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Earths Sphere according the author. Engraving in Poeticon Astronomicon, by Gaius Julius Hyginus (ca.64 BC-17 AD). Edited in Venice, 1485. Incunable
Portugal. Evora. Renaissance fountain (1556) in Largo das Portas de Moura
Terrestrial globe by cosmographer Vicenzo Coronelli (1650-1718). Detail.The Science and Technology Museum Leonardo da Vinci. Milan. Italy
Annulorum by Johann Dryander. Colored engravingJohann Dryander (1500-1560). German anatomist and astronomer. Annulorum. Title cover, 1537. Colored engraving
The Rise of Civilization by Richard Westmacott (1775-1856). 1852. Pediment of the British Museum. London. United Kingdom
Annulorum by Johann DryanderJohann Dryander (1500-1560). German anatomist and astronomer. Annulorum. Title cover, 1537
Picture No. 11020136Teacher teaching his students the Universe. Livre des Proprietes des choses. Miniature. Chateau de Chantilly. France
Hawksbees 1st MachineEnglish physicist Francis Hawksbees first version of his electrostatic generator, based on a rotating glass sphere. Date: 1706
Science / Instruments 1827A mathematical instrument maker with some of his instruments - astrolabe, telescope, armillary sphere etc. Date: 1827
Advert for Alexander Clark novelty jewellery 1901Edwardian novelty jewellery, aromatic scented lucky pigs and spheres containing a woollen pad saturated with a fragrance, leaving a beautiful odour, comes in gold
Clement Shorter in fancy dressClement King Shorter (1857 - 1926), journalist, critic and biographer, founder of The Sphere magazine. Pictured here in fancy dress in the costume of an Indian prince for the Chelsea Arts Ball in
The Sphere magazine absorbs Black and WhiteA newspaper boy selling copies of The Sphere and The Tatler (sister titles from the same group) to a man on a train. The photograph was promoting the fact that The Sphere had successfully absorbed
Syracosphaera anthosCoccosphere from the Western Mediterranean. False coloured to show the shell is formed of inner and outer layers of coccoliths with very different structure
Sphere cover - East Coast bombardments, Hartlepool chapelThe bombardment of the East Coast - the scene outside a Hartlepool Baptist Chapel. Scene painted by Fortunino Matania based on a sketch by fellow Sphere artist, G. H
Sphere binding coverBinding for a volume of The Sphere magazine, subtitled, An Illustrated Newspaper for the Home. The design features two women representing East and West holding a globe
Sphere cover - Unknown Warrior number, 1920Front cover of The Sphere magazine with a colour illustration depicting the coffin containing the body of the unknown warrior, covered in the union flag
Sphere cover - French War Dog on GuardFront cover of The Sphere magazine showing a French war dog in a trench keeping watch for enemy snipers or patrols wandering too close to the French lines. Date: 1916
Mr Scotland Liddell, Sphere correspondent on Russian FrontPortrait of Robert Scotland Liddell, special correspondent for The Sphere magazine during the First World War, pictured with a Red Cross nurse
Sphere cover - Air Raid over LondonFront cover of The Sphere showing civilians in London during the air raid of 7 July 1917, taking shelter in what looks like a church doorway as a police officer looks skyward to check on whether
Paul Thiriat, artistPaul Thiriat, French artist and illustrator. Special correspondent for The Sphere during the First World War, when he provided pictures of the French Army and activity on the Western Front. Date: 1915
Fortunino Matania, artistPortrait of Fortunino Matania (1881-1963), Italian artist, illustrator and war reporter. Special artist for The Sphere from 1904 to 1929
Reopening of the Little Theatre, 1920Feature in The Sphere reporting on the reopening of the Little Theatre, Adelphi, London which opened its doors in 1920 after it had been destroyed in a bombing raid on 4 September 1917
Front cover of The Sphere for Christmas 1915, WW1Front cover of The Sphere for Christmas 1915, with two Christmas trees, a photo of a soldier in the snow, and advertisements for the Willett Light, Ronuk polishes, Shoolbreds blankets and linens
Become a subscriber to The Tatler, WW1 advertisementAdvertisement in The Sphere encouraging readers to subscribe to its sister paper, The Tatler, to avoid missing out during wartime
The Brunswick Christening - baby Ernest Augustus & parentsFront cover of The Sphere reporting on the christening in Brunswick of Prince Ernest Augustus, first child of the Duke and Duchess of Brunswick (formerly Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia)
The Sphere London Season cover by MataniaFront cover of The Sphere magazines special guide to the London Season showing Guards in bearskin helmets marching down the Mall through Admiralty Arch
