Wood Material Collection (page 5)

Carronade, short piece of naval ordnance with large calibre chamber, like a mortar
530460 Carronade, short piece of naval ordnance with large calibre chamber, like a mortar. Name said to come from Carron Ironworks, Scotland. Wood engraving, c1884.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Cape Cod fisherman washing fish. Wood engraving from 'Harper's Monthly', New York, 1875
530451 Cape Cod fisherman washing fish. Wood engraving from 'Harper's Monthly', New York, 1875.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

William Tyndale of Tindale (c1494-1536), English translator of the Bible. Copies of Tyndale's vernacular Bible
530221 William Tyndale of Tindale (c1494-1536), English translator of the Bible. Copies of Tyndale's vernacular Bible brought into England concealed in bales of various goods

Panama Canal: Scene during the de Lesseps attempt to dig the canal, showing West Indian labourers purchasing
529968 Panama Canal: Scene during the de Lesseps attempt to dig the canal, showing West Indian labourers purchasing refreshment. Wood engraving 1888.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Low rental workmen's dwellings built by Birkenhead Dock Co. c1844: Architect CE Lang
531830 Low rental workmen's dwellings built by Birkenhead Dock Co. c1844: Architect CE Lang. Elevation showing block of 3 'houses' of 4 floors

General view of kitchen at Richie & McCall's Cannery, Houndsditch, London. Wood engraving, 1852
531850 General view of kitchen at Richie & McCall's Cannery, Houndsditch, London. Wood engraving, 1852; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Fenris, the wolf of Scandinavian mythology 19th century wood engraving
530759 Fenris, the wolf of Scandinavian mythology 19th century wood engraving; Universal History Archive/UIG.

North London Cemetery, Highgate, 1838 (engraving)
536401 North London Cemetery, Highgate, 1838 (engraving); (add.info.: North London Cemetery, Highgate. The Lebanon Catacombs)

Stonemasons, wearing heavy leather safety aprons, sawing stone blocks and shaping with mallet and chisel
536352 Stonemasons, wearing heavy leather safety aprons, sawing stone blocks and shaping with mallet and chisel.; (add.info.: Stonemasons, wearing heavy leather safety aprons)

And I saw another angel fly ...' Bible: Book of Revelation XXIV 6,7. Wood engraving c1885
535960 And I saw another angel fly ...' Bible: Book of Revelation XXIV 6,7. Wood engraving c1885.; (add.info.: And I saw another angel fly ...' Bible: Book of Revelation XXIV 6,7)

Ruth embracing her mother-in-law. Bible 2 Ruth 1.14. Wood engraving 1873
535934 Ruth embracing her mother-in-law. Bible 2 Ruth 1.14. Wood engraving 1873.; (add.info.: Ruth embracing her mother-in-law. Bible 2 Ruth 1.14. Wood engraving 1873.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Jesus speaking with the woman of Canaan and promising cure for daughter vexed with a devil. Bible Matthew 15.22
535922 Jesus speaking with the woman of Canaan and promising cure for daughter vexed with a devil. Bible Matthew 15.22. Wood engraving of 1865.; (add.info)

Space capsule dwarfed by the disc of the Moon. From Jules Verne Autour de la Lune, Paris, 1865. Wood engraving
539709 Space capsule dwarfed by the disc of the Moon. From Jules Verne Autour de la Lune, Paris, 1865. Wood engraving.; (add.info.: Space capsule dwarfed by the disc of the Moon)

The astronauts surveying the Moon. From Jules Verne Autour de la Lune, Paris, 1865. Wood engraving
538152 The astronauts surveying the Moon. From Jules Verne Autour de la Lune, Paris, 1865. Wood engraving.; (add.info.: The astronauts surveying the Moon)

Return of the Prodigal Son Bible Luke 15:20. From Gustave Dore illustrated Bible 1865-6. Wood engraving
537634 Return of the Prodigal Son Bible Luke 15:20. From Gustave Dore illustrated Bible 1865-6. Wood engraving; (add.info.: Return of the Prodigal Son Bible Luke 15:20)

Joan of Arc (c1412-31) St Joan, St Jeanne d'Arc, the Maid of Orleans. French patriot and martyr
537538 Joan of Arc (c1412-31) St Joan, St Jeanne d'Arc, the Maid of Orleans. French patriot and martyr. Joan before Charles VII at Chinon, 1429

'Adoration of the Shepherds' (oil on wood)
534603 'Adoration of the Shepherds' (oil on wood); (add.info.: riptych attributed to Flemish artist Cornelis Englebrechtsen (Engelberts 1468-1533). Right panel showing Virgin and Child

