Measuring Collection (page 5)

Island Monument, from Captain Cooks visit to Easter Island (colour engraving)
STC167427 Island Monument, from Captain Cooks visit to Easter Island (colour engraving) by Bottigella, C. (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Andrea Palladio (1508-80) engraved by Bernard Picart (1673-1733) 1716 (engraving)
STC89245 Andrea Palladio (1508-80) engraved by Bernard Picart (1673-1733) 1716 (engraving) by Veronese, (Paolo Caliari) (1528-88) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Italian

Diagrams of measurements and text (vellum)
NUL42003 Diagrams of measurements and text (vellum) by French School, (12th century); Bibliotheque Municipale, Avranches, France; (add.info.: Geometry of astrology; ); French, out of copyright

Auto-Portrait chez l Atelier, c. 1910 (oil on card laid on panel)
657372 Auto-Portrait chez l Atelier, c.1910 (oil on card laid on panel) by O Conor, Roderic (1860-1940); 69x54 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Auto-Portrait chez l Atelier)

Weighing Cupid (oil on canvas)
744772 Weighing Cupid (oil on canvas) by Picou, Henri Pierre (1824-95); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Weighing Cupid Against a Butterfly (oil on canvas)
744771 Weighing Cupid Against a Butterfly (oil on canvas) by Picou, Henri Pierre (1824-95); 81.7x61.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Wheel barometer, J. Ortelli & Co. first half of the 19th century (mahogany
711010 Wheel barometer, J. Ortelli & Co. first half of the 19th century (mahogany, glass & metal) by English School, (19th century); length: 98 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Pair of compasses, 1686 (paper on wood)
CH437777 Pair of compasses, 1686 (paper on wood) by Lusverg, Giacomo (c.1636-89); length: 19.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: signed Iacobus Faciebat Romae; ); Photo eChristies Images; Italian

Protractor Square, 1686 (brass)
CH437776 Protractor Square, 1686 (brass) by Lusverg, Giacomo (c.1636-89); length: 11.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: signed Iacobus Lusuerg Faciebat Romae; ); Photo eChristies Images; Italian

Hop-picking (b / w photo)
6013770 Hop-picking (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hop-picking. Illustration for The Harmsworth Encylopaedia (c 1922).); © Look and Learn

Stationery, Mens Tailor Clothier and Hatter
Stationery, Stephen Naylor, Mens Tailor Clothier and Hatter, Church Gates, Wisbeach (Wisbech), Cambridgeshire. 1833

"A Little Bigger", pub. by S. W. Fores, 1791 (coloured etching) (pair of 125715)
NP125714 " A Little Bigger", pub. by S.W. Fores, 1791 (coloured etching) (pair of 125715) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 31.8x24.8 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Interior view of men and women working with leather at the New York Leather Belting Co
MNY381005 Interior view of men and women working with leather at the New York Leather Belting Co. New York, 1906 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942)

Compass with a scene of surveying (engraving)
XJF412211 Compass with a scene of surveying (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

An Illustration from Sebastian Munsters Rudimenta Mathematica
XJF412210 An Illustration from Sebastian Munsters Rudimenta Mathematica, 1551 (engraving) by Swiss School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

To the right hon able Lord Viscount Kingsborough... this plate representing a
872442 To the right hon able Lord Viscount Kingsborough... this plate representing a perspective view of a lapping room, with the measuring, crisping or folding the cloth in lengths, Plate XI

Rule XVI: When ye balls lie within six inches of each other
STC193226 Rule XVI: When ye balls lie within six inches of each other...(the distance to be measured from their nearest points), from Rules of Golf, published c.1905 (colour litho) by Crombie

Amerigo Vespucci navigating by the stars on his 3rd voyage (colour litho)
CHT174193 Amerigo Vespucci navigating by the stars on his 3rd voyage (colour litho) by French School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512)

A Sculptors Studio, c. 1800 (engraving)
STC221854 A Sculptors Studio, c.1800 (engraving) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Italian, out of copyright

A tailors workshop and patterns, from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et
STC243973 A tailors workshop and patterns, from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et Metiers by Denis Diderot (1713-84) published c.1770 (engraving) by French School

Ms 327 fol. 226v Demarcation of land, from Traite d Arpentage
XIR205403 Ms 327 fol.226v Demarcation of land, from Traite d Arpentage by Arnaud de Villeneuve (1240-1312) (vellum) by Boysset, Bertrand (1355-1415); Bibliotheque Inguimbertine, Carpentras

Ms 327 fol. 216v Surveyors working with a plan and compasses
XIR205401 Ms 327 fol.216v Surveyors working with a plan and compasses, from Traite d Arpentage by Arnaud de Villeneuve (1240-1312) (vellum) by Boysset

The Cherry Seller (colour litho)
STC259286 The Cherry Seller (colour litho) by Vernet, Antoine Charles Horace (Carle) (1758-1836) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Marchande de Cerises; ); The Stapleton Collection; French

Frontispiece from La Science de l Arpenteur by Dupain de Montesson (c
CHT237212 Frontispiece from La Science de l Arpenteur by Dupain de Montesson (c.1720-90) published in Paris, 1766 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School

Universal Equinoctian Standing Ring Dial, probably made by Thomas Heath, c. 1730 (brass)
MFR135758 Universal Equinoctian Standing Ring Dial, probably made by Thomas Heath, c.1730 (brass) by English School, (18th century); height: 36 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Astronomers, woven at Beauvais (tapestry)
XIR181979 The Astronomers, woven at Beauvais (tapestry) by French School, (18th century); Musee de Tesse, Le Mans, France; French, out of copyright

