Engraving Collection (page 42)

Native American Petroglyphs, Utah, USA
Native American Petroglyphs. These rock carvings were made by the Fremont Indians. Photographed in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, USA

Comte de Buffon, French naturalist
Comte de Buffon (1707-1788), French naturalist. Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, was keeper of the French botanical gardens, and published the first volume of his Natural History in 1752

De Jussieus cedar of Lebanon sapling. Historical artwork of the French botanist Bernard de Jussieu (1699-1777), bringing to France the first cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani)

Guillaume Rondelet, French physician
Guillaume Rondelet (1507-1566), French physician. Rondelet taught medicine in Montpellier, France. He made a considerable contribution to zoology through his study of marine animals

Marquis de Condorcets last meal, artwork. French politician, mathematician and philosopher Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet

Rock engraving of reindeer, artwork
Rock engraving of reindeer. Artwork of a prehistoric engraving found on a piece of schist rock. It is thought to be from the Abri de Laugerie Bas

Stone quarry, historical artwork
Stone quarry. Historical artwork of a stone quarry at Angers, France. Engraving by Houfnagel, 1561

Locating the magnetic North Pole. James Ross and members of his expedition located the position of the magnetic North Pole, on Boothia Peninsula, Canada, on 1st June 1831

Francois Andre Michaux, French botanist
Francois Andre Michaux (1770-1855), French botanist. Also known as F. Andrew Michaux. Michaux wrote a three volume account of the distribution

Jean D Alembert, French mathematician
Jean D Alembert (1717-1783), French mathematician. D Alembert graduated from Mazarin College, Paris, France, in 1735 and was admitted to the Academy of Sciences in 1741

Denis Papin and Robert Boyle, engraving
Denis Papin and Robert Boyle. Engraving of the French scientist Denis Papin (1647- 1712), and Irish chemist Robert Boyle (1627- 91), discussing their experiments using air pumps in 1675

Christiaan Huygens, Dutch physicist
Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695), Dutch astronomer, physicist and inventor of the pendulum clock presenting one of his time pieces to King Louis XIV (1638-1715) of France in 1659

William Harvey, English physician
William Harvey (1578-1657), English physician. Harvey is considered the founder of modern physiology for his work on the circulation of the blood

Rudolph Snellius, Dutch mathematician
Rudolph Snellius (1546-1613), Dutch mathematician. Born Rudolph Snel von Royen, Snellius was born at Oudewater. He studied in Cologne and Heidelberg before gaining a teaching post at Marburg

John Dryden, English poet and playwright
John Dryden (1631-1700), English poet and playwright. Dryden was born in Northamptonshire, the eldest of 14 children. In 1644 he went to Westminster School where he received a classical education

Rembert Dodoens, Flemish botanist
Rembert Dodoens (1517-1585), Flemish physician and botanist. Born at Mechelen, he studied at the University of Leuven, graduating in 1535. He set up as a physician and was very sucessful

Bonaventura Vulcanius, Dutch humanist
Bonaventura Vulcanius (1538-1614), Dutch humanist. Vulcanius was born at Bruges to a lawyer. He was educated at Ghent and Leuven, finally studying under Cassander at Cologne

Hans Christian Oersted
Portrait of Hans Christian Oersted, a Danish physicist, 1777-1851. Oersted studied physical science and pharmacy in Copenhagen, where he later became professor of physics

Thomas Sydenham, English physician
Thomas Sydenham (1624-1689), English physician. Sydenham was born in Dorset. At the age of 18 he entered Magdalen Hall, Oxford, but his studies were interrupted by the English Civil War

Early form of magic lantern, 17th century
Early magic lantern. Illustration depicting a very early form of magic lantern. Light enters the window at left and reflects from a framed mirror to illuminate designs on an octagonal drum

Alexander Pope, English poet
Alexander Pope (1688-1744), English poet. Pope was born into a Catholic family in London, at the time this meant he couldn t attend university

Justus Lipsius, Flemish humanist
Justus Lipsius (1547-1606), Flemish humanist. Lipsius was born in Brabant and was educated at Cologne and Louvain. As a classical scholar and philologist

Joseph Scaliger, French religious scholar
Joseph Justus Scaliger (1540-1609), French religious scholar. Scaliger was born at Agen and educated at Bordeaux and Paris

