (or Bridge Town), capital of Barbados. The map was printed in 1766 and shows the extent of damage done during the fire of May 13-14

Mylius Philosophia reformata
Philosophia reformata. Frontispiece of Philosophia reformata, an alchemical work published at Frankfurt in 1622 by Johann Daniel Mylius (1583-1642)

Michael Maier, German physician
Michael Maier (1568-1622), German physician and alchemist. Maier was born at Rendsberg, Holstein, and was educated at Rostock, Frankfurt and Padua

Diogenes of Sinope, Greek philosopher
Diogenes (412 BCE - 323 BCE), Greek philosopher. Diogenes was born at Sinope in modern-day Turkey. Educated as a banker, he was exiled for defacing currency and moved to Athens

Diagram of a pantograph. This is a collection of several metal arms linked in parallelograms. A pointer in one position is traced over a document

Woodcut of skull, snake and hourglass
16th century woodcut illustration depicting a skull, a snake and an hourglass. The snake has a crucifix in its head. This illustration was first published in De methodo medendi liber unus by Andreas

Rene Descartes and Isaac Beeckman. Historical engraving of the French mathematician & philosopher Rene Descartes (1596- 1650, centre)

EVRV2A-00024
Hessian commander Rahl mortally wounded during the American attack on Trenton, New Jersey, December 1776. Printed color engraving

Sheffield Smoke from a drawing by A. Morrow, 1884
From The English Illustrated Magazine, Cutlery and Cutlers at Sheffield, Aug 1884 (p 661)(Sheffield Local Studies Library: MP 149 M)

Peers staircase, 1860 6L_LOR_1860
House of Lords, Palace of Westminster, London. The Peers staircase. Lithograph in black and tint by Vacher & Sons, 1860. Mayson Beeton Collection

Nelsons last carriage N110251
ST PAULs CATHEDRAL, St Pauls Churchyard, City of London. Car for Admiral Nelsons last journey. Engraving dated 1806. From the Mayson Beeton Collection

Frost on the Thames N110259
RIVER THAMES, London. Frost on the Thames, 1814 showing a fire at Albion Place. Woodcut engraving. From the Mayson Beeton Collection

Buckingham Palace N110244
BUCKINGHAM PALACE, Buckingham Palace Road, City of Westminster, London. Interior of the Throne Room. Engraving dated 1840. From the Mayson Beeton Collection

Buckingham Palace N110243
BUCKINGHAM PALACE, Buckingham Palace Road, City of Westminster, London. Interior of the Yellow Drawing Room. Engraving dated 1840. From the Mayson Beeton Collection

Buckingham Palace N110239
BUCKINGHAM PALACE, Buckingham Palace Road, City of Westminster, London. Interior view. Coloured aquatint dated 1817 by I Stephanoff

Buckingham Palace N110238
BUCKINGHAM PALACE, Buckingham Palace Road, City of Westminster, London. Coloured aquatint dated 1809. Pugin and Rolandson scuplt and delin. From " Microcosm of London" by Rudolf Ackerman

Buckingham Palace N110235
BUCKINGHAM PALACE, Buckingham Palace Road, City of Westminster, London. " Buckingham House in St James Park" dated 1750. Sutton Nicholls sculp

Accession of Queen Victoria N110055
MAYSON BEETON COLLECTION. St James Palace, London 1837. Engraving depicting the accession of Queen Victoria

Ball at St Jamess on her Majestys birth night N110051
MAYSON BEETON COLLECTION. St James Palace, London. " A view of the Ball at St Jamess on her Majestys birth night." Published 1782. Coloured engraving from the Mayson Beeton Collection

Illustrations dated 1851 N110048
MAYSON BEETON COLLECTION. Series of views 1851. Includes portraits of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Coloured engraving from the Mayson Beeton Collection

Great Fire of London N110035
MAYSON BEETON COLLECTION. Great Fire of London 1666. " Part of London as it appeared during the Dreadful Fire in the reign of Charles II 1666". Engraving from the Mayson Beeton Collection

Great Fire of London N110034
MAYSON BEETON COLLECTION. Great Fire of London 1666. Engraving from the Mayson Beeton Collection

Events of 1640 N110033
MAYSON BEETON COLLECTION. Historical print showing the events of 1640. The two larger scenes are the disposition of armies at the outbreak of the English Civil War

King Richard in great danger... N110032
MAYSON BEETON COLLECTION. London 1381. " King Richard in great danger in the City of London and the rebels discomfited." Probably copied from a tapestry or painting

Houses behind the Charterhouse Hospital N990021
MAYSON BEETON COLLECTION. " Old Houses behind the Charterhouse", 1797 by J Sewell Cornhill

The Charterhouse Hospital c. 1740 N990020
MAYSON BEETON COLLECTION " The Charter-House Hospital" by TOMS c.1740

Morocco, Marrakech. Metalwork on sale in the souq in Marrakech

Bathed in early morning sunlight with a full moon still evident in the sky, the ruins of the Lion Temple, dedicated to the Lion God Apademak

Mocking Bird K030079
DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Coloured engraving of Mocking Bird " Mimus Trifasciatus". " The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle Part III Birds" Plate XVI

Didelphis Brachyura K030065
DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Coloured engraving of an Oppossum " Didelphis Brachyura" from " The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle, Part II Mammalia". Plate XXXII. Edited by Charles Darwin

Felis Yagouarondi K030058
DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Coloured engraving of a cat " Felis Yagouarondi" from " The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle, Part II Mammalia". Plate VIII. Edited by Charles Darwin

Vespertilio Chiloensis bat K030055
DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Coloured engraving of a bat " Vespertilio Chiloensis" from " The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle, Part II Mammalia". Plate III. Edited by Charles Darwin

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Capturing moments of bravery and beauty through the art of engraving. From a heroic fireman rescuing a girl from the flames to the intricate details etched onto Marble Hill House, each stroke tells a story. Delve into the enchanting world of hortensia and celestial mechanics, where medieval artwork comes alive on paper. Experience the elegance of a French Lancer in J840005 or witness Copenhagen, the Duke of Wellington's majestic horse in J050173. Plate 113 takes us back to 19th-century France with its exquisite engravings that transport us to another era. Join us at the Waterloo Banquet N970006, where history is immortalized through delicate lines engraved on paper. Travel back in time as we stroll across Old London Bridge in a98_05984, capturing its grandeur forever. Discover the secrets hidden within an alchemical tree as Philosophia reformata unfolds before your eyes. Finally, let Portchester Castle engraving N110146 whisk you away to ancient ruins steeped in mystery and intrigue. Engraving - an art form that preserves memories for generations.