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Section Collection (#6)

Background imageSection Collection: Le Salon Royal - Lyon Exposition Internationale

Le Salon Royal - Lyon Exposition Internationale (Belgian Section). The Exposition internationale urbaine de Lyon was the 1914 Worlds Fair in the French city of Lyon

Background imageSection Collection: The Hong Kong pavilion at the British Empire exhibition at Wembley in 1924

The Hong Kong pavilion at the British Empire exhibition at Wembley in 1924. Date: 1924

Background imageSection Collection: Aerial view of the Colonial and Native sections of the Eastern portion of the British

Aerial view of the Colonial and Native sections of the Eastern portion of the British Empire exhibition at Wembley in 1924. Date: 1924

Background imageSection Collection: D Napier and Son - Sealion

D Napier and Son - Sealion
60-0 Power MTB Section through Camshaft Drives

Background imageSection Collection: Royal Engineers Aquatic Sports Champions, Malta

Royal Engineers Aquatic Sports Champions, Malta
Royal Engineers Aquatic Sports Champions, No. 1 Section, Fortress Company, Malta, with trophy and cups on display. 1934

Background imageSection Collection: Phyllis Court, Henley by G. H. Davis 1926

Phyllis Court, Henley by G. H. Davis 1926
Detailed diagrammatic illustration by G. H. Davis in The Illustrated London News of Phyllis Court, a so-called riverside country club at Henley, showing extensions and improvements made in 1926

Background imageSection Collection: Portland Road Underground Station, London

Portland Road Underground Station, London
Portland Road (now Great Portland Street) Underground Station, London, with street view above and underground section below. It opened in 1863. Holy Trinity Church is directly behind it. Date: 1865

Background imageSection Collection: Aerotrain designed by Electro-motive section of the GMC

Aerotrain designed by Electro-motive section of the GMC
The Aerotrain designed by the Electro-motive section of the American General Motor Company - half the weight of a normal train. Date: 1955

Background imageSection Collection: Plantain tree and banana tree, Musa paradisiaca

Plantain tree and banana tree, Musa paradisiaca. Copperplate engraving after an original illustration by Captain John Gabriel Stedman from his Narrative of a Five Years Expedition against

Background imageSection Collection: Emperor nautilus shell, Nautilus pompilius

Emperor nautilus shell, Nautilus pompilius
Emperor nautilus shell and section through shell showing chambers, Nautilus pompilius (Great nautilus, Nautilus pompilius) Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageSection Collection: Section of an ancient tomb near San Vito showing

Section of an ancient tomb near San Vito showing the interior. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814

Background imageSection Collection: Section of a Tomb of the Equites singulares

Section of a Tomb of the Equites singulares or Imperial horseguards. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814

Background imageSection Collection: Section of the Tomb of Emperor Alexander Severus

Section of the Tomb of Emperor Alexander Severus and his mother Julia Mamaea, Monte del Grano, Rome. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814

Background imageSection Collection: Section through the Tomb of Cecilia Metella

Section through the Tomb of Cecilia Metella or the Capo di Bovi, Via Appia, outside Rome. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814

Background imageSection Collection: Section through the Tomb of Caius Cestius, Rome

Section through the Tomb of Caius Cestius, Rome. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814

Background imageSection Collection: Section through the Mausoleum of Hadrian in

Section through the Mausoleum of Hadrian in Parco Adriano, Rome, from Bartoli. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814

Background imageSection Collection: Lemon, Citrus medica

Lemon, Citrus medica. Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Mains Popular Botany, Orr and Smith, London, 1835. James Main (1775-1846) was a Scottish gardener, botanist and writer

Background imageSection Collection: Cashew nut, Anacardium occidentale

Cashew nut, Anacardium occidentale. Chromolithograph by Pieter de Pannemaeker from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1885

Background imageSection Collection: Chirimuya fruit, Annona cherimola

Chirimuya fruit, Annona cherimola (Anona cherimolia). Chromolithograph by Pieter de Pannemaeker from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1885

Background imageSection Collection: Zamia roezlii

Zamia roezlii. Near threatened species of cycad. Drawn and chromolithographed by P. de Pannemaeker from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1873

Background imageSection Collection: Nautilus, Nautilus pompilius, and greater

Nautilus, Nautilus pompilius, and greater
Cross-section through chambered nautilus shell, Nautilus pompilius (Nautilus crassus) 1, small nautilus, Nautilus pompilius suluensis 2, greater argonaut with narrow keel

Background imageSection Collection: Peach fruit, Prunus persica

Peach fruit, Prunus persica, section through white flesh and red flesh varieties. Handcoloured steel engraving by Debray after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A

Background imageSection Collection: Section through an 18th century European mine

Section through an 18th century European mine. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d Histoire

Background imageSection Collection: Giant thorny bamboo and banana tree with fruit

