Reconstruction Collection (page 53)

1888 colour lithograph cover Solnhofen
Vivid colour lithograph for " Dr. Schuberts Naturgeschichte - Geologie, Mineralreich, Palaontologie". Published 1888 in Stuttgart by J.F. Shreiber. The palaeontology section by Dr

1888 Giant amphibian of triassic coast
Landscape of the Triassic, Vivid colour lithograph for " Dr. Schuberts Naturgeschichte - Geologie, Mineralreich, Palaontologie". Published 1888 in Stuttgart 1888 by J.F. Shreiber

1888 Megalosaurus, Dryptosaurus dinosaurs
Predatory Megalosaurus (foreground) and Laelaps (background, now Dryptosaurus). Two of the first dinosaurs discovered in Europe and the US respectively. Vivid colour lithograph for " Dr

Australopithecus and chimpanzee hands
Australopithecus (left) and chimpanzee (right) hands, artwork. Both have opposable thumbs, but the chimpanzees thumb is less well-developed and not as strong

1888 colour lithograph Tertiary mammals
Mammals of the Tertiary including Palaeotherium (1), hippopotamus (7), Dinotherium (4), Pithecus (11), Mastodon (5), and Anoplotherium (3). Note that not all these animals were actually contemporary

Gran Dolina Boy reconstruction. Artwork of a reconstruction (right) based on Homo antecessor fossils and stone tools (left)

1909 First Neanderthal restoration crop
Reconstruction of the Neanderthal Man of Chapelle-Aux-Saints (halftone here treated to avoid moire) by Mr. Kupka (scientifically advised by Marcellin Boule) for the Illustrated London News (ILN)

Early Medieval lathe
Reconstruction of an early medieval

Reconstructed Crannog
Reconstruction of an ancient Crannog. A Crannog is a settlement located on an artificial island in the middle of the lake designed to offer protection to the inhabitants and their animals

Restoration of the Bolshoi Theatre Moscow
Theatre reconstruction. View of the interior of the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, during its restoration. The area being worked on here is where the main stage was being rebuilt

1862 British Mammoth with carnivores
Lithograph with contemporary colouring, continental version of the last wallchart produced by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins for the Department of Science and Art 1862

1854 Megalosaurus reconstruction & jaw 1854 Megalosaurus reconstruction & jaw
1854 Megalosaurus model by Waterhouse Hawkins with superimposed image (pale brown) of the known lower jawbone used for the reconstruction

Conybeare Plesiosaurus reconstruction
1824. Composite of letter and wrapper written by William Conybeare regarding his first scientific reconstruction of the skeletons of plesiosaur and ichthyosaur

1868 Waterhouse Hawkins & hadrosaur gilt 1868 Waterhouse Hawkins & hadrosaur gilt
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkin and his Hadrosaurus foulkii, the worlds first mounted dinosaur skeleton. Gilded cover of Sketches of Creation by Winchell 1870 engraved from photographs around 1868

1863 Figuier Iguanodon and Megalosaurus
Art by Riou in the first edition of Louis Figuiers " Earth before the Deluge" (1863). The figure shows restored dinosaurs after scientist Richard Owen

1854 Megalosaurus reconstruction Hawkins
1854 Megalosaurus model by Waterhouse Hawkins. Hawkins attempted to scientifically reconstruct dinosaurs for the Crystal Palace Geological Gardens at Sydenham 1852-1855

1854 Iguanodon reconstruction Hawkins
1854 Iguanodon model by Waterhouse Hawkins. Hawkins attempted to scientifically reconstruct dinosaurs for the Crystal Palace Geological Gardens at Sydenham 1852-1855

1853 First Dinosaur models Crystal Palace
1853 The Illustrated London News, December 31st, page 600. " The Extinct Animals Model-Room, at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham" by P.H. Delamotte

1868 Waterhouse Hawkins & hadrosaur 1868 Waterhouse Hawkins & hadrosaur
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkin and his Hadrosaurus foulkii, the worlds first mounted dinosaur skeleton. From Sketches of Creation by Winchell 1870 engraved from photographs taken around 1868