Charles de l Ecluse, Flemish botanist
Charles de l Ecluse, also known as Carolus Clusius (1526-1609), Flemish botanist. Clusius studied medicine at Montpellier, but was never a practicing physician

Everardus Vorstius, Dutch physician
Aelius Everardus Vorstius (1565-1624), Dutch physician. Vorstius was born at Roermond and was educated at Dordt and Leiden, where he encountered Vulcanius and Lispius

Johannes Trithemius, German polymath
Johannes Trithemius (1462-1516), German abbot and polymath. Born as Johann Heidenberg at Trittenheim, he studied at Heidelberg

Petrus Bertius, Flemish cartographer
Petrus Bertius (1565-1629), Flemish cartographer. Bertius was born at Beveren. As a young man he travelled widely before settling to study at the University of Amsterdam

Joseph Addison, English essayist
Joseph Addison (1672-1719), English essayist and politician. Addison was born in Wiltshire and educated at Charterhouse School and Queens College, Oxford

John Colet, English humanist theologian
John Colet (1467-1519), English humanist and reformer. Colet was born in London and educated at St. Anthonys School and at Magdalene Colege, Oxford

Concentrating sunlight, 17th century
Concentrating sunlight. Illustration showing various methods of concentrating sunlight in order to ignite some material. The main illustration depicts a lens mounted on a castle turret being used to

William I, Prince of Orange (1533-1584), founder of the House of Orange. William was born in Nassau as son of the Count of Nassau

Daniel Heinsius, Dutch poet and scholar
Daniel Heinsius (1580-1655), Dutch poet and scholar. Heinsius was born a Ghent and educated at Franeker where he studied law. In 1598 he settled at Leiden where he joined the university faculty

Monkshead flowers. 17th century artwork of flowers from two monkshead (Aconitum sp.) plants. Their roots are used in herbal medicine preparations for their painkilling (analgesic) properties

Castor oil plant. 17th century artwork of a castor oil plant (Ricinus sp.), which is used in herbal medicine as a purgative (to discharge pus)

Peony flowers. 17th century artwork of two peony (Paeonia sp.) flowers (red) and stonecrop flowers (Sedum sp. lower left)

John Rennie, Scottish civil engineer
John Rennie. Coloured Engraving of John Rennie (1761-1821), Scottish civil engineer. Rennie studied at Edinburgh University and finished his training with Boulton and Watt of Birmingham

Rose flowers. 17th century artwork of four rose (Rosa sp.) plants and their flowers. A yellow rose (lower right), red rose (upper right), Scotch rose (Rosa spinosissima)

Acanthus flowers. 17th century artwork of flowers of the spine acanthus (Acanthus spinosus) and some forget-me-not flowers (Myosotis scorpioides, upper left & right)

Columbine flowers. 17th century artwork of flowers from three columbine (Aquilegia sp.) plants. These plants are used in herbal medicine as diuretics (to encourage urination)

Bernard Palissy, French potter
Bernard Palissy (1509-1589), French potter, geologist and naturalist, coloured artwork. Originally a glass-painter by trade, Palissy spent 16 years on experiments to produce enamels

Conrad Gessners nature collection
Collection of Conrad Gessner (1516-1565), coloured artwork. Gessner was a Swiss naturalist, and his collection was located in Zurich, Switzerland

Andreas Vesalius, Belgian anatomist
Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564), Belgian anatomist, with anatomical equipment and books. Vesalius is most famous for the 1543 publication of his lectures in the book De Corporis Humani Fabrica

USA, Utah. Prehistoric petroglyph rock art at Dinosaur National Monument. Credit as: Dennis Flaherty / Jaynes Gallery / Danita Delimont

Aerostat. Engraving in The Illustration, 1887

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). Military and political leader of France and Emperor of the French as Napoleon I. Battle of the Pyramids (1798). Colored engraving

Petroglyphs in desert - ancient Petroglyphs and sonora desert with Saguaro Cacti
SAS-2003 Petroglyphs in desert - ancient Petroglyphs and sonora desert with Saguaro Cacti and other sonoran desert plants Sagurao National Park, Arizona

Engravings in the rocks of Tiksatin, Wadi Metkhandouch in the Messak Setaffet, Fezzan desert, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Statue of John Lennon near the original Cavern Club, Matthew Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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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.