Inhabited Collection

Bamburgh Castle. This castle is situated on a basalt outcrop on the Northumbrian coast, England. The castle was first constructed in the 11th century by the Normans

North America at night, satellite image
Africa at night. Satellite image of the Earth at night, set against a background of stars, centred on the continent of Africa. North is at top. City lights (yellow) show areas of dense population

Europe at night, satellite image. City lights (yellow) show areas of dense population. There are few lights in North Africa (bottom) and the Arctic (top) since they are more sparsely populated

Map of Antarctica overlaid with illustrations of Sea Gulls, Penguins, Elephant Seal, Shrimp and buildings

South America at night, satellite image
South America at night. Satellite image of the Earth at night, set against a background of stars, centred on the continent of South America. North is at top

South America at night, satellite image. City lights (yellow) show areas of dense population, particularly in North America (top left) and South Americas coasts

North America at night, satellite image. City lights (yellow) show areas of dense population, particularly in North America (upper centre)

Finland - Helsinki (Helsingfors) - view over the rocks toward the bay. Date: 1935

Southeast Asia at night, satellite image
Southeast Asia at night. Satellite image of the Earth seen at 18:00 (6pm) GMT (UCT), centred on China

A Madame Yevonde portrait of Lady Daphne Finch-Hatton
Lady Daphne Finch-Hatton was the eldest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Winchilsea and Nottingham

Africa, night-day satellite image. This composite image of the Earth is set against a background of stars, and is centred on the continent of Africa. North is at top

North America at night, satellite image. North is at top. Yellow lights mark the major cities

Whole Earth at night, satellite image. This map is centred on the Greenwich meridian, at zero degrees latitude

Asia at night, satellite image. North is towards top right. Yellow lights mark the major cities. Japan (far right), the most brightly lit country, has densely populated urban areas

Australia at night, satellite image. City lights (yellow) show areas of more dense population, particularly in Southeast Asia (top left) and on Australias east coast

Grub Street, London, C18
Grub Street, near Moorfields, described by Dr. Johnson as much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries and temporary poems. It was named Milton Street in 1830

View of the Isle of Staffa and the entrance to Fingal's Cave
View of the isle of Staffa from the northwest, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, and the entrance to Fingal's Cave. Small island of volcanic basalt columns, inhabited by two households in 1797

Column base. From the Roman Villa of Noville. Mugardos
Column base. Granite. From the Roman Villa of Noville, Mugardos (La Coruna province, Galicia, Spain). Inhabited during the 3rd and 4th centuries AD

Spain, Balearic Islands, Menorca, Ferreries. Naviform settlement of Son Mercer de Baix. Inhabited site between the Early Bronze Age (1400 BC) and the Talayotic period (1000 BC)

Spain, Balearic Islands, Menorca, Ferreries. Naviform settlement of Son Mercer de Baix. Inhabited site between the Early Bronze Age (1400 BC) and the Talayotic period (1000 BC)

Egypt. Bedouin tent in the desert. Engraving by Rico, 1882
Egypt. Bedouin tent in the desert. Engraving by Rico. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1882

A landscape oil painting showing a settlement of farm houses in the distant background, with a pond in the foreground inhabited by a couple of geese. Date: circa 1921

Impressive view of the medieval "castletown" of Monemvasia from the sea, during a boatride

Panoramic night view of Ioannina town, its lake ("Pamvotis" or "Pamvotida"), the islet of the lake and its village. Greece Greece, Epirus

An Emigration of the Gaul in the Bronze Age by Ferdinand Cormon
3522023 An Emigration of the Gaul in the Bronze Age by Ferdinand Cormon; (add.info.: An emigration of the Gual in the Bronze Age by Ferdinand Cormon (1845-1924) a French painter

Murex. The mollusc which inhabited this shell was the source of Tyrian Purple dye
536445 Murex. The mollusc which inhabited this shell was the source of Tyrian Purple dye. Engraving c1890; (add.info.: Murex)

Do not forget your Cats! (engraving)
1603512 Do not forget your Cats! (engraving) by Wain, Louis (1860-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Do not forget your Cats! Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 3 September 1892)

