Plough Collection (page 2)

Telling time at night using a nocturnal. The hour is obtained by measuring the angular position of the imaginary line joining the pointers in the constellation of the Plough to the Pole Star

Silhouette of ploughmen with oxen, Colca Canyon, Peru

The Plough Team, 1905 (w / c on paper)
XPG359497 The Plough Team, 1905 (w/c on paper) by Atkinson, John (1863-1924); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Farmworker Takes Break
A British farmworker and his dog take a well-earned break from the plough

Farmer ploughing near Sonning Common, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Pole Star and Plough
The constellation of the PLOUGH, and the POLE STAR

Farming in Middle Ages
A farming scene in the middle ages (allegedly England, but more likely Germany) showing a farmer with a horse-drawn plough carving up his field, a watermill and cattle

THE PLOUGH AT KENSAL GREEN, 1820. London, UK, 19th century engraving
THE " PLOUGH" AT KENSAL GREEN, 1820. London, UK, 19th century engraving

A snow plough on Kirkstone Pass in the Lake District UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Spring (colour litho)
8633259 Spring (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spring. Illustration for The Children's Object Book (Frederick Warne)

Spring (colour litho)
8633180 Spring (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spring. Illustration for The Children's Object Book (Frederick Warne)

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Seal depicting man with oxen, -360 BC (red jasper)
7309964 Seal depicting man with oxen, -360 BC (red jasper); 1.8 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: stone (red jasper)); © Ashmolean Museum .

Illustration depicting a 19th century, draining (drainage) plough and different drain types
5311486 Illustration depicting a 19th century, draining (drainage) plough and different drain types; (add.info.: Date: 1862); Universal History Archive/UIG.

MADONNA della Pace: 'Notre-Dame de la Paix, priez pour nous! ', 1915 (chromolithograph)
6203183 MADONNA della Pace: 'Notre-Dame de la Paix, priez pour nous! ', 1915 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: MADONNA della Pace: 'Notre-Dame de la Paix, priez pour nous! ')

Portrait of emigrant life in North America, 19th century
7261204 Portrait of emigrant life in North America, 19th century.; Private Collection; (add.info.: A portrait of emigrant life in North America in the 19th century. Top: On the Road)

Peasants, 1928 (oil on canvas)
LAF470863 Peasants, 1928 (oil on canvas) by Brusselmans, Jean (1884-1953); 150.2x149.8 cm; Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium; © Art in Flanders.

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630792 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

Steam ploughing with a traction engine and anchor (litho)
8663706 Steam ploughing with a traction engine and anchor (litho) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Steam ploughing with a traction engine and anchor)

Wild Life in East Anglia: Black-Headed Gulls following the Plough (colour litho)
8675620 Wild Life in East Anglia: Black-Headed Gulls following the Plough (colour litho) by Southgate, Frank (1872-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Black-Headed Gulls following the Plough)

Agriculture: Farmer driving a horse-drawn plow around 1890. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4825367 Agriculture: Farmer driving a horse-drawn plow around 1890. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Agriculture: Farmer driving a horse-drawn plow around 1890)

Feodalite: peasants (serfs) using a plow drawn by oxen to plow a field. Around 1340
NWI4892860 Feodalite: peasants (serfs) using a plow drawn by oxen to plow a field. Around 1340. Colourful engraving after an illustration of the Middle Ages.; (add.info.: Feodalite)

Egypt, Cairo: near Cairo, ploughing with two oxen held by a yoke using a primitive wood plough, 1900
LUX4777725 Egypt, Cairo: near Cairo, ploughing with two oxen held by a yoke using a primitive wood plough, 1900; (add.info.: Egypt, Cairo: near Cairo)

Egypt, Cairo: near Cairo, ploughing with two oxen held by a yoke using a primitive wood plough, 1900
LUX4777696 Egypt, Cairo: near Cairo, ploughing with two oxen held by a yoke using a primitive wood plough, 1900; (add.info.: Egypt, Cairo: near Cairo)

Ploughing and sowing seed, 1775
3480659 Ploughing and sowing seed, 1775; (add.info.: Ploughing and sowing seed, scene, from the 1775 edition of 'Oeconomie generale de la campagne, ou Nouvelle maison rustique', Paris, 1700)

A harrow being used to implement for breaking up and smoothing out the surface of the soil
3740746 A harrow being used to implement for breaking up and smoothing out the surface of the soil; (add.info.: Hand tinted lithograph depicting a harrow being used to implement for breaking up)

The trial use of the steam plough 'The Enterprise'
3740743 The trial use of the steam plough 'The Enterprise'; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the trial use of the steam plough 'The Enterprise' designed by Lord Dunmore)

A moveable anchor vehicle used in farming
3732425 A moveable anchor vehicle used in farming; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a moveable anchor vehicle for use at one end of a field to act as a pulley block for rope to which a plough is)

A water cart for replenish the boiler of a steam engine used in mechanical ploughing
3732414 A water cart for replenish the boiler of a steam engine used in mechanical ploughing; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a water cart for replenish the boiler of a steam engine used in)

A self-moving anchor for use in mechanical ploughing
3732420 A self-moving anchor for use in mechanical ploughing; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a self-moving anchor for use in mechanical ploughing with steam engine at one side of field)

