Planets Collection

Flat Earth map of the world showing it to be a plane
A MAP OF THE WORLD SHOWING IT TO BE A PLANE - and those of us who suppose it to be a globe are clearly mistaken. Date: 1893

Hollow Earth
THE HOLLOW EARTH Neuperts model

Depiction of a flat planet Earth, with curious little wheels for the ships to go round without (hopefully) falling off into space

French map of the planet Mars
A French map of the planet Mars, showing two views

Earths Crust
Cross-section of the solid crust of planet Earth Date: 1879

Orrery by Jones
Astronomical objects, namely a trajectorium lunare and an orrery or planetarium by Jones, mounted on a rather splendid stand

PTOLEMYs SYSTEM (2)
Earth is depicted at the centre of the cosmos, circled by the seven planets known to him : our globe is made up of four elements - earth, air, fire and water

PTOLEMYs SYSTEM (1)
A representation of his system, showing Earth at the centre of the cosmos, circled by the planets and by the signs of the Zodiac

Transit of Venus 1874
A diagram showing the areas of the world which will be able to view the transit of Venus across the face of the sun on the 8th December 1874

Schiaparellis two hemispheres of the planet Mars
The two hemispheres of the planet Mars as drawn by the Italian astronomer and historian of science, Giovanni Schiaparelli

Geocentric System
The pre-Copernican system of the Planets - Earth at the centre orbited by the other planets including the sun, and surrounded by the stars

Planet Mars seen from one of its moons
The planet Mars as seen from one of its moons, a hundred times larger than the planet Earths Moon as seen from Earth

Gingko, ginkgo or maidenhair tree, Ginkgo biloba. Endangered
Gingko, ginkgo or maidenhair tree, Ginkgo biloba, Gingko biloba, gingko. Endangered. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil

Earths Core
Hollow Earth theories suggest that there could be entrances to our planet at the Poles, giving us potential access to Earths core : who knows what we might find ?

Blunt / Planet / Parallax
A diagram showing the parallax of the planets

Earths Central Fire
Cross-section of the globe showing the central fire, the lateral fires, and the volcanoes where the fire breaks out on the surface

Planet earth as perceived by Cosmas, with walls on either side of the Heavens, a transparent firmament, a reservoir of waters above the planet, and above them the Empyrean vault

Comparative Orbits
A diagram of the relative orbit distances of planets in the Solar System and the variable light hitting the Earth during different seasons

Saturn in 1874
Saturn observed by L. Trouvelot from a French observatory

Blunt / Jupiter & Moons / 10
A view of Jupiter showing its moons and satellites

Copernicuss System (2)
The universe with our Sun as its centre, circled by our Earth and the other planets, and by the signs of the Zodiac : Jupiter is shown with its satellites

Solar System 1860
The solar system as known to Victorian astronomers, Neptune is the farthest out - they have yet to learn about Pluto, which will not be located until 1930

Bald cypress or swamp cypress tree, Taxodium distichum, Cypres chauve. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Jerusalem artichoke or sunchoke, Helianthus tuberosus, Topinambour. Handcoloured steel engraving by Debray after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Comic postcard, The Astronomers - Venus, Jupiter and Mars Date: 20th century

Two views of the surface of the planet Mercury -- a sun-scorched area and a frosty area. Date: 1950s

Portrait medallion of astronomer Sir William Herschel. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

Caper bush or Flinders rose, Capparis spinosa, Caprier. Handcoloured steel engraving by Alphonse-Leon Noel after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Turkish wartycabbage or Turkish rocket, Bunias orientalis, Bunias de Levant. Handcoloured steel engraving by Alphonse-Leon Noel after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar

Dyers woad, Isatis tinctoria. Dyer s
Dyers woad, Isatis tinctoria, Pastel des Teinturers. Handcoloured steel engraving by L. Lebrun after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Camelina or false flax, Camelina sativa, Cameline cultivee. Handcoloured steel engraving by L. Lebrun after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Bracken or common brake fern, Pteridium aquilinum, Pteris aquilina, Pteride aquiline. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil

New Zealand flax or harekeke, Phormium tenax, Phormium tenace. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Wolfs bane or wolfsbane, Aconitum lycoctonum, Aconit tue-loup. Handcoloured steel engraving by L. Lebrun after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Northern bayberry, Myrica pensylvanica, cirier de pensylivanie. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Sweet chestnut, Castanea sativa, Castanea vesca, Chataignier. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Cork oak tree, Quercus suber, chene liege. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Ramie or China grass, Boehmeria nivea, Urtica nivea, Ortie blanche. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Tobacco plant, Nicotiana tabacum, Tabac. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Greater dodder or European dodder, Cuscuta europaea, cuscute. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

European ash tree, Fraxinus excelsior, Frene. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Dyers madder or common madder, Rubia tinctorum, Garance. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Hogweed or cow parsnip, Heracleum sphondylium, berce branc-ursine. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Water caltrop or buffalo nut, Trapa natans, Macre. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Greater spearwort, Ranunculus lingua, Renoncule grande-douve. Handcoloured steel engraving by L. Noel after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Peanut or groundnut, Arachis hypogaea, Arachide. Handcoloured steel engraving by Debray after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Crimson clover or Italian clover, Trifolium incarnatum, Trefle incarnat. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A

Common flax or linseed, Linum usitatissimum. Lin cultive. Handcoloured steel engraving by L. Lebrun after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

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