Observation Collection (page 9)

France, Aquitaine, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64), Biarritz: general view of the casino, animated view, 1900
LUX4771731 France, Aquitaine, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64), Biarritz: general view of the casino, animated view, 1900; (add.info.: France, Aquitaine, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64)

Illustration of Edouard Carrier in Le Pelerin, 19/06/04 - The Memorial of the Battle of Waterloo - Statue Sculpture
ICA4855078 Illustration of Edouard Carrier in Le Pelerin, 19/06/04 - The Memorial of the Battle of Waterloo - Statue Sculpture, Tourism Tourists, Waterloo

Egyptian guards watching the territory and city of Cairo, from the top of the pyramids of Gizeh (Guiseh, Giza)
NWI4855698 Egyptian guards watching the territory and city of Cairo, from the top of the pyramids of Gizeh (Guiseh, Giza), circa 1880 - Colorized engraving

American daily life: children playing circus in the back yard, with a boy on a stage presenting the numbers of
NWI4882371 American daily life: children playing circus in the back yard, with a boy on a stage presenting the numbers of the show

Postcard, Satirical in Colors: Ca An Emperor - War of 14 -18, Provincial Edition - William II
ICA4838226 Postcard, Satirical in Colors: Ca An Emperor - War of 14 -18, Provincial Edition - William II, Napoleon I Illustration by JG; (add.info.: Postcard)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Dunkirk: party in a northern port with many curious coming to contemplate an
LUX4781479 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Dunkirk: party in a northern port with many curious coming to contemplate an arch made of different pieces of boats: bar, lantern, mats, pennants

France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63), Clermont-Ferrand: tourists look at the landscape, 1892
LUX4780032 France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63), Clermont-Ferrand: tourists look at the landscape, 1892; (add.info.: France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63)

Italy, Sicily: a convoy of tourists passes through a Sicilian village between houses where the inhabitants
LUX4779658 Italy, Sicily: a convoy of tourists passes through a Sicilian village between houses where the inhabitants on the balconies look at them with curiosite

Italy, Sicily: a convoy of tourists passes through a Sicilian village between houses where the inhabitants
LUX4779654 Italy, Sicily: a convoy of tourists passes through a Sicilian village between houses where the inhabitants on the balconies look at them with curiosite

Italy, Sicily: in a city, carriages make Sicilian carts under the eyes of women on the balcony, 1890
LUX4779623 Italy, Sicily: in a city, carriages make Sicilian carts under the eyes of women on the balcony, 1890; (add.info.: Italy, Sicily: in a city)

Egypt: Cook cruise on the Nile, three tourists on the bridge take the cool by looking at photos, 1900
LUX4779193 Egypt: Cook cruise on the Nile, three tourists on the bridge take the cool by looking at photos, 1900; (add.info.: Egypt: Cook cruise on the Nile)

The Royal Navy (United Kingdom) chasing and shooting at an East African negrier ship (off Zanzibar in the Indian Ocean)
NWI4960396 The Royal Navy (United Kingdom) chasing and shooting at an East African negrier ship (off Zanzibar in the Indian Ocean), circa 1880

Germany, Colorised genre photography depicting a girl waiting for her fiance, 1865
LUX4732683 Germany, Colorised genre photography depicting a girl waiting for her fiance, 1865; (add.info.: Germany, Colorised genre photography depicting a girl waiting for her fiance)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Savoie (73), Aix les Bains: Refining the viewpoint on the gorges du Fier, 1870
LUX4717316 France, Rhone-Alpes, Savoie (73), Aix les Bains: Refining the viewpoint on the gorges du Fier, 1870; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Savoie (73)

A German officer in a heavily sandbagged observation point during WWI, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934
3502708 A German officer in a heavily sandbagged observation point during WWI, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934; (add.info)

France, Pays de la Loire, Loire-Atlantique (44), Saint-Nazaire: submarine 'le surcouf' with its crew of 140 men
LUX4789455 France, Pays de la Loire, Loire-Atlantique (44), Saint-Nazaire: submarine 'le surcouf' with its crew of 140 men at the edge of the quay where a crowd comes to contemplate it

Cover of' 'L'Assiette au Beurre'', number 413, Satirical in Colours, 1909_2_27
ICA4912873 Cover of' 'L'Assiette au Beurre'', number 413, Satirical in Colours, 1909_2_27; (add.info.: Medical, Sexuality, Love, Adultery)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Roubaix: fire brigade exercises, firefighters with their helmet arrive running
LUX4776703 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Roubaix: fire brigade exercises, firefighters with their helmet arrive running on the square of a church under construction pulling a hand pump

Illustration of Marcel Noblet dit Nob (1880-1935) for the Cover of Le Cri de Paris
ICA4940111 Illustration of Marcel Noblet dit Nob (1880-1935) for the Cover of Le Cri de Paris, 30/07/16 - Anniversary " As she has lost weight for two years" - War of 14 -18

France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: a 3 mats enters the port in the channel
LUX4782886 France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: a 3 mats enters the port in the channel, between the tower of Arundel and the curious masses on the pier

