Magnifying Collection

Poster, Keep ceaseless watch for Colorado Beetle
Ministry of Agriculture poster, Keep ceaseless watch for Colorado Beetle, they can destroy our potato crops. circa late 1930s

University of Oxford. College of the University and Queens College. Illustration in Vues d Optique (Perspective Views). Images to be seen through a zograscope

Medicine / Liver Pills
LIVER TABLETS - Advert for Carters Little Liver Pills

Flea illustration
Page 201 from Micrographia or some Physiological description of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses (1665) by Robert Hooke

Botanist at work
A botanist at work, studying a plant with a magnifying glass

General Alexei Brusilov
Aleksei Brusilov (1853 1926), Russian general in World War One, looking at a map with a magnifying glass to aid him

Rosenhain optical microscope. The viewing lens (eyepiece, upper right), focusing wheel (lower right) and objective lens (centre) are seen

A magnifying glass in a tube, simple microscope, and diminishing lens, 17th century
5311406 A magnifying glass in a tube, simple microscope, and diminishing lens, 17th century; Universal History Archive/UIG.

They concluded unanimously that I was only relplum scalcath. Gulliver being examined by three philosophers
2963135 They concluded unanimously that I was only relplum scalcath. Gulliver being examined by three philosophers. From Gulliver's voyage to Brobdingnag

Allegorical scene with Flora, Botany, Physics and Pomona
Flora, crowned with a garden of flowers, offering floral tributes to three figures - Botany (shown holding an alembic), Physics (who is looking through a magnifying glass)

Portrait of a bearded man with a magnifying glass
Brig Barkow

Concert
Brig Barkow

Geography lesson
Brig Barkow

Moonlight Sonata
Brig Barkow

Detective
The cat detective with a smoking pipe and a magnifying glass is walking down the street.. Iryna Kuznetsova (Iridi)

The Chocolate Soldiers, Chumpie's Plan
A wartime children's story book illustration which shows Chumpie the trumpeter, of the Chocolate soldiers, using a large magnifying glass to empower a beam of sunlight towards the approaching

WW2 - R. A. F. Studying The Pictures
A photograph portraying a British man of the Royal Air Force, studying pictures taken through a magnifying instrument. Date: circa 1940s

Indasia Advertisement
Advertisement for Indasia Eastern Perfume. The subtle fragrance of the East is harmonised in INDASIA Eastern Perfume. The illustration shows a woman with a magnifying glass

Advert for Kershaw's Binoculars
Advert for Kershaw's Sportsman Binoculars - worn like spectacles. Date: 1939

The Weaker Sex, 1903 (litho)
2913422 The Weaker Sex, 1903 (litho) by Gibson, Charles Dana (1867-1944); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Projector for magnifying microscopic telegraph messages (litho)
5997198 Projector for magnifying microscopic telegraph messages (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Projector for magnifying microscopic telegraph messages)

Bernard de Jussieu (coloured engraving)
2802187 Bernard de Jussieu (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bernard de Jussieu)

Postcard design - When can I see you?. A gardener keeping an eye (through a magnifying glass!) of a little plant slowly growing larger. Date: circa 1937

The Glasses Maker, Augsburg 1735 (coloured engraving)
CHT200461 The Glasses Maker, Augsburg 1735 (coloured engraving) by Engelbrecht, Martin (1684-1756); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; German, out of copyright

Microscope
XIR173103 Microscope by French School, (17th century); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

The Optical Illusion, 1794 (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT81828 The Optical Illusion, 1794 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Boilly, Louis Leopold (1761-1845) (after); 23x18 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: L Optique)

Microscope (wood, metal & glass) (see also 1113963)
1113962 Microscope (wood, metal & glass) (see also 1113963) by French School; Private Collection; (add.info.: cased by Le Canu a Rouen); Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Magnifying glass
Boy with a magnifying glass. From Country Pleasures published by Raphael Tuck. Artist: May Bowley Date: circa 1910

