Copperplate Collection (page 6)

Thomas Mudges timekeeper, 18th century horology.. Thomas Mudges timekeeper detached lever escapement, 1754. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after an Illustration by J

John Smeatons water gin winding engine, 19th century.. John Smeatons design for a water gin (winding engine) for drawing coals from the pits, 19th century. Copperplate engraving by W

Surveying level or grand theodolite designed by Jesse Ramsden.. Surveying level or grand theodolite designed by Jesse Ramsden. Copperplate engraving by W. Lowry after an Illustration by J

Saffron-coloured ixia, Tritonia crocata.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration from William Curtiss Botanical Magazine, Lambeth, London, 1789

Four fashionable Regency ladies playing cards in a candlelit room.. Handcolored copperplate engraving by Francis Eginton from Christopher Ansteys The New Bath Guide, John Browne, Bath, 1807

Jewish high priest and kneeling Jewish woman with veil.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity

Roman racing chariots: four-horse Quadriga at top and two-horse Biga below.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of

Common octopus, Octopus vulgaris.. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany

Brown kiwi, Apteryx australis Vulnerable
Brown kiwi, Apteryx australis. Vulnerable.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany 1812

Tupa poison plant, Lobelia tupa.. Handcolored copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Sydenham Edwards The Botanical Register, London, Ridgway, 1833

Honey badger, Mellivora capensis, and least weasel, Mustela nivalis.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuviers Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals, Paris, France, 1816

Long-nosed bandicoot, Perameles nasuta, and southern brown bandicoot, Isoodon obesulus.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuviers Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals, Paris

Yellow rose, Rosa lutea.. Yellow rose, rose jaune, Rosa lutea. Handcolored copperplate engraving of an illustration by Mlle. Prudhomme from Homage Rendered to the Rose, Paris, circa 1815

Great horned owl, Bubo virginianus.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from The Naturalists Pocket Magazine, Harrison, London, 1800

Snowy owl, Bubo scandiacus.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by George Graves from his own British Ornithology, Walworth, 1821

John Bramahs banknote printing press.. John Bramahs banknote printing press for printing sequential serial numbers, 1806. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after an illustration by J

Spotted coryanthes orchid, Coryanthes maculata.. Handcolored copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration from Sydenham Edwards The Botanical Register, London, Ridgway, 1835

Sharp-pointed lobelia, Lobelia mucronata or Lobelia cardinalis.. Illustration drawn by William Jackson Hooker, engraved by Swan

Poison tanghin or ordeal tree, Tanghinia venenifera.. Illustration by Lady Frances Cole, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtiss The Botanical Magazine

Plate 327 from The Gleanings of Natural History by George Ed
Plate 328, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 3 (1764). Annotated Brasilian saw-billed roller

Man, woman and baby of Corea, Korea, 1818. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of the Principal Countries of the World, Darton

Medieval weapons: Dull swords or kolben for the Kolbenturnier 302, pike 303, halberd 304, partisan 305, wooden battle hammer 306, iron battle hammer 307, lance with crooked spike 308

Man and woman of China, 1818. Man with tobacco pipe, holding hands with a woman. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of the Principal

Passions from Physiognomy
Passions from Johann Caspar Lavaters Physiognomy. Sadness, Weeping, Compassion, Scorn, Horror, Terror or Fright, Anger, Hatred or Jealousy and Despair

Palm-wine tapper climbing a palm tree, Senegambia
Naked palm-wine tapper climbing a date palm using a rope to collect a gourd full of sap, Senegambia, 18th century. A man gives instruction to the tapper. A negro ascending a palm tree for its wine

Frogmore House, Windsor, bequeathed by Queen Charlotte to Princess Augusta. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by John Gendall from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts

Black grouper, Mycteroperca bonaci (Serranus arara, Serrano arara). Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Ancient Germanic warrior with heads of his victims
Ancient Germanic warrior on horseback, in short cape and pants, with severed heads of his victims impaled on his lance and hanging from his waist