The Californian Balloon Railway, a novel way of travelling to the Californian Gold Rush
533989 The Californian Balloon Railway, a novel way of travelling to the Californian Gold Rush. Cartoon from Punch London 1849

The Children of the Poor - poem by Victor Hugo, London c1875. Wood engraving
533883 The Children of the Poor - poem by Victor Hugo, London c1875. Wood engraving; (add.info.: The Children of the Poor (Les Enfants Pauvres) - The Ragged Babes That Weep

William II (Rufus) d1100, King of England from 1087. William shot and killed while hunting in the New Forest
533575 William II (Rufus) d1100, King of England from 1087. William shot and killed while hunting in the New Forest. Colour-printed wood engraving 1864; (add.info.: William II (Rufus) d1100

American Civil War 1861-1865: Destruction of the Confederate (Southern) flotilla by Unionist armoured gunboats at
533338 American Civil War 1861-1865: Destruction of the Confederate (Southern) flotilla by Unionist armoured gunboats at Memphis, Tennessee, July 1862

Glass cutters at their wheels. Vessel to be cut held against rotating wheel powered by steam through belt and shafting
538650 Glass cutters at their wheels. Vessel to be cut held against rotating wheel powered by steam through belt and shafting. Wood engraving c1870; (add.info.: Glass cutters at their wheels)

Man, woman & small boy working wheel for combing long staple wool into slivers for worsted manufacture
538585 Man, woman & small boy working wheel for combing long staple wool into slivers for worsted manufacture, c.1845 (engraving); (add.info.: Man)

Casting a mortar at Grissell's Regent's Canal Ironworks, City Road, London, 1855 (engraving)
538551 Casting a mortar at Grissell's Regent's Canal Ironworks, City Road, London, 1855 (engraving); (add.info.: Casting a mortar at Grissell's Regent's Canal Ironworks, City Road)

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Strasbourg Cathedral during the final bombardment of the city, 1870
538459 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Strasbourg Cathedral during the final bombardment of the city, 1870. From The Graphic (London, 15 October 1870). Wood engraving.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Wilhelm I (1797-1888) King of Prussia from 1861 being proclaimed Emperor of Germany, 1871 (engraving)
538438 Wilhelm I (1797-1888) King of Prussia from 1861 being proclaimed Emperor of Germany, 1871 (engraving); (add.info.: After the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871)

Emergency in the padded interior of the space capsule, 1865 (engraving)
538423 Emergency in the padded interior of the space capsule, 1865 (engraving); (add.info.: Emergency in the padded interior of the space capsule)

Map of Florida showing the position of the launch site of the space craft Columbiad, 1865 (engraving)
538405 Map of Florida showing the position of the launch site of the space craft Columbiad, 1865 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Florida showing the position of the launch site of the space craft)

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Shaving the enemy at Montmirail. Wood engraving from The Graphic, London, 8 October 1870
538288 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Shaving the enemy at Montmirail. Wood engraving from The Graphic, London, 8 October 1870; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Dante and Virgil at the edge of the abyss from which a foetid smell steamed up: Canto XI
536434 Dante and Virgil at the edge of the abyss from which a foetid smell steamed up: Canto XI. Illustration by Gustave Dore for Dante Inferno, 1863

Album "Photographs of London": New Choir, Westminster Abbey, London
3563231 Album "Photographs of London": New Choir, Westminster Abbey, London by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: London, Westminster Abbey, Great Britain 1890 ca)

Portrait of Queen Margherita of Savoy in mourning clothes, petting a small dog who is curled up on a wicker chair
3572341 Portrait of Queen Margherita of Savoy in mourning clothes, petting a small dog who is curled up on a wicker chair by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Italy 1900 - 1910 ca)

Art gothique: retable de la Vierge. Peinture anonyme sur bois, 130 x 119 cm
AIS5386802 Art gothique: retable de la Vierge. Peinture anonyme sur bois, 130 x 119 cm, a rapprocher des oeuvres du maitre des fresques de l'eglise Saint Nicolas de Pampelune

African Art (Mbala): Wooden statuette "maternity". Tervuren
AIS5368059 African Art (Mbala): Wooden statuette "maternity". Tervuren.; (add.info.: Royal Museum for Central Africa Belgium); © Iberfoto.

