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Sensory homunculusThis model shows what a mans body would look like if each part grew in proportion to the area of the cortex of the brain concerned with its sensory perception
Jesus as Light of WorldJesus of Nazareth, religious leader of Jewish origin who preached Christianity, depicted here as The Light of the World, knocking at the door of the human soul
Motor homunculusThis model shows what a mans body would look like if each part grew in proportion to the area of the cortex of the brain concerned with its movement
Wartime poster of Churchills famous words: Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few, referring to the pilots of the Royal Air Force, fighting the Battle of Britain
Alice, c. 1918, by Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920)Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920), Italian painter. Alice, c.1918. National Museum of Art. Copenhagen. Denmark
Satan at the SabbatSatan presides at the Sabbat, attended by demons in human or animal shapes
Zazel / Human CannonballZazel at the Royal Aquarium, London. " A beautiful Lady shot from a monstrous cannon." This is thought to be the earliest photograph of a human cannonball act
Homo erectus (Sangiran 17), H. sapiens (?) H. neanderthalensL to R, cast of Homo erectus, (Sangiran 17), Sangiran, Java, 700, 000 years old; cast of recent Homo sapiens skull from South East Asia; cast of Neanderthal skull from La Ferrassie, France, 50
Winged Assyrian BullWinged, human-headed bull, from the facade of the Palace of King Sargon II, Khorsabad, Late Assyrian Period, c.725 BC (gypsum)
Human body with bones and arteriesA diagram of the human body, with details of bones and arteries
Diagram of the lungs and bronchial tubesA diagram of the lungs and bronchial tubes, with a section of the windpipe
Diagram of the human brain and spinal columnA diagram of the brain and spinal column, including the vertebrae
MolochMOLOCH the Phoenician deity to whom live children were sacrificed by fire Date: 7th century BC
Landscape painting by Claude Lorrain (1600-1682), with a shepherd and his sheep in the foreground, and cattle on a road in the middle ground. Date: 17th century
Russian - Zascha The Colossal WomanZascha - The Colossal Woman from Russia Date: circa 1910s
Fat Lucy MooreLucy Moore, the American Fat Girl, weighs 292 kg (46 stone) and is still growing. Where will it end ?
Australopithecus and the Rhodesian ManReconstructed: Australopithecus and the Rhodesian Man. Links in the chain of human evolution: Australopithecus Africanus (3 ft high on the left), representing the Taungs skull
Swan Lake ballet, Siegfried and Odette fall in loveSiegfried and Odette fall in love while the little swans dance. Because of an evil spell, they are swans by day, and only resume human shape at midnight
Oracle of Zeus, DodonaZEUS / JUPITER DODONEUS whose oracle at Dodona was the oldest in Greece : the prophecies came from the sacred oak, which is depicted here as having human form
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill V for victory salutBritish Prime Minister Winston Churchill making his V for victory salute
WW2 poster, Per Ardua Ad Astra, Winston Churchill speechWW2 poster, Per Ardua Ad Astra. Never in the field of human conflict have so many owed so much to so few. Winston Churchill speech, 20 August 1940. Date: 1940
LiverScanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a section through a liver (x 7000), an organ that has over 500 functions in the human body (x 800)
Cro-magnon and Neanderthal skull comparisonSide view comparison of casts of Cro-Magnon skull from Brno, Czech Republic, Upper Palaeolithic (right), and Neanderthal skull from La Chapelle, France, Middle Palaeolithic (left)
Human cellIllustration of a highly magnified section through a human cell. Page 8 from Human Biology, 1977
Austria. Vienna. ViennaAUSTRIA. VIENNA. Vienna
French poster, The Future Lies in SocialismA French poster which declares that The Future Lies in Socialism, showing men who have fought in the First World War facing up to the octopus monster of commercialism, foreign gold
Releasing carrier pigeon from tank, France, WW1A human hand releasing a carrier pigeon through the porthole of a tank, near Albert, Somme, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 9 August 1918
Hall of Man sculptures by Malvina HoffmanDouble page spread from The Illustrated London News featuring editorial and photographs relating to the range of sculptures by the American female sculptor, Malvina Hoffman
Monkey driving a toy carA rather surreal photograph of a monkey driving a model vintage car
Diagram of the heart, lungs and windpipe
Anatomy / Head / TongueMOUTH A medical diagram of the human tongue (lower and upper surfaces), with the specific zones of taste and sensation marked by their Latin names
Spontaneous CombustionSPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION The remains of Dr John Irving Bentley (age 92) almost totally burnt in his home at Coudersport, Pennsylvania
Daniel Lambert (2)DANIEL LAMBERT fat Englishman
Anatomy / Various PartsDiagrams of various organs, the skull and human body
Goddess KaliThe Goddess Kali, the malevolent aspect of Shivas wife Parvati. she wears a necklace of 50 human skulls & frequents cremation grounds
Two skeletons, human and gorillaA human skeleton compared with that of a gorilla
Diagrams of the bones of hand and armDiagrams of the bones of the left arm and hand, showing the position of the radius and ulna when the thumb is turned inwards. The shoulder blade and part of the collar bone can also be seen
Daniel Lambert (3)DANIEL LAMBERT fat Englishman
Anatomy / MusclesFirst layer of muscles in the human body (back view)
Under the Microscope / C18Animacules : microscopic creatures as seen under a microscope; the last two rows are human sperm
Patrick Cotter O brienThe celebrated Irish Giant Patrick Cotter O Brien. Aged 38 years, 8 feet 7 inches high
Paranormal / PhrenologyThe mystery of the human head
Paranormal / CombustionALARMING CASE OF SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION Papa - emerging from a gin palace - is spontaneously combusted, to the surprise of his wife and child
Anatomy / Heart / SiblyDiagram of a human heart
Customs / Sacrifice / HumanAZTECS OF MEXICO Priests of Tenochtitlan sacrifice victims to the god Huitzilopochtli
Diagram of the bones of the right leg and hipDiagram of the bones of the right leg, showing the joint with the pelvis at the hip
A Cannibal Feast, Charles E Gordon FrazerA Cannibal Feast on the island of Tanna in the New Hebrides, by Charles E Gordon Frazer (1863-1899)
World War II Yalta, Churchill, Roosevelt, StalinVintage World War II photograph: The Yalta Conference, also known as the Crimea Conference and code-named Argonaut, held February 4-11, 1945