Circulation Collection

Human body with bones and arteries
A diagram of the human body, with details of bones and arteries

Medical / Anatomy / Blood
Circulation of the blood Date: Late 19th Century

Diagram of the heart, lungs and windpipe

Human red blood corpuscles
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) of red blood cells showing their characteristic biconcave shape which increases the surface area for diffusion

Oxford Street Congestion
Buses and cabs fill Oxford Street, London, as far as the eye can see : only one of the buses is an open-top kind

Chad - Cupping - Indigenous medicinal practise
Chad, Central Africa - Cupping - Indigenous medicinal practise. Cupping therapy is an ancient form of alternative medicine in which a local suction is created on the skin; practitioners believe this

RMS Lusitania - propaganda medal, leaflet and other items
RMS Lusitania - Carlton ware model 6.5 inches, together with German propaganda medal, leaflet, and other items. The bronze German Lusitania medal was designed by Karl Goetz

Advert, Dr Lowder's Electro-Magnetic Socks - keep your feet warm and your circulation healthy Date: 1889

Belgain Internal circulation Postcard
The card carries extra printed strips at each end that give instructions in French and Flemish about where the card can be used. It was posted in Louvain on 5 June 1874 Date: circa 1870

SERVET, Miguel (1511-1553). Spanish doctor and theologian. Known for his theory on the circulation of blood. He was condemned as a heretic, and sentenced to death by being burned alive

Human anatomy: blood circulation from placenta to the foetus. Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Martin St

Anatomy of human venous return system in the upper torso
Anatomy of human venous return system of venal valves in the upper torso. Lithograph from Lorenz Okens Universal Natural History, Allgemeine Naturgeschichte fur alle Stande, Stuttgart, 1839

Anatomy of the human venal system in the arms. Lithograph by C. Mayer from Lorenz Okens Universal Natural History, Allgemeine Naturgeschichte fur alle Stande, Stuttgart, 1839

Anatomy of the human venal system in the upper torso. Lithograph by C. Mayer from Lorenz Okens Universal Natural History, Allgemeine Naturgeschichte fur alle Stande, Stuttgart, 1839

Anatomy of the human arterial system in the upper torso. Handcoloured lithograph by St. Schillinger from Lorenz Okens Universal Natural History, Allgemeine Naturgeschichte fur alle Stande, Stuttgart

Anatomy of the human arterial system in the legs. Handcoloured lithograph by St. Schillinger from Lorenz Okens Universal Natural History, Allgemeine Naturgeschichte fur alle Stande, Stuttgart, 1839

Tomb of William Harvey, Physician - St. Andrew s, Hempstead
circa 1910s

Explaining theory of circulation to King Charles I

TRAFFIC EXPOSITION 1934
Poster for the EXPOSITION DE LA CIRCULATION held at Liege, Belgium Date: 1934

Ebers papyrus. ca. 1500 BC. Ancient Egypt. Amenhotep Is reign. 18th Dynasty. One of the first treatises on medicine written in human history. Hieratic, hieroglyphic writing. GERMANY. SAXONY. Leipzig

Naked male on a plinth with cross section of stomach
Tab II. Naked male on a plinth with cross section of stomach Source: Myographia nova, or, A graphical description of all the muscles in the humane body, as they arise in dissection by Browne, John

Naked man on plinth with cross section of muscles
Praelectio secunda - Tab I. Naked man on plinth with cross section of side and shoulder muscles Source: Myographia nova, or, A graphical description of all the muscles in the humane body

Traffic Exposition 1934
Poster for the EXPOSITION DE LA CIRCULATION held at Liege, Belgium

Human body with blood vessels
The blood vessels of the human body, with the arteries shown in red and the veins in blue

X-Ray - Pulmonary Circulation. Part of Box 165 Boswell Collection - X-Rays. Date: circa 1900

Regent St Congested
The hustle and bustle of 1930s central London, with traffic at a virtual standstill on Regent Street. Date: 1930

Harvey / La Nature / 1879
WILLIAM HARVEY English physician and anatomist explains the circulation of blood to King Charles I Date: 1578-1657

Traffic congestion on London Bridge in bad weather
Traffic congestion on London Bridge in wet and windy weather. Date: 1876

Cartoon, The tall story, WW1
Cartoon, The tall story. Showing a rumour circulating, from two men at the top of the Eiffel Tower down to two women at the foot of a staircase

Parts of the head
Tab VII - Praelectio secunda. A head and other diagrams showing parts of the head Source: Myographia nova, or, A graphical description of all the muscles in the humane body

Title page - frontispiece - Portrait of John Browne
Title page and frontispiece of work - Portrait of John Browne Source: Myographia nova, or, A graphical description of all the muscles in the humane body, as they arise in dissection by Browne, John

View of male from side Source: Myographia nova, or, A graphical description of all the muscles in the humane body, as they arise in dissection by Browne, John, 1642-ca. 1700

Male on plinth viewed from rear
Praelectio Quarta - Tab XV. Male on plinth viewed from rear, with cross section of back muscles Source: Myographia nova, or, A graphical description of all the muscles in the humane body

London Traffic Jam
Buses and cars in a south London traffic jam, in the days before the Bus Lane and the Congestion Charge were introduced. Date: circa 1980

Harvey demonstrating to Charles the first his theory of the circulation of the blood

Bystander readers around the world
Page from the Bystander showing people around the world reading the magazine which ran from 1903 to 1940. Date: 1927

The Seal - Exercise regime for 1927
A recommended exercise for the 1920s lady, the Seal improves the general circulation, strengthens the abdomen and corrects that very common fault called sway back. Date: 1927

Northleach Prison, Gloucestershire
The Gloucestershire County gaol at Northleach. Unusually, its cells were arranged around the circumference of a polygon with the cell doors opening onto an unenclosed walkway

Back Massage Glove
When water is not readily available, thick, knitted gloves are good for stimulating the circulation of the back! Date: early 1940s

Regent Street Traffic
Taxis and traffic on Regent Street, central London. Date: late 1960s

Charing X Road Jam
Traffic congestion on Charing Cross Road, central London. Date: late 1960s

Hyde Park Traffic Jam
Traffic at Hyde Park Corner, central London. Date: late 1960s

Marble Arch Traffic Jam
Traffic congestion at the Marble Arch roundabout, central London. Date: late 1960s

Traffic Warden 1960S
An irate old lady gesticulates in frustration at a traffic warden, aggrieved at the parking fine he has just given her. A man takes a sneaky peek at them! Date: 1960s

Butterick Publishing, New York
Circulation Dept. Butterick Pub. Co. Group portrait the staff of the Circulation Department at the Butterick Publishing Co.; 2 men amoung 36 women, dressed alike

Print room at Lloyds Weekly Newspaper, London
Printing presses operated by workmen churn out copies of Lloyds Weekly Newspaper, one of the first mass market newspapers, with copies then bundled for despatch on a trolley

The Weighing Office at the Bank of England. Section of the W
There was a crisis at the Bank of England in the early nineteenth century when it was discovered that a large proportion of the 8, 000, 000 gold sovereigns in circulation were light

London Traffic 1930S
A cycling salesman negotiates his way among the motor cars at Oxford Circus, central London

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