A Pterodactyle, or Flying Lizard (colour litho)
5995628 A Pterodactyle, or Flying Lizard (colour litho) by Stokoe, W. J.(fl.1910-40); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Pterodactyle, or Flying Lizard)

Initial L with Woman, 1929 (wood engraving)
397438 Initial L with Woman, 1929 (wood engraving) by Gill, Eric (1882-1940); 2.54x4.4 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Now When Jesus, from The Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ According to the Authorized Version of King James I
3611271 Now When Jesus, from The Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ According to the Authorized Version of King James I, 1931 (wood engraving) by Gill

Initial T with Woman, 1929 (wood engraving)
397437 Initial T with Woman, 1929 (wood engraving) by Gill, Eric (1882-1940); 2.54x2.54 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

MS Hunter 229 f. 1v February, from the Hunterian Psalter
5675687 MS Hunter 229 f.1v February, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink, and tempera on vellum) by English School, (12th century); 29.2x19.1 cm; Glasgow University Library

MS Hunter 229 f. 4v August, from the Hunterian Psalter
5675692 MS Hunter 229 f.4v August, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink, and tempera on vellum) by English School, (12th century); 29.2x19.1 cm; Glasgow University Library

MS Hunter 229 f. 2v April, from the Hunterian Psalter
5675690 MS Hunter 229 f.2v April, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink, and tempera on vellum) by English School, (12th century); 29.2x19.1 cm; Glasgow University Library

First page of De vita libri tres by Marsilio Ficino (pen & ink)
3552368 First page of De vita libri tres by Marsilio Ficino (pen & ink, tempera and gold on vellum) by Italian School, (15th century); Biblioteca Medicea-Laurenziana, Florence

MS Hunter 229 f. 3r May, from the Hunterian Psalter
5675691 MS Hunter 229 f.3r May, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink, and tempera on vellum) by English School, (12th century); 29.2x19.1 cm; Glasgow University Library

Ms Hunter 229 f. 88r An Ass seated playing a harp
GUL174591 Ms Hunter 229 f.88r An Ass seated playing a harp, a Goat on his hind legs singing, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink and tempera on vellum) (detail) by English School

MS Hunter 229 f. 1r January, from the Hunterian Psalter
5675688 MS Hunter 229 f.1r January, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink, and tempera on vellum) by English School, (12th century); 29.2x19.1 cm; Glasgow University Library

Page from the Winchester Bible, c. 1150-80 (vellum)
XCF286461 Page from the Winchester Bible, c. 1150-80 (vellum) by English School, (12th century); Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire, UK; English, out of copyright

Page from the Winchester Bible, c. 1150-80 (vellum)
XCF286460 Page from the Winchester Bible, c.1150-80 (vellum) by English School, (12th century); Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire, UK

Virgils Eclogues, Georgics, Aeneidi
488332 Virgils Eclogues, Georgics, Aeneidi, Rome and Florence, 1460s (pen & ink and tempera on vellum) by Italian School

MS Hunter 229 f. 6v December, from the Hunterian Psalter
5675695 MS Hunter 229 f.6v December, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink, and tempera on vellum) by English School, (12th century); 29.2x19.1 cm; Glasgow University Library

MS Hunter 229 f. 2r March, from the Hunterian Psalter
GUL412300 MS Hunter 229 f.2r March, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink and tempera on vellum) by English School, (12th century); 29.2x19.1 cm; Glasgow University Library

MS Hunter 229 f. 5v October, from the Hunterian Psalter
5675694 MS Hunter 229 f.5v October, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink, and tempera on vellum) by English School, (12th century); 29.2x19.1 cm; Glasgow University Library

Initial T with a depiction of Charlemagne, illustration from the
LRI3481395 Initial T with a depiction of Charlemagne, illustration from the Codex Calixtinus, c.1140 (vellum) by Spanish School, (12th century); Cathedral of St

A large historiated initial P, depicting a Nativity scene, c
985974 A large historiated initial P, depicting a Nativity scene, c.1490 (tempera & gold on vellum) by Crema

Initial T, detail from a page of De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem
CH466699 Initial T, detail from a page of De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem by Andreas Vesalius (1514-64), published by Johannes Oporinus, Basel, June 1543 (colour woodcut) by Venetian School