1862 Hawkins Icthyosaur & Plesiosaur. 1862 Hawkins Icthyosaur & Plesiosaur
Coloured lithograph of Plesiosaur and ichthyosaur, a contemporary continental version of the wall chart by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins entitled " Waterhouse Hawkins Diagrams of the Extinct

1867 Figuier Iguanodon and Megalosaurus
Art by Riou in the revised English 1867 translation of Louis Figuiers " Earth before the Deluge" 1863. The figure shows impressions after the collaboration between the scientist Richard

Homo erectus clay model. Sculptor modelling a clay Homo erectus head

Reconstructed round houses in the Celtic hill settlement dating to the Iron Age at Citania de Briteiros, Minho, Portugal, Europe

Remains of a round house in the Celtic hill settlement dating to the Iron Age at Citania de Briteiros, Minho, Portugal, Europe

Bosta Iron Age House, Great Bernera Iron Age Village, Isle of Lewis, Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

THE CARPET BAGGER, c1869. American lithograph song sheet music cover, c1869

THE CARPET BAGGER, c1869. American lithograph song sheet music cover, c1869

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A great kiva reconstructed at Aztec National Monument, an Anasazi/ Ancestral Puebloan village in New Mexico. Digital photograph

Louisiana statehouse captured by the White League, 1874
Surrender of the Louisiana State House to the White League, 1874. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

A page from the Illustrated London News, 1951, showing a reconstruction of Dr. Merryweather of Whitbys Tempest Prognosticator, and an illustration detailing how the device works

Visitors outside the Reichstag building, Berlin, Germany
Visitors enjoy the summer weather outside the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany. The building opened in 1894 to house the German parliament

St Pauls Cross at St Pauls Cathedral, London. Destroyed in 1643 during the First English Civil War - reconstructed in 1910

The Old Lady of Thread-needle Street in the Hands of Beauty
Bank of England in the 1920s. The demolition of part of the building allowed for the public to view the statues for the first time, which can be seen in this image

Reconstruction in Matrimony
State encouragement of marriage for returned soldiers. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

The Demolition of Heligoland, Germany, 1947
Aerial photograph showing the destruction of the former naval base on Heligoland, Germany, on 18th April 1947. Heligoland had been a stronghold for German military forces during both World Wars

Tunisia Utica
Reconstruction of Utica, Phoenician trading port and colony, 24 km from ancient Carthage and modern Tunis

Greece Piraeus
Reconstruction of Piraeus, the port of Athens, BCE, showing the highway leading to the city

Nanjing Tower
The porcelain tower at Nanjing (formerly Nanking) : it was largely destroyed by Taeping rebels in the 1850s but is currently under reconstruction

Rome - Caesars Palace
PALAZZO DE CESARE - the palace of the Caesars, a reconstruction of the 18/19th century

Palmyra Reconstructed
Reconstruction of the ancient city of Tadmor, or Palmyra, said to have been built by Solomon, though the architect- -ural styles are more remini- -cent of renaissance Italy

Greece / Athens Restored
Reconstruction of ancient Athens

Crusaders Fortress
A Crusaders Citadel in Syria - Krak, Syria - reconstruction of the fortress of the Knights Hospitallers. They took it from the Kurds in 1125 and rebuilt it in 1202

Civic Arena - Milan
The Civic Arena of Milan. This large public space was used for classical sports reconstructions, including a complete flooding for a Naumachia in 1807 for Napoleon

Rome at Time of Caesar
A reconstruction of Rome from the period of Julius Caesar

Winter Palace Stormed
The storming of the Winter Palace by the insurgents. This photo is a reconstruction, staged for the benefit of the camera !

Reconstruction Milano
Reconstruction (though it looks more like destruction !) in Milano

Neros Golden Palace
Reconstruction of the reservoir at the Golden Palace of Nero in Rome

Stalingrad Aftermath
Women help in the reconstruction of the city

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