Retouching photographic negatives
A man uses a magnifying glass to look at the details on photographic negatives in preparation of retouching them in a specially designed workroom. Date: 1863

Gentlemen geologists laboriously search for minerals in a river. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte: Des Mineralreichs, Augsburg

Microscope, signed by Francois Villette optician to the Prince of Liege
CHT236769 Microscope, signed by Francois Villette optician to the Prince of Liege, 1765 (wood & bronze) by French School, (18th century); Musee des Hospices Civils, Lyon

Various Pointed Objects Magnified Five Hundred Times (engraving)
3627787 Various Pointed Objects Magnified Five Hundred Times (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Various Pointed Objects Magnified Five Hundred Times)

Charney examining Picciola (engraving)
2808060 Charney examining Picciola (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charney examining Picciola.); © Look and Learn

The Solar Microscope. Date: 18th century

T A Edison is working on a new invention (b / w photo)
2798534 T A Edison is working on a new invention (b/w photo) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: T A Edison is working on a new invention)

Microscope (b / w photo)
XIR252725 Microscope (b/w photo) by French School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: collection Nachet; ); French, out of copyright

Microscope (wood & brass)
CHT236768 Microscope (wood & brass) by French School, (18th century); Faculte de Pharmacie, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Pair of Chevallier binocular spectacles, Paris, c. 1807 (silver, metal, tortoiseshell
1199804 Pair of Chevallier binocular spectacles, Paris, c.1807 (silver, metal, tortoiseshell, glass, velvet & wood) by French School

Examining a huge moth (engraving)
3621244 Examining a huge moth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Examining a huge moth)

The scientists of Lordbruldrud examine Gulliverfrom French Edition of Gulliver
3514764 The scientists of Lordbruldrud examine Gulliverfrom French Edition of Gullivers Travels by Jonathan Swift by Gavarni

Our Artists Experience of a Scotch Mist (engraving)
2772463 Our Artists Experience of a Scotch Mist (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Artists Experience of a Scotch Mist)

Microscope (wood, metal & glass) (see also 1113962)
1113963 Microscope (wood, metal & glass) (see also 1113962) by French School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Cased by Le Canu a Rouen); Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Compound box-type microscope, c. 1775 (wood, metal & glass) (see also 1113959-61)
1113960 Compound box-type microscope, c.1775 (wood, metal & glass) (see also 1113959-61) by Brander, Georg Friedrich (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: BOX: 11 1/8 X 8 X 4 1/2 IN)

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Magnifying the world: from medicine to botany, history to entertainment, explore the power of observation at the University of Oxford's College of the University. Step into a realm where even the tiniest details come to life through magnification. Discover how Medicine and Liver Pills revolutionized healthcare with their microscopic insights, while a flea illustration reminds us that sometimes it's the smallest things that have the biggest impact. Keep ceaseless watch for Colorado Beetle with a captivating poster that showcases how magnifying lenses protect our crops. Witness a botanist at work, unlocking nature's secrets one petal at a time. Delve into history as General Alexei Brusilov leads you through his strategic victories using Rosenhain optical microscope as his secret weapon. Uncover mysteries like a detective would, examining clues under intense scrutiny. Lose yourself in The Chocolate Soldiers and Chumpie's Plan, where every twist and turn is magnified for your enjoyment. During World War II, R. A. F. 's dedication was amplified by studying pictures taken through powerful lenses - an essential tool in deciphering enemy movements. Indasia Advertisement takes you on an exotic journey through vibrant cultures brought closer by binoculars' enhanced vision. And finally, immerse yourself in an advert for Kershaw's Binoculars - witness breathtaking landscapes unfold before your eyes as you embark on adventures only made possible by this remarkable invention. Join us at University of Oxford's College of the University and experience firsthand how they are transform ordinary moments into extraordinary discoveries.