Burg Katz (colour litho)
5216126 Burg Katz (colour litho) by Astudin, Nicolai (1848-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Burg Katz. Illustration for Der Romantische Rhein (Hoursch & Bechstedt, 1922).); © Look and Learn

MS 300 f. 284v, Song of Songs, from the Psalter and Hours of Isabella of France, Paris, c
5911921 MS 300 f.284v, Song of Songs, from the Psalter and Hours of Isabella of France, Paris, c.1265-70 (pen & ink and tempera on parchment) by French School

MS 300 f. 281r, Collects, sermons and lessons for the Assumption
5911920 MS 300 f.281r, Collects, sermons and lessons for the Assumption, from the Psalter and Hours of Isabella of France, Paris, c.1265-70 (pen & ink and tempera on parchment) by French School

MS 300 f. 207v-208r, Suffrage to Virgins and Suffrage to All Saints
5911912 MS 300 f.207v-208r, Suffrage to Virgins and Suffrage to All Saints, from the Psalter and Hours of Isabella of France, Paris, c.1265-70 (pen & ink and tempera on parchment) by French School

MS 300 f. 191v, Mocking of Christ with Jesus, surrounded by tormentors
5911903 MS 300 f.191v, Mocking of Christ with Jesus, surrounded by tormentors, including two men in Jewish caps, from the Psalter and Hours of Isabella of France, Paris

MS 300 f. 70v, David prays to God (above), David sinks in water (below)
5911891 MS 300 f.70v, David prays to God (above), David sinks in water (below), from the Psalter and Hours of Isabella of France, Paris

Christ accused, miniature from the Stafford Prayer Book (vellum)
DON279096 Christ accused, miniature from the Stafford Prayer Book (vellum) by Flemish School, (16th century); His Grace The Duke of Norfolk, Arundel Castle; Flemish, out of copyright

View of the ancient Pont-au-Change (engraving) (b / w photo)
PER287367 View of the ancient Pont-au-Change (engraving) (b/w photo) by Dupre, Louis (1789-1837) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: le Pont au Change; maisons; Paris; ); French, out of copyright

The Bargemens Contest in front of the Pont Neuf, Paris (oil on canvas)
ZEN144148 The Bargemens Contest in front of the Pont Neuf, Paris (oil on canvas) by Raguenet, Nicolas (fl.1750-75) & Jean Baptiste (1715-93); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

View of the Wheat Port and the Pont au Change looking upstream (coloured engraving)
CHT168384 View of the Wheat Port and the Pont au Change looking upstream (coloured engraving) by German School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Page from a German language copy of Mirabilia Romae
472853 Page from a German language copy of Mirabilia Romae, Historia et Descriptio Urbis Romae by Pseudo-Aegidius Romanus, possibly published by Ulrich Han, Rome

If the age of the earth was represented by the total number of letters in a book four times the size of this
6004818 If the age of the earth was represented by the total number of letters in a book four times the size of this

MS 300 f. 199v-200r, Suffrage to St John the Baptist and Suffrage to St
5911906 MS 300 f.199v-200r, Suffrage to St John the Baptist and Suffrage to St

MS 300 f. 199r, suffrage to angels, folio from the Psalter-Hours of Isabelle of France, c
4969018 MS 300 f.199r, suffrage to angels, folio from the Psalter-Hours of Isabelle of France, c.1265-70 (pen & ink, tempera and gold on vellum) by French School

The Resurrection, miniature from the Stafford Prayer Book (vellum)
DON279099 The Resurrection, miniature from the Stafford Prayer Book (vellum) by Flemish School, (16th century); His Grace The Duke of Norfolk, Arundel Castle; Flemish, out of copyright

MS 1-2005, fol. 139v: The Annunciation to the Shepherds
FIT309720 MS 1-2005, fol

Chateau of Chenonceaux, Touraine
1613153 Chateau of Chenonceaux, Touraine, formerly inhabited by Catherine de Medicis and Mary Stuart (engraving) by English School

The Fight with Malaria by the "Italian Red Cross"in the Roman Campagna (b / w photo)
1628495 The Fight with Malaria by the " Italian Red Cross" in the Roman Campagna (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Pitcairns Island, South Pacific Ocean
1611118 Pitcairns Island, South Pacific Ocean, inhabited by Descendants of the Crew of HMS Bounty (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pitcairns Island)