Ancient Germanic warriors. They are naked except for animal skins with heads and antlers, and carry lances, clubs and wood and wicker shields. After Philipp Cluvers Germania Antiqua

Map of Palestine, circa 1800. From Gaza and Ashkelon in the south to Tyre and Sidon (Lebanon) in the north. La Palestina. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes

Uniforms of the Portuguese Infantry, 1800s
Uniforms of the Portuguese Army, 1800s. Officer 1, infantry officer 2, Lisbon police guards 3, and armed peasant from the Algarve 4. Portuguese soldiers in French Dragoon and Guards uniforms in rear

Muslim women bathing in a public baths
Muslim women and children bathing in a public baths. They fill basins at spigots, wash each others hair, nurse babies and wear high wooden sandals. Bagni Pubblici

Musical instruments of the ancient Hebrews. Harp, lyres, flute, psaltery, organ, horn, panpipes, bagpipes, drum, trumpet, bell, sistrum, triangle, rattle, etc. Strumenti musicali

Ancient Greek method of mounting and riding a horse bareback. A cavalry man mounts a horse by holding lance and bridle in his right hand

Ancient Germanic deities, Svetovid and Triglav
Ancient Germanic deities. Svetovid, Slavic war god with four heads worshipped by the Rugians, and Triglav, three-headed Slavic god, worshipped by the Vandals. Suantovito, Trigla

Scenes from the Pillar of the Boatmen, monumental Roman column erected in Lutetia (Paris) in honour of Jupiter by the guild of boatmen in the 1st century AD

Plan and elevations of the Arch of Constantine, Rome, a triumphal arch built to commemorate Emperor Constantine Is victory over Maxentius. Arco di Costantino

Map of Italy in 1836 by Ab. Bartolomeo Borghi
Map of Italy in 1836. Showing the kingdoms of Sardinia, Lombardy, Venice, Rome, Tuscany, Parma, Naples and Corsica. Map by Ab. Bartolomeo Borghi, Florence. l Italia dell Ab. B. Borghi, Firenze 1836

Pregnant nun Sister Jean sitting in her convent cell, her habit open to reveal her breasts. A picture of Saint Martha on the wall. Soeur Jeanne

Norman weaponry: lance 212, Gisarma or halberd 213, Bipennis or double battle axe 214, battle axe 215, 226, 227, spear 216, jousting spear 217, cross-bearing orb or Reichsapfel 218-220

Woman of Manila, on the island of Luzon, the Philippines. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R

Pallas tube-nosed fruit bat, Nyctimene cephalotes. Vespertilio cephalotes Pall. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Nussbiegel after an illustration by Johann Bernhard Gottfried Hopfer

Ancient Roman shoes and sandals
Imperial Roman footwear from the Trajan Column 1, Roman footwear from the Palazzo Mattei 2, sandal from a fragment found at Palestrina 3, and a Roman sandal from a figure in the Casa Giustiniani 4

Ancient Roman and Greek shoes
Ancient shoe from the Palazzo Giustiniani 1, ancient Greek shoe from the Vatican Museum 2, and other Greek shoes from Greek vases 3, 4

18th century military tents by rank
18th century military tents: tent poles 1, privates tent 2, , fly tent 3, 4, officers marquis 5, subalterns tent 6, captains tent with chimney 7, field officers marquis 9, servants tent 10

Tools of the Australian aborigines
Tools and weapons of the Australian aborigines. Drinking vessel made of dulse leaf 1, stone knife 2, basket for shells 3, basket 4, shell necklace 5, spears 6-9, wooden sword 10, 12, shield 13

Brahmin Rajput warriors, Rawat warrior caste
Indian warriors: Brahmin Rajput warriors in white robes at left, Rahut or Rawat mountain warrior caste in distance, and Bahelia or B Halya soldier at right

Britons, tattooed Caledonians and Queen Boudica
Ancient Briton with spear and shield, naked Caledonians with woad tattoos, and Queen Boudica with wooden chariot. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

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