Plain theodolite with trade card on inside of case lid, c. 1780 (brass)
MFR348348 Plain theodolite with trade card on inside of case lid, c.1780 (brass) by Bennett, John (fl.1760); Private Collection; (add.info)

Marine barometer with wall support and gimbals, in wooden case with instructions, c
MFR348334 Marine barometer with wall support and gimbals, in wooden case with instructions, c.1820 (mahogany & brass) by Dollond (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sextant (brass, wood & glass)
MFR348329 Sextant (brass, wood & glass) by Adams, George (1750-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: Instrument used for navigation and calculating latitude; ); English, out of copyright

Graphometer in fitted wooden case, c. 1830 (brass, wood & glass)
MFR348324 Graphometer in fitted wooden case, c.1830 (brass, wood & glass) by Lenoir, Etienne (1744-1832); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Dressmaker (engraving)
STC444543 The Dressmaker (engraving) by Pomelius, Elias (1662-1722); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; German, out of copyright

Frontispiece to Trigonometria by Bonaventura Cavalieri, 1643 (engraving)
XJF425379 Frontispiece to Trigonometria by Bonaventura Cavalieri, 1643 (engraving) by Italian School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Science and Nature (litho)
STC311006 Science and Nature (litho) by Galle, Philip (1537-1612) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Engraving after Maerten van Heemskerck; Printed 1572; ); The Stapleton Collection

A Trip with the Hop Pickers (engraving)
729581 A Trip with the Hop Pickers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Trip with the Hop Pickers)

Sweetseller, 1865 (colour litho)
STC468920 Sweetseller, 1865 (colour litho) by Preziosi, Amadeo (1816-82); Private Collection; (add.info.: From Stamboul, Souvenir de l Orient, published by Lemercier, Paris)

The Mouleur, worker employed to control and measure wood sales
CHT164102 The Mouleur, worker employed to control and measure wood sales, from Ordonnances Royaux de la Juridiction de la Prevote des Marchands de la Ville de Paris

Ms 235 f. 32 & 33 Geometry, from a Traite d Astronomie (vellum)
NUL166697 Ms 235 f.32 & 33 Geometry, from a Traite d Astronomie (vellum) by French School, (12th century); Bibliotheque Municipale, Avranches, France; French, out of copyright

T E Collcutt and Stanley Hamp, Architects (litho)
3652259 T E Collcutt and Stanley Hamp, Architects (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: T E Collcutt and Stanley Hamp, Architects)

Man as Machine. Registering the Heat-Energy of the Body
Page from The Illustrated London News demonstrating the calorimeter experiment at Sheffield University whereby a man is installed in a chamber In order to observe the heat generated by his body

Runner provided with the apparatus intended to register his different paces
3526854 Runner provided with the apparatus intended to register his different paces, from the Popular Science Monthly, pub.1875 (engraving) by Marey

The Fitting, 1890-91 (colour aquatint with drypoint from three plates
2968259 The Fitting, 1890-91 (colour aquatint with drypoint from three plates, on buff laid paper) by Cassatt, Mary Stevenson (1844-1926); 47.1x30.9 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; John H

In Trentino, while the Austrian offensive develops, optical signals from a position defended by the Alpine troops
2777550 In Trentino, while the Austrian offensive develops, optical signals from a position defended by the Alpine troops (colour litho) by Beltrame

Measuring the Depth of the Sea by means of a Bomb (engraving)
3624776 Measuring the Depth of the Sea by means of a Bomb (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Measuring the Depth of the Sea by means of a Bomb)

Mecanisme interieur du Podometre (engraving)
3645756 Mecanisme interieur du Podometre (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mecanisme interieur du Podometre)

Le Podometre (engraving)
3645760 Le Podometre (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Podometre. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1875)

American Watch Co.s Exhibit, Main Building, Centennial International Exhibition
2629034 American Watch Co.s Exhibit, Main Building, Centennial International Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876 (albumen print) by American Photographer

Tycho Brahe measuring the distance which separates the stars (engraving)
3098015 Tycho Brahe measuring the distance which separates the stars (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ancient Greek stonemasons using measuring instruments (chromolitho)
2783019 Ancient Greek stonemasons using measuring instruments (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greek stonemasons using measuring instruments)

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Measuring - an art of precision and discovery. Tailoring tools in skilled hands create masterpieces that fit like a dream. The spectroscope, a scientific marvel from the 19th century, unravels the secrets of light and matter. A mercury thermometer faithfully records temperature changes, guiding us through seasons and climates. Lie detector tests measure truthfulness, revealing hidden emotions beneath the surface. A light meter captures the essence of illumination, allowing photographers to paint with light. ECGs showcase the rhythmic dance of a healthy heart, merging science and art seamlessly. Measuring up an end of Bowls in 1903 brings together tradition and competition on green fields. Household thermometers keep our homes cozy or cool as needed while overhead views at bustling fruit markets remind us of abundance's measurement in colors and flavors. Dandelion clocks whisper prayers for time's passage as they scatter seeds into the wind. In Penzance, West Cornwall, old souls gather to play bowls – measuring skill against experience under gentle sunsets by the sea. And finally, measuring gold becomes more than just numbers; it symbolizes dreams realized through hard work and determination. From tailors to scientists to artists to athletes – we all measure our world in different ways but share a common desire for understanding and growth.