England rugby victory 1914A scene from the England v Wales rugby union match at Twickenham in the Five Nations Championship. England won 10-9 in a game in which the lead changed hands several times
Sphere front cover - Princess Mary driving in a carriageFront cover of The Sphere magazine depicting the seventeen-year-old Princess Mary (later Countess of Harewood), daughter of King George V and Queen Mary
Peace Conference in Paris by MataniaFront cover of The Sphere showing leaders of the Great Powers leaving the Peace Conference in Paris. Leading the way M. Clemenceau, Premier of France, with the tall figure on the left
Sphere cover - Surrender of German fleet by MataniaThe surrender of the German High Seas Fleet - Admiral Meurer on board the " Queen Elizabeth" in the Firth of Forth, saluting Admiral Sir David Beatty in his cabin. Date: 1918
German ex-royalty following end of First World WarA page from The Sphere giving six individual portraits of German royals, all of whom were forced to abdicate following Germanys defeat at the end of the First World War
Sphere cover - artillery negotiating shell craters, MataniaBritish artillery in difficulty among shell craters in August 1918. Shell craters were created by explosions, could easily subside and filled with water in wet weather
Training native soldiers in Uganda, WW1Page from the Sphere magazine showing photographs of the drilling of recruits in Uganda for the Kings African Rifles. The Sphere comments that they make splendid soldiers - keen
Sphere cover -Crew of tank inspecting German anti-tank rifleThe crew of a British tank pictured inspecting a captured anti-tank rifle which, when put to use, was entirely ineffective upon its intended victim
Adverts for Matania WW1 prints in The SphereTwo advertisements for popular images by The Sphere special artist, Fortunino Matania, offering them as signed artists proofs (21 shillings each) or 5 shilling prints
Sphere cover - British gunners turning German gun on enemyA British artillery team with a captured German gun (a 77), using all their strength to turn it upon the fleeing enemy. 1918
Sphere cover - British plane caught by German gun fireA British aeroplane, caught making a daring raid over enemy lines and flying very low to drop bombs on German entrenched troops, is fired on by a machine gun as well as several rifles
Sphere cover - French refugees from lost villages, MataniaA refugee French mother and her children are given a lift by some British soldiers on a road in Northern France as they escape the approaching German guns
Sphere cover - Zeebrugge raid, crew fix Union flag, WW1Men from HMS Vindictive during the Zeebrugge Raid pictured fixing the Union flag on the mole before returning to their ship
General Ferdinand Foch by Matania, WW1Front cover of The Sphere featuring General Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929), Marshal of France by Fortunino Matania. Date: 1918
Sphere cover - evacuation of civilians in France, WW1A Knight-Errant on wheels - an incident in the evacuation of civilians in France. A British motor cyclists helps an old French lady
Sphere cover - British corporal with small German captivesA stalwart British corporal pictured with two German captives in a photograph which deliberately highlights the difference in stature of the men
Sphere cover - First Armistice between Russians & GermansThe First Armistice by Fortunino Matania, showing Russian emissaries presenting their credentials to German officers. The first step towards peace negotiations was taken by the Russian
Sphere cover - Intercession Day by Matania, WW1The scene inside St. Pauls Cathedral on Intercession Day, 6 January 1918 with the Bishop of London preaching from the pulpit and the building filled, predominantly with men in khaki. Date: 1918
Sphere cover - British & French meet at Combles, WW1Front cover of The Sphere showing a scene on the morning of 26 September 1916, when British patrols entered the town of Combles and through the smoke-blackened dawn met with French soldiers
Sphere cover - destruction of zeppelin, Potters Bar, MataniaFront cover of The Sphere with an illustration of the German Zeppelin destroyed over Potters Bar, Hertfordshire on 1 October 1916
The Sphere Christmas 1917 coverIt was like this, Mother The cover of The Spheres Christmas 1917 issue. An illustration by Edmund Blampied showing a young British officer, home on leave for the holiday period
Sphere cover - Clearing away wreckage at Cuffley, WW1A scene at Cuffley, Hertfordshire after the German L-21 airship had fallen to earth in a ball of flames, having been shot down by Lieut. William Leefe Robinson VC on the night of 2 September 1916