MS Hunter 8 f. 9r The translator Courbichon presenting the book to Charles V (vellum)
GUL176503 MS Hunter 8 f.9r The translator Courbichon presenting the book to Charles V (vellum) by French School, (15th century); Glasgow University Library

Initial D from Epistolae Hieronymus, St. Jeromes letters and tractates
2561566 Initial D from Epistolae Hieronymus, St

MS 300 f. 200v-201r, Suffrage to St Andrew and Suffrage to the Apostles
5911907 MS 300 f.200v-201r, Suffrage to St Andrew and Suffrage to the Apostles, from the Psalter and Hours of Isabella of France, Paris

MS 300 f. 274v, Collects, sermons and lessons for the Annunciation
5911919 MS 300 f.274v, Collects, sermons and lessons for the Annunciation, from the Psalter and Hours of Isabella of France, Paris, c.1265-70 (pen & ink and tempera on parchment) by French School

MS 300 f202v-203r, Suffrage to St Denis and Suffrage to St Eustace
5911909 MS 300 f202v-203r, Suffrage to St Denis and Suffrage to St Eustace, from the Psalter and Hours of Isabella of France, Paris, c.1265-70 (pen & ink and tempera on parchment) by French School

Gradual, cutting with an historiated initial C of St. John the Baptist
3587461 Gradual, cutting with an historiated initial C of St. John the Baptist, from an antiphonary, Milan, 1515 (tempera & ink on parchment) (recto of 3587462) by Master B. F

Choir psalter and Hymnal (vellum)
702718 Choir psalter and Hymnal (vellum) by Giraldi, Guglielmo (fl.1445-89); Free Library of Philadelphia; eFree Library of Philadelphia; Italian, out of copyright

Choir psalter and Hymnal (vellum)
702717 Choir psalter and Hymnal (vellum) by Giraldi, Guglielmo (fl.1445-89); Free Library of Philadelphia; eFree Library of Philadelphia; Italian, out of copyright

Fr 4972 f. 1: Jerusalem in the Crusades (vellum)
BAL4486 Fr 4972 f.1: Jerusalem in the Crusades (vellum) by French School, (13th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Page from Epistolae Hieronymus, St. Jeromes letters and tractates
2561565 Page from Epistolae Hieronymus, St

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"Inhabited: A Tapestry of Life Across the Globe" From the icy landscapes of Antarctica to the majestic Bamburgh Castle, our world is a tapestry woven with diverse habitats and bustling civilizations. This captivating map of Antarctica, adorned with illustrations of sea gulls, penguins, elephant seals, shrimp, and buildings, reminds us that even in the most remote corners of our planet life finds a way. As night falls over different continents, satellite images reveal their unique stories. North America sparkles like a constellation as cities light up its vast expanse. Europe glows with an intricate web of urban centers illuminating centuries-old history. South America's vibrant cities shine brightly against its lush rainforests and rugged mountains. In Finland's capital city Helsinki (Helsingfors), modernity meets tradition in perfect harmony. Its architectural marvels stand tall amidst serene lakes and picturesque landscapes—a testament to human ingenuity coexisting harmoniously with nature. The night sky unveils Southeast Asia's thriving metropolises; their dazzling lights mirror the region's rapid growth and cultural diversity. Africa emerges as a mosaic where darkness gives way to pockets of illuminated cities—each representing resilience and progress across this vast continent. And when we zoom out to witness Earth at night from space—an awe-inspiring sight—the interconnectedness becomes apparent. Our shared home shines brilliantly as humanity leaves its mark on every corner—reminding us that despite our differences, we are all inhabitants bound by this fragile blue planet. Finally, a Madame Yevonde portrait captures Lady Daphne Finch-Hatton in timeless elegance—a reminder that within these inhabited spaces lies beauty beyond measure; it resides not only in physical structures but also in the souls who breathe life into them. "Inhabited" encapsulates both tangible structures and intangible connections that define our existence on Earth—a celebration of life flourishing against all odds across continents while reminding us to cherish this shared home we call our own.