The Bowling Game, 1929 (watercolour and pencil on paper)
822900 The Bowling Game, 1929 (watercolour and pencil on paper) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 24.1x35.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bowling Game. Everett Shinn (1876-1953)

Interior, tribune organ, organ and sideboard were transformed in 1821, detail: wooden cherub, playing bugle
7242438 Interior, tribune organ, organ and sideboard were transformed in 1821, detail: wooden cherub, playing bugle; Collegiale Notre-Dame-de-la-Crypte, Cassel, Hauts-de-France

Confessional, south transept, 1701-1750 (wood)
7242377 Confessional, south transept, 1701-1750 (wood); Tournai, Belgium; (add.info.: Parish church (Eglise Saint-Jacques), Confessional Eglise Saint-Jacques , Tournai, Hainaut

Greenwood and Kinder's wood-mortising machine, from "The National Encyclopaedia
6428140 Greenwood and Kinder's wood-mortising machine, from "The National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge", published c. 1890 (engraving); Photo © Ken Welsh

Calvary sculpture group with painted wooden Jesus statue on cross, late 18th early 19th century with plaster Statue of
7242735 Calvary sculpture group with painted wooden Jesus statue on cross, late 18th early 19th century with plaster Statue of John and Mary, detail, bust of the Statue of Mary; Brakel

Unknown Kent Cottage, 19th century (Watercolour)
7261444 Unknown Kent Cottage, 19th century (Watercolour); Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Unknown Kent Cottage)

A. von Wedell's Kaiserrad bike of 1889, historical illustration, wood engraving, about 1888
UIG5414444 A. von Wedell's Kaiserrad bike of 1889, historical illustration, wood engraving, about 1888; UIG.

"En Grece par monts et par vaux" ("In Greece Through Mountains and Valleys")
3563371 "En Grece par monts et par vaux" ("In Greece Through Mountains and Valleys"): Orthodox priests in Paleokastritsa, 1903-1910 (photomechanic print); (add.info.: Corfu)

Augustinerkirche church in Munich, recreated on the Grand Concours International, World's Fair in Brussels
UIG5414592 Augustinerkirche church in Munich, recreated on the Grand Concours International, World's Fair in Brussels, Belgium, historic wood engraving, about 1888; UIG.

Mountain railway based on the Fell mountain railway system, historical wood engraving, circa 1888
UIG5414569 Mountain railway based on the Fell mountain railway system, historical wood engraving, circa 1888; UIG.

Boats sailing on ice, Baltic Sea, historic wood engraving, about 1897
UIG5414466 Boats sailing on ice, Baltic Sea, historic wood engraving, about 1897; UIG.

City of Benares on the Ganges River, India, historical illustration, wood engraving, circa 1888
UIG5414352 City of Benares on the Ganges River, India, historical illustration, wood engraving, circa 1888; UIG.

Castle festival, Runkelstein castle, welcoming of Oswald of Runkelstein and his wife, historic wood engraving
UIG5414449 Castle festival, Runkelstein castle, welcoming of Oswald of Runkelstein and his wife, historic wood engraving, about 1897; UIG.

William I, German Emperor, standing in front of his cradle, Hohenzollern Museum, historical illustration
UIG5414409 William I, German Emperor, standing in front of his cradle, Hohenzollern Museum, historical illustration, wood engraving, about 1888; UIG.

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"Embracing the Timeless Beauty of Wood: From Oak Trees to Victorian Botanical Illustrations" Step into a world where nature's wonders intertwine with human creativity, and you'll find yourself captivated by the allure of wood. As sturdy as an Oak Tree (or Quercus), this remarkable material has been cherished for centuries, standing tall as a symbol of strength and endurance. Imagine a hand gently dropping a note into a suggestion box, filled with ideas that celebrate the versatility of wood. Its warm hues and intricate grains have inspired artists throughout history, just like the vibrant colours adorning beach huts at sunset in Southwold, Suffolk, England. The very sight evokes feelings of tranquility and nostalgia. Venture further on your journey through wooden wonders and witness an aerial view of Busselton Jetty on a sunny day. Tourists gather in front of souvenir shops, marveling at the craftsmanship that turns humble timber into exquisite mementos. But it's not only man-made structures that showcase wood's magnificence; even Mother Nature herself joins in its celebration. Clouds gracefully dance over Glencoe Village in Scotland while Sneck Yate signpost guides wanderers along The Cleveland Way footpath – both scenes harmoniously blending with their wooded surroundings. Travel across oceans to New Zealand's Bay of Islands where Maori Meeting Houses proudly display intricate carvings etched onto native timbers. These sacred spaces pay homage to ancestral traditions and remind us how deeply ingrained wood is within cultural heritage. Closer to home lies Ashness Jetty amidst Derwentwater's serene waters in Cumbria's Lake District National Park. Here, one can't help but be enchanted by the rustic charm emanating from every weathered plank beneath our feet. An illustration captures our attention next – an axe with its trusty wooden handle poised for action. It serves as a reminder that even in the hands of man, wood is a tool that shapes our world.