Giant thorny bamboo and banana tree with fruit
Giant thorny bamboo plant, Bambusa bambos (Bambos arundinacea) and banana tree with fruit and cross section, Musa paradisiaca. Bambou, bananier

Background imageSection Collection: Papaya or pawpaw tree with fruit

Papaya or pawpaw tree with fruit and cross section of fruit. Papayer comestible, Carica papaya. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard

Background imageSection Collection: Extraordinary pieces of artillery

Extraordinary pieces of artillery: view and section of the culverine of Nancy, a triple cannon, a twin cannon and an ancient screwpiece

Background imageSection Collection: Kelvin Aqueduct built by Robert Whitworth, 1790

Kelvin Aqueduct built by Robert Whitworth, 1790
Plan, elevation and section of the Kelvin Aqueduct, built by Robert Whitworth, over the Forth River, Scotland, 1790. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham

Background imageSection Collection: Canal bridge, 18th century

Canal bridge, 18th century
Plans and sections through canal bridge, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst

Background imageSection Collection: Balling furnace and finery used in iron manufacture

Balling furnace and finery used in iron manufacture
Sections and elevations of balling furnace and finery used in iron manufacture, along with tools and pump. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees

Background imageSection Collection: Geological sections and plan of a coal mine

Geological sections and plan of a coal mine
Plan of a coal mine and mode of ventilation, 19th century. Geological sections of metallic veins, chalk, basalt, and limestone

Background imageSection Collection: Laboratory chemical apparatus, early 19th century

Laboratory chemical apparatus, early 19th century
Section and elevation of laboratory chemical apparatus, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by W

Background imageSection Collection: Plan, elevation and section of an air vault

Plan, elevation and section of an air vault, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by David Mushet from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts

Background imageSection Collection: Elevation and section of a blast furnace works

Elevation and section of a blast furnace works with water regulator, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by David Mushet from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or

Background imageSection Collection: Plan, elevation and section of a blast furnace

Plan, elevation and section of a blast furnace works, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by David Mushet from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of

Background imageSection Collection: Strychnine tree and ginseng root

Strychnine tree and ginseng root
Strychnine tree, Strychnos nux-vomica 1, with fruit in section a, grain b, flower c, and ginseng, Panax quinquefolius 2, with flower d, root e, dried root f

Background imageSection Collection: Ship of the line

Ship of the line, with section through interior of the hull. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Background imageSection Collection: True rhubarb, Rheum rhabarbarum

True rhubarb, Rheum rhabarbarum, roots 1, flower 2, leaf outline 3, stalk exterior 4, stalk section 7, root sections 5, 6

Background imageSection Collection: Breadfruit, Artocarpus altilis, with ripe fruit and sections

Breadfruit, Artocarpus altilis, with ripe fruit and sections. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann

Background imageSection Collection: Vertical section of the cave at Gailenreuth, Germany

Vertical section of the cave at Gailenreuth, Germany
Vertical section of the cave at Gailenreuth, near Muggendorf, Germany, after William Buckland, and entrance to the cave below

Background imageSection Collection: Third Street Bridge, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Third Street Bridge, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Third Street Bridge, showing Milling Section, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Date: 1935

Background imageSection Collection: Air conditioning for the House of Commons by G. H. Davis

Air conditioning for the House of Commons by G. H. Davis
To cool the heads and warm the feet of our legislators: air-conditioning for the new House of Commons. Diagram by G. H. Davis in The Illustrated London News showing how a single switchboard operator

Background imageSection Collection: The British Red Army at Leytonstone

The British Red Army at Leytonstone
Commandant J. Snooks, who served during the First World War as a Lieutenant, and Mrs. Campbell, the Commandant of the Womens Section

Background imageSection Collection: Australian Aboriginal with termite anthills

Australian Aboriginal with termite anthills. 19th century

Background imageSection Collection: Idea for an air port on the Thames, London 1940

Idea for an air port on the Thames, London 1940
Artists (quite ludicrous) idea, suggesting a central London airport on the River Thames near Charing Cross station. Date: 1930

Background imageSection Collection: Beach front, new section, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

Beach front, new section, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA, with holidaymakers enjoying the sunshine. Date: circa 1915

Background imageSection Collection: Steamship Cedric in cross-section to show contents

Steamship Cedric in cross-section to show contents. Date: 1903

Background imageSection Collection: Section of the Holborn Viaduct

Section of the Holborn Viaduct, showing the subways, taken by permission from Mr. Haywoods report. Date: 19th Century

Background imageSection Collection: Hector Horeaus design for Crystal Palace interior 1851

Hector Horeaus design for Crystal Palace interior 1851
An unrealised design for the Crystal Palace as presented to the Royal Commission by the French architect Hector Horeau, reproduced in the French publication L Illustration. Date: 1851



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