Merveilles Collection

Actress in costume as the Diable (devil) in "Les Sept Merveilles du Monde" at La Porte St. Martin
5855449 Actress in costume as the Diable (devil) in "Les Sept Merveilles du Monde" at La Porte St. Martin.; (add.info)

Gil-Peres as Prince Broccoli in "Les Sept Merveilles du Monde" at La Porte St. Martin
5855448 Gil-Peres as Prince Broccoli in "Les Sept Merveilles du Monde" at La Porte St. Martin.; (add.info.: Gil-Peres as Prince Broccoli in "Les Sept Merveilles du Monde" at La)

Tsar Nicholas I inaugurating the semaphore telegraph line between Moscow and Warsaw in 1833 (engraving)
541879 Tsar Nicholas I inaugurating the semaphore telegraph line between Moscow and Warsaw in 1833 (engraving); (add.info.: Tsar Ncholas I (1796-1855)

Adolphe Paert as Fortunio in "Les Sept Merveilles du Monde" at La Porte St. Martin
5855446 Adolphe Paert as Fortunio in "Les Sept Merveilles du Monde" at La Porte St. Martin; (add.info.: Adolphe Paert as Fortunio in "Les Sept Merveilles du Monde" at La Porte St)

Claude Chappe's (1763-1805) aerial telegraph (semaphore) system in use in Algeria. c1870. Engraving
541882 Claude Chappe's (1763-1805) aerial telegraph (semaphore) system in use in Algeria. c1870. Engraving; (add.info.: From Louis Figuier Les Merveilles de la Science)

Mlle. Alphonsine as Pouponetta in "Les Sept Merveilles du Monde" at La Porte St. Martin. "
5855447 Mlle. Alphonsine as Pouponetta in "Les Sept Merveilles du Monde" at La Porte St. Martin. "; (add.info.: Actress and courtesan Mlle)

Artist's impression of Claude Chappe demonstrating his optical telegraph system in 1793, c.1870. Engraving
540001 Artist's impression of Claude Chappe demonstrating his optical telegraph system in 1793, c.1870. Engraving; (add.info)

Les quatre grands Fleuves du Paradis terrestre, Mimature du Livre des Merveilles, Relation de Mandeville (engraving)
3644898 Les quatre grands Fleuves du Paradis terrestre, Mimature du Livre des Merveilles, Relation de Mandeville (engraving) by French School

MORTON, William Thomas Green (1819-1868). American dentist that considered himself as the inventor and revealer of the use of ether for surgical anesthesia

Actress in costume as the Diable (devil) in Les Sept Merveilles du Monde at La Porte St. Martin.. The Seven Wonders of the World was a great fairy spectacle by Adolphe d Ennery with music

Adolphe Paert as Fortunio in Les Sept Merveilles du Monde at La Porte St. Martin.. The Seven Wonders of the World was a great fairy spectacle by Adolphe d Ennery with music and ballet by Gondois

Gil-Peres as Prince Broccoli in Les Sept Merveilles du Monde at La Porte St. Martin.. The Seven Wonders of the World was a great fairy spectacle by Adolphe d Ennery with music and ballet by Gondois

Blaise Comte De Pagan
BLAISE FRANCOIS de PAGAN, comte de Merveilles French traveller, soldier, author of history & geography of the Amazon, and on fortification. Date: 1604 - 1655

Artists impression of Claude Chappe (1763-1805) demonstrating his optical telegraph (semaphore) system in 1793. From Louis Figuier Les Merveilles de la Science, Paris c.1870. Engraving

Sectional view of a telegraph tower using Chappes (1763-1805) semaphore system, showing the method of moving the signalling arms. From Louis Figuier Les Merveilles de la Science, Paris, c1870

Jean Baptiste Biot (1774-1864) and Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778-1850), left, making measurements at a height of 4, 000 metres during their balloon ascent of 20 August 1804

Oil wells at Oil Creek, 150 miles up the Allegheny River from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Engraving from Les Merveilles de la Science by Louis Figuier (Paris, c1870)

X-ray being taken of a boys shoulder. Title page of Les dernieres merveilles de la science (The Latest Marvels of Science), Paris, c1895. Electricity Battery Acid Ruhmkorff Coil Medicine Diagnosis

Series of frames of a cat falling. Cinematography enabled Muybridge and Marey to study the locomotion of animals. From Les dernieres merveilles de la science (The Latest Marvels of Science), Paris

Napoleons soldiers defending a telegraph post shortly before his defeat by Wellington. This would have been fitted with the Chappe optical/aerial telegraph (semaphore) system

Claude Chappes (1763-1805) aerial telegraph (semaphore) system in use in Algeria. From Louis Figuier Les Merveilles de la Science, Paris, c1870. Engraving

Artists reconstruction of the scene when Tsar Ncholas I (1796-1855), sending the first message from St Petersburg telegraph station, used a modification of Chappes semaphore system

Workmen building a telegraph station to be fitted with the Chappe semaphore system c1793. From Louis Figuier Les Merveilles de la Science, Paris, c1870. Engraving

Casellis Pantelegraph: one of the first machines to send facsimile prints via electric telegraph. From Louis Figuier Les Merveilles de las Science, Paris, 1870

