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Cuviers pike-characin, Boulengerella cuvieri (Ocellated xiphostoma, Xiphostoma ocellatum). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H
Tetragonopterus chalceus (Schomburgks tetragonopterus, Tetragonopterus schomburgkii). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H
Spotted piranha, Serrasalmus marginatus (Red-bordered saw-bellied salmon, Serrasalmo emarginatus). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H
Red-eye piranha, Serrasalmus rhombeus. Black saw-bellied salmon, Serrasalmo niger. Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Robert Schomburgks Fishes of
Pygopristis denticulata piranha (Spotted saw-bellied salmon, Serrasalmo punctatus). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Robert Schomburgks Fishes
Hemiodus unimaculatus (Black-marked anodus, Anodus notatus). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Robert Schomburgks Fishes of Guiana
Pink-tailed chalceus, Chalceus macrolepidotus. (Large-scaled chalceus.) Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Robert Schomburgks Fishes of Guiana
Silver arowana, Osteoglossum bicirrhosum (Arowana of Guiana, Osteoglossum arowana). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Robert Schomburgks Fishes
Arapaima, Arapaima gigas (Gigantic sudis, Sudis gigas). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Robert Schomburgks Fishes of Guiana
Ulisse Aldrovandi or Aldrovandus (1522 -1605), Italian naturalist and founder of Bolognas botanical garden. Portrait engraved on steel by W.H
John Ray, English botanist and zoologist (1627-1701)John Ray, English botanist and zoologist, author of Historia Plantarum (1627-1701). Portrait engraved on steel by W.H. Lizars, from Sir William Jardines The Naturalists Library, 1833, Edinburgh
Bartholomeus Brun, burgher, and burgher womanBartholomeus Brun, burgher, and woman in veil and full-sleeved dress with gold belt, Cologne, 1572. From the Ducal Library at Darmstadt
German women in big shoulder pads, 1572German women in dresses with big shoulder pads, 1572. Young woman in gold hairnet and plumed cap, and doctors wife in unusual hat and veil that hides the hair, mouth and chin
Ancient miniatures representing jousts from the Vatican Library. The bottom scene from a French manuscript, Universal Stories Sacred and Profane, 1290
Norman cavalry in combat, with a militaryNorman cavalry in chainmail armour with swords, shields and lances in combat, with a military tent at right. From a manuscript in the Royal Library, Paris
A turner in apron using a foot-powered treadle lathe or turning bench. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818
Type founders making metal type near a furnaceType founders making metal type for a printing press near a furnace. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818
Plumber heating lead in a fire to fix lead pipes on a building site. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Tabart, London, 1810
Type founders making printing type in a workshop. The caster pours hot metal into letter moulds and then throws the letters to a polisher who sits at a polishing stone
Soapmaker cutting hardened soap with a copperSoap boiler making soap in a factory. A man stirs a vat of boiling fat and ley, while another cuts the hardened soap with a copper wire in wooden frames
Straw-hat makers, women and girl, sewing hats from braided and plaited straw in a milliners shop. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts
Apothecary in his shop using a mortar and pestle to prepare a medicine. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Tabart, London, 1810
Currier shaving animal hides with a knife to make leather for shoes, boots, saddles, bookbindings, etc. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts
Shipwright driving wedges into the stern of a shipShipwright or ships carpenter standing on a scaffold and driving wedges into the stern of a ship with a wooden trunnel. At his feet, his auger, axe and punch
Blacksmith using hammer and tongs to beat a piece of red-hot iron heated in a forge. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Tabart, London, 1810
Sawyers cutting timber into planks with a large saw in a saw-pit. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Tabart, London, 1810
Stone mason carving a stone with mallet and chisel on a bevel. In the background, another mason cuts a block of stone with a saw
Cooper hammering a metal hoop on a hogshead barrel. On the walls are tools such as saws, axe, spoke-shave, stock and bit, adze and auger
Hat maker ironing the brim of a hat made from beaver fur. In the background, an apprentice works the felt in a battery (hot-water kettle)
Waterman on his rowboat ferry on the River Thames, London. His coat and silver badge identify him as a skilled rower registed at Watermans Hall
Woman spinner in bonnet and apron spinning wool yarn on a spinning machine. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818
Wool comber using heated wool combs to pull a fine sliver of wool to be spun into yarn. Washed raw wool in a basket, and a clay comb-pot to heat the combs in the foreground
Potter making a clay vessel on a wheel driven by a labourer turning a crank. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818
A worker using mechanical power to press paper in a mill. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818
Wheelwright hammering a metal cover onto a wooden wheel in a yard. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818
Woman spinning yarn on a spinning wheel in front of a cottage. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818
Gentleman painter with paintbrush in front of an easel in his atelier. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818
Watch maker in apron seated at his bench making metal gears. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818
Trunk maker making a leather chest in his workshop. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818
Wool-comber combing out wool remove short fibres. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818
Rope maker twisting rope yarns together on a rope walk while an apprentice turns a wheel to revolve the hook. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades
Tin-plate worker in apron beating tin on an anvil with a mallet surrounded by tin buckets, pots, urns and utensils. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades
A metal worker using a wire-drawing machine to make thin wire. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818
English mariner with sextant on a beach in front of a lighthouse and tall ship. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818
Reading in the libraryArt Deco style interior illustration showing head & shoulders of man smoking pipe and reading. Date: 1929
Lessons in elementary science at WhitechapelMiss Kate M. Hall, the curator of the Whitechapel Free Library and Museum, giving a demonstration of working bees to Board School children with the aid of a observatory hive, invented and made by Mr
Four views, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA -- University Hall, Armory, Administration Building, Library. Date: 1937
Station Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, looking towards the station, with the Saracen Library and Bookshop on the left, and W H Smith and other shops on the right. Date: circa 1930s