A plough for steam ploughing equipment
3732412 A plough for steam ploughing equipment; (add.info.: Illustration of a plough for steam ploughing equipment. The plough being fixed to a rope and able to make a furrow travelling backwards)

Anglo Saxon agriculture: four-wheel wagon 107, two-wheel wagon 108, plough 109, shovel, scythe and hammer 110, sickle
FLO4702412 Anglo Saxon agriculture: four-wheel wagon 107, two-wheel wagon 108, plough 109, shovel, scythe and hammer 110, sickle, rake and fork 111, harvest cart 112

France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63): A peasant plows his field with a plow pulled by a pair of beef, 1875
LUX4704487 France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63): A peasant plows his field with a plow pulled by a pair of beef, 1875; (add.info.: France, Auvergne)

Scottish woman coal bearer carrying coal to the surface, 1848
3478855 Scottish woman coal bearer carrying coal to the surface, 1848; (add.info.: Scottish woman coal bearer carrying coal to the surface, 1848.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

P : plough, 1872 (illustration)
DUV4225053 P : plough, 1872 (illustration); 27x23 cm; (add.info.: Aunt Louisa's alphabet book, Country alphabet, made of three illustrated abecedaries, Frederick Warne and Co, editeurs)

Impotence from the clergy in the Middle Ages: monks taking the dime from a family of farmers
PCT4293433 Impotence from the clergy in the Middle Ages: monks taking the dime from a family of farmers, a royalty in kind or in money levied by the Catholic Church for peasants - 19th century

A moveable anchor vehicle used in farming
3732424 A moveable anchor vehicle used in farming; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a moveable anchor vehicle for use at one end of a field to act as a pulley block for rope to which a plough is)

A 'balance' plough
3732413 A 'balance' plough; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a 'balance' plough which could operate both forwards and backwards without being turned round)

A plan for a windlass for steam ploughing
3732431 A plan for a windlass for steam ploughing; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a plan for a windlass for steam ploughing designed in England. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Letter A Farmer. Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers""
DUV4211429 Letter A Farmer. Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers"". A work in which a child, while having fun, can learn about the most useful Arts to the Society

A farmer his plow drawn by a horse guided by his son pose in front of the entrance to their farm, 1910
LUX4711528 A farmer his plow drawn by a horse guided by his son pose in front of the entrance to their farm, 1910; (add.info)

A Scarifying Plough for use in steam ploughing
3740608 A Scarifying Plough for use in steam ploughing; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Scarifying Plough for use in steam ploughing. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A horse-drawn plough
3740606 A horse-drawn plough; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a horse-drawn plough being used to harvest crops in France. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Bullocks being used to pull a wooden plough
3740612 Bullocks being used to pull a wooden plough; (add.info.: Engraving depicting bullocks being used to pull a wooden plough in Egypt. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The ploughing and traction engine by J & F Howard of Bedford
3740610 The ploughing and traction engine by J & F Howard of Bedford; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the ploughing and traction engine by J. & F. Howard of Bedford)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): a peasant plows his field with a wooden plow drawn by 2 horses, 1920
LUX4760339 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): a peasant plows his field with a wooden plow drawn by 2 horses, 1920; (add.info.: France, Centre)

Greek mythology: Ulysses plowing a field with a horse and a bull - Colorization of a 19th century illustration
NWI4930228 Greek mythology: Ulysses plowing a field with a horse and a bull - Colorization of a 19th century illustration - Ulysses plowing

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"Ploughing with Shire Horses: Preserving Tradition in Derbyshire, England" Step back in time to the picturesque countryside of Derbyshire, England, where the ancient art of ploughing is kept alive by majestic Shire horses. These magnificent creatures form a powerful team as they pull the plough through fertile fields, their strength and grace captivating all who witness this timeless spectacle. During the annual Ploughing Match, a celebration of agricultural heritage, teams of Shire horses take center stage. With their muscles rippling under their sleek coats, these gentle giants demonstrate an unwavering dedication to their task. The bond between horse and handler is evident as they work harmoniously together to till the land. Intriguingly captured on a Women's Land Army poster from World War II era, we see how these loyal companions were instrumental in supporting food production efforts during challenging times. Their contribution was invaluable and symbolized resilience and unity. Legend has it that even celestial beings recognize the importance of ploughing. Depicted in an enchanting artwork featuring Saint Isidore - patron saint of plowers - an angel lends a helping hand as he guides his trusty steeds across vast fields. This portrayal reminds us that farming traditions are deeply rooted not only within communities but also within spiritual beliefs. Venturing beyond earthly realms, an optical photo reveals Sirius - known as the Dog Star - shimmering brightly against a star filter backdrop. Just like these stars illuminate our skies at nightfall; working horses illuminate our landscapes with their tireless efforts throughout history. A glimpse into Wiltshire Landscape 1937 watercolor painting transports us to another era where rolling hills meet endless horizons dotted with horse-drawn ploughs diligently tending to nature's bounty. It serves as a testament to both human ingenuity and Mother Nature's generosity intertwined seamlessly for centuries past. The significance of ploughs extends beyond the fields, as exemplified by the tale of Cincinnatus.