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: On the Place de Strasbourg, a German circus sets up with an elephant
LUX4811937 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: On the Place de Strasbourg, a German circus sets up with an elephant pulling the trailers, 1905; (add.info.: France, Centre)

Surveying level or grand theodolite designed by Jesse Ramsden. Copperplate engraving by W
FLO4593009 Surveying level or grand theodolite designed by Jesse Ramsden. Copperplate engraving by W. Lowry after an Illustration by J

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220137 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Cover of the summer 1902 catalogue of the clothing company La belle Jardiniere, (print)
PCT4286176 Cover of the summer 1902 catalogue of the clothing company La belle Jardiniere, (print) by French School, (20th century); (add.info)

a young woman asleep under a tree in the countryside, near a lake or river, her tender lover contemplates her
PCT4279599 a young woman asleep under a tree in the countryside, near a lake or river, her tender lover contemplates her. Illustration for the song " Sleep

Young crewman (foam) leans a gun on the deck of a boat. Illustration of the "Children's Museum" 1891
PCT4280631 Young crewman (foam) leans a gun on the deck of a boat. Illustration of the "Children's Museum" 1891 (chromo); (add.info)

The struggle of Kalmuk men or Oirats (Mongolian nomadic people), in front of their families and their tents
FLO4634392 The struggle of Kalmuk men or Oirats (Mongolian nomadic people), in front of their families and their tents, with a horseman watching them

Tourists admiring the waterfalls of Trenton Falls (New York, USA). Lithography for the book
FLO4635629 Tourists admiring the waterfalls of Trenton Falls (New York, USA). Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Amerique et d'Australie"

The woodman and Mercury. Fable dedicated to Monsieur le chevalier de Bouillon
DUV4214400 The woodman and Mercury. Fable dedicated to Monsieur le chevalier de Bouillon (Frederic Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne (1605-1652) - Fables by La Fontaine

Letter W: wagon, c.1920 (print)
DUV4206053 Letter W: wagon, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon.

Letter U: Urn, c.1920 (print)
DUV4206029 Letter U: Urn, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon.

Letters J and K: joujou and kakatoes, c.1920 (print)
DUV4205967 Letters J and K: joujou and kakatoes, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon.

Micrographia
2626671 Micrographia; (add.info.: Illustration from 'Micrographia' 1665; by Robert Hooke, 1635-1703. Hooke's observations through various lenses)

First World War: France, A soldier stands at the border of France under the symbols of the homeland, 1915
LUX4737061 First World War: France, A soldier stands at the border of France under the symbols of the homeland, 1915, 'Who lives France'; (add.info)

First World War: France, Drawing of a child sheltering three soldier dolls in bed and declaring
LUX4738050 First World War: France, Drawing of a child sheltering three soldier dolls in bed and declaring: 'They sleep I wake', 1915

Thistle pulp cells magnified under a microscope, 18th century. Normal size A
FLO4576707 Thistle pulp cells magnified under a microscope, 18th century. Normal size A, and enlarged B to show a ring of sexagonal cells, surrounded by fibres to bring sap and nutrients

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): Two women at the foot of a Chateau, 1895
LUX4751846 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): Two women at the foot of a Chateau, 1895; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): Two women at the foot of a Chateau

Woman in her finery, half set, Empire era, 1807. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polidor Pauquet after Horace Vernet
FLO4686261 Woman in her finery, half set, Empire era, 1807. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polidor Pauquet after Horace Vernet from the Pauquet Brothers' " Modes et Costumes

Girl fascinated by a beetle (colour litho)
8641352 Girl fascinated by a beetle (colour litho) by Barnes, Robert (1840-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl fascinated by a beetle)

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Observation is a gateway to unlocking the mysteries of our world and beyond. In Paradiso, Canto 31, the saintly throng forms a celestial rose in the empyrean, reminding us that keen they are reveal divine beauty. The Westland Lysander, an enigmatic creation from 1941 whose creator remains unknown, stands as a testament to human ingenuity and meticulous observation in aircraft design. The PSCI2A-00011 mission takes us on a journey aboard the Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn and its moon Titan. Through careful observation of this distant realm, we gain insights into the vastness of our universe. In Dropping from a Kite Balloon in 1917, brave souls risked their lives for aerial reconnaissance during World War I. Their observations from above provided crucial intelligence that shaped history. H. W. Bates's Butterflies from the Amazon showcases his remarkable powers as he meticulously documented these vibrant creatures' intricate patterns and behaviors. The Curiosity rover on Mars captures our imagination with its artwork depicting exploration on another planet. It reminds us that through scientific observation, we push boundaries and expand our understanding of what lies beyond Earth's confines. Undersea exploration in 16th-century Europe reveals humanity's insatiable curiosity about uncharted territories beneath the waves. These early pioneers observed marine life with awe and wonderment. Within the walls of State Penitentiary at Stateville in Joliet, Illinois, USA lie stories waiting to be heard by those who observe closely enough. This institution serves as both cautionary tale and subject for sociological study through careful observation. The Camera Obscura invented in 1817 allows us to witness reality transformed through light manipulation—a reminder that even simple they can yield profound insights into how we perceive our surroundings. Coloured sketches of insects transport us into their miniature worlds—each stroke capturing nature's intricacies revealed only through careful observation.