Sectional view of Gay-Lussacs lead chambers and absorption towers, 1870. These were for the large-scale production of sulphuric acid also known as Oil of Vitriol or H2SO4

Sectional view of lead chamber process for large-scale production of sulphuric acid 1870. Also known as Oil of Vitriol or H2S04

Hippolyte Fizeau (1819-1896) French physicist. Measured the velocity of light on the earths surface (1849). Used Doppler principle to determine velocity of stars in line of sight

Joseph Black visiting James Watt in his Glasgow workshop, c1760. Artists impression of Joseph Black (1729-1799), Scottish chemist, visiting James Watt (1736-1819), Scottish inventor and engineer

John Watkins Brett (1805-1863) English telegraph pioneer who, with his brother Jacob, founded the General Oceanic Electric Telegraph Company (1845)

Antoine Alexandre Brutus Bussy (1794-1882) French chemist, physician and pharmacist, born at Marseilles. In 1828, independently of Wohler, Bussy isolated the element beryllium

Friedrich Wohler (1800-1882) German organic chemist. Isolated aluminium (1827), synthesised urea (1828), discovered beryllium (1828), and obtained acetylene from calcium carbide

Louis Francois Clement Breguet (1804-1883) French pioneer of electric telegraphy. Engraving from Les Merveilles de la Science by Louis Figuier (Paris, c1870)

Andre-Marie Ampere (1775-1836) French mathematician and physicist who established the relationship of electricity and magnetism

Charles Christofle (1805-1863) French silversmith and founder of the largest firm of electroplate manufacturers in France. Engraving from Les Merveilles de la Science by Louis Figuier (Paris, c1870)

George Wilhelm Richmann (1711-1753) professor of Natural History at St Petersburg, Russia. Already interested in the electrical nature of thunderstorms

Artists impression of the Benjamin Franklins (1706-1790) investigation of the electrical nature of lightning, made at Philadelphia, USA, in September 1752

William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877) of Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire. English mathematician, physicist and pioneer in the field of photography

Pierre Simons (19th century), involved with early Belgian railways. Engraving from Les Merveilles de la Science (Paris, c1870)

Claude Louis, Comte Berthollet (1748-1822) French chemist, horrified when an experiment on explosives goes wrong, killing the director of Essonne gunpowder factory, Letort, and his daughter

Joseph Black (1728-99) Scottish chemist, lecturing on latent heat at Glasgow university. Illustration from Les Merveilles de la Science by Louis Figuier (Paris, c1870)

Kicking-down a well. The spring-pawl method of sinking a oil well, using a drilling bit suspended on a rope. Engraving from Les Merveilles de la Science by Louis Figuier (Paris, c1870)

Edwin Laurentine Drake (1810-1880), American oil pioneer, striking oil near Oil Creek, Pennsylvania, 27 August 1859. Engraving from Les Merveilles de la Science by Louis Figuier (Paris, c1870)

Alexandre Brongniart (1770-1847) French geologist and mineralogist. He introduced term Jurassic for Cotswold clays and limestones. Director of Sevres porcelain factory 1800-1847

Johann Friedrich Bottger (1682-1719): German ceramacist who perfected European manufacture of porcelain at Dresden and then Meissen

Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) English engineer and inventor, c1870. From Les Merveilles de la Science by Louis Figuier. (London, c1870)

Theatre des Merveilles de la Nature
Plate VII from Theatre des Merveilles de la Nature, by Levinus Vincent, 1719

Vallee de Fontanalba, Pays des Merveilles, Mercantour National Park, Alpes Maritimes, Provence, France, Europe

Rock engravings, Vallee de Fontanalba, Pays Merveilles, Mercantour National Park, Alpes Maritimes, Provence, France, Europe

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"Merveilles: A Journey through Time and Imagination" Step into a world of wonders, where the boundaries between reality and fantasy blur. From the ancient tales of Les quatre grands Fleuves du Paradis terrestre to the intricate Mimature du Livre des Merveilles, prepare to be enchanted. In this captivating collection, we delve into the depths of imagination with the Relation de Mandeville engraving. Witness an actress in costume as the Diable (devil), embodying both darkness and allure. Adolphe Paert takes center stage as Fortunio in Les Sept Merveilles, while Gil-Peres mesmerizes as Prince Broccoli. MORTON's American masterpiece transports us across continents, showcasing oil wells at Oil Creek that revolutionized industries. Blaise Comte De Pagan's artistic prowess brings forth stunning landscapes that ignite our senses. The ingenuity of Claude Chappe's optical telegraph is brought to life through an artist's impression. Discover how his semaphore system transformed communication forever with a sectional view of a telegraph tower. Scientific pioneers Jean Baptiste Biot and Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac push boundaries further with their groundbreaking experiments captured left on film. Witness X-ray technology unfold before your eyes as it reveals secrets hidden within a boy's shoulder in Les dernieres merveilles' title page. Cinematography becomes art when Muybridge and Marey capture frames of a falling cat - proof that motion can be immortalized on film. Join us on this extraordinary journey through time and marvel at these merveilles - glimpses into worlds